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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit rate

Harper County had the highest establishment exit rate of 76 counties in 2015, at 14.508%. Alfalfa County had the lowest, at 4.016%. The median was 8.587% and the figure for Oklahoma was 8.498%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.508Harper County
Lowest4.016Alfalfa County
Median8.58776 counties
Oklahoma8.498History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 8.608 %Alfalfa County: 4.016 %Atoka County: 8.18 %Beaver County: 9.028 %Beckham County: 11.132 %Blaine County: 8.333 %Bryan County: 9.504 %Caddo County: 9.989 %Canadian County: 8.797 %Carter County: 6.772 %Cherokee County: 8.116 %Choctaw County: 9.074 %Cleveland County: 9.003 %Coal County: 13.333 %Comanche County: 7.435 %Cotton County: 5.063 %Craig County: 5.605 %Creek County: 7.71 %Custer County: 7.652 %Delaware County: 10.174 %Dewey County: 7.801 %Ellis County: 10.959 %Garfield County: 7.377 %Garvin County: 7.007 %Grady County: 8.187 %Grant County: 9.244 %Greer County: 11.538 %Harmon County: 6.061 %Harper County: 14.508 %Haskell County: 8.153 %Hughes County: 11.707 %Jackson County: 5.634 %Jefferson County: 9.581 %Johnston County: 12.121 %Kay County: 8.206 %Kingfisher County: 7.719 %Kiowa County: 8.864 %Latimer County: 8.497 %Le Flore County: 10.612 %Lincoln County: 9.031 %Logan County: 8.048 %Love County: 11.93 %McClain County: 9.915 %McCurtain County: 9.189 %McIntosh County: 10.702 %Major County: 8.714 %Marshall County: 10 %Mayes County: 7.667 %Murray County: 8.118 %Muskogee County: 6.111 %Noble County: 11.058 %Nowata County: 8.844 %Okfuskee County: 11.765 %Oklahoma County: 8.889 %Okmulgee County: 7.203 %Osage County: 10.417 %Ottawa County: 8.037 %Pawnee County: 9.322 %Payne County: 7.175 %Pittsburg County: 7.411 %Pontotoc County: 7.159 %Pottawatomie County: 7.324 %Pushmataha County: 7.821 %Roger Mills County: 11.173 %Rogers County: 8.634 %Seminole County: 9.224 %Sequoyah County: 7.293 %Stephens County: 7.21 %Texas County: 8.619 %Tillman County: 6.87 %Tulsa County: 8.565 %Wagoner County: 9.151 %Washington County: 7.731 %Washita County: 8.439 %Woods County: 9.141 %Woodward County: 7.82 %
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%, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Harper County: 14.508 %Harper County14.508Coal County: 13.333 %Coal County13.333Johnston County: 12.121 %Johnston County12.121Love County: 11.93 %Love County11.93Okfuskee County: 11.765 %Okfuskee County11.765Hughes County: 11.707 %Hughes County11.707Greer County: 11.538 %Greer County11.538Roger Mills County: 11.173 %Roger Mills County11.173Beckham County: 11.132 %Beckham County11.132Noble County: 11.058 %Noble County11.058Ellis County: 10.959 %Ellis County10.959McIntosh County: 10.702 %McIntosh County10.702Le Flore County: 10.612 %Le Flore County10.612Osage County: 10.417 %Osage County10.417Delaware County: 10.174 %Delaware County10.174Marshall County: 10 %Marshall County10Caddo County: 9.989 %Caddo County9.989McClain County: 9.915 %McClain County9.915Jefferson County: 9.581 %Jefferson County9.581Bryan County: 9.504 %Bryan County9.504Pawnee County: 9.322 %Pawnee County9.322Grant County: 9.244 %Grant County9.244Seminole County: 9.224 %Seminole County9.224McCurtain County: 9.189 %McCurtain County9.189Wagoner County: 9.151 %Wagoner County9.151Woods County: 9.141 %Woods County9.141Choctaw County: 9.074 %Choctaw County9.074Lincoln County: 9.031 %Lincoln County9.031Beaver County: 9.028 %Beaver County9.028Cleveland County: 9.003 %Cleveland County9.003Oklahoma County: 8.889 %Oklahoma County8.889Kiowa County: 8.864 %Kiowa County8.864Nowata County: 8.844 %Nowata County8.844Canadian County: 8.797 %Canadian County8.797Major County: 8.714 %Major County8.714Rogers County: 8.634 %Rogers County8.634Texas County: 8.619 %Texas County8.619Adair County: 8.608 %Adair County8.608Tulsa County: 8.565 %Tulsa County8.565Latimer County: 8.497 %Latimer County8.497Harper County: 14.508 %Harper County14.508Coal County: 13.333 %Coal County13.333Johnston County: 12.121 %Johnston County12.121Love County: 11.93 %Love County11.93Okfuskee County: 11.765 %Okfuskee County11.765Hughes County: 11.707 %Hughes County11.707Greer County: 11.538 %Greer County11.538Roger Mills County: 11.173 %Roger Mills County11.173Beckham County: 11.132 %Beckham County11.132Noble County: 11.058 %Noble County11.058Ellis County: 10.959 %Ellis County10.959McIntosh County: 10.702 %McIntosh County10.702Le Flore County: 10.612 %Le Flore County10.612Osage County: 10.417 %Osage County10.417Delaware County: 10.174 %Delaware County10.174Marshall County: 10 %Marshall County10Caddo County: 9.989 %Caddo County9.989McClain County: 9.915 %McClain County9.915Jefferson County: 9.581 %Jefferson County9.581Bryan County: 9.504 %Bryan County9.504Pawnee County: 9.322 %Pawnee County9.322Grant County: 9.244 %Grant County9.244Seminole County: 9.224 %Seminole County9.224McCurtain County: 9.189 %McCurtain County9.189Wagoner County: 9.151 %Wagoner County9.151Woods County: 9.141 %Woods County9.141Choctaw County: 9.074 %Choctaw County9.074Lincoln County: 9.031 %Lincoln County9.031Beaver County: 9.028 %Beaver County9.028Cleveland County: 9.003 %Cleveland County9.003Oklahoma County: 8.889 %Oklahoma County8.889Kiowa County: 8.864 %Kiowa County8.864Nowata County: 8.844 %Nowata County8.844Canadian County: 8.797 %Canadian County8.797Major County: 8.714 %Major County8.714Rogers County: 8.634 %Rogers County8.634Texas County: 8.619 %Texas County8.619Adair County: 8.608 %Adair County8.608Tulsa County: 8.565 %Tulsa County8.565Latimer County: 8.497 %Latimer County8.497
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Harper County14.508+10.47 pts
2Coal County13.333+4.74 pts
3Johnston County12.121+4.89 pts
4Love County11.93+1.76 pts
5Okfuskee County11.765+2.76 pts
6Hughes County11.707+2.95 pts
7Greer County11.538+3 pts
8Roger Mills County11.173+5.52 pts
9Beckham County11.132+1.57 pts
10Noble County11.058+6.18 pts
11Ellis County10.959+7.08 pts
12McIntosh County10.702+2.01 pts
13Le Flore County10.612+2.24 pts
14Osage County10.417+2.19 pts
15Delaware County10.174+1.91 pts
16Marshall County10-0.97 pts
17Caddo County9.989+0.53 pts
18McClain County9.915+0.84 pts
19Jefferson County9.581-4.37 pts
20Bryan County9.504+3.07 pts
21Pawnee County9.322+0.27 pts
22Grant County9.244+3.26 pts
23Seminole County9.224+4.11 pts
24McCurtain County9.189+2.56 pts
25Wagoner County9.151-0.65 pts
26Woods County9.141+3.61 pts
27Choctaw County9.074+2.66 pts
28Lincoln County9.031-0.24 pts
29Beaver County9.028-1.97 pts
30Cleveland County9.003+0.35 pts
31Oklahoma County8.889+0.75 pts
32Kiowa County8.864+3.43 pts
33Nowata County8.844+3.29 pts
34Canadian County8.797-0.04 pts
35Major County8.714+3.24 pts
36Rogers County8.634+0.71 pts
37Texas County8.619+1.12 pts
38Adair County8.6080 pts
39Tulsa County8.565+0.1 pts
40Latimer County8.497+1.92 pts
41Washita County8.439+1.59 pts
42Blaine County8.333+0.26 pts
43Kay County8.206+1.94 pts
44Grady County8.187+0.08 pts
45Atoka County8.18+0.93 pts
46Haskell County8.153-1.14 pts
47Murray County8.118-1.79 pts
48Cherokee County8.116+0.88 pts
49Logan County8.048-3.33 pts
50Ottawa County8.037+0.91 pts
51Pushmataha County7.821-0.29 pts
52Woodward County7.82-0.05 pts
53Dewey County7.801+0.55 pts
54Washington County7.731-0.93 pts
55Kingfisher County7.719-3.08 pts
56Creek County7.71+0.43 pts
57Mayes County7.667+0.11 pts
58Custer County7.652+0.1 pts
59Comanche County7.435-0.91 pts
60Pittsburg County7.411+0.57 pts
61Garfield County7.377+0.62 pts
62Pottawatomie County7.324-0.76 pts
63Sequoyah County7.293+1.03 pts
64Stephens County7.21-2.63 pts
65Okmulgee County7.203+0.97 pts
66Payne County7.175+0.33 pts
67Pontotoc County7.159-0.99 pts
68Garvin County7.007-1.55 pts
69Tillman County6.87+2.31 pts
70Carter County6.772-0.05 pts
71Muskogee County6.111-1.76 pts
72Harmon County6.061-1.94 pts
73Jackson County5.634-2.26 pts
74Craig County5.605-0.94 pts
75Cotton County5.063-5 pts
76Alfalfa County4.016-1.05 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Harper County, with 14.508% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Alfalfa County, with 4.016% 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 exit 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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