Demographics of Cotton County, Oklahoma

Cotton County, Oklahoma had 5,432 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −108 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cotton County, in four figures

5,432
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −108 people.; 41.9 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,425 ±$4,275
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cotton County, Oklahoma's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cotton County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cotton County, Oklahoma's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cotton County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,540	100.0	100.0
2021	5,442	98.2	100.2
2022	5,472	98.8	100.7
2023	5,456	98.5	101.6
2024	5,498	99.2	102.5
2025	5,432	98.1	103.1

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Population of Cotton County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,540	+13	−8	+21
2021	5,442	−98	−80	−22
2022	5,472	+30	−26	+58
2023	5,456	−16	−40	+26
2024	5,498	+42	−31	+72
2025	5,432	−66	−28	−38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.1: for men 39.9 ±2.0 and for women 45.9 ±5.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cotton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	270 ±55	4.9% ±1.0	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	983 ±110	17.9% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	466 ±87	8.5% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,173 ±107	21.4% ±2.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,497 ±115	27.3% ±2.1	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,096 ±104	20.0% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,425 ±$4,275, and income per person $35,391 ±$6,012, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cotton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	423 ±85	20.7% ±4.1	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	465 ±85	22.8% ±4.0	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	366 ±83	17.9% ±4.0	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	281 ±71	13.8% ±3.4	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	250 ±77	12.3% ±3.7	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	107 ±47	5.2% ±2.3	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	148 ±58	7.3% ±2.8	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cotton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	1,106 ±224	20.5% ±4.1	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	403 ±103	32.3% ±7.0	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	525 ±133	19.2% ±4.6	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	178 ±60	12.5% ±4.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cotton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cotton County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	2,697 ±27	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.6% ±3.1	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.4% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.3% ±3.9	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.7% ±4.0	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$113,900 ±$9,005	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$772 ±$78	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cotton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	424 ±0	7.7% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,064 ±39	74.1% ±0.7	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	45 to 139	0.8% to 2.5%	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	309 ±73	5.6% ±1.3	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	577 ±95	10.5% ±1.7	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cotton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	3,298 ±211	60.1% ±3.8	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,060 ±204	37.6% ±3.7	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 98	0.5% to 1.8%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	29 to 101	0.5% to 1.8%	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14 to 68	0.3% to 1.2%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 43	0.1% to 0.8%	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cotton County among the counties of Oklahoma

67th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Cotton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kiowa County	8,181	−3.7%
Major County	7,536	−2.7%
Tillman County	6,780	−2.4%
Alfalfa County	5,649	−1.1%
Coal County	5,436	+3.0%
Cotton County	5,432	−1.9%
Jefferson County	5,431	+2.2%
Greer County	5,373	−2.2%
Beaver County	4,882	−2.9%
Dewey County	4,207	−6.0%
Grant County	4,067	−2.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026