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Mayes County, Oklahoma

Mayes County had 40,144 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 655.3 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 56th by land area.

Population
40,144
#27 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,188 in US
Area
655.3 sq mi
#56 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,436 in US
Density
61 / sq mi
#17 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,291 in US
Median household income
$59,498
#21 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,886 in US

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

Mayes County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Mayes County population, land area and income

Mayes County had 40,144 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 655.3 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 61.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,498 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

40,144

3144th1st

1188th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

655 sq mi

3144th1st

1436th of 3,144 (US)

Density

61.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1291st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,498

3143rd1st

1886th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

40,144

77th1st

27th of 77 (OK)

Land area

655 sq mi

77th1st

56th of 77 (OK)

Density

61.3 / sq mi

77th1st

17th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$59,498

77th1st

21st of 77 (OK)

How Mayes County's population changed since 2020

Mayes County gained 1,091 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.8%. That ranks 22nd 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, Mayes County recorded 1,937 births and 2,431 deaths, a natural change of -494. Net international migration added +25 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,540. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,540 people.

39.1k202039.3k202139.6k202240.0k202340.1k2024
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
1,937
Deaths
2,431
Net international migration
+25
Net domestic migration
+1,540
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+173

Where Mayes County is

The Census internal point of Mayes County is at 36.303800, -95.235600. 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 Mayes 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: Mayes County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.303800, -95.235600
DMS
36°18'13.68"N 95°14'8.16"W
UTM
15N 299271.0E 4019964.4N
Geohash
9ykq8bgsc
Plus code
86868Q37+GQ

Towns in Mayes County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Mayes County, 14,359 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mayes County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pryor Creek with 9,700.

  1. 01Pryor Creek9,700
  2. 02Chouteau2,154
  3. 03Locust Grove1,399
  4. 04Salina1,106
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Mayes County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Mayes County. The most populous is Rogers County, OK, with 101,371 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 138.7 miles WSW of Mayes County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Broken Arrow, OK (population 122,756), 35.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Claremore, OK (population 20,602), 20.8 miles away.

Mayes County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mayes County is 40097: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,498.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mayes County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 40,144. That is up 1,091 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 39,053.

What is the FIPS code of Mayes County?

40097. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mayes County?

Pryor Creek, with 9,700 residents inside Mayes County in 2024.

Which counties border Mayes County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rogers County, OK; Wagoner County, OK; Cherokee County, OK; Delaware County, OK; Craig 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.