How many people live in Payne County, OK?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 84,200 people living in Payne County, OK. That makes Payne County the eighth-most populous county in Oklahoma. It is home to 2% of people living in the state.
84.2K
population of Payne County, OK (2024)
2%
County share of the Oklahoma population (2024)
About 84,200 people lived in Payne County, OK in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Payne County, OK’s age demographics?
About 11,600 Payne County, OK residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 13.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17% of Oklahoma’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 15,100 Payne County residents, or 18% 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 higher share of Payne County, OK's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Payne County, OK’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 73.2% of the Payne County, OK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Payne County, OK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (5.9%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Payne County’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 4.2% 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.
Payne County, OK has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Oklahoma as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Payne County, OK is Stillwater with about 50,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Payne County, OK ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stillwater | 50,138 |
| 2. | Cushing | 8,444 |
| 3. | Perkins | 3,292 |
| 4. | Yale | 1,075 |
| 5. | Glencoe | 516 |
| 6. | Ripley | 354 |
| 7. | Drumright (pt.) | 73 |
| 8. | Orlando (pt.) | 5 |
| 9. | Mulhall (pt.) | |
| 10. | Balance of Payne County | 20,302 |
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