Highest poverty rate in Oklahoma

Oklahoma counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Oklahoma by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Okfuskee County leads at 27.4%.

Among cities & places, Adamson leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Okfuskee County	27.4%
2	Kiowa County	25.0%
3	Payne County	23.9%
4	Pushmataha County	23.7%
5	Beckham County	23.2%
6	Cotton County	22.9%
7	Jefferson County	22.8%
8	Seminole County	22.4%
9	Choctaw County	22.0%
10	Johnston County	21.9%
11	Adair County	21.5%
12	Coal County	21.3%
13	McCurtain County	21.1%
14	Hughes County	20.9%
15	McIntosh County	20.9%
16	Ottawa County	20.7%
17	Sequoyah County	20.3%
18	Muskogee County	20.3%
19	Haskell County	20.0%
20	Le Flore County	20.0%
21	Craig County	19.5%
22	Cherokee County	19.3%
23	Latimer County	19.2%
24	Woods County	19.1%
25	Caddo County	19.0%
26	Delaware County	18.6%
27	Texas County	18.5%
28	Pittsburg County	18.2%
29	Comanche County	17.7%
30	Atoka County	17.6%
31	Okmulgee County	17.6%
32	Mayes County	17.6%
33	Stephens County	17.5%
34	Bryan County	17.4%
35	Tillman County	17.2%
36	Pawnee County	17.0%
37	Harmon County	17.0%
38	Marshall County	16.5%
39	Lincoln County	16.5%
40	Custer County	16.5%
41	Nowata County	16.4%
42	Jackson County	16.0%
43	Harper County	15.9%
44	Oklahoma County	15.7%
45	Pottawatomie County	15.7%
46	Kay County	15.5%
47	Roger Mills County	15.4%
48	Garvin County	15.3%
49	Blaine County	15.3%
50	Carter County	15.1%
51	Love County	14.8%
52	Greer County	14.7%
53	Tulsa County	14.7%
54	Washington County	14.6%
55	Dewey County	14.4%
56	Alfalfa County	14.0%
57	Creek County	13.9%
58	Ellis County	13.8%
59	Logan County	13.7%
60	Grant County	13.5%
61	Cleveland County	12.8%
62	Murray County	12.8%
63	Garfield County	12.7%
64	Osage County	12.6%
65	Washita County	12.6%
66	Pontotoc County	12.6%
67	Grady County	12.3%
68	Kingfisher County	11.7%
69	Noble County	11.5%
70	Major County	11.4%
71	Woodward County	11.1%
72	Cimarron County	10.5%
73	Beaver County	9.8%
74	Rogers County	9.6%
75	Wagoner County	9.3%
76	Canadian County	8.6%
77	McClain County	7.8%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Adamson	100.0%
2	Bee	100.0%
3	Piney	86.5%
4	Rosston	82.7%
5	Platter	82.1%
6	Butler	80.5%
7	McBride	76.5%
8	Dwight Mission	72.9%
9	Sycamore	72.3%
10	Mutual	68.8%
11	Shamrock	66.7%
12	Nicut	65.9%
13	Jefferson	62.5%
14	Hoyt	60.9%
15	Loyal	60.2%
16	Dotyville	60.1%
17	Dustin	59.3%
18	Badger Lee	57.1%
19	Deer Lick	55.9%
20	Emet	52.7%
21	Moffett	51.4%
22	Tyrone	50.3%
23	Centrahoma	50.0%
24	Cooperton	50.0%
25	Hopeton	50.0%
26	Dripping Springs	48.7%
27	Tenkiller	48.2%
28	Boley	48.1%
29	Webb City	48.1%
30	Turpin	47.2%
31	Slick	46.9%
32	Lima	46.5%
33	New Woodville	46.5%
34	Atwood	46.5%
35	McCurtain	46.3%
36	Boswell	46.1%
37	Grand Lake Towne	45.4%
38	Byars	45.4%
39	Bradley	44.6%
40	Tonkawa Tribal Housing	44.3%
41	Hallett	44.2%
42	Elohim City	44.2%
43	Devol	43.8%
44	Wapanucka	43.7%
45	Okemah	43.6%
46	Bache	43.0%
47	Bowring	43.0%
48	Oak Hill-Piney	42.6%
49	Douglas	41.9%
50	New Alluwe	41.8%
51	Bennington	41.6%
52	Clearview	40.9%
53	Vanoss	40.5%
54	Friendship	38.9%
55	Yale	38.8%
56	Nelagoney	38.6%
57	Yeager	38.6%
58	Avard	38.5%
59	Moyers	38.4%
60	Lawrence Creek	38.3%
61	Tushka	37.9%
62	Hobart	37.5%
63	Milburn	37.5%
64	Erick	37.2%
65	Whippoorwill	37.1%
66	Jennings	37.0%
67	Carmen	36.9%
68	Chewey	36.8%
69	Gowen	36.8%
70	Hammon	36.5%
71	Carlisle	36.4%
72	Clayton	36.4%
73	White Eagle	36.0%
74	Cloud Creek	35.9%
75	Keys	35.8%
76	Langston	35.6%
77	Greenfield	35.6%
78	Martha	35.5%
79	Hanna	35.4%
80	Peggs	35.3%
81	Smithville	35.2%
82	Oilton	35.2%
83	Reydon	35.1%
84	Cowlington	35.0%
85	Sayre	35.0%
86	Bunch	34.9%
87	Commerce	34.6%
88	Skedee	34.4%
89	Geary	34.3%
90	Heavener	34.3%
91	Weleetka	34.1%
92	Eldorado	34.1%
93	Salina	34.1%
94	Spavinaw	33.9%
95	Arapaho	33.5%
96	Porum	33.3%
97	Fort Cobb	33.0%
98	Coalgate	32.7%
99	Okeene	32.7%
100	Watts	32.7%

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