Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

Love County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in January 2026, at 7%. Texas County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Oklahoma was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7Love County
Lowest2.6Texas County
Median4.377 counties
Oklahoma3.9History

Top 40 counties, January 2026

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Love CountyLove County: 7 %7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 6.4 %6.4Carter CountyCarter County: 6.3 %6.3Hughes CountyHughes County: 6.3 %6.3Johnston CountyJohnston County: 6 %6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.9 %5.9Seminole CountySeminole County: 5.9 %5.9Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 5.8 %5.8Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 5.6 %5.6Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 5.6 %5.6Coal CountyCoal County: 5.5 %5.5Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 5.5 %5.5Haskell CountyHaskell County: 5.3 %5.3Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 5.3 %5.3Garvin CountyGarvin County: 5 %5Latimer CountyLatimer County: 5 %5Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 5 %5McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 5 %5Murray CountyMurray County: 5 %5Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 5 %5Adair CountyAdair County: 4.9 %4.9Comanche CountyComanche County: 4.9 %4.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.9 %4.9Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4.9 %4.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.8 %4.8Osage CountyOsage County: 4.8 %4.8Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.8 %4.8Washington CountyWashington County: 4.8 %4.8Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 4.7 %4.7Tillman CountyTillman County: 4.7 %4.7Atoka CountyAtoka County: 4.6 %4.6Craig CountyCraig County: 4.6 %4.6Kay CountyKay County: 4.5 %4.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.5 %4.5Nowata CountyNowata County: 4.5 %4.5Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 4.4 %4.4Bryan CountyBryan County: 4.3 %4.3Creek CountyCreek County: 4.3 %4.3Logan CountyLogan County: 4.3 %4.3Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 4.3 %4.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Love County7+1.5 pts
2McIntosh County6.4+1.5 pts
3Carter County6.3+2.3 pts
3Hughes County6.3+1.5 pts
5Johnston County6+1.8 pts
6Jefferson County5.9+1.3 pts
6Seminole County5.9+1.2 pts
8Okfuskee County5.8+1.6 pts
9Okmulgee County5.6+1.5 pts
9Pushmataha County5.60 pts
11Coal County5.5+1.6 pts
11Muskogee County5.5+0.9 pts
13Haskell County5.3+0.8 pts
13Pittsburg County5.3+1 pts
15Garvin County5+1.3 pts
15Latimer County5+1.2 pts
15Le Flore County5+1 pts
15McCurtain County5+1 pts
15Murray County5+1.3 pts
15Sequoyah County5+1.2 pts
21Adair County4.9+0.5 pts
21Comanche County4.9+1.3 pts
21Marshall County4.9+1.4 pts
21Pawnee County4.9+1.2 pts
25Delaware County4.8+0.9 pts
25Osage County4.8+0.9 pts
25Stephens County4.8+1 pts
25Washington County4.8+1.2 pts
29Pottawatomie County4.7+1 pts
29Tillman County4.7+0.5 pts
31Atoka County4.6+1 pts
31Craig County4.6+1 pts
33Kay County4.5+1 pts
33Lincoln County4.5+1 pts
33Nowata County4.5+1.3 pts
36Ottawa County4.4+0.7 pts
37Bryan County4.3+1.2 pts
37Creek County4.3+0.8 pts
37Logan County4.3+1.1 pts
37Oklahoma County4.3+1.1 pts
37Payne County4.3+1.1 pts
42Choctaw County4.2+0.8 pts
42Greer County4.2+0.4 pts
42Mayes County4.2+0.8 pts
42Tulsa County4.2+1 pts
46Beckham County4.1+0.8 pts
46Cherokee County4.1+0.6 pts
48Blaine County4+1 pts
48Cotton County4+0.9 pts
48Garfield County4+0.8 pts
48Grady County4+1 pts
48Wagoner County4+0.9 pts
53Caddo County3.9+0.8 pts
53Cleveland County3.9+0.9 pts
53Kiowa County3.9+0.5 pts
53Pontotoc County3.9+1 pts
53Rogers County3.9+0.9 pts
58Canadian County3.8+1 pts
58Major County3.8+0.7 pts
60Beaver County3.7+0.8 pts
60McClain County3.7+0.9 pts
60Woodward County3.7+0.9 pts
63Alfalfa County3.6+1.1 pts
63Washita County3.6+0.5 pts
65Ellis County3.5+0.8 pts
65Jackson County3.5+0.9 pts
65Noble County3.5+0.8 pts
68Grant County3.4+0.7 pts
68Woods County3.4+0.8 pts
70Custer County3.3+0.4 pts
70Kingfisher County3.3+0.9 pts
72Cimarron County3.2+1 pts
73Harmon County3.1+1 pts
73Roger Mills County3.1+0.5 pts
75Harper County3+0.4 pts
76Dewey County2.7+0.6 pts
77Texas County2.6+0.7 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?

Love County, with 7% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Texas County, with 2.6% in January 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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