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Haskell County, Oklahoma

Republican +69.7 (2024)
County seat
Stigler
Judicial district
16th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
11,787
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,683.

At a glance

Haskell County is an 11,787-person venue. The county population is 68% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,066, $16,058 below the OK state median of $66,124; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 23.0% of covered employment, average pay $39,141/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 84% of the vote across the three.

Population
11,683
Median household income
$49,806
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 0%.

Haskell County has a population of 11,683, with a median age of 40.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.4%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 5.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $50,066; 15.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 7,904 67.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 621 5.3%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 32 0.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 135 1.2%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,155 9.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1,810 15.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 26 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 40.8

  • Under 18 2,750 23.5%
  • 18–24 903 7.7%
  • 25–44 2,796 23.9%
  • 45–64 2,883 24.7%
  • 65 and over 2,351 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$50,066
90% interval $45,288–$54,844
−$16,058 vs OK · 68th of 77
Below poverty line
20.9%
90% interval 17.1%–24.7%
+6.1 pp vs OK · 12th of 77

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest published sector at 23.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.15%, above the Oklahoma state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+1.27 pp vs. state
County GDP
$442.8M
0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,338
Establishments
290

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 730 23.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 578 18.2%
  • Professional & business services 402 12.6%
  • Construction 177 5.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 177 5.6%
  • Public administration 2 0.1%

The sectors listed cover 65.0% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
78.3%
+12.5 pp vs OK · 13th of 77
Median gross rent
$770
−$244 vs OK · 58th of 77
Owner-occupied
3,591
Renter-occupied
993

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 54% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Construction, $57,593/yr) pays 3.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $15,913/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Haskell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.2% in 2024, 83.1% in 2020, 78.1% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,936 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201678.1%18.6%
202083.1%15.6%
202484.2%14.5%
  • Republican 4,156 84.2%
  • Democratic 718 14.5%
  • Other / third-party 62 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (653 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

95.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 293 2.7%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 67 0.6%
  • Chinese 16 0.1%
  • German or other West Germanic 11 0.1%
  • Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
4,584
Family households
3,195
69.7% of households
Married couples w/ children
953
29.8% of families
Single-mother families
246
7.7% of families
Veterans
653
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

64.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,816 59.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 345 3.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 154 1.3%
  • Catholic 120 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
83.9%
±1.3 pp
Uninsured
16.1%
±1.3 pp
17th of 77
With a disability
20.1%
±1.6 pp
45th of 77
Bachelor's or higher
15.5%
±1.8 pp
−12.8 pp vs OK · 66th of 77
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
15.9%
90% interval 14.4%–17.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
16th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); counts include elected District Judges + Associate District Judges (one per county) + Special Judges. Vintage 2026 oscn.net; cross-checked against 20 OS § 92.13. Municipal Courts (limited jurisdiction: city ordinances) are separately allocated and not counted here.)
Court seats
Poteau, Stigler, Wilburton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Haskell totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 1 recorded death, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
1
11.19 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Haskell County, Oklahoma to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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