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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate

Jefferson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 77 counties in 2016, at 12.791%. Kiowa County had the lowest, at 2.332%. The median was 8.305% and the figure for Oklahoma was 9.258%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.791Jefferson County
Lowest2.332Kiowa County
Median8.30577 counties
Oklahoma9.258History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 12.165 %Alfalfa County: 7.115 %Atoka County: 8.197 %Beaver County: 4.93 %Beckham County: 7.076 %Blaine County: 7.073 %Bryan County: 9.425 %Caddo County: 11.751 %Canadian County: 10.641 %Carter County: 7.634 %Cherokee County: 9.17 %Choctaw County: 6.227 %Cimarron County: 9.023 %Cleveland County: 10.644 %Coal County: 9.816 %Comanche County: 8.305 %Cotton County: 3.797 %Craig County: 5.556 %Creek County: 6.577 %Custer County: 10.642 %Delaware County: 10.375 %Dewey County: 10.714 %Ellis County: 11.255 %Garfield County: 7.937 %Garvin County: 8.781 %Grady County: 9.537 %Grant County: 4.292 %Greer County: 10.458 %Harmon County: 12.121 %Harper County: 4.469 %Haskell County: 4.878 %Hughes County: 8.395 %Jackson County: 5.285 %Jefferson County: 12.791 %Johnston County: 7.317 %Kay County: 7.026 %Kingfisher County: 6.784 %Kiowa County: 2.332 %Latimer County: 11.184 %Le Flore County: 6.193 %Lincoln County: 9.048 %Logan County: 11.803 %Love County: 8.664 %McClain County: 10.856 %McCurtain County: 9.964 %McIntosh County: 10.187 %Major County: 10.042 %Marshall County: 8.224 %Mayes County: 7.067 %Murray County: 5.576 %Muskogee County: 7.326 %Noble County: 7.921 %Nowata County: 8.362 %Okfuskee County: 9.804 %Oklahoma County: 9.738 %Okmulgee County: 8.244 %Osage County: 9.323 %Ottawa County: 6.903 %Pawnee County: 7.759 %Payne County: 9.354 %Pittsburg County: 7.785 %Pontotoc County: 7.602 %Pottawatomie County: 10.131 %Pushmataha County: 7.91 %Roger Mills County: 6.897 %Rogers County: 9.367 %Seminole County: 6.068 %Sequoyah County: 7.033 %Stephens County: 9.524 %Texas County: 9.847 %Tillman County: 4.633 %Tulsa County: 9.844 %Wagoner County: 11.639 %Washington County: 6.749 %Washita County: 8.715 %Woods County: 7.533 %Woodward County: 7.468 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Jefferson County: 12.791 %Jefferson County12.791Adair County: 12.165 %Adair County12.165Harmon County: 12.121 %Harmon County12.121Logan County: 11.803 %Logan County11.803Caddo County: 11.751 %Caddo County11.751Wagoner County: 11.639 %Wagoner County11.639Ellis County: 11.255 %Ellis County11.255Latimer County: 11.184 %Latimer County11.184McClain County: 10.856 %McClain County10.856Dewey County: 10.714 %Dewey County10.714Cleveland County: 10.644 %Cleveland County10.644Custer County: 10.642 %Custer County10.642Canadian County: 10.641 %Canadian County10.641Greer County: 10.458 %Greer County10.458Delaware County: 10.375 %Delaware County10.375McIntosh County: 10.187 %McIntosh County10.187Pottawatomie County: 10.131 %Pottawatomie County10.131Major County: 10.042 %Major County10.042McCurtain County: 9.964 %McCurtain County9.964Texas County: 9.847 %Texas County9.847Tulsa County: 9.844 %Tulsa County9.844Coal County: 9.816 %Coal County9.816Okfuskee County: 9.804 %Okfuskee County9.804Oklahoma County: 9.738 %Oklahoma County9.738Grady County: 9.537 %Grady County9.537Stephens County: 9.524 %Stephens County9.524Bryan County: 9.425 %Bryan County9.425Rogers County: 9.367 %Rogers County9.367Payne County: 9.354 %Payne County9.354Osage County: 9.323 %Osage County9.323Cherokee County: 9.17 %Cherokee County9.17Lincoln County: 9.048 %Lincoln County9.048Cimarron County: 9.023 %Cimarron County9.023Garvin County: 8.781 %Garvin County8.781Washita County: 8.715 %Washita County8.715Love County: 8.664 %Love County8.664Hughes County: 8.395 %Hughes County8.395Nowata County: 8.362 %Nowata County8.362Comanche County: 8.305 %Comanche County8.305Okmulgee County: 8.244 %Okmulgee County8.244Jefferson County: 12.791 %Jefferson County12.791Adair County: 12.165 %Adair County12.165Harmon County: 12.121 %Harmon County12.121Logan County: 11.803 %Logan County11.803Caddo County: 11.751 %Caddo County11.751Wagoner County: 11.639 %Wagoner County11.639Ellis County: 11.255 %Ellis County11.255Latimer County: 11.184 %Latimer County11.184McClain County: 10.856 %McClain County10.856Dewey County: 10.714 %Dewey County10.714Cleveland County: 10.644 %Cleveland County10.644Custer County: 10.642 %Custer County10.642Canadian County: 10.641 %Canadian County10.641Greer County: 10.458 %Greer County10.458Delaware County: 10.375 %Delaware County10.375McIntosh County: 10.187 %McIntosh County10.187Pottawatomie County: 10.131 %Pottawatomie County10.131Major County: 10.042 %Major County10.042McCurtain County: 9.964 %McCurtain County9.964Texas County: 9.847 %Texas County9.847Tulsa County: 9.844 %Tulsa County9.844Coal County: 9.816 %Coal County9.816Okfuskee County: 9.804 %Okfuskee County9.804Oklahoma County: 9.738 %Oklahoma County9.738Grady County: 9.537 %Grady County9.537Stephens County: 9.524 %Stephens County9.524Bryan County: 9.425 %Bryan County9.425Rogers County: 9.367 %Rogers County9.367Payne County: 9.354 %Payne County9.354Osage County: 9.323 %Osage County9.323Cherokee County: 9.17 %Cherokee County9.17Lincoln County: 9.048 %Lincoln County9.048Cimarron County: 9.023 %Cimarron County9.023Garvin County: 8.781 %Garvin County8.781Washita County: 8.715 %Washita County8.715Love County: 8.664 %Love County8.664Hughes County: 8.395 %Hughes County8.395Nowata County: 8.362 %Nowata County8.362Comanche County: 8.305 %Comanche County8.305Okmulgee County: 8.244 %Okmulgee County8.244
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Jefferson County12.791+2.01 pts
2Adair County12.165+4.06 pts
3Harmon County12.121n/a
4Logan County11.803+0.13 pts
5Caddo County11.751+3.35 pts
6Wagoner County11.639+0.44 pts
7Ellis County11.255-6.1 pts
8Latimer County11.184+3.99 pts
9McClain County10.856-1.54 pts
10Dewey County10.714+2.91 pts
11Cleveland County10.644+0.51 pts
12Custer County10.642+1.22 pts
13Canadian County10.641-0.63 pts
14Greer County10.458+4.05 pts
15Delaware County10.375+0.78 pts
16McIntosh County10.187+4.84 pts
17Pottawatomie County10.131+2.56 pts
18Major County10.042+2.16 pts
19McCurtain County9.964+2.58 pts
20Texas County9.847+2.77 pts
21Tulsa County9.844+0.86 pts
22Coal County9.816+0.12 pts
23Okfuskee County9.804-0.65 pts
24Oklahoma County9.738-0.25 pts
25Grady County9.537+1.07 pts
26Stephens County9.524-1.14 pts
27Bryan County9.425+1.18 pts
28Rogers County9.367-0.1 pts
29Payne County9.354+0.58 pts
30Osage County9.323-0.05 pts
31Cherokee County9.17+1.63 pts
32Lincoln County9.048+0.96 pts
33Cimarron County9.023+4.64 pts
34Garvin County8.781-0.51 pts
35Washita County8.715-1.41 pts
36Love County8.664-1.16 pts
37Hughes County8.395-4.29 pts
38Nowata County8.362+2.24 pts
39Comanche County8.305-0.17 pts
40Okmulgee County8.244+0.27 pts
41Marshall County8.224-1.78 pts
42Atoka County8.197-2.03 pts
43Garfield County7.937+0.69 pts
44Noble County7.921+0.71 pts
45Pushmataha County7.91-2.15 pts
46Pittsburg County7.785+0.7 pts
47Pawnee County7.759+3.52 pts
48Carter County7.634-0.95 pts
49Pontotoc County7.602+0.22 pts
50Woods County7.533-1.97 pts
51Woodward County7.468+0.31 pts
52Muskogee County7.326+0.84 pts
53Johnston County7.317-3.59 pts
54Alfalfa County7.115-2.52 pts
55Beckham County7.076-1.88 pts
56Blaine County7.073+0.26 pts
57Mayes County7.067-0.47 pts
58Sequoyah County7.033-1.9 pts
59Kay County7.026+0.92 pts
60Ottawa County6.903-3 pts
61Roger Mills County6.897-5.39 pts
62Kingfisher County6.784-3.04 pts
63Washington County6.749-1.62 pts
64Creek County6.577-1.74 pts
65Choctaw County6.227-3.21 pts
66Le Flore County6.193-3.33 pts
67Seminole County6.068+1.57 pts
68Murray County5.576-1.8 pts
69Craig County5.556-1.23 pts
70Jackson County5.285-1.15 pts
71Beaver County4.93-2.71 pts
72Haskell County4.878-5.67 pts
73Tillman County4.633-2.24 pts
74Harper County4.469-0.71 pts
75Grant County4.292-1.59 pts
76Cotton County3.797-1.27 pts
77Kiowa County2.332-2.65 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. 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jefferson County, with 12.791% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Kiowa County, with 2.332% in 2016.

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