Demographics of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma had 40,842 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,603 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.

Sequoyah County, in four figures

40,842
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,603 people.; 40.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,093 ±$2,806
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.

Sequoyah County, Oklahoma's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sequoyah 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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Sequoyah County, Oklahoma's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sequoyah 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	39,239	100.0	100.0
2021	39,492	100.6	100.2
2022	39,769	101.4	100.7
2023	40,126	102.3	101.6
2024	40,397	103.0	102.5
2025	40,842	104.1	103.1

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Population of Sequoyah 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	39,239	−33	−42	0	−2
2021	39,492	+253	−189	+4	+425
2022	39,769	+277	−178	+2	+456
2023	40,126	+357	−114	+4	+459
2024	40,397	+271	−37	+16	+293
2025	40,842	+445	+109	−11	+350

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±0.4: for men 40.0 ±0.6 and for women 41.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sequoyah County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	2,521 ±91	6.3% ±0.2	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,015 ±266	17.6% ±0.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,171 ±198	8.0% ±0.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,292 ±267	23.3% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,432 ±319	26.2% ±0.8	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,429 ±364	18.6% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,093 ±$2,806, and income per person $27,250 ±$1,249, 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 Sequoyah County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	3,575 ±262	23.1% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,023 ±353	26.0% ±2.3	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,779 ±278	18.0% ±1.8	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,908 ±219	12.3% ±1.4	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,912 ±201	12.4% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	709 ±122	4.6% ±0.8	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	548 ±129	3.5% ±0.8	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 Sequoyah County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	7,941 ±668	20.2% ±1.7	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,757 ±298	29.6% ±2.8	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,969 ±358	19.8% ±1.7	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,215 ±179	12.2% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sequoyah County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sequoyah County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	18,367 ±51	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.1% ±1.1	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.9% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.8% ±2.0	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.2% ±2.0	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$139,400 ±$5,447	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$811 ±$35	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Sequoyah County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,022 ±0	5.1% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,159 ±92	60.6% ±0.2	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	768 ±92	1.9% ±0.2	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	272 ±63	0.7% ±0.2	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7,348 ±372	18.4% ±0.9	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2 to 38	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 45	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,245 ±406	13.2% ±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 Sequoyah County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	15,148 ±635	38.0% ±1.6	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	23,514 ±608	59.0% ±1.5	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	381 ±119	1.0% ±0.3	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	817 ±129	2.0% ±0.3	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	410 ±120	1.0% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	407 ±106	1.0% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sequoyah County among the counties of Oklahoma

26th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Sequoyah County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Osage County	46,794	+2.2%
Stephens County	44,310	+3.4%
Kay County	43,490	−0.3%
Pittsburg County	43,320	−1.1%
Delaware County	41,910	+3.8%
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%

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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