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  • FIPS 40093
  • Largest town: Fairview

Major County, Oklahoma

Major County had 7,569 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 955.0 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 24th by land area.

Population
7,569
#63 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,609 in US
Area
955.0 sq mi
#24 of 77 in Oklahoma · #735 in US
Density
7.9 / sq mi
#64 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,648 in US
Median household income
$64,527
#14 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,410 in US

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

Major County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Major County population, land area and income

Major County had 7,569 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 955.0 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 7.9 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, so Major County has 37% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,527 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,569

3144th1st

2609th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

955 sq mi

3144th1st

735th of 3,144 (US)

Density

7.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2648th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,527

3143rd1st

1410th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

7,569

77th1st

63rd of 77 (OK)

Land area

955 sq mi

77th1st

24th of 77 (OK)

Density

7.9 / sq mi

77th1st

64th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$64,527

77th1st

14th of 77 (OK)

How Major County's population changed since 2020

Major County lost 180 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 69th 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, Major County recorded 352 births and 467 deaths, a natural change of -115. Net international migration added +52 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -146. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 146 people.

7,74920207,64020217,55820227,62320237,5692024
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
352
Deaths
467
Net international migration
+52
Net domestic migration
-146
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-54

Where Major County is

The Census internal point of Major County is at 36.313100, -98.542000. 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 Major 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: Major County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.313100, -98.542000
DMS
36°18'47.16"N 98°32'31.20"W
UTM
14N 541114.8E 4018774.0N
Geohash
9y3ytdegh
Plus code
86838F75+65

Towns in Major County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Major County, 2,653 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Major County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fairview with 2,653.

  1. 01Fairview2,653
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Major County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Major County. The most populous is Garfield County, OK, with 62,007 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 81.2 miles SE of Major County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Oklahoma City, OK (population 712,919), 82.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Enid, OK (population 50,519), 38.0 miles away.

Major County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Major County is 40093: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,527.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Major County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,569. That is down 180 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,749.

What is the FIPS code of Major County?

40093. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Major County?

Fairview, with 2,653 residents inside Major County in 2024.

Which counties border Major County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Garfield County, OK; Woodward County, OK; Kingfisher County, OK; Woods County, OK; Blaine County, OK; Alfalfa County, OK; Dewey 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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