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  • FIPS 40033
  • Largest town: Walters

Cotton County, Oklahoma

Cotton County had 5,503 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 632.6 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 60th by land area.

Population
5,503
#66 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,780 in US
Area
632.6 sq mi
#60 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,512 in US
Density
8.7 / sq mi
#61 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,615 in US
Median household income
$52,735
#48 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,501 in US

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

Cotton County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Cotton County population, land area and income

Cotton County had 5,503 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 632.6 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 60th by land area. That works out to 8.7 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 Cotton County has 27% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,735 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,503

3144th1st

2780th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

633 sq mi

3144th1st

1512th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2615th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,735

3143rd1st

2501st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

5,503

77th1st

66th of 77 (OK)

Land area

633 sq mi

77th1st

60th of 77 (OK)

Density

8.7 / sq mi

77th1st

61st of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$52,735

77th1st

48th of 77 (OK)

How Cotton County's population changed since 2020

Cotton County lost 34 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 56th 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, Cotton County recorded 230 births and 408 deaths, a natural change of -178. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +155. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 178 people.

5,53720205,44420215,47320225,47020235,5032024
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
230
Deaths
408
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+155
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+33

Where Cotton County is

The Census internal point of Cotton County is at 34.290700, -98.373400. 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 Cotton 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: Cotton County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.290700, -98.373400
DMS
34°17'26.52"N 98°22'24.24"W
UTM
14N 557667.7E 3794566.6N
Geohash
9y4516qtv
Plus code
86637JRG+7J

Towns in Cotton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cotton County, 2,384 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cotton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Walters with 2,384.

  1. 01Walters2,384
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cotton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cotton County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Wichita County, TX, with 129,984 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 96.6 miles NNE of Cotton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita Falls, TX (population 102,372), 27.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Burkburnett, TX (population 11,101), 18.6 miles away.

Cotton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cotton County is 40033: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,735.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cotton County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,503. That is down 34 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,537.

What is the FIPS code of Cotton County?

40033. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cotton County?

Walters, with 2,384 residents inside Cotton County in 2024.

Which counties border Cotton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wichita County, TX; Comanche County, OK; Stephens County, OK; Clay County, TX; Tillman 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)

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