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Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit rate

Greer County had the highest establishment exit rate of 76 counties in 2021, at 15.873%. Cotton County had the lowest, at 3.774%. The median was 8.903% and the figure for Oklahoma was 8.963%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.873Greer County
Lowest3.774Cotton County
Median8.90376 counties
Oklahoma8.963History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 9.048 %Alfalfa County: 12.556 %Atoka County: 7.843 %Beaver County: 10.236 %Beckham County: 11.31 %Blaine County: 15.207 %Bryan County: 7.111 %Caddo County: 8.81 %Canadian County: 10.448 %Carter County: 8.97 %Cherokee County: 7.891 %Choctaw County: 7.38 %Cimarron County: 9.6 %Cleveland County: 8.958 %Coal County: 15.287 %Comanche County: 8.262 %Cotton County: 3.774 %Craig County: 5.294 %Creek County: 9.243 %Custer County: 8.929 %Delaware County: 8.052 %Dewey County: 8.469 %Ellis County: 10.628 %Garfield County: 8.69 %Garvin County: 6.955 %Grady County: 9.972 %Grant County: 7.306 %Greer County: 15.873 %Harper County: 9.524 %Haskell County: 13.065 %Hughes County: 8.264 %Jackson County: 9.167 %Jefferson County: 5.587 %Johnston County: 7.947 %Kay County: 8.509 %Kingfisher County: 8.814 %Kiowa County: 9.639 %Latimer County: 11.93 %Le Flore County: 10.167 %Lincoln County: 8.612 %Logan County: 10.982 %Love County: 7.921 %McClain County: 10.476 %McCurtain County: 9.146 %McIntosh County: 10.438 %Major County: 10.984 %Marshall County: 6.486 %Mayes County: 7.724 %Murray County: 9.213 %Muskogee County: 8.009 %Noble County: 8.649 %Nowata County: 8 %Okfuskee County: 8.254 %Oklahoma County: 9.269 %Okmulgee County: 7.525 %Osage County: 10.555 %Ottawa County: 9.02 %Pawnee County: 5.252 %Payne County: 9.362 %Pittsburg County: 10.829 %Pontotoc County: 8.876 %Pottawatomie County: 9.933 %Pushmataha County: 8.824 %Roger Mills County: 12.95 %Rogers County: 8.394 %Seminole County: 8.966 %Sequoyah County: 7.79 %Stephens County: 7.688 %Texas County: 6.912 %Tillman County: 5.31 %Tulsa County: 8.596 %Wagoner County: 10.07 %Washington County: 6.772 %Washita County: 11.823 %Woods County: 9.274 %Woodward County: 8.634 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Greer County: 15.873 %Greer County15.873Coal County: 15.287 %Coal County15.287Blaine County: 15.207 %Blaine County15.207Haskell County: 13.065 %Haskell County13.065Roger Mills County: 12.95 %Roger Mills County12.95Alfalfa County: 12.556 %Alfalfa County12.556Latimer County: 11.93 %Latimer County11.93Washita County: 11.823 %Washita County11.823Beckham County: 11.31 %Beckham County11.31Major County: 10.984 %Major County10.984Logan County: 10.982 %Logan County10.982Pittsburg County: 10.829 %Pittsburg County10.829Ellis County: 10.628 %Ellis County10.628Osage County: 10.555 %Osage County10.555McClain County: 10.476 %McClain County10.476Canadian County: 10.448 %Canadian County10.448McIntosh County: 10.438 %McIntosh County10.438Beaver County: 10.236 %Beaver County10.236Le Flore County: 10.167 %Le Flore County10.167Wagoner County: 10.07 %Wagoner County10.07Grady County: 9.972 %Grady County9.972Pottawatomie County: 9.933 %Pottawatomie County9.933Kiowa County: 9.639 %Kiowa County9.639Cimarron County: 9.6 %Cimarron County9.6Harper County: 9.524 %Harper County9.524Payne County: 9.362 %Payne County9.362Woods County: 9.274 %Woods County9.274Oklahoma County: 9.269 %Oklahoma County9.269Creek County: 9.243 %Creek County9.243Murray County: 9.213 %Murray County9.213Jackson County: 9.167 %Jackson County9.167McCurtain County: 9.146 %McCurtain County9.146Adair County: 9.048 %Adair County9.048Ottawa County: 9.02 %Ottawa County9.02Carter County: 8.97 %Carter County8.97Seminole County: 8.966 %Seminole County8.966Cleveland County: 8.958 %Cleveland County8.958Custer County: 8.929 %Custer County8.929Pontotoc County: 8.876 %Pontotoc County8.876Pushmataha County: 8.824 %Pushmataha County8.824Greer County: 15.873 %Greer County15.873Coal County: 15.287 %Coal County15.287Blaine County: 15.207 %Blaine County15.207Haskell County: 13.065 %Haskell County13.065Roger Mills County: 12.95 %Roger Mills County12.95Alfalfa County: 12.556 %Alfalfa County12.556Latimer County: 11.93 %Latimer County11.93Washita County: 11.823 %Washita County11.823Beckham County: 11.31 %Beckham County11.31Major County: 10.984 %Major County10.984Logan County: 10.982 %Logan County10.982Pittsburg County: 10.829 %Pittsburg County10.829Ellis County: 10.628 %Ellis County10.628Osage County: 10.555 %Osage County10.555McClain County: 10.476 %McClain County10.476Canadian County: 10.448 %Canadian County10.448McIntosh County: 10.438 %McIntosh County10.438Beaver County: 10.236 %Beaver County10.236Le Flore County: 10.167 %Le Flore County10.167Wagoner County: 10.07 %Wagoner County10.07Grady County: 9.972 %Grady County9.972Pottawatomie County: 9.933 %Pottawatomie County9.933Kiowa County: 9.639 %Kiowa County9.639Cimarron County: 9.6 %Cimarron County9.6Harper County: 9.524 %Harper County9.524Payne County: 9.362 %Payne County9.362Woods County: 9.274 %Woods County9.274Oklahoma County: 9.269 %Oklahoma County9.269Creek County: 9.243 %Creek County9.243Murray County: 9.213 %Murray County9.213Jackson County: 9.167 %Jackson County9.167McCurtain County: 9.146 %McCurtain County9.146Adair County: 9.048 %Adair County9.048Ottawa County: 9.02 %Ottawa County9.02Carter County: 8.97 %Carter County8.97Seminole County: 8.966 %Seminole County8.966Cleveland County: 8.958 %Cleveland County8.958Custer County: 8.929 %Custer County8.929Pontotoc County: 8.876 %Pontotoc County8.876Pushmataha County: 8.824 %Pushmataha County8.824
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Greer County15.873-2.73 pts
2Coal County15.287+9.19 pts
3Blaine County15.207+4.24 pts
4Haskell County13.065+3.86 pts
5Roger Mills County12.95-1.82 pts
6Alfalfa County12.556-0.27 pts
7Latimer County11.93+0.74 pts
8Washita County11.823-2.33 pts
9Beckham County11.31+1.57 pts
10Major County10.984-2.82 pts
11Logan County10.982+1.18 pts
12Pittsburg County10.829+2.22 pts
13Ellis County10.628-1.69 pts
14Osage County10.555+0.4 pts
15McClain County10.476+0.52 pts
16Canadian County10.448-1.11 pts
17McIntosh County10.438-4.54 pts
18Beaver County10.236+1.11 pts
19Le Flore County10.167-2.36 pts
20Wagoner County10.07+0.6 pts
21Grady County9.972+0.57 pts
22Pottawatomie County9.933+1.05 pts
23Kiowa County9.639+3.65 pts
24Cimarron County9.6-0.08 pts
25Harper County9.524+1.09 pts
26Payne County9.362-0.74 pts
27Woods County9.274+0.61 pts
28Oklahoma County9.269-0.55 pts
29Creek County9.243+0.04 pts
30Murray County9.213+2.69 pts
31Jackson County9.167+1.53 pts
32McCurtain County9.146+0.41 pts
33Adair County9.048+1.71 pts
34Ottawa County9.02+1.74 pts
35Carter County8.97-0.55 pts
36Seminole County8.966+0.24 pts
37Cleveland County8.958-1.34 pts
38Custer County8.929+0.27 pts
39Pontotoc County8.876+0.76 pts
40Pushmataha County8.824-0.13 pts
41Kingfisher County8.814-1.08 pts
42Caddo County8.81-3.78 pts
43Garfield County8.69+0.64 pts
44Noble County8.649-3.46 pts
45Woodward County8.634+0.23 pts
46Lincoln County8.612-0.81 pts
47Tulsa County8.596-0.26 pts
48Kay County8.509-0.18 pts
49Dewey County8.469+0.33 pts
50Rogers County8.394-0.84 pts
51Hughes County8.264+0.61 pts
52Comanche County8.262-0.59 pts
53Okfuskee County8.254+2.97 pts
54Delaware County8.052-2.69 pts
55Muskogee County8.009+0.16 pts
56Nowata County8+1.53 pts
57Johnston County7.947-3.06 pts
58Love County7.921-2.82 pts
59Cherokee County7.891-2.19 pts
60Atoka County7.843-4.52 pts
61Sequoyah County7.79-0.69 pts
62Mayes County7.724-1.08 pts
63Stephens County7.688-1.75 pts
64Okmulgee County7.525-1.63 pts
65Choctaw County7.38-3.71 pts
66Grant County7.306-10.24 pts
67Bryan County7.111-1.81 pts
68Garvin County6.955-2.06 pts
69Texas County6.912-0.4 pts
70Washington County6.772-0.55 pts
71Marshall County6.486-5.58 pts
72Jefferson County5.587-1.35 pts
73Tillman County5.31-3.2 pts
74Craig County5.294-1.54 pts
75Pawnee County5.252-5.3 pts
76Cotton County3.774-2.64 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 2021 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, 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2021. 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, 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2021.

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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, 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-exit-rate/oklahoma-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

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

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Cotton County, with 3.774% in 2021.

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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 2021 and are not ranked.

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