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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit rate

Jefferson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 77 counties in 2017, at 16.97%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 6.135%. The median was 9.232% and the figure for Oklahoma was 9.169%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.97Jefferson County
Lowest6.135Jackson County
Median9.23277 counties
Oklahoma9.169History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 11.566 %Alfalfa County: 10.484 %Atoka County: 10.042 %Beaver County: 11.636 %Beckham County: 10.482 %Blaine County: 9.053 %Bryan County: 7.118 %Caddo County: 8.054 %Canadian County: 11.086 %Carter County: 7.682 %Cherokee County: 6.494 %Choctaw County: 7.366 %Cimarron County: 7.634 %Cleveland County: 9.103 %Coal County: 16.049 %Comanche County: 10.047 %Cotton County: 11.688 %Craig County: 7.038 %Creek County: 10.195 %Custer County: 11.868 %Delaware County: 9.714 %Dewey County: 10.791 %Ellis County: 14.222 %Garfield County: 8.021 %Garvin County: 11.415 %Grady County: 9.569 %Grant County: 14.783 %Greer County: 9.211 %Harmon County: 12.371 %Harper County: 9.357 %Haskell County: 11.139 %Hughes County: 14.359 %Jackson County: 6.135 %Jefferson County: 16.97 %Johnston County: 9.009 %Kay County: 7.655 %Kingfisher County: 7.852 %Kiowa County: 6.587 %Latimer County: 8.525 %Le Flore County: 10.74 %Lincoln County: 9.877 %Logan County: 10.438 %Love County: 8.088 %McClain County: 8.597 %McCurtain County: 7.561 %McIntosh County: 8.067 %Major County: 12.931 %Marshall County: 6.704 %Mayes County: 10.591 %Murray County: 9.023 %Muskogee County: 7.754 %Noble County: 8.395 %Nowata County: 9.253 %Okfuskee County: 8.553 %Oklahoma County: 8.954 %Okmulgee County: 10.955 %Osage County: 10.536 %Ottawa County: 8.86 %Pawnee County: 8.155 %Payne County: 8.263 %Pittsburg County: 8.031 %Pontotoc County: 7.151 %Pottawatomie County: 8.573 %Pushmataha County: 11.765 %Roger Mills County: 8.333 %Rogers County: 9.232 %Seminole County: 8.115 %Sequoyah County: 8.182 %Stephens County: 7.893 %Texas County: 10.573 %Tillman County: 13.655 %Tulsa County: 9.32 %Wagoner County: 9.77 %Washington County: 8.078 %Washita County: 12.065 %Woods County: 11.673 %Woodward County: 9.866 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Jefferson County: 16.97 %Jefferson County16.97Coal County: 16.049 %Coal County16.049Grant County: 14.783 %Grant County14.783Hughes County: 14.359 %Hughes County14.359Ellis County: 14.222 %Ellis County14.222Tillman County: 13.655 %Tillman County13.655Major County: 12.931 %Major County12.931Harmon County: 12.371 %Harmon County12.371Washita County: 12.065 %Washita County12.065Custer County: 11.868 %Custer County11.868Pushmataha County: 11.765 %Pushmataha County11.765Cotton County: 11.688 %Cotton County11.688Woods County: 11.673 %Woods County11.673Beaver County: 11.636 %Beaver County11.636Adair County: 11.566 %Adair County11.566Garvin County: 11.415 %Garvin County11.415Haskell County: 11.139 %Haskell County11.139Canadian County: 11.086 %Canadian County11.086Okmulgee County: 10.955 %Okmulgee County10.955Dewey County: 10.791 %Dewey County10.791Le Flore County: 10.74 %Le Flore County10.74Mayes County: 10.591 %Mayes County10.591Texas County: 10.573 %Texas County10.573Osage County: 10.536 %Osage County10.536Alfalfa County: 10.484 %Alfalfa County10.484Beckham County: 10.482 %Beckham County10.482Logan County: 10.438 %Logan County10.438Creek County: 10.195 %Creek County10.195Comanche County: 10.047 %Comanche County10.047Atoka County: 10.042 %Atoka County10.042Lincoln County: 9.877 %Lincoln County9.877Woodward County: 9.866 %Woodward County9.866Wagoner County: 9.77 %Wagoner County9.77Delaware County: 9.714 %Delaware County9.714Grady County: 9.569 %Grady County9.569Harper County: 9.357 %Harper County9.357Tulsa County: 9.32 %Tulsa County9.32Nowata County: 9.253 %Nowata County9.253Rogers County: 9.232 %Rogers County9.232Greer County: 9.211 %Greer County9.211Jefferson County: 16.97 %Jefferson County16.97Coal County: 16.049 %Coal County16.049Grant County: 14.783 %Grant County14.783Hughes County: 14.359 %Hughes County14.359Ellis County: 14.222 %Ellis County14.222Tillman County: 13.655 %Tillman County13.655Major County: 12.931 %Major County12.931Harmon County: 12.371 %Harmon County12.371Washita County: 12.065 %Washita County12.065Custer County: 11.868 %Custer County11.868Pushmataha County: 11.765 %Pushmataha County11.765Cotton County: 11.688 %Cotton County11.688Woods County: 11.673 %Woods County11.673Beaver County: 11.636 %Beaver County11.636Adair County: 11.566 %Adair County11.566Garvin County: 11.415 %Garvin County11.415Haskell County: 11.139 %Haskell County11.139Canadian County: 11.086 %Canadian County11.086Okmulgee County: 10.955 %Okmulgee County10.955Dewey County: 10.791 %Dewey County10.791Le Flore County: 10.74 %Le Flore County10.74Mayes County: 10.591 %Mayes County10.591Texas County: 10.573 %Texas County10.573Osage County: 10.536 %Osage County10.536Alfalfa County: 10.484 %Alfalfa County10.484Beckham County: 10.482 %Beckham County10.482Logan County: 10.438 %Logan County10.438Creek County: 10.195 %Creek County10.195Comanche County: 10.047 %Comanche County10.047Atoka County: 10.042 %Atoka County10.042Lincoln County: 9.877 %Lincoln County9.877Woodward County: 9.866 %Woodward County9.866Wagoner County: 9.77 %Wagoner County9.77Delaware County: 9.714 %Delaware County9.714Grady County: 9.569 %Grady County9.569Harper County: 9.357 %Harper County9.357Tulsa County: 9.32 %Tulsa County9.32Nowata County: 9.253 %Nowata County9.253Rogers County: 9.232 %Rogers County9.232Greer County: 9.211 %Greer County9.211
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Jefferson County16.97+8.83 pts
2Coal County16.049+7.46 pts
3Grant County14.783+9.63 pts
4Hughes County14.359+2.51 pts
5Ellis County14.222+3.83 pts
6Tillman County13.655+6.7 pts
7Major County12.931+2.05 pts
8Harmon County12.371+2.27 pts
9Washita County12.065-4.93 pts
10Custer County11.868+2.96 pts
11Pushmataha County11.765-0.66 pts
12Cotton County11.688+7.89 pts
13Woods County11.673-2.26 pts
14Beaver County11.636+5.3 pts
15Adair County11.566+7.67 pts
16Garvin County11.415+1.57 pts
17Haskell County11.139+0.41 pts
18Canadian County11.086+1.77 pts
19Okmulgee County10.955+2.71 pts
20Dewey County10.791-1.35 pts
21Le Flore County10.74-1.22 pts
22Mayes County10.591+1.92 pts
23Texas County10.573+4.23 pts
24Osage County10.536-0.37 pts
25Alfalfa County10.484+1 pts
26Beckham County10.482-2.74 pts
27Logan County10.438-0.71 pts
28Creek County10.195+2.62 pts
29Comanche County10.047+2.43 pts
30Atoka County10.042-0.61 pts
31Lincoln County9.877+1.39 pts
32Woodward County9.866-1.81 pts
33Wagoner County9.77-1.16 pts
34Delaware County9.714+1.64 pts
35Grady County9.569-0.44 pts
36Harper County9.357-0.7 pts
37Tulsa County9.32+1.09 pts
38Nowata County9.253-2.59 pts
39Rogers County9.232+1.13 pts
40Greer County9.211+0.06 pts
41Cleveland County9.103-0.22 pts
42Blaine County9.053-3.91 pts
43Murray County9.023+2.7 pts
44Johnston County9.009+1.69 pts
45Oklahoma County8.954+0.3 pts
46Ottawa County8.86+0.46 pts
47McClain County8.597-0.47 pts
48Pottawatomie County8.573+1.87 pts
49Okfuskee County8.553+0.06 pts
50Latimer County8.525-2.66 pts
51Noble County8.395-1.51 pts
52Roger Mills County8.333-5.46 pts
53Payne County8.263+0.02 pts
54Sequoyah County8.182+1.69 pts
55Pawnee County8.155+2.12 pts
56Seminole County8.115-0.52 pts
57Love County8.088-5.63 pts
58Washington County8.078+0.14 pts
59McIntosh County8.067+0.26 pts
60Caddo County8.054-1.21 pts
61Pittsburg County8.031-0.41 pts
62Garfield County8.021-1.18 pts
63Stephens County7.893-3.89 pts
64Kingfisher County7.852-1.04 pts
65Muskogee County7.754+0.13 pts
66Carter County7.682+0.25 pts
67Kay County7.655+0.82 pts
68Cimarron County7.634-8.91 pts
69McCurtain County7.561-1.68 pts
70Choctaw County7.366-1.06 pts
71Pontotoc County7.151-0.56 pts
72Bryan County7.118+0.6 pts
73Craig County7.038+2.07 pts
74Marshall County6.704-3.39 pts
75Kiowa County6.587-2.16 pts
76Cherokee County6.494-2.09 pts
77Jackson County6.135-1.59 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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jefferson County, with 16.97% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 6.135% in 2017.

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