Counties in Oklahoma by employer firm births

Oklahoma County had the highest employer firm births of 75 counties in 2013, at 1,244. Greer County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 25 and the figure for Oklahoma was 4,813. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,244Oklahoma County
Median2575 counties
Oklahoma4,813History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 5 countAlfalfa County: 11 countAtoka County: 21 countBeaver County: 6 countBeckham County: 52 countBlaine County: 14 countBryan County: 30 countCaddo County: 31 countCanadian County: 166 countCarter County: 96 countCherokee County: 28 countChoctaw County: 16 countCimarron County: 5 countCleveland County: 310 countCoal County: 6 countComanche County: 84 countCraig County: 14 countCreek County: 68 countCuster County: 51 countDelaware County: 50 countDewey County: 12 countEllis County: 7 countGarfield County: 94 countGarvin County: 30 countGrady County: 63 countGrant County: 7 countGreer County: 3 countHarmon County: 5 countHarper County: 6 countHaskell County: 9 countHughes County: 11 countJackson County: 17 countJohnston County: 9 countKay County: 48 countKingfisher County: 26 countKiowa County: 10 countLatimer County: 7 countLe Flore County: 43 countLincoln County: 15 countLogan County: 70 countLove County: 9 countMcClain County: 66 countMcCurtain County: 39 countMcIntosh County: 14 countMajor County: 19 countMarshall County: 22 countMayes County: 33 countMurray County: 24 countMuskogee County: 59 countNoble County: 10 countNowata County: 8 countOkfuskee County: 6 countOklahoma County: 1,244 countOkmulgee County: 32 countOsage County: 27 countOttawa County: 19 countPawnee County: 9 countPayne County: 90 countPittsburg County: 44 countPontotoc County: 51 countPottawatomie County: 63 countPushmataha County: 15 countRoger Mills County: 5 countRogers County: 94 countSeminole County: 25 countSequoyah County: 32 countStephens County: 60 countTexas County: 27 countTillman County: 7 countTulsa County: 941 countWagoner County: 60 countWashington County: 46 countWashita County: 19 countWoods County: 14 countWoodward County: 40 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Oklahoma County: 1,244 countOklahoma County1,244Tulsa County: 941 countTulsa County941Cleveland County: 310 countCleveland County310Canadian County: 166 countCanadian County166Carter County: 96 countCarter County96Garfield County: 94 countGarfield County94Rogers County: 94 countRogers County94Payne County: 90 countPayne County90Comanche County: 84 countComanche County84Logan County: 70 countLogan County70Creek County: 68 countCreek County68McClain County: 66 countMcClain County66Grady County: 63 countGrady County63Pottawatomie County: 63 countPottawatomie County63Stephens County: 60 countStephens County60Wagoner County: 60 countWagoner County60Muskogee County: 59 countMuskogee County59Beckham County: 52 countBeckham County52Custer County: 51 countCuster County51Pontotoc County: 51 countPontotoc County51Delaware County: 50 countDelaware County50Kay County: 48 countKay County48Washington County: 46 countWashington County46Pittsburg County: 44 countPittsburg County44Le Flore County: 43 countLe Flore County43Woodward County: 40 countWoodward County40McCurtain County: 39 countMcCurtain County39Mayes County: 33 countMayes County33Okmulgee County: 32 countOkmulgee County32Sequoyah County: 32 countSequoyah County32Caddo County: 31 countCaddo County31Bryan County: 30 countBryan County30Garvin County: 30 countGarvin County30Cherokee County: 28 countCherokee County28Osage County: 27 countOsage County27Texas County: 27 countTexas County27Kingfisher County: 26 countKingfisher County26Seminole County: 25 countSeminole County25Murray County: 24 countMurray County24Marshall County: 22 countMarshall County22Oklahoma County: 1,244 countOklahoma County1,244Tulsa County: 941 countTulsa County941Cleveland County: 310 countCleveland County310Canadian County: 166 countCanadian County166Carter County: 96 countCarter County96Garfield County: 94 countGarfield County94Rogers County: 94 countRogers County94Payne County: 90 countPayne County90Comanche County: 84 countComanche County84Logan County: 70 countLogan County70Creek County: 68 countCreek County68McClain County: 66 countMcClain County66Grady County: 63 countGrady County63Pottawatomie County: 63 countPottawatomie County63Stephens County: 60 countStephens County60Wagoner County: 60 countWagoner County60Muskogee County: 59 countMuskogee County59Beckham County: 52 countBeckham County52Custer County: 51 countCuster County51Pontotoc County: 51 countPontotoc County51Delaware County: 50 countDelaware County50Kay County: 48 countKay County48Washington County: 46 countWashington County46Pittsburg County: 44 countPittsburg County44Le Flore County: 43 countLe Flore County43Woodward County: 40 countWoodward County40McCurtain County: 39 countMcCurtain County39Mayes County: 33 countMayes County33Okmulgee County: 32 countOkmulgee County32Sequoyah County: 32 countSequoyah County32Caddo County: 31 countCaddo County31Bryan County: 30 countBryan County30Garvin County: 30 countGarvin County30Cherokee County: 28 countCherokee County28Osage County: 27 countOsage County27Texas County: 27 countTexas County27Kingfisher County: 26 countKingfisher County26Seminole County: 25 countSeminole County25Murray County: 24 countMurray County24Marshall County: 22 countMarshall County22
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Oklahoma County1,244+4.2%
2Tulsa County941-3.7%
3Cleveland County310-9.4%
4Canadian County166+0.6%
5Carter County960%
6Garfield County94+27%
6Rogers County94+4.4%
8Payne County90+15.4%
9Comanche County84-5.6%
10Logan County70+22.8%
11Creek County68+9.7%
12McClain County66+13.8%
13Grady County63-18.2%
13Pottawatomie County63+21.2%
15Stephens County60-17.8%
15Wagoner County60+15.4%
17Muskogee County59+22.9%
18Beckham County52-31.6%
19Custer County51-10.5%
19Pontotoc County51+10.9%
21Delaware County50+4.2%
22Kay County48+2.1%
23Washington County46-4.2%
24Pittsburg County44+4.8%
25Le Flore County43-25.9%
26Woodward County40-2.4%
27McCurtain County39+11.4%
28Mayes County33-21.4%
29Okmulgee County32+10.3%
29Sequoyah County32+14.3%
31Caddo County31+121.4%
32Bryan County30-42.3%
32Garvin County30-44.4%
34Cherokee County28-6.7%
35Osage County27-15.6%
35Texas County27-22.9%
37Kingfisher County26+44.4%
38Seminole County25+25%
39Murray County24+41.2%
40Marshall County22+29.4%
41Atoka County21+61.5%
42Major County19+26.7%
42Ottawa County19-44.1%
42Washita County19-9.5%
45Jackson County17+6.3%
46Choctaw County16+100%
47Lincoln County15-64.3%
47Pushmataha County15+66.7%
49Blaine County14+133.3%
49Craig County14+27.3%
49McIntosh County14-48.1%
49Woods County14-6.7%
53Dewey County12+71.4%
54Alfalfa County11+120%
54Hughes County11+10%
56Kiowa County10-23.1%
56Noble County10+25%
58Haskell County9-43.8%
58Johnston County9+80%
58Love County90%
58Pawnee County9-25%
62Nowata County8-11.1%
63Ellis County7+40%
63Grant County70%
63Latimer County7-53.3%
63Tillman County7+40%
67Beaver County6-25%
67Coal County6n/a
67Harper County6+20%
67Okfuskee County6-45.5%
71Adair County5-16.7%
71Cimarron County5+66.7%
71Harmon County5+25%
71Roger Mills County5-28.6%
75Greer County3-75%

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Oklahoma by employer firm births, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Oklahoma by employer firm births, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/oklahoma-counties?period=2013. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Oklahoma by employer firm births, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/oklahoma-counties?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Oklahoma by employer firm births, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/oklahoma-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Oklahoma County, with 1,244 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Greer County, with 3 in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22. 2 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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