Retiring Guy's Digest: Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Choctaw County

Friday, June 7, 2019

Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Choctaw County

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more. (Final post in the series.)

Source: Wikipedia (Choctaw County, Hugo)

Hugo is the county seat of Choctaw County.

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:

12.5% - Choctaw County
24.8% - Oklahoma
30.9% - U.S.

Percentage of population 65 and older:

20.% - Choctaw County
15.3% - Oklahoma
15.6% - U.S.

The last time Choctaw County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 2000Al Gore beat George W. Bush by 6.4 percentage points. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 39.6 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 32.2% of the vote in 1968.