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Hughes County, Oklahoma

Hughes County had 13,371 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 804.5 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 38th by land area.

Population
13,371
#50 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,199 in US
Area
804.5 sq mi
#38 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,056 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#51 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,349 in US
Median household income
$50,872
#52 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,654 in US

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

Hughes County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Hughes County population, land area and income

Hughes County had 13,371 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 804.5 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 16.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents; Hughes County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,872 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,371

3144th1st

2199th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

804 sq mi

3144th1st

1056th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2349th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,872

3143rd1st

2654th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

13,371

77th1st

50th of 77 (OK)

Land area

804 sq mi

77th1st

38th of 77 (OK)

Density

16.6 / sq mi

77th1st

51st of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$50,872

77th1st

52nd of 77 (OK)

How Hughes County's population changed since 2020

Hughes County gained 25 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 45th 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, Hughes County recorded 619 births and 917 deaths, a natural change of -298. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +313. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 313 people.

13.3k202013.4k202113.4k202213.4k202313.4k2024
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
619
Deaths
917
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+313
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-35

Where Hughes County is

The Census internal point of Hughes County is at 35.052900, -96.251200. 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 Hughes 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: Hughes County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.052900, -96.251200
DMS
35°03'10.44"N 96°15'4.32"W
UTM
14N 750704.0E 3882365.0N
Geohash
9y5x3v0jb
Plus code
86753P3X+5G

Towns in Hughes County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hughes County, 7,020 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hughes County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Holdenville with 5,893.

  1. 01Holdenville5,893
  2. 02Wetumka1,127
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hughes County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hughes 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 76.9 miles WNW of Hughes County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK (population 131,010), 63.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McAlester, OK (population 18,108), 28.4 miles away.

Hughes County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hughes County is 40063: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,872.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hughes County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,371. That is up 25 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,346.

What is the FIPS code of Hughes County?

40063. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hughes County?

Holdenville, with 5,893 residents inside Hughes County in 2024.

Which counties border Hughes County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pittsburg County, OK; Pontotoc County, OK; Seminole County, OK; McIntosh County, OK; Okfuskee County, OK; Coal 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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