Oklahoma property tax by county
The median Oklahoma homeowner pays $1,520 a year in property tax on a home worth $185,900, an effective rate of 0.82%. That ranks Oklahoma #26 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.
Why the county matters more than the state
Cleveland County charges an effective 1.03% and McCurtain County 0.40%, a spread of 0.63 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.
Oklahoma sits 0.16 points below the national effective rate. A low rate is not the same as a low bill: on an expensive home it can still produce a large one. House prices in the state moved +1.9% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.
Every county ranked
| # | County | Rate | Median bill | Home value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland County | 1.03% | $2,288 | $222,800 | $1,128 | $74,446 |
| 2 | Tulsa County | 1.01% | $2,161 | $213,500 | $1,060 | $67,317 |
| 3 | Oklahoma County | 0.98% | $2,045 | $207,800 | $1,073 | $65,374 |
| 4 | Canadian County | 0.98% | $2,259 | $230,300 | $1,208 | $85,427 |
| 5 | Washington County | 0.94% | $1,505 | $160,900 | $903 | $61,205 |
| 6 | Comanche County | 0.90% | $1,386 | $154,300 | $940 | $59,000 |
| 7 | Garfield County | 0.89% | $1,331 | $149,800 | $915 | $67,302 |
| 8 | Payne County | 0.87% | $1,884 | $217,700 | $922 | $48,937 |
| 9 | Wagoner County | 0.81% | $1,753 | $216,000 | $1,050 | $78,520 |
| 10 | McClain County | 0.80% | $1,868 | $233,900 | $964 | $84,778 |
| 11 | Noble County | 0.80% | $1,145 | $142,600 | $758 | $70,071 |
| 12 | Beckham County | 0.79% | $1,215 | $153,400 | $821 | $52,323 |
| 13 | Rogers County | 0.78% | $1,739 | $222,200 | $1,018 | $77,688 |
| 14 | Carter County | 0.77% | $1,185 | $153,500 | $945 | $58,856 |
| 15 | Logan County | 0.76% | $1,787 | $234,300 | $895 | $82,735 |
| 16 | Beaver County | 0.76% | $897 | $117,900 | $782 | $64,266 |
| 17 | Creek County | 0.74% | $1,261 | $170,900 | $910 | $61,849 |
| 18 | Osage County | 0.73% | $1,253 | $172,300 | $786 | $60,482 |
| 19 | Stephens County | 0.71% | $961 | $135,100 | $865 | $60,236 |
| 20 | Nowata County | 0.71% | $860 | $121,900 | $776 | $52,679 |
| 21 | Muskogee County | 0.70% | $972 | $138,800 | $824 | $51,999 |
| 22 | Grady County | 0.70% | $1,321 | $187,900 | $874 | $75,730 |
| 23 | Okmulgee County | 0.69% | $788 | $114,600 | $811 | $53,123 |
| 24 | Texas County | 0.69% | $1,075 | $155,600 | $939 | $59,275 |
| 25 | Pawnee County | 0.69% | $873 | $125,700 | $872 | $57,551 |
| 26 | Kay County | 0.68% | $799 | $116,800 | $830 | $56,673 |
| 27 | Custer County | 0.68% | $1,197 | $177,000 | $779 | $57,562 |
| 28 | Mayes County | 0.67% | $1,153 | $171,900 | $846 | $57,279 |
| 29 | Tillman County | 0.66% | $477 | $71,900 | $704 | $47,445 |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 0.66% | $512 | $77,500 | $588 | $48,750 |
| 31 | Pottawatomie County | 0.65% | $1,013 | $155,700 | $869 | $60,828 |
| 32 | Le Flore County | 0.65% | $794 | $121,600 | $773 | $50,027 |
| 33 | Bryan County | 0.64% | $1,040 | $163,700 | $914 | $54,280 |
| 34 | Love County | 0.64% | $1,066 | $167,500 | $903 | $62,940 |
| 35 | Pontotoc County | 0.63% | $1,067 | $170,500 | $880 | $62,564 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 0.63% | $918 | $145,000 | $865 | $61,497 |
| 37 | Alfalfa County | 0.63% | $649 | $103,000 | $614 | $67,870 |
| 38 | Cotton County | 0.63% | $712 | $113,200 | $742 | $60,313 |
| 39 | Ottawa County | 0.62% | $708 | $114,300 | $764 | $48,656 |
| 40 | Woodward County | 0.62% | $1,105 | $178,000 | $847 | $65,060 |
| 41 | Seminole County | 0.61% | $552 | $91,200 | $730 | $46,191 |
| 42 | Hughes County | 0.61% | $580 | $94,900 | $615 | $47,923 |
| 43 | Major County | 0.61% | $828 | $134,700 | $619 | $69,229 |
| 44 | Delaware County | 0.59% | $971 | $164,900 | $868 | $55,114 |
| 45 | McIntosh County | 0.59% | $797 | $135,800 | $763 | $46,203 |
| 46 | Marshall County | 0.59% | $824 | $139,700 | $819 | $56,495 |
| 47 | Craig County | 0.58% | $775 | $132,900 | $826 | $50,182 |
| 48 | Coal County | 0.58% | $540 | $92,500 | $679 | $48,162 |
| 49 | Sequoyah County | 0.57% | $723 | $127,500 | $796 | $49,795 |
| 50 | Caddo County | 0.57% | $627 | $109,900 | $715 | $52,817 |
| 51 | Garvin County | 0.57% | $750 | $132,600 | $828 | $57,127 |
| 52 | Kiowa County | 0.57% | $517 | $90,300 | $675 | $42,063 |
| 53 | Greer County | 0.57% | $590 | $103,600 | $624 | $60,183 |
| 54 | Cherokee County | 0.56% | $905 | $160,300 | $803 | $53,668 |
| 55 | Atoka County | 0.56% | $767 | $138,000 | $708 | $52,034 |
| 56 | Blaine County | 0.56% | $702 | $126,200 | $842 | $59,304 |
| 57 | Kingfisher County | 0.55% | $1,139 | $206,400 | $915 | $70,617 |
| 58 | Johnston County | 0.55% | $614 | $110,700 | $732 | $50,911 |
| 59 | Washita County | 0.54% | $614 | $113,300 | $775 | $61,980 |
| 60 | Lincoln County | 0.53% | $813 | $152,000 | $760 | $59,425 |
| 61 | Pittsburg County | 0.52% | $756 | $146,300 | $857 | $54,787 |
| 62 | Latimer County | 0.52% | $532 | $103,300 | $720 | $41,048 |
| 63 | Woods County | 0.52% | $731 | $141,900 | $806 | $50,512 |
| 64 | Okfuskee County | 0.50% | $552 | $110,800 | $689 | $45,441 |
| 65 | Adair County | 0.48% | $530 | $111,500 | $650 | $48,028 |
| 66 | Haskell County | 0.46% | $557 | $122,300 | $757 | $49,930 |
| 67 | Murray County | 0.43% | $665 | $154,900 | $859 | $61,904 |
| 68 | Choctaw County | 0.42% | $502 | $119,700 | $676 | $45,456 |
| 69 | Pushmataha County | 0.41% | $483 | $116,800 | $620 | $44,634 |
| 70 | McCurtain County | 0.40% | $505 | $126,100 | $705 | $50,175 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.