Poverty Rate in Hughes County, OK
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.2%
Rank #2,691/3,222 · #58 in OK
16th
Hughes 20.2%
OK 15.3% +31.8%
US 12.6% +60.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hughes County's poverty rate of 20.2% 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 Hughes County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,688 | Sequoyah County, OK | 20.2% |
| #2,689 | Scott County, VA | 20.2% |
| #2,690 | Tyler County, WV | 20.2% |
| #2,691 | Hughes County, OK | 20.2% |
| #2,692 | Union County, IL | 20.2% |
| #2,693 | Adams County, OH | 20.2% |
| #2,694 | Hempstead County, AR | 20.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Hughes County, Oklahoma has a poverty rate of 20.2%, ranking #2,691 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oklahoma, it ranks #58 of 77. This places it in the 16th 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.