Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate

Adair County had the highest poverty rate of 77 counties in 2017, at 27.2%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 7.5%. The median was 17.1% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.2Adair County
Median17.177 counties
Oklahoma15.8History

Top 40 counties, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Adair CountyAdair County: 27.2 %27.2Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 26.3 %26.3McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 26 %26Greer CountyGreer County: 25.9 %25.9Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 25.3 %25.3Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 24.8 %24.8Harmon CountyHarmon County: 24.4 %24.4Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 24.2 %24.2Payne CountyPayne County: 23.8 %23.8Hughes CountyHughes County: 23.6 %23.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 23 %23Tillman CountyTillman County: 23 %23Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 22.4 %22.4Coal CountyCoal County: 22.1 %22.1Seminole CountySeminole County: 22.1 %22.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 21.2 %21.2Caddo CountyCaddo County: 21.1 %21.1Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 20.5 %20.5Haskell CountyHaskell County: 20.4 %20.4Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 20 %20McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 19.9 %19.9Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 19.9 %19.9Craig CountyCraig County: 19.8 %19.8Atoka CountyAtoka County: 19.1 %19.1Cotton CountyCotton County: 18.5 %18.5Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 18.5 %18.5Delaware CountyDelaware County: 18.4 %18.4Bryan CountyBryan County: 18.2 %18.2Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 18.1 %18.1Johnston CountyJohnston County: 18 %18Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 17.9 %17.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 17.7 %17.7Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 17.7 %17.7Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 17.4 %17.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.4 %17.4Latimer CountyLatimer County: 17.4 %17.4Beckham CountyBeckham County: 17.3 %17.3Mayes CountyMayes County: 17.2 %17.2Garvin CountyGarvin County: 17.1 %17.1Carter CountyCarter County: 17 %17
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Adair County27.2-1.8 pts
2Choctaw County26.3-0.5 pts
3McCurtain County26+0.3 pts
4Greer County25.9-0.8 pts
5Kiowa County25.3+3 pts
6Muskogee County24.8+3.4 pts
7Harmon County24.4-1.7 pts
8Okfuskee County24.2-0.9 pts
9Payne County23.8-1.3 pts
10Hughes County23.6-1.1 pts
11Jefferson County23+0.8 pts
11Tillman County23-0.6 pts
13Le Flore County22.4+0.8 pts
14Coal County22.1+0.2 pts
14Seminole County22.1-0.5 pts
16Cherokee County21.2-2 pts
17Caddo County21.1-0.2 pts
18Sequoyah County20.5+0.9 pts
19Haskell County20.4-0.7 pts
20Pushmataha County20-2 pts
21McIntosh County19.9-1.3 pts
21Ottawa County19.9+0.8 pts
23Craig County19.8+2.3 pts
24Atoka County19.1-0.8 pts
25Cotton County18.5+1.6 pts
25Pawnee County18.5+1.9 pts
27Delaware County18.4+0.7 pts
28Bryan County18.2+1.3 pts
29Okmulgee County18.1-2.6 pts
30Johnston County18-3.9 pts
31Pontotoc County17.9+1.6 pts
32Blaine County17.70 pts
32Pittsburg County17.7+3.3 pts
34Cimarron County17.4-0.3 pts
34Jackson County17.4-1.8 pts
34Latimer County17.4-3.6 pts
37Beckham County17.3+0.2 pts
38Mayes County17.2-0.3 pts
39Garvin County17.1-0.4 pts
40Carter County17+0.6 pts
40Nowata County17-0.4 pts
42Comanche County16.8+0.6 pts
42Osage County16.8+1.3 pts
42Texas County16.8+2.9 pts
45Kay County16.60 pts
45Roger Mills County16.6+3.6 pts
47Creek County16.3+0.8 pts
48Lincoln County16.2+0.4 pts
48Washita County16.2+0.2 pts
50Oklahoma County15.9-0.4 pts
51Alfalfa County15.80 pts
51Marshall County15.8+0.1 pts
53Murray County15.5+2.1 pts
54Pottawatomie County15.2-2.8 pts
55Stephens County15-1.7 pts
56Custer County14.9-3.1 pts
57Woods County14.6+1.1 pts
58Tulsa County14.4-1.3 pts
59Washington County14.30 pts
60Garfield County14-0.6 pts
61Woodward County13.9+1.4 pts
62Dewey County13.5+0.3 pts
62Ellis County13.5+0.5 pts
64Love County13.4-0.5 pts
65Grady County13.20 pts
66Noble County12.8-0.6 pts
67Grant County12.7-0.6 pts
68Beaver County12.4+0.8 pts
68Logan County12.4-2.1 pts
70Major County11.9-0.2 pts
71Cleveland County11.6-0.8 pts
72Harper County11.1+0.5 pts
73McClain County10.4-0.4 pts
74Rogers County10.1+1 pts
75Wagoner County10-1.3 pts
76Kingfisher County9.8-0.6 pts
77Canadian County7.5-0.9 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Adair County, with 27.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Canadian County, with 7.5% in 2017.

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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