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Following several years of sluggish population growth prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Oklahoma experienced a surge of in-migration from other states in recent years, including in 2023. The recent surge of new residents was driven primarily by historic levels of domestic migration from states in the western half of the U.S., as well as a reversal of the “brain drain” that plagued the state for much of the 2010s.

Oklahoma Continues to See Heightened Levels of Domestic Migration Post-Pandemic

Oklahoma’s population grew by 0.85% in 2023, the fastest rate since 2013. This follows two consecutive ye...