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

Okfuskee County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 77 counties in 2021, at 27.6%. McClain County had the lowest, at 7.3%. The median was 16.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.6Okfuskee County
Lowest7.3McClain County
Median16.477 counties
Oklahoma15.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 24.5 %Alfalfa County: 11.7 %Atoka County: 17.1 %Beaver County: 7.5 %Beckham County: 20 %Blaine County: 12.3 %Bryan County: 17.1 %Caddo County: 19.7 %Canadian County: 7.6 %Carter County: 16 %Cherokee County: 21.3 %Choctaw County: 23.1 %Cimarron County: 12.1 %Cleveland County: 12.3 %Coal County: 20.8 %Comanche County: 16.4 %Cotton County: 20.3 %Craig County: 18.9 %Creek County: 14.1 %Custer County: 16 %Delaware County: 19 %Dewey County: 14.8 %Ellis County: 15.4 %Garfield County: 13.5 %Garvin County: 15.1 %Grady County: 10.3 %Grant County: 12 %Greer County: 18.7 %Harmon County: 17.6 %Harper County: 15.3 %Haskell County: 21.6 %Hughes County: 20.6 %Jackson County: 15.5 %Jefferson County: 23.2 %Johnston County: 21.3 %Kay County: 16.5 %Kingfisher County: 10.7 %Kiowa County: 24.2 %Latimer County: 17.2 %Le Flore County: 21.2 %Lincoln County: 14.6 %Logan County: 13.4 %Love County: 15.2 %McClain County: 7.3 %McCurtain County: 22.1 %McIntosh County: 22 %Major County: 12 %Marshall County: 17.1 %Mayes County: 16.9 %Murray County: 16.6 %Muskogee County: 19.6 %Noble County: 11.7 %Nowata County: 16.1 %Okfuskee County: 27.6 %Oklahoma County: 15.8 %Okmulgee County: 16.7 %Osage County: 13.5 %Ottawa County: 20.4 %Pawnee County: 15 %Payne County: 25 %Pittsburg County: 18.8 %Pontotoc County: 14.3 %Pottawatomie County: 14.7 %Pushmataha County: 18.9 %Roger Mills County: 17.9 %Rogers County: 9.5 %Seminole County: 21.8 %Sequoyah County: 19.4 %Stephens County: 15.9 %Texas County: 23.2 %Tillman County: 19.7 %Tulsa County: 14.2 %Wagoner County: 9.4 %Washington County: 14.2 %Washita County: 12.1 %Woods County: 14.4 %Woodward County: 14.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Okfuskee County: 27.6 %Okfuskee County27.6Payne County: 25 %Payne County25Adair County: 24.5 %Adair County24.5Kiowa County: 24.2 %Kiowa County24.2Texas County: 23.2 %Texas County23.2Jefferson County: 23.2 %Jefferson County23.2Choctaw County: 23.1 %Choctaw County23.1McCurtain County: 22.1 %McCurtain County22.1McIntosh County: 22 %McIntosh County22Seminole County: 21.8 %Seminole County21.8Haskell County: 21.6 %Haskell County21.6Johnston County: 21.3 %Johnston County21.3Cherokee County: 21.3 %Cherokee County21.3Le Flore County: 21.2 %Le Flore County21.2Coal County: 20.8 %Coal County20.8Hughes County: 20.6 %Hughes County20.6Ottawa County: 20.4 %Ottawa County20.4Cotton County: 20.3 %Cotton County20.3Beckham County: 20 %Beckham County20Tillman County: 19.7 %Tillman County19.7Caddo County: 19.7 %Caddo County19.7Muskogee County: 19.6 %Muskogee County19.6Sequoyah County: 19.4 %Sequoyah County19.4Delaware County: 19 %Delaware County19Craig County: 18.9 %Craig County18.9Pushmataha County: 18.9 %Pushmataha County18.9Pittsburg County: 18.8 %Pittsburg County18.8Greer County: 18.7 %Greer County18.7Roger Mills County: 17.9 %Roger Mills County17.9Harmon County: 17.6 %Harmon County17.6Latimer County: 17.2 %Latimer County17.2Atoka County: 17.1 %Atoka County17.1Bryan County: 17.1 %Bryan County17.1Marshall County: 17.1 %Marshall County17.1Mayes County: 16.9 %Mayes County16.9Okmulgee County: 16.7 %Okmulgee County16.7Murray County: 16.6 %Murray County16.6Kay County: 16.5 %Kay County16.5Comanche County: 16.4 %Comanche County16.4Nowata County: 16.1 %Nowata County16.1Okfuskee County: 27.6 %Okfuskee County27.6Payne County: 25 %Payne County25Adair County: 24.5 %Adair County24.5Kiowa County: 24.2 %Kiowa County24.2Texas County: 23.2 %Texas County23.2Jefferson County: 23.2 %Jefferson County23.2Choctaw County: 23.1 %Choctaw County23.1McCurtain County: 22.1 %McCurtain County22.1McIntosh County: 22 %McIntosh County22Seminole County: 21.8 %Seminole County21.8Haskell County: 21.6 %Haskell County21.6Johnston County: 21.3 %Johnston County21.3Cherokee County: 21.3 %Cherokee County21.3Le Flore County: 21.2 %Le Flore County21.2Coal County: 20.8 %Coal County20.8Hughes County: 20.6 %Hughes County20.6Ottawa County: 20.4 %Ottawa County20.4Cotton County: 20.3 %Cotton County20.3Beckham County: 20 %Beckham County20Tillman County: 19.7 %Tillman County19.7Caddo County: 19.7 %Caddo County19.7Muskogee County: 19.6 %Muskogee County19.6Sequoyah County: 19.4 %Sequoyah County19.4Delaware County: 19 %Delaware County19Craig County: 18.9 %Craig County18.9Pushmataha County: 18.9 %Pushmataha County18.9Pittsburg County: 18.8 %Pittsburg County18.8Greer County: 18.7 %Greer County18.7Roger Mills County: 17.9 %Roger Mills County17.9Harmon County: 17.6 %Harmon County17.6Latimer County: 17.2 %Latimer County17.2Atoka County: 17.1 %Atoka County17.1Bryan County: 17.1 %Bryan County17.1Marshall County: 17.1 %Marshall County17.1Mayes County: 16.9 %Mayes County16.9Okmulgee County: 16.7 %Okmulgee County16.7Murray County: 16.6 %Murray County16.6Kay County: 16.5 %Kay County16.5Comanche County: 16.4 %Comanche County16.4Nowata County: 16.1 %Nowata County16.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Okfuskee County27.6
2Payne County25
3Adair County24.5
4Kiowa County24.2
5Texas County23.2
6Jefferson County23.2
7Choctaw County23.1
8McCurtain County22.1
9McIntosh County22
10Seminole County21.8
11Haskell County21.6
12Johnston County21.3
13Cherokee County21.3
14Le Flore County21.2
15Coal County20.8
16Hughes County20.6
17Ottawa County20.4
18Cotton County20.3
19Beckham County20
20Tillman County19.7
21Caddo County19.7
22Muskogee County19.6
23Sequoyah County19.4
24Delaware County19
25Craig County18.9
25Pushmataha County18.9
27Pittsburg County18.8
28Greer County18.7
29Roger Mills County17.9
30Harmon County17.6
31Latimer County17.2
32Atoka County17.1
33Bryan County17.1
34Marshall County17.1
35Mayes County16.9
36Okmulgee County16.7
37Murray County16.6
38Kay County16.5
39Comanche County16.4
40Nowata County16.1
41Custer County16
42Carter County16
43Stephens County15.9
44Oklahoma County15.8
45Jackson County15.5
46Ellis County15.4
47Harper County15.3
48Love County15.2
49Garvin County15.1
50Pawnee County15
51Dewey County14.8
52Pottawatomie County14.7
53Lincoln County14.6
54Woods County14.4
55Pontotoc County14.3
56Tulsa County14.2
56Woodward County14.2
58Washington County14.2
59Creek County14.1
60Garfield County13.5
61Osage County13.5
62Logan County13.4
63Cleveland County12.3
64Blaine County12.3
65Cimarron County12.1
66Washita County12.1
67Grant County12
68Major County12
69Noble County11.7
70Alfalfa County11.7
71Kingfisher County10.7
72Grady County10.3
73Rogers County9.5
74Wagoner County9.4
75Canadian County7.6
76Beaver County7.5
77McClain County7.3

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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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Okfuskee County, with 27.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McClain County, with 7.3% in 2021.

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