Counties in Oklahoma by unemployment rate

Hughes County had the highest unemployment rate of 77 counties in July 2026, at 7.2%. Dewey County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Oklahoma was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.2Hughes County
Lowest2.8Dewey County
Median4.777 counties
Oklahoma4.3History

Top 40 counties, July 2026

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Hughes CountyHughes County: 7.2 %7.2Love CountyLove County: 7 %7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 7 %7Seminole CountySeminole County: 6.9 %6.9Johnston CountyJohnston County: 6.8 %6.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 6.4 %6.4Carter CountyCarter County: 6.3 %6.3Haskell CountyHaskell County: 6.3 %6.3Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 6.1 %6.1Coal CountyCoal County: 6 %6Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 6 %6Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 5.9 %5.9Adair CountyAdair County: 5.8 %5.8McCurtain CountyMcCurtain County: 5.6 %5.6Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 5.6 %5.6Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 5.5 %5.5Latimer CountyLatimer County: 5.4 %5.4Okfuskee CountyOkfuskee County: 5.3 %5.3Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 5.3 %5.3Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 5.3 %5.3Washington CountyWashington County: 5.3 %5.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 5.2 %5.2Murray CountyMurray County: 5.2 %5.2Pawnee CountyPawnee County: 5.2 %5.2Stephens CountyStephens County: 5.2 %5.2Atoka CountyAtoka County: 5.1 %5.1Comanche CountyComanche County: 5.1 %5.1Nowata CountyNowata County: 5.1 %5.1Osage CountyOsage County: 5.1 %5.1Garvin CountyGarvin County: 5 %5Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 5 %5Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 4.9 %4.9Tillman CountyTillman County: 4.9 %4.9Bryan CountyBryan County: 4.8 %4.8Caddo CountyCaddo County: 4.8 %4.8Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 4.8 %4.8Craig CountyCraig County: 4.8 %4.8Creek CountyCreek County: 4.8 %4.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 4.7 %4.7Blaine CountyBlaine County: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Hughes County7.2+2.1 pts
2Love County7+1.4 pts
2McIntosh County7+1.7 pts
4Seminole County6.9+1.4 pts
5Johnston County6.8+2.1 pts
6Jefferson County6.4+0.9 pts
7Carter County6.3+1.9 pts
7Haskell County6.3+1.6 pts
9Pushmataha County6.1+1.1 pts
10Coal County6+1.1 pts
10Muskogee County6+1.2 pts
12Pittsburg County5.9+1.4 pts
13Adair County5.8+1 pts
14McCurtain County5.6+1.2 pts
14Okmulgee County5.6+1.5 pts
16Le Flore County5.5+1.1 pts
17Latimer County5.4+0.5 pts
18Okfuskee County5.3+1.2 pts
18Pottawatomie County5.3+1.4 pts
18Sequoyah County5.3+1.2 pts
18Washington County5.3+1.7 pts
22Marshall County5.2+1.5 pts
22Murray County5.2+1.5 pts
22Pawnee County5.2+1.5 pts
22Stephens County5.2+1.4 pts
26Atoka County5.1+1.6 pts
26Comanche County5.1+1.4 pts
26Nowata County5.1+1.6 pts
26Osage County5.1+1.5 pts
30Garvin County5+1.1 pts
30Kiowa County5+1.6 pts
32Ottawa County4.9+1 pts
32Tillman County4.9+1 pts
34Bryan County4.8+1 pts
34Caddo County4.8+1.3 pts
34Choctaw County4.8+1.2 pts
34Craig County4.8+1.4 pts
34Creek County4.8+1.4 pts
39Cherokee County4.7+1.2 pts
40Blaine County4.6+1.4 pts
40Delaware County4.6+1.3 pts
40Greer County4.6+0.9 pts
40Mayes County4.6+1 pts
44Kay County4.5+0.9 pts
44Lincoln County4.5+1 pts
44Logan County4.5+1.2 pts
44Payne County4.5+1 pts
44Tulsa County4.5+1.2 pts
49Beckham County4.4+1.2 pts
49Oklahoma County4.4+1 pts
49Wagoner County4.4+1.2 pts
52Cotton County4.3+1.3 pts
52Grady County4.3+1.1 pts
52Pontotoc County4.3+1.2 pts
55Garfield County4.2+1.2 pts
55Rogers County4.2+1.2 pts
57Cleveland County4.1+1 pts
57Woodward County4.1+1.2 pts
59Canadian County4+1.1 pts
59Noble County4+1.1 pts
61Custer County3.9+1 pts
61Jackson County3.9+1.1 pts
61Major County3.9+1.1 pts
61McClain County3.9+1.2 pts
65Woods County3.8+0.8 pts
66Beaver County3.7+0.9 pts
66Grant County3.7+1.1 pts
68Alfalfa County3.6+1.3 pts
68Cimarron County3.6+1.3 pts
68Roger Mills County3.6+1.1 pts
68Washita County3.6+0.5 pts
72Kingfisher County3.5+0.9 pts
73Harper County3.3+1 pts
74Ellis County3.2+0.6 pts
75Harmon County3.1+1.1 pts
76Texas County2.9+0.8 pts
77Dewey County2.8+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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Hughes County, with 7.2% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dewey County, with 2.8% in July 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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