Ranking of Oklahoma Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Oklahoma was 12.8%. Among all Oklahoma counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Payne County (23.48%), followed by Jefferson County (23.03%), and Okfuskee County (22.85%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Canadian County (5.97%), McClain County (6.78%), and Beaver County (7.81%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Oklahoma counties where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Oklahoma counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Oklahoma.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Payne County | 23.48 |
2 | Jefferson County | 23.03 |
3 | Okfuskee County | 22.85 |
4 | Kiowa County | 22.08 |
5 | Johnston County | 22.00 |
6 | McIntosh County | 21.82 |
7 | Le Flore County | 20.54 |
8 | Coal County | 20.30 |
9 | Choctaw County | 19.81 |
10 | Cotton County | 19.56 |
11 | Haskell County | 19.46 |
12 | Beckham County | 19.44 |
13 | Hughes County | 19.32 |
14 | Adair County | 19.19 |
15 | Cherokee County | 19.05 |
16 | Sequoyah County | 18.95 |
17 | Muskogee County | 18.51 |
18 | Seminole County | 18.04 |
19 | McCurtain County | 18.03 |
20 | Texas County | 17.96 |
21 | Pushmataha County | 17.90 |
22 | Ottawa County | 17.68 |
23 | Custer County | 16.87 |
24 | Pittsburg County | 16.27 |
25 | Mayes County | 16.24 |
26 | Atoka County | 16.05 |
26 | Marshall County | 16.05 |
27 | Craig County | 15.84 |
28 | Harper County | 15.75 |
29 | Nowata County | 15.52 |
30 | Stephens County | 15.41 |
31 | Bryan County | 15.38 |
32 | Roger Mills County | 15.34 |
33 | Woods County | 14.95 |
34 | Okmulgee County | 14.94 |
35 | Love County | 14.65 |
36 | Delaware County | 14.57 |
37 | Carter County | 14.56 |
38 | Ellis County | 14.47 |
39 | Murray County | 14.42 |
40 | Latimer County | 14.35 |
41 | Kay County | 14.31 |
42 | Greer County | 14.21 |
43 | Garvin County | 14.06 |
44 | Dewey County | 13.98 |
45 | Pawnee County | 13.86 |
46 | Pottawatomie County | 13.78 |
47 | Lincoln County | 13.77 |
48 | Harmon County | 13.38 |
49 | Woodward County | 13.31 |
50 | Cimarron County | 13.29 |
51 | Creek County | 13.14 |
52 | Washington County | 13.06 |
53 | Comanche County | 12.80 |
54 | Tillman County | 12.64 |
55 | Oklahoma County | 12.31 |
56 | Caddo County | 12.26 |
57 | Grant County | 12.02 |
58 | Pontotoc County | 11.91 |
59 | Noble County | 11.70 |
59 | Osage County | 11.70 |
60 | Logan County | 11.35 |
61 | Garfield County | 11.23 |
62 | Cleveland County | 11.20 |
63 | Alfalfa County | 11.17 |
64 | Tulsa County | 11.05 |
65 | Blaine County | 10.62 |
65 | Jackson County | 10.62 |
66 | Washita County | 10.46 |
67 | Major County | 10.05 |
68 | Grady County | 9.56 |
69 | Kingfisher County | 8.35 |
70 | Wagoner County | 8.05 |
71 | Rogers County | 8.00 |
72 | Beaver County | 7.81 |
73 | McClain County | 6.78 |
74 | Canadian County | 5.97 |