Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

Love County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in August 2025, at 5.9%. Texas County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Oklahoma was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.9Love County
Lowest1.9Texas County
Median3.677 counties
Oklahoma3.4History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

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Love CountyLove County: 5.9 %5.9McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 5.4 %5.4Seminole CountySeminole County: 5.2 %5.2Hughes CountyHughes County: 5 %5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.9 %4.9Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 4.8 %4.8Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 4.8 %4.8Carter CountyCarter County: 4.7 %4.7Haskell CountyHaskell County: 4.7 %4.7Johnston CountyJohnston County: 4.6 %4.6Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 4.6 %4.6Adair CountyAdair County: 4.4 %4.4Coal CountyCoal County: 4.4 %4.4Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 4.3 %4.3Latimer CountyLatimer County: 4.2 %4.2McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 4.2 %4.2Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 4.2 %4.2Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 4.2 %4.2Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 4.1 %4.1Comanche CountyComanche County: 4 %4Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4 %4Garvin CountyGarvin County: 3.9 %3.9Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 3.9 %3.9Stephens CountyStephens County: 3.9 %3.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.8 %3.8Murray CountyMurray County: 3.8 %3.8Osage CountyOsage County: 3.8 %3.8Tillman CountyTillman County: 3.8 %3.8Bryan CountyBryan County: 3.7 %3.7Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 3.7 %3.7Greer CountyGreer County: 3.7 %3.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.7 %3.7Mayes CountyMayes County: 3.7 %3.7Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 3.7 %3.7Washington CountyWashington County: 3.7 %3.7Atoka CountyAtoka County: 3.6 %3.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.6 %3.6Craig CountyCraig County: 3.6 %3.6Creek CountyCreek County: 3.6 %3.6Nowata CountyNowata County: 3.6 %3.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Love County5.9-0.8 pts
2McIntosh County5.40 pts
3Seminole County5.2+0.1 pts
4Hughes County5-0.3 pts
5Jefferson County4.9+0.6 pts
6Muskogee County4.8+0.2 pts
6Pushmataha County4.8+0.6 pts
8Carter County4.7+0.7 pts
8Haskell County4.7+0.4 pts
10Johnston County4.6+0.5 pts
10Pittsburg County4.6+0.3 pts
12Adair County4.4+0.5 pts
12Coal County4.4+0.8 pts
14Le Flore County4.3+0.1 pts
15Latimer County4.2+0.2 pts
15McCurtain County4.2-0.1 pts
15Okmulgee County4.2+0.1 pts
15Sequoyah County4.2+0.6 pts
19Okfuskee County4.1+0.1 pts
20Comanche County4+0.4 pts
20Pawnee County4+0.3 pts
22Garvin County3.9+0.5 pts
22Pottawatomie County3.9+0.2 pts
22Stephens County3.9+0.3 pts
25Lincoln County3.8+0.4 pts
25Murray County3.8+0.1 pts
25Osage County3.80 pts
25Tillman County3.8-0.4 pts
29Bryan County3.7+0.7 pts
29Choctaw County3.7+0.3 pts
29Greer County3.7+0.3 pts
29Marshall County3.7+0.2 pts
29Mayes County3.7+0.6 pts
29Ottawa County3.7+0.5 pts
29Washington County3.7+0.1 pts
36Atoka County3.6-0.1 pts
36Cherokee County3.6+0.2 pts
36Craig County3.6+0.4 pts
36Creek County3.60 pts
36Nowata County3.6+0.3 pts
41Delaware County3.5-0.1 pts
41Kay County3.5+0.2 pts
41Oklahoma County3.5+0.2 pts
41Tulsa County3.5+0.2 pts
45Grady County3.4+0.4 pts
45Logan County3.4+0.3 pts
45Payne County3.4+0.2 pts
48Beckham County3.3+0.2 pts
48Blaine County3.30 pts
48Kiowa County3.3+0.3 pts
51Caddo County3.2+0.1 pts
51Cleveland County3.2+0.2 pts
51Garfield County3.20 pts
51Major County3.20 pts
51Wagoner County3.2+0.1 pts
56Rogers County3.1+0.2 pts
57Canadian County3+0.3 pts
57Cimarron County3+1.2 pts
57Jackson County3+0.5 pts
57McClain County3+0.2 pts
61Pontotoc County2.9+0.1 pts
61Washita County2.9+0.1 pts
61Woodward County2.9+0.1 pts
64Cotton County2.8-0.2 pts
64Custer County2.8-0.1 pts
64Grant County2.8+0.1 pts
64Noble County2.8+0.3 pts
64Woods County2.8+0.5 pts
69Beaver County2.7+0.4 pts
70Ellis County2.60 pts
70Kingfisher County2.6-0.2 pts
72Roger Mills County2.5+0.2 pts
73Alfalfa County2.4-0.2 pts
74Harmon County2.1-0.1 pts
74Harper County2.1-0.1 pts
76Dewey County2-0.1 pts
77Texas County1.90 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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Love County, with 5.9% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Texas County, with 1.9% in August 2025.

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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