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Le Flore County, Oklahoma

Le Flore County had 49,854 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,589.4 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 6th by land area.

Population
49,854
#17 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,013 in US
Area
1,589.4 sq mi
#6 of 77 in Oklahoma · #382 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#36 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,881 in US
Median household income
$50,469
#54 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,688 in US

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

Le Flore County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Le Flore County population, land area and income

Le Flore County had 49,854 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,589.4 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 31.4 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, so Le Flore County is 2.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,469 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,854

3144th1st

1013th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,589 sq mi

3144th1st

382nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1881st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,469

3143rd1st

2688th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

49,854

77th1st

17th of 77 (OK)

Land area

1,589 sq mi

77th1st

6th of 77 (OK)

Density

31.4 / sq mi

77th1st

36th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$50,469

77th1st

54th of 77 (OK)

How Le Flore County's population changed since 2020

Le Flore County gained 1,653 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.4%. That ranks 14th 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, Le Flore County recorded 2,779 births and 3,177 deaths, a natural change of -398. Net international migration added +194 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,911. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,911 people.

48.2k202048.6k202149.0k202249.6k202349.9k2024
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
2,779
Deaths
3,177
Net international migration
+194
Net domestic migration
+1,911
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+264

Where Le Flore County is

The Census internal point of Le Flore County is at 34.897400, -94.695100. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Oklahoma's 77 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Le Flore 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: Le Flore County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.897400, -94.695100
DMS
34°53'50.64"N 94°41'42.36"W
UTM
15N 345118.6E 3862976.2N
Geohash
9yhwt0vhh
Plus code
8667V8W3+XX

Towns in Le Flore County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Le Flore County, 24,171 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Le Flore County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Poteau with 9,111.

  1. 01Poteau9,111
  2. 02Pocola4,588
  3. 03Heavener3,057
  4. 04Spiro2,197
  5. 05Arkoma1,858
  6. 06Panama1,299
  7. 07Wister1,061
  8. 08Shady Point1,000
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Le Flore County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Le Flore County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Sebastian County, AR, with 130,035 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 163.8 miles WNW of Le Flore County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 86.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fort Smith, AR (population 90,507), 36.2 miles away.

Le Flore County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Le Flore County is 40079: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,469.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Le Flore County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,854. That is up 1,653 people (3.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,201.

What is the FIPS code of Le Flore County?

40079. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Le Flore County?

Poteau, with 9,111 residents inside Le Flore County in 2024.

Which counties border Le Flore County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sebastian County, AR; Sequoyah County, OK; McCurtain County, OK; Polk County, AR; Haskell County, OK; Pushmataha County, OK; Scott County, AR; Latimer 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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