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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate, 2023

Dewey County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2023, at 30.249%. Love County had the lowest, at 5.251%. The median was 12.685% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.905%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.249Dewey County
Lowest5.251Love County
Median12.68577 counties
Oklahoma12.905History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 8.322 %Alfalfa County: 15.279 %Atoka County: 19.958 %Beaver County: 9.684 %Beckham County: 13.495 %Blaine County: 8.249 %Bryan County: 12.034 %Caddo County: 15.482 %Canadian County: 16.563 %Carter County: 10.513 %Cherokee County: 10.589 %Choctaw County: 7.678 %Cimarron County: 12.338 %Cleveland County: 13.561 %Coal County: 14.406 %Comanche County: 12.329 %Cotton County: 11.247 %Craig County: 10.921 %Creek County: 18.322 %Custer County: 12.951 %Delaware County: 14.017 %Dewey County: 30.249 %Ellis County: 13.976 %Garfield County: 10.397 %Garvin County: 12.083 %Grady County: 13.941 %Grant County: 21.717 %Greer County: 6.603 %Harmon County: 7.772 %Harper County: 17.012 %Haskell County: 13.538 %Hughes County: 18.637 %Jackson County: 9.66 %Jefferson County: 13.925 %Johnston County: 13.092 %Kay County: 12.444 %Kingfisher County: 12.685 %Kiowa County: 14.426 %Latimer County: 8.866 %Le Flore County: 11.839 %Lincoln County: 13.893 %Logan County: 13.558 %Love County: 5.251 %McClain County: 14.451 %McCurtain County: 10.337 %McIntosh County: 21.457 %Major County: 15.264 %Marshall County: 12.204 %Mayes County: 12.662 %Murray County: 13.979 %Muskogee County: 12.261 %Noble County: 7.885 %Nowata County: 10.926 %Okfuskee County: 13.457 %Oklahoma County: 12.983 %Okmulgee County: 14.008 %Osage County: 12.349 %Ottawa County: 9.124 %Pawnee County: 12.266 %Payne County: 11.376 %Pittsburg County: 12.986 %Pontotoc County: 8.545 %Pottawatomie County: 12.956 %Pushmataha County: 12.331 %Roger Mills County: 19.838 %Rogers County: 18.407 %Seminole County: 12.037 %Sequoyah County: 16.537 %Stephens County: 11.545 %Texas County: 6.925 %Tillman County: 8.734 %Tulsa County: 12.399 %Wagoner County: 16.129 %Washington County: 8.382 %Washita County: 17.924 %Woods County: 12.989 %Woodward County: 15.852 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dewey County: 30.249 %Dewey County30.249Grant County: 21.717 %Grant County21.717McIntosh County: 21.457 %McIntosh County21.457Atoka County: 19.958 %Atoka County19.958Roger Mills County: 19.838 %Roger Mills County19.838Hughes County: 18.637 %Hughes County18.637Rogers County: 18.407 %Rogers County18.407Creek County: 18.322 %Creek County18.322Washita County: 17.924 %Washita County17.924Harper County: 17.012 %Harper County17.012Canadian County: 16.563 %Canadian County16.563Sequoyah County: 16.537 %Sequoyah County16.537Wagoner County: 16.129 %Wagoner County16.129Woodward County: 15.852 %Woodward County15.852Caddo County: 15.482 %Caddo County15.482Alfalfa County: 15.279 %Alfalfa County15.279Major County: 15.264 %Major County15.264McClain County: 14.451 %McClain County14.451Kiowa County: 14.426 %Kiowa County14.426Coal County: 14.406 %Coal County14.406Delaware County: 14.017 %Delaware County14.017Okmulgee County: 14.008 %Okmulgee County14.008Murray County: 13.979 %Murray County13.979Ellis County: 13.976 %Ellis County13.976Grady County: 13.941 %Grady County13.941Jefferson County: 13.925 %Jefferson County13.925Lincoln County: 13.893 %Lincoln County13.893Cleveland County: 13.561 %Cleveland County13.561Logan County: 13.558 %Logan County13.558Haskell County: 13.538 %Haskell County13.538Beckham County: 13.495 %Beckham County13.495Okfuskee County: 13.457 %Okfuskee County13.457Johnston County: 13.092 %Johnston County13.092Woods County: 12.989 %Woods County12.989Pittsburg County: 12.986 %Pittsburg County12.986Oklahoma County: 12.983 %Oklahoma County12.983Pottawatomie County: 12.956 %Pottawatomie County12.956Custer County: 12.951 %Custer County12.951Kingfisher County: 12.685 %Kingfisher County12.685Mayes County: 12.662 %Mayes County12.662Dewey County: 30.249 %Dewey County30.249Grant County: 21.717 %Grant County21.717McIntosh County: 21.457 %McIntosh County21.457Atoka County: 19.958 %Atoka County19.958Roger Mills County: 19.838 %Roger Mills County19.838Hughes County: 18.637 %Hughes County18.637Rogers County: 18.407 %Rogers County18.407Creek County: 18.322 %Creek County18.322Washita County: 17.924 %Washita County17.924Harper County: 17.012 %Harper County17.012Canadian County: 16.563 %Canadian County16.563Sequoyah County: 16.537 %Sequoyah County16.537Wagoner County: 16.129 %Wagoner County16.129Woodward County: 15.852 %Woodward County15.852Caddo County: 15.482 %Caddo County15.482Alfalfa County: 15.279 %Alfalfa County15.279Major County: 15.264 %Major County15.264McClain County: 14.451 %McClain County14.451Kiowa County: 14.426 %Kiowa County14.426Coal County: 14.406 %Coal County14.406Delaware County: 14.017 %Delaware County14.017Okmulgee County: 14.008 %Okmulgee County14.008Murray County: 13.979 %Murray County13.979Ellis County: 13.976 %Ellis County13.976Grady County: 13.941 %Grady County13.941Jefferson County: 13.925 %Jefferson County13.925Lincoln County: 13.893 %Lincoln County13.893Cleveland County: 13.561 %Cleveland County13.561Logan County: 13.558 %Logan County13.558Haskell County: 13.538 %Haskell County13.538Beckham County: 13.495 %Beckham County13.495Okfuskee County: 13.457 %Okfuskee County13.457Johnston County: 13.092 %Johnston County13.092Woods County: 12.989 %Woods County12.989Pittsburg County: 12.986 %Pittsburg County12.986Oklahoma County: 12.983 %Oklahoma County12.983Pottawatomie County: 12.956 %Pottawatomie County12.956Custer County: 12.951 %Custer County12.951Kingfisher County: 12.685 %Kingfisher County12.685Mayes County: 12.662 %Mayes County12.662
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dewey County30.249+6.31 pts
2Grant County21.717-3.3 pts
3McIntosh County21.457+1.94 pts
4Atoka County19.958+6.55 pts
5Roger Mills County19.838-2.36 pts
6Hughes County18.637+3.93 pts
7Rogers County18.407+5.69 pts
8Creek County18.322+2.55 pts
9Washita County17.924+2.99 pts
10Harper County17.012+0.75 pts
11Canadian County16.563-3.8 pts
12Sequoyah County16.537+2.99 pts
13Wagoner County16.129+0.4 pts
14Woodward County15.852-2.58 pts
15Caddo County15.482+4.35 pts
16Alfalfa County15.279+5.08 pts
17Major County15.264+1.6 pts
18McClain County14.451+2.09 pts
19Kiowa County14.426+5.15 pts
20Coal County14.406+0.11 pts
21Delaware County14.017-5.12 pts
22Okmulgee County14.008+4.18 pts
23Murray County13.979-6.23 pts
24Ellis County13.976-4.4 pts
25Grady County13.941-0.09 pts
26Jefferson County13.925-1.96 pts
27Lincoln County13.893+0.33 pts
28Cleveland County13.561+0.29 pts
29Logan County13.558+0.44 pts
30Haskell County13.538-6.9 pts
31Beckham County13.495+2.22 pts
32Okfuskee County13.457+5.12 pts
33Johnston County13.092+2.97 pts
34Woods County12.989+0.54 pts
35Pittsburg County12.986+1.11 pts
36Oklahoma County12.983-3.48 pts
37Pottawatomie County12.956+0.25 pts
38Custer County12.951-1.35 pts
39Kingfisher County12.685-10.24 pts
40Mayes County12.662+0.53 pts
41Kay County12.444+1.07 pts
42Tulsa County12.399-0.95 pts
43Osage County12.349-4.75 pts
44Cimarron County12.338-0.74 pts
45Pushmataha County12.331+2.78 pts
46Comanche County12.329-1.17 pts
47Pawnee County12.266+4.07 pts
48Muskogee County12.261-0.66 pts
49Marshall County12.204-5.64 pts
50Garvin County12.083-1.46 pts
51Seminole County12.037-1.4 pts
52Bryan County12.034-4.62 pts
53Le Flore County11.839-1.19 pts
54Stephens County11.545-1.87 pts
55Payne County11.376-2.05 pts
56Cotton County11.247+6.71 pts
57Nowata County10.926-7.58 pts
58Craig County10.921-5.28 pts
59Cherokee County10.589-2.31 pts
60Carter County10.513-3.22 pts
61Garfield County10.397-3.17 pts
62McCurtain County10.337-2.11 pts
63Beaver County9.684-15.69 pts
64Jackson County9.66-4.78 pts
65Ottawa County9.124-0.64 pts
66Latimer County8.866-11.63 pts
67Tillman County8.734+0.22 pts
68Pontotoc County8.545-4.66 pts
69Washington County8.382-7 pts
70Adair County8.322-6.91 pts
71Blaine County8.249-31.28 pts
72Noble County7.885+3.07 pts
73Harmon County7.772-8.39 pts
74Choctaw County7.678-5.05 pts
75Texas County6.925-0.21 pts
76Greer County6.603-3.49 pts
77Love County5.251+0.82 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/oklahoma-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/oklahoma-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/oklahoma-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Dewey County, with 30.249% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Love County, with 5.251% in 2023.

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