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  • FIPS 40029
  • Largest town: Coalgate

Coal County, Oklahoma

Coal County had 5,414 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 516.8 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 72nd by land area.

Population
5,414
#68 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,786 in US
Area
516.8 sq mi
#72 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,018 in US
Density
10 / sq mi
#58 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,554 in US
Median household income
$46,921
#66 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,892 in US

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

Coal County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Coal County population, land area and income

Coal County had 5,414 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 516.8 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 72nd by land area. That works out to 10.5 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 Coal County has 26% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,921 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,414

3144th1st

2786th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

517 sq mi

3144th1st

2018th of 3,144 (US)

Density

10.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2554th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,921

3143rd1st

2892nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

5,414

77th1st

68th of 77 (OK)

Land area

517 sq mi

77th1st

72nd of 77 (OK)

Density

10.5 / sq mi

77th1st

58th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$46,921

77th1st

66th of 77 (OK)

How Coal County's population changed since 2020

Coal County gained 131 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 29th 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, Coal County recorded 308 births and 430 deaths, a natural change of -122. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +275. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 275 people.

5,28320205,30820215,30920225,28420235,4142024
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
308
Deaths
430
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
+275
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+130

Where Coal County is

The Census internal point of Coal County is at 34.582900, -96.288000. 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 Coal 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: Coal County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.582900, -96.288000
DMS
34°34'58.44"N 96°17'16.80"W
UTM
14N 748757.0E 3830132.9N
Geohash
9y5s8zt5y
Plus code
8665HPM6+5Q

Towns in Coal County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Coal County, 1,715 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Coal County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Coalgate with 1,715.

  1. 01Coalgate1,715
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Coal County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Coal County. The most populous is Pittsburg County, OK, with 43,395 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 93.1 miles NW of Coal County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK (population 131,010), 75.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ada, OK (population 16,578), 25.2 miles away.

Coal County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Coal County is 40029: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,921.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Coal County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,414. That is up 131 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,283.

What is the FIPS code of Coal County?

40029. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (029) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Coal County?

Coalgate, with 1,715 residents inside Coal County in 2024.

Which counties border Coal County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pittsburg County, OK; Pontotoc County, OK; Atoka County, OK; Hughes County, OK; Johnston 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.