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Atoka County, Oklahoma

Atoka County had 14,600 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 975.5 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
14,600
#46 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,118 in US
Area
975.5 sq mi
#23 of 77 in Oklahoma · #712 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#54 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,397 in US
Median household income
$49,815
#59 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,727 in US

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

Atoka County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Atoka County population, land area and income

Atoka County had 14,600 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 975.5 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 15.0 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; Atoka County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,815 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,600

3144th1st

2118th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

975 sq mi

3144th1st

712th of 3,144 (US)

Density

15.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2397th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,815

3143rd1st

2727th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

14,600

77th1st

46th of 77 (OK)

Land area

975 sq mi

77th1st

23rd of 77 (OK)

Density

15.0 / sq mi

77th1st

54th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$49,815

77th1st

59th of 77 (OK)

How Atoka County's population changed since 2020

Atoka County gained 435 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 19th 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, Atoka County recorded 593 births and 788 deaths, a natural change of -195. Net international migration added +103 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +547. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 547 people.

14.2k202014.3k202114.3k202214.5k202314.6k2024
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
593
Deaths
788
Net international migration
+103
Net domestic migration
+547
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+76

Where Atoka County is

The Census internal point of Atoka County is at 34.392500, -96.036600. 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 Atoka 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: Atoka County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.392500, -96.036600
DMS
34°23'33.00"N 96°02'11.76"W
UTM
14N 772442.8E 3809658.8N
Geohash
9y5ewsuqc
Plus code
86659XV7+29

Towns in Atoka County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Atoka County, 2,925 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Atoka County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Atoka with 2,925.

  1. 01Atoka2,925
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Atoka County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Atoka County. The most populous is Bryan County, OK, with 50,305 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 112.6 miles NW of Atoka County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is McKinney, TX (population 227,526), 89.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Durant, OK (population 20,908), 34.2 miles away.

Atoka County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Atoka County is 40005: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,815.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Atoka County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,600. That is up 435 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,165.

What is the FIPS code of Atoka County?

40005. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Atoka County?

Atoka, with 2,925 residents inside Atoka County in 2024.

Which counties border Atoka County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bryan County, OK; Pittsburg County, OK; Choctaw County, OK; Pushmataha County, OK; Johnston County, OK; Coal County, OK.

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)

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