Coal County Demographics

A map of Coal County's Population by Race

Coal County, Oklahoma had a population of 5,266 in 2020. It was 64.0% White, 0.4% Black, 0.3% Asian, 3.8% Hispanic, 20.1% Native American/Other, and 11.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Coal County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Coal County is the 69th most populous county of the 77 counties in Oklahoma.

Coal County's White Population

3,371 residents of Coal County identify as White, or 64.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Coal County roughly similar to the White share of the population of Oklahoma (60.8% White). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, Coal County is ranked #50 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Coal County is more White than neighboring Pontotoc County (59.6% White), and Hughes County (60.4% White). Coal County is less White than neighboring Atoka County (65.8% White), Johnston County (65.6% White), and Bryan County (65.3% White).

Coal County's Black Population

23 residents of Coal County identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Coal County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Oklahoma (7.2% Black). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, Coal County is ranked #68 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Coal County is less Black than neighboring Atoka County (4% Black), Pontotoc County (2.3% Black), Johnston County (2.3% Black), Hughes County (5.4% Black), and Bryan County (1.6% Black).

Coal County's Asian Population

15 residents of Coal County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Coal County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Oklahoma (2.3% Asian). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, Coal County is ranked #60 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Coal County is less Asian than neighboring Pontotoc County (1% Asian), Johnston County (0.5% Asian), and Bryan County (0.6% Asian).

Coal County's Hispanic Population

198 residents of Coal County identify as Hispanic, or 3.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Coal County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Oklahoma (11.9% Hispanic). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, Coal County is ranked #68 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Coal County is less Hispanic than neighboring Atoka County (3.9% Hispanic), Pontotoc County (5.8% Hispanic), Johnston County (5.7% Hispanic), Hughes County (5.6% Hispanic), and Bryan County (7.4% Hispanic).

Coal County's Native American/Other Population

1,057 residents of Coal County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 20.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Coal County slightly larger than the Native American/Other share of the population of Oklahoma (8.4% Native American/Other). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, Coal County is ranked #9 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Coal County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Atoka County (15.9% Native American/Other), Pontotoc County (18.3% Native American/Other), Johnston County (16% Native American/Other), Hughes County (19.2% Native American/Other), and Bryan County (14.5% Native American/Other).

Coal County's Multiracial Population

602 residents of Coal County identify as Multiracial, or 11.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Coal County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Oklahoma (9.4% Multiracial). Of the 77 counties in Oklahoma, Coal County is ranked #15 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Coal County is more Multiracial than neighboring Atoka County (10.1% Multiracial), Johnston County (10% Multiracial), Hughes County (9% Multiracial), and Bryan County (10.6% Multiracial). Coal County is less Multiracial than neighboring Pontotoc County (13.1% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.