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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 22.17K people in Oklahoma with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.56% of Oklahoma population). Among all Oklahoma counties, Texas County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.81%), followed by Comanche County (1.38%), and Tillman County (0.96%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Texas County
Comanche County
Tillman County
Oklahoma County
Beaver County
Tulsa County
Alfalfa County
Cleveland County
Payne County
Woodward County
Ranking of Oklahoma Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Texas County 1.81
2 Comanche County 1.38
3 Tillman County 0.96
4 Oklahoma County 0.95
5 Beaver County 0.90
6 Tulsa County 0.89
7 Alfalfa County 0.80
8 Cleveland County 0.75
9 Payne County 0.70
10 Woodward County 0.63
11 Wagoner County 0.49
12 Carter County 0.47
12 Osage County 0.47
13 Latimer County 0.39
14 Pontotoc County 0.37
15 Atoka County 0.34
15 Stephens County 0.34
16 Creek County 0.33
16 McCurtain County 0.33
17 Blaine County 0.32
17 Okmulgee County 0.32
18 Logan County 0.31
19 Bryan County 0.28
20 Okfuskee County 0.26
21 Craig County 0.25
21 Garfield County 0.25
22 Choctaw County 0.24
23 Canadian County 0.23
24 Pittsburg County 0.19
25 Love County 0.17
25 Seminole County 0.17
26 Beckham County 0.16
27 Washington County 0.15
28 Cherokee County 0.14
28 Haskell County 0.14
29 Coal County 0.13
29 McClain County 0.13
29 Ottawa County 0.13
30 Johnston County 0.12
30 Muskogee County 0.12
30 Pottawatomie County 0.12
31 Grady County 0.11
31 Rogers County 0.11
32 Garvin County 0.09
32 Jackson County 0.09
33 McIntosh County 0.08
33 Pushmataha County 0.08
34 Greer County 0.07
34 Mayes County 0.07
35 Kay County 0.06
35 Lincoln County 0.06
36 Custer County 0.05
36 Hughes County 0.05
36 Sequoyah County 0.05
37 Caddo County 0.04
37 Delaware County 0.04
38 Kingfisher County 0.03
38 Le Flore County 0.03
38 Marshall County 0.03
39 Jefferson County 0.02
40 Washita County 0.01