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Which counties in Oklahoma have the lowest unemployment?

Texas County (1.9%), Dewey County (2.0%) and Harmon County (2.2%) had the lowest unemployment in Oklahoma in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 77 ranked Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Texas County1.9%+0.2 pts20,322
2Dewey County2.0%−0.5 pts4,207
3Harmon County2.2%−0.2 pts2,327
4Harper County2.3%−0.5 pts3,172
5Alfalfa County2.5%+0.3 pts5,649
6Cimarron County2.5%+0.7 pts2,059
7Kingfisher County2.5%+0.3 pts15,795
8Beaver County2.6%+0.5 pts4,882
9Ellis County2.6%−0.1 pts3,613
10Roger Mills County2.6%−0.4 pts3,259
11Custer County2.7%+0.2 pts28,175
12Jackson County2.7%+0.1 pts24,764
13Woods County2.7%+0.5 pts8,443
14Grant County2.8%+0.3 pts4,067
15McClain County2.8%+0.2 pts49,647
16Noble County2.8%+0.3 pts10,899
17Woodward County2.8%+0.3 pts19,827
18Canadian County2.9%+0.2 pts187,189
19Washita County2.9%−0.2 pts10,884
20Cleveland County3.0%+0.3 pts303,973
21Cotton County3.0%−0.1 pts5,432
22Major County3.0%+0.8 pts7,536
23Pontotoc County3.0%−0.2 pts38,528
24Rogers County3.0%+0.1 pts102,197
25Blaine County3.1%+0.3 pts8,515
26Garfield County3.1%+0.3 pts61,779
27Wagoner County3.1%+0.2 pts93,263
28Caddo County3.2%−0.1 pts26,130
29Grady County3.2%+0.2 pts59,128
30Beckham County3.3%−0.4 pts22,159
31Kiowa County3.3%−0.2 pts8,181
32Logan County3.3%+0.6 pts55,473
33Payne County3.3%+0.5 pts83,889
34Tulsa County3.3%+0.3 pts698,782
35Cherokee County3.4%−0.1 pts49,196
36Mayes County3.4%+0.2 pts40,416
37Nowata County3.4%+0.0 pts9,522
38Oklahoma County3.4%+0.4 pts822,125
39Choctaw County3.5%−0.9 pts14,059
40Craig County3.5%+0.1 pts14,518
41Creek County3.5%+0.0 pts74,967
42Kay County3.5%−0.4 pts43,490
43Atoka County3.6%−0.3 pts14,609
44Bryan County3.6%+0.6 pts51,367
45Delaware County3.6%−0.2 pts41,910
46Lincoln County3.6%+0.1 pts35,278
47Washington County3.6%+0.4 pts54,037
48Greer County3.7%+0.0 pts5,373
49Marshall County3.7%+0.4 pts16,255
50Murray County3.7%+0.8 pts13,805
51Ottawa County3.7%+0.2 pts30,438
52Comanche County3.8%+0.4 pts122,158
53Garvin County3.8%+0.5 pts26,377
54Osage County3.8%+0.1 pts46,794
55Pottawatomie County3.8%+0.2 pts75,102
56Stephens County3.8%−0.4 pts44,310
57Pawnee County3.9%+0.0 pts16,029
58Tillman County3.9%+0.3 pts6,780
59Le Flore County4.0%−0.3 pts50,196
60McCurtain County4.0%−1.7 pts30,744
61Sequoyah County4.0%+0.2 pts40,842
62Latimer County4.1%−0.9 pts9,645
63Okfuskee County4.1%−0.6 pts11,451
64Adair County4.2%+0.3 pts19,828
65Okmulgee County4.2%−0.5 pts37,241
66Coal County4.3%+0.3 pts5,436
67Pittsburg County4.3%+0.5 pts43,320
68Carter County4.4%+1.1 pts48,910
69Johnston County4.4%+0.2 pts10,448
70Haskell County4.6%+0.3 pts11,787
71Muskogee County4.7%+0.7 pts66,708
72Hughes County4.9%−0.6 pts13,455
73Jefferson County4.9%+1.6 pts5,431
74Pushmataha County5.0%+0.1 pts10,807
75Seminole County5.0%+0.4 pts23,441
76McIntosh County5.1%−0.4 pts19,758
77Love County5.5%+2.2 pts10,780

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Oklahoma has the lowest unemployment rate?

Texas County: 1.9%, ahead of Dewey County (2.0%) and Harmon County (2.2%), of 77 Oklahoma counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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