Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

Love County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in December 2025, at 6.3%. Texas County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.3Love County
Lowest2.2Texas County
Median3.977 counties
Oklahoma3.7History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

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Love CountyLove County: 6.3 %6.3Hughes CountyHughes County: 5.7 %5.7Carter CountyCarter County: 5.6 %5.6McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 5.5 %5.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.4 %5.4Seminole CountySeminole County: 5.4 %5.4Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5.3 %5.3Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 5 %5Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 5 %5Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 5 %5Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 4.9 %4.9Haskell CountyHaskell County: 4.8 %4.8Coal CountyCoal County: 4.7 %4.7Latimer CountyLatimer County: 4.7 %4.7Adair CountyAdair County: 4.6 %4.6McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 4.6 %4.6Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 4.6 %4.6Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 4.6 %4.6Comanche CountyComanche County: 4.5 %4.5Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 4.5 %4.5Garvin CountyGarvin County: 4.4 %4.4Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4.4 %4.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.3 %4.3Murray CountyMurray County: 4.3 %4.3Atoka CountyAtoka County: 4.2 %4.2Osage CountyOsage County: 4.2 %4.2Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 4.2 %4.2Tillman CountyTillman County: 4.2 %4.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.1 %4.1Greer CountyGreer County: 4.1 %4.1Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.1 %4.1Washington CountyWashington County: 4.1 %4.1Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 4 %4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4 %4Craig CountyCraig County: 3.9 %3.9Creek CountyCreek County: 3.9 %3.9Kay CountyKay County: 3.9 %3.9Nowata CountyNowata County: 3.9 %3.9Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 3.9 %3.9Bryan CountyBryan County: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Love County6.3+0.9 pts
2Hughes County5.7+1.5 pts
3Carter County5.6+2 pts
4McIntosh County5.5+1.4 pts
5Jefferson County5.4+1.4 pts
5Seminole County5.4+1.3 pts
7Johnston County5.3+1.6 pts
8Muskogee County5+0.9 pts
8Okfuskee County5+1.3 pts
8Pushmataha County5-0.1 pts
11Okmulgee County4.9+1.2 pts
12Haskell County4.8+0.7 pts
13Coal County4.7+1.1 pts
13Latimer County4.7+1 pts
15Adair County4.6+0.9 pts
15McCurtain County4.6+0.7 pts
15Pittsburg County4.6+0.8 pts
15Sequoyah County4.6+1.3 pts
19Comanche County4.5+1.4 pts
19Le Flore County4.5+1 pts
21Garvin County4.4+1.5 pts
21Pawnee County4.4+1.3 pts
23Marshall County4.3+1.3 pts
23Murray County4.3+1.1 pts
25Atoka County4.2+1.4 pts
25Osage County4.2+0.9 pts
25Pottawatomie County4.2+1 pts
25Tillman County4.2+0.9 pts
29Delaware County4.1+0.8 pts
29Greer County4.1+1 pts
29Stephens County4.1+0.8 pts
29Washington County4.1+1 pts
33Choctaw County4+0.9 pts
33Lincoln County4+1 pts
35Craig County3.9+1 pts
35Creek County3.9+0.9 pts
35Kay County3.9+0.9 pts
35Nowata County3.9+1.3 pts
35Ottawa County3.9+0.7 pts
40Bryan County3.8+1.2 pts
40Logan County3.8+0.9 pts
40Mayes County3.8+0.9 pts
40Oklahoma County3.8+0.9 pts
44Beckham County3.7+1.1 pts
44Blaine County3.7+1.2 pts
44Cherokee County3.7+0.7 pts
44Major County3.7+1.2 pts
44Payne County3.7+0.9 pts
44Tulsa County3.7+0.9 pts
50Grady County3.6+1 pts
51Caddo County3.5+0.8 pts
51Cotton County3.5+0.9 pts
51Garfield County3.5+0.8 pts
51Wagoner County3.5+0.9 pts
55Canadian County3.4+1 pts
55Cleveland County3.4+0.8 pts
55Kiowa County3.4+0.8 pts
55Rogers County3.4+0.9 pts
59Noble County3.3+1.1 pts
59Pontotoc County3.3+0.9 pts
59Woodward County3.3+0.9 pts
62McClain County3.2+0.8 pts
62Washita County3.2+0.8 pts
64Ellis County3.1+0.9 pts
64Jackson County3.1+0.9 pts
64Woods County3.1+1 pts
67Alfalfa County3+1 pts
67Beaver County3+0.9 pts
67Grant County3+0.9 pts
67Kingfisher County3+1 pts
71Custer County2.9+0.3 pts
72Cimarron County2.7+1 pts
73Roger Mills County2.6+0.5 pts
74Harper County2.5+0.4 pts
75Harmon County2.4+0.6 pts
76Dewey County2.2+0.5 pts
76Texas County2.2+0.6 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 6.3% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Texas County, with 2.2% in December 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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