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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Okfuskee County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2012, at 32.743%. Harmon County had the lowest, at 5.808%. The median was 14.671% and the figure for Oklahoma was 14.181%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.743Okfuskee County
Lowest5.808Harmon County
Median14.67177 counties
Oklahoma14.181History

Map of counties, 2012

Adair County: 10.666 %Alfalfa County: 13.903 %Atoka County: 15.609 %Beaver County: 24.382 %Beckham County: 22.262 %Blaine County: 9.755 %Bryan County: 15.186 %Caddo County: 14.273 %Canadian County: 17.406 %Carter County: 13.097 %Cherokee County: 27.606 %Choctaw County: 19.21 %Cimarron County: 13.074 %Cleveland County: 13.71 %Coal County: 12.933 %Comanche County: 11.809 %Cotton County: 7.621 %Craig County: 8.767 %Creek County: 14.671 %Custer County: 17.859 %Delaware County: 18.369 %Dewey County: 15.04 %Ellis County: 26.011 %Garfield County: 14.599 %Garvin County: 14.116 %Grady County: 13.509 %Grant County: 14.262 %Greer County: 17.894 %Harmon County: 5.808 %Harper County: 16.241 %Haskell County: 14.046 %Hughes County: 10.231 %Jackson County: 6.192 %Jefferson County: 24.673 %Johnston County: 23.646 %Kay County: 13.608 %Kingfisher County: 15.368 %Kiowa County: 9.613 %Latimer County: 19.163 %Le Flore County: 17.875 %Lincoln County: 14.922 %Logan County: 20.535 %Love County: 18.704 %McClain County: 16.1 %McCurtain County: 10.383 %McIntosh County: 15.852 %Major County: 18.816 %Marshall County: 14.067 %Mayes County: 12.589 %Murray County: 19.546 %Muskogee County: 9.975 %Noble County: 14.78 %Nowata County: 17.363 %Okfuskee County: 32.743 %Oklahoma County: 14.449 %Okmulgee County: 8.968 %Osage County: 11.429 %Ottawa County: 8.488 %Pawnee County: 16.798 %Payne County: 12.178 %Pittsburg County: 10.622 %Pontotoc County: 14.492 %Pottawatomie County: 11.859 %Pushmataha County: 15.475 %Roger Mills County: 21.053 %Rogers County: 15.005 %Seminole County: 16.296 %Sequoyah County: 14.173 %Stephens County: 15.303 %Texas County: 10.192 %Tillman County: 11.634 %Tulsa County: 12.901 %Wagoner County: 12.592 %Washington County: 16.506 %Washita County: 15.485 %Woods County: 20.836 %Woodward County: 21.656 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Okfuskee County: 32.743 %Okfuskee County32.743Cherokee County: 27.606 %Cherokee County27.606Ellis County: 26.011 %Ellis County26.011Jefferson County: 24.673 %Jefferson County24.673Beaver County: 24.382 %Beaver County24.382Johnston County: 23.646 %Johnston County23.646Beckham County: 22.262 %Beckham County22.262Woodward County: 21.656 %Woodward County21.656Roger Mills County: 21.053 %Roger Mills County21.053Woods County: 20.836 %Woods County20.836Logan County: 20.535 %Logan County20.535Murray County: 19.546 %Murray County19.546Choctaw County: 19.21 %Choctaw County19.21Latimer County: 19.163 %Latimer County19.163Major County: 18.816 %Major County18.816Love County: 18.704 %Love County18.704Delaware County: 18.369 %Delaware County18.369Greer County: 17.894 %Greer County17.894Le Flore County: 17.875 %Le Flore County17.875Custer County: 17.859 %Custer County17.859Canadian County: 17.406 %Canadian County17.406Nowata County: 17.363 %Nowata County17.363Pawnee County: 16.798 %Pawnee County16.798Washington County: 16.506 %Washington County16.506Seminole County: 16.296 %Seminole County16.296Harper County: 16.241 %Harper County16.241McClain County: 16.1 %McClain County16.1McIntosh County: 15.852 %McIntosh County15.852Atoka County: 15.609 %Atoka County15.609Washita County: 15.485 %Washita County15.485Pushmataha County: 15.475 %Pushmataha County15.475Kingfisher County: 15.368 %Kingfisher County15.368Stephens County: 15.303 %Stephens County15.303Bryan County: 15.186 %Bryan County15.186Dewey County: 15.04 %Dewey County15.04Rogers County: 15.005 %Rogers County15.005Lincoln County: 14.922 %Lincoln County14.922Noble County: 14.78 %Noble County14.78Creek County: 14.671 %Creek County14.671Garfield County: 14.599 %Garfield County14.599Okfuskee County: 32.743 %Okfuskee County32.743Cherokee County: 27.606 %Cherokee County27.606Ellis County: 26.011 %Ellis County26.011Jefferson County: 24.673 %Jefferson County24.673Beaver County: 24.382 %Beaver County24.382Johnston County: 23.646 %Johnston County23.646Beckham County: 22.262 %Beckham County22.262Woodward County: 21.656 %Woodward County21.656Roger Mills County: 21.053 %Roger Mills County21.053Woods County: 20.836 %Woods County20.836Logan County: 20.535 %Logan County20.535Murray County: 19.546 %Murray County19.546Choctaw County: 19.21 %Choctaw County19.21Latimer County: 19.163 %Latimer County19.163Major County: 18.816 %Major County18.816Love County: 18.704 %Love County18.704Delaware County: 18.369 %Delaware County18.369Greer County: 17.894 %Greer County17.894Le Flore County: 17.875 %Le Flore County17.875Custer County: 17.859 %Custer County17.859Canadian County: 17.406 %Canadian County17.406Nowata County: 17.363 %Nowata County17.363Pawnee County: 16.798 %Pawnee County16.798Washington County: 16.506 %Washington County16.506Seminole County: 16.296 %Seminole County16.296Harper County: 16.241 %Harper County16.241McClain County: 16.1 %McClain County16.1McIntosh County: 15.852 %McIntosh County15.852Atoka County: 15.609 %Atoka County15.609Washita County: 15.485 %Washita County15.485Pushmataha County: 15.475 %Pushmataha County15.475Kingfisher County: 15.368 %Kingfisher County15.368Stephens County: 15.303 %Stephens County15.303Bryan County: 15.186 %Bryan County15.186Dewey County: 15.04 %Dewey County15.04Rogers County: 15.005 %Rogers County15.005Lincoln County: 14.922 %Lincoln County14.922Noble County: 14.78 %Noble County14.78Creek County: 14.671 %Creek County14.671Garfield County: 14.599 %Garfield County14.599
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Okfuskee County32.743+18.41 pts
2Cherokee County27.606+17.75 pts
3Ellis County26.011+10.38 pts
4Jefferson County24.673+13.91 pts
5Beaver County24.382+2.4 pts
6Johnston County23.646+10.37 pts
7Beckham County22.262+1.44 pts
8Woodward County21.656+2.31 pts
9Roger Mills County21.053-0.73 pts
10Woods County20.836+11.32 pts
11Logan County20.535+3.08 pts
12Murray County19.546+8.51 pts
13Choctaw County19.21+9.91 pts
14Latimer County19.163+11.24 pts
15Major County18.816+3.87 pts
16Love County18.704+10.9 pts
17Delaware County18.369+5.3 pts
18Greer County17.894-25.96 pts
19Le Flore County17.875+6.36 pts
20Custer County17.859+4.08 pts
21Canadian County17.406+1.37 pts
22Nowata County17.363+7.12 pts
23Pawnee County16.798+4.18 pts
24Washington County16.506+7.38 pts
25Seminole County16.296+4.29 pts
26Harper County16.241+3.6 pts
27McClain County16.1+2.86 pts
28McIntosh County15.852+4.7 pts
29Atoka County15.609+4.66 pts
30Washita County15.485-2.58 pts
31Pushmataha County15.475+2.45 pts
32Kingfisher County15.368+0.63 pts
33Stephens County15.303-1.55 pts
34Bryan County15.186+4.47 pts
35Dewey County15.04-4.24 pts
36Rogers County15.005+3.36 pts
37Lincoln County14.922+0.68 pts
38Noble County14.78+0.99 pts
39Creek County14.671+0.45 pts
40Garfield County14.599+3.82 pts
41Pontotoc County14.492+6.01 pts
42Oklahoma County14.449+1.25 pts
43Caddo County14.273+1.95 pts
44Grant County14.262-6.29 pts
45Sequoyah County14.173+1.71 pts
46Garvin County14.116+0.67 pts
47Marshall County14.067-2.52 pts
48Haskell County14.046+4.82 pts
49Alfalfa County13.903+0.56 pts
50Cleveland County13.71-0.48 pts
51Kay County13.608+2.58 pts
52Grady County13.509-1.28 pts
53Carter County13.097+0.06 pts
54Cimarron County13.074-6.12 pts
55Coal County12.933-1.2 pts
56Tulsa County12.901+0.61 pts
57Wagoner County12.592-4.86 pts
58Mayes County12.589+0.47 pts
59Payne County12.178+0.75 pts
60Pottawatomie County11.859-2.34 pts
61Comanche County11.809-0.04 pts
62Tillman County11.634+2.97 pts
63Osage County11.429-1 pts
64Adair County10.666-1.58 pts
65Pittsburg County10.622-1.54 pts
66McCurtain County10.383-6.18 pts
67Hughes County10.231+0.72 pts
68Texas County10.192-3.92 pts
69Muskogee County9.975-1.49 pts
70Blaine County9.755-10.27 pts
71Kiowa County9.613-3.02 pts
72Okmulgee County8.968-0.8 pts
73Craig County8.767-1.15 pts
74Ottawa County8.488-1.48 pts
75Cotton County7.621+0.69 pts
76Jackson County6.192-3.8 pts
77Harmon County5.808-2.98 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Okfuskee County, with 32.743% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Harmon County, with 5.808% in 2012.

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