Oklahoma’s Workforce
General Population
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that as of July 2023, Oklahoma had a population of 4,053,824. Based on the 2023 Oklahoma Workforce Briefing published by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, the state population grew 1.9% between 2017 and 2022.
The following counties experienced the highest total change in population from 2017-2022: Tulsa County (4.8%: +30,921)
Canadian County (20.8%: + 29,148) Cleveland County (7.2%: +20,045) Oklahoma County (2.1%: +16,491)
The following counties experienced the lowest total change in population from 2017-2022: Caddo County (-10.8%: -3,518) Muskogee County (-3.9%: -2,673)
Adair County (-11.5%: -2,543) Garvin County (-7.7%: -2,114)
Domestic In-Migration: Oklahoma has experienced a rise in domestic migration over the past few years, which has assisted the growing population trends in the state. Oklahoma’s population grew at the fastest rate in a decade in 2023 (0.85%), according to a January 2023 edition of the Oklahoma Economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Between 2022 and 2023 Oklahoma added 50,000 residents from other U.S. states. For a national comparison, Oklahoma had the No. 12 highest level of domestic migration in 2023. According to the New York Fed’s Consumer Credit Panel (CCP), domestic migration is primarily driven by residents moving from Texas and California. Changes in population age from 2017 to 2022 According to the 2023 Oklahoma Workforce Briefing, which utilized data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the 65 and older age category grew the most from 2017-2022 with a 12.4% increase in the 65-74 years category and 8.9% increase in the 75-84 years category. Children under the age of 5 years experienced the biggest decrease at -6.7% followed by the 45-54 years category at -5.7%. Changes in racial makeup from 2017 to 2022 From the same sources cited above, Oklahoma’s population was more diverse in 2022 compared to 2017. After ‘two or more races’ or ‘some other race,’ the biggest percent increases for any given demographic were as follows: Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (20.4%: 1,052) Hispanic Ethnicity with Any Race (16.2%: 63,807) Asian (14.3%: 11,350)
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