Editing Muskogee County, Oklahoma (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 52743
|1920= 61710
|1930= 66424
|1940= 65914
|1950= 65573
|1960= 61866
|1970= 59542
|1980= 66939
|1990= 68078
|2000= 69451
|2010= 70990
|2020= 66339
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ok190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40101.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606155400/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40/40101.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the 2020 census, its population was 66,339.<ref name=":0" />

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 70,990 people living in the county. 59.8% were [[White American|White]], 17.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 11.3% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.6% [[Asian American|Asian]], 2.6% of some other race and 8.2% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 5.2% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race). 16.7% were of [[American ethnicity|American]], 8.2% [[German American|German]] and 7.3% [[Irish American|Irish]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml |title="American Factfinder" |access-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150108070337/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 69,451 people, 26,458 households, and 18,467 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|33|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 29,575 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the county was 63.73% White, 13.16% Black or African American, 14.88% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.19% other races, and 6.43% from two or more races. 2.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 26,458 households, of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals; 12.30% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51, and the average family size was 3.03.

The age distribution of the population was 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.

The median income of households in the county was $28,438, and the median income per family was $34,793. Males had a median income of $28,670 versus $20,457 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,828. About 14.10% of families and 17.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.00% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.