Tulsa, OK Metro Area
The Tulsa, OK metro area is made up of 7 counties in Oklahoma; the largest are Tulsa County, Rogers County, and Wagoner County. About 1,069,273 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 5.3% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 1,069,273 5.3% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 7: 4 central, 3 outlying
- Land area
- 6,270 sq mi (16,240 km²)
- Time zone
- Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
- State
- Oklahoma
- Combined statistical area
- Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK
- CBSA code
- 46140
Counties in the Tulsa, OK metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa County | Central | 698,782 | 65.4% |
| Rogers County | Outlying | 102,197 | 9.6% |
| Wagoner County | Central | 93,263 | 8.7% |
| Creek County | Central | 74,967 | 7.0% |
| Osage County | Central | 46,794 | 4.4% |
| Okmulgee County | Outlying | 37,241 | 3.5% |
| Pawnee County | Outlying | 16,029 | 1.5% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Tulsa413,794 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 2 areas in this one, largest first:
- Muskogee, OK Micro Area66,708 people
- Bartlesville, OK Micro Area54,037 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Muskogee, OK Micro Area40 mi southeast
- Bartlesville, OK Micro Area42 mi north
- Tahlequah, OK Micro Area54 mi east
- Stillwater, OK Micro Area65 mi west
- Ponca City, OK Micro Area77 mi northwest
- Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Micro Area91 mi northwest
- Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area101 mi southwest
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