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  • FIPS 40027
  • Largest town: Norman

Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Cleveland County had 303,952 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 538.9 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 70th by land area.

Population
303,952
#3 of 77 in Oklahoma · #241 in US
Area
538.9 sq mi
#70 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,942 in US
Density
564 / sq mi
#3 of 77 in Oklahoma · #256 in US
Median household income
$74,889
#5 of 77 in Oklahoma · #673 in US

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

Cleveland County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Cleveland County population, land area and income

Cleveland County had 303,952 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 538.9 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 70th by land area. That works out to 564.0 people per square mile, 5.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Cleveland County is 14.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,889 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

303,952

3144th1st

241st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

539 sq mi

3144th1st

1942nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

564.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

256th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,889

3143rd1st

673rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

303,952

77th1st

3rd of 77 (OK)

Land area

539 sq mi

77th1st

70th of 77 (OK)

Density

564.0 / sq mi

77th1st

3rd of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$74,889

77th1st

5th of 77 (OK)

How Cleveland County's population changed since 2020

Cleveland County gained 7,696 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 26th 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, Cleveland County recorded 11,545 births and 10,527 deaths, a natural change of +1,018. Net international migration added +3,578 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,792. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,792 people.

296.3k2020298.2k2021300.0k2022301.9k2023304.0k2024
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
11,545
Deaths
10,527
Net international migration
+3,578
Net domestic migration
+3,792
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,039

Where Cleveland County is

The Census internal point of Cleveland County is at 35.206400, -97.323100. 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 Cleveland 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: Cleveland County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.206400, -97.323100
DMS
35°12'23.04"N 97°19'23.16"W
UTM
14N 652642.0E 3897220.4N
Geohash
9y6b335kp
Plus code
86746M4G+HQ

Towns in Cleveland County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cleveland County, 290,002 people together, or 95% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cleveland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Norman with 131,010.

  1. 01Norman131,010
  2. 02Oklahoma City (part)80,989
  3. 03Moore63,845
  4. 04Noble7,779
  5. 05Slaughterville4,324
  6. 06Lexington2,055
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cleveland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Cleveland County. The most populous is Oklahoma County, OK, with 816,490 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 22.2 miles NNW of Cleveland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK (population 131,010), 2.7 miles away.

Cleveland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cleveland County is 40027: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,889.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cleveland County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 303,952. That is up 7,696 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 296,256.

What is the FIPS code of Cleveland County?

40027. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (027) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cleveland County?

Norman, with 131,010 residents inside Cleveland County in 2024.

Which counties border Cleveland County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oklahoma County, OK; Canadian County, OK; Pottawatomie County, OK; McClain 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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