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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 2021, at 38.8%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 22.2% and the figure for Oklahoma was 20.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.8Harmon County
Lowest10.1Canadian County
Median22.277 counties
Oklahoma20.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 28.5 %Alfalfa County: 16.9 %Atoka County: 20.3 %Beaver County: 17.1 %Beckham County: 23 %Blaine County: 24.4 %Bryan County: 21.4 %Caddo County: 36.1 %Canadian County: 10.1 %Carter County: 19.1 %Cherokee County: 24.1 %Choctaw County: 26.5 %Cimarron County: 25.2 %Cleveland County: 13.5 %Coal County: 26.7 %Comanche County: 23.4 %Cotton County: 24.9 %Craig County: 24.4 %Creek County: 19.2 %Custer County: 20.8 %Delaware County: 26.6 %Dewey County: 21.8 %Ellis County: 18.1 %Garfield County: 18.7 %Garvin County: 21.2 %Grady County: 18.4 %Grant County: 19.2 %Greer County: 28.5 %Harmon County: 38.8 %Harper County: 17 %Haskell County: 33.6 %Hughes County: 27.2 %Jackson County: 20.6 %Jefferson County: 36.6 %Johnston County: 26.8 %Kay County: 23.4 %Kingfisher County: 14.1 %Kiowa County: 29 %Latimer County: 27.2 %Le Flore County: 31 %Lincoln County: 20 %Logan County: 15.1 %Love County: 22 %McClain County: 11.2 %McCurtain County: 30.5 %McIntosh County: 27.9 %Major County: 17.7 %Marshall County: 21.3 %Mayes County: 19.1 %Murray County: 19.2 %Muskogee County: 27.1 %Noble County: 15 %Nowata County: 23.1 %Okfuskee County: 33 %Oklahoma County: 23.9 %Okmulgee County: 24 %Osage County: 18 %Ottawa County: 26.8 %Pawnee County: 20 %Payne County: 20 %Pittsburg County: 24.1 %Pontotoc County: 20.4 %Pottawatomie County: 18.6 %Pushmataha County: 24.5 %Roger Mills County: 22.2 %Rogers County: 11.8 %Seminole County: 23.6 %Sequoyah County: 26.2 %Stephens County: 24.6 %Texas County: 16 %Tillman County: 28.3 %Tulsa County: 19.1 %Wagoner County: 13 %Washington County: 22.2 %Washita County: 24.8 %Woods County: 17.1 %Woodward County: 19 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Harmon County: 38.8 %Harmon County38.8Jefferson County: 36.6 %Jefferson County36.6Caddo County: 36.1 %Caddo County36.1Haskell County: 33.6 %Haskell County33.6Okfuskee County: 33 %Okfuskee County33Le Flore County: 31 %Le Flore County31McCurtain County: 30.5 %McCurtain County30.5Kiowa County: 29 %Kiowa County29Adair County: 28.5 %Adair County28.5Greer County: 28.5 %Greer County28.5Tillman County: 28.3 %Tillman County28.3McIntosh County: 27.9 %McIntosh County27.9Hughes County: 27.2 %Hughes County27.2Latimer County: 27.2 %Latimer County27.2Muskogee County: 27.1 %Muskogee County27.1Johnston County: 26.8 %Johnston County26.8Ottawa County: 26.8 %Ottawa County26.8Coal County: 26.7 %Coal County26.7Delaware County: 26.6 %Delaware County26.6Choctaw County: 26.5 %Choctaw County26.5Sequoyah County: 26.2 %Sequoyah County26.2Cimarron County: 25.2 %Cimarron County25.2Cotton County: 24.9 %Cotton County24.9Washita County: 24.8 %Washita County24.8Stephens County: 24.6 %Stephens County24.6Pushmataha County: 24.5 %Pushmataha County24.5Blaine County: 24.4 %Blaine County24.4Craig County: 24.4 %Craig County24.4Cherokee County: 24.1 %Cherokee County24.1Pittsburg County: 24.1 %Pittsburg County24.1Okmulgee County: 24 %Okmulgee County24Oklahoma County: 23.9 %Oklahoma County23.9Seminole County: 23.6 %Seminole County23.6Comanche County: 23.4 %Comanche County23.4Kay County: 23.4 %Kay County23.4Nowata County: 23.1 %Nowata County23.1Beckham County: 23 %Beckham County23Roger Mills County: 22.2 %Roger Mills County22.2Washington County: 22.2 %Washington County22.2Love County: 22 %Love County22Harmon County: 38.8 %Harmon County38.8Jefferson County: 36.6 %Jefferson County36.6Caddo County: 36.1 %Caddo County36.1Haskell County: 33.6 %Haskell County33.6Okfuskee County: 33 %Okfuskee County33Le Flore County: 31 %Le Flore County31McCurtain County: 30.5 %McCurtain County30.5Kiowa County: 29 %Kiowa County29Adair County: 28.5 %Adair County28.5Greer County: 28.5 %Greer County28.5Tillman County: 28.3 %Tillman County28.3McIntosh County: 27.9 %McIntosh County27.9Hughes County: 27.2 %Hughes County27.2Latimer County: 27.2 %Latimer County27.2Muskogee County: 27.1 %Muskogee County27.1Johnston County: 26.8 %Johnston County26.8Ottawa County: 26.8 %Ottawa County26.8Coal County: 26.7 %Coal County26.7Delaware County: 26.6 %Delaware County26.6Choctaw County: 26.5 %Choctaw County26.5Sequoyah County: 26.2 %Sequoyah County26.2Cimarron County: 25.2 %Cimarron County25.2Cotton County: 24.9 %Cotton County24.9Washita County: 24.8 %Washita County24.8Stephens County: 24.6 %Stephens County24.6Pushmataha County: 24.5 %Pushmataha County24.5Blaine County: 24.4 %Blaine County24.4Craig County: 24.4 %Craig County24.4Cherokee County: 24.1 %Cherokee County24.1Pittsburg County: 24.1 %Pittsburg County24.1Okmulgee County: 24 %Okmulgee County24Oklahoma County: 23.9 %Oklahoma County23.9Seminole County: 23.6 %Seminole County23.6Comanche County: 23.4 %Comanche County23.4Kay County: 23.4 %Kay County23.4Nowata County: 23.1 %Nowata County23.1Beckham County: 23 %Beckham County23Roger Mills County: 22.2 %Roger Mills County22.2Washington County: 22.2 %Washington County22.2Love County: 22 %Love County22
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Harmon County38.8+4.1 pts
2Jefferson County36.6+11.4 pts
3Caddo County36.1+13.6 pts
4Haskell County33.6+7.8 pts
5Okfuskee County33+7.7 pts
6Le Flore County31+7.8 pts
7McCurtain County30.5+5.6 pts
8Kiowa County29+2.3 pts
9Adair County28.5-2.8 pts
9Greer County28.5+1.4 pts
11Tillman County28.3-1.6 pts
12McIntosh County27.9-2.3 pts
13Hughes County27.2+0.6 pts
13Latimer County27.2+1.7 pts
15Muskogee County27.1+1 pts
16Johnston County26.8+3.4 pts
16Ottawa County26.8-0.3 pts
18Coal County26.7+1.2 pts
19Delaware County26.6-0.3 pts
20Choctaw County26.5-1 pts
21Sequoyah County26.2+3 pts
22Cimarron County25.2+0.8 pts
23Cotton County24.9+0.1 pts
24Washita County24.8+2.7 pts
25Stephens County24.6+1.9 pts
26Pushmataha County24.5-0.8 pts
27Blaine County24.4+4.9 pts
27Craig County24.4+1.7 pts
29Cherokee County24.1-1.5 pts
29Pittsburg County24.1+1.7 pts
31Okmulgee County24+3.4 pts
32Oklahoma County23.9+4 pts
33Seminole County23.6-4.7 pts
34Comanche County23.4+3.3 pts
34Kay County23.4+1.3 pts
36Nowata County23.1+0.1 pts
37Beckham County23+0.9 pts
38Roger Mills County22.2+4.7 pts
38Washington County22.2+3.4 pts
40Love County22+5.7 pts
41Dewey County21.8+9.5 pts
42Bryan County21.4+2.3 pts
43Marshall County21.3+1.4 pts
44Garvin County21.2-0.5 pts
45Custer County20.8+4.7 pts
46Jackson County20.6+0.1 pts
47Pontotoc County20.4+1.7 pts
48Atoka County20.3-2.6 pts
49Lincoln County20+1.6 pts
49Pawnee County20-1.1 pts
49Payne County20+3.5 pts
52Creek County19.2+2.2 pts
52Grant County19.2+4.1 pts
52Murray County19.2-0.5 pts
55Carter County19.1-3.5 pts
55Mayes County19.1-6 pts
55Tulsa County19.1+2.4 pts
58Woodward County19+3.3 pts
59Garfield County18.7+1.4 pts
60Pottawatomie County18.6-3.5 pts
61Grady County18.4+2.9 pts
62Ellis County18.1+2.4 pts
63Osage County18+0.6 pts
64Major County17.7+1.7 pts
65Beaver County17.1+1.9 pts
65Woods County17.1+0.7 pts
67Harper County17+1.6 pts
68Alfalfa County16.9-1 pts
69Texas County16+1.1 pts
70Logan County15.1+1.7 pts
71Noble County15+0.3 pts
72Kingfisher County14.1+2.2 pts
73Cleveland County13.5+1.5 pts
74Wagoner County13-2.6 pts
75Rogers County11.8+0.9 pts
76McClain County11.2-2.2 pts
77Canadian County10.1+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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Harmon County, with 38.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Canadian County, with 10.1% in 2021.

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