Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

Love County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in March 2026, at 6.4%. Harmon County had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Oklahoma was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.4Love County
Lowest1.7Harmon County
Median3.577 counties
Oklahoma3.9History

Top 40 counties, March 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Love CountyLove County: 6.4 %6.4Carter CountyCarter County: 6 %6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.3 %5.3Hughes CountyHughes County: 5.2 %5.2Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5.2 %5.2McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 5.2 %5.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 5.2 %5.2Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 4.9 %4.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.8 %4.8Coal CountyCoal County: 4.7 %4.7Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 4.7 %4.7Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 4.5 %4.5Haskell CountyHaskell County: 4.4 %4.4Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 4.4 %4.4Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 4.4 %4.4Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4.3 %4.3Latimer CountyLatimer County: 4.1 %4.1McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 4.1 %4.1Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 4.1 %4.1Comanche CountyComanche County: 4 %4Garvin CountyGarvin County: 4 %4Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 4 %4Osage CountyOsage County: 4 %4Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 4 %4Stephens CountyStephens County: 4 %4Tillman CountyTillman County: 4 %4Washington CountyWashington County: 4 %4Craig CountyCraig County: 3.9 %3.9Murray CountyMurray County: 3.9 %3.9Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 3.9 %3.9Atoka CountyAtoka County: 3.8 %3.8Nowata CountyNowata County: 3.8 %3.8Adair CountyAdair County: 3.7 %3.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.7 %3.7Creek CountyCreek County: 3.6 %3.6Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 3.6 %3.6Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 3.6 %3.6Bryan CountyBryan County: 3.5 %3.5Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 3.5 %3.5Kay CountyKay County: 3.5 %3.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Love County6.4+1.4 pts
2Carter County6+2.3 pts
3Jefferson County5.3+1 pts
4Hughes County5.2+1 pts
4Johnston County5.2+1.8 pts
4McIntosh County5.2+0.6 pts
4Seminole County5.2+0.8 pts
8Okmulgee County4.9+1.2 pts
9Marshall County4.8+1.4 pts
10Coal County4.7+1.4 pts
10Muskogee County4.7+0.5 pts
12Pittsburg County4.5+0.7 pts
13Haskell County4.4-0.1 pts
13Okfuskee County4.4+1 pts
13Pushmataha County4.4-0.7 pts
16Pawnee County4.3+0.8 pts
17Latimer County4.1+0.7 pts
17McCurtain County4.1+0.6 pts
17Sequoyah County4.1+0.7 pts
20Comanche County4+0.7 pts
20Garvin County4+0.6 pts
20Le Flore County4+0.5 pts
20Osage County4+0.5 pts
20Ottawa County4+0.4 pts
20Stephens County4+0.6 pts
20Tillman County4+0.5 pts
20Washington County4+0.8 pts
28Craig County3.9+0.7 pts
28Murray County3.9+0.8 pts
28Pottawatomie County3.9+0.5 pts
31Atoka County3.8+0.5 pts
31Nowata County3.8+0.8 pts
33Adair County3.7+0.2 pts
33Delaware County3.7+0.5 pts
35Creek County3.6+0.4 pts
35Oklahoma County3.6+0.6 pts
35Tulsa County3.6+0.7 pts
38Bryan County3.5+0.1 pts
38Choctaw County3.5+0.6 pts
38Kay County3.5+0.4 pts
38Lincoln County3.5+0.3 pts
38Wagoner County3.5+0.7 pts
43Caddo County3.4+0.5 pts
43Logan County3.4+0.6 pts
43Mayes County3.4+0.4 pts
46Beckham County3.3+0.5 pts
46Grady County3.3+0.5 pts
48Canadian County3.2+0.6 pts
48Cherokee County3.2+0.2 pts
48Garfield County3.2+0.5 pts
48Greer County3.2+0.2 pts
48Payne County3.2+0.5 pts
48Rogers County3.2+0.5 pts
54Cleveland County3.1+0.5 pts
54Pontotoc County3.1+0.5 pts
56Blaine County3+0.4 pts
56Grant County3+0.6 pts
56Kiowa County30 pts
56Woodward County3+0.5 pts
60Alfalfa County2.9+0.5 pts
60Cotton County2.9+0.2 pts
62McClain County2.8+0.3 pts
62Noble County2.8+0.4 pts
64Beaver County2.7+0.4 pts
64Jackson County2.7+0.4 pts
64Major County2.7+0.2 pts
67Custer County2.6+0.2 pts
67Washita County2.6-0.1 pts
69Kingfisher County2.5+0.5 pts
70Cimarron County2.4+0.1 pts
70Roger Mills County2.4+0.1 pts
70Texas County2.4+0.8 pts
70Woods County2.4+0.3 pts
74Ellis County2.20 pts
74Harper County2.2+0.2 pts
76Dewey County1.8+0.1 pts
77Harmon County1.7-0.6 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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Love County, with 6.4% in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Harmon County, with 1.7% in March 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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