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

Stillwater, OK had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 46 cities in 2023, at 29.4%. Newcastle, OK had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 16.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.4Stillwater, OK
Lowest3.6Newcastle, OK
Median16.446 cities
Oklahoma15.3History

All cities, 2023

Stillwater, OK: 29.4 %Stillwater, OK29.4Elk City, OK: 26.8 %Elk City, OK26.8Muskogee, OK: 24.9 %Muskogee, OK24.9Okmulgee, OK: 23.1 %Okmulgee, OK23.1Miami, OK: 22.8 %Miami, OK22.8McAlester, OK: 22.2 %McAlester, OK22.2Weatherford, OK: 21.8 %Weatherford, OK21.8Guthrie, OK: 21.6 %Guthrie, OK21.6El Reno, OK: 21.4 %El Reno, OK21.4Guymon, OK: 21.3 %Guymon, OK21.3Lawton, OK: 20.9 %Lawton, OK20.9Del City, OK: 20.7 %Del City, OK20.7Shawnee, OK: 20.5 %Shawnee, OK20.5Duncan, OK: 20.4 %Duncan, OK20.4Durant, OK: 20.4 %Durant, OK20.4Tahlequah, OK: 20.3 %Tahlequah, OK20.3Chickasha, OK: 18.9 %Chickasha, OK18.9Bethany, OK: 18.9 %Bethany, OK18.9Tulsa, OK: 18.6 %Tulsa, OK18.6Altus, OK: 17.3 %Altus, OK17.3Norman, OK: 17 %Norman, OK17Ardmore, OK: 16.7 %Ardmore, OK16.7Ponca City, OK: 16.7 %Ponca City, OK16.7Ada, OK: 16.1 %Ada, OK16.1Bartlesville, OK: 15.5 %Bartlesville, OK15.5Midwest City, OK: 15.3 %Midwest City, OK15.3Oklahoma City, OK: 15.2 %Oklahoma City, OK15.2Warr Acres, OK: 15 %Warr Acres, OK15Sapulpa, OK: 14.3 %Sapulpa, OK14.3Enid, OK: 14.1 %Enid, OK14.1Woodward, OK: 12.9 %Woodward, OK12.9Claremore, OK: 12.8 %Claremore, OK12.8Coweta, OK: 12.1 %Coweta, OK12.1Moore, OK: 10.6 %Moore, OK10.6Sand Springs, OK: 10.4 %Sand Springs, OK10.4Glenpool, OK: 10.2 %Glenpool, OK10.2Yukon, OK: 9.9 %Yukon, OK9.9Broken Arrow, OK: 9 %Broken Arrow, OK9Edmond, OK: 8.3 %Edmond, OK8.3Mustang, OK: 7.2 %Mustang, OK7.2Blanchard, OK: 6.7 %Blanchard, OK6.7Owasso, OK: 6.7 %Owasso, OK6.7Choctaw, OK: 6.7 %Choctaw, OK6.7Jenks, OK: 6.6 %Jenks, OK6.6Bixby, OK: 5.7 %Bixby, OK5.7Newcastle, OK: 3.6 %Newcastle, OK3.6Stillwater, OK: 29.4 %Stillwater, OK29.4Elk City, OK: 26.8 %Elk City, OK26.8Muskogee, OK: 24.9 %Muskogee, OK24.9Okmulgee, OK: 23.1 %Okmulgee, OK23.1Miami, OK: 22.8 %Miami, OK22.8McAlester, OK: 22.2 %McAlester, OK22.2Weatherford, OK: 21.8 %Weatherford, OK21.8Guthrie, OK: 21.6 %Guthrie, OK21.6El Reno, OK: 21.4 %El Reno, OK21.4Guymon, OK: 21.3 %Guymon, OK21.3Lawton, OK: 20.9 %Lawton, OK20.9Del City, OK: 20.7 %Del City, OK20.7Shawnee, OK: 20.5 %Shawnee, OK20.5Duncan, OK: 20.4 %Duncan, OK20.4Durant, OK: 20.4 %Durant, OK20.4Tahlequah, OK: 20.3 %Tahlequah, OK20.3Chickasha, OK: 18.9 %Chickasha, OK18.9Bethany, OK: 18.9 %Bethany, OK18.9Tulsa, OK: 18.6 %Tulsa, OK18.6Altus, OK: 17.3 %Altus, OK17.3Norman, OK: 17 %Norman, OK17Ardmore, OK: 16.7 %Ardmore, OK16.7Ponca City, OK: 16.7 %Ponca City, OK16.7Ada, OK: 16.1 %Ada, OK16.1Bartlesville, OK: 15.5 %Bartlesville, OK15.5Midwest City, OK: 15.3 %Midwest City, OK15.3Oklahoma City, OK: 15.2 %Oklahoma City, OK15.2Warr Acres, OK: 15 %Warr Acres, OK15Sapulpa, OK: 14.3 %Sapulpa, OK14.3Enid, OK: 14.1 %Enid, OK14.1Woodward, OK: 12.9 %Woodward, OK12.9Claremore, OK: 12.8 %Claremore, OK12.8Coweta, OK: 12.1 %Coweta, OK12.1Moore, OK: 10.6 %Moore, OK10.6Sand Springs, OK: 10.4 %Sand Springs, OK10.4Glenpool, OK: 10.2 %Glenpool, OK10.2Yukon, OK: 9.9 %Yukon, OK9.9Broken Arrow, OK: 9 %Broken Arrow, OK9Edmond, OK: 8.3 %Edmond, OK8.3Mustang, OK: 7.2 %Mustang, OK7.2Blanchard, OK: 6.7 %Blanchard, OK6.7Owasso, OK: 6.7 %Owasso, OK6.7Choctaw, OK: 6.7 %Choctaw, OK6.7Jenks, OK: 6.6 %Jenks, OK6.6Bixby, OK: 5.7 %Bixby, OK5.7Newcastle, OK: 3.6 %Newcastle, OK3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Stillwater, OK29.4-2.1 pts
2Elk City, OK26.8+0.9 pts
3Muskogee, OK24.9+2.4 pts
4Okmulgee, OK23.1-0.2 pts
5Miami, OK22.8-0 pts
6McAlester, OK22.2-1.9 pts
7Weatherford, OK21.8-2.2 pts
8Guthrie, OK21.6+1.2 pts
9El Reno, OK21.4+2 pts
10Guymon, OK21.3-1.8 pts
11Lawton, OK20.9+1.5 pts
12Del City, OK20.7+0.1 pts
13Shawnee, OK20.5+0.2 pts
14Duncan, OK20.4+1.2 pts
15Durant, OK20.4+0.9 pts
16Tahlequah, OK20.3-0.4 pts
17Chickasha, OK18.9+1.4 pts
18Bethany, OK18.9+2.4 pts
19Tulsa, OK18.6+0.5 pts
20Altus, OK17.3+1.7 pts
21Norman, OK17-0.7 pts
22Ardmore, OK16.7-1 pts
23Ponca City, OK16.7-1 pts
24Ada, OK16.1-2.4 pts
25Bartlesville, OK15.5+1.1 pts
26Midwest City, OK15.3+0.1 pts
27Oklahoma City, OK15.2+0.1 pts
28Warr Acres, OK15-3.5 pts
29Sapulpa, OK14.3+2.1 pts
30Enid, OK14.1-1.6 pts
31Woodward, OK12.9-4.7 pts
32Claremore, OK12.8+0.2 pts
33Coweta, OK12.1+0.5 pts
34Moore, OK10.6+0.2 pts
35Sand Springs, OK10.4-0.5 pts
36Glenpool, OK10.2+1 pts
37Yukon, OK9.9+1.6 pts
38Broken Arrow, OK9+0.5 pts
39Edmond, OK8.3-1.1 pts
40Mustang, OK7.2-0.8 pts
41Blanchard, OK6.7+1.3 pts
42Owasso, OK6.7-0.4 pts
43Choctaw, OK6.7+0.1 pts
44Jenks, OK6.6-1.1 pts
45Bixby, OK5.7-0.4 pts
46Newcastle, OK3.6-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2023}},
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Stillwater, OK, with 29.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Newcastle, OK, with 3.6% in 2023.

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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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