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Carter County, Oklahoma

Carter County had 49,135 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 822.3 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 36th by land area.

Population
49,135
#18 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,020 in US
Area
822.3 sq mi
#36 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,030 in US
Density
60 / sq mi
#19 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,309 in US
Median household income
$56,270
#38 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,207 in US

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

Carter County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Carter County population, land area and income

Carter County had 49,135 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 822.3 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 59.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Carter County is 2.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,270 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,135

3144th1st

1020th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

822 sq mi

3144th1st

1030th of 3,144 (US)

Density

59.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1309th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,270

3143rd1st

2207th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

49,135

77th1st

18th of 77 (OK)

Land area

822 sq mi

77th1st

36th of 77 (OK)

Density

59.8 / sq mi

77th1st

19th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$56,270

77th1st

38th of 77 (OK)

How Carter County's population changed since 2020

Carter County gained 1,094 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.3%. That ranks 31st 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, Carter County recorded 2,595 births and 2,955 deaths, a natural change of -360. Net international migration added +311 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,156. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,156 people.

48.0k202048.3k202148.5k202248.9k202349.1k2024
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
2,595
Deaths
2,955
Net international migration
+311
Net domestic migration
+1,156
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+281

Where Carter County is

The Census internal point of Carter County is at 34.251800, -97.287900. 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 Carter 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: Carter County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.251800, -97.287900
DMS
34°15'6.48"N 97°17'16.44"W
UTM
14N 657649.3E 3791401.6N
Geohash
9y4ff5m55
Plus code
86647P26+PR

Towns in Carter County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Carter County, 35,533 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Carter County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ardmore with 25,064.

  1. 01Ardmore25,064
  2. 02Lone Grove5,276
  3. 03Healdton2,376
  4. 04Wilson1,445
  5. 05Dickson1,372
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Carter County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Carter County. The most populous is Stephens County, OK, with 44,075 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 86.6 miles N of Carter County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK (population 131,010), 68.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ardmore, OK (population 25,064), 9.7 miles away.

Carter County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Carter County is 40019: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,270.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carter County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,135. That is up 1,094 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,041.

What is the FIPS code of Carter County?

40019. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Carter County?

Ardmore, with 25,064 residents inside Carter County in 2024.

Which counties border Carter County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Stephens County, OK; Garvin County, OK; Marshall County, OK; Murray County, OK; Love County, OK; Johnston County, OK; Jefferson 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)

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