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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit rate

Alfalfa County had the highest establishment exit rate of 76 counties in 2018, at 15.702%. Nowata County had the lowest, at 2.847%. The median was 8.375% and the figure for Oklahoma was 8.745%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.702Alfalfa County
Lowest2.847Nowata County
Median8.37576 counties
Oklahoma8.745History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 7.576 %Alfalfa County: 15.702 %Atoka County: 8.602 %Beaver County: 10.606 %Beckham County: 8.813 %Blaine County: 9.623 %Bryan County: 5.815 %Caddo County: 8.036 %Canadian County: 9.886 %Carter County: 8.672 %Cherokee County: 8.418 %Choctaw County: 8.044 %Cimarron County: 13.636 %Cleveland County: 9.449 %Coal County: 6.135 %Comanche County: 8.878 %Craig County: 5.015 %Creek County: 7.274 %Custer County: 8.449 %Delaware County: 8.615 %Dewey County: 7.143 %Ellis County: 10.185 %Garfield County: 6.749 %Garvin County: 7.302 %Grady County: 7.16 %Grant County: 7.826 %Greer County: 13.793 %Harmon County: 6.522 %Harper County: 11.765 %Haskell County: 12.042 %Hughes County: 9.043 %Jackson County: 8.633 %Jefferson County: 6.098 %Johnston County: 12.689 %Kay County: 6.68 %Kingfisher County: 7.5 %Kiowa County: 6.607 %Latimer County: 12.795 %Le Flore County: 8.256 %Lincoln County: 8.812 %Logan County: 10 %Love County: 4.982 %McClain County: 9.057 %McCurtain County: 8.625 %McIntosh County: 6.612 %Major County: 6.593 %Marshall County: 7.735 %Mayes County: 6.508 %Murray County: 7.663 %Muskogee County: 9.615 %Noble County: 10.973 %Nowata County: 2.847 %Okfuskee County: 8.725 %Oklahoma County: 9.394 %Okmulgee County: 6.688 %Osage County: 8.533 %Ottawa County: 8.333 %Pawnee County: 8.658 %Payne County: 7.567 %Pittsburg County: 9.01 %Pontotoc County: 6.128 %Pottawatomie County: 7.404 %Pushmataha County: 11.343 %Roger Mills County: 4.651 %Rogers County: 7.937 %Seminole County: 7.876 %Sequoyah County: 8.856 %Stephens County: 8.256 %Texas County: 10.103 %Tillman County: 9.129 %Tulsa County: 9.057 %Wagoner County: 11.027 %Washington County: 7.372 %Washita County: 7.816 %Woods County: 5.01 %Woodward County: 8.149 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Alfalfa County: 15.702 %Alfalfa County15.702Greer County: 13.793 %Greer County13.793Cimarron County: 13.636 %Cimarron County13.636Latimer County: 12.795 %Latimer County12.795Johnston County: 12.689 %Johnston County12.689Haskell County: 12.042 %Haskell County12.042Harper County: 11.765 %Harper County11.765Pushmataha County: 11.343 %Pushmataha County11.343Wagoner County: 11.027 %Wagoner County11.027Noble County: 10.973 %Noble County10.973Beaver County: 10.606 %Beaver County10.606Ellis County: 10.185 %Ellis County10.185Texas County: 10.103 %Texas County10.103Logan County: 10 %Logan County10Canadian County: 9.886 %Canadian County9.886Blaine County: 9.623 %Blaine County9.623Muskogee County: 9.615 %Muskogee County9.615Cleveland County: 9.449 %Cleveland County9.449Oklahoma County: 9.394 %Oklahoma County9.394Tillman County: 9.129 %Tillman County9.129McClain County: 9.057 %McClain County9.057Tulsa County: 9.057 %Tulsa County9.057Hughes County: 9.043 %Hughes County9.043Pittsburg County: 9.01 %Pittsburg County9.01Comanche County: 8.878 %Comanche County8.878Sequoyah County: 8.856 %Sequoyah County8.856Beckham County: 8.813 %Beckham County8.813Lincoln County: 8.812 %Lincoln County8.812Okfuskee County: 8.725 %Okfuskee County8.725Carter County: 8.672 %Carter County8.672Pawnee County: 8.658 %Pawnee County8.658Jackson County: 8.633 %Jackson County8.633McCurtain County: 8.625 %McCurtain County8.625Delaware County: 8.615 %Delaware County8.615Atoka County: 8.602 %Atoka County8.602Osage County: 8.533 %Osage County8.533Custer County: 8.449 %Custer County8.449Cherokee County: 8.418 %Cherokee County8.418Ottawa County: 8.333 %Ottawa County8.333Le Flore County: 8.256 %Le Flore County8.256Alfalfa County: 15.702 %Alfalfa County15.702Greer County: 13.793 %Greer County13.793Cimarron County: 13.636 %Cimarron County13.636Latimer County: 12.795 %Latimer County12.795Johnston County: 12.689 %Johnston County12.689Haskell County: 12.042 %Haskell County12.042Harper County: 11.765 %Harper County11.765Pushmataha County: 11.343 %Pushmataha County11.343Wagoner County: 11.027 %Wagoner County11.027Noble County: 10.973 %Noble County10.973Beaver County: 10.606 %Beaver County10.606Ellis County: 10.185 %Ellis County10.185Texas County: 10.103 %Texas County10.103Logan County: 10 %Logan County10Canadian County: 9.886 %Canadian County9.886Blaine County: 9.623 %Blaine County9.623Muskogee County: 9.615 %Muskogee County9.615Cleveland County: 9.449 %Cleveland County9.449Oklahoma County: 9.394 %Oklahoma County9.394Tillman County: 9.129 %Tillman County9.129McClain County: 9.057 %McClain County9.057Tulsa County: 9.057 %Tulsa County9.057Hughes County: 9.043 %Hughes County9.043Pittsburg County: 9.01 %Pittsburg County9.01Comanche County: 8.878 %Comanche County8.878Sequoyah County: 8.856 %Sequoyah County8.856Beckham County: 8.813 %Beckham County8.813Lincoln County: 8.812 %Lincoln County8.812Okfuskee County: 8.725 %Okfuskee County8.725Carter County: 8.672 %Carter County8.672Pawnee County: 8.658 %Pawnee County8.658Jackson County: 8.633 %Jackson County8.633McCurtain County: 8.625 %McCurtain County8.625Delaware County: 8.615 %Delaware County8.615Atoka County: 8.602 %Atoka County8.602Osage County: 8.533 %Osage County8.533Custer County: 8.449 %Custer County8.449Cherokee County: 8.418 %Cherokee County8.418Ottawa County: 8.333 %Ottawa County8.333Le Flore County: 8.256 %Le Flore County8.256
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Alfalfa County15.702+5.22 pts
2Greer County13.793+4.58 pts
3Cimarron County13.636+6 pts
4Latimer County12.795+4.27 pts
5Johnston County12.689+3.68 pts
6Haskell County12.042+0.9 pts
7Harper County11.765+2.41 pts
8Pushmataha County11.343-0.42 pts
9Wagoner County11.027+1.26 pts
10Noble County10.973+2.58 pts
11Beaver County10.606-1.03 pts
12Ellis County10.185-4.04 pts
13Texas County10.103-0.47 pts
14Logan County10-0.44 pts
15Canadian County9.886-1.2 pts
16Blaine County9.623+0.57 pts
17Muskogee County9.615+1.86 pts
18Cleveland County9.449+0.35 pts
19Oklahoma County9.394+0.44 pts
20Tillman County9.129-4.53 pts
21McClain County9.057+0.46 pts
21Tulsa County9.057-0.26 pts
23Hughes County9.043-5.32 pts
24Pittsburg County9.01+0.98 pts
25Comanche County8.878-1.17 pts
26Sequoyah County8.856+0.67 pts
27Beckham County8.813-1.67 pts
28Lincoln County8.812-1.07 pts
29Okfuskee County8.725+0.17 pts
30Carter County8.672+0.99 pts
31Pawnee County8.658+0.5 pts
32Jackson County8.633+2.5 pts
33McCurtain County8.625+1.06 pts
34Delaware County8.615-1.1 pts
35Atoka County8.602-1.44 pts
36Osage County8.533-2 pts
37Custer County8.449-3.42 pts
38Cherokee County8.418+1.92 pts
39Ottawa County8.333-0.53 pts
40Le Flore County8.256-2.48 pts
40Stephens County8.256+0.36 pts
42Woodward County8.149-1.72 pts
43Choctaw County8.044+0.68 pts
44Caddo County8.036-0.02 pts
45Rogers County7.937-1.29 pts
46Seminole County7.876-0.24 pts
47Grant County7.826-6.96 pts
48Washita County7.816-4.25 pts
49Marshall County7.735+1.03 pts
50Murray County7.663-1.36 pts
51Adair County7.576-3.99 pts
52Payne County7.567-0.7 pts
53Kingfisher County7.5-0.35 pts
54Pottawatomie County7.404-1.17 pts
55Washington County7.372-0.71 pts
56Garvin County7.302-4.11 pts
57Creek County7.274-2.92 pts
58Grady County7.16-2.41 pts
59Dewey County7.143-3.65 pts
60Garfield County6.749-1.27 pts
61Okmulgee County6.688-4.27 pts
62Kay County6.68-0.98 pts
63McIntosh County6.612-1.46 pts
64Kiowa County6.607+0.02 pts
65Major County6.593-6.34 pts
66Harmon County6.522-5.85 pts
67Mayes County6.508-4.08 pts
68Coal County6.135-9.91 pts
69Pontotoc County6.128-1.02 pts
70Jefferson County6.098-10.87 pts
71Bryan County5.815-1.3 pts
72Craig County5.015-2.02 pts
73Woods County5.01-6.66 pts
74Love County4.982-3.11 pts
75Roger Mills County4.651-3.68 pts
76Nowata County2.847-6.41 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. 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 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, 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2018. 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, 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2018.

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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, 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Alfalfa County, with 15.702% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Nowata County, with 2.847% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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