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.

Choctaw County Public Library, Hugo

Other Oklahoma population loss posts:

Western third

Cimarron County/Boise City.  (5/27/2019)

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)
Okfuskee County/Okemah.  (6/4/2019)
Hughes County/Holdenville.  (6/5/2019)
Coal County/Coalgate. (6/6/2019)

Other population loss series:

Detroit metro.

Iowa.

Kansas.

Nebraska.

Ohio.

Pennsylvania.