Poverty Rate in Nowata County, OK
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.2%
Rank #2,335/3,222 · #40 in OK
28th
Nowata 17.2%
OK 15.3% +12.3%
US 12.6% +36.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Nowata County's poverty rate of 17.2% 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 Nowata County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,332 | McDonough County, IL | 17.2% |
| #2,333 | Glades County, FL | 17.2% |
| #2,334 | Oscoda County, MI | 17.2% |
| #2,335 | Nowata County, OK | 17.2% |
| #2,336 | Milwaukee County, WI | 17.2% |
| #2,337 | Alamosa County, CO | 17.2% |
| #2,338 | Wise County, VA | 17.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Nowata County, Oklahoma has a poverty rate of 17.2%, ranking #2,335 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oklahoma, it ranks #40 of 77. This places it in the 28th 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.