How many people live in Pittsburg County, OK?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 43,400 people living in Pittsburg County, OK. That makes Pittsburg County the 24th-most populous county in Oklahoma. It is home to 1.1% of people living in the state.
43.4K
population of Pittsburg County, OK (2024)
1.1%
County share of the Oklahoma population (2024)
About 43,400 people lived in Pittsburg County, OK in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Pittsburg County, OK’s age demographics?
About 8,900 Pittsburg County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17% of Oklahoma’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 9,700 Pittsburg County residents, or 22.3% 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 Pittsburg County, OK's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Pittsburg County, OK’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 67.3% of the Pittsburg County, OK population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Pittsburg County, OK also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (15.5%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Pittsburg County’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 2.9% 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.
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County, OK is McAlester with about 18,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Pittsburg County, OK ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | McAlester | 18,108 |
| 2. | Krebs | 2,068 |
| 3. | Hartshorne | 1,886 |
| 4. | Quinton | 848 |
| 5. | Haileyville | 698 |
| 6. | Savanna | 615 |
| 7. | Kiowa | 607 |
| 8. | Crowder | 297 |
| 9. | Alderson | 217 |
| 10. | Pittsburg | 178 |
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