Fastest Growing Counties in Oklahoma (2026)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Canadian County124%192,734155,435
McClain County221.09%50,76441,922
Wagoner County316.99%95,21781,390
Logan County414.46%56,94949,753
Bryan County512.88%52,29446,326
Grady County69.24%59,95854,889
Rogers County78.21%103,22495,395
Love County87.89%10,96110,159
Marshall County96.65%16,36015,340
Lincoln County106.09%35,55633,515
Creek County115.79%76,00571,843
Cherokee County125.4%49,62747,085
Le Flore County135.26%50,74548,209
Sequoyah County145.22%41,28739,239
Kingfisher County154.9%15,91315,170
Tulsa County164.8%702,882670,681
McIntosh County174.44%19,79018,948
Delaware County184.43%42,17140,381
Pottawatomie County194.4%75,72972,540
Mayes County204.21%40,69839,054
Atoka County213.72%14,69114,164
Stephens County223.64%44,39542,835
Oklahoma County233.48%826,052798,252
Johnston County243.21%10,57110,242
Garvin County253.15%26,45525,648
Pawnee County263.02%16,02215,553
Payne County272.98%84,08281,647
Washington County282.98%54,18152,613
Craig County292.93%14,56214,147
Cleveland County302.8%304,545296,253
Coal County312.63%5,4155,276
Adair County322.59%19,95219,449
Okfuskee County332.47%11,55011,272
Latimer County342.36%9,7019,477
Jefferson County352.35%5,4405,315
Osage County362.18%46,79745,799
Nowata County372.09%9,5189,323
Haskell County381.72%11,75211,553
Okmulgee County391.72%37,31936,688
Pontotoc County401.63%38,71338,091
Carter County411.27%48,65248,040
Comanche County421.26%122,674121,150
Hughes County430.87%13,46413,348
Ottawa County440.68%30,44730,240
Jackson County450.67%24,90124,735
Muskogee County460.63%66,63666,222
Washita County470.41%10,94810,903
Seminole County480.05%23,52823,516
Noble County49-0.32%10,89010,925
Pushmataha County50-0.36%10,75410,793
McCurtain County51-0.43%30,71030,844
Kay County52-0.6%43,34343,605
Murray County53-0.86%13,75313,873
Beckham County54-0.87%22,13222,326
Custer County55-1.05%28,14928,448
Pittsburg County56-1.42%43,16943,792
Garfield County57-1.89%61,51462,699
Choctaw County58-2.2%13,89214,205
Blaine County59-2.25%8,5088,704
Alfalfa County60-2.38%5,5775,713
Tillman County61-2.71%6,7626,950
Major County62-3.01%7,5147,747
Harper County63-3.02%3,1483,246
Cotton County64-3.14%5,3665,540
Woodward County65-3.18%19,75220,401
Woods County66-3.22%8,3218,598
Greer County67-3.4%5,3065,493
Caddo County68-3.43%25,98126,903
Beaver County69-3.56%4,8495,028
Ellis County70-3.66%3,6053,742
Grant County71-4.4%4,0024,186
Kiowa County72-4.63%8,1038,496
Texas County73-5.12%20,20121,291
Roger Mills County74-5.83%3,2313,431
Harmon County75-6.34%2,3192,476
Dewey County76-7.44%4,1434,476
Cimarron County77-12.68%1,9972,287

Oklahoma Counties Growth Overview

Oklahoma's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Canadian County leads with 3.65% annualized growth, followed by McClain County (3.24%) and Wagoner County (2.65%). The largest counties are Oklahoma County (826,052), Tulsa County (702,882), and Cleveland County (304,545). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, 48 are growing while 29 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.28% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.76% annually.

Change (2020)

-0.05

-0.025

0

0.025

0.05

0.075