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Cities in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Stillwater, OK had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 46 cities in 2024, at 27.4%. Newcastle, OK had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 17.2% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.4Stillwater, OK
Lowest3.8Newcastle, OK
Median17.246 cities
Oklahoma15.3History

All cities, 2024

Stillwater, OK: 27.4 %Stillwater, OK27.4Muskogee, OK: 24.1 %Muskogee, OK24.1Elk City, OK: 22.8 %Elk City, OK22.8Miami, OK: 22.6 %Miami, OK22.6Del City, OK: 22.6 %Del City, OK22.6Lawton, OK: 21.1 %Lawton, OK21.1Shawnee, OK: 20.8 %Shawnee, OK20.8Okmulgee, OK: 20.6 %Okmulgee, OK20.6Duncan, OK: 20.5 %Duncan, OK20.5Bethany, OK: 20.5 %Bethany, OK20.5Weatherford, OK: 20.4 %Weatherford, OK20.4McAlester, OK: 19.7 %McAlester, OK19.7Guthrie, OK: 19.5 %Guthrie, OK19.5El Reno, OK: 19.3 %El Reno, OK19.3Warr Acres, OK: 19 %Warr Acres, OK19Tulsa, OK: 18.7 %Tulsa, OK18.7Durant, OK: 18.7 %Durant, OK18.7Tahlequah, OK: 18.4 %Tahlequah, OK18.4Ponca City, OK: 18 %Ponca City, OK18Chickasha, OK: 17.6 %Chickasha, OK17.6Ardmore, OK: 17.5 %Ardmore, OK17.5Altus, OK: 17.4 %Altus, OK17.4Bartlesville, OK: 17.2 %Bartlesville, OK17.2Woodward, OK: 17.2 %Woodward, OK17.2Norman, OK: 16.8 %Norman, OK16.8Midwest City, OK: 16.5 %Midwest City, OK16.5Ada, OK: 16.1 %Ada, OK16.1Oklahoma City, OK: 15.1 %Oklahoma City, OK15.1Sapulpa, OK: 14.2 %Sapulpa, OK14.2Enid, OK: 13.7 %Enid, OK13.7Coweta, OK: 13.2 %Coweta, OK13.2Guymon, OK: 13.2 %Guymon, OK13.2Claremore, OK: 12.1 %Claremore, OK12.1Moore, OK: 11.4 %Moore, OK11.4Glenpool, OK: 11 %Glenpool, OK11Sand Springs, OK: 10.6 %Sand Springs, OK10.6Broken Arrow, OK: 8.8 %Broken Arrow, OK8.8Yukon, OK: 8.8 %Yukon, OK8.8Edmond, OK: 8.1 %Edmond, OK8.1Mustang, OK: 8 %Mustang, OK8Blanchard, OK: 7.9 %Blanchard, OK7.9Owasso, OK: 7.3 %Owasso, OK7.3Jenks, OK: 6.9 %Jenks, OK6.9Choctaw, OK: 6.3 %Choctaw, OK6.3Bixby, OK: 5.6 %Bixby, OK5.6Newcastle, OK: 3.8 %Newcastle, OK3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Stillwater, OK27.4-2.1 pts
2Muskogee, OK24.1-0.8 pts
3Elk City, OK22.8-4 pts
4Miami, OK22.6-0.1 pts
5Del City, OK22.6+1.9 pts
6Lawton, OK21.1+0.3 pts
7Shawnee, OK20.8+0.3 pts
8Okmulgee, OK20.6-2.4 pts
9Duncan, OK20.5+0.1 pts
10Bethany, OK20.5+1.5 pts
11Weatherford, OK20.4-1.5 pts
12McAlester, OK19.7-2.5 pts
13Guthrie, OK19.5-2.1 pts
14El Reno, OK19.3-2.1 pts
15Warr Acres, OK19+4 pts
16Tulsa, OK18.7+0.1 pts
17Durant, OK18.7-1.7 pts
18Tahlequah, OK18.4-1.9 pts
19Ponca City, OK18+1.3 pts
20Chickasha, OK17.6-1.4 pts
21Ardmore, OK17.5+0.7 pts
22Altus, OK17.40 pts
23Bartlesville, OK17.2+1.8 pts
24Woodward, OK17.2+4.3 pts
25Norman, OK16.8-0.2 pts
26Midwest City, OK16.5+1.2 pts
27Ada, OK16.10 pts
28Oklahoma City, OK15.1-0 pts
29Sapulpa, OK14.2-0.1 pts
30Enid, OK13.7-0.5 pts
31Coweta, OK13.2+1.1 pts
32Guymon, OK13.2-8.1 pts
33Claremore, OK12.1-0.7 pts
34Moore, OK11.4+0.8 pts
35Glenpool, OK11+0.8 pts
36Sand Springs, OK10.6+0.2 pts
37Broken Arrow, OK8.8-0.2 pts
38Yukon, OK8.8-1.2 pts
39Edmond, OK8.1-0.2 pts
40Mustang, OK8+0.8 pts
41Blanchard, OK7.9+1.2 pts
42Owasso, OK7.3+0.6 pts
43Jenks, OK6.9+0.3 pts
44Choctaw, OK6.3-0.3 pts
45Bixby, OK5.6-0.1 pts
46Newcastle, OK3.8+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Stillwater, OK, with 27.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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