Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate

Greer County had the highest poverty rate of 77 counties in 2023, at 25.7%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 7.9%. The median was 17.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25.7Greer County
Median17.477 counties
Oklahoma15.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Greer CountyGreer County: 25.7 %25.7Harmon CountyHarmon County: 25.1 %25.1Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 25 %25Hughes CountyHughes County: 24.2 %24.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.2 %24.2Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 23.6 %23.6Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 23.5 %23.5Adair CountyAdair County: 23.1 %23.1Latimer CountyLatimer County: 23.1 %23.1Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 22.3 %22.3McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 22.2 %22.2Payne CountyPayne County: 22 %22Beckham CountyBeckham County: 21.8 %21.8Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 21.7 %21.7Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 21.6 %21.6Coal CountyCoal County: 21.3 %21.3Caddo CountyCaddo County: 21.1 %21.1Delaware CountyDelaware County: 21 %21Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 21 %21Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 20.8 %20.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20.5 %20.5Atoka CountyAtoka County: 20 %20Johnston CountyJohnston County: 19.9 %19.9Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 19.8 %19.8Tillman CountyTillman County: 19.7 %19.7Comanche CountyComanche County: 19.5 %19.5Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 19.3 %19.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 19.2 %19.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 19 %19Craig CountyCraig County: 18.8 %18.8Kay CountyKay County: 18.8 %18.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 18.7 %18.7Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 18.4 %18.4Roger Mills CountyRoger Mills County: 18.3 %18.3Custer CountyCuster County: 18.2 %18.2Bryan CountyBryan County: 18.1 %18.1Garvin CountyGarvin County: 18 %18Woods CountyWoods County: 18 %18Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 17.4 %17.4Haskell CountyHaskell County: 17.4 %17.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Greer County25.7+2.9 pts
2Harmon County25.1-1 pts
3Okfuskee County25+1.2 pts
4Hughes County24.2+1.4 pts
4Jefferson County24.2+2.9 pts
6Pushmataha County23.6+1.5 pts
7Choctaw County23.5-0.9 pts
8Adair County23.1+2.4 pts
8Latimer County23.1+2.4 pts
10Sequoyah County22.3+1.1 pts
11McCurtain County22.2+1.3 pts
12Payne County22+2.6 pts
13Beckham County21.8+2.5 pts
14Kiowa County21.7-1.1 pts
15Ottawa County21.6+1.8 pts
16Coal County21.3-2 pts
17Caddo County21.1+2 pts
18Delaware County21+3.5 pts
18Le Flore County21+2 pts
20Muskogee County20.8+1.7 pts
21Lincoln County20.5+5.2 pts
22Atoka County200 pts
23Johnston County19.9-0.9 pts
24Alfalfa County19.8+1.9 pts
25Tillman County19.7-1.4 pts
26Comanche County19.5+3.6 pts
27Okmulgee County19.3+0.1 pts
28McIntosh County19.2-1.7 pts
29Seminole County19-6 pts
30Craig County18.8-1.8 pts
30Kay County18.8+2.8 pts
32Cherokee County18.7+0.2 pts
33Pittsburg County18.4+1.3 pts
34Roger Mills County18.3+2 pts
35Custer County18.2+2.4 pts
36Bryan County18.1+1.7 pts
37Garvin County18+1.2 pts
37Woods County18+0.8 pts
39Cimarron County17.4+0.4 pts
39Haskell County17.4-3.1 pts
39Nowata County17.4+1.7 pts
39Washita County17.40 pts
43Cotton County17.3-1.4 pts
44Pawnee County17.2+0.3 pts
45Carter County17.1+1.6 pts
45Pottawatomie County17.1-2.1 pts
47Mayes County16.9-0.9 pts
48Jackson County16.5-0.5 pts
49Blaine County16.3-0.6 pts
50Oklahoma County160 pts
51Creek County15.7+1 pts
51Marshall County15.7+0.2 pts
53Tulsa County15.1-0.3 pts
53Washington County15.1+1.1 pts
55Stephens County14.9-4.5 pts
56Woodward County14.70 pts
57Garfield County14.4-1.2 pts
57Love County14.4+0.9 pts
59Osage County14.2+0.1 pts
60Ellis County14-1.1 pts
60Grant County14-0.4 pts
62Pontotoc County13.9-0.2 pts
63Dewey County13.8-0.3 pts
64Beaver County13.5+1.1 pts
65Noble County13.3+1.3 pts
66Grady County13.1-1.9 pts
67Cleveland County12.9-0.4 pts
68Murray County12.6-0.9 pts
69Harper County12.5+1.8 pts
70Major County12.3+0.1 pts
71Kingfisher County120 pts
72Texas County11.5-1.2 pts
73Logan County11.2-0.8 pts
74Wagoner County10.4+1.2 pts
75Rogers County9.6-0.7 pts
76McClain County9.5-0.5 pts
77Canadian County7.9-0.8 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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Greer County, with 25.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Canadian County, with 7.9% in 2023.

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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