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Grady County, Oklahoma

Grady County had 58,353 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,100.5 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 14th by land area.

Population
58,353
#13 of 77 in Oklahoma · #909 in US
Area
1,100.5 sq mi
#14 of 77 in Oklahoma · #579 in US
Density
53 / sq mi
#25 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,413 in US
Median household income
$70,838
#8 of 77 in Oklahoma · #942 in US

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

Grady County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Grady County population, land area and income

Grady County had 58,353 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,100.5 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 53.0 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 Grady County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,838 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

58,353

3144th1st

909th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,101 sq mi

3144th1st

579th of 3,144 (US)

Density

53.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1413th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,838

3143rd1st

942nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

58,353

77th1st

13th of 77 (OK)

Land area

1,101 sq mi

77th1st

14th of 77 (OK)

Density

53.0 / sq mi

77th1st

25th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$70,838

77th1st

8th of 77 (OK)

How Grady County's population changed since 2020

Grady County gained 3,469 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.3%. That ranks 6th 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, Grady County recorded 2,469 births and 2,850 deaths, a natural change of -381. Net international migration added +150 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,737. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,737 people.

54.9k202055.6k202156.7k202257.5k202358.4k2024
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
2,469
Deaths
2,850
Net international migration
+150
Net domestic migration
+3,737
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+860

Where Grady County is

The Census internal point of Grady County is at 35.021100, -97.886900. 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 Grady 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: Grady County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.021100, -97.886900
DMS
35°01'15.96"N 97°53'12.84"W
UTM
14N 601548.3E 3875949.1N
Geohash
9y4rhx2ut
Plus code
867424C7+C6

Towns in Grady County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Grady County, 30,534 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grady County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Chickasha with 17,014.

  1. 01Chickasha17,014
  2. 02Tuttle8,584
  3. 03Blanchard (part)2,364
  4. 04Minco1,548
  5. 05Rush Springs1,024
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grady County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Grady County. The most populous is Canadian County, OK, with 181,760 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 39.1 miles NNE of Grady County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK (population 131,010), 34.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Chickasha, OK (population 17,014), 3.7 miles away.

Grady County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grady County is 40051: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,838.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grady County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 58,353. That is up 3,469 people (6.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 54,884.

What is the FIPS code of Grady County?

40051. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grady County?

Chickasha, with 17,014 residents inside Grady County in 2024.

Which counties border Grady County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Canadian County, OK; Comanche County, OK; McClain County, OK; Stephens County, OK; Caddo County, OK; Garvin 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.