Demographics of McCurtain County, Oklahoma

McCurtain County, Oklahoma had 30,744 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −100 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.

McCurtain County, in four figures

30,744
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −100 people.; 37.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,929 ±$2,234
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.

McCurtain County, Oklahoma's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of McCurtain 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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McCurtain County, Oklahoma's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of McCurtain 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	30,844	100.0	100.0
2021	30,821	99.9	100.2
2022	30,877	100.1	100.7
2023	30,946	100.3	101.6
2024	30,778	99.8	102.5
2025	30,744	99.7	103.1

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Population of McCurtain County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	30,844	+33	+14	0	+9
2021	30,821	−23	−188	+13	+133
2022	30,877	+56	−114	+44	+141
2023	30,946	+69	−11	+47	+40
2024	30,778	−168	−115	+41	−90
2025	30,744	−34	−133	+16	+82

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±0.3: for men 37.0 ±0.5 and for women 38.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in McCurtain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	2,153 ±52	7.0% ±0.2	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,988 ±224	19.4% ±0.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,510 ±191	8.1% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,285 ±225	23.6% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,418 ±244	24.0% ±0.8	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,509 ±305	17.8% ±1.0	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,929 ±$2,234, and income per person $26,045 ±$1,135, 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 McCurtain County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	2,849 ±260	25.6% ±2.3	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,501 ±256	22.4% ±2.3	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,005 ±212	18.0% ±1.9	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,345 ±184	12.1% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,636 ±190	14.7% ±1.7	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	552 ±101	5.0% ±0.9	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	255 ±62	2.3% ±0.6	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 McCurtain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	6,462 ±631	21.2% ±2.1	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,357 ±261	29.3% ±2.9	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,880 ±318	19.0% ±2.0	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,225 ±183	16.7% ±2.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in McCurtain County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McCurtain County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	14,013 ±61	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.5% ±1.5	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.5% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.1% ±1.9	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.9% ±2.1	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$144,500 ±$13,608	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$700 ±$51	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	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 McCurtain County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,148 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,160 ±66	58.8% ±0.2	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,371 ±115	7.7% ±0.4	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	321 ±92	1.0% ±0.3	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4,200 ±254	13.6% ±0.8	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	506 ±16	1.6% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	14 to 76	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,112 ±313	10.1% ±1.0	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 McCurtain County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	16,566 ±563	53.7% ±1.8	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,105 ±543	42.5% ±1.8	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 214	0.2% to 0.7%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,061 ±163	3.4% ±0.5	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	411 ±97	1.3% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	650 ±135	2.1% ±0.4	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%.

McCurtain County among the counties of Oklahoma

31st of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near McCurtain County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sequoyah County	40,842	+4.1%
Mayes County	40,416	+3.5%
Pontotoc County	38,528	+1.1%
Okmulgee County	37,241	+1.5%
Lincoln County	35,278	+5.3%
McCurtain County	30,744	−0.3%
Ottawa County	30,438	+0.7%
Custer County	28,175	−1.0%
Garvin County	26,377	+2.8%
Caddo County	26,130	−2.9%
Jackson County	24,764	+0.1%

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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