State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Oklahoma by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 107,959.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
• Rank within US : N/A

Kiowa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 470.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3023 of 3143

Adair County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 988.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3002 of 3143

Okfuskee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 538.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2970 of 3143

Seminole County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,086.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2915 of 3143

Choctaw County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 641.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2902 of 3143

McCurtain County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,343.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2858 of 3143

Tillman County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 281.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2834 of 3143

Le Flore County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,056.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2823 of 3143

Haskell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 527.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2816 of 3143

Coal County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 219.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2798 of 3143

Jefferson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 212.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2791 of 3143

Greer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 204.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2769 of 3143

Cotton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 222.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2768 of 3143

Ottawa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,214.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2730 of 3143

McIntosh County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 744.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2726 of 3143

Latimer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 419.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2712 of 3143

Pushmataha County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 423.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2664 of 3143

Texas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 624.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2644 of 3143

Cherokee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,698.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2643 of 3143

Johnston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 390.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2630 of 3143

Craig County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 494.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2596 of 3143

Caddo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 880.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2591 of 3143

Sequoyah County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,445.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2584 of 3143

Muskogee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,348.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2573 of 3143

Roger Mills County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 137.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2534 of 3143

Okmulgee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,282.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2518 of 3143

Pittsburg County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,541.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2497 of 3143

Mayes County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,434.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2493 of 3143

Delaware County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,464.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2476 of 3143

Carter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,464.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2374 of 3143

Hughes County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 316.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2367 of 3143

Harmon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 79.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2320 of 3143

Kay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,333.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2319 of 3143

Marshall County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 481.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2286 of 3143

Comanche County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,451.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2265 of 3143

Woodward County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 653.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2260 of 3143

Bryan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,457.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2240 of 3143

Nowata County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 313.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2237 of 3143

Oklahoma County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 22,977.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2210 of 3143

Creek County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,275.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2205 of 3143

Murray County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 386.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2162 of 3143

Atoka County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 394.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2158 of 3143

Payne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,941.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2101 of 3143

Pawnee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 460.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2065 of 3143

Garvin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 730.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2060 of 3143

Stephens County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,258.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2051 of 3143

Beckham County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 555.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2048 of 3143

Pontotoc County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,083.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2044 of 3143

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 968.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2040 of 3143

Love County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 270.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2000 of 3143

Jackson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 684.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1997 of 3143

Washington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,430.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1953 of 3143

Pottawatomie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,959.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1947 of 3143

Ellis County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 99.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1946 of 3143

Custer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 730.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1942 of 3143

Tulsa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 17,322.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1910 of 3143

Garfield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,586.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1870 of 3143

Dewey County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 94.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1650 of 3143

Blaine County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 210.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1586 of 3143

Kingfisher County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 360.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1565 of 3143

Osage County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,060.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1559 of 3143

Harper County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 74.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1538 of 3143

Cimarron County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 49.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1458 of 3143

Alfalfa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 103.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1296 of 3143

Logan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,030.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1260 of 3143

Major County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 175.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1143 of 3143

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 73.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1138 of 3143

Cleveland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,271.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1014 of 3143

Rogers County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,795.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 953 of 3143

Grady County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,021.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 910 of 3143

Washita County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 189.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 898 of 3143

Wagoner County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,375.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 746 of 3143

McClain County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 678.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 631 of 3143

Noble County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 160.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 489 of 3143

Canadian County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,108.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 446 of 3143

Woods County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 101.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 442 of 3143

Beaver County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 55.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 242 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2024 3:09 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.