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Counties in Oklahoma ranked

5.5%of income goes to home energy in Roger Mills County, the highest of 77 Oklahoma counties

Logan County is lowest at 2.4%, a gap of 2.3 times. The median Oklahoma county sits at 3.6%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for Oklahoma: DOE LEAD 2022.

Oklahoma county map

Oklahoma counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureHarper County: 4.4%Washita County: 3.7%Pottawatomie County: 3.4%Latimer County: 4.2%Cimarron County: 3.4%Noble County: 3.9%Creek County: 3.2%Dewey County: 3.6%Grady County: 3.1%Atoka County: 3.8%Pushmataha County: 5.0%Blaine County: 4.1%Caddo County: 4.2%Woodward County: 3.5%Murray County: 3.4%Garfield County: 3.5%Harmon County: 4.6%Mayes County: 3.6%Grant County: 4.0%Carter County: 3.2%Johnston County: 4.1%Cleveland County: 2.6%Le Flore County: 4.8%Payne County: 3.3%Alfalfa County: 3.8%Major County: 3.7%Woods County: 3.6%Craig County: 4.2%Seminole County: 4.5%Jackson County: 4.6%McCurtain County: 4.1%Nowata County: 3.9%Comanche County: 2.8%Love County: 3.0%Rogers County: 2.7%Custer County: 3.1%Canadian County: 2.5%Bryan County: 3.1%Ellis County: 3.9%Adair County: 4.9%Okmulgee County: 3.8%Beaver County: 3.6%Muskogee County: 3.6%Oklahoma County: 2.6%Cotton County: 3.0%Jefferson County: 4.2%Choctaw County: 4.3%Marshall County: 3.2%Pontotoc County: 3.2%Washington County: 3.0%Beckham County: 4.7%Haskell County: 4.2%Okfuskee County: 4.1%Greer County: 4.0%Ottawa County: 4.7%Delaware County: 3.4%Stephens County: 3.6%Lincoln County: 3.5%McClain County: 3.0%Osage County: 3.2%Kay County: 3.6%Hughes County: 4.3%Wagoner County: 2.8%Cherokee County: 3.5%Roger Mills County: 5.5%Tulsa County: 2.5%Texas County: 3.6%Pittsburg County: 3.5%Garvin County: 3.5%Kingfisher County: 4.0%Sequoyah County: 4.0%Pawnee County: 3.6%McIntosh County: 4.4%Kiowa County: 4.6%Logan County: 2.4%Coal County: 4.1%Tillman County: 5.3%
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Oklahoma counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in Oklahoma

Roger Mills County leads Oklahoma on burden at 5.5% of income and Tillman County follows at 5.3%. For lower-income homes the top is Grant County: 17.4% of income, against 11.9% in the median Oklahoma county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 Oklahoma counties

  • Roger Mills County5.5
  • Tillman County5.3
  • Pushmataha County5.0
  • Adair County4.9
  • Le Flore County4.8
  • Beckham County4.7
  • Ottawa County4.7
  • Kiowa County4.6
  • Jackson County4.6
  • Harmon County4.6
  • Oklahoma median county3.6
Oklahoma counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in OklahomaShare of income (OK)Residents (OK)
Logan County2.4%50,905
Tulsa County2.5%673,708
Canadian County2.5%162,621
Cleveland County2.6%297,545
Oklahoma County2.6%800,487

Storm reports and FEMA risk in Oklahoma

NOAA logged 281 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Tillman County from 2015 to 2025, 4,033 for every 100,000 residents: the most in Oklahoma. FEMA scores Oklahoma County highest at 97.9 (relatively high). In Oklahoma these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

Oklahoma top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in Oklahomareports 2015-2025 (OK)Residents (OK)Rank (OK)
Tillman County4,0336,9671st
Beaver County3,5115,0412nd
Jefferson County2,7155,3773rd
Cotton County2,5025,4754th
Coal County2,4085,2755th
Oklahoma top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in Oklahomascore 0-100 (OK)Residents (OK)Rank (OK)
Oklahoma County97.9800,4871st
Tulsa County97.9673,7082nd
Cleveland County91.3297,5453rd
Comanche County86.2121,6994th
Jackson County86.024,7305th

Flood claims and flood insurance in Oklahoma

Comanche County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in Oklahoma: 8.2 from 2015 to 2025, against 1.3 in the median Oklahoma county. Ottawa County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (1.4%, median county 0.2%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

Oklahoma top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in Oklahomaclaims 2015-2025 (OK)Residents (OK)Rank (OK)
Comanche County8.2121,6991st
Ottawa County6.230,3602nd
Muskogee County5.566,4713rd
Cherokee County3.447,6214th
Mayes County2.739,4065th
Oklahoma top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in Oklahoma% of homes insured (OK)Residents (OK)Rank (OK)
Ottawa County1.4%30,3601st
Comanche County1.0%121,6992nd
Washington County0.9%52,8953rd
Rogers County0.7%97,2354th
Woodward County0.7%20,2605th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: Oklahoma counties far from the state median

10 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the Oklahoma median. Most extreme: Comanche County, flood claims per 1,000 homes 8.2 against a median of 1.3.

Oklahoma outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueOklahoma medianDeviations
Comanche CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes8.21.3+8.4
Tillman CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents4,033596+6.7
Ottawa CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes6.21.3+6.0
Ottawa CountyFlood insurance penetration1.4%0.2%+5.8
Beaver CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents3,511596+5.7
Muskogee CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes5.51.3+5.1
Jefferson CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents2,715596+4.1
Grant CountyBurden, lower-income homes17.4%11.9%+4.1
Harmon CountyBurden, lower-income homes17.4%11.9%+4.0
Comanche CountyFlood insurance penetration1.0%0.2%+3.8

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in Oklahoma

Tillman County has the oldest stock: 82% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Love County at 82% of homes, and Adair County lists 6 utilities, the most in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in Oklahoma% of homes (OK)Residents (OK)Rank (OK)
Tillman County82%6,9671st
Alfalfa County80%5,6852nd
Woods County78%8,6193rd
Kiowa County78%8,4584th
Greer County77%5,4985th
Oklahoma top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in Oklahoma% of homes (OK)Residents (OK)Rank (OK)
Love County82%10,1961st
Bryan County73%47,2372nd
Marshall County73%15,6283rd
Johnston County69%10,3344th
McCurtain County68%30,8255th

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All 77 Oklahoma counties, sortable

77 Oklahoma counties, all measures
Adair County19,5954.9%13.9%41353.847%39%61.30.2%81
Alfalfa County5,6853.8%14.3%1,91740.680%36%2no data0.7%109
Atoka County14,2553.8%12.8%1,08730.443%57%61.00.0%155
Beaver County5,0413.6%11.4%3,51137.871%15%3no data0.1%177
Beckham County22,2024.7%16.4%75257.849%44%2no data0.1%167
Blaine County8,6034.1%14.4%1,13932.370%41%4no data0.1%98
Bryan County47,2373.1%10.7%33774.638%73%30.70.1%159
Caddo County26,6264.2%12.8%75163.467%48%51.20.3%200
Canadian County162,6212.5%10.1%12383.529%37%40.70.4%200
Carter County48,2553.2%10.8%33474.954%60%51.80.2%161
Cherokee County47,6213.5%11.2%26776.937%47%63.40.5%127
Choctaw County14,2994.3%13.6%53849.949%64%4no data0.2%77
Cimarron County2,2473.4%12.9%under 5,000 residents47.377%10%1no datano data155
Cleveland County297,5452.6%11.4%9991.333%40%31.40.6%295
Coal County5,2754.1%13.1%2,40832.460%44%4no data0.1%127
Comanche County121,6992.8%9.7%18886.256%55%48.21.0%229
Cotton County5,4753.0%12.8%2,5024.973%53%22.70.2%137
Craig County14,2154.2%10.9%61255.558%46%32.50.3%87
Creek County72,3533.2%11.8%18983.244%41%6no data0.3%137
Custer County28,3323.1%10.6%68162.057%49%40.60.1%193
Delaware County41,0173.4%11.7%27182.738%54%52.60.4%111
Dewey County4,4333.6%11.7%under 5,000 residents15.663%45%5no datano data148
Ellis County3,7173.9%13.4%under 5,000 residents24.871%34%2no datano data119
Garfield County62,3223.5%14.2%35082.168%31%50.30.4%218
Garvin County25,7793.5%11.2%66761.765%67%32.00.6%172
Grady County55,8683.1%11.4%51475.749%47%61.20.3%287
Grant County4,1374.0%17.4%under 5,000 residents27.872%22%3no data0.1%104
Greer County5,4984.0%13.7%2,00117.177%24%1no data0.1%110
Harmon County2,4524.6%17.4%under 5,000 residents10.276%27%1no data0.3%140
Harper County3,2314.4%11.2%under 5,000 residents45.776%27%2no data0.1%99
Haskell County11,6674.2%12.7%65130.547%48%3no data0.1%76
Hughes County13,4114.3%12.7%94034.063%62%4no data0.1%126
Jackson County24,7304.6%16.1%85786.064%31%2no data0.3%212
Jefferson County5,3774.2%14.9%2,71520.975%46%4no data0.1%146
Johnston County10,3344.1%12.3%1,45225.445%69%5no data0.0%150
Kay County43,7313.6%11.8%46479.975%22%51.60.5%203
Kingfisher County15,2884.0%13.8%1,07356.857%35%21.00.4%164
Kiowa County8,4584.6%12.9%1,89235.878%29%21.80.3%160
Latimer County9,4954.2%12.2%94834.643%55%3no data0.1%90
Le Flore County48,7284.8%13.9%24882.744%54%61.00.3%121
Lincoln County33,9173.5%12.6%44871.343%46%4no data0.1%152
Logan County50,9052.4%12.2%39974.738%42%30.80.2%203
Love County10,1963.0%10.3%1,70721.147%82%2no data0.0%174
Major County7,6563.7%12.4%1,58034.260%34%4no data0.3%121
Marshall County15,6283.2%10.8%86449.041%73%2no data0.1%135
Mayes County39,4063.6%11.5%46977.649%45%32.70.4%185
McClain County43,7793.0%10.9%42062.829%44%51.50.3%184
McCurtain County30,8254.1%11.8%69172.046%68%32.00.2%213
McIntosh County19,2374.4%14.4%63965.845%49%4no data0.2%123
Murray County13,8073.4%11.8%1,01432.550%57%2no data0.1%140
Muskogee County66,4713.6%11.4%23282.057%55%45.50.6%154
Noble County10,9093.9%14.9%1,22844.058%39%4no data0.1%134
Nowata County9,3923.9%11.7%77740.855%35%31.00.3%73
Okfuskee County11,3044.1%13.2%82340.453%44%4no datano data93
Oklahoma County800,4872.6%11.3%5397.955%38%60.90.5%424
Okmulgee County36,9223.8%11.6%34174.656%38%42.10.3%126
Osage County45,9633.2%11.3%29278.150%39%60.80.3%134
Ottawa County30,3604.7%12.6%32976.062%42%36.21.4%100
Pawnee County15,6893.6%11.4%58048.157%42%3no data0.0%91
Payne County82,2903.3%11.9%23683.945%47%40.40.4%194
Pittsburg County43,6293.5%11.2%30973.354%51%51.10.4%135
Pontotoc County38,1583.2%11.4%55662.955%42%31.00.1%212
Pottawatomie County73,0113.4%11.8%22782.351%42%30.90.5%166
Pushmataha County10,7875.0%13.8%79732.847%55%3no data0.2%86
Roger Mills County3,3785.5%16.7%under 5,000 residents23.265%41%2no data0.1%115
Rogers County97,2352.7%10.5%20680.134%32%51.50.7%200
Seminole County23,5504.5%13.0%52257.158%47%41.90.2%123
Sequoyah County39,6764.0%11.4%19279.140%63%41.00.4%76
Stephens County43,3143.6%13.4%41165.962%44%40.80.2%178
Texas County20,8803.6%11.0%1,26456.658%27%1no data0.2%264
Tillman County6,9675.3%15.2%4,03313.482%36%2no data0.1%281
Tulsa County673,7082.5%10.4%5797.953%35%51.30.7%382
Wagoner County84,3392.8%10.7%18673.333%32%42.00.7%157
Washington County52,8953.0%11.0%23476.166%28%21.80.9%124
Washita County10,8573.7%13.4%1,27131.974%26%3no data0.2%138
Woods County8,6193.6%12.7%2,23928.178%31%3no data0.1%193
Woodward County20,2603.5%11.7%1,13041.656%36%2no data0.7%229

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Oklahoma: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

Oklahoma sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (OK)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (OK)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (OK)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (OK)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (OK)20241 Oct 2026

Oklahoma LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

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Questions

Which Oklahoma county has the highest home energy burden?

Roger Mills County: 5.5% of income, against 3.6% for the median Oklahoma county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which Oklahoma county has the lowest energy burden?

Logan County at 2.4% of income.

How does Oklahoma compare with the whole country?

The median Oklahoma county has a burden of 3.6% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 77 Oklahoma counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in Oklahoma?

Tillman County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 4,033 between 2015 and 2025.

Which Oklahoma county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Oklahoma County: 97.9, rated relatively high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in Oklahoma?

Tillman County: 82% of homes were built before 1980; the median Oklahoma county is at 56% (Census ACS 2023).

Which Oklahoma county relies most on electric heat?

Love County: 82% of homes heat with electricity, against 42% in the median county.

Which Oklahoma county has the most flood claims per home?

Comanche County: 8.2 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median Oklahoma county has 1.3 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in Oklahoma?

No: in Oklahoma they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can Oklahoma households get help with bills?

See the Oklahoma help page. Highest burden: Roger Mills County.

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5.5% of income goes to home energy in Roger Mills County, the highest of 77 Oklahoma counties