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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 2022, at 36.4%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 10%. The median was 22.2% and the figure for Oklahoma was 19.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.4Harmon County
Lowest10Canadian County
Median22.277 counties
Oklahoma19.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 28.3 %Alfalfa County: 17.9 %Atoka County: 23.7 %Beaver County: 16.4 %Beckham County: 24.1 %Blaine County: 22.2 %Bryan County: 17.9 %Caddo County: 23 %Canadian County: 10 %Carter County: 19.8 %Cherokee County: 22.6 %Choctaw County: 30.5 %Cimarron County: 25.3 %Cleveland County: 13 %Coal County: 29.9 %Comanche County: 18.8 %Cotton County: 28 %Craig County: 26.7 %Creek County: 18.6 %Custer County: 17.5 %Delaware County: 25.9 %Dewey County: 16.5 %Ellis County: 19.9 %Garfield County: 21.1 %Garvin County: 21.1 %Grady County: 18.8 %Grant County: 17.1 %Greer County: 28.1 %Harmon County: 36.4 %Harper County: 14.8 %Haskell County: 29 %Hughes County: 27.9 %Jackson County: 21.1 %Jefferson County: 29.9 %Johnston County: 26.7 %Kay County: 23.5 %Kingfisher County: 16.5 %Kiowa County: 32.5 %Latimer County: 32.3 %Le Flore County: 24.9 %Lincoln County: 22.1 %Logan County: 14.6 %Love County: 18.8 %McClain County: 12.7 %McCurtain County: 28.4 %McIntosh County: 29.4 %Major County: 16.2 %Marshall County: 20.6 %Mayes County: 23.3 %Murray County: 17.2 %Muskogee County: 24.6 %Noble County: 15.3 %Nowata County: 22.4 %Okfuskee County: 29.6 %Oklahoma County: 20.7 %Okmulgee County: 25.8 %Osage County: 19.5 %Ottawa County: 24.4 %Pawnee County: 22.3 %Payne County: 17.7 %Pittsburg County: 20 %Pontotoc County: 17.7 %Pottawatomie County: 22.3 %Pushmataha County: 31.2 %Roger Mills County: 22.4 %Rogers County: 13 %Seminole County: 33.2 %Sequoyah County: 29.2 %Stephens County: 25.6 %Texas County: 14.8 %Tillman County: 30.6 %Tulsa County: 20.2 %Wagoner County: 12.5 %Washington County: 18.4 %Washita County: 26.3 %Woods County: 16.4 %Woodward County: 19.2 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Harmon County: 36.4 %Harmon County36.4Seminole County: 33.2 %Seminole County33.2Kiowa County: 32.5 %Kiowa County32.5Latimer County: 32.3 %Latimer County32.3Pushmataha County: 31.2 %Pushmataha County31.2Tillman County: 30.6 %Tillman County30.6Choctaw County: 30.5 %Choctaw County30.5Coal County: 29.9 %Coal County29.9Jefferson County: 29.9 %Jefferson County29.9Okfuskee County: 29.6 %Okfuskee County29.6McIntosh County: 29.4 %McIntosh County29.4Sequoyah County: 29.2 %Sequoyah County29.2Haskell County: 29 %Haskell County29McCurtain County: 28.4 %McCurtain County28.4Adair County: 28.3 %Adair County28.3Greer County: 28.1 %Greer County28.1Cotton County: 28 %Cotton County28Hughes County: 27.9 %Hughes County27.9Craig County: 26.7 %Craig County26.7Johnston County: 26.7 %Johnston County26.7Washita County: 26.3 %Washita County26.3Delaware County: 25.9 %Delaware County25.9Okmulgee County: 25.8 %Okmulgee County25.8Stephens County: 25.6 %Stephens County25.6Cimarron County: 25.3 %Cimarron County25.3Le Flore County: 24.9 %Le Flore County24.9Muskogee County: 24.6 %Muskogee County24.6Ottawa County: 24.4 %Ottawa County24.4Beckham County: 24.1 %Beckham County24.1Atoka County: 23.7 %Atoka County23.7Kay County: 23.5 %Kay County23.5Mayes County: 23.3 %Mayes County23.3Caddo County: 23 %Caddo County23Cherokee County: 22.6 %Cherokee County22.6Nowata County: 22.4 %Nowata County22.4Roger Mills County: 22.4 %Roger Mills County22.4Pawnee County: 22.3 %Pawnee County22.3Pottawatomie County: 22.3 %Pottawatomie County22.3Blaine County: 22.2 %Blaine County22.2Lincoln County: 22.1 %Lincoln County22.1Harmon County: 36.4 %Harmon County36.4Seminole County: 33.2 %Seminole County33.2Kiowa County: 32.5 %Kiowa County32.5Latimer County: 32.3 %Latimer County32.3Pushmataha County: 31.2 %Pushmataha County31.2Tillman County: 30.6 %Tillman County30.6Choctaw County: 30.5 %Choctaw County30.5Coal County: 29.9 %Coal County29.9Jefferson County: 29.9 %Jefferson County29.9Okfuskee County: 29.6 %Okfuskee County29.6McIntosh County: 29.4 %McIntosh County29.4Sequoyah County: 29.2 %Sequoyah County29.2Haskell County: 29 %Haskell County29McCurtain County: 28.4 %McCurtain County28.4Adair County: 28.3 %Adair County28.3Greer County: 28.1 %Greer County28.1Cotton County: 28 %Cotton County28Hughes County: 27.9 %Hughes County27.9Craig County: 26.7 %Craig County26.7Johnston County: 26.7 %Johnston County26.7Washita County: 26.3 %Washita County26.3Delaware County: 25.9 %Delaware County25.9Okmulgee County: 25.8 %Okmulgee County25.8Stephens County: 25.6 %Stephens County25.6Cimarron County: 25.3 %Cimarron County25.3Le Flore County: 24.9 %Le Flore County24.9Muskogee County: 24.6 %Muskogee County24.6Ottawa County: 24.4 %Ottawa County24.4Beckham County: 24.1 %Beckham County24.1Atoka County: 23.7 %Atoka County23.7Kay County: 23.5 %Kay County23.5Mayes County: 23.3 %Mayes County23.3Caddo County: 23 %Caddo County23Cherokee County: 22.6 %Cherokee County22.6Nowata County: 22.4 %Nowata County22.4Roger Mills County: 22.4 %Roger Mills County22.4Pawnee County: 22.3 %Pawnee County22.3Pottawatomie County: 22.3 %Pottawatomie County22.3Blaine County: 22.2 %Blaine County22.2Lincoln County: 22.1 %Lincoln County22.1
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Harmon County36.4-2.4 pts
2Seminole County33.2+9.6 pts
3Kiowa County32.5+3.5 pts
4Latimer County32.3+5.1 pts
5Pushmataha County31.2+6.7 pts
6Tillman County30.6+2.3 pts
7Choctaw County30.5+4 pts
8Coal County29.9+3.2 pts
8Jefferson County29.9-6.7 pts
10Okfuskee County29.6-3.4 pts
11McIntosh County29.4+1.5 pts
12Sequoyah County29.2+3 pts
13Haskell County29-4.6 pts
14McCurtain County28.4-2.1 pts
15Adair County28.3-0.2 pts
16Greer County28.1-0.4 pts
17Cotton County28+3.1 pts
18Hughes County27.9+0.7 pts
19Craig County26.7+2.3 pts
19Johnston County26.7-0.1 pts
21Washita County26.3+1.5 pts
22Delaware County25.9-0.7 pts
23Okmulgee County25.8+1.8 pts
24Stephens County25.6+1 pts
25Cimarron County25.3+0.1 pts
26Le Flore County24.9-6.1 pts
27Muskogee County24.6-2.5 pts
28Ottawa County24.4-2.4 pts
29Beckham County24.1+1.1 pts
30Atoka County23.7+3.4 pts
31Kay County23.5+0.1 pts
32Mayes County23.3+4.2 pts
33Caddo County23-13.1 pts
34Cherokee County22.6-1.5 pts
35Nowata County22.4-0.7 pts
35Roger Mills County22.4+0.2 pts
37Pawnee County22.3+2.3 pts
37Pottawatomie County22.3+3.7 pts
39Blaine County22.2-2.2 pts
40Lincoln County22.1+2.1 pts
41Garfield County21.1+2.4 pts
41Garvin County21.1-0.1 pts
41Jackson County21.1+0.5 pts
44Oklahoma County20.7-3.2 pts
45Marshall County20.6-0.7 pts
46Tulsa County20.2+1.1 pts
47Pittsburg County20-4.1 pts
48Ellis County19.9+1.8 pts
49Carter County19.8+0.7 pts
50Osage County19.5+1.5 pts
51Woodward County19.2+0.2 pts
52Comanche County18.8-4.6 pts
52Grady County18.8+0.4 pts
52Love County18.8-3.2 pts
55Creek County18.6-0.6 pts
56Washington County18.4-3.8 pts
57Alfalfa County17.9+1 pts
57Bryan County17.9-3.5 pts
59Payne County17.7-2.3 pts
59Pontotoc County17.7-2.7 pts
61Custer County17.5-3.3 pts
62Murray County17.2-2 pts
63Grant County17.1-2.1 pts
64Dewey County16.5-5.3 pts
64Kingfisher County16.5+2.4 pts
66Beaver County16.4-0.7 pts
66Woods County16.4-0.7 pts
68Major County16.2-1.5 pts
69Noble County15.3+0.3 pts
70Harper County14.8-2.2 pts
70Texas County14.8-1.2 pts
72Logan County14.6-0.5 pts
73Cleveland County13-0.5 pts
73Rogers County13+1.2 pts
75McClain County12.7+1.5 pts
76Wagoner County12.5-0.5 pts
77Canadian County10-0.1 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Harmon County, with 36.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Canadian County, with 10% in 2022.

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