Fastest Growing Counties in Oklahoma (2026)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Canadian County124.1%192,912155,445
McClain County222.12%51,18241,910
Wagoner County316.73%95,02181,401
Bryan County413.05%52,37346,328
Logan County511.23%55,33849,752
Grady County69.45%60,07354,884
Rogers County78.57%103,57795,405
Marshall County87.52%16,49315,339
Coal County97.4%5,6745,283
Kingfisher County106.94%16,23015,177
Lincoln County116.53%35,69033,502
Pawnee County126.36%16,54915,560
Cherokee County135.84%49,84147,092
Tulsa County145.52%707,720670,708
Love County154.94%10,65910,157
Sequoyah County164.89%41,16939,249
Creek County174.61%75,16971,857
Le Flore County184.52%50,38248,201
McIntosh County194.43%19,79018,950
Nowata County204.25%9,7219,325
Pottawatomie County214.21%75,61072,553
Atoka County224.14%14,75214,165
Payne County234.05%84,95981,649
Cleveland County243.97%308,030296,256
Washington County253.86%54,63652,606
Garvin County263.73%26,61125,655
Adair County273.72%20,18119,458
Mayes County283.68%40,49039,053
Osage County293.66%47,46945,792
Oklahoma County303.63%827,278798,283
Carter County313.45%49,69748,041
Delaware County323.4%41,76340,390
Craig County332.99%14,56614,143
Stephens County342.97%44,09342,823
Haskell County352.61%11,85311,552
Johnston County362.31%10,48110,244
Okfuskee County372%11,49811,272
Okmulgee County381.86%37,37236,688
Alfalfa County391.79%5,8145,712
Washita County401.67%11,08510,903
Ottawa County411.16%30,58030,229
Jefferson County421.07%5,3885,331
Muskogee County431.06%66,94466,245
Beckham County440.67%22,48022,331
Cotton County450.58%5,5695,537
Grant County460.38%4,1934,177
Noble County470.33%10,95810,922
Woods County480.27%8,6268,603
Hughes County49-0.34%13,30113,346
Pontotoc County50-0.46%37,91838,094
Comanche County51-0.57%120,452121,144
Murray County52-0.62%13,79213,878
Latimer County53-0.83%9,4059,484
Blaine County54-0.88%8,6258,702
Pushmataha County55-0.97%10,68810,793
Harper County56-1.08%3,2133,248
Custer County57-1.09%28,13428,444
McCurtain County58-1.11%30,50130,844
Beaver County59-1.13%4,9715,028
Kay County60-1.24%43,06943,611
Pittsburg County61-1.25%43,24143,787
Garfield County62-1.26%61,91162,701
Caddo County63-1.49%26,50526,905
Jackson County64-2%24,25324,747
Choctaw County65-2.34%13,87414,207
Seminole County66-2.68%22,88323,512
Texas County67-2.74%20,70721,291
Woodward County68-2.89%19,82720,418
Greer County69-3.2%5,3175,493
Major County70-3.72%7,4617,749
Dewey County71-3.91%4,2984,473
Kiowa County72-4.34%8,1278,496
Roger Mills County73-5.19%3,2503,428
Ellis County74-5.79%3,5293,746
Tillman County75-6.76%6,4746,943
Cimarron County76-11.66%2,0232,290
Harmon County77-14.06%2,1272,475

Oklahoma Counties Growth Overview

Oklahoma's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Canadian County leads with 3.66% annualized growth, followed by McClain County (3.39%) and Wagoner County (2.61%). The largest counties are Oklahoma County (827,278), Tulsa County (707,720), and Cleveland County (308,030). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, 48 are growing while 29 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.33% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.8% annually.

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