Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Okfuskee County


Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.  

Source:  Wikipedia (Okfuskee County, Okemah)




Okemah is the county seat of Okfuskee County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-89%70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.



Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 12.1% - Okfuskee County
  • 24.8% - Oklahoma
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 17.3% - Okfuskee County
  • 15.3% - Oklahoma
  • 15.6% - U.S.

The last time Okfuskee County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a 2nd term. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 28.2 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 22.1% of the vote in 1968.

Okemah Public Library

Other Oklahoma population loss posts:
Western third
Beaver County/Beaver.  (5/27/2019)
Harper County/Buffalo. (5/28/2019)
Ellis County/Arnett.  (5/28/2019)
Roger Mills/Cheyenne.  (5/28/2019)
Greer County/Mangum.  (5/29/2019)
Harmon County/Hollis.  (5/29/2019)
Tillman County/Frederick.  (5/29/2019)
Kiowa County/Hobart.  (5/30/2019)
Washita County/New Cordell.  (5/30/2019)
Dewey County/Taloga.  (5/30/2019)
Alfalfa County/Cherokee.  (5/31/2019)
Major County/Fairview.  (5/31/2019)
Blaine County/Watonga.  (5/31/2019)
Cotton County/Walters.  (6/1/2019)

Central third
Jefferson County/Waurika.  (6/2/2019)
Grant County/Medford.  (6/3/2019)
Seminole County/Wewoka.  (6/3/2019)

Other population loss series:

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