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Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Sequoyah County had 40,555 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 673.6 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 55th by land area.

Population
40,555
#26 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,182 in US
Area
673.6 sq mi
#55 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,401 in US
Density
60 / sq mi
#18 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,302 in US
Median household income
$48,050
#65 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,830 in US

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

Sequoyah County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Sequoyah County population, land area and income

Sequoyah County had 40,555 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 673.6 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 60.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents; Sequoyah County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,050 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

40,555

3144th1st

1182nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

674 sq mi

3144th1st

1401st of 3,144 (US)

Density

60.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1302nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,050

3143rd1st

2830th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

40,555

77th1st

26th of 77 (OK)

Land area

674 sq mi

77th1st

55th of 77 (OK)

Density

60.2 / sq mi

77th1st

18th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$48,050

77th1st

65th of 77 (OK)

How Sequoyah County's population changed since 2020

Sequoyah County gained 1,306 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.3%. That ranks 17th 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, Sequoyah County recorded 2,282 births and 2,697 deaths, a natural change of -415. Net international migration added +23 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,646. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,646 people.

39.2k202039.5k202139.8k202240.2k202340.6k2024
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
2,282
Deaths
2,697
Net international migration
+23
Net domestic migration
+1,646
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+307

Where Sequoyah County is

The Census internal point of Sequoyah County is at 35.502400, -94.750800. 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 Sequoyah 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: Sequoyah County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.502400, -94.750800
DMS
35°30'8.64"N 94°45'2.88"W
UTM
15N 341211.1E 3930168.8N
Geohash
9yk9gzh86
Plus code
8677G62X+XM

Towns in Sequoyah County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sequoyah County, 17,473 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sequoyah County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sallisaw with 8,708.

  1. 01Sallisaw8,708
  2. 02Roland4,021
  3. 03Muldrow3,358
  4. 04Vian1,386
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sequoyah County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Sequoyah County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Sebastian County, AR, with 130,035 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 154.8 miles W of Sequoyah County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fayetteville, AR (population 103,134), 51.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Van Buren, AR (population 24,396), 22.6 miles away.

Sequoyah County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sequoyah County is 40135: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 135. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,050.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 40,555. That is up 1,306 people (3.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 39,249.

What is the FIPS code of Sequoyah County?

40135. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (135) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sequoyah County?

Sallisaw, with 8,708 residents inside Sequoyah County in 2024.

Which counties border Sequoyah County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sebastian County, AR; Muskogee County, OK; Crawford County, AR; Le Flore County, OK; Cherokee County, OK; Adair County, OK; Haskell 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.