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Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

Kingfisher County had 15,820 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 898.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 31st by land area.

Population
15,820
#45 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,047 in US
Area
898.1 sq mi
#31 of 77 in Oklahoma · #867 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#48 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,318 in US
Median household income
$72,345
#7 of 77 in Oklahoma · #830 in US

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

Kingfisher County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Kingfisher County population, land area and income

Kingfisher County had 15,820 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 898.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 17.6 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; Kingfisher County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,345 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,820

3144th1st

2047th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

898 sq mi

3144th1st

867th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2318th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,345

3143rd1st

830th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

15,820

77th1st

45th of 77 (OK)

Land area

898 sq mi

77th1st

31st of 77 (OK)

Density

17.6 / sq mi

77th1st

48th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$72,345

77th1st

7th of 77 (OK)

How Kingfisher County's population changed since 2020

Kingfisher County gained 643 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.2%. That ranks 10th 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, Kingfisher County recorded 740 births and 749 deaths, a natural change of -9. Net international migration added +366 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +276. The largest single component was international migration, which added 366 people.

15.2k202015.2k202115.3k202215.6k202315.8k2024
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
740
Deaths
749
Net international migration
+366
Net domestic migration
+276
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+205

Where Kingfisher County is

The Census internal point of Kingfisher County is at 35.949400, -97.934600. 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 Kingfisher 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: Kingfisher County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.949400, -97.934600
DMS
35°56'57.84"N 97°56'4.56"W
UTM
14N 596085.0E 3978860.7N
Geohash
9y6ke2qhq
Plus code
8674W3X8+Q5

Towns in Kingfisher County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Kingfisher County, 8,331 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kingfisher County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kingfisher with 5,192.

  1. 01Kingfisher5,192
  2. 02Hennessey2,223
  3. 03Okarche (part)905
  4. 04Piedmont (part)11
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kingfisher County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Kingfisher County. The most populous is Oklahoma County, OK, with 816,490 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 39.8 miles SE of Kingfisher County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Oklahoma City, OK (population 712,919), 40.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is El Reno, OK (population 20,041), 28.2 miles away.

Kingfisher County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kingfisher County is 40073: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 073. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,345.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,820. That is up 643 people (4.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,177.

What is the FIPS code of Kingfisher County?

40073. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (073) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kingfisher County?

Kingfisher, with 5,192 residents inside Kingfisher County in 2024.

Which counties border Kingfisher County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oklahoma County, OK; Canadian County, OK; Garfield County, OK; Logan County, OK; Blaine County, OK; Major 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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