Jury Pool Profile
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Okemah
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,451
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,278.
At a glance
Okfuskee County is an 11,451-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,016, $17,108 below the OK state median of $66,124; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (2.2%), then Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 40.4% of covered employment, average pay $43,871/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.94%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,278
- Median household income
- $48,363
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 7%.
Okfuskee County has a population of 11,278, with a median age of 40.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.6%; Black residents 6.5%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,016; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 40.4% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 14.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.94%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Okfuskee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.2% in 2024, 75.7% in 2020, 71.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (727 individuals).