State rankings

Best Counties to Live in Oklahoma

Compare counties in Oklahoma by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.

#1 in OK

Canadian County

75.1

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#2 in OK

Roger Mills County

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#3 in OK

Jackson County

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#4 in OK

Major County

72.8

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#5 in OK

Harper County

72.7

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Best overall

Canadian County

Overall score 75.1

Most affordable

Harper County

Affordability 94.1

Best schools

Roger Mills County

Schools 83.3

Safest

Oklahoma County

Safety 98.9

Lowest taxes

McCurtain County

Taxes 96.8

Best peace & quiet

Woods County

Peace & Quiet 92.9

All Oklahoma counties

Showing 77 counties ranked by the default generated overall score.

Rank	County	Overall	Economy	Afford.	Schools	Safety	Taxes	Peace & Quiet	Typical home	Income
1	Canadian County FIPS 40017	75.1	82.5	71.3	61.6	96.6	59.9	77.8	$271,852	$87,751
2	Roger Mills County FIPS 40129	74	58.2	75.1	83.3	70	93.1	83.4	$190,525	$66,094
3	Jackson County FIPS 40065	73	62.3	85.3	55.1	91.1	68.7	91.4	$111,153	$62,799
4	Major County FIPS 40093	72.8	58.4	85.6	57.3	85	82.5	87.5	$163,825	$71,266
5	Harper County FIPS 40059	72.7	70.3	94.1	29.2	93.5	73	88.8	$78,875	$64,053
6	McClain County FIPS 40087	72.2	79.5	69.4	57.9	81.7	69.7	83.7	$283,498	$84,552
7	Cleveland County FIPS 40027	72.1	69.2	65.3	78.2	97.4	55.7	53.3	$254,109	$77,068
8	Cotton County FIPS 40033	70.3	50.6	89.3	47.9	96.4	71.8	81.2	$106,640	$58,425
9	Grady County FIPS 40051	70	66.6	67.4	56.4	87.2	79.4	84.7	$243,873	$75,419
10	Beaver County FIPS 40007	69.9	59.3	83.6	40.4	96.2	74	85.4	$141,508	$64,276
11	Ellis County FIPS 40045	69.7	69.1	89.7	46.4	64.8	68.1	83	$101,242	$61,016
12	Woods County FIPS 40151	69.2	50.5	84.6	49.3	89.5	75.2	92.9	$113,744	$53,275
13	Kingfisher County FIPS 40073	69.1	64.2	69.8	49.1	87	81.6	90.7	$228,626	$71,975
14	Kay County FIPS 40071	69	49.9	86.2	45.9	93.5	74.6	87.1	$112,217	$58,423
15	Stephens County FIPS 40137	68.5	53.2	86.2	41	91	74.8	86.2	$140,531	$61,620
16	Washita County FIPS 40149	68.5	51.7	89.4	40.5	83	83	87.1	$104,799	$63,501
17	Alfalfa County FIPS 40003	68.3	49.1	92.1	35.5	92.1	77	86.8	$82,286	$64,615
18	Rogers County FIPS 40131	68.2	73.3	67.1	50.3	77.3	73.7	80.7	$278,996	$80,067
19	Pontotoc County FIPS 40123	67.6	65.5	70.9	38.9	89.4	78.1	90.5	$186,279	$63,017
20	Cimarron County FIPS 40025	67.1	57.4	87.8	23.4	88.6	85.8	85.7	$74,096	$62,188
21	Harmon County FIPS 40057	67	64.8	86.8	23	86.9	71.5	86.5	$65,631	$43,333
22	Murray County FIPS 40099	67	56.3	79	29.6	92	92.2	84.1	$167,636	$66,322
23	Dewey County FIPS 40043	66.9	52.9	85.6	38.2	77.8	86.1	87.1	$131,202	$62,569
24	Garfield County FIPS 40047	66.9	58.9	82.9	33.8	95.6	58.7	90	$141,163	$66,182
25	Greer County FIPS 40055	66.6	47.6	91	56.9	56.9	75	90	$71,503	$59,406
26	Custer County FIPS 40039	66.4	51.1	68.3	61.4	83.9	71.9	90.7	$177,101	$59,738
27	Comanche County FIPS 40031	66.3	54.4	73.6	49	95.5	58.9	85.2	$153,467	$60,761
28	Woodward County FIPS 40153	66.3	55.5	84.4	29.8	89.5	74.5	89.5	$136,509	$61,417
29	Noble County FIPS 40103	65.8	61	83.1	28.9	82.9	71.1	89.9	$153,668	$66,365
30	Grant County FIPS 40053	65.7	48.2	88.6	31.7	81.3	89.2	81.2	$111,617	$60,758
31	Texas County FIPS 40139	65.7	69.9	71.9	21.8	92.8	74	91.5	$164,949	$60,069
32	Washington County FIPS 40147	65.2	68.2	72.6	79.2	25.2	61.7	83.7	$181,475	$60,162
33	Wagoner County FIPS 40145	64.9	74.3	67.8	25.4	87.2	72.7	78.8	$279,886	$81,207
34	Logan County FIPS 40083	64.6	72.5	64.9	32.3	80.7	74.9	82.9	$310,210	$83,899
35	Kiowa County FIPS 40075	63.3	37.9	87	35.4	89.3	74.4	83.6	$74,050	$44,962
36	Caddo County FIPS 40015	63.2	51.5	89.7	13.3	86.5	80.3	84.5	$97,171	$55,353
37	Coal County FIPS 40029	63.1	38.9	76.3	31.2	98.5	88.5	88.4	$131,718	$50,423
38	Mayes County FIPS 40097	63.1	59.1	63.7	45.6	75.5	78.6	82.8	$214,224	$60,305
39	Bryan County FIPS 40013	62.7	61.3	57.2	39.4	83	82.7	89.3	$226,172	$57,225
40	Ottawa County FIPS 40115	62.6	49.2	79.2	23.5	87.7	82.2	87.8	$137,118	$49,947
41	Blaine County FIPS 40011	62.3	45.8	86	32.2	71.7	78.3	86.8	$107,345	$61,642
42	Carter County FIPS 40019	61.7	51.4	74.1	29.9	84.8	71.8	88.5	$175,046	$60,723
43	Lincoln County FIPS 40081	61.3	52.1	75.8	35	63.6	85.4	84.4	$190,937	$62,216
44	Beckham County FIPS 40009	61.2	47.7	72.1	32.5	90.6	66.4	91.1	$150,789	$53,328
45	Atoka County FIPS 40005	60.9	51.3	59.8	34.7	87.4	88.9	84.1	$216,055	$54,785
46	Creek County FIPS 40037	60.5	57.5	67.9	29	76.7	76.5	84.3	$213,540	$62,338
47	Nowata County FIPS 40105	60.4	53.2	69.8	28.4	76	83.6	84.3	$174,334	$54,333
48	Muskogee County FIPS 40101	60.1	41.8	75.2	32.5	83.7	75.1	85.7	$154,982	$53,619
49	Payne County FIPS 40119	59.8	50.4	41.8	68.2	87	57.7	85.8	$240,041	$49,809
50	Garvin County FIPS 40049	59.5	46.9	77.8	21.9	75.3	83.3	85.7	$149,321	$58,556
51	Tillman County FIPS 40141	59.1	34.1	88	17.7	93	70.2	82.1	$57,725	$48,939
52	Pottawatomie County FIPS 40125	58.9	52.6	70	23.7	75.4	80.1	83.8	$193,286	$61,398
53	Oklahoma County FIPS 40109	58.1	61	63.7	28.5	98.9	53.1	21.7	$223,511	$66,679
54	Le Flore County FIPS 40079	58	43.9	70	20.8	84	84.2	86.3	$168,963	$51,565
55	Jefferson County FIPS 40067	57.8	37.3	89.6	11	74.3	85.3	83.2	$95,198	$48,668
56	Tulsa County FIPS 40143	57.5	65	58.6	29.4	92.6	56.8	23.1	$250,970	$69,009
57	McCurtain County FIPS 40089	57.3	48.5	60.7	25.9	72.5	96.8	85.1	$203,314	$51,929
58	Sequoyah County FIPS 40135	56.9	44.9	62.8	39.3	60.2	89.5	83.4	$187,929	$51,093
59	Hughes County FIPS 40063	56.8	35.1	80.8	13.2	84.4	85.5	79.6	$116,880	$51,581
60	Okmulgee County FIPS 40111	56.8	45.2	83.3	12.4	66.3	80.1	84.6	$131,438	$54,029
61	Craig County FIPS 40035	56.7	47.2	61.9	22.2	79.3	88.3	86.1	$196,076	$51,922
62	Choctaw County FIPS 40023	56.6	55.1	72.3	7.2	64.7	92.5	87.2	$137,081	$44,081
63	Marshall County FIPS 40095	56.3	57.5	61.5	35.1	46.2	87.3	76.8	$204,181	$57,245
64	Pushmataha County FIPS 40127	56.3	36.3	70.2	21.6	77.7	95.2	83.5	$154,925	$47,940
65	Haskell County FIPS 40061	55.8	34.6	75.4	10.2	86	91.8	84	$152,477	$49,806
66	Osage County FIPS 40113	55.5	53.8	69.4	19.7	57.1	78.1	88	$212,533	$62,847
67	Pittsburg County FIPS 40121	55.5	33.8	76.5	30.7	60.5	83.8	86.3	$147,672	$55,310
68	Cherokee County FIPS 40021	54.9	56	56.4	29.7	53.7	86.5	83.8	$206,367	$53,218
69	Pawnee County FIPS 40117	54.4	50.1	73.6	17.4	48.5	85.3	83	$177,258	$58,738
70	Love County FIPS 40085	53.7	45	73.1	14.9	57.7	82.2	86.7	$196,531	$66,580
71	Seminole County FIPS 40133	53	29.6	80.1	11.7	69.4	85.9	84.4	$120,902	$48,062
72	Delaware County FIPS 40041	52.7	51.8	39.3	27.4	78.7	89	74.5	$283,423	$56,676
73	Latimer County FIPS 40077	51.8	26.5	70.7	19.8	67.9	90.4	87.1	$141,926	$41,405
74	Johnston County FIPS 40069	51.4	39.8	71.3	7.7	58.1	90.5	86.1	$156,360	$52,688
75	Adair County FIPS 40001	50.9	43.8	65.3	6.2	57.3	94.7	86.3	$171,380	$48,041
76	Okfuskee County FIPS 40107	47.7	32.9	69.5	5.1	49.9	92.7	85.7	$148,012	$48,363
77	McIntosh County FIPS 40091	46.2	27.9	54.6	26.5	52.7	86	75.4	$188,314	$46,281