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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit rate

Washita County had the highest establishment exit rate of 77 counties in 2016, at 16.993%. Cotton County had the lowest, at 3.797%. The median was 8.746% and the figure for Oklahoma was 8.692%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.993Washita County
Lowest3.797Cotton County
Median8.74677 counties
Oklahoma8.692History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 3.893 %Alfalfa County: 9.486 %Atoka County: 10.656 %Beaver County: 6.338 %Beckham County: 13.218 %Blaine County: 12.967 %Bryan County: 6.514 %Caddo County: 9.266 %Canadian County: 9.321 %Carter County: 7.434 %Cherokee County: 8.588 %Choctaw County: 8.425 %Cimarron County: 16.541 %Cleveland County: 9.328 %Coal County: 8.589 %Comanche County: 7.617 %Cotton County: 3.797 %Craig County: 4.971 %Creek County: 7.572 %Custer County: 8.907 %Delaware County: 8.069 %Dewey County: 12.143 %Ellis County: 10.39 %Garfield County: 9.206 %Garvin County: 9.841 %Grady County: 10.014 %Grant County: 5.15 %Greer County: 9.15 %Harmon County: 10.101 %Harper County: 10.056 %Haskell County: 10.732 %Hughes County: 11.852 %Jackson County: 7.724 %Jefferson County: 8.14 %Johnston County: 7.317 %Kay County: 6.833 %Kingfisher County: 8.889 %Kiowa County: 8.746 %Latimer County: 11.184 %Le Flore County: 11.963 %Lincoln County: 8.483 %Logan County: 11.148 %Love County: 13.718 %McClain County: 9.068 %McCurtain County: 9.239 %McIntosh County: 7.81 %Major County: 10.879 %Marshall County: 10.093 %Mayes County: 8.667 %Murray County: 6.32 %Muskogee County: 7.628 %Noble County: 9.901 %Nowata County: 11.847 %Okfuskee County: 8.497 %Oklahoma County: 8.653 %Okmulgee County: 8.244 %Osage County: 10.906 %Ottawa County: 8.396 %Pawnee County: 6.034 %Payne County: 8.243 %Pittsburg County: 8.443 %Pontotoc County: 7.714 %Pottawatomie County: 6.699 %Pushmataha County: 12.429 %Roger Mills County: 13.793 %Rogers County: 8.101 %Seminole County: 8.635 %Sequoyah County: 6.492 %Stephens County: 11.782 %Texas County: 6.346 %Tillman County: 6.95 %Tulsa County: 8.23 %Wagoner County: 10.926 %Washington County: 7.934 %Washita County: 16.993 %Woods County: 13.936 %Woodward County: 11.677 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Washita County: 16.993 %Washita County16.993Cimarron County: 16.541 %Cimarron County16.541Woods County: 13.936 %Woods County13.936Roger Mills County: 13.793 %Roger Mills County13.793Love County: 13.718 %Love County13.718Beckham County: 13.218 %Beckham County13.218Blaine County: 12.967 %Blaine County12.967Pushmataha County: 12.429 %Pushmataha County12.429Dewey County: 12.143 %Dewey County12.143Le Flore County: 11.963 %Le Flore County11.963Hughes County: 11.852 %Hughes County11.852Nowata County: 11.847 %Nowata County11.847Stephens County: 11.782 %Stephens County11.782Woodward County: 11.677 %Woodward County11.677Latimer County: 11.184 %Latimer County11.184Logan County: 11.148 %Logan County11.148Wagoner County: 10.926 %Wagoner County10.926Osage County: 10.906 %Osage County10.906Major County: 10.879 %Major County10.879Haskell County: 10.732 %Haskell County10.732Atoka County: 10.656 %Atoka County10.656Ellis County: 10.39 %Ellis County10.39Harmon County: 10.101 %Harmon County10.101Marshall County: 10.093 %Marshall County10.093Harper County: 10.056 %Harper County10.056Grady County: 10.014 %Grady County10.014Noble County: 9.901 %Noble County9.901Garvin County: 9.841 %Garvin County9.841Alfalfa County: 9.486 %Alfalfa County9.486Cleveland County: 9.328 %Cleveland County9.328Canadian County: 9.321 %Canadian County9.321Caddo County: 9.266 %Caddo County9.266McCurtain County: 9.239 %McCurtain County9.239Garfield County: 9.206 %Garfield County9.206Greer County: 9.15 %Greer County9.15McClain County: 9.068 %McClain County9.068Custer County: 8.907 %Custer County8.907Kingfisher County: 8.889 %Kingfisher County8.889Kiowa County: 8.746 %Kiowa County8.746Mayes County: 8.667 %Mayes County8.667Washita County: 16.993 %Washita County16.993Cimarron County: 16.541 %Cimarron County16.541Woods County: 13.936 %Woods County13.936Roger Mills County: 13.793 %Roger Mills County13.793Love County: 13.718 %Love County13.718Beckham County: 13.218 %Beckham County13.218Blaine County: 12.967 %Blaine County12.967Pushmataha County: 12.429 %Pushmataha County12.429Dewey County: 12.143 %Dewey County12.143Le Flore County: 11.963 %Le Flore County11.963Hughes County: 11.852 %Hughes County11.852Nowata County: 11.847 %Nowata County11.847Stephens County: 11.782 %Stephens County11.782Woodward County: 11.677 %Woodward County11.677Latimer County: 11.184 %Latimer County11.184Logan County: 11.148 %Logan County11.148Wagoner County: 10.926 %Wagoner County10.926Osage County: 10.906 %Osage County10.906Major County: 10.879 %Major County10.879Haskell County: 10.732 %Haskell County10.732Atoka County: 10.656 %Atoka County10.656Ellis County: 10.39 %Ellis County10.39Harmon County: 10.101 %Harmon County10.101Marshall County: 10.093 %Marshall County10.093Harper County: 10.056 %Harper County10.056Grady County: 10.014 %Grady County10.014Noble County: 9.901 %Noble County9.901Garvin County: 9.841 %Garvin County9.841Alfalfa County: 9.486 %Alfalfa County9.486Cleveland County: 9.328 %Cleveland County9.328Canadian County: 9.321 %Canadian County9.321Caddo County: 9.266 %Caddo County9.266McCurtain County: 9.239 %McCurtain County9.239Garfield County: 9.206 %Garfield County9.206Greer County: 9.15 %Greer County9.15McClain County: 9.068 %McClain County9.068Custer County: 8.907 %Custer County8.907Kingfisher County: 8.889 %Kingfisher County8.889Kiowa County: 8.746 %Kiowa County8.746Mayes County: 8.667 %Mayes County8.667
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Washita County16.993+8.55 pts
2Cimarron County16.541n/a
3Woods County13.936+4.79 pts
4Roger Mills County13.793+2.62 pts
5Love County13.718+1.79 pts
6Beckham County13.218+2.09 pts
7Blaine County12.967+4.63 pts
8Pushmataha County12.429+4.61 pts
9Dewey County12.143+4.34 pts
10Le Flore County11.963+1.35 pts
11Hughes County11.852+0.14 pts
12Nowata County11.847+3 pts
13Stephens County11.782+4.57 pts
14Woodward County11.677+3.86 pts
15Latimer County11.184+2.69 pts
16Logan County11.148+3.1 pts
17Wagoner County10.926+1.78 pts
18Osage County10.906+0.49 pts
19Major County10.879+2.16 pts
20Haskell County10.732+2.58 pts
21Atoka County10.656+2.48 pts
22Ellis County10.39-0.57 pts
23Harmon County10.101+4.04 pts
24Marshall County10.093+0.09 pts
25Harper County10.056-4.45 pts
26Grady County10.014+1.83 pts
27Noble County9.901-1.16 pts
28Garvin County9.841+2.83 pts
29Alfalfa County9.486+5.47 pts
30Cleveland County9.328+0.32 pts
31Canadian County9.321+0.52 pts
32Caddo County9.266-0.72 pts
33McCurtain County9.239+0.05 pts
34Garfield County9.206+1.83 pts
35Greer County9.15-2.39 pts
36McClain County9.068-0.85 pts
37Custer County8.907+1.25 pts
38Kingfisher County8.889+1.17 pts
39Kiowa County8.746-0.12 pts
40Mayes County8.667+1 pts
41Oklahoma County8.653-0.24 pts
42Seminole County8.635-0.59 pts
43Coal County8.589-4.74 pts
44Cherokee County8.588+0.47 pts
45Okfuskee County8.497-3.27 pts
46Lincoln County8.483-0.55 pts
47Pittsburg County8.443+1.03 pts
48Choctaw County8.425-0.65 pts
49Ottawa County8.396+0.36 pts
50Okmulgee County8.244+1.04 pts
51Payne County8.243+1.07 pts
52Tulsa County8.23-0.33 pts
53Jefferson County8.14-1.44 pts
54Rogers County8.101-0.53 pts
55Delaware County8.069-2.1 pts
56Washington County7.934+0.2 pts
57McIntosh County7.81-2.89 pts
58Jackson County7.724+2.09 pts
59Pontotoc County7.714+0.56 pts
60Muskogee County7.628+1.52 pts
61Comanche County7.617+0.18 pts
62Creek County7.572-0.14 pts
63Carter County7.434+0.66 pts
64Johnston County7.317-4.8 pts
65Tillman County6.95+0.08 pts
66Kay County6.833-1.37 pts
67Pottawatomie County6.699-0.63 pts
68Bryan County6.514-2.99 pts
69Sequoyah County6.492-0.8 pts
70Texas County6.346-2.27 pts
71Beaver County6.338-2.69 pts
72Murray County6.32-1.8 pts
73Pawnee County6.034-3.29 pts
74Grant County5.15-4.09 pts
75Craig County4.971-0.63 pts
76Adair County3.893-4.72 pts
77Cotton County3.797-1.27 pts

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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. 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, 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2016. 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, 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

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, 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Washita County, with 16.993% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cotton County, with 3.797% in 2016.

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