Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

McIntosh County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in September 2025, at 5.4%. Texas County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Oklahoma was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.4McIntosh County
Lowest1.9Texas County
Median3.677 counties
Oklahoma3.6History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 5.4 %5.4Seminole CountySeminole County: 5.3 %5.3Love CountyLove County: 5.2 %5.2Hughes CountyHughes County: 5.1 %5.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.1 %5.1Coal CountyCoal County: 4.7 %4.7Haskell CountyHaskell County: 4.7 %4.7Carter CountyCarter County: 4.6 %4.6Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 4.6 %4.6Johnston CountyJohnston County: 4.5 %4.5Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 4.5 %4.5Adair CountyAdair County: 4.4 %4.4Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 4.4 %4.4Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 4.3 %4.3Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4.3 %4.3Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 4.3 %4.3Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 4.2 %4.2McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 4.1 %4.1Comanche CountyComanche County: 4 %4Latimer CountyLatimer County: 4 %4Murray CountyMurray County: 4 %4Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 4 %4Tillman CountyTillman County: 4 %4Garvin CountyGarvin County: 3.9 %3.9Greer CountyGreer County: 3.9 %3.9Osage CountyOsage County: 3.9 %3.9Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 3.9 %3.9Craig CountyCraig County: 3.8 %3.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.8 %3.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.8 %3.8Washington CountyWashington County: 3.8 %3.8Stephens CountyStephens County: 3.7 %3.7Atoka CountyAtoka County: 3.6 %3.6Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 3.6 %3.6Creek CountyCreek County: 3.6 %3.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.6 %3.6Kay CountyKay County: 3.6 %3.6Mayes CountyMayes County: 3.6 %3.6Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 3.6 %3.6Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 3.6 %3.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1McIntosh County5.4+0.5 pts
2Seminole County5.3+0.8 pts
3Love County5.2-0.4 pts
4Hughes County5.1+0.2 pts
4Jefferson County5.1+1.2 pts
6Coal County4.7+1.2 pts
6Haskell County4.7+0.5 pts
8Carter County4.6+0.9 pts
8Muskogee County4.6+0.4 pts
10Johnston County4.5+0.8 pts
10Pushmataha County4.5+0.2 pts
12Adair County4.4+0.9 pts
12Pittsburg County4.4+0.5 pts
14Okmulgee County4.3+0.5 pts
14Pawnee County4.3+0.8 pts
14Sequoyah County4.3+0.9 pts
17Le Flore County4.2+0.4 pts
18McCurtain County4.1+0.3 pts
19Comanche County4+0.6 pts
19Latimer County4+0.4 pts
19Murray County4+0.5 pts
19Okfuskee County4+0.3 pts
19Tillman County4+0.7 pts
24Garvin County3.9+0.8 pts
24Greer County3.9+0.9 pts
24Osage County3.9+0.3 pts
24Pottawatomie County3.9+0.6 pts
28Craig County3.8+0.7 pts
28Lincoln County3.8+0.6 pts
28Marshall County3.8+0.5 pts
28Washington County3.8+0.4 pts
32Stephens County3.7+0.3 pts
33Atoka County3.6+0.3 pts
33Choctaw County3.6+0.6 pts
33Creek County3.6+0.3 pts
33Delaware County3.6+0.2 pts
33Kay County3.6+0.5 pts
33Mayes County3.6+0.7 pts
33Oklahoma County3.6+0.6 pts
33Ottawa County3.6+0.8 pts
41Blaine County3.5+0.5 pts
41Bryan County3.5+0.7 pts
41Cherokee County3.5+0.4 pts
41Tulsa County3.5+0.5 pts
45Beckham County3.4+0.5 pts
45Logan County3.4+0.5 pts
45Nowata County3.4+0.4 pts
48Grady County3.3+0.6 pts
48Kiowa County3.3+0.6 pts
48Major County3.3+0.3 pts
48Payne County3.3+0.5 pts
48Wagoner County3.3+0.4 pts
53Caddo County3.2+0.4 pts
53Cimarron County3.2+1.1 pts
53Garfield County3.2+0.3 pts
56Canadian County3.1+0.6 pts
56Cleveland County3.1+0.4 pts
56Rogers County3.1+0.4 pts
59Cotton County3+0.3 pts
59Jackson County3+0.5 pts
59McClain County3+0.4 pts
59Noble County3+0.6 pts
59Pontotoc County3+0.5 pts
64Washita County2.9+0.3 pts
64Woodward County2.9+0.3 pts
66Grant County2.8+0.2 pts
66Woods County2.8+0.7 pts
68Custer County2.7+0.1 pts
68Ellis County2.7+0.3 pts
68Kingfisher County2.7+0.4 pts
71Beaver County2.6+0.3 pts
71Roger Mills County2.6+0.4 pts
73Alfalfa County2.5+0.1 pts
74Harmon County2.3+0.4 pts
75Harper County2.20 pts
76Dewey County1.9-0.1 pts
76Texas County1.9+0.2 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?

McIntosh County, with 5.4% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Texas County, with 1.9% in September 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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