Counties in Oklahoma by business establishments (QCEW)

Oklahoma County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 77 counties in 2014, at 26,295. Harmon County had the lowest, at 76. The median was 566 and the figure for Oklahoma was 107,012. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest26,295Oklahoma County
Median56677 counties
Oklahoma107,012History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 267 countAlfalfa County: 162 countAtoka County: 318 countBeaver County: 184 countBeckham County: 910 countBlaine County: 331 countBryan County: 871 countCaddo County: 566 countCanadian County: 2,714 countCarter County: 1,698 countCherokee County: 748 countChoctaw County: 331 countCimarron County: 95 countCleveland County: 5,261 countCoal County: 111 countComanche County: 2,387 countCotton County: 106 countCraig County: 398 countCreek County: 1,471 countCuster County: 1,003 countDelaware County: 784 countDewey County: 188 countEllis County: 136 countGarfield County: 1,758 countGarvin County: 764 countGrady County: 1,121 countGrant County: 163 countGreer County: 122 countHarmon County: 76 countHarper County: 155 countHaskell County: 269 countHughes County: 272 countJackson County: 665 countJefferson County: 146 countJohnston County: 229 countKay County: 1,251 countKingfisher County: 513 countKiowa County: 242 countLatimer County: 200 countLe Flore County: 928 countLincoln County: 616 countLogan County: 728 countLove County: 220 countMcClain County: 939 countMcCurtain County: 682 countMcIntosh County: 411 countMajor County: 267 countMarshall County: 283 countMayes County: 873 countMurray County: 330 countMuskogee County: 1,530 countNoble County: 257 countNowata County: 176 countOkfuskee County: 189 countOklahoma County: 26,295 countOkmulgee County: 751 countOsage County: 588 countOttawa County: 668 countPawnee County: 294 countPayne County: 1,924 countPittsburg County: 1,021 countPontotoc County: 1,062 countPottawatomie County: 1,346 countPushmataha County: 238 countRoger Mills County: 114 countRogers County: 1,790 countSeminole County: 537 countSequoyah County: 624 countStephens County: 1,115 countTexas County: 597 countTillman County: 186 countTulsa County: 21,337 countWagoner County: 764 countWashington County: 1,317 countWashita County: 260 countWoods County: 338 countWoodward County: 852 count
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count, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Oklahoma County: 26,295 countOklahoma County26,295Tulsa County: 21,337 countTulsa County21,337Cleveland County: 5,261 countCleveland County5,261Canadian County: 2,714 countCanadian County2,714Comanche County: 2,387 countComanche County2,387Payne County: 1,924 countPayne County1,924Rogers County: 1,790 countRogers County1,790Garfield County: 1,758 countGarfield County1,758Carter County: 1,698 countCarter County1,698Muskogee County: 1,530 countMuskogee County1,530Creek County: 1,471 countCreek County1,471Pottawatomie County: 1,346 countPottawatomie County1,346Washington County: 1,317 countWashington County1,317Kay County: 1,251 countKay County1,251Grady County: 1,121 countGrady County1,121Stephens County: 1,115 countStephens County1,115Pontotoc County: 1,062 countPontotoc County1,062Pittsburg County: 1,021 countPittsburg County1,021Custer County: 1,003 countCuster County1,003McClain County: 939 countMcClain County939Le Flore County: 928 countLe Flore County928Beckham County: 910 countBeckham County910Mayes County: 873 countMayes County873Bryan County: 871 countBryan County871Woodward County: 852 countWoodward County852Delaware County: 784 countDelaware County784Garvin County: 764 countGarvin County764Wagoner County: 764 countWagoner County764Okmulgee County: 751 countOkmulgee County751Cherokee County: 748 countCherokee County748Logan County: 728 countLogan County728McCurtain County: 682 countMcCurtain County682Ottawa County: 668 countOttawa County668Jackson County: 665 countJackson County665Sequoyah County: 624 countSequoyah County624Lincoln County: 616 countLincoln County616Texas County: 597 countTexas County597Osage County: 588 countOsage County588Caddo County: 566 countCaddo County566Seminole County: 537 countSeminole County537Oklahoma County: 26,295 countOklahoma County26,295Tulsa County: 21,337 countTulsa County21,337Cleveland County: 5,261 countCleveland County5,261Canadian County: 2,714 countCanadian County2,714Comanche County: 2,387 countComanche County2,387Payne County: 1,924 countPayne County1,924Rogers County: 1,790 countRogers County1,790Garfield County: 1,758 countGarfield County1,758Carter County: 1,698 countCarter County1,698Muskogee County: 1,530 countMuskogee County1,530Creek County: 1,471 countCreek County1,471Pottawatomie County: 1,346 countPottawatomie County1,346Washington County: 1,317 countWashington County1,317Kay County: 1,251 countKay County1,251Grady County: 1,121 countGrady County1,121Stephens County: 1,115 countStephens County1,115Pontotoc County: 1,062 countPontotoc County1,062Pittsburg County: 1,021 countPittsburg County1,021Custer County: 1,003 countCuster County1,003McClain County: 939 countMcClain County939Le Flore County: 928 countLe Flore County928Beckham County: 910 countBeckham County910Mayes County: 873 countMayes County873Bryan County: 871 countBryan County871Woodward County: 852 countWoodward County852Delaware County: 784 countDelaware County784Garvin County: 764 countGarvin County764Wagoner County: 764 countWagoner County764Okmulgee County: 751 countOkmulgee County751Cherokee County: 748 countCherokee County748Logan County: 728 countLogan County728McCurtain County: 682 countMcCurtain County682Ottawa County: 668 countOttawa County668Jackson County: 665 countJackson County665Sequoyah County: 624 countSequoyah County624Lincoln County: 616 countLincoln County616Texas County: 597 countTexas County597Osage County: 588 countOsage County588Caddo County: 566 countCaddo County566Seminole County: 537 countSeminole County537
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Oklahoma County26,295+3%
2Tulsa County21,337+1.4%
3Cleveland County5,261+3.4%
4Canadian County2,714+6.1%
5Comanche County2,387-0%
6Payne County1,924+3.9%
7Rogers County1,790+3.6%
8Garfield County1,758+1.6%
9Carter County1,698+1.9%
10Muskogee County1,530+0.3%
11Creek County1,471-0.2%
12Pottawatomie County1,346+1.7%
13Washington County1,317+1.5%
14Kay County1,251+0.1%
15Grady County1,121+2.7%
16Stephens County1,115-0.4%
17Pontotoc County1,062+1.7%
18Pittsburg County1,021-1.4%
19Custer County1,003+1%
20McClain County939+1.7%
21Le Flore County928-0.1%
22Beckham County910-0.5%
23Mayes County873+0.3%
24Bryan County871+2.8%
25Woodward County852+0.1%
26Delaware County784+0.8%
27Garvin County764+2.6%
27Wagoner County764+0.4%
29Okmulgee County751-0.4%
30Cherokee County7480%
31Logan County728+5.4%
32McCurtain County682+2.2%
33Ottawa County668-0.7%
34Jackson County665-1.3%
35Sequoyah County624-0.2%
36Lincoln County616+1%
37Texas County597+1.7%
38Osage County588+0.5%
39Caddo County566-2.1%
40Seminole County537-0.4%
41Kingfisher County513+0.6%
42McIntosh County411+2.2%
43Craig County398+2.1%
44Woods County338+1.8%
45Blaine County331+0.6%
45Choctaw County331+0.3%
47Murray County3300%
48Atoka County318+2.6%
49Pawnee County294-2.6%
50Marshall County283-1.7%
51Hughes County272-4.9%
52Haskell County269+0.7%
53Adair County267-4%
53Major County267+1.9%
55Washita County260+2.8%
56Noble County2570%
57Kiowa County242-3.2%
58Pushmataha County238-1.2%
59Johnston County229-0.4%
60Love County220+7.3%
61Latimer County200-3.4%
62Okfuskee County189-2.6%
63Dewey County188+5.6%
64Tillman County186-0.5%
65Beaver County184+1.7%
66Nowata County176-1.7%
67Grant County163+3.2%
68Alfalfa County162+1.3%
69Harper County155+1.3%
70Jefferson County146-1.4%
71Ellis County136+4.6%
72Greer County122-1.6%
73Roger Mills County114-6.6%
74Coal County1110%
75Cotton County106+1.9%
76Cimarron County95+1.1%
77Harmon County760%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Oklahoma by business establishments (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/oklahoma-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Oklahoma by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/oklahoma-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by business establishments (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/oklahoma-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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