The administrative center of the raion is the town of Okhtyrka.

[1] On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Okhtyrka Raion was significantly expanded.

[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 25,234 (2020 est.).

[4] In March 2024, after deadly Russian attacks, more than 180 people were evacuated from Velyka Pysarivka hromada in Okhtyrka Raion.

[5] This article about a location in Sumy Oblast is a stub.