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  • FIPS 40105
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Nowata County, Oklahoma

Nowata County had 9,561 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 565.8 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 68th by land area.

Population
9,561
#58 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,444 in US
Area
565.8 sq mi
#68 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,810 in US
Density
17 / sq mi
#49 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,341 in US
Median household income
$54,831
#45 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,339 in US

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

Nowata County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Nowata County population, land area and income

Nowata County had 9,561 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 565.8 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 68th by land area. That works out to 16.9 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 Nowata County has 46% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,831 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,561

3144th1st

2444th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

566 sq mi

3144th1st

1810th of 3,144 (US)

Density

16.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2341st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,831

3143rd1st

2339th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

9,561

77th1st

58th of 77 (OK)

Land area

566 sq mi

77th1st

68th of 77 (OK)

Density

16.9 / sq mi

77th1st

49th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$54,831

77th1st

45th of 77 (OK)

How Nowata County's population changed since 2020

Nowata County gained 236 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 28th 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, Nowata County recorded 484 births and 655 deaths, a natural change of -171. Net international migration added +28 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +373. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 373 people.

9,32520209,35920219,44720229,48120239,5612024
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
484
Deaths
655
Net international migration
+28
Net domestic migration
+373
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+80

Where Nowata County is

The Census internal point of Nowata County is at 36.789600, -95.613300. 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 Nowata 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: Nowata County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.789600, -95.613300
DMS
36°47'22.56"N 95°36'47.88"W
UTM
15N 266816.7E 4074718.4N
Geohash
9ys1232db
Plus code
8686Q9QP+RM

Towns in Nowata County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Nowata County, 3,592 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Nowata County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Nowata with 3,592.

  1. 01Nowata3,592
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Nowata County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Nowata County, including 2 across a state line. 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 138.4 miles SW of Nowata County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tulsa, OK (population 415,154), 48.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bartlesville, OK (population 38,355), 18.9 miles away.

Nowata County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Nowata County is 40105: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,831.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nowata County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,561. That is up 236 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,325.

What is the FIPS code of Nowata County?

40105. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Nowata County?

Nowata, with 3,592 residents inside Nowata County in 2024.

Which counties border Nowata County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rogers County, OK; Washington County, OK; Montgomery County, KS; Labette County, KS; 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)

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