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Roger Mills County, OK: population growth, jobs and income

Roger Mills County lost 28 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.9%).

Roger Mills County had an estimated 3,259 residents in 2025, down 5.0% (172 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Oklahoma as a whole (+4.0%), and the 74th fastest growth of 77 counties in Oklahoma.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$795/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes23.3%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 24 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 616 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.7% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 2.6% in 2025, 0.4 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 0 new homes in 2025, or 0.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $66,094 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +20.9% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,930th.

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Roger Mills County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20253,259−28
20243,287−32
20233,319−45
20223,364−3
20213,367−64
20203,431–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Roger Mills County

Roger Mills County lost 172 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−152).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−6−36
International migrationfrom and to other countries+3+18
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−24−152
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−2
Total change−28−172

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn OklahomaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth74th of 772,930th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents70th of 772,739th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth5th of 77441st of 3,092
Median household income16th of 771,513th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate10th of 77173rd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents67th of 752,828th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Roger Mills County's population change (−5.0%) was ahead of 2 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

Its median household income ($66,094, 2020–24) is higher than in all 6 of its neighbouring counties.

Roger Mills County, OK and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Roger Mills County, OK This county3,259−5.0%−7.40.0$66,094
Beckham County, OK22,159−0.7%−0.50.1$53,328
Ellis County, OK3,613−3.4%1.40.3$61,016
Hemphill County, TX3,083−8.4%−12.30.0$61,563
Wheeler County, TX4,773−4.1%−12.80.0$60,167
Custer County, OK28,175−1.0%−1.11.0$59,738
Dewey County, OK4,207−6.0%−5.71.4$62,569

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Roger Mills County growing?

No. Its population fell 5.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 172 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Oklahoma as a whole changed +4.0% over the same years. That ranks 74th of 77 counties in Oklahoma for population growth.

How many people moved to Roger Mills County?

On net, none in 2025: about 24 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Roger Mills County?

It averaged 2.6% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Roger Mills County?

About 3,259 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Roger Mills County?

Private employers there had 616 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.7% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.