McAlester, Oklahoma Population History

Latest Data (2017)

Population	18,044
Nationwide Rank	1979

Quick Facts

McAlester, Oklahoma is the 1,979th largest city in the United States as of 2017.

McAlester, Oklahoma is a city.

McAlester, Oklahoma is currently 1.8% smaller than it was in 2010, the year of its peak recorded population.

McAlester, Oklahoma's growth is below average. 62% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
1969	Maumelle, Arkansas	18,214	69.1%
1970	Ottawa, Illinois	18,180	-2.0%
1971	Eastlake, Ohio	18,172	-10.1%
1972	Ashtabula, Ohio	18,144	-13.2%
1973	St. Matthews, Kentucky	18,139	4.7%
1974	Arroyo Grande, California	18,123	13.6%
1975	Manchester, Missouri	18,112	-5.4%
1976	Scarsdale, New York	18,079	1.2%
1977	Newburyport, Massachusetts	18,060	5.1%
1978	Natchitoches, Louisiana	18,048	0.0%
1979	McAlester, Oklahoma	18,044	1.5%
1980	El Dorado, Arkansas	18,030	-15.9%
1981	Sycamore, Illinois	18,022	45.0%
1982	St. Marys, Georgia	18,019	20.9%
1983	Franklin Park, Illinois	18,012	-7.5%
1984	Steubenville, Ohio	18,003	-9.3%
1985	Arcata, California	18,000	8.3%
1986	Dumont, New Jersey	17,998	2.8%
1987	Santa Fe Springs, California	17,980	9.2%
1988	Lenoir, North Carolina	17,943	-1.0%
1989	Gretna, Louisiana	17,935	2.2%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
1219	Shawnee	31,232	7.1%
1395	Yukon	26,830	27.4%
1401	Bixby	26,724	97.4%
1521	Ardmore	24,779	4.7%
1556	Ponca City	24,220	-6.6%
1652	Jenks	22,578	132.8%
1656	Duncan	22,484	0.0%
1691	Del City	21,798	-1.5%
1725	Mustang	21,222	60.3%
1757	Sapulpa	20,843	3.4%
1825	Sand Springs	19,909	13.3%
1871	Bethany	19,402	-4.4%
1905	El Reno	18,948	16.9%
1911	Altus	18,849	-11.5%
1921	Claremore	18,729	17.8%
1979	McAlester	18,044	1.5%
2004	Durant	17,764	25.2%
2047	Ada	17,280	7.5%
2089	Tahlequah	16,736	14.6%
2145	Chickasha	16,276	2.2%
2407	Glenpool	13,814	64.0%
2490	Miami	13,212	-3.6%
2596	Choctaw	12,524	31.5%
2643	Woodward	12,268	3.9%
2688	Okmulgee	11,998	-7.6%
2715	Weatherford	11,832	19.8%
2766	Elk City	11,555	10.1%
2768	Guymon	11,545	9.4%
2799	Guthrie	11,350	14.3%
3000	Warr Acres	10,333	6.2%
3080	Newcastle	9,912	78.7%
3132	Coweta	9,668	30.8%
3181	The Village	9,407	-7.3%
3186	Pryor Creek	9,390	6.1%
3236	Clinton	9,145	3.5%