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Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

Harmon County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 77 counties in 2020, at 34.7%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 9.1%. The median was 21.1% and the figure for Oklahoma was 18.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.7Harmon County
Lowest9.1Canadian County
Median21.177 counties
Oklahoma18.6History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 31.3 %Alfalfa County: 17.9 %Atoka County: 22.9 %Beaver County: 15.2 %Beckham County: 22.1 %Blaine County: 19.5 %Bryan County: 19.1 %Caddo County: 22.5 %Canadian County: 9.1 %Carter County: 22.6 %Cherokee County: 25.6 %Choctaw County: 27.5 %Cimarron County: 24.4 %Cleveland County: 12 %Coal County: 25.5 %Comanche County: 20.1 %Cotton County: 24.8 %Craig County: 22.7 %Creek County: 17 %Custer County: 16.1 %Delaware County: 26.9 %Dewey County: 12.3 %Ellis County: 15.7 %Garfield County: 17.3 %Garvin County: 21.7 %Grady County: 15.5 %Grant County: 15.1 %Greer County: 27.1 %Harmon County: 34.7 %Harper County: 15.4 %Haskell County: 25.8 %Hughes County: 26.6 %Jackson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County: 25.2 %Johnston County: 23.4 %Kay County: 22.1 %Kingfisher County: 11.9 %Kiowa County: 26.7 %Latimer County: 25.5 %Le Flore County: 23.2 %Lincoln County: 18.4 %Logan County: 13.4 %Love County: 16.3 %McClain County: 13.4 %McCurtain County: 24.9 %McIntosh County: 30.2 %Major County: 16 %Marshall County: 19.9 %Mayes County: 25.1 %Murray County: 19.7 %Muskogee County: 26.1 %Noble County: 14.7 %Nowata County: 23 %Okfuskee County: 25.3 %Oklahoma County: 19.9 %Okmulgee County: 20.6 %Osage County: 17.4 %Ottawa County: 27.1 %Pawnee County: 21.1 %Payne County: 16.5 %Pittsburg County: 22.4 %Pontotoc County: 18.7 %Pottawatomie County: 22.1 %Pushmataha County: 25.3 %Roger Mills County: 17.5 %Rogers County: 10.9 %Seminole County: 28.3 %Sequoyah County: 23.2 %Stephens County: 22.7 %Texas County: 14.9 %Tillman County: 29.9 %Tulsa County: 16.7 %Wagoner County: 15.6 %Washington County: 18.8 %Washita County: 22.1 %Woods County: 16.4 %Woodward County: 15.7 %
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%, 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Harmon County: 34.7 %Harmon County34.7Adair County: 31.3 %Adair County31.3McIntosh County: 30.2 %McIntosh County30.2Tillman County: 29.9 %Tillman County29.9Seminole County: 28.3 %Seminole County28.3Choctaw County: 27.5 %Choctaw County27.5Greer County: 27.1 %Greer County27.1Ottawa County: 27.1 %Ottawa County27.1Delaware County: 26.9 %Delaware County26.9Kiowa County: 26.7 %Kiowa County26.7Hughes County: 26.6 %Hughes County26.6Muskogee County: 26.1 %Muskogee County26.1Haskell County: 25.8 %Haskell County25.8Cherokee County: 25.6 %Cherokee County25.6Coal County: 25.5 %Coal County25.5Latimer County: 25.5 %Latimer County25.5Okfuskee County: 25.3 %Okfuskee County25.3Pushmataha County: 25.3 %Pushmataha County25.3Jefferson County: 25.2 %Jefferson County25.2Mayes County: 25.1 %Mayes County25.1McCurtain County: 24.9 %McCurtain County24.9Cotton County: 24.8 %Cotton County24.8Cimarron County: 24.4 %Cimarron County24.4Johnston County: 23.4 %Johnston County23.4Le Flore County: 23.2 %Le Flore County23.2Sequoyah County: 23.2 %Sequoyah County23.2Nowata County: 23 %Nowata County23Atoka County: 22.9 %Atoka County22.9Craig County: 22.7 %Craig County22.7Stephens County: 22.7 %Stephens County22.7Carter County: 22.6 %Carter County22.6Caddo County: 22.5 %Caddo County22.5Pittsburg County: 22.4 %Pittsburg County22.4Beckham County: 22.1 %Beckham County22.1Kay County: 22.1 %Kay County22.1Pottawatomie County: 22.1 %Pottawatomie County22.1Washita County: 22.1 %Washita County22.1Garvin County: 21.7 %Garvin County21.7Pawnee County: 21.1 %Pawnee County21.1Okmulgee County: 20.6 %Okmulgee County20.6Harmon County: 34.7 %Harmon County34.7Adair County: 31.3 %Adair County31.3McIntosh County: 30.2 %McIntosh County30.2Tillman County: 29.9 %Tillman County29.9Seminole County: 28.3 %Seminole County28.3Choctaw County: 27.5 %Choctaw County27.5Greer County: 27.1 %Greer County27.1Ottawa County: 27.1 %Ottawa County27.1Delaware County: 26.9 %Delaware County26.9Kiowa County: 26.7 %Kiowa County26.7Hughes County: 26.6 %Hughes County26.6Muskogee County: 26.1 %Muskogee County26.1Haskell County: 25.8 %Haskell County25.8Cherokee County: 25.6 %Cherokee County25.6Coal County: 25.5 %Coal County25.5Latimer County: 25.5 %Latimer County25.5Okfuskee County: 25.3 %Okfuskee County25.3Pushmataha County: 25.3 %Pushmataha County25.3Jefferson County: 25.2 %Jefferson County25.2Mayes County: 25.1 %Mayes County25.1McCurtain County: 24.9 %McCurtain County24.9Cotton County: 24.8 %Cotton County24.8Cimarron County: 24.4 %Cimarron County24.4Johnston County: 23.4 %Johnston County23.4Le Flore County: 23.2 %Le Flore County23.2Sequoyah County: 23.2 %Sequoyah County23.2Nowata County: 23 %Nowata County23Atoka County: 22.9 %Atoka County22.9Craig County: 22.7 %Craig County22.7Stephens County: 22.7 %Stephens County22.7Carter County: 22.6 %Carter County22.6Caddo County: 22.5 %Caddo County22.5Pittsburg County: 22.4 %Pittsburg County22.4Beckham County: 22.1 %Beckham County22.1Kay County: 22.1 %Kay County22.1Pottawatomie County: 22.1 %Pottawatomie County22.1Washita County: 22.1 %Washita County22.1Garvin County: 21.7 %Garvin County21.7Pawnee County: 21.1 %Pawnee County21.1Okmulgee County: 20.6 %Okmulgee County20.6
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Harmon County34.7+0.9 pts
2Adair County31.3-1.9 pts
3McIntosh County30.2+1 pts
4Tillman County29.9+0.8 pts
5Seminole County28.3-3.2 pts
6Choctaw County27.5-4.7 pts
7Greer County27.1-0.3 pts
7Ottawa County27.1-0.2 pts
9Delaware County26.90 pts
10Kiowa County26.7-3.6 pts
11Hughes County26.6+0.8 pts
12Muskogee County26.1-6.5 pts
13Haskell County25.8-0.6 pts
14Cherokee County25.6-1.4 pts
15Coal County25.5+1 pts
15Latimer County25.5-1.1 pts
17Okfuskee County25.3-10.6 pts
17Pushmataha County25.3-4.9 pts
19Jefferson County25.2-5.6 pts
20Mayes County25.1-0.5 pts
21McCurtain County24.9-6.6 pts
22Cotton County24.8-0.3 pts
23Cimarron County24.4-2.5 pts
24Johnston County23.4-7.7 pts
25Le Flore County23.2-6.9 pts
25Sequoyah County23.2-5.6 pts
27Nowata County23-0.7 pts
28Atoka County22.9-2.7 pts
29Craig County22.7+0.2 pts
29Stephens County22.7+4.1 pts
31Carter County22.6+4.3 pts
32Caddo County22.5-6.5 pts
33Pittsburg County22.4-2.1 pts
34Beckham County22.1-6.8 pts
34Kay County22.1-1.3 pts
34Pottawatomie County22.1+4.3 pts
34Washita County22.1+2.8 pts
38Garvin County21.7+1.5 pts
39Pawnee County21.1+1.5 pts
40Okmulgee County20.6-5.4 pts
41Jackson County20.5-4.5 pts
42Comanche County20.1-3.6 pts
43Marshall County19.9-3.7 pts
43Oklahoma County19.9+0.7 pts
45Murray County19.7-0.7 pts
46Blaine County19.5-2.3 pts
47Bryan County19.1-0.6 pts
48Washington County18.8+1.5 pts
49Pontotoc County18.7+0.9 pts
50Lincoln County18.4-1.6 pts
51Alfalfa County17.9-1.1 pts
52Roger Mills County17.5-1.6 pts
53Osage County17.4-4.6 pts
54Garfield County17.3-0.3 pts
55Creek County17-1.5 pts
56Tulsa County16.7-2.9 pts
57Payne County16.5-3.7 pts
58Woods County16.4-0.3 pts
59Love County16.3-3.2 pts
60Custer County16.10 pts
61Major County16-1.5 pts
62Ellis County15.7-3.2 pts
62Woodward County15.7-0.1 pts
64Wagoner County15.6+4.7 pts
65Grady County15.5-0.5 pts
66Harper County15.4+1.3 pts
67Beaver County15.2-0.5 pts
68Grant County15.1-1.2 pts
69Texas County14.9-4.2 pts
70Noble County14.7-1.3 pts
71Logan County13.4-0.9 pts
71McClain County13.4+2.6 pts
73Dewey County12.3-3 pts
74Cleveland County12+1.1 pts
75Kingfisher County11.9+1.2 pts
76Rogers County10.9-3.8 pts
77Canadian County9.1-2.1 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Harmon County, with 34.7% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Canadian County, with 9.1% in 2020.

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