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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 2023, at 27.4%. McClain County had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 16.5% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.4Okfuskee County
Lowest7.8McClain County
Median16.577 counties
Oklahoma15.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 21.6 %Alfalfa County: 14 %Atoka County: 17.6 %Beaver County: 9.8 %Beckham County: 23.2 %Blaine County: 15.3 %Bryan County: 17.4 %Caddo County: 19 %Canadian County: 8.6 %Carter County: 15.1 %Cherokee County: 19.3 %Choctaw County: 22 %Cimarron County: 10.5 %Cleveland County: 12.8 %Coal County: 21.3 %Comanche County: 17.8 %Cotton County: 22.9 %Craig County: 19.5 %Creek County: 13.9 %Custer County: 16.5 %Delaware County: 18.6 %Dewey County: 14.4 %Ellis County: 13.8 %Garfield County: 12.7 %Garvin County: 15.3 %Grady County: 12.3 %Grant County: 13.5 %Greer County: 14.7 %Harmon County: 17 %Harper County: 15.9 %Haskell County: 20 %Hughes County: 20.9 %Jackson County: 16 %Jefferson County: 22.8 %Johnston County: 21.9 %Kay County: 15.5 %Kingfisher County: 11.7 %Kiowa County: 25 %Latimer County: 19.2 %Le Flore County: 20 %Lincoln County: 16.5 %Logan County: 13.7 %Love County: 14.8 %McClain County: 7.8 %McCurtain County: 21.1 %McIntosh County: 20.9 %Major County: 11.4 %Marshall County: 16.5 %Mayes County: 17.6 %Murray County: 12.8 %Muskogee County: 20.3 %Noble County: 11.5 %Nowata County: 16.4 %Okfuskee County: 27.4 %Oklahoma County: 15.7 %Okmulgee County: 17.6 %Osage County: 12.6 %Ottawa County: 20.7 %Pawnee County: 17 %Payne County: 23.9 %Pittsburg County: 18.2 %Pontotoc County: 12.6 %Pottawatomie County: 15.7 %Pushmataha County: 23.7 %Roger Mills County: 15.4 %Rogers County: 9.6 %Seminole County: 22.4 %Sequoyah County: 20.3 %Stephens County: 17.5 %Texas County: 18.5 %Tillman County: 17.2 %Tulsa County: 14.7 %Wagoner County: 9.3 %Washington County: 14.6 %Washita County: 12.6 %Woods County: 19.1 %Woodward County: 11.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Okfuskee County: 27.4 %Okfuskee County27.4Kiowa County: 25 %Kiowa County25Payne County: 23.9 %Payne County23.9Pushmataha County: 23.7 %Pushmataha County23.7Beckham County: 23.2 %Beckham County23.2Cotton County: 22.9 %Cotton County22.9Jefferson County: 22.8 %Jefferson County22.8Seminole County: 22.4 %Seminole County22.4Choctaw County: 22 %Choctaw County22Johnston County: 21.9 %Johnston County21.9Adair County: 21.6 %Adair County21.6Coal County: 21.3 %Coal County21.3McCurtain County: 21.1 %McCurtain County21.1Hughes County: 20.9 %Hughes County20.9McIntosh County: 20.9 %McIntosh County20.9Ottawa County: 20.7 %Ottawa County20.7Sequoyah County: 20.3 %Sequoyah County20.3Muskogee County: 20.3 %Muskogee County20.3Haskell County: 20 %Haskell County20Le Flore County: 20 %Le Flore County20Craig County: 19.5 %Craig County19.5Cherokee County: 19.3 %Cherokee County19.3Latimer County: 19.2 %Latimer County19.2Woods County: 19.1 %Woods County19.1Caddo County: 19 %Caddo County19Delaware County: 18.6 %Delaware County18.6Texas County: 18.5 %Texas County18.5Pittsburg County: 18.2 %Pittsburg County18.2Comanche County: 17.8 %Comanche County17.8Atoka County: 17.6 %Atoka County17.6Okmulgee County: 17.6 %Okmulgee County17.6Mayes County: 17.6 %Mayes County17.6Stephens County: 17.5 %Stephens County17.5Bryan County: 17.4 %Bryan County17.4Tillman County: 17.2 %Tillman County17.2Pawnee County: 17 %Pawnee County17Harmon County: 17 %Harmon County17Marshall County: 16.5 %Marshall County16.5Lincoln County: 16.5 %Lincoln County16.5Custer County: 16.5 %Custer County16.5Okfuskee County: 27.4 %Okfuskee County27.4Kiowa County: 25 %Kiowa County25Payne County: 23.9 %Payne County23.9Pushmataha County: 23.7 %Pushmataha County23.7Beckham County: 23.2 %Beckham County23.2Cotton County: 22.9 %Cotton County22.9Jefferson County: 22.8 %Jefferson County22.8Seminole County: 22.4 %Seminole County22.4Choctaw County: 22 %Choctaw County22Johnston County: 21.9 %Johnston County21.9Adair County: 21.6 %Adair County21.6Coal County: 21.3 %Coal County21.3McCurtain County: 21.1 %McCurtain County21.1Hughes County: 20.9 %Hughes County20.9McIntosh County: 20.9 %McIntosh County20.9Ottawa County: 20.7 %Ottawa County20.7Sequoyah County: 20.3 %Sequoyah County20.3Muskogee County: 20.3 %Muskogee County20.3Haskell County: 20 %Haskell County20Le Flore County: 20 %Le Flore County20Craig County: 19.5 %Craig County19.5Cherokee County: 19.3 %Cherokee County19.3Latimer County: 19.2 %Latimer County19.2Woods County: 19.1 %Woods County19.1Caddo County: 19 %Caddo County19Delaware County: 18.6 %Delaware County18.6Texas County: 18.5 %Texas County18.5Pittsburg County: 18.2 %Pittsburg County18.2Comanche County: 17.8 %Comanche County17.8Atoka County: 17.6 %Atoka County17.6Okmulgee County: 17.6 %Okmulgee County17.6Mayes County: 17.6 %Mayes County17.6Stephens County: 17.5 %Stephens County17.5Bryan County: 17.4 %Bryan County17.4Tillman County: 17.2 %Tillman County17.2Pawnee County: 17 %Pawnee County17Harmon County: 17 %Harmon County17Marshall County: 16.5 %Marshall County16.5Lincoln County: 16.5 %Lincoln County16.5Custer County: 16.5 %Custer County16.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Okfuskee County27.4+0.7 pts
2Kiowa County25+1.9 pts
3Payne County23.9-0.4 pts
4Pushmataha County23.7+2 pts
5Beckham County23.2+1.2 pts
6Cotton County22.9+1.1 pts
7Jefferson County22.8-0.4 pts
8Seminole County22.4-0.2 pts
9Choctaw County22-0.8 pts
10Johnston County21.9-0.9 pts
11Adair County21.6-0.8 pts
12Coal County21.3-1.6 pts
13McCurtain County21.1-0 pts
14Hughes County20.9+0.1 pts
14McIntosh County20.9-1.2 pts
16Ottawa County20.7+0.3 pts
17Sequoyah County20.3+0.8 pts
18Muskogee County20.3+2.2 pts
19Haskell County20-1.5 pts
19Le Flore County20-0.4 pts
21Craig County19.5+0.3 pts
22Cherokee County19.3-1.4 pts
23Latimer County19.2+2.5 pts
24Woods County19.1+0.5 pts
25Caddo County19+0.4 pts
26Delaware County18.6-0.5 pts
27Texas County18.5-1.9 pts
28Pittsburg County18.2-0.7 pts
29Comanche County17.8+1.2 pts
30Atoka County17.6-0.6 pts
31Okmulgee County17.6-0.4 pts
32Mayes County17.6+0.6 pts
33Stephens County17.5+0.6 pts
34Bryan County17.4+1.1 pts
35Tillman County17.2+0.3 pts
36Pawnee County17+2 pts
37Harmon County17-0.6 pts
38Marshall County16.5-2.3 pts
39Lincoln County16.5+2.2 pts
40Custer County16.5+0.4 pts
41Nowata County16.4+0.4 pts
42Jackson County16+1.4 pts
43Harper County15.9+1.8 pts
44Oklahoma County15.7-0.1 pts
45Pottawatomie County15.7-0.1 pts
46Kay County15.5-0.8 pts
47Roger Mills County15.4+1.9 pts
48Garvin County15.3+0.6 pts
49Blaine County15.3+1.6 pts
50Carter County15.1-0.2 pts
51Love County14.8+0.6 pts
52Greer County14.7-1.9 pts
53Tulsa County14.7+0.3 pts
54Washington County14.6+0.7 pts
55Dewey County14.4+0.2 pts
56Alfalfa County14+2.2 pts
57Creek County13.9+0.4 pts
58Ellis County13.8-0.8 pts
59Logan County13.7+0.1 pts
60Grant County13.5+0.2 pts
61Cleveland County12.8-0 pts
61Murray County12.8-1.8 pts
63Garfield County12.7-1.3 pts
64Osage County12.6+0.1 pts
65Washita County12.6+0.1 pts
66Pontotoc County12.6-0.8 pts
67Grady County12.3+1.3 pts
68Kingfisher County11.7-0.5 pts
69Noble County11.5+0.7 pts
70Major County11.4-0.3 pts
71Woodward County11.1-3.9 pts
72Cimarron County10.5-0.4 pts
73Beaver County9.8+2.7 pts
74Rogers County9.60 pts
75Wagoner County9.3+0.1 pts
76Canadian County8.6+0.6 pts
77McClain County7.8+0.7 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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?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: Counties in Oklahoma by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Okfuskee County, with 27.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

McClain County, with 7.8% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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