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

Harmon County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 77 counties in 2023, at 9.7%. Cimarron County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Oklahoma was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.7Harmon County
Lowest0.3Cimarron County
Median4.877 counties
Oklahoma4.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 7 %Alfalfa County: 4.3 %Atoka County: 4.5 %Beaver County: 1.9 %Beckham County: 5.8 %Blaine County: 7.5 %Bryan County: 4.8 %Caddo County: 5.4 %Canadian County: 4 %Carter County: 3.9 %Cherokee County: 5.1 %Choctaw County: 4.2 %Cimarron County: 0.3 %Cleveland County: 4.8 %Coal County: 6.2 %Comanche County: 6.9 %Cotton County: 2.2 %Craig County: 4.7 %Creek County: 3.6 %Custer County: 3.5 %Delaware County: 4.8 %Dewey County: 4.5 %Ellis County: 6.5 %Garfield County: 4.2 %Garvin County: 2.8 %Grady County: 5.2 %Grant County: 4.1 %Greer County: 4.7 %Harmon County: 9.7 %Harper County: 2.2 %Haskell County: 5.9 %Hughes County: 5.6 %Jackson County: 5.2 %Jefferson County: 4.1 %Johnston County: 5.1 %Kay County: 6 %Kingfisher County: 1.9 %Kiowa County: 4.3 %Latimer County: 7.3 %Le Flore County: 5.2 %Lincoln County: 3.6 %Logan County: 3.3 %Love County: 4.7 %McClain County: 4.7 %McCurtain County: 4.2 %McIntosh County: 4.2 %Major County: 1.9 %Marshall County: 5.4 %Mayes County: 6.6 %Murray County: 2.1 %Muskogee County: 5.9 %Noble County: 2.3 %Nowata County: 5.1 %Okfuskee County: 3.1 %Oklahoma County: 4.8 %Okmulgee County: 7.2 %Osage County: 5.4 %Ottawa County: 3.5 %Pawnee County: 3.6 %Payne County: 4.5 %Pittsburg County: 5.8 %Pontotoc County: 3.5 %Pottawatomie County: 5.4 %Pushmataha County: 6.2 %Roger Mills County: 3.4 %Rogers County: 4.7 %Seminole County: 7.2 %Sequoyah County: 4.8 %Stephens County: 5.3 %Texas County: 2.5 %Tillman County: 5.9 %Tulsa County: 5.4 %Wagoner County: 4.8 %Washington County: 3.9 %Washita County: 6.1 %Woods County: 6.8 %Woodward County: 4.8 %
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  • 6 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Harmon County: 9.7 %Harmon County9.7Blaine County: 7.5 %Blaine County7.5Latimer County: 7.3 %Latimer County7.3Okmulgee County: 7.2 %Okmulgee County7.2Seminole County: 7.2 %Seminole County7.2Adair County: 7 %Adair County7Comanche County: 6.9 %Comanche County6.9Woods County: 6.8 %Woods County6.8Mayes County: 6.6 %Mayes County6.6Ellis County: 6.5 %Ellis County6.5Pushmataha County: 6.2 %Pushmataha County6.2Coal County: 6.2 %Coal County6.2Washita County: 6.1 %Washita County6.1Kay County: 6 %Kay County6Haskell County: 5.9 %Haskell County5.9Muskogee County: 5.9 %Muskogee County5.9Tillman County: 5.9 %Tillman County5.9Beckham County: 5.8 %Beckham County5.8Pittsburg County: 5.8 %Pittsburg County5.8Hughes County: 5.6 %Hughes County5.6Pottawatomie County: 5.4 %Pottawatomie County5.4Tulsa County: 5.4 %Tulsa County5.4Osage County: 5.4 %Osage County5.4Caddo County: 5.4 %Caddo County5.4Marshall County: 5.4 %Marshall County5.4Stephens County: 5.3 %Stephens County5.3Jackson County: 5.2 %Jackson County5.2Le Flore County: 5.2 %Le Flore County5.2Grady County: 5.2 %Grady County5.2Cherokee County: 5.1 %Cherokee County5.1Nowata County: 5.1 %Nowata County5.1Johnston County: 5.1 %Johnston County5.1Cleveland County: 4.8 %Cleveland County4.8Delaware County: 4.8 %Delaware County4.8Oklahoma County: 4.8 %Oklahoma County4.8Bryan County: 4.8 %Bryan County4.8Wagoner County: 4.8 %Wagoner County4.8Sequoyah County: 4.8 %Sequoyah County4.8Woodward County: 4.8 %Woodward County4.8Craig County: 4.7 %Craig County4.7Harmon County: 9.7 %Harmon County9.7Blaine County: 7.5 %Blaine County7.5Latimer County: 7.3 %Latimer County7.3Okmulgee County: 7.2 %Okmulgee County7.2Seminole County: 7.2 %Seminole County7.2Adair County: 7 %Adair County7Comanche County: 6.9 %Comanche County6.9Woods County: 6.8 %Woods County6.8Mayes County: 6.6 %Mayes County6.6Ellis County: 6.5 %Ellis County6.5Pushmataha County: 6.2 %Pushmataha County6.2Coal County: 6.2 %Coal County6.2Washita County: 6.1 %Washita County6.1Kay County: 6 %Kay County6Haskell County: 5.9 %Haskell County5.9Muskogee County: 5.9 %Muskogee County5.9Tillman County: 5.9 %Tillman County5.9Beckham County: 5.8 %Beckham County5.8Pittsburg County: 5.8 %Pittsburg County5.8Hughes County: 5.6 %Hughes County5.6Pottawatomie County: 5.4 %Pottawatomie County5.4Tulsa County: 5.4 %Tulsa County5.4Osage County: 5.4 %Osage County5.4Caddo County: 5.4 %Caddo County5.4Marshall County: 5.4 %Marshall County5.4Stephens County: 5.3 %Stephens County5.3Jackson County: 5.2 %Jackson County5.2Le Flore County: 5.2 %Le Flore County5.2Grady County: 5.2 %Grady County5.2Cherokee County: 5.1 %Cherokee County5.1Nowata County: 5.1 %Nowata County5.1Johnston County: 5.1 %Johnston County5.1Cleveland County: 4.8 %Cleveland County4.8Delaware County: 4.8 %Delaware County4.8Oklahoma County: 4.8 %Oklahoma County4.8Bryan County: 4.8 %Bryan County4.8Wagoner County: 4.8 %Wagoner County4.8Sequoyah County: 4.8 %Sequoyah County4.8Woodward County: 4.8 %Woodward County4.8Craig County: 4.7 %Craig County4.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Harmon County9.7+2.2 pts
2Blaine County7.5+0.6 pts
3Latimer County7.3-0.5 pts
4Okmulgee County7.2-0 pts
5Seminole County7.2-0 pts
6Adair County7+0.6 pts
7Comanche County6.9+0.3 pts
8Woods County6.8+1.8 pts
9Mayes County6.6+0.6 pts
10Ellis County6.5-2.3 pts
11Pushmataha County6.2-2.8 pts
12Coal County6.2+0.5 pts
13Washita County6.1+0.3 pts
14Kay County6-0.3 pts
15Haskell County5.9-1.8 pts
16Muskogee County5.9+0.2 pts
17Tillman County5.90 pts
18Beckham County5.8-0.4 pts
19Pittsburg County5.8-0.5 pts
20Hughes County5.6-0.7 pts
21Pottawatomie County5.4-0.4 pts
21Tulsa County5.4+0.1 pts
23Osage County5.4-0.2 pts
24Caddo County5.4-0.6 pts
25Marshall County5.4-0.4 pts
26Stephens County5.3+0.4 pts
27Jackson County5.2+1 pts
28Le Flore County5.20 pts
29Grady County5.2+0.1 pts
30Cherokee County5.1-0.5 pts
31Nowata County5.1+0.8 pts
32Johnston County5.1-0.4 pts
33Cleveland County4.8+0.2 pts
33Delaware County4.8-0.4 pts
33Oklahoma County4.8+0.2 pts
36Bryan County4.8+0.1 pts
37Wagoner County4.8-0.1 pts
38Sequoyah County4.8-0.4 pts
39Woodward County4.8-0.5 pts
40Craig County4.7+0.1 pts
41Greer County4.7-1.1 pts
42Love County4.7-0.8 pts
42McClain County4.7+0.6 pts
42Rogers County4.7-0.1 pts
45Atoka County4.5-1.2 pts
45Dewey County4.5-0.7 pts
45Payne County4.5-0.3 pts
48Alfalfa County4.3+0.3 pts
49Kiowa County4.3-0.1 pts
50Choctaw County4.2-2.6 pts
51Garfield County4.2-0.4 pts
52McIntosh County4.2+0.2 pts
53McCurtain County4.2-0.7 pts
54Jefferson County4.1-0.2 pts
55Grant County4.1+0.6 pts
56Canadian County4-0.1 pts
57Carter County3.9-0.2 pts
58Washington County3.90 pts
59Lincoln County3.6+0.5 pts
60Creek County3.6-0.1 pts
60Pawnee County3.60 pts
62Custer County3.5+0.7 pts
63Pontotoc County3.5-0.8 pts
64Ottawa County3.5-0.3 pts
65Roger Mills County3.4-1.4 pts
66Logan County3.3+0.4 pts
67Okfuskee County3.1-0.4 pts
68Garvin County2.8-0 pts
69Texas County2.5-0.2 pts
70Noble County2.3-1.7 pts
71Cotton County2.20 pts
72Harper County2.2-0.5 pts
73Murray County2.1-0 pts
74Beaver County1.90 pts
74Kingfisher County1.9-0.6 pts
76Major County1.9+0.1 pts
77Cimarron County0.3+0.1 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-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 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/oklahoma-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Harmon County, with 9.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cimarron County, with 0.3% in 2023.

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