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Daycare shortage in Oklahoma

Updated 2026-07-18 · under-5 population (Census ACS 5-year) vs. licensed childcare capacity (official Oklahoma licensing data) · methodology

Among Oklahoma ZIP codes with an established base of licensed providers, 50 have three or more children under five for every licensed childcare slot — the tightest supply in the state. Areas are ranked most-undersupplied first.

Most undersupplied ZIP codes

ZIPChildren under 5Licensed slotsChildren per slotFacilities
74730498 588.65
74114964 1536.35
740211,439 2505.87
74859473 815.85
735211,534 2725.610
731272,178 4045.413
74948696 13855
737032,151 428514
74108548 1164.75
74872240 524.65
740191,105 2434.56
740112,312 5294.428
74834413 934.45
73052374 904.27
74023715 1724.26
740142,413 5914.120
740082,369 593414
73116795 19846
748041,244 3163.97
730441,371 3613.814
741071,444 3853.88
74604594 1583.88
73149696 1843.85
744031,903 5123.721
730123,679 9853.739
739421,136 3033.716
730361,246 3353.713
730081,349 3733.612
740331,066 2953.67
73078876 2483.58
731192,879 8153.515
731291,604 4563.57
74346519 1483.57
73030258 733.55
741051,618 4753.411
73086555 1653.47
74437578 1683.46
73632200 603.35
741451,473 4453.39
73089797 2413.38
74653233 703.36
741151,578 4933.223
73049428 1343.25
73750453 1433.210
730101,087 3423.210
74426595 1953.19
73018956 323310
741121,450 487310
741371,512 49637
73859104 3535
Only ZIP codes with at least five licensed facilities that report capacity are ranked, so this reflects genuine supply pressure — not areas where our roster is simply thin. Some tight-supply ZIPs may be excluded for that reason; the full picture is in the API.

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