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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate

Jefferson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 76 counties in 2018, at 15.854%. Nowata County had the lowest, at 3.559%. The median was 8.308% and the figure for Oklahoma was 8.64%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.854Jefferson County
Lowest3.559Nowata County
Median8.30876 counties
Oklahoma8.64History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 4.545 %Alfalfa County: 12.397 %Atoka County: 5.591 %Beaver County: 7.576 %Beckham County: 8.387 %Blaine County: 9.623 %Bryan County: 8.384 %Caddo County: 8.482 %Canadian County: 12.582 %Carter County: 6.805 %Cherokee County: 6.096 %Choctaw County: 9.141 %Cimarron County: 10.606 %Cleveland County: 8.804 %Coal County: 9.816 %Comanche County: 7.314 %Cotton County: 6.536 %Craig County: 5.015 %Creek County: 8.76 %Custer County: 7.846 %Delaware County: 7.897 %Dewey County: 8.571 %Ellis County: 10.185 %Garfield County: 5.321 %Garvin County: 10.159 %Grady County: 10.268 %Grant County: 9.565 %Greer County: 6.897 %Harper County: 14.118 %Haskell County: 6.806 %Hughes County: 5.851 %Jackson County: 6.372 %Jefferson County: 15.854 %Johnston County: 9.668 %Kay County: 5.697 %Kingfisher County: 6.136 %Kiowa County: 4.805 %Latimer County: 6.734 %Le Flore County: 12.669 %Lincoln County: 9.195 %Logan County: 10.759 %Love County: 9.964 %McClain County: 12.035 %McCurtain County: 8.446 %McIntosh County: 10.248 %Major County: 7.033 %Marshall County: 7.366 %Mayes County: 8.814 %Murray County: 6.13 %Muskogee County: 8.385 %Noble County: 6.484 %Nowata County: 3.559 %Okfuskee County: 7.383 %Oklahoma County: 8.834 %Okmulgee County: 7.962 %Osage County: 10.844 %Ottawa County: 7.955 %Pawnee County: 7.792 %Payne County: 7.683 %Pittsburg County: 7.008 %Pontotoc County: 6.685 %Pottawatomie County: 7.079 %Pushmataha County: 10.746 %Roger Mills County: 9.302 %Rogers County: 8.317 %Seminole County: 10.263 %Sequoyah County: 8.118 %Stephens County: 7.961 %Texas County: 6.659 %Tillman County: 8.299 %Tulsa County: 8.93 %Wagoner County: 12.536 %Washington County: 6.238 %Washita County: 13.793 %Woods County: 6.936 %Woodward County: 8.578 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jefferson County: 15.854 %Jefferson County15.854Harper County: 14.118 %Harper County14.118Washita County: 13.793 %Washita County13.793Le Flore County: 12.669 %Le Flore County12.669Canadian County: 12.582 %Canadian County12.582Wagoner County: 12.536 %Wagoner County12.536Alfalfa County: 12.397 %Alfalfa County12.397McClain County: 12.035 %McClain County12.035Osage County: 10.844 %Osage County10.844Logan County: 10.759 %Logan County10.759Pushmataha County: 10.746 %Pushmataha County10.746Cimarron County: 10.606 %Cimarron County10.606Grady County: 10.268 %Grady County10.268Seminole County: 10.263 %Seminole County10.263McIntosh County: 10.248 %McIntosh County10.248Ellis County: 10.185 %Ellis County10.185Garvin County: 10.159 %Garvin County10.159Love County: 9.964 %Love County9.964Coal County: 9.816 %Coal County9.816Johnston County: 9.668 %Johnston County9.668Blaine County: 9.623 %Blaine County9.623Grant County: 9.565 %Grant County9.565Roger Mills County: 9.302 %Roger Mills County9.302Lincoln County: 9.195 %Lincoln County9.195Choctaw County: 9.141 %Choctaw County9.141Tulsa County: 8.93 %Tulsa County8.93Oklahoma County: 8.834 %Oklahoma County8.834Mayes County: 8.814 %Mayes County8.814Cleveland County: 8.804 %Cleveland County8.804Creek County: 8.76 %Creek County8.76Woodward County: 8.578 %Woodward County8.578Dewey County: 8.571 %Dewey County8.571Caddo County: 8.482 %Caddo County8.482McCurtain County: 8.446 %McCurtain County8.446Beckham County: 8.387 %Beckham County8.387Muskogee County: 8.385 %Muskogee County8.385Bryan County: 8.384 %Bryan County8.384Rogers County: 8.317 %Rogers County8.317Tillman County: 8.299 %Tillman County8.299Sequoyah County: 8.118 %Sequoyah County8.118Jefferson County: 15.854 %Jefferson County15.854Harper County: 14.118 %Harper County14.118Washita County: 13.793 %Washita County13.793Le Flore County: 12.669 %Le Flore County12.669Canadian County: 12.582 %Canadian County12.582Wagoner County: 12.536 %Wagoner County12.536Alfalfa County: 12.397 %Alfalfa County12.397McClain County: 12.035 %McClain County12.035Osage County: 10.844 %Osage County10.844Logan County: 10.759 %Logan County10.759Pushmataha County: 10.746 %Pushmataha County10.746Cimarron County: 10.606 %Cimarron County10.606Grady County: 10.268 %Grady County10.268Seminole County: 10.263 %Seminole County10.263McIntosh County: 10.248 %McIntosh County10.248Ellis County: 10.185 %Ellis County10.185Garvin County: 10.159 %Garvin County10.159Love County: 9.964 %Love County9.964Coal County: 9.816 %Coal County9.816Johnston County: 9.668 %Johnston County9.668Blaine County: 9.623 %Blaine County9.623Grant County: 9.565 %Grant County9.565Roger Mills County: 9.302 %Roger Mills County9.302Lincoln County: 9.195 %Lincoln County9.195Choctaw County: 9.141 %Choctaw County9.141Tulsa County: 8.93 %Tulsa County8.93Oklahoma County: 8.834 %Oklahoma County8.834Mayes County: 8.814 %Mayes County8.814Cleveland County: 8.804 %Cleveland County8.804Creek County: 8.76 %Creek County8.76Woodward County: 8.578 %Woodward County8.578Dewey County: 8.571 %Dewey County8.571Caddo County: 8.482 %Caddo County8.482McCurtain County: 8.446 %McCurtain County8.446Beckham County: 8.387 %Beckham County8.387Muskogee County: 8.385 %Muskogee County8.385Bryan County: 8.384 %Bryan County8.384Rogers County: 8.317 %Rogers County8.317Tillman County: 8.299 %Tillman County8.299Sequoyah County: 8.118 %Sequoyah County8.118
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jefferson County15.854+9.79 pts
2Harper County14.118+8.27 pts
3Washita County13.793+5.9 pts
4Le Flore County12.669+2.51 pts
5Canadian County12.582-0.72 pts
6Wagoner County12.536+1.47 pts
7Alfalfa County12.397+3.53 pts
8McClain County12.035+2.68 pts
9Osage County10.844+1.74 pts
10Logan County10.759-2.51 pts
11Pushmataha County10.746+1.33 pts
12Cimarron County10.606-1.61 pts
13Grady County10.268+0.7 pts
14Seminole County10.263+4.06 pts
15McIntosh County10.248+2.52 pts
16Ellis County10.185+3.96 pts
17Garvin County10.159+4.22 pts
18Love County9.964+0.41 pts
19Coal County9.816-3.76 pts
20Johnston County9.668-2.34 pts
21Blaine County9.623+3.86 pts
22Grant County9.565-3.48 pts
23Roger Mills County9.302+0.97 pts
24Lincoln County9.195+1.41 pts
25Choctaw County9.141+1.41 pts
26Tulsa County8.93+0.25 pts
27Oklahoma County8.834-0.47 pts
28Mayes County8.814+0.26 pts
29Cleveland County8.804-2.01 pts
30Creek County8.76+1.06 pts
31Woodward County8.578+1.95 pts
32Dewey County8.571-2.22 pts
33Caddo County8.482+0.43 pts
34McCurtain County8.446+0.34 pts
35Beckham County8.387+0.84 pts
36Muskogee County8.385+1.77 pts
37Bryan County8.384+1.4 pts
38Rogers County8.317+0.16 pts
39Tillman County8.299+0.27 pts
40Sequoyah County8.118+2.12 pts
41Okmulgee County7.962+1.7 pts
42Stephens County7.961-1.21 pts
43Ottawa County7.955-0.34 pts
44Delaware County7.897-1.53 pts
45Custer County7.846+0.68 pts
46Pawnee County7.792+0.5 pts
47Payne County7.683-0.4 pts
48Beaver County7.576+1.03 pts
49Okfuskee County7.383+1.46 pts
50Marshall County7.366-1.95 pts
51Comanche County7.314-0.6 pts
52Pottawatomie County7.079-0.6 pts
53Major County7.033-1.59 pts
54Pittsburg County7.008-1.02 pts
55Woods County6.936-4.74 pts
56Greer County6.897+0.32 pts
57Haskell County6.806-2.81 pts
58Carter County6.805-1.27 pts
59Latimer County6.734-2.45 pts
60Pontotoc County6.685-0.69 pts
61Texas County6.659+0.93 pts
62Cotton County6.536+0.04 pts
63Noble County6.484-4.38 pts
64Jackson County6.372-0.58 pts
65Washington County6.238+0.57 pts
66Kingfisher County6.136-6.33 pts
67Murray County6.13-1.39 pts
68Cherokee County6.096-1.55 pts
69Hughes County5.851-4.41 pts
70Kay County5.697-0.41 pts
71Atoka County5.591-2.78 pts
72Garfield County5.321-2.12 pts
73Craig County5.015-0.85 pts
74Kiowa County4.805-2.98 pts
75Adair County4.545-0.76 pts
76Nowata County3.559-4.98 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jefferson County, with 15.854% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Nowata County, with 3.559% in 2018.

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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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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