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Beckham County, Oklahoma

Beckham County had 22,248 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 901.7 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 30th by land area.

Population
22,248
#38 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,711 in US
Area
901.7 sq mi
#30 of 77 in Oklahoma · #846 in US
Density
25 / sq mi
#40 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,073 in US
Median household income
$51,960
#50 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,563 in US

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

Beckham County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Beckham County population, land area and income

Beckham County had 22,248 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 901.7 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 24.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, about the same as Beckham County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,960 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,248

3144th1st

1711th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

902 sq mi

3144th1st

846th of 3,144 (US)

Density

24.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2073rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,960

3143rd1st

2563rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

22,248

77th1st

38th of 77 (OK)

Land area

902 sq mi

77th1st

30th of 77 (OK)

Density

24.7 / sq mi

77th1st

40th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$51,960

77th1st

50th of 77 (OK)

How Beckham County's population changed since 2020

Beckham County lost 83 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.4%. That ranks 53rd 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, Beckham County recorded 1,064 births and 1,200 deaths, a natural change of -136. Net international migration added +28 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -47. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 136 people.

22.3k202022.0k202122.0k202222.1k202322.2k2024
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
1,064
Deaths
1,200
Net international migration
+28
Net domestic migration
-47
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+116

Where Beckham County is

The Census internal point of Beckham County is at 35.270600, -99.690100. 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 Beckham 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: Beckham County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.270600, -99.690100
DMS
35°16'14.16"N 99°41'24.36"W
UTM
14N 437234.7E 3903270.5N
Geohash
9y30ekzfh
Plus code
867278C5+6X

Towns in Beckham County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Beckham County, 16,224 people together, or 73% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Beckham County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Elk City with 11,383.

  1. 01Elk City11,383
  2. 02Sayre4,841
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Beckham County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Beckham County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Custer County, OK, with 28,266 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 124.1 miles E of Beckham County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita Falls, TX (population 102,372), 115.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Elk City, OK (population 11,383), 16.9 miles away.

Beckham County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Beckham County is 40009: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,960.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Beckham County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,248. That is down 83 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,331.

What is the FIPS code of Beckham County?

40009. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Beckham County?

Elk City, with 11,383 residents inside Beckham County in 2024.

Which counties border Beckham County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Custer County, OK; Washita County, OK; Kiowa County, OK; Greer County, OK; Wheeler County, TX; Roger Mills County, OK; Collingsworth County, TX; Harmon 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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