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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment entry rate

Greer County had the highest establishment entry rate of 77 counties in 2021, at 15.873%. Tillman County had the lowest, at 3.54%. The median was 8.917% and the figure for Oklahoma was 9.844%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.873Greer County
Lowest3.54Tillman County
Median8.91777 counties
Oklahoma9.844History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 11.905 %Alfalfa County: 9.865 %Atoka County: 11.765 %Beaver County: 7.087 %Beckham County: 8.929 %Blaine County: 10.599 %Bryan County: 12.571 %Caddo County: 6.905 %Canadian County: 13.383 %Carter County: 8.495 %Cherokee County: 9.613 %Choctaw County: 7.38 %Cimarron County: 11.2 %Cleveland County: 11.809 %Coal County: 8.917 %Comanche County: 9.579 %Cotton County: 7.547 %Craig County: 5.882 %Creek County: 8.544 %Custer County: 8.452 %Delaware County: 11.934 %Dewey County: 13.029 %Ellis County: 11.594 %Garfield County: 6.432 %Garvin County: 8.81 %Grady County: 9.972 %Grant County: 6.393 %Greer County: 15.873 %Harmon County: 11.628 %Harper County: 11.905 %Haskell County: 10.05 %Hughes County: 6.612 %Jackson County: 7.5 %Jefferson County: 6.704 %Johnston County: 6.623 %Kay County: 6.507 %Kingfisher County: 9.04 %Kiowa County: 8.434 %Latimer County: 7.018 %Le Flore County: 9.889 %Lincoln County: 8.804 %Logan County: 11.836 %Love County: 12.541 %McClain County: 13.81 %McCurtain County: 9.664 %McIntosh County: 11.111 %Major County: 8.696 %Marshall County: 11.892 %Mayes County: 8.808 %Murray County: 8.061 %Muskogee County: 6.675 %Noble County: 6.486 %Nowata County: 8.727 %Okfuskee County: 10.159 %Oklahoma County: 10.499 %Okmulgee County: 5.518 %Osage County: 10.197 %Ottawa County: 9.412 %Pawnee County: 6.565 %Payne County: 8.408 %Pittsburg County: 9.447 %Pontotoc County: 8.876 %Pottawatomie County: 6.566 %Pushmataha County: 12.353 %Roger Mills County: 8.633 %Rogers County: 10.341 %Seminole County: 7.223 %Sequoyah County: 8.514 %Stephens County: 7.587 %Texas County: 10.138 %Tillman County: 3.54 %Tulsa County: 9.635 %Wagoner County: 11.911 %Washington County: 8.393 %Washita County: 9.852 %Woods County: 7.661 %Woodward County: 7.926 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Greer County: 15.873 %Greer County15.873McClain County: 13.81 %McClain County13.81Canadian County: 13.383 %Canadian County13.383Dewey County: 13.029 %Dewey County13.029Bryan County: 12.571 %Bryan County12.571Love County: 12.541 %Love County12.541Pushmataha County: 12.353 %Pushmataha County12.353Delaware County: 11.934 %Delaware County11.934Wagoner County: 11.911 %Wagoner County11.911Adair County: 11.905 %Adair County11.905Harper County: 11.905 %Harper County11.905Marshall County: 11.892 %Marshall County11.892Logan County: 11.836 %Logan County11.836Cleveland County: 11.809 %Cleveland County11.809Atoka County: 11.765 %Atoka County11.765Harmon County: 11.628 %Harmon County11.628Ellis County: 11.594 %Ellis County11.594Cimarron County: 11.2 %Cimarron County11.2McIntosh County: 11.111 %McIntosh County11.111Blaine County: 10.599 %Blaine County10.599Oklahoma County: 10.499 %Oklahoma County10.499Rogers County: 10.341 %Rogers County10.341Osage County: 10.197 %Osage County10.197Okfuskee County: 10.159 %Okfuskee County10.159Texas County: 10.138 %Texas County10.138Haskell County: 10.05 %Haskell County10.05Grady County: 9.972 %Grady County9.972Le Flore County: 9.889 %Le Flore County9.889Alfalfa County: 9.865 %Alfalfa County9.865Washita County: 9.852 %Washita County9.852McCurtain County: 9.664 %McCurtain County9.664Tulsa County: 9.635 %Tulsa County9.635Cherokee County: 9.613 %Cherokee County9.613Comanche County: 9.579 %Comanche County9.579Pittsburg County: 9.447 %Pittsburg County9.447Ottawa County: 9.412 %Ottawa County9.412Kingfisher County: 9.04 %Kingfisher County9.04Beckham County: 8.929 %Beckham County8.929Coal County: 8.917 %Coal County8.917Pontotoc County: 8.876 %Pontotoc County8.876Greer County: 15.873 %Greer County15.873McClain County: 13.81 %McClain County13.81Canadian County: 13.383 %Canadian County13.383Dewey County: 13.029 %Dewey County13.029Bryan County: 12.571 %Bryan County12.571Love County: 12.541 %Love County12.541Pushmataha County: 12.353 %Pushmataha County12.353Delaware County: 11.934 %Delaware County11.934Wagoner County: 11.911 %Wagoner County11.911Adair County: 11.905 %Adair County11.905Harper County: 11.905 %Harper County11.905Marshall County: 11.892 %Marshall County11.892Logan County: 11.836 %Logan County11.836Cleveland County: 11.809 %Cleveland County11.809Atoka County: 11.765 %Atoka County11.765Harmon County: 11.628 %Harmon County11.628Ellis County: 11.594 %Ellis County11.594Cimarron County: 11.2 %Cimarron County11.2McIntosh County: 11.111 %McIntosh County11.111Blaine County: 10.599 %Blaine County10.599Oklahoma County: 10.499 %Oklahoma County10.499Rogers County: 10.341 %Rogers County10.341Osage County: 10.197 %Osage County10.197Okfuskee County: 10.159 %Okfuskee County10.159Texas County: 10.138 %Texas County10.138Haskell County: 10.05 %Haskell County10.05Grady County: 9.972 %Grady County9.972Le Flore County: 9.889 %Le Flore County9.889Alfalfa County: 9.865 %Alfalfa County9.865Washita County: 9.852 %Washita County9.852McCurtain County: 9.664 %McCurtain County9.664Tulsa County: 9.635 %Tulsa County9.635Cherokee County: 9.613 %Cherokee County9.613Comanche County: 9.579 %Comanche County9.579Pittsburg County: 9.447 %Pittsburg County9.447Ottawa County: 9.412 %Ottawa County9.412Kingfisher County: 9.04 %Kingfisher County9.04Beckham County: 8.929 %Beckham County8.929Coal County: 8.917 %Coal County8.917Pontotoc County: 8.876 %Pontotoc County8.876
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Greer County15.873+1.92 pts
2McClain County13.81+3 pts
3Canadian County13.383+3.21 pts
4Dewey County13.029+1.5 pts
5Bryan County12.571+2.47 pts
6Love County12.541+3.14 pts
7Pushmataha County12.353+3.99 pts
8Delaware County11.934+3.23 pts
9Wagoner County11.911+1.01 pts
10Adair County11.905+2.13 pts
10Harper County11.905+1.06 pts
12Marshall County11.892+1.65 pts
13Logan County11.836+1.92 pts
14Cleveland County11.809+0.78 pts
15Atoka County11.765+0.73 pts
16Harmon County11.628n/a
17Ellis County11.594+4.01 pts
18Cimarron County11.2+1.52 pts
19McIntosh County11.111-0.87 pts
20Blaine County10.599+4.9 pts
21Oklahoma County10.499+0.93 pts
22Rogers County10.341-0.76 pts
23Osage County10.197+0.58 pts
24Okfuskee County10.159-1.06 pts
25Texas County10.138+1.41 pts
26Haskell County10.05-5.81 pts
27Grady County9.972+0.76 pts
28Le Flore County9.889-2.78 pts
29Alfalfa County9.865+3.88 pts
30Washita County9.852+2.31 pts
31McCurtain County9.664-0.99 pts
32Tulsa County9.635+0.84 pts
33Cherokee County9.613+0.25 pts
34Comanche County9.579+1.39 pts
35Pittsburg County9.447+3.1 pts
36Ottawa County9.412+1.55 pts
37Kingfisher County9.04-0.18 pts
38Beckham County8.929+1.52 pts
39Coal County8.917+5.26 pts
40Pontotoc County8.876+2.87 pts
41Garvin County8.81+0.26 pts
42Mayes County8.808+0.95 pts
43Lincoln County8.804-1.39 pts
44Nowata County8.727+5.13 pts
45Major County8.696-1.99 pts
46Roger Mills County8.633+3.26 pts
47Creek County8.544-0.42 pts
48Sequoyah County8.514-2.73 pts
49Carter County8.495+1.12 pts
50Custer County8.452+0.03 pts
51Kiowa County8.434+2.45 pts
52Payne County8.408+0.42 pts
53Washington County8.393+0.59 pts
54Murray County8.061+0.38 pts
55Woodward County7.926+0.92 pts
56Woods County7.661+2.15 pts
57Stephens County7.587-0.45 pts
58Cotton County7.547+1.14 pts
59Jackson County7.5+0.07 pts
60Choctaw County7.38+2.37 pts
61Seminole County7.223+2.13 pts
62Beaver County7.087+1.76 pts
63Latimer County7.018-8.37 pts
64Caddo County6.905+0.27 pts
65Jefferson County6.704-6.01 pts
66Muskogee County6.675-0.56 pts
67Johnston County6.623-1.14 pts
68Hughes County6.612-1.04 pts
69Pottawatomie County6.566-0.91 pts
70Pawnee County6.565-3.54 pts
71Kay County6.507-1.49 pts
72Noble County6.486-2.46 pts
73Garfield County6.432-0.01 pts
74Grant County6.393-4.13 pts
75Craig County5.882-2.44 pts
76Okmulgee County5.518-1.51 pts
77Tillman County3.54+0.99 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. 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Greer County, with 15.873% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tillman County, with 3.54% in 2021.

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