Oklahoma Race & Ethnicity by City
Cities With Data
828
in Oklahoma
Most Diverse City
Cloud Creek
Diversity Index: 0.759
Least Diverse City
Hardesty
Diversity Index: 0.000
Avg. White %
68.1%
across all cities
Oklahoma has 828 cities with detailed race and ethnicity data from the American Community Survey. The most racially diverse city is Cloud Creek with a diversity index of 0.759, while the least diverse is Hardesty (0.000). On average across cities, the racial composition is 68.1% White, 7.6% Hispanic, 3.2% Black, and 0.6% Asian. The diversity index uses Simpson's formula (1 minus the sum of squared proportions), where values closer to 1.0 indicate greater diversity and values closer to 0.0 indicate less diversity.
Largest Cities in Oklahoma by Race & Ethnicity
Source: U.S. Census ACS| Rank | City | Population | Diversity Index | % White | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 688,693 | 0.566 | 58.4% | 21.7% | 13.4% | 4.5% |
| 2 | Tulsa | 412,322 | 0.589 | 57.0% | 19.2% | 14.3% | 3.5% |
| 3 | Norman | 128,714 | 0.439 | 73.0% | 9.0% | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 4 | Broken Arrow | 115,919 | 0.493 | 68.4% | 11.3% | 5.9% | 4.6% |
| 5 | Edmond | 95,618 | 0.383 | 77.3% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| 6 | Lawton | 90,662 | 0.622 | 53.6% | 15.9% | 18.9% | 3.0% |
| 7 | Moore | 63,045 | 0.460 | 70.5% | 12.7% | 5.3% | 3.3% |
| 8 | Midwest City | 58,170 | 0.581 | 58.8% | 6.9% | 23.0% | 1.6% |
| 9 | Enid | 50,821 | 0.436 | 72.1% | 16.3% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| 10 | Stillwater | 48,818 | 0.435 | 73.7% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 11 | Owasso | 39,013 | 0.464 | 71.1% | 9.0% | 3.5% | 1.9% |
| 12 | Bartlesville | 37,559 | 0.442 | 73.0% | 7.1% | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| 13 | Muskogee | 36,819 | 0.665 | 51.3% | 8.8% | 14.6% | 0.9% |
| 14 | Shawnee | 31,511 | 0.463 | 70.9% | 7.2% | 4.3% | 0.8% |
| 15 | Bixby | 29,402 | 0.413 | 74.7% | 8.1% | 2.0% | 3.5% |
| 16 | Jenks | 26,519 | 0.522 | 66.1% | 8.7% | 3.2% | 9.6% |
| 17 | Yukon | 24,802 | 0.340 | 80.0% | 8.0% | 3.4% | 0.9% |
| 18 | Ardmore | 24,757 | 0.539 | 64.1% | 11.5% | 8.5% | 1.8% |
| 19 | Ponca City | 24,377 | 0.467 | 70.5% | 9.9% | 3.5% | 0.8% |
| 20 | Duncan | 22,872 | 0.362 | 78.0% | 10.9% | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| 21 | Sapulpa | 22,268 | 0.434 | 73.3% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 1.1% |
| 22 | Del City | 21,561 | 0.609 | 54.6% | 14.6% | 22.0% | 1.1% |
| 23 | Mustang | 21,290 | 0.393 | 76.1% | 11.3% | 3.2% | 2.6% |
| 24 | Bethany | 20,606 | 0.483 | 65.9% | 21.6% | 11.0% | 0.7% |
| 25 | Sand Springs | 19,973 | 0.361 | 78.8% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| 26 | Claremore | 19,921 | 0.516 | 66.0% | 6.4% | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| 27 | Durant | 19,209 | 0.517 | 65.6% | 10.1% | 2.7% | 1.0% |
| 28 | Altus | 18,670 | 0.424 | 68.8% | 27.5% | 8.3% | 2.0% |
| 29 | McAlester | 18,098 | 0.507 | 67.0% | 7.6% | 4.7% | 0.6% |
| 30 | El Reno | 17,919 | 0.474 | 68.5% | 18.2% | 6.8% | 0.6% |
| 31 | Ada | 16,536 | 0.568 | 61.2% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1.6% |
| 32 | Tahlequah | 16,513 | 0.653 | 45.3% | 9.3% | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| 33 | Chickasha | 16,349 | 0.415 | 74.7% | 9.0% | 6.5% | 0.5% |
| 34 | Glenpool | 13,885 | 0.513 | 66.1% | 11.4% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| 35 | Miami | 12,960 | 0.553 | 62.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
| 36 | Guymon | 12,596 | 0.350 | 43.7% | 60.2% | 6.5% | 2.3% |
| 37 | Newcastle | 12,238 | 0.336 | 80.2% | 6.8% | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| 38 | Choctaw | 12,208 | 0.278 | 84.2% | 7.5% | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| 39 | Weatherford | 12,014 | 0.401 | 74.9% | 11.8% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| 40 | Woodward | 11,976 | 0.272 | 82.8% | 17.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 41 | Elk City | 11,406 | 0.189 | 88.3% | 16.7% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| 42 | Okmulgee | 11,370 | 0.642 | 53.8% | 2.9% | 14.6% | 0.8% |
| 43 | Guthrie | 11,021 | 0.468 | 70.1% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 0.7% |
| 44 | Warr Acres | 10,437 | 0.470 | 57.5% | 37.1% | 9.2% | 3.0% |
| 45 | Coweta | 10,157 | 0.474 | 70.1% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 0.2% |
| 46 | Pryor Creek | 9,520 | 0.514 | 65.8% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| 47 | The Village | 9,470 | 0.460 | 71.2% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 0.6% |
| 48 | Blanchard | 9,276 | 0.239 | 86.6% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| 49 | Poteau | 8,903 | 0.449 | 70.9% | 15.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| 50 | Sallisaw | 8,553 | 0.570 | 60.4% | 6.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% |
Most Diverse Cities in Oklahoma
Source: U.S. Census ACSThe table below ranks cities in Oklahoma by their diversity index, from most diverse to least. A higher diversity index means the population is more evenly distributed across racial and ethnic groups. Cloud Creek leads with a diversity index of 0.759, meaning there is a high probability that two randomly chosen residents belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
| Rank | City | Population | Diversity Index | % White | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Creek | 195 | 0.759 | 20.5% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 13.8% |
| 2 | IXL | 28 | 0.737 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 17.9% | 0.0% |
| 3 | Preston | 192 | 0.720 | 36.5% | 4.7% | 23.4% | 0.0% |
| 4 | Boley | 1,160 | 0.705 | 42.1% | 4.9% | 26.7% | 0.0% |
| 5 | Steely Hollow | 371 | 0.698 | 35.0% | 4.8% | 14.3% | 2.7% |
| 6 | Pensacola | 94 | 0.696 | 29.8% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| 7 | Anadarko | 5,627 | 0.695 | 30.0% | 17.6% | 10.1% | 0.3% |
| 8 | Turley | 2,887 | 0.695 | 44.0% | 20.7% | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 9 | Vian | 1,322 | 0.693 | 40.9% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 0.0% |
| 10 | Hominy | 3,299 | 0.689 | 47.4% | 7.5% | 10.9% | 0.0% |
| 11 | Shady Grove | 449 | 0.686 | 41.6% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| 12 | Okay | 444 | 0.684 | 44.8% | 4.7% | 2.7% | 6.1% |
| 13 | Hugo | 5,184 | 0.683 | 47.5% | 8.2% | 19.3% | 0.0% |
| 14 | Chewey | 435 | 0.682 | 46.4% | 7.8% | 3.9% | 13.6% |
| 15 | Grant | 195 | 0.680 | 36.9% | 0.0% | 39.5% | 0.0% |
| 16 | Badger Lee | 42 | 0.679 | 45.2% | 0.0% | 11.9% | 0.0% |
| 17 | Fort Coffee | 300 | 0.677 | 37.7% | 2.3% | 39.7% | 1.0% |
| 18 | Redbird | 95 | 0.670 | 33.7% | 2.1% | 39.0% | 0.0% |
| 19 | Wright City | 535 | 0.670 | 43.7% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| 20 | Muskogee | 36,819 | 0.665 | 51.3% | 8.8% | 14.6% | 0.9% |
Oklahoma Average Racial Composition
Avg. White
68.1%
across all cities
Avg. Hispanic
7.6%
across all cities
Avg. Black
3.2%
across all cities
Avg. Asian
0.6%
across all cities
Averages are computed as the unweighted mean across all 828 cities with data. Population-weighted state-level figures may differ.