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Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County had 16,111 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 568.4 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 67th by land area.

Population
16,111
#44 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,030 in US
Area
568.4 sq mi
#67 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,796 in US
Density
28 / sq mi
#39 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,978 in US
Median household income
$52,744
#47 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,500 in US

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

Pawnee County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Pawnee County population, land area and income

Pawnee County had 16,111 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 568.4 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 28.3 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; Pawnee County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,744 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,111

3144th1st

2030th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

568 sq mi

3144th1st

1796th of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1978th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,744

3143rd1st

2500th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

16,111

77th1st

44th of 77 (OK)

Land area

568 sq mi

77th1st

67th of 77 (OK)

Density

28.3 / sq mi

77th1st

39th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$52,744

77th1st

47th of 77 (OK)

How Pawnee County's population changed since 2020

Pawnee County gained 551 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.5%. That ranks 12th 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, Pawnee County recorded 697 births and 1,066 deaths, a natural change of -369. Net international migration added +9 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +919. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 919 people.

15.6k202015.7k202115.7k202215.9k202316.1k2024
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
697
Deaths
1,066
Net international migration
+9
Net domestic migration
+919
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+219

Where Pawnee County is

The Census internal point of Pawnee County is at 36.313700, -96.696700. 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 Pawnee 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: Pawnee County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.313700, -96.696700
DMS
36°18'49.32"N 96°41'48.12"W
UTM
14N 706782.5E 4021205.5N
Geohash
9y7nxdewe
Plus code
86858873+F8

Towns in Pawnee County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pawnee County, 5,256 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pawnee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cleveland with 3,263.

  1. 01Cleveland3,263
  2. 02Pawnee1,971
  3. 03Mannford (part)22
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pawnee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Pawnee 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 72.5 miles SW of Pawnee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tulsa, OK (population 415,154), 46.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Stillwater, OK (population 50,138), 24.5 miles away.

Pawnee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pawnee County is 40117: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,744.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pawnee County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,111. That is up 551 people (3.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,560.

What is the FIPS code of Pawnee County?

40117. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pawnee County?

Cleveland, with 3,263 residents inside Pawnee County in 2024.

Which counties border Pawnee County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tulsa County, OK; Payne County, OK; Creek County, OK; Osage County, OK; Noble 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.