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Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

Okmulgee County had 37,084 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 697.4 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
37,084
#29 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,259 in US
Area
697.4 sq mi
#52 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,330 in US
Density
53 / sq mi
#24 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,411 in US
Median household income
$53,938
#46 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,412 in US

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

Okmulgee County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Okmulgee County population, land area and income

Okmulgee County had 37,084 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 697.4 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 53.2 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; Okmulgee County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,938 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,084

3144th1st

1259th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

697 sq mi

3144th1st

1330th of 3,144 (US)

Density

53.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1411th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,938

3143rd1st

2412th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

37,084

77th1st

29th of 77 (OK)

Land area

697 sq mi

77th1st

52nd of 77 (OK)

Density

53.2 / sq mi

77th1st

24th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$53,938

77th1st

46th of 77 (OK)

How Okmulgee County's population changed since 2020

Okmulgee County gained 396 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.1%. That ranks 36th 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, Okmulgee County recorded 1,764 births and 2,727 deaths, a natural change of -963. Net international migration added +6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,325. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,325 people.

36.7k202036.8k202136.9k202236.9k202337.1k2024
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
1,764
Deaths
2,727
Net international migration
+6
Net domestic migration
+1,325
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+144

Where Okmulgee County is

The Census internal point of Okmulgee County is at 35.643500, -95.965900. 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 Okmulgee 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: Okmulgee County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.643500, -95.965900
DMS
35°38'36.60"N 95°57'57.24"W
UTM
15N 231453.8E 3948461.1N
Geohash
9y7fb0xy2
Plus code
8676J2VM+CJ

Towns in Okmulgee County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Okmulgee County, 19,470 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Okmulgee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Okmulgee with 11,346.

  1. 01Okmulgee (part)11,346
  2. 02Henryetta5,606
  3. 03Morris1,334
  4. 04Beggs1,184
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Okmulgee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Okmulgee County. The most populous is Tulsa County, OK, with 693,514 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 87.0 miles W of Okmulgee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Broken Arrow, OK (population 122,756), 29.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Okmulgee, OK (population 11,354), 1.4 miles away.

Okmulgee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Okmulgee County is 40111: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,938.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,084. That is up 396 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,688.

What is the FIPS code of Okmulgee County?

40111. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Okmulgee County?

Okmulgee, with 11,346 residents inside Okmulgee County in 2024 (11,354 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Okmulgee County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tulsa County, OK; Wagoner County, OK; Creek County, OK; Muskogee County, OK; McIntosh County, OK; Okfuskee 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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