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  • FIPS 40119
  • Largest town: Stillwater

Payne County, Oklahoma

Payne County had 84,199 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 684.9 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
84,199
#8 of 77 in Oklahoma · #696 in US
Area
684.9 sq mi
#53 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,370 in US
Density
123 / sq mi
#8 of 77 in Oklahoma · #785 in US
Median household income
$56,811
#34 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,154 in US

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

Payne County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Payne County population, land area and income

Payne County had 84,199 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 684.9 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 122.9 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Payne County is 4.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,811 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

84,199

3144th1st

696th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

685 sq mi

3144th1st

1370th of 3,144 (US)

Density

122.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

785th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,811

3143rd1st

2154th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

84,199

77th1st

8th of 77 (OK)

Land area

685 sq mi

77th1st

53rd of 77 (OK)

Density

122.9 / sq mi

77th1st

8th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$56,811

77th1st

34th of 77 (OK)

How Payne County's population changed since 2020

Payne County gained 2,550 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 18th 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, Payne County recorded 3,188 births and 3,004 deaths, a natural change of +184. Net international migration added +2,183 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +171. The largest single component was international migration, which added 2,183 people.

81.6k202082.2k202183.0k202283.8k202384.2k2024
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
3,188
Deaths
3,004
Net international migration
+2,183
Net domestic migration
+171
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+380

Where Payne County is

The Census internal point of Payne County is at 36.079200, -96.975300. 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 Payne 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: Payne County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.079200, -96.975300
DMS
36°04'45.12"N 96°58'31.08"W
UTM
14N 682310.5E 3994630.4N
Geohash
9y7j3208x
Plus code
868532HF+MV

Towns in Payne County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Payne County, 63,022 people together, or 75% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Payne County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Stillwater with 50,138.

  1. 01Stillwater50,138
  2. 02Cushing8,444
  3. 03Perkins3,292
  4. 04Yale1,075
  5. 05Drumright (part)73
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Payne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Payne County. The most populous is Creek County, OK, with 73,971 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 50.2 miles SW of Payne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Oklahoma City, OK (population 712,919), 51.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Stillwater, OK (population 50,138), 6.6 miles away.

Payne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Payne County is 40119: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,811.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Payne County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 84,199. That is up 2,550 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 81,649.

What is the FIPS code of Payne County?

40119. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Payne County?

Stillwater, with 50,138 residents inside Payne County in 2024.

Which counties border Payne County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Creek County, OK; Logan County, OK; Lincoln County, OK; Pawnee 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)

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