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

Seminole County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 77 counties in 2021, at 9.2%. Cimarron County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Oklahoma was 5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.2Seminole County
Lowest0.6Cimarron County
Median5.277 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 5.6 %Alfalfa County: 3.6 %Atoka County: 6 %Beaver County: 3.6 %Beckham County: 6.5 %Blaine County: 6.5 %Bryan County: 5.3 %Caddo County: 6.9 %Canadian County: 3.7 %Carter County: 4.5 %Cherokee County: 6.5 %Choctaw County: 7.5 %Cimarron County: 0.6 %Cleveland County: 4.6 %Coal County: 6.3 %Comanche County: 6.7 %Cotton County: 4.1 %Craig County: 5.4 %Creek County: 4 %Custer County: 2.7 %Delaware County: 6.4 %Dewey County: 4.7 %Ellis County: 7.3 %Garfield County: 3.9 %Garvin County: 3.3 %Grady County: 4.5 %Grant County: 3.1 %Greer County: 6.9 %Harmon County: 5.5 %Harper County: 4.1 %Haskell County: 8.6 %Hughes County: 7.4 %Jackson County: 4.3 %Jefferson County: 5.1 %Johnston County: 6.3 %Kay County: 6.4 %Kingfisher County: 3.1 %Kiowa County: 4.3 %Latimer County: 8.9 %Le Flore County: 5.5 %Lincoln County: 3.5 %Logan County: 3.4 %Love County: 5.4 %McClain County: 3.8 %McCurtain County: 5.4 %McIntosh County: 4.9 %Major County: 1.8 %Marshall County: 4.7 %Mayes County: 6.1 %Murray County: 3.3 %Muskogee County: 6.1 %Noble County: 5.2 %Nowata County: 5.4 %Okfuskee County: 5.5 %Oklahoma County: 4.6 %Okmulgee County: 7.5 %Osage County: 5.7 %Ottawa County: 4.1 %Pawnee County: 3.9 %Payne County: 4.3 %Pittsburg County: 7 %Pontotoc County: 4.3 %Pottawatomie County: 5.6 %Pushmataha County: 8.4 %Roger Mills County: 5.7 %Rogers County: 5.2 %Seminole County: 9.2 %Sequoyah County: 5 %Stephens County: 5.7 %Texas County: 2.8 %Tillman County: 6.7 %Tulsa County: 5.6 %Wagoner County: 5.2 %Washington County: 4.5 %Washita County: 7 %Woods County: 4.5 %Woodward County: 5 %
  • Under 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 5.2
  • 5.2 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.7
  • 6.7 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Seminole County: 9.2 %Seminole County9.2Latimer County: 8.9 %Latimer County8.9Haskell County: 8.6 %Haskell County8.6Pushmataha County: 8.4 %Pushmataha County8.4Okmulgee County: 7.5 %Okmulgee County7.5Choctaw County: 7.5 %Choctaw County7.5Hughes County: 7.4 %Hughes County7.4Ellis County: 7.3 %Ellis County7.3Pittsburg County: 7 %Pittsburg County7Washita County: 7 %Washita County7Greer County: 6.9 %Greer County6.9Caddo County: 6.9 %Caddo County6.9Comanche County: 6.7 %Comanche County6.7Tillman County: 6.7 %Tillman County6.7Beckham County: 6.5 %Beckham County6.5Cherokee County: 6.5 %Cherokee County6.5Blaine County: 6.5 %Blaine County6.5Kay County: 6.4 %Kay County6.4Delaware County: 6.4 %Delaware County6.4Johnston County: 6.3 %Johnston County6.3Coal County: 6.3 %Coal County6.3Mayes County: 6.1 %Mayes County6.1Muskogee County: 6.1 %Muskogee County6.1Atoka County: 6 %Atoka County6Roger Mills County: 5.7 %Roger Mills County5.7Osage County: 5.7 %Osage County5.7Stephens County: 5.7 %Stephens County5.7Tulsa County: 5.6 %Tulsa County5.6Pottawatomie County: 5.6 %Pottawatomie County5.6Adair County: 5.6 %Adair County5.6Okfuskee County: 5.5 %Okfuskee County5.5Le Flore County: 5.5 %Le Flore County5.5Harmon County: 5.5 %Harmon County5.5Nowata County: 5.4 %Nowata County5.4Craig County: 5.4 %Craig County5.4Love County: 5.4 %Love County5.4McCurtain County: 5.4 %McCurtain County5.4Bryan County: 5.3 %Bryan County5.3Noble County: 5.2 %Noble County5.2Wagoner County: 5.2 %Wagoner County5.2Seminole County: 9.2 %Seminole County9.2Latimer County: 8.9 %Latimer County8.9Haskell County: 8.6 %Haskell County8.6Pushmataha County: 8.4 %Pushmataha County8.4Okmulgee County: 7.5 %Okmulgee County7.5Choctaw County: 7.5 %Choctaw County7.5Hughes County: 7.4 %Hughes County7.4Ellis County: 7.3 %Ellis County7.3Pittsburg County: 7 %Pittsburg County7Washita County: 7 %Washita County7Greer County: 6.9 %Greer County6.9Caddo County: 6.9 %Caddo County6.9Comanche County: 6.7 %Comanche County6.7Tillman County: 6.7 %Tillman County6.7Beckham County: 6.5 %Beckham County6.5Cherokee County: 6.5 %Cherokee County6.5Blaine County: 6.5 %Blaine County6.5Kay County: 6.4 %Kay County6.4Delaware County: 6.4 %Delaware County6.4Johnston County: 6.3 %Johnston County6.3Coal County: 6.3 %Coal County6.3Mayes County: 6.1 %Mayes County6.1Muskogee County: 6.1 %Muskogee County6.1Atoka County: 6 %Atoka County6Roger Mills County: 5.7 %Roger Mills County5.7Osage County: 5.7 %Osage County5.7Stephens County: 5.7 %Stephens County5.7Tulsa County: 5.6 %Tulsa County5.6Pottawatomie County: 5.6 %Pottawatomie County5.6Adair County: 5.6 %Adair County5.6Okfuskee County: 5.5 %Okfuskee County5.5Le Flore County: 5.5 %Le Flore County5.5Harmon County: 5.5 %Harmon County5.5Nowata County: 5.4 %Nowata County5.4Craig County: 5.4 %Craig County5.4Love County: 5.4 %Love County5.4McCurtain County: 5.4 %McCurtain County5.4Bryan County: 5.3 %Bryan County5.3Noble County: 5.2 %Noble County5.2Wagoner County: 5.2 %Wagoner County5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Seminole County9.2
2Latimer County8.9
3Haskell County8.6
4Pushmataha County8.4
5Okmulgee County7.5
6Choctaw County7.5
7Hughes County7.4
8Ellis County7.3
9Pittsburg County7
9Washita County7
11Greer County6.9
12Caddo County6.9
13Comanche County6.7
14Tillman County6.7
15Beckham County6.5
16Cherokee County6.5
17Blaine County6.5
18Kay County6.4
19Delaware County6.4
20Johnston County6.3
21Coal County6.3
22Mayes County6.1
23Muskogee County6.1
24Atoka County6
25Roger Mills County5.7
26Osage County5.7
27Stephens County5.7
28Tulsa County5.6
29Pottawatomie County5.6
30Adair County5.6
31Okfuskee County5.5
32Le Flore County5.5
33Harmon County5.5
34Nowata County5.4
35Craig County5.4
36Love County5.4
36McCurtain County5.4
38Bryan County5.3
39Noble County5.2
40Wagoner County5.2
41Rogers County5.2
42Jefferson County5.1
43Woodward County5
44Sequoyah County5
45McIntosh County4.9
46Dewey County4.7
46Marshall County4.7
48Cleveland County4.6
49Oklahoma County4.6
50Grady County4.5
50Washington County4.5
52Carter County4.5
52Woods County4.5
54Payne County4.3
55Jackson County4.3
55Kiowa County4.3
57Pontotoc County4.3
58Cotton County4.1
59Ottawa County4.1
60Harper County4.1
61Creek County4
62Garfield County3.9
63Pawnee County3.9
64McClain County3.8
65Canadian County3.7
66Alfalfa County3.6
67Beaver County3.6
68Lincoln County3.5
69Logan County3.4
70Garvin County3.3
71Murray County3.3
72Grant County3.1
73Kingfisher County3.1
74Texas County2.8
75Custer County2.7
76Major County1.8
77Cimarron County0.6

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment 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-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment 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-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment 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-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Seminole County, with 9.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cimarron County, with 0.6% in 2021.

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