Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

Love County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in February 2026, at 7.1%. Harmon County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Oklahoma was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.1Love County
Lowest2.6Harmon County
Median4.177 counties
Oklahoma3.9History

Top 40 counties, February 2026

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Love CountyLove County: 7.1 %7.1Carter CountyCarter County: 6.5 %6.5Hughes CountyHughes County: 6.2 %6.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 6 %6McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 6 %6Seminole CountySeminole County: 6 %6Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5.9 %5.9Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 5.4 %5.4Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 5.4 %5.4Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 5.4 %5.4Coal CountyCoal County: 5.3 %5.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 5.3 %5.3Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 5.2 %5.2Haskell CountyHaskell County: 5.1 %5.1Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 5.1 %5.1Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 4.9 %4.9Tillman CountyTillman County: 4.9 %4.9Craig CountyCraig County: 4.8 %4.8Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4.8 %4.8Comanche CountyComanche County: 4.7 %4.7Garvin CountyGarvin County: 4.7 %4.7McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 4.7 %4.7Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 4.7 %4.7Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 4.7 %4.7Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 4.7 %4.7Adair CountyAdair County: 4.6 %4.6Latimer CountyLatimer County: 4.6 %4.6Murray CountyMurray County: 4.6 %4.6Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.6 %4.6Washington CountyWashington County: 4.6 %4.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.5 %4.5Osage CountyOsage County: 4.5 %4.5Atoka CountyAtoka County: 4.3 %4.3Kay CountyKay County: 4.3 %4.3Nowata CountyNowata County: 4.3 %4.3Bryan CountyBryan County: 4.2 %4.2Creek CountyCreek County: 4.2 %4.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.2 %4.2Logan CountyLogan County: 4.1 %4.1Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 4.1 %4.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Love County7.1+1.7 pts
2Carter County6.5+2.5 pts
3Hughes County6.2+1.4 pts
4Jefferson County6+1.2 pts
4McIntosh County6+0.9 pts
4Seminole County6+1 pts
7Johnston County5.9+1.9 pts
8Muskogee County5.4+0.7 pts
8Okfuskee County5.4+1.2 pts
8Okmulgee County5.4+1.3 pts
11Coal County5.3+1.6 pts
11Marshall County5.3+1.7 pts
13Pushmataha County5.2-0.4 pts
14Haskell County5.1+0.4 pts
14Pittsburg County5.1+0.8 pts
16Le Flore County4.9+1 pts
16Tillman County4.9+0.8 pts
18Craig County4.8+1.2 pts
18Pawnee County4.8+0.9 pts
20Comanche County4.7+1.1 pts
20Garvin County4.7+0.8 pts
20McCurtain County4.7+0.6 pts
20Ottawa County4.7+0.9 pts
20Pottawatomie County4.7+0.9 pts
20Sequoyah County4.7+0.9 pts
26Adair County4.6+0.4 pts
26Latimer County4.6+0.7 pts
26Murray County4.6+0.9 pts
26Stephens County4.6+0.8 pts
26Washington County4.6+1 pts
31Delaware County4.5+0.7 pts
31Osage County4.5+0.6 pts
33Atoka County4.3+0.8 pts
33Kay County4.3+0.7 pts
33Nowata County4.3+1 pts
36Bryan County4.2+0.9 pts
36Creek County4.2+0.7 pts
36Lincoln County4.2+0.5 pts
39Logan County4.1+0.8 pts
39Oklahoma County4.1+0.8 pts
39Payne County4.1+0.8 pts
39Tulsa County4.1+0.8 pts
43Choctaw County4+0.5 pts
43Greer County4+0.3 pts
45Beckham County3.9+0.5 pts
45Blaine County3.9+1 pts
45Caddo County3.9+0.7 pts
45Cherokee County3.9+0.5 pts
45Garfield County3.9+0.7 pts
45Mayes County3.9+0.5 pts
45Wagoner County3.9+0.7 pts
52Alfalfa County3.8+1.3 pts
52Cleveland County3.8+0.8 pts
52Grady County3.8+0.7 pts
52Rogers County3.8+0.8 pts
56Canadian County3.7+0.8 pts
56Grant County3.7+1 pts
56Pontotoc County3.7+0.8 pts
59Cotton County3.6+0.5 pts
59Kiowa County3.6+0.1 pts
61Major County3.5+0.6 pts
61McClain County3.5+0.7 pts
61Noble County3.5+0.7 pts
61Woods County3.5+0.9 pts
61Woodward County3.5+0.8 pts
66Jackson County3.3+0.7 pts
67Beaver County3.2+0.4 pts
67Custer County3.2+0.4 pts
67Kingfisher County3.2+0.9 pts
67Washita County3.20 pts
71Roger Mills County3.1+0.3 pts
72Ellis County3+0.4 pts
73Harper County2.9+0.3 pts
74Cimarron County2.8+0.6 pts
75Texas County2.7+0.7 pts
76Dewey County2.6+0.6 pts
76Harmon County2.6+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?

Love County, with 7.1% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Harmon County, with 2.6% in February 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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