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Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate, August 2026

Hughes County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in August 2026, at 6.4%. Dewey County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Oklahoma was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.4Hughes County
Lowest2.1Dewey County
Median4.177 counties
Oklahoma4.3History

Top 40 counties, August 2026

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Hughes CountyHughes County: 6.4 %6.4Love CountyLove County: 6.4 %6.4Carter CountyCarter County: 6 %6McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 5.9 %5.9Seminole CountySeminole County: 5.9 %5.9Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5.8 %5.8Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 5.5 %5.5Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 5.3 %5.3Haskell CountyHaskell County: 5.1 %5.1Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 5.1 %5.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.9 %4.9Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 4.8 %4.8Adair CountyAdair County: 4.7 %4.7Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 4.7 %4.7Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 4.7 %4.7Comanche CountyComanche County: 4.6 %4.6Latimer CountyLatimer County: 4.6 %4.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.6 %4.6McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 4.6 %4.6Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4.6 %4.6Washington CountyWashington County: 4.6 %4.6Nowata CountyNowata County: 4.5 %4.5Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 4.5 %4.5Osage CountyOsage County: 4.5 %4.5Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.5 %4.5Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 4.4 %4.4Murray CountyMurray County: 4.4 %4.4Atoka CountyAtoka County: 4.3 %4.3Coal CountyCoal County: 4.3 %4.3Garvin CountyGarvin County: 4.3 %4.3Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 4.3 %4.3Creek CountyCreek County: 4.2 %4.2Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 4.2 %4.2Tillman CountyTillman County: 4.2 %4.2Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 4.2 %4.2Bryan CountyBryan County: 4.1 %4.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4.1 %4.1Craig CountyCraig County: 4.1 %4.1Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 4.1 %4.1Payne CountyPayne County: 4.1 %4.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Hughes County Provisional6.4+1.4 pts
1Love County Provisional6.4+0.5 pts
3Carter County Provisional6+1.3 pts
4McIntosh County Provisional5.9+0.5 pts
4Seminole County Provisional5.9+0.7 pts
6Johnston County Provisional5.8+1.2 pts
7Muskogee County Provisional5.5+0.7 pts
8Okmulgee County Provisional5.3+1.1 pts
9Haskell County Provisional5.1+0.4 pts
9Pittsburg County Provisional5.1+0.5 pts
11Jefferson County Provisional4.90 pts
12Pottawatomie County Provisional4.8+0.9 pts
13Adair County Provisional4.7+0.3 pts
13Pushmataha County Provisional4.7-0.1 pts
13Sequoyah County Provisional4.7+0.5 pts
16Comanche County Provisional4.6+0.6 pts
16Latimer County Provisional4.6+0.4 pts
16Marshall County Provisional4.6+0.9 pts
16McCurtain County Provisional4.6+0.4 pts
16Pawnee County Provisional4.6+0.6 pts
16Washington County Provisional4.6+0.9 pts
22Nowata County Provisional4.5+0.9 pts
22Okfuskee County Provisional4.5+0.4 pts
22Osage County Provisional4.5+0.7 pts
22Stephens County Provisional4.5+0.6 pts
26Le Flore County Provisional4.4+0.1 pts
26Murray County Provisional4.4+0.6 pts
28Atoka County Provisional4.3+0.7 pts
28Coal County Provisional4.3-0.1 pts
28Garvin County Provisional4.3+0.4 pts
28Ottawa County Provisional4.3+0.6 pts
32Creek County Provisional4.2+0.6 pts
32Kiowa County Provisional4.2+0.9 pts
32Tillman County Provisional4.2+0.4 pts
32Tulsa County Provisional4.2+0.7 pts
36Bryan County Provisional4.1+0.4 pts
36Cherokee County Provisional4.1+0.5 pts
36Craig County Provisional4.1+0.5 pts
36Oklahoma County Provisional4.1+0.6 pts
36Payne County Provisional4.1+0.7 pts
41Delaware County Provisional4+0.5 pts
41Kay County Provisional4+0.5 pts
41Lincoln County Provisional4+0.2 pts
41Logan County Provisional4+0.6 pts
45Choctaw County Provisional3.9+0.2 pts
45Cotton County Provisional3.9+1.1 pts
45Mayes County Provisional3.9+0.2 pts
48Caddo County Provisional3.8+0.6 pts
48Garfield County Provisional3.8+0.6 pts
48Grady County Provisional3.8+0.4 pts
48Greer County Provisional3.8+0.1 pts
48Wagoner County Provisional3.8+0.6 pts
53Beckham County Provisional3.7+0.4 pts
53Cleveland County Provisional3.7+0.5 pts
53Pontotoc County Provisional3.7+0.8 pts
53Rogers County Provisional3.7+0.6 pts
57Canadian County Provisional3.6+0.6 pts
57Woodward County Provisional3.6+0.7 pts
59Blaine County Provisional3.5+0.2 pts
59McClain County Provisional3.5+0.5 pts
61Noble County Provisional3.4+0.6 pts
62Major County Provisional3.3+0.1 pts
63Custer County Provisional3.2+0.4 pts
63Jackson County Provisional3.2+0.2 pts
63Woods County Provisional3.2+0.4 pts
66Grant County Provisional3+0.2 pts
66Kingfisher County Provisional3+0.4 pts
68Beaver County Provisional2.9+0.2 pts
68Roger Mills County Provisional2.9+0.4 pts
68Washita County Provisional2.90 pts
71Cimarron County Provisional2.8-0.2 pts
71Harmon County Provisional2.8+0.7 pts
73Alfalfa County Provisional2.7+0.3 pts
73Ellis County Provisional2.7+0.1 pts
75Harper County Provisional2.6+0.5 pts
76Texas County Provisional2.4+0.5 pts
77Dewey County Provisional2.1+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Hughes County, with 6.4% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dewey County, with 2.1% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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