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Oklahoma rankings · Civic life

Towns with the most civic life in Oklahoma

Tishomingo ranks first on civic life among Oklahoma’s 128 towns of 2,500+; 37 of the 128 grade A− or better on civic life nationally.

The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. How grades work

#1

Tishomingo

Johnston County · 3,123 people
A+

Civic life grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C− · #78 of 131 in OK

#2

Drumright

Creek County · 2,546 people
A+

Civic life grade, better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #89 of 131 in OK

#3

Tahlequah

Cherokee County · 17,508 people
A+

Civic life grade, better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #68 of 131 in OK

All 128 towns

Civic life grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

128 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1TishomingoJohnston County · 3,123 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall C− · #78 of 131
2DrumrightCreek County · 2,546 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #89 of 131
3TahlequahCherokee County · 17,508 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #68 of 131
4PerkinsPayne County · 3,271 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #77 of 131
5AdaPontotoc County · 16,660 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #57 of 131
6McAlesterPittsburg County · 18,044 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #88 of 131
7AlvaWoods County · 4,880 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 131
8WeatherfordCuster County · 12,005 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 131
9SkiatookOsage County · 8,960 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #34 of 131
10HugoChoctaw County · 5,082 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #115 of 131
11New CordellWashita County · 2,746 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 131
12ElginComanche County · 3,653 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #13 of 131
13OkemahOkfuskee County · 3,091 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #120 of 131
14FairviewMajor County · 2,632 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 131
15SulphurMurray County · 4,878 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 131
16Nichols HillsOklahoma County · 3,864 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #38 of 131
17GroveDelaware County · 7,399 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #103 of 131
18KingfisherKingfisher County · 5,201 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 131
19VinitaCraig County · 5,424 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #118 of 131
20DeweyWashington County · 3,450 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #114 of 131
21WatongaBlaine County · 2,594 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #64 of 131
22PawhuskaOsage County · 2,923 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #82 of 131
23ClaremoreRogers County · 20,681 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #50 of 131
24Pauls ValleyGarvin County · 6,157 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #83 of 131
25StiglerHaskell County · 2,749 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #99 of 131
26NormanCleveland County · 130,943 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #48 of 131
27BartlesvilleWashington County · 38,278 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #90 of 131
28PerryNoble County · 4,448 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 131
29ChickashaGrady County · 17,313 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #47 of 131
30GuthrieLogan County · 12,257 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #70 of 131
31ClevelandPawnee County · 3,271 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #39 of 131
32AtokaAtoka County · 2,975 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #92 of 131
33SallisawSequoyah County · 8,790 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #98 of 131
34ArdmoreCarter County · 24,956 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #105 of 131
35PurcellMcClain County · 7,030 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 131
36Sand SpringsTulsa County · 20,397 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #52 of 131
37MannfordCreek County · 3,432 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #24 of 131
38EdmondOklahoma County · 100,479 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #7 of 131
39IdabelMcCurtain County · 6,934 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #107 of 131
40NowataNowata County · 3,584 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #111 of 131
41GoldsbyMcClain County · 3,591 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #15 of 131
42StillwaterPayne County · 50,046 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 131
43NewcastleMcClain County · 15,198 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #10 of 131
44DurantBryan County · 21,552 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #91 of 131
45HobartKiowa County · 3,257 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #113 of 131
46PoteauLe Flore County · 9,171 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #101 of 131
47CaleraBryan County · 3,145 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #67 of 131
48MariettaLove County · 2,982 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #65 of 131
49JonesOklahoma County · 3,222 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #37 of 131
50ShawneePottawatomie County · 32,474 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #117 of 131
51MustangCanadian County · 24,571 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #12 of 131
52MuskogeeMuskogee County · 36,760 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #127 of 131
53TuttleGrady County · 8,708 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #3 of 131
54NobleCleveland County · 7,748 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #27 of 131
55TonkawaKay County · 2,983 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #43 of 131
56OkmulgeeOkmulgee County · 11,394 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #131 of 131
57CowetaWagoner County · 11,472 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #23 of 131
58ClintonCuster County · 8,302 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #61 of 131
59DavisMurray County · 2,836 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #126 of 131
60CushingPayne County · 8,390 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 131
61EufaulaMcIntosh County · 2,882 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #116 of 131
62JenksTulsa County · 28,175 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #9 of 131
63SeminoleSeminole County · 7,393 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #112 of 131
64WagonerWagoner County · 8,405 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #74 of 131
65BlanchardMcClain County · 10,013 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #4 of 131
66TulsaTulsa County · 416,209 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #130 of 131
67StroudLincoln County · 2,913 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #54 of 131
68DuncanStephens County · 23,238 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #79 of 131
69BixbyTulsa County · 32,766 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #6 of 131
70BlackwellKay County · 6,029 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #76 of 131
71VerdigrisRogers County · 5,888 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #2 of 131
72SapulpaCreek County · 23,695 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #53 of 131
73OwassoTulsa County · 43,117 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #16 of 131
74Lone GroveCarter County · 5,244 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #30 of 131
75Fort GibsonMuskogee County · 3,814 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #45 of 131
76BristowCreek County · 4,381 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #49 of 131
77Pryor CreekMayes County · 9,723 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 131
78WoodwardWoodward County · 11,635 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 131
79TecumsehPottawatomie County · 6,402 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #97 of 131
80ChoctawOklahoma County · 12,549 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #5 of 131
81McLoudPottawatomie County · 4,564 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #35 of 131
82HenryettaOkmulgee County · 5,620 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #102 of 131
83Broken ArrowTulsa County · 124,991 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 131
84HarrahOklahoma County · 7,212 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #25 of 131
85Ponca CityKay County · 24,225 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #108 of 131
86YukonCanadian County · 27,615 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #14 of 131
87MiamiOttawa County · 12,893 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 131
88AnadarkoCaddo County · 5,448 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #110 of 131
89PiedmontCanadian County · 9,427 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #1 of 131
90HoldenvilleHughes County · 5,923 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #73 of 131
91The VillageOklahoma County · 9,276 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 131
92SpencerOklahoma County · 3,857 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #95 of 131
93ChandlerLincoln County · 2,963 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #44 of 131
94SlaughtervilleCleveland County · 4,332 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #81 of 131
95LindsayGarvin County · 2,929 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 131
96CatoosaRogers County · 7,471 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #69 of 131
97WewokaSeminole County · 3,046 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 131
98CollinsvilleTulsa County · 9,956 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #8 of 131
99Broken BowMcCurtain County · 4,211 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 131
100ChecotahMcIntosh County · 3,096 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #71 of 131
101MuldrowSequoyah County · 3,375 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #96 of 131
102MadillMarshall County · 4,181 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #80 of 131
103GlenpoolTulsa County · 14,705 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #36 of 131
104FrederickTillman County · 3,371 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #62 of 131
105CacheComanche County · 3,239 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 131
106MangumGreer County · 2,683 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #33 of 131
107AltusJackson County · 18,707 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 131
108Elk CityBeckham County · 11,335 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #66 of 131
109MarlowStephens County · 4,514 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 131
110JayDelaware County · 2,507 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #119 of 131
111Oklahoma CityOklahoma County · 719,849 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #100 of 131
112StilwellAdair County · 3,892 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 131
113HeavenerLe Flore County · 3,070 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #94 of 131
114HominyOsage County · 3,293 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #109 of 131
115El RenoCanadian County · 20,730 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #75 of 131
116MooreCleveland County · 63,609 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #29 of 131
117BethanyOklahoma County · 20,315 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #93 of 131
118EnidGarfield County · 50,297 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #87 of 131
119Bethel AcresPottawatomie County · 3,301 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #17 of 131
120Warr AcresOklahoma County · 10,552 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #106 of 131
121Midwest CityOklahoma County · 58,799 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #72 of 131
122HintonCaddo County · 4,975 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #11 of 131
123SayreBeckham County · 4,783 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #41 of 131
124LawtonComanche County · 90,503 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #128 of 131
125RolandSequoyah County · 4,146 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #84 of 131
126Del CityOklahoma County · 21,138 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #104 of 131
127GuymonTexas County · 12,241 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 131
128PocolaLe Flore County · 4,660 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #46 of 131
Not ranked

3 towns without a civic life grade

Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.

  • Longtown Pittsburg County · 2,716 people
  • Park Hill Cherokee County · 3,237 people
  • Turley Tulsa County · 2,968 people
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Oklahoma town has the most civic life?

Tishomingo (Johnston County) ranks first on civic life among 128 towns, with an A+; Drumright and Tahlequah follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a civic life grade (128 in Oklahoma). 3 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Oklahoma page.

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