Pauls Valley is a city located in Oklahoma, United States. It serves as the county seat of Garvin County. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 5,992, which represented a 3.2 percent decrease from its 2010 population of 6,187.
The city was named after Smith Paul, a native of North Carolina who became a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation before the Civil War. The local economy is primarily driven by oil production and agriculture.