Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

Love County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in April 2026, at 6.4%. Dewey County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Oklahoma was 4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.4Love County
Lowest2.2Dewey County
Median3.777 counties
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Top 40 counties, April 2026

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Love CountyLove County: 6.4 %6.4Carter CountyCarter County: 5.8 %5.8Hughes CountyHughes County: 5.5 %5.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.2 %5.2McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 5.2 %5.2Johnston CountyJohnston County: 5.1 %5.1Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 5 %5Seminole CountySeminole County: 5 %5Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 4.9 %4.9Coal CountyCoal County: 4.8 %4.8Haskell CountyHaskell County: 4.8 %4.8Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 4.7 %4.7Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 4.6 %4.6Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 4.6 %4.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.4 %4.4Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 4.3 %4.3Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 4.3 %4.3Washington CountyWashington County: 4.3 %4.3Garvin CountyGarvin County: 4.2 %4.2Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 4.2 %4.2Osage CountyOsage County: 4.2 %4.2Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 4.2 %4.2Stephens CountyStephens County: 4.2 %4.2Tillman CountyTillman County: 4.2 %4.2Adair CountyAdair County: 4.1 %4.1Comanche CountyComanche County: 4.1 %4.1McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 4.1 %4.1Murray CountyMurray County: 4.1 %4.1Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 4.1 %4.1Craig CountyCraig County: 4 %4Latimer CountyLatimer County: 4 %4Nowata CountyNowata County: 4 %4Creek CountyCreek County: 3.9 %3.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.9 %3.9Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 3.9 %3.9Atoka CountyAtoka County: 3.8 %3.8Kay CountyKay County: 3.8 %3.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.8 %3.8Bryan CountyBryan County: 3.7 %3.7Caddo CountyCaddo County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Love County6.4+2.3 pts
2Carter County5.8+2.4 pts
3Hughes County5.5+1.8 pts
4Jefferson County5.2+1.5 pts
4McIntosh County5.2+1.2 pts
6Johnston County5.1+1.8 pts
7Muskogee County5+1.4 pts
7Seminole County5+1.1 pts
9Okmulgee County4.9+1.7 pts
10Coal County4.8+1.2 pts
10Haskell County4.8+1 pts
12Pittsburg County4.7+1.4 pts
13Okfuskee County4.6+1.7 pts
13Pawnee County4.6+1.3 pts
15Marshall County4.4+1.3 pts
16Pushmataha County4.3+0.1 pts
16Sequoyah County4.3+1.3 pts
16Washington County4.3+1.5 pts
19Garvin County4.2+1.4 pts
19Le Flore County4.2+1.2 pts
19Osage County4.2+1.2 pts
19Pottawatomie County4.2+1.2 pts
19Stephens County4.2+1.1 pts
19Tillman County4.2+1.1 pts
25Adair County4.1+1 pts
25Comanche County4.1+1.2 pts
25McCurtain County4.1+1.3 pts
25Murray County4.1+1.3 pts
25Ottawa County4.1+0.9 pts
30Craig County4+1.2 pts
30Latimer County4+1.1 pts
30Nowata County4+1.4 pts
33Creek County3.9+1.2 pts
33Delaware County3.9+1.2 pts
33Tulsa County3.9+1.3 pts
36Atoka County3.8+0.9 pts
36Kay County3.8+1.1 pts
36Lincoln County3.8+1 pts
39Bryan County3.7+0.7 pts
39Caddo County3.7+1.3 pts
39Greer County3.7+0.8 pts
39Logan County3.7+1.2 pts
39Oklahoma County3.7+1.1 pts
44Beckham County3.6+1.2 pts
44Cherokee County3.6+1.1 pts
44Mayes County3.6+1 pts
44Payne County3.6+1.2 pts
44Wagoner County3.6+1.2 pts
49Blaine County3.5+1.2 pts
49Garfield County3.5+1.2 pts
49Grady County3.5+1.1 pts
49Rogers County3.5+1.2 pts
53Choctaw County3.4+0.9 pts
53Cleveland County3.4+1.1 pts
53Kiowa County3.4+0.7 pts
56Canadian County3.3+1.1 pts
56Major County3.3+1.1 pts
56Pontotoc County3.3+1 pts
56Woodward County3.3+1.2 pts
60Beaver County3.2+1.3 pts
60Cotton County3.2+1.1 pts
60McClain County3.2+1.1 pts
63Grant County3.1+0.9 pts
63Jackson County3.1+1.1 pts
65Alfalfa County3+1.1 pts
65Custer County3+0.9 pts
65Noble County3+0.9 pts
65Roger Mills County3+1 pts
65Woods County3+1 pts
70Ellis County2.9+0.9 pts
70Washita County2.9+0.6 pts
72Cimarron County2.8+1 pts
72Kingfisher County2.8+1.1 pts
74Harper County2.6+0.8 pts
74Texas County2.6+1.1 pts
76Harmon County2.4+0.7 pts
77Dewey County2.2+0.8 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 6.4% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dewey County, with 2.2% in April 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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