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Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate

Harmon County had the highest poverty rate of 77 counties in 2020, at 23.3%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 15.7% and the figure for Oklahoma was 14.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.3Harmon County
Lowest7.6Canadian County
Median15.777 counties
Oklahoma14.3History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Harmon CountyHarmon County: 23.3 %23.3Greer CountyGreer County: 22.9 %22.9McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 22.5 %22.5Adair CountyAdair County: 22.3 %22.3Tillman CountyTillman County: 21.9 %21.9Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 21.7 %21.7Hughes CountyHughes County: 21.4 %21.4Seminole CountySeminole County: 21.2 %21.2Payne CountyPayne County: 20.1 %20.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 19.6 %19.6Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 19.5 %19.5Haskell CountyHaskell County: 19.4 %19.4Coal CountyCoal County: 19.3 %19.3Carter CountyCarter County: 19 %19McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 18.9 %18.9Beckham CountyBeckham County: 18.8 %18.8Atoka CountyAtoka County: 18.6 %18.6Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 18.5 %18.5Caddo CountyCaddo County: 18.3 %18.3Johnston CountyJohnston County: 18.3 %18.3Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 18.2 %18.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 18.1 %18.1Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 18.1 %18.1Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 18 %18Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 17.8 %17.8Stephens CountyStephens County: 17.7 %17.7Craig CountyCraig County: 17.5 %17.5Cotton CountyCotton County: 17.4 %17.4Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 17.4 %17.4Mayes CountyMayes County: 16.9 %16.9Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 16.9 %16.9Garvin CountyGarvin County: 16.7 %16.7Nowata CountyNowata County: 16.5 %16.5Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 16.5 %16.5Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 16 %16Bryan CountyBryan County: 15.9 %15.9Latimer CountyLatimer County: 15.9 %15.9Comanche CountyComanche County: 15.8 %15.8Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 15.7 %15.7Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 15.7 %15.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Harmon County23.3-0.4 pts
2Greer County22.9-1.2 pts
3McIntosh County22.5+2.8 pts
4Adair County22.3-1.3 pts
5Tillman County21.9+1.5 pts
6Okfuskee County21.7-5.7 pts
7Hughes County21.40 pts
8Seminole County21.2-0.8 pts
9Payne County20.1-2.9 pts
10Cherokee County19.6-1.8 pts
11Choctaw County19.5-3 pts
12Haskell County19.4-0.8 pts
13Coal County19.3+1.2 pts
14Carter County19+4.7 pts
15McCurtain County18.9-3 pts
16Beckham County18.8-2 pts
17Atoka County18.6-0.6 pts
18Ottawa County18.50 pts
19Caddo County18.3-2.3 pts
19Johnston County18.3-2.7 pts
21Muskogee County18.2-4.5 pts
22Delaware County18.1+0.6 pts
22Le Flore County18.1-2.4 pts
24Kiowa County18-3.9 pts
25Jefferson County17.8-3 pts
26Stephens County17.7+2.9 pts
27Craig County17.5-0.7 pts
28Cotton County17.4-1.2 pts
28Pushmataha County17.4-6.5 pts
30Mayes County16.9-0.8 pts
30Sequoyah County16.9-4.7 pts
32Garvin County16.7+1.1 pts
33Nowata County16.5+1.5 pts
33Pittsburg County16.5-3.2 pts
35Pottawatomie County16+1.2 pts
36Bryan County15.9-1.4 pts
36Latimer County15.9-2.6 pts
38Comanche County15.8-1.8 pts
39Alfalfa County15.7-0.1 pts
39Pawnee County15.7+0.5 pts
41Kay County15.3-0.8 pts
42Oklahoma County15.2+0.3 pts
43Cimarron County15.1-2.7 pts
43Woods County15.1-0.1 pts
45Jackson County15-2.3 pts
46Washington County14.8+1.9 pts
47Washita County14.7+2.1 pts
48Okmulgee County14.6-4.1 pts
49Blaine County14.5-0.4 pts
50Pontotoc County14.4+0.5 pts
51Murray County14.3-0.6 pts
52Lincoln County13.8-0.1 pts
53Marshall County13.7-4.5 pts
54Roger Mills County13.5+0.1 pts
55Woodward County13.3+1.1 pts
56Osage County13-1.9 pts
57Creek County12.9-0.8 pts
58Custer County12.8-3 pts
58Tulsa County12.8-1.5 pts
60Grady County12-0.1 pts
61Garfield County11.8-0.9 pts
61Noble County11.8-0.5 pts
63Grant County11.7+0.5 pts
63Love County11.7-1.7 pts
65Major County11.5-1.9 pts
66Ellis County11.2-1.8 pts
67Texas County11.1-3.6 pts
68Beaver County11+0.4 pts
68Logan County11-1.4 pts
70Cleveland County10.8-0.9 pts
71Dewey County10.6-1 pts
72Harper County10.5-0.6 pts
73McClain County10.4+3.3 pts
74Wagoner County10.2+2 pts
75Kingfisher County9+0.1 pts
76Rogers County8.5-1.9 pts
77Canadian County7.6-0.5 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/2020/2020-state-and-county/est20all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Harmon County, with 23.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Canadian County, with 7.6% in 2020.

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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