Poverty Rate in Coal County, OK
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.8%
Rank #2,747/3,222 · #63 in OK
15th
Coal 20.8%
OK 15.3% +35.8%
US 12.6% +65.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Coal County's poverty rate of 20.8% 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 Coal County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,744 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 20.8% |
| #2,745 | Wayne County, MI | 20.8% |
| #2,746 | Tift County, GA | 20.8% |
| #2,747 | Coal County, OK | 20.8% |
| #2,748 | Potter County, TX | 20.8% |
| #2,749 | Ottawa County, OK | 20.9% |
| #2,750 | Todd County, KY | 20.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Coal County, Oklahoma has a poverty rate of 20.8%, ranking #2,747 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 65.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oklahoma, it ranks #63 of 77. This places it in the 15th 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.