Poverty Rate in Carter County, OK
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.2%
Rank #2,166/3,222 · #34 in OK
33th
Carter 16.2%
OK 15.3% +5.9%
US 12.6% +28.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Carter County's poverty rate of 16.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Carter County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,163 | Mifflin County, PA | 16.2% |
| #2,164 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 16.2% |
| #2,165 | Boone County, WV | 16.2% |
| #2,166 | Carter County, OK | 16.2% |
| #2,167 | Victoria County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,168 | Hancock County, KY | 16.2% |
| #2,169 | Rockland County, NY | 16.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Carter County, Oklahoma has a poverty rate of 16.2%, ranking #2,166 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oklahoma, it ranks #34 of 77. This places it in the 33th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.