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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate

Ellis County had the highest establishment entry rate of 76 counties in 2015, at 17.352%. Pawnee County had the lowest, at 4.237%. The median was 8.436% and the figure for Oklahoma was 9.196%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.352Ellis County
Lowest4.237Pawnee County
Median8.43676 counties
Oklahoma9.196History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 8.101 %Alfalfa County: 9.639 %Atoka County: 10.225 %Beaver County: 7.639 %Beckham County: 8.957 %Blaine County: 6.818 %Bryan County: 8.246 %Caddo County: 8.4 %Canadian County: 11.268 %Carter County: 8.582 %Cherokee County: 7.536 %Choctaw County: 9.437 %Cimarron County: 4.38 %Cleveland County: 10.133 %Coal County: 9.697 %Comanche County: 8.476 %Cotton County: 5.063 %Craig County: 6.785 %Creek County: 8.321 %Custer County: 9.417 %Delaware County: 9.593 %Dewey County: 7.801 %Ellis County: 17.352 %Garfield County: 7.251 %Garvin County: 9.292 %Grady County: 8.472 %Grant County: 5.882 %Greer County: 6.41 %Harper County: 5.181 %Haskell County: 10.552 %Hughes County: 12.683 %Jackson County: 6.439 %Jefferson County: 10.778 %Johnston County: 10.909 %Kay County: 6.107 %Kingfisher County: 9.825 %Kiowa County: 4.986 %Latimer County: 7.19 %Le Flore County: 9.524 %Lincoln County: 8.09 %Logan County: 11.67 %Love County: 9.825 %McClain County: 12.394 %McCurtain County: 7.387 %McIntosh County: 5.351 %Major County: 7.884 %Marshall County: 10 %Mayes County: 7.535 %Murray County: 7.38 %Muskogee County: 6.488 %Noble County: 7.212 %Nowata County: 6.122 %Okfuskee County: 10.458 %Oklahoma County: 9.986 %Okmulgee County: 7.969 %Osage County: 9.375 %Ottawa County: 9.907 %Pawnee County: 4.237 %Payne County: 8.776 %Pittsburg County: 7.084 %Pontotoc County: 7.383 %Pottawatomie County: 7.574 %Pushmataha County: 10.056 %Roger Mills County: 12.291 %Rogers County: 9.466 %Seminole County: 4.499 %Sequoyah County: 8.933 %Stephens County: 10.667 %Texas County: 7.072 %Tillman County: 6.87 %Tulsa County: 8.986 %Wagoner County: 11.198 %Washington County: 8.367 %Washita County: 10.127 %Woods County: 9.506 %Woodward County: 7.157 %
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%, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Ellis County: 17.352 %Ellis County17.352Hughes County: 12.683 %Hughes County12.683McClain County: 12.394 %McClain County12.394Roger Mills County: 12.291 %Roger Mills County12.291Logan County: 11.67 %Logan County11.67Canadian County: 11.268 %Canadian County11.268Wagoner County: 11.198 %Wagoner County11.198Johnston County: 10.909 %Johnston County10.909Jefferson County: 10.778 %Jefferson County10.778Stephens County: 10.667 %Stephens County10.667Haskell County: 10.552 %Haskell County10.552Okfuskee County: 10.458 %Okfuskee County10.458Atoka County: 10.225 %Atoka County10.225Cleveland County: 10.133 %Cleveland County10.133Washita County: 10.127 %Washita County10.127Pushmataha County: 10.056 %Pushmataha County10.056Marshall County: 10 %Marshall County10Oklahoma County: 9.986 %Oklahoma County9.986Ottawa County: 9.907 %Ottawa County9.907Kingfisher County: 9.825 %Kingfisher County9.825Love County: 9.825 %Love County9.825Coal County: 9.697 %Coal County9.697Alfalfa County: 9.639 %Alfalfa County9.639Delaware County: 9.593 %Delaware County9.593Le Flore County: 9.524 %Le Flore County9.524Woods County: 9.506 %Woods County9.506Rogers County: 9.466 %Rogers County9.466Choctaw County: 9.437 %Choctaw County9.437Custer County: 9.417 %Custer County9.417Osage County: 9.375 %Osage County9.375Garvin County: 9.292 %Garvin County9.292Tulsa County: 8.986 %Tulsa County8.986Beckham County: 8.957 %Beckham County8.957Sequoyah County: 8.933 %Sequoyah County8.933Payne County: 8.776 %Payne County8.776Carter County: 8.582 %Carter County8.582Comanche County: 8.476 %Comanche County8.476Grady County: 8.472 %Grady County8.472Caddo County: 8.4 %Caddo County8.4Washington County: 8.367 %Washington County8.367Ellis County: 17.352 %Ellis County17.352Hughes County: 12.683 %Hughes County12.683McClain County: 12.394 %McClain County12.394Roger Mills County: 12.291 %Roger Mills County12.291Logan County: 11.67 %Logan County11.67Canadian County: 11.268 %Canadian County11.268Wagoner County: 11.198 %Wagoner County11.198Johnston County: 10.909 %Johnston County10.909Jefferson County: 10.778 %Jefferson County10.778Stephens County: 10.667 %Stephens County10.667Haskell County: 10.552 %Haskell County10.552Okfuskee County: 10.458 %Okfuskee County10.458Atoka County: 10.225 %Atoka County10.225Cleveland County: 10.133 %Cleveland County10.133Washita County: 10.127 %Washita County10.127Pushmataha County: 10.056 %Pushmataha County10.056Marshall County: 10 %Marshall County10Oklahoma County: 9.986 %Oklahoma County9.986Ottawa County: 9.907 %Ottawa County9.907Kingfisher County: 9.825 %Kingfisher County9.825Love County: 9.825 %Love County9.825Coal County: 9.697 %Coal County9.697Alfalfa County: 9.639 %Alfalfa County9.639Delaware County: 9.593 %Delaware County9.593Le Flore County: 9.524 %Le Flore County9.524Woods County: 9.506 %Woods County9.506Rogers County: 9.466 %Rogers County9.466Choctaw County: 9.437 %Choctaw County9.437Custer County: 9.417 %Custer County9.417Osage County: 9.375 %Osage County9.375Garvin County: 9.292 %Garvin County9.292Tulsa County: 8.986 %Tulsa County8.986Beckham County: 8.957 %Beckham County8.957Sequoyah County: 8.933 %Sequoyah County8.933Payne County: 8.776 %Payne County8.776Carter County: 8.582 %Carter County8.582Comanche County: 8.476 %Comanche County8.476Grady County: 8.472 %Grady County8.472Caddo County: 8.4 %Caddo County8.4Washington County: 8.367 %Washington County8.367
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Ellis County17.352+5.7 pts
2Hughes County12.683+5.38 pts
3McClain County12.394+1.18 pts
4Roger Mills County12.291+5.51 pts
5Logan County11.67-0.67 pts
6Canadian County11.268+0.08 pts
7Wagoner County11.198+2.36 pts
8Johnston County10.909+3.68 pts
9Jefferson County10.778+3.8 pts
10Stephens County10.667+1.03 pts
11Haskell County10.552-0.21 pts
12Okfuskee County10.458+3.38 pts
13Atoka County10.225-3.42 pts
14Cleveland County10.133-0.18 pts
15Washita County10.127+1.99 pts
16Pushmataha County10.056-3.28 pts
17Marshall County10+1.59 pts
18Oklahoma County9.986+0.47 pts
19Ottawa County9.907+3.9 pts
20Kingfisher County9.825+0.43 pts
20Love County9.825+4.4 pts
22Coal County9.697-5.03 pts
23Alfalfa County9.639+0.36 pts
24Delaware County9.593+1.33 pts
25Le Flore County9.524+1.97 pts
26Woods County9.506+2.5 pts
27Rogers County9.466-0.8 pts
28Choctaw County9.437-5.28 pts
29Custer County9.417+0.55 pts
30Osage County9.375-1.12 pts
31Garvin County9.292-1.13 pts
32Tulsa County8.986+0.15 pts
33Beckham County8.957+0.66 pts
34Sequoyah County8.933+2.3 pts
35Payne County8.776-0.79 pts
36Carter County8.582+2.1 pts
37Comanche County8.476+0.73 pts
38Grady County8.472-2.04 pts
39Caddo County8.4-1.51 pts
40Washington County8.367-0.02 pts
41Creek County8.321+0.96 pts
42Bryan County8.246+0.69 pts
43Adair County8.101-1.01 pts
44Lincoln County8.09-3.26 pts
45Okmulgee County7.969+2.8 pts
46Major County7.884-1.38 pts
47Dewey County7.801-3.79 pts
48Beaver County7.639-2.67 pts
49Pottawatomie County7.574-0.43 pts
50Cherokee County7.536+0.15 pts
51Mayes County7.535-0.42 pts
52McCurtain County7.387-5.5 pts
53Pontotoc County7.383-0.09 pts
54Murray County7.38-1.43 pts
55Garfield County7.251+0.05 pts
56Noble County7.212-4.5 pts
57Latimer County7.19-2.02 pts
58Woodward County7.157+0.33 pts
59Pittsburg County7.084+0.89 pts
60Texas County7.072-1.53 pts
61Tillman County6.87+3.07 pts
62Blaine County6.818-4.34 pts
63Craig County6.785+0.24 pts
64Muskogee County6.488+0.12 pts
65Jackson County6.439-1.86 pts
66Greer County6.41+2.75 pts
67Nowata County6.122-3.6 pts
68Kay County6.107-1.3 pts
69Grant County5.882-6.94 pts
70McIntosh County5.351-1.09 pts
71Harper County5.181-2.9 pts
72Cotton County5.063-3.74 pts
73Kiowa County4.986-0.45 pts
74Seminole County4.499-2.83 pts
75Cimarron County4.38-4.64 pts
76Pawnee County4.237-3.99 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Ellis County, with 17.352% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Pawnee County, with 4.237% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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