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Dewey County, Oklahoma

Dewey County had 4,268 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 999.6 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 21st by land area.

Population
4,268
#71 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,868 in US
Area
999.6 sq mi
#21 of 77 in Oklahoma · #681 in US
Density
4.3 / sq mi
#71 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,805 in US
Median household income
$55,952
#40 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,238 in US

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

Dewey County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Dewey County population, land area and income

Dewey County had 4,268 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 999.6 square miles of land. It ranks 71st of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 4.3 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 Dewey County has 21% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,952 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,268

3144th1st

2868th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,000 sq mi

3144th1st

681st of 3,144 (US)

Density

4.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2805th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,952

3143rd1st

2238th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

4,268

77th1st

71st of 77 (OK)

Land area

1,000 sq mi

77th1st

21st of 77 (OK)

Density

4.3 / sq mi

77th1st

71st of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$55,952

77th1st

40th of 77 (OK)

How Dewey County's population changed since 2020

Dewey County lost 205 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.6%. That ranks 75th 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, Dewey County recorded 214 births and 331 deaths, a natural change of -117. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -95. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 117 people.

4,47320204,41820214,38720224,25320234,2682024
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
214
Deaths
331
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
-95
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15

Where Dewey County is

The Census internal point of Dewey County is at 35.978000, -99.014400. 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 Dewey 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: Dewey County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.978000, -99.014400
DMS
35°58'40.80"N 99°00'51.84"W
UTM
14N 498701.8E 3981508.4N
Geohash
9y3sdvegj
Plus code
8672XXHP+66

Towns in Dewey County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Dewey County. Its 4,268 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Dewey County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dewey County. 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 91.2 miles ESE of Dewey County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Oklahoma City, OK (population 712,919), 91.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Weatherford, OK (population 12,047), 35.6 miles away.

Dewey County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dewey County is 40043: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,952.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dewey County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,268. That is down 205 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,473.

What is the FIPS code of Dewey County?

40043. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dewey County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Dewey County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Dewey County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Custer County, OK; Woodward County, OK; Blaine County, OK; Major County, OK; Ellis County, OK; Roger Mills 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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