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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Oklahoma
Among 77 Oklahoma counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Choctaw County, OK (17,858.3, 1.82 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Harmon County, OK (17,824.7, 1.81 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and McCurtain County, OK (17,783.5, 1.81 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Oklahoma counties, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choctaw County | OK | 17,858.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.82x |
| 2 | Harmon County | OK | 17,824.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.81x |
| 3 | McCurtain County | OK | 17,783.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.81x |
| 4 | Pushmataha County | OK | 17,665.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.8x |
| 5 | Seminole County | OK | 16,302.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.66x |
| 6 | Okfuskee County | OK | 16,293.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.66x |
| 7 | Hughes County | OK | 16,288.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.66x |
| 8 | Caddo County | OK | 16,064.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.64x |
| 9 | Adair County | OK | 16,045.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.63x |
| 10 | Blaine County | OK | 15,376.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.57x |
| 11 | Coal County | OK | 15,140.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.54x |
| 12 | Ottawa County | OK | 15,079.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 13 | Okmulgee County | OK | 15,057.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 14 | McIntosh County | OK | 14,639.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.49x |
| 15 | Sequoyah County | OK | 14,516.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.48x |
| 16 | Kiowa County | OK | 14,449.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 17 | Garvin County | OK | 14,331.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 18 | Muskogee County | OK | 14,215.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 19 | Haskell County | OK | 14,129.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 20 | Ellis County | OK | 14,086.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.43x |
| 21 | Washita County | OK | 13,688.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 22 | Pawnee County | OK | 13,688.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 23 | Le Flore County | OK | 13,655.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 24 | Johnston County | OK | 13,634 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 25 | Nowata County | OK | 13,632.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 26 | Pontotoc County | OK | 13,576.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 27 | Pittsburg County | OK | 13,462.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 28 | Latimer County | OK | 13,194 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 29 | Delaware County | OK | 13,171.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 30 | Kay County | OK | 13,037.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 31 | Atoka County | OK | 12,957.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 32 | Cotton County | OK | 12,787.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 33 | Bryan County | OK | 12,725.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 34 | Pottawatomie County | OK | 12,618.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 35 | Mayes County | OK | 12,605.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 36 | Tillman County | OK | 12,604.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 37 | Jefferson County | OK | 12,512.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 38 | Carter County | OK | 12,498.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 39 | Murray County | OK | 12,185.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 40 | Creek County | OK | 12,168.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 41 | Roger Mills County | OK | 12,123.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 42 | Cherokee County | OK | 12,007.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 43 | Jackson County | OK | 11,788.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 44 | Beckham County | OK | 11,752.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 45 | Garfield County | OK | 11,680.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 46 | Love County | OK | 11,673.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 47 | Craig County | OK | 11,484.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 48 | Marshall County | OK | 11,481.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 49 | Comanche County | OK | 11,410.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 50 | Custer County | OK | 10,914 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 51 | Major County | OK | 10,913 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 52 | Grant County | OK | 10,865.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 53 | Oklahoma County | OK | 10,806.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 54 | Stephens County | OK | 10,562 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 55 | Grady County | OK | 10,560.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 56 | Tulsa County | OK | 10,466.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 57 | Lincoln County | OK | 10,342.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 58 | Osage County | OK | 10,239.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 59 | Noble County | OK | 10,225.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 60 | Beaver County | OK | 10,015.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.02x |
| 61 | Dewey County | OK | 9,824.5 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 62 | Greer County | OK | 9,764.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 63 | Washington County | OK | 9,627.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.98x |
| 64 | Woodward County | OK | 9,577.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 65 | Payne County | OK | 9,054.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 66 | Wagoner County | OK | 8,869.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.9x |
| 67 | Cimarron County | OK | 8,801.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.9x |
| 68 | McClain County | OK | 8,739.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 69 | Woods County | OK | 8,720.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 70 | Texas County | OK | 8,312.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 71 | Rogers County | OK | 8,219 | 9,824.9 | 0.84x |
| 72 | Logan County | OK | 7,691.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 73 | Cleveland County | OK | 7,689.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 74 | Alfalfa County | OK | 7,651.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 75 | Kingfisher County | OK | 7,637.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 76 | Canadian County | OK | 7,144.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.73x |
| 77 | Harper County | OK | 4,840.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.49x |