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  • FIPS 40121
  • Largest town: McAlester

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Pittsburg County had 43,395 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,305.5 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 8th by land area.

Population
43,395
#24 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,129 in US
Area
1,305.5 sq mi
#8 of 77 in Oklahoma · #459 in US
Density
33 / sq mi
#32 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,833 in US
Median household income
$51,514
#51 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,599 in US

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

Pittsburg County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Pittsburg County population, land area and income

Pittsburg County had 43,395 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,305.5 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 33.2 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 Pittsburg County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,514 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,395

3144th1st

1129th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,306 sq mi

3144th1st

459th of 3,144 (US)

Density

33.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1833rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,514

3143rd1st

2599th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

43,395

77th1st

24th of 77 (OK)

Land area

1,306 sq mi

77th1st

8th of 77 (OK)

Density

33.2 / sq mi

77th1st

32nd of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$51,514

77th1st

51st of 77 (OK)

How Pittsburg County's population changed since 2020

Pittsburg County lost 392 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.9%. That ranks 61st 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, Pittsburg County recorded 1,873 births and 3,080 deaths, a natural change of -1,207. Net international migration added +56 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +764. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,207 people.

43.8k202043.6k202143.5k202243.5k202343.4k2024
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
1,873
Deaths
3,080
Net international migration
+56
Net domestic migration
+764
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-77

Where Pittsburg County is

The Census internal point of Pittsburg County is at 34.925500, -95.748100. 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 Pittsburg 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: Pittsburg County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
34.925500, -95.748100
DMS
34°55'31.80"N 95°44'53.16"W
UTM
15N 248970.8E 3868229.5N
Geohash
9y5ytjyrg
Plus code
8666W7G2+6Q

Towns in Pittsburg County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pittsburg County, 22,062 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pittsburg County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McAlester with 18,108.

  1. 01McAlester18,108
  2. 02Krebs2,068
  3. 03Hartshorne1,886
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pittsburg County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Pittsburg County. The most populous is McIntosh County, OK, with 19,710 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 106.5 miles WNW of Pittsburg County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Broken Arrow, OK (population 122,756), 76.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McAlester, OK (population 18,108), 1.4 miles away.

Pittsburg County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pittsburg County is 40121: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,514.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,395. That is down 392 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,787.

What is the FIPS code of Pittsburg County?

40121. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pittsburg County?

McAlester, with 18,108 residents inside Pittsburg County in 2024.

Which counties border Pittsburg County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: McIntosh County, OK; Atoka County, OK; Hughes County, OK; Haskell County, OK; Pushmataha County, OK; Latimer County, OK; Coal 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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