Okmulgee County, Oklahoma Eviction Risk: Low

Okmulgee County's average eviction-risk score of 2.7/10 (Low) places it in a notable position for landlords: only 1 other county in Oklahoma scores higher, putting it squarely in the higher-risk third of the state's 77 counties. That statewide rank of 2 of 77 deserves attention. Across the county's 12 cities and a total population of roughly 22,059, operating conditions are shaped by a poverty rate of 23.1% and a renter share of 41.3%, both of which lean toward elevated collection risk and above-average tenant turnover.

Individual-city scores range from 2.2 to 3.4, meaning the gap between the county's safest and riskiest submarkets is over a full point. Average rent sits at $799 per month, with renters dedicating an average of 29.5% of income to housing costs. Those rent-burden figures, combined with the high poverty rate, signal that rent-delinquency events are more common here than in most of rural Oklahoma eviction laws.

The cities inside Okmulgee County

The county seat, Okmulgee, is the largest city at a population of 11,348 and carries the highest risk score in the county at 3.4/10. Henryetta (2.7/10, population 5,608) and Morris (2.7/10, population 1,555) follow closely. These three cities together account for the bulk of the county's rental inventory, and their scores reflect the income-constrained tenant base concentrated in the county's urban core. Hoffman scores 3.1/10, while Beggs and Dewar each sit at 3.0/10.

At the lower end of the risk range, Winchester and Schulter each score 2.9/10, and Liberty comes in at 2.5/10, the lowest in the county. Investors considering smaller rural submarkets within the county will find meaningfully better risk profiles, though liquidity and tenant pools are thinner. Risk is hyper-local here: the spread from Okmulgee's 3.4 down to Liberty's 2.5 represents a real operational difference that city-level underwriting must account for.

State-level laws that apply here

Oklahoma eviction process rules flow from 41 O.S. § 101 et seq. (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act) and apply uniformly across every city in the county. For non-payment of rent, landlords must serve a 5-day notice before filing. A lease-violation cure notice requires 10 days, and a no-cause end-of-term notice requires 30 days. Once filed, an uncontested case typically resolves in 21 to 45 days; a contested matter can stretch to 45 to 100 days. Court filing fees run $75 to $175, sheriff lockout fees add $40 to $125, and attorney fees range from $500 to $2,500 depending on complexity.

Oklahoma eviction laws imposes no rent control and does not require just cause for non-renewal; the state also preempts any local jurisdiction from enacting rent-control ordinances. Source-of-income discrimination is not a protected class under state law. For a fuller picture of what these rules cost in practice, see Oklahoma eviction costs and review the full Oklahoma tenant protections summary before setting lease terms or screening criteria.

With a poverty rate of 23.1% and 41.3% of households renting, Okmulgee County's fundamentals warrant city-by-city underwriting rather than a county-wide assumption of low risk; the individual city scores in the grid above spell out exactly where that spread lands.