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Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate, 2024

Choctaw County had the highest poverty rate of 77 counties in 2024, at 26.4%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 16.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest26.4Choctaw County
Lowest6.9Canadian County
Median16.977 counties
Oklahoma14.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 26.4 %26.4Greer CountyGreer County: 26 %26Harmon CountyHarmon County: 24.5 %24.5Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 24.3 %24.3Adair CountyAdair County: 22.4 %22.4Hughes CountyHughes County: 22.4 %22.4Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 22.2 %22.2Tillman CountyTillman County: 22.2 %22.2Johnston CountyJohnston County: 21.5 %21.5McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 21.2 %21.2Latimer CountyLatimer County: 21.1 %21.1Haskell CountyHaskell County: 20.9 %20.9Payne CountyPayne County: 20.3 %20.3Beckham CountyBeckham County: 20.2 %20.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 19.7 %19.7Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 19.6 %19.6Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 19.6 %19.6Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 19.6 %19.6Atoka CountyAtoka County: 19.5 %19.5Garvin CountyGarvin County: 19.4 %19.4Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 19.2 %19.2Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 19.2 %19.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 19 %19Caddo CountyCaddo County: 18.9 %18.9McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 18.9 %18.9Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 18.8 %18.8Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 18.8 %18.8Coal CountyCoal County: 18.6 %18.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 18.3 %18.3Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 18.1 %18.1Blaine CountyBlaine County: 18.1 %18.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 17.8 %17.8Craig CountyCraig County: 17.6 %17.6Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 17.5 %17.5Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 17.2 %17.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 17.2 %17.2Cotton CountyCotton County: 17.1 %17.1Comanche CountyComanche County: 16.9 %16.9Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 16.9 %16.9Carter CountyCarter County: 16.8 %16.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Choctaw County26.4+2.9 pts
2Greer County26+0.3 pts
3Harmon County24.5-0.6 pts
4Okfuskee County24.3-0.7 pts
5Adair County22.4-0.7 pts
5Hughes County22.4-1.8 pts
7Kiowa County22.2+0.5 pts
7Tillman County22.2+2.5 pts
9Johnston County21.5+1.6 pts
10McCurtain County21.2-1 pts
11Latimer County21.1-2 pts
12Haskell County20.9+3.5 pts
13Payne County20.3-1.7 pts
14Beckham County20.2-1.6 pts
15Seminole County19.7+0.7 pts
16Muskogee County19.6-1.2 pts
16Okmulgee County19.6+0.3 pts
16Sequoyah County19.6-2.7 pts
19Atoka County19.5-0.5 pts
20Garvin County19.4+1.4 pts
21Le Flore County19.2-1.8 pts
21Ottawa County19.2-2.4 pts
23Jefferson County19-5.2 pts
24Caddo County18.9-2.2 pts
24McIntosh County18.9-0.3 pts
26Pittsburg County18.8+0.4 pts
26Pushmataha County18.8-4.8 pts
28Coal County18.6-2.7 pts
29Delaware County18.3-2.7 pts
30Alfalfa County18.1-1.7 pts
30Blaine County18.1+1.8 pts
32Cherokee County17.8-0.9 pts
33Craig County17.6-1.2 pts
34Pawnee County17.5+0.3 pts
35Cimarron County17.2-0.2 pts
35Lincoln County17.2-3.3 pts
37Cotton County17.1-0.2 pts
38Comanche County16.9-2.6 pts
38Pottawatomie County16.9-0.2 pts
40Carter County16.8-0.3 pts
40Kay County16.8-2 pts
42Jackson County16.4-0.1 pts
43Washita County16.3-1.1 pts
44Oklahoma County16.2+0.2 pts
45Custer County16.1-2.1 pts
45Stephens County16.1+1.2 pts
47Creek County15.3-0.4 pts
47Nowata County15.3-2.1 pts
47Osage County15.3+1.1 pts
50Grant County15.1+1.1 pts
50Love County15.1+0.7 pts
52Woodward County15+0.3 pts
53Woods County14.9-3.1 pts
54Marshall County14.6-1.1 pts
55Mayes County14.5-2.4 pts
56Bryan County14.2-3.9 pts
57Roger Mills County14.1-4.2 pts
58Washington County13.8-1.3 pts
59Murray County13.7+1.1 pts
60Texas County13.5+2 pts
61Tulsa County13.3-1.8 pts
62Pontotoc County13.2-0.7 pts
63Noble County13.1-0.2 pts
64Dewey County12.9-0.9 pts
65Ellis County12.8-1.2 pts
65Garfield County12.8-1.6 pts
67Beaver County12.5-1 pts
67Major County12.5+0.2 pts
69Cleveland County12-0.9 pts
70Grady County11.9-1.2 pts
71Harper County11.2-1.3 pts
72Kingfisher County10.9-1.1 pts
73Logan County9.3-1.9 pts
74McClain County8.9-0.6 pts
75Wagoner County8.6-1.8 pts
76Rogers County7.9-1.7 pts
77Canadian County6.9-1 pts

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About this ranking

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

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Choctaw County, with 26.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Canadian County, with 6.9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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