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Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate

Okfuskee County had the highest poverty rate of 77 counties in 2019, at 27.4%. McClain County had the lowest, at 7.1%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.4Okfuskee County
Lowest7.1McClain County
Median15.877 counties
Oklahoma15.1History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 27.4 %27.4Greer CountyGreer County: 24.1 %24.1Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 23.9 %23.9Harmon CountyHarmon County: 23.7 %23.7Adair CountyAdair County: 23.6 %23.6Payne CountyPayne County: 23 %23Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 22.7 %22.7Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 22.5 %22.5Seminole CountySeminole County: 22 %22Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 21.9 %21.9McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 21.9 %21.9Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 21.6 %21.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 21.4 %21.4Hughes CountyHughes County: 21.4 %21.4Johnston CountyJohnston County: 21 %21Beckham CountyBeckham County: 20.8 %20.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.8 %20.8Caddo CountyCaddo County: 20.6 %20.6Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 20.5 %20.5Tillman CountyTillman County: 20.4 %20.4Haskell CountyHaskell County: 20.2 %20.2McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 19.7 %19.7Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 19.7 %19.7Atoka CountyAtoka County: 19.2 %19.2Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 18.7 %18.7Cotton CountyCotton County: 18.6 %18.6Latimer CountyLatimer County: 18.5 %18.5Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 18.5 %18.5Craig CountyCraig County: 18.2 %18.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 18.2 %18.2Coal CountyCoal County: 18.1 %18.1Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 17.8 %17.8Mayes CountyMayes County: 17.7 %17.7Comanche CountyComanche County: 17.6 %17.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 17.5 %17.5Bryan CountyBryan County: 17.3 %17.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.3 %17.3Kay CountyKay County: 16.1 %16.1Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 15.8 %15.8Custer CountyCuster County: 15.8 %15.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Okfuskee County27.4+1.3 pts
2Greer County24.1-1.9 pts
3Pushmataha County23.9+4.2 pts
4Harmon County23.7-0.2 pts
5Adair County23.6-1 pts
6Payne County23+0.2 pts
7Muskogee County22.7+7.1 pts
8Choctaw County22.5-0.5 pts
9Seminole County22+3.4 pts
10Kiowa County21.9+5 pts
10McCurtain County21.9+0.8 pts
12Sequoyah County21.6+2.8 pts
13Cherokee County21.4+0.4 pts
13Hughes County21.4-3.2 pts
15Johnston County21+1.5 pts
16Beckham County20.8+4.5 pts
16Jefferson County20.8-3.9 pts
18Caddo County20.6+1.1 pts
19Le Flore County20.5-2.1 pts
20Tillman County20.4-0.7 pts
21Haskell County20.2-3.1 pts
22McIntosh County19.7-4.2 pts
22Pittsburg County19.70 pts
24Atoka County19.2-1.6 pts
25Okmulgee County18.7-2.8 pts
26Cotton County18.6+2.4 pts
27Latimer County18.5+0.6 pts
27Ottawa County18.5-2.1 pts
29Craig County18.2-1.3 pts
29Marshall County18.2+0.2 pts
31Coal County18.1-4.5 pts
32Cimarron County17.8+1.4 pts
33Mayes County17.7+2.2 pts
34Comanche County17.6+0.9 pts
35Delaware County17.5-3.2 pts
36Bryan County17.3+0.7 pts
36Jackson County17.3+2 pts
38Kay County16.1-4.3 pts
39Alfalfa County15.8+0.6 pts
39Custer County15.8-2.4 pts
41Garvin County15.6+0.5 pts
42Pawnee County15.2+0.5 pts
42Woods County15.20 pts
44Nowata County15-1.5 pts
45Blaine County14.9-1.1 pts
45Murray County14.90 pts
45Oklahoma County14.9-2 pts
45Osage County14.9-0.2 pts
49Pottawatomie County14.8-2.8 pts
49Stephens County14.8-0.2 pts
51Texas County14.7+2 pts
52Carter County14.3-3.4 pts
52Tulsa County14.3+0.2 pts
54Lincoln County13.9-0.8 pts
54Pontotoc County13.9-1.4 pts
56Creek County13.7-0.3 pts
57Love County13.4-1.2 pts
57Major County13.4+2.6 pts
57Roger Mills County13.4-0.5 pts
60Ellis County13+0.3 pts
61Washington County12.9-0.1 pts
62Garfield County12.7-2.5 pts
63Washita County12.6-5.2 pts
64Logan County12.4+2 pts
65Noble County12.3-0.6 pts
66Woodward County12.2-2.6 pts
67Grady County12.1+2 pts
68Cleveland County11.7-0.2 pts
69Dewey County11.6-0.5 pts
70Grant County11.2-1.5 pts
71Harper County11.1+0.1 pts
72Beaver County10.6-0.6 pts
73Rogers County10.4+0.6 pts
74Kingfisher County8.9-1 pts
75Wagoner County8.2-1.8 pts
76Canadian County8.1+0.8 pts
77McClain County7.1-2 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Okfuskee County, with 27.4% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

McClain County, with 7.1% in 2019.

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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