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Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate

Choctaw County had the highest poverty rate of 77 counties in 2015, at 29.9%. Harper County had the lowest, at 9.8%. The median was 16.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 16%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest29.9Choctaw County
Lowest9.8Harper County
Median16.477 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2015

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Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 29.9 %29.9Adair CountyAdair County: 28.4 %28.4McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 25.3 %25.3Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 24.4 %24.4Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 23.9 %23.9Greer CountyGreer County: 23.7 %23.7Harmon CountyHarmon County: 23.6 %23.6Tillman CountyTillman County: 23.1 %23.1Atoka CountyAtoka County: 23 %23Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 23 %23Payne CountyPayne County: 22.7 %22.7Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 22.5 %22.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 21.5 %21.5Johnston CountyJohnston County: 21.4 %21.4Caddo CountyCaddo County: 21.3 %21.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 21.3 %21.3Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 21.1 %21.1Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 21.1 %21.1Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 21.1 %21.1Seminole CountySeminole County: 20.7 %20.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 20.5 %20.5Hughes CountyHughes County: 20.1 %20.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 19.9 %19.9Coal CountyCoal County: 19.4 %19.4Latimer CountyLatimer County: 19.4 %19.4Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 19.3 %19.3Kay CountyKay County: 18.7 %18.7Mayes CountyMayes County: 18.5 %18.5Craig CountyCraig County: 18.2 %18.2Bryan CountyBryan County: 18.1 %18.1Haskell CountyHaskell County: 18.1 %18.1Custer CountyCuster County: 17.9 %17.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.2 %17.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 17.1 %17.1Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 17 %17Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 17 %17Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 17 %17Cotton CountyCotton County: 16.8 %16.8Nowata CountyNowata County: 16.4 %16.4Blaine CountyBlaine County: 16.3 %16.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1Choctaw County29.9
2Adair County28.4
3McCurtain County25.3
4Sequoyah County24.4
5Okfuskee County23.9
6Greer County23.7
7Harmon County23.6
8Tillman County23.1
9Atoka County23
9Ottawa County23
11Payne County22.7
12Okmulgee County22.5
13Cherokee County21.5
14Johnston County21.4
15Caddo County21.3
15McIntosh County21.3
17Kiowa County21.1
17Muskogee County21.1
17Pushmataha County21.1
20Seminole County20.7
21Delaware County20.5
22Hughes County20.1
23Jefferson County19.9
24Coal County19.4
24Latimer County19.4
26Le Flore County19.3
27Kay County18.7
28Mayes County18.5
29Craig County18.2
30Bryan County18.1
30Haskell County18.1
32Custer County17.9
33Jackson County17.2
34Marshall County17.1
35Cimarron County17
35Pittsburg County17
35Pottawatomie County17
38Cotton County16.8
39Nowata County16.4
40Blaine County16.3
40Carter County16.3
40Osage County16.3
43Oklahoma County16.2
44Pawnee County16
45Tulsa County15.9
46Washita County15.8
47Creek County15.7
48Stephens County15.6
49Pontotoc County15.4
50Comanche County15.1
51Lincoln County14.7
52Alfalfa County14.6
53Garfield County14.5
54Murray County14.4
55Garvin County14.2
56Beckham County13.9
57Woods County13.8
58Washington County13.5
59Dewey County13.1
59Grady County13.1
59Logan County13.1
62Love County12.4
63Ellis County11.9
64Noble County11.8
64Woodward County11.8
66Cleveland County11.5
67Grant County11.4
67Texas County11.4
69Beaver County11.1
70Major County10.8
70Roger Mills County10.8
72McClain County10.7
73Kingfisher County10.6
74Wagoner County10.2
75Rogers County10
76Canadian County9.8
76Harper County9.8

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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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Choctaw County, with 29.9% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Harper County, with 9.8% in 2015.

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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