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Ham radio operators in Oklahoma: new licenses by county

9,648 licensed amateur radio operators; 269 new in the past 12 months. Updated weekly from FCC data.

At a glance · Data as of

New hams · last 30 days
20
New hams · last 12 months
269
▼ 19% vs prior 12 mo
Active licensed hams
9,648
Upgrades · 12 mo
173
Vanity callsigns · 12 mo
98
Address updates · 12 mo
119
Often a move into the area
Expiring · next 6 mo
545

About ham radio in Oklahoma

New licenses slowed in Oklahoma: 269 new hams in the past 12 months, 19% fewer than the year before. Oklahoma ranks #29 of 52 states and territories for new licenses. Oklahoma County leads the state with 51 new hams. Technicians make up 49% of the state’s licensees, close to the U.S. average of 48%. 173 operators upgraded their license in the past year, the moment many buy their first HF rig.

New hams by month

New hams per month in Oklahoma, October 2025 to September 2026 273 in total. Highest: 38 in June 2026. Lowest: 4 in October 2025. Down 19% from the prior 12 months. Oct 2025: 4 new hams 4 Oct 2025 Nov 2025: 18 new hams 18 Nov Dec 2025: 34 new hams 34 Dec Jan 2026: 21 new hams 21 Jan 2026 Feb 2026: 22 new hams 22 Feb Mar 2026: 20 new hams 20 Mar Apr 2026: 34 new hams 34 Apr May 2026: 26 new hams 26 May Jun 2026: 38 new hams 38 Jun Jul 2026: 20 new hams 20 Jul Aug 2026: 12 new hams 12 Aug Sep 2026: 24 new hams 24 Sep
Complete calendar months only, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. The current month is left out until it ends.
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New hams per month in Oklahoma
MonthNew hams
Oct 20254
Nov 202518
Dec 202534
Jan 202621
Feb 202622
Mar 202620
Apr 202634
May 202626
Jun 202638
Jul 202620
Aug 202612
Sep 202624
Total273

License classes

Active licensees in Oklahoma by license class, compared with U.S.
ClassHamsShareU.S.
Technician 4,68949%48%
General 2,54426%25%
Amateur Extra 1,96920%21%
Advanced 2933%3%
Novice / Other 1532%2%

Bar = Oklahoma share · Tick = U.S. share

In the past 12 months, 76 operators upgraded to General and 84 to Amateur Extra.

How Oklahoma compares

#29 of 52 states and territories for new hams in the past 12 months

Rates per 1,000 active licensees
Per 1,000 active hamsOklahomaU.S.
New hams, past 12 months27.932.3
Upgrades, past 12 months17.914.7
Expiring, next 6 months56.557.3

269 new hams in Oklahoma this past year. Get next month’s list free.

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Top 10 Oklahoma counties for new hams

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#CountyNew hams 12 moChange vs prior yearActive hamsNew per 1,000
1Oklahoma County51▲ 2%1,55732.8
2Tulsa County44▼ 30%1,47829.8
3Cleveland County20▼ 39%84323.7
4Payne County11—22848.2
5Canadian County10▼ 44%38925.7
6Rogers County10▼ 38%37826.5
7Comanche County7—25327.7
8Beckham County5—7071.4
9Creek County5—22422.3
10Grady County4—16823.8

— in Change means fewer than 10 new hams the year before.

All Oklahoma counties

24 counties with their own page. Numbers are new hams in the past 12 months.

Smaller Oklahoma counties

These 53 counties have too few licensees or too little recent activity for a page of their own, so their numbers are listed here.

Show all 53 smaller counties
CountyActive hamsNew hams · 12 mo
Adair County230
Alfalfa County150
Atoka County200
Beaver County40
Blaine County160
Bryan County1211
Caddo County400
Cherokee County1043
Choctaw County280
Cimarron County50
Coal County151
Cotton County160
Craig County400
Custer County612
Dewey County220
Ellis County230
Garvin County421
Grant County90
Greer County481
Harmon County30
Harper County140
Haskell County211
Hughes County180
Jackson County772
Jefferson County153
Johnston County190
Kingfisher County340
Kiowa County190
Latimer County320
Lincoln County912
Love County260
Major County70
Marshall County440
McCurtain County573
McIntosh County390
Murray County350
Muskogee County1030
Noble County371
Nowata County191
Okfuskee County151
Okmulgee County1092
Ottawa County460
Pawnee County281
Pittsburg County880
Pushmataha County331
Roger Mills County140
Sequoyah County721
Stephens County1240
Texas County270
Tillman County90
Washita County250
Woods County230
Woodward County560

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Questions about hams in Oklahoma

How many ham radio operators are in Oklahoma?

9,648 active amateur radio licensees are on file for Oklahoma as of Oct 1, 2026.

How many new hams were licensed in Oklahoma last year?

269 people in Oklahoma received their first FCC amateur radio license in the 12 months ending Oct 1, 2026.

Which Oklahoma counties have the most new hams?

In the past 12 months: Oklahoma County (51), Tulsa County (44) and Cleveland County (20).

Where does this data come from?

From the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) public amateur license database, which we download every Monday. Addresses are matched to counties with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. This page shows totals only.

Can I see the names or call signs on this page?

No. Public pages show totals only. Verified Ham Recruiter users can search and export lists for outreach; see how licensee information is handled.

About this data

Data as of . Source: FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) weekly amateur license database; county from U.S. Census Bureau geocoding. Aggregates only, no individual licensee data is shown. Aggregate figures © Ham Recruiter, CC BY 4.0.

How we count

  • New ham: an active licensee whose first license was granted in the period.
  • Address updates: a change of FCC mailing address, often a move into the area.
  • Counts use each licensee’s current FCC address. Someone licensed here who later moved is counted where they live now.
  • Each license keeps only its most recent event of each type, so two upgrades in one year count once.
  • PO-box-only addresses often can’t be matched to a county, so rural counties are slightly undercounted.

99% of Oklahoma licensees could be matched to a county.