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Child Poverty in
Oklahoma

Oklahoma's child poverty rate is 20.5% across 77 counties, meaning 194K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

20.5%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

194K

Children in poverty

15.8%

All-ages poverty

$62,120

Median income

Oklahoma by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Oklahoma. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Oklahoma at a glance

Children in poverty

194K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

20.5%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

19.3%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

15.8%

Entire population

Concentration

1.30×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$62,120

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 77 counties in Oklahoma.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Harmon County 36.8%
  2. 2 Jefferson County 35.2%
  3. 3 Sequoyah County 32.7%
  4. 4 Lincoln County 31.2%
  5. 5 Choctaw County 31.1%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Canadian County 8.7%
  2. 2 Rogers County 12.0%
  3. 3 Wagoner County 12.2%
  4. 4 McClain County 12.6%
  5. 5 Cleveland County 13.7%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Oklahoma County 44K
  2. 2 Tulsa County 33K
  3. 3 Cleveland County 8K
  4. 4 Comanche County 7K
  5. 5 Muskogee County 4K

Every county in Oklahoma

All 77 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Adair County 30.7% 30.7% 23.1% 1.33× 1,577 $44,808
Alfalfa County 21.5% 20.1% 19.8% 1.09× 223 $57,517
Atoka County 24.1% 22.9% 20.0% 1.21× 721 $49,815
Beaver County 18.5% 17.7% 13.5% 1.37× 221 $67,112
Beckham County 29.8% 29.6% 21.8% 1.37× 1,510 $51,960
Blaine County 21.7% 21.3% 16.3% 1.33× 469 $58,573
Bryan County 22.4% 21.0% 18.1% 1.24× 2,515 $50,105
Caddo County 23.2% 21.5% 21.1% 1.10× 1,377 $50,742
Canadian County 8.7% 8.3% 7.9% 1.10× 3,804 $86,539
Carter County 22.8% 22.4% 17.1% 1.33× 2,708 $56,270
Cherokee County 24.1% 23.6% 18.7% 1.29× 2,418 $50,434
Choctaw County 31.1% 30.4% 23.5% 1.32× 1,083 $44,307
Cimarron County 26.9% 23.7% 17.4% 1.55× 156 $56,166
Cleveland County 13.7% 13.1% 12.9% 1.06× 8,123 $74,889
Coal County 29.8% 29.3% 21.3% 1.40× 367 $46,921
Comanche County 26.0% 23.5% 19.5% 1.33× 7,333 $56,973
Cotton County 23.2% 21.1% 17.3% 1.34× 283 $52,735
Craig County 27.8% 24.5% 18.8% 1.48× 892 $49,914
Creek County 20.0% 20.2% 15.7% 1.27× 3,339 $58,195
Custer County 21.1% 20.9% 18.2% 1.16× 1,463 $55,458
Delaware County 29.6% 25.2% 21.0% 1.41× 2,385 $48,763
Dewey County 17.8% 16.3% 13.8% 1.29× 200 $55,952
Ellis County 18.7% 17.8% 14.0% 1.34× 148 $57,212
Garfield County 20.5% 19.0% 14.4% 1.42× 3,208 $61,132
Garvin County 22.2% 21.1% 18.0% 1.23× 1,425 $57,170
Grady County 15.6% 13.9% 13.1% 1.19× 2,039 $70,838
Grant County 17.5% 17.4% 14.0% 1.25× 171 $57,737
Greer County 30.5% 29.6% 25.7% 1.19× 331 $43,089
Harmon County 36.8% 33.0% 25.1% 1.47× 226 $45,931
Harper County 16.7% 14.7% 12.5% 1.34× 122 $62,950
Haskell County 25.4% 25.3% 17.4% 1.46× 694 $49,471
Hughes County 30.1% 30.2% 24.2% 1.24× 864 $50,872
Jackson County 23.3% 23.3% 16.5% 1.41× 1,417 $58,371
Jefferson County 35.2% 33.0% 24.2% 1.45× 456 $43,298
Johnston County 24.7% 23.0% 19.9% 1.24× 575 $49,984
Kay County 27.0% 26.9% 18.8% 1.44× 2,860 $55,440
Kingfisher County 15.5% 14.7% 12.0% 1.29× 625 $72,345
Kiowa County 30.0% 25.6% 21.7% 1.38× 601 $44,393
Latimer County 29.3% 28.7% 23.1% 1.27× 617 $41,241
Le Flore County 25.3% 23.4% 21.0% 1.20× 3,031 $50,469
Lincoln County 31.2% 31.1% 20.5% 1.52× 2,459 $56,344
Logan County 14.0% 13.6% 11.2% 1.25× 1,581 $77,836
Love County 18.7% 17.9% 14.4% 1.30× 450 $58,771
Major County 16.7% 15.3% 12.3% 1.36× 319 $64,527
Marshall County 19.4% 19.9% 15.7% 1.24× 690 $54,966
Mayes County 22.8% 23.2% 16.9% 1.35× 2,068 $59,498
McClain County 12.6% 11.1% 9.5% 1.33× 1,437 $80,952
McCurtain County 29.3% 28.3% 22.2% 1.32× 2,332 $48,589
McIntosh County 28.2% 27.0% 19.2% 1.47× 1,113 $46,509
Murray County 17.5% 16.7% 12.6% 1.39× 528 $63,623
Muskogee County 26.5% 24.4% 20.8% 1.27× 4,189 $52,188
Noble County 17.4% 15.6% 13.3% 1.31× 414 $60,758
Nowata County 24.9% 22.7% 17.4% 1.43× 540 $54,831
Okfuskee County 28.1% 27.6% 25.0% 1.12× 698 $44,661
Oklahoma County 22.2% 21.1% 16.0% 1.39× 44,359 $65,979
Okmulgee County 25.8% 24.8% 19.3% 1.34× 2,209 $53,938
Osage County 18.7% 18.2% 14.2% 1.32× 1,747 $61,279
Ottawa County 26.5% 25.5% 21.6% 1.23× 2,006 $48,937
Pawnee County 22.4% 21.0% 17.2% 1.30× 825 $52,744
Payne County 20.0% 18.9% 22.0% 0.91× 2,995 $56,811
Pittsburg County 24.1% 21.8% 18.4% 1.31× 2,341 $51,514
Pontotoc County 15.7% 15.3% 13.9% 1.13× 1,491 $61,269
Pottawatomie County 22.4% 20.2% 17.1% 1.31× 3,716 $57,089
Pushmataha County 29.5% 28.6% 23.6% 1.25× 683 $45,012
Roger Mills County 27.1% 25.8% 18.3% 1.48× 212 $57,132
Rogers County 12.0% 11.5% 9.6% 1.25× 2,744 $73,688
Seminole County 25.0% 23.5% 19.0% 1.32× 1,402 $49,000
Sequoyah County 32.7% 33.2% 22.3% 1.47× 3,085 $48,050
Stephens County 20.0% 17.9% 14.9% 1.34× 1,971 $56,649
Texas County 15.2% 14.3% 11.5% 1.32× 874 $67,901
Tillman County 28.8% 27.0% 19.7% 1.46× 442 $46,314
Tulsa County 19.8% 18.4% 15.1% 1.31× 32,983 $65,619
Wagoner County 12.2% 11.6% 10.4% 1.17× 2,508 $80,246
Washington County 19.1% 17.7% 15.1% 1.26× 2,420 $66,236
Washita County 22.4% 21.3% 17.4% 1.29× 561 $54,874
Woods County 19.3% 18.5% 18.0% 1.07× 340 $56,740
Woodward County 19.1% 18.0% 14.7% 1.30× 888 $59,312

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