Okmulgee County, OK Population

Overview

37,046

Total Population

39.3

Median age

50.21%

Female population %

99.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

60.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,662

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Okmulgee County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Okmulgee County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Okmulgee County's population under 18 was 23.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Okmulgee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Okmulgee County, 19.54% were under the age of 15, 20.02% aged 15 to 29, 42.21% aged 30 to 64, 16.36% aged 65 to 84, and 1.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 156 more females than males in Okmulgee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.21% females and 49.79% males in Okmulgee County, OK.
The Okmulgee County, OK gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,464.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,414.

Okmulgee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Okmulgee County population: 63.54% are White, 7.59% are Black or African American, 15.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.50% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.63% are some other race and 12.23% are multiracial.
Okmulgee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,662 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,384 (95.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Okmulgee County is White with a population of 23,54 (63.54% of the total population).

Okmulgee County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 40,082 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Okmulgee County's population increased by 473 (1.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Okmulgee County's population decreased by 3,396 (8.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Okmulgee County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 36,686.