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  • FIPS 40003
  • Largest town: Helena

Alfalfa County, Oklahoma

Alfalfa County had 5,712 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 866.6 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 35th by land area.

Population
5,712
#65 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,761 in US
Area
866.6 sq mi
#35 of 77 in Oklahoma · #950 in US
Density
6.6 / sq mi
#69 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,704 in US
Median household income
$57,517
#28 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,086 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Alfalfa County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Alfalfa County population, land area and income

Alfalfa County had 5,712 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 866.6 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 35th by land area. That works out to 6.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Alfalfa County has 28% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,517 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,712

3144th1st

2761st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

867 sq mi

3144th1st

950th of 3,144 (US)

Density

6.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2704th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,517

3143rd1st

2086th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

5,712

77th1st

65th of 77 (OK)

Land area

867 sq mi

77th1st

35th of 77 (OK)

Density

6.6 / sq mi

77th1st

69th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$57,517

77th1st

28th of 77 (OK)

How Alfalfa County's population changed since 2020

Alfalfa County gained 0 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.0%. That ranks 47th of 77 in Oklahoma for growth. The median Oklahoma county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +3.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Alfalfa County recorded 185 births and 259 deaths, a natural change of -74. Net international migration added +45 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +37. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 74 people.

5,71220205,69820215,69720225,66120235,7122024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
185
Deaths
259
Net international migration
+45
Net domestic migration
+37
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+51

Where Alfalfa County is

The Census internal point of Alfalfa County is at 36.729700, -98.323400. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Oklahoma's 77 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Alfalfa County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Kingfisher County: +4.2%Okfuskee County: +0.8%Creek County: +2.9%Carter County: +2.3%Hughes County: +0.2%Murray County: -0.9%Haskell County: +2.2%Cherokee County: +3.5%Grady County: +6.3%Canadian County: +16.9%Caddo County: -2.1%Garvin County: +1.9%Custer County: -0.6%Pushmataha County: +0.1%Mayes County: +2.8%Stephens County: +2.9%Dewey County: -4.6%Greer County: -1.1%Logan County: +8.3%Atoka County: +3.1%Nowata County: +2.5%Beckham County: -0.4%Cimarron County: -6.9%Harper County: -1.2%Cleveland County: +2.6%Texas County: -3.4%Marshall County: +5.3%Tulsa County: +3.4%McIntosh County: +4.0%Grant County: -1.3%Seminole County: -0.7%Garfield County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.8%Blaine County: -1.5%Lincoln County: +4.4%Alfalfa County: +0.0%Jefferson County: +0.8%Okmulgee County: +1.1%Major County: -2.3%Noble County: -0.2%Oklahoma County: +2.3%Pawnee County: +3.5%Bryan County: +8.6%Payne County: +3.1%Adair County: +1.9%Harmon County: -6.5%Love County: +2.6%Craig County: +2.6%Rogers County: +6.3%Muskogee County: +0.8%Sequoyah County: +3.3%Delaware County: +3.4%Johnston County: +0.5%Pittsburg County: -0.9%Le Flore County: +3.4%McClain County: +15.6%Woodward County: -2.1%Ottawa County: +0.6%Choctaw County: -0.2%Cotton County: -0.6%Roger Mills County: -3.6%Washita County: -0.6%Coal County: +2.5%Pontotoc County: +0.6%Kiowa County: -2.8%Tillman County: -3.0%Ellis County: -3.9%Wagoner County: +12.1%Beaver County: -0.1%McCurtain County: -0.1%Kay County: -0.4%Pottawatomie County: +2.6%Osage County: +1.5%Comanche County: +0.2%Washington County: +2.8%Woods County: -0.2%Latimer County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.1%
  2. < +0.0%
  3. < +2.2%
  4. < +3.3%
  5. ≥ +3.3%
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Orange pin: Alfalfa County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.729700, -98.323400
DMS
36°43'46.92"N 98°19'24.24"W
UTM
14N 560414.0E 4065101.1N
Geohash
9yd0fw7n4
Plus code
8683PMHG+VJ

Towns in Alfalfa County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Alfalfa County, 2,986 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Alfalfa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Helena with 1,533.

  1. 01Helena1,533
  2. 02Cherokee1,453
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Alfalfa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Alfalfa County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Garfield County, OK, with 62,007 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 97.0 miles SSE of Alfalfa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 85.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Enid, OK (population 50,519), 33.6 miles away.

Alfalfa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Alfalfa County is 40003: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 003. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,517.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Alfalfa County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,712. That is up 0 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,712.

What is the FIPS code of Alfalfa County?

40003. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (003) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Alfalfa County?

Helena, with 1,533 residents inside Alfalfa County in 2024.

Which counties border Alfalfa County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Garfield County, OK; Woods County, OK; Major County, OK; Harper County, KS; Grant County, OK; Barber County, KS.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.