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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 2023, at 36.8%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 8.7%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for Oklahoma was 20.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.8Harmon County
Lowest8.7Canadian County
Median22.877 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 30.7 %Alfalfa County: 21.5 %Atoka County: 24.1 %Beaver County: 18.5 %Beckham County: 29.8 %Blaine County: 21.7 %Bryan County: 22.4 %Caddo County: 23.2 %Canadian County: 8.7 %Carter County: 22.8 %Cherokee County: 24.1 %Choctaw County: 31.1 %Cimarron County: 26.9 %Cleveland County: 13.7 %Coal County: 29.8 %Comanche County: 26 %Cotton County: 23.2 %Craig County: 27.8 %Creek County: 20 %Custer County: 21.1 %Delaware County: 29.6 %Dewey County: 17.8 %Ellis County: 18.7 %Garfield County: 20.5 %Garvin County: 22.2 %Grady County: 15.6 %Grant County: 17.5 %Greer County: 30.5 %Harmon County: 36.8 %Harper County: 16.7 %Haskell County: 25.4 %Hughes County: 30.1 %Jackson County: 23.3 %Jefferson County: 35.2 %Johnston County: 24.7 %Kay County: 27 %Kingfisher County: 15.5 %Kiowa County: 30 %Latimer County: 29.3 %Le Flore County: 25.3 %Lincoln County: 31.2 %Logan County: 14 %Love County: 18.7 %McClain County: 12.6 %McCurtain County: 29.3 %McIntosh County: 28.2 %Major County: 16.7 %Marshall County: 19.4 %Mayes County: 22.8 %Murray County: 17.5 %Muskogee County: 26.5 %Noble County: 17.4 %Nowata County: 24.9 %Okfuskee County: 28.1 %Oklahoma County: 22.2 %Okmulgee County: 25.8 %Osage County: 18.7 %Ottawa County: 26.5 %Pawnee County: 22.4 %Payne County: 20 %Pittsburg County: 24.1 %Pontotoc County: 15.7 %Pottawatomie County: 22.4 %Pushmataha County: 29.5 %Roger Mills County: 27.1 %Rogers County: 12 %Seminole County: 25 %Sequoyah County: 32.7 %Stephens County: 20 %Texas County: 15.2 %Tillman County: 28.8 %Tulsa County: 19.8 %Wagoner County: 12.2 %Washington County: 19.1 %Washita County: 22.4 %Woods County: 19.3 %Woodward County: 19.1 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Harmon County: 36.8 %Harmon County36.8Jefferson County: 35.2 %Jefferson County35.2Sequoyah County: 32.7 %Sequoyah County32.7Lincoln County: 31.2 %Lincoln County31.2Choctaw County: 31.1 %Choctaw County31.1Adair County: 30.7 %Adair County30.7Greer County: 30.5 %Greer County30.5Hughes County: 30.1 %Hughes County30.1Kiowa County: 30 %Kiowa County30Beckham County: 29.8 %Beckham County29.8Coal County: 29.8 %Coal County29.8Delaware County: 29.6 %Delaware County29.6Pushmataha County: 29.5 %Pushmataha County29.5Latimer County: 29.3 %Latimer County29.3McCurtain County: 29.3 %McCurtain County29.3Tillman County: 28.8 %Tillman County28.8McIntosh County: 28.2 %McIntosh County28.2Okfuskee County: 28.1 %Okfuskee County28.1Craig County: 27.8 %Craig County27.8Roger Mills County: 27.1 %Roger Mills County27.1Kay County: 27 %Kay County27Cimarron County: 26.9 %Cimarron County26.9Muskogee County: 26.5 %Muskogee County26.5Ottawa County: 26.5 %Ottawa County26.5Comanche County: 26 %Comanche County26Okmulgee County: 25.8 %Okmulgee County25.8Haskell County: 25.4 %Haskell County25.4Le Flore County: 25.3 %Le Flore County25.3Seminole County: 25 %Seminole County25Nowata County: 24.9 %Nowata County24.9Johnston County: 24.7 %Johnston County24.7Atoka County: 24.1 %Atoka County24.1Cherokee County: 24.1 %Cherokee County24.1Pittsburg County: 24.1 %Pittsburg County24.1Jackson County: 23.3 %Jackson County23.3Caddo County: 23.2 %Caddo County23.2Cotton County: 23.2 %Cotton County23.2Carter County: 22.8 %Carter County22.8Mayes County: 22.8 %Mayes County22.8Bryan County: 22.4 %Bryan County22.4Harmon County: 36.8 %Harmon County36.8Jefferson County: 35.2 %Jefferson County35.2Sequoyah County: 32.7 %Sequoyah County32.7Lincoln County: 31.2 %Lincoln County31.2Choctaw County: 31.1 %Choctaw County31.1Adair County: 30.7 %Adair County30.7Greer County: 30.5 %Greer County30.5Hughes County: 30.1 %Hughes County30.1Kiowa County: 30 %Kiowa County30Beckham County: 29.8 %Beckham County29.8Coal County: 29.8 %Coal County29.8Delaware County: 29.6 %Delaware County29.6Pushmataha County: 29.5 %Pushmataha County29.5Latimer County: 29.3 %Latimer County29.3McCurtain County: 29.3 %McCurtain County29.3Tillman County: 28.8 %Tillman County28.8McIntosh County: 28.2 %McIntosh County28.2Okfuskee County: 28.1 %Okfuskee County28.1Craig County: 27.8 %Craig County27.8Roger Mills County: 27.1 %Roger Mills County27.1Kay County: 27 %Kay County27Cimarron County: 26.9 %Cimarron County26.9Muskogee County: 26.5 %Muskogee County26.5Ottawa County: 26.5 %Ottawa County26.5Comanche County: 26 %Comanche County26Okmulgee County: 25.8 %Okmulgee County25.8Haskell County: 25.4 %Haskell County25.4Le Flore County: 25.3 %Le Flore County25.3Seminole County: 25 %Seminole County25Nowata County: 24.9 %Nowata County24.9Johnston County: 24.7 %Johnston County24.7Atoka County: 24.1 %Atoka County24.1Cherokee County: 24.1 %Cherokee County24.1Pittsburg County: 24.1 %Pittsburg County24.1Jackson County: 23.3 %Jackson County23.3Caddo County: 23.2 %Caddo County23.2Cotton County: 23.2 %Cotton County23.2Carter County: 22.8 %Carter County22.8Mayes County: 22.8 %Mayes County22.8Bryan County: 22.4 %Bryan County22.4
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Harmon County36.8+0.4 pts
2Jefferson County35.2+5.3 pts
3Sequoyah County32.7+3.5 pts
4Lincoln County31.2+9.1 pts
5Choctaw County31.1+0.6 pts
6Adair County30.7+2.4 pts
7Greer County30.5+2.4 pts
8Hughes County30.1+2.2 pts
9Kiowa County30-2.5 pts
10Beckham County29.8+5.7 pts
10Coal County29.8-0.1 pts
12Delaware County29.6+3.7 pts
13Pushmataha County29.5-1.7 pts
14Latimer County29.3-3 pts
14McCurtain County29.3+0.9 pts
16Tillman County28.8-1.8 pts
17McIntosh County28.2-1.2 pts
18Okfuskee County28.1-1.5 pts
19Craig County27.8+1.1 pts
20Roger Mills County27.1+4.7 pts
21Kay County27+3.5 pts
22Cimarron County26.9+1.6 pts
23Muskogee County26.5+1.9 pts
23Ottawa County26.5+2.1 pts
25Comanche County26+7.2 pts
26Okmulgee County25.80 pts
27Haskell County25.4-3.6 pts
28Le Flore County25.3+0.4 pts
29Seminole County25-8.2 pts
30Nowata County24.9+2.5 pts
31Johnston County24.7-2 pts
32Atoka County24.1+0.4 pts
32Cherokee County24.1+1.5 pts
32Pittsburg County24.1+4.1 pts
35Jackson County23.3+2.2 pts
36Caddo County23.2+0.2 pts
36Cotton County23.2-4.8 pts
38Carter County22.8+3 pts
38Mayes County22.8-0.5 pts
40Bryan County22.4+4.5 pts
40Pawnee County22.4+0.1 pts
40Pottawatomie County22.4+0.1 pts
40Washita County22.4-3.9 pts
44Garvin County22.2+1.1 pts
44Oklahoma County22.2+1.5 pts
46Blaine County21.7-0.5 pts
47Alfalfa County21.5+3.6 pts
48Custer County21.1+3.6 pts
49Garfield County20.5-0.6 pts
50Creek County20+1.4 pts
50Payne County20+2.3 pts
50Stephens County20-5.6 pts
53Tulsa County19.8-0.4 pts
54Marshall County19.4-1.2 pts
55Woods County19.3+2.9 pts
56Washington County19.1+0.7 pts
56Woodward County19.1-0.1 pts
58Ellis County18.7-1.2 pts
58Love County18.7-0.1 pts
58Osage County18.7-0.8 pts
61Beaver County18.5+2.1 pts
62Dewey County17.8+1.3 pts
63Grant County17.5+0.4 pts
63Murray County17.5+0.3 pts
65Noble County17.4+2.1 pts
66Harper County16.7+1.9 pts
66Major County16.7+0.5 pts
68Pontotoc County15.7-2 pts
69Grady County15.6-3.2 pts
70Kingfisher County15.5-1 pts
71Texas County15.2+0.4 pts
72Logan County14-0.6 pts
73Cleveland County13.7+0.7 pts
74McClain County12.6-0.1 pts
75Wagoner County12.2-0.3 pts
76Rogers County12-1 pts
77Canadian County8.7-1.3 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Harmon County, with 36.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Canadian County, with 8.7% in 2023.

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