Ranking of Oklahoma Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.23K people in Oklahoma with African ancestry (0.34% of Oklahoma population). Among all Oklahoma counties, Texas County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.52%), followed by Tillman County (0.96%), and Comanche County (0.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Oklahoma.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Oklahoma Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Texas County
Tillman County
Comanche County
Tulsa County
Oklahoma County
Woodward County
Osage County
Carter County
Payne County
Cleveland County
Ranking of Oklahoma Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Texas County 1.52
2 Tillman County 0.96
3 Comanche County 0.73
4 Tulsa County 0.58
5 Oklahoma County 0.51
6 Woodward County 0.50
7 Osage County 0.47
8 Carter County 0.43
9 Payne County 0.42
10 Cleveland County 0.41
11 Latimer County 0.39
12 Pontotoc County 0.35
13 Atoka County 0.32
14 Stephens County 0.31
15 Creek County 0.29
16 Blaine County 0.27
17 Alfalfa County 0.26
18 McCurtain County 0.25
19 Okmulgee County 0.24
20 Bryan County 0.23
20 Craig County 0.23
21 Choctaw County 0.20
21 Okfuskee County 0.20
22 Love County 0.17
22 Seminole County 0.17
23 Wagoner County 0.15
23 Washington County 0.15
24 Beaver County 0.14
24 Cherokee County 0.14
24 Haskell County 0.14
25 Canadian County 0.13
26 Garfield County 0.12
27 Pottawatomie County 0.11
28 Beckham County 0.08
28 McIntosh County 0.08
28 Pushmataha County 0.08
29 Garvin County 0.07
29 Greer County 0.07
29 Mayes County 0.07
30 Jackson County 0.06
30 Logan County 0.06
31 Custer County 0.05
31 McClain County 0.05
31 Muskogee County 0.05
31 Ottawa County 0.05
31 Rogers County 0.05
31 Sequoyah County 0.05
32 Kay County 0.04
33 Grady County 0.03
33 Kingfisher County 0.03
33 Pittsburg County 0.03
34 Caddo County 0.01
34 Lincoln County 0.01
34 Washita County 0.01