Oklahoma — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Oklahoma during 2025.
Oklahoma indexed 7,329 projects with decisions in 2025 across 24 counties, with 9,548 approved and 59 denied actions (99.4% approval rate). Tulsa County led with 3,304 projects (45% of the state), followed by Comanche County (1,158) and Osage County (537). Together those three counties accounted for 68% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Oklahoma Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Oklahoma.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bryan | 324 | 584 | 7 | 98.8% |
| Canadian | 91 | 102 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Carter | 113 | 127 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cherokee | 16 | 16 | 1 | 94.1% |
| Cleveland | 234 | 259 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Comanche | 1,158 | 1,517 | 25 | 98.4% |
| Kay | 9 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Le Flore | 36 | 37 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Logan | 42 | 56 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mayes | 413 | 528 | 2 | 99.6% |
| McClain | 31 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Muskogee | 66 | 89 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Okfuskee | 27 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oklahoma | 139 | 153 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Osage | 537 | 656 | 6 | 99.1% |
| Ottawa | 337 | 383 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Pawnee | 63 | 84 | 2 | 97.7% |
| Pittsburg | 5 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pontotoc | 26 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rogers | 296 | 391 | 3 | 99.2% |
| Stephens | 47 | 67 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tulsa | 3,304 | 4,341 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Woodward | 19 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.