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Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Pottawatomie County had 74,446 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 787.8 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 41st by land area.

Population
74,446
#9 of 77 in Oklahoma · #755 in US
Area
787.8 sq mi
#41 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,094 in US
Density
94 / sq mi
#10 of 77 in Oklahoma · #955 in US
Median household income
$57,089
#32 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,123 in US

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

Pottawatomie County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Pottawatomie County population, land area and income

Pottawatomie County had 74,446 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 787.8 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 94.5 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Pottawatomie County is 3.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,089 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

74,446

3144th1st

755th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

788 sq mi

3144th1st

1094th of 3,144 (US)

Density

94.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

955th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,089

3143rd1st

2123rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

74,446

77th1st

9th of 77 (OK)

Land area

788 sq mi

77th1st

41st of 77 (OK)

Density

94.5 / sq mi

77th1st

10th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$57,089

77th1st

32nd of 77 (OK)

How Pottawatomie County's population changed since 2020

Pottawatomie County gained 1,893 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 25th 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, Pottawatomie County recorded 3,496 births and 4,446 deaths, a natural change of -950. Net international migration added +148 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,765. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,765 people.

72.6k202073.0k202173.4k202273.9k202374.4k2024
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
3,496
Deaths
4,446
Net international migration
+148
Net domestic migration
+2,765
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+582

Where Pottawatomie County is

The Census internal point of Pottawatomie County is at 35.211400, -96.957000. 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 Pottawatomie 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: Pottawatomie County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.211400, -96.957000
DMS
35°12'41.04"N 96°57'25.20"W
UTM
14N 685959.7E 3898399.0N
Geohash
9y703dn16
Plus code
8675626V+H6

Towns in Pottawatomie County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pottawatomie County, 48,522 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pottawatomie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Shawnee with 32,092.

  1. 01Shawnee32,092
  2. 02Tecumseh6,370
  3. 03McLoud4,519
  4. 04Bethel Acres3,270
  5. 05Pink2,179
  6. 06Oklahoma City (part)83
  7. 07Prague (part)9
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pottawatomie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Pottawatomie County. The most populous is Oklahoma County, OK, with 816,490 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 36.4 miles WNW of Pottawatomie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Norman, OK (population 131,010), 22.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Shawnee, OK (population 32,092), 10.9 miles away.

Pottawatomie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pottawatomie County is 40125: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,089.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 74,446. That is up 1,893 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 72,553.

What is the FIPS code of Pottawatomie County?

40125. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pottawatomie County?

Shawnee, with 32,092 residents inside Pottawatomie County in 2024.

Which counties border Pottawatomie County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oklahoma County, OK; Cleveland County, OK; McClain County, OK; Pontotoc County, OK; Lincoln County, OK; Seminole 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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