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  • FIPS 40151
  • Largest town: Alva

Woods County, Oklahoma

Woods County had 8,582 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,286.5 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 9th by land area.

Population
8,582
#60 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,525 in US
Area
1,286.5 sq mi
#9 of 77 in Oklahoma · #467 in US
Density
6.7 / sq mi
#68 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,700 in US
Median household income
$56,740
#35 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,161 in US

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

Woods County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Woods County population, land area and income

Woods County had 8,582 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,286.5 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 6.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents, so Woods County has 42% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,740 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,582

3144th1st

2525th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,286 sq mi

3144th1st

467th of 3,144 (US)

Density

6.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2700th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,740

3143rd1st

2161st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

8,582

77th1st

60th of 77 (OK)

Land area

1,286 sq mi

77th1st

9th of 77 (OK)

Density

6.7 / sq mi

77th1st

68th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$56,740

77th1st

35th of 77 (OK)

How Woods County's population changed since 2020

Woods County lost 21 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 52nd 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, Woods County recorded 385 births and 441 deaths, a natural change of -56. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 56 people.

8,60320208,63220218,60220228,56020238,5822024
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
385
Deaths
441
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
+5
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+22

Where Woods County is

The Census internal point of Woods County is at 36.727000, -98.863600. 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 Woods 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: Woods County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
36.727000, -98.863600
DMS
36°43'37.20"N 98°51'48.96"W
UTM
14N 512179.6E 4064597.0N
Geohash
9y98ymcwr
Plus code
8683P4GP+RH

Towns in Woods County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Woods County, 4,962 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Woods County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Alva with 4,962.

  1. 01Alva4,962
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Woods County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Woods County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Woodward County, OK, with 19,991 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 114.2 miles SE of Woods County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wichita, KS (population 400,991), 106.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Woodward, OK (population 11,750), 36.6 miles away.

Woods County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Woods County is 40151: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 151. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,740.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Woods County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,582. That is down 21 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,603.

What is the FIPS code of Woods County?

40151. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (151) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Woods County?

Alva, with 4,962 residents inside Woods County in 2024.

Which counties border Woods County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Woodward County, OK; Major County, OK; Alfalfa County, OK; Barber County, KS; Harper County, OK; Comanche County, KS.

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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