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  • FIPS 40069
  • Largest town: Tishomingo

Johnston County, Oklahoma

Johnston County had 10,293 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 643.1 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 57th by land area.

Population
10,293
#57 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,388 in US
Area
643.1 sq mi
#57 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,480 in US
Density
16 / sq mi
#53 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,361 in US
Median household income
$49,984
#57 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,721 in US

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

Johnston County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Johnston County population, land area and income

Johnston County had 10,293 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 643.1 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 57th by land area. That works out to 16.0 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; Johnston County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,984 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,293

3144th1st

2388th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

643 sq mi

3144th1st

1480th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2361st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,984

3143rd1st

2721st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

10,293

77th1st

57th of 77 (OK)

Land area

643 sq mi

77th1st

57th of 77 (OK)

Density

16.0 / sq mi

77th1st

53rd of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$49,984

77th1st

57th of 77 (OK)

How Johnston County's population changed since 2020

Johnston County gained 49 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.5%. That ranks 42nd 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, Johnston County recorded 464 births and 689 deaths, a natural change of -225. Net international migration added +26 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +226. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 226 people.

10.2k202010.3k202110.3k202210.2k202310.3k2024
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
464
Deaths
689
Net international migration
+26
Net domestic migration
+226
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+94

Where Johnston County is

The Census internal point of Johnston County is at 34.313500, -96.654300. 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 Johnston 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: Johnston County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.313500, -96.654300
DMS
34°18'48.60"N 96°39'15.48"W
UTM
14N 715843.4E 3799408.7N
Geohash
9y570wd6x
Plus code
8665887W+C7

Towns in Johnston County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Johnston County, 3,083 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Johnston County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tishomingo with 3,083.

  1. 01Tishomingo3,083
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Johnston County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Johnston County. The most populous is Bryan County, OK, with 50,305 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 94.6 miles NNW of Johnston County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK (population 131,010), 75.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Durant, OK (population 20,908), 26.6 miles away.

Johnston County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Johnston County is 40069: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,984.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Johnston County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,293. That is up 49 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,244.

What is the FIPS code of Johnston County?

40069. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (069) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Johnston County?

Tishomingo, with 3,083 residents inside Johnston County in 2024.

Which counties border Johnston County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bryan County, OK; Carter County, OK; Pontotoc County, OK; Marshall County, OK; Atoka County, OK; Murray 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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