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  • FIPS 40113
  • Largest town: Skiatook

Osage County, Oklahoma

Osage County had 46,495 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,246.7 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Oklahoma's 77 county-equivalents.

Population
46,495
#21 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,059 in US
Area
2,246.7 sq mi
#1 of 77 in Oklahoma · #248 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#41 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,220 in US
Median household income
$61,279
#17 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,708 in US

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

Osage County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

Osage County population, land area and income

Osage County had 46,495 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,246.7 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Oklahoma's 77 county-equivalents. That works out to 20.7 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 Osage County is 2.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,279 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,495

3144th1st

1059th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,247 sq mi

3144th1st

248th of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2220th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,279

3143rd1st

1708th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

46,495

77th1st

21st of 77 (OK)

Land area

2,247 sq mi

77th1st

1st of 77 (OK)

Density

20.7 / sq mi

77th1st

41st of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$61,279

77th1st

17th of 77 (OK)

How Osage County's population changed since 2020

Osage County gained 703 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 35th 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, Osage County recorded 1,549 births and 2,453 deaths, a natural change of -904. Net international migration added +8 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,558. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,558 people.

45.8k202045.9k202145.8k202246.0k202346.5k2024
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
1,549
Deaths
2,453
Net international migration
+8
Net domestic migration
+1,558
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+487

Where Osage County is

The Census internal point of Osage County is at 36.624300, -96.408100. 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 Osage 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: Osage County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.624300, -96.408100
DMS
36°37'27.48"N 96°24'29.16"W
UTM
14N 731769.7E 4056324.7N
Geohash
9ye2q5mb0
Plus code
8685JHFR+PQ

Towns in Osage County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Osage County, 19,839 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Osage County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Skiatook with 6,237.

  1. 01Skiatook (part)6,237
  2. 02Tulsa (part)5,802
  3. 03Hominy3,286
  4. 04Pawhuska2,923
  5. 05Fairfax1,102
  6. 06Sand Springs (part)376
  7. 07Sperry (part)110
  8. 08Bartlesville (part)3
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Osage County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Osage County, including 2 across a state line. 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 99.3 miles SW of Osage County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tulsa, OK (population 415,154), 44.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bartlesville, OK (population 38,355), 26.7 miles away.

Osage County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Osage County is 40113: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,279.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Osage County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,495. That is up 703 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 45,792.

What is the FIPS code of Osage County?

40113. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Osage County?

Skiatook, with 6,237 residents inside Osage County in 2024 (8,879 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Osage County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tulsa County, OK; Washington County, OK; Kay County, OK; Cowley County, KS; Pawnee County, OK; Noble County, OK; Chautauqua County, KS.

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.