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Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate

Adair County had the highest poverty rate of 77 counties in 2016, at 29%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 8.4%. The median was 16.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 16.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest29Adair County
Lowest8.4Canadian County
Median16.977 counties
Oklahoma16.1History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Adair CountyAdair County: 29 %29Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 26.8 %26.8Greer CountyGreer County: 26.7 %26.7Harmon CountyHarmon County: 26.1 %26.1McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 25.7 %25.7Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 25.1 %25.1Payne CountyPayne County: 25.1 %25.1Hughes CountyHughes County: 24.7 %24.7Tillman CountyTillman County: 23.6 %23.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 23.2 %23.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 22.6 %22.6Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 22.3 %22.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 22.2 %22.2Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 22 %22Coal CountyCoal County: 21.9 %21.9Johnston CountyJohnston County: 21.9 %21.9Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 21.6 %21.6Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 21.4 %21.4Caddo CountyCaddo County: 21.3 %21.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 21.2 %21.2Haskell CountyHaskell County: 21.1 %21.1Latimer CountyLatimer County: 21 %21Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 20.7 %20.7Atoka CountyAtoka County: 19.9 %19.9Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 19.6 %19.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 19.2 %19.2Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 19.1 %19.1Custer CountyCuster County: 18 %18Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 18 %18Blaine CountyBlaine County: 17.7 %17.7Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 17.7 %17.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 17.7 %17.7Craig CountyCraig County: 17.5 %17.5Garvin CountyGarvin County: 17.5 %17.5Mayes CountyMayes County: 17.5 %17.5Nowata CountyNowata County: 17.4 %17.4Beckham CountyBeckham County: 17.1 %17.1Bryan CountyBryan County: 16.9 %16.9Cotton CountyCotton County: 16.9 %16.9Stephens CountyStephens County: 16.7 %16.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Adair County29+0.6 pts
2Choctaw County26.8-3.1 pts
3Greer County26.7+3 pts
4Harmon County26.1+2.5 pts
5McCurtain County25.7+0.4 pts
6Okfuskee County25.1+1.2 pts
6Payne County25.1+2.4 pts
8Hughes County24.7+4.6 pts
9Tillman County23.6+0.5 pts
10Cherokee County23.2+1.7 pts
11Seminole County22.6+1.9 pts
12Kiowa County22.3+1.2 pts
13Jefferson County22.2+2.3 pts
14Pushmataha County22+0.9 pts
15Coal County21.9+2.5 pts
15Johnston County21.9+0.5 pts
17Le Flore County21.6+2.3 pts
18Muskogee County21.4+0.3 pts
19Caddo County21.30 pts
20McIntosh County21.2-0.1 pts
21Haskell County21.1+3 pts
22Latimer County21+1.6 pts
23Okmulgee County20.7-1.8 pts
24Atoka County19.9-3.1 pts
25Sequoyah County19.6-4.8 pts
26Jackson County19.2+2 pts
27Ottawa County19.1-3.9 pts
28Custer County18+0.1 pts
28Pottawatomie County18+1 pts
30Blaine County17.7+1.4 pts
30Cimarron County17.7+0.7 pts
30Delaware County17.7-2.8 pts
33Craig County17.5-0.7 pts
33Garvin County17.5+3.3 pts
33Mayes County17.5-1 pts
36Nowata County17.4+1 pts
37Beckham County17.1+3.2 pts
38Bryan County16.9-1.2 pts
38Cotton County16.9+0.1 pts
40Stephens County16.7+1.1 pts
41Kay County16.6-2.1 pts
41Pawnee County16.6+0.6 pts
43Carter County16.4+0.1 pts
44Oklahoma County16.3+0.1 pts
44Pontotoc County16.3+0.9 pts
46Comanche County16.2+1.1 pts
47Washita County16+0.2 pts
48Alfalfa County15.8+1.2 pts
48Lincoln County15.8+1.1 pts
50Marshall County15.7-1.4 pts
50Tulsa County15.7-0.2 pts
52Creek County15.5-0.2 pts
52Osage County15.5-0.8 pts
54Garfield County14.6+0.1 pts
55Logan County14.5+1.4 pts
56Pittsburg County14.4-2.6 pts
57Washington County14.3+0.8 pts
58Love County13.9+1.5 pts
58Texas County13.9+2.5 pts
60Woods County13.5-0.3 pts
61Murray County13.4-1 pts
61Noble County13.4+1.6 pts
63Grant County13.3+1.9 pts
64Dewey County13.2+0.1 pts
64Grady County13.2+0.1 pts
66Ellis County13+1.1 pts
66Roger Mills County13+2.2 pts
68Woodward County12.5+0.7 pts
69Cleveland County12.4+0.9 pts
70Major County12.1+1.3 pts
71Beaver County11.6+0.5 pts
72Wagoner County11.3+1.1 pts
73McClain County10.8+0.1 pts
74Harper County10.6+0.8 pts
75Kingfisher County10.4-0.2 pts
76Rogers County9.1-0.9 pts
77Canadian County8.4-1.4 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Adair County, with 29% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Canadian County, with 8.4% in 2016.

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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