How many people live in Coal County, OK?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,400 people living in Coal County, OK. That makes Coal County the 68th-most populous county in Oklahoma. It is home to 0.13% of people living in the state.
5.41K
population of Coal County, OK (2024)
0.13%
County share of the Oklahoma population (2024)
About 5,400 people lived in Coal County, OK in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Coal County, OK’s age demographics?
About 1,100 Coal County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17% of Oklahoma’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,300 Coal County residents, or 24.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 23.7% of Oklahoma’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Coal County, OK's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Coal County, OK’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 62.5% of the Coal County, OK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Coal County, OK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (21.2%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Coal County’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.9%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.3% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Coal County, OK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population than Oklahoma as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Coal County, OK is Coalgate with about 1,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Coal County, OK ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Coalgate | 1,715 |
| 2. | Tupelo | 332 |
| 3. | Lehigh | 279 |
| 4. | Phillips | 128 |
| 5. | Centrahoma | 86 |
| 6. | Bromide (pt.) | 23 |
| 7. | Balance of Coal County | 2,851 |
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