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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Okfuskee County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2013, at 42.92%. Kiowa County had the lowest, at 6.881%. The median was 12.421% and the figure for Oklahoma was 13.422%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.92Okfuskee County
Lowest6.881Kiowa County
Median12.42177 counties
Oklahoma13.422History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 9.593 %Alfalfa County: 16.853 %Atoka County: 15.28 %Beaver County: 12.461 %Beckham County: 16.027 %Blaine County: 25.436 %Bryan County: 14.163 %Caddo County: 14.337 %Canadian County: 16.683 %Carter County: 13.811 %Cherokee County: 8.948 %Choctaw County: 11.113 %Cimarron County: 15.105 %Cleveland County: 11.384 %Coal County: 14.559 %Comanche County: 10.868 %Cotton County: 7.295 %Craig County: 10.919 %Creek County: 16.754 %Custer County: 11.901 %Delaware County: 10.208 %Dewey County: 25.141 %Ellis County: 26.381 %Garfield County: 14.354 %Garvin County: 10.08 %Grady County: 12.788 %Grant County: 24.963 %Greer County: 9.044 %Harmon County: 8.872 %Harper County: 11.609 %Haskell County: 9.602 %Hughes County: 11.468 %Jackson County: 7.061 %Jefferson County: 7.178 %Johnston County: 10.466 %Kay County: 12.421 %Kingfisher County: 14.164 %Kiowa County: 6.881 %Latimer County: 9.383 %Le Flore County: 11.295 %Lincoln County: 10.739 %Logan County: 15.503 %Love County: 7.576 %McClain County: 14.593 %McCurtain County: 10.756 %McIntosh County: 19.842 %Major County: 18.039 %Marshall County: 12.471 %Mayes County: 14.247 %Murray County: 11.289 %Muskogee County: 9.407 %Noble County: 7.027 %Nowata County: 25.292 %Okfuskee County: 42.92 %Oklahoma County: 13.496 %Okmulgee County: 14.967 %Osage County: 9.621 %Ottawa County: 11.408 %Pawnee County: 20.86 %Payne County: 13.902 %Pittsburg County: 11.714 %Pontotoc County: 9.05 %Pottawatomie County: 11.203 %Pushmataha County: 19.012 %Roger Mills County: 11.806 %Rogers County: 14.765 %Seminole County: 11.866 %Sequoyah County: 11.114 %Stephens County: 16.093 %Texas County: 9.628 %Tillman County: 7.615 %Tulsa County: 13.082 %Wagoner County: 18.787 %Washington County: 10.1 %Washita County: 15.358 %Woods County: 26.313 %Woodward County: 16.367 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Okfuskee County: 42.92 %Okfuskee County42.92Ellis County: 26.381 %Ellis County26.381Woods County: 26.313 %Woods County26.313Blaine County: 25.436 %Blaine County25.436Nowata County: 25.292 %Nowata County25.292Dewey County: 25.141 %Dewey County25.141Grant County: 24.963 %Grant County24.963Pawnee County: 20.86 %Pawnee County20.86McIntosh County: 19.842 %McIntosh County19.842Pushmataha County: 19.012 %Pushmataha County19.012Wagoner County: 18.787 %Wagoner County18.787Major County: 18.039 %Major County18.039Alfalfa County: 16.853 %Alfalfa County16.853Creek County: 16.754 %Creek County16.754Canadian County: 16.683 %Canadian County16.683Woodward County: 16.367 %Woodward County16.367Stephens County: 16.093 %Stephens County16.093Beckham County: 16.027 %Beckham County16.027Logan County: 15.503 %Logan County15.503Washita County: 15.358 %Washita County15.358Atoka County: 15.28 %Atoka County15.28Cimarron County: 15.105 %Cimarron County15.105Okmulgee County: 14.967 %Okmulgee County14.967Rogers County: 14.765 %Rogers County14.765McClain County: 14.593 %McClain County14.593Coal County: 14.559 %Coal County14.559Garfield County: 14.354 %Garfield County14.354Caddo County: 14.337 %Caddo County14.337Mayes County: 14.247 %Mayes County14.247Kingfisher County: 14.164 %Kingfisher County14.164Bryan County: 14.163 %Bryan County14.163Payne County: 13.902 %Payne County13.902Carter County: 13.811 %Carter County13.811Oklahoma County: 13.496 %Oklahoma County13.496Tulsa County: 13.082 %Tulsa County13.082Grady County: 12.788 %Grady County12.788Marshall County: 12.471 %Marshall County12.471Beaver County: 12.461 %Beaver County12.461Kay County: 12.421 %Kay County12.421Custer County: 11.901 %Custer County11.901Okfuskee County: 42.92 %Okfuskee County42.92Ellis County: 26.381 %Ellis County26.381Woods County: 26.313 %Woods County26.313Blaine County: 25.436 %Blaine County25.436Nowata County: 25.292 %Nowata County25.292Dewey County: 25.141 %Dewey County25.141Grant County: 24.963 %Grant County24.963Pawnee County: 20.86 %Pawnee County20.86McIntosh County: 19.842 %McIntosh County19.842Pushmataha County: 19.012 %Pushmataha County19.012Wagoner County: 18.787 %Wagoner County18.787Major County: 18.039 %Major County18.039Alfalfa County: 16.853 %Alfalfa County16.853Creek County: 16.754 %Creek County16.754Canadian County: 16.683 %Canadian County16.683Woodward County: 16.367 %Woodward County16.367Stephens County: 16.093 %Stephens County16.093Beckham County: 16.027 %Beckham County16.027Logan County: 15.503 %Logan County15.503Washita County: 15.358 %Washita County15.358Atoka County: 15.28 %Atoka County15.28Cimarron County: 15.105 %Cimarron County15.105Okmulgee County: 14.967 %Okmulgee County14.967Rogers County: 14.765 %Rogers County14.765McClain County: 14.593 %McClain County14.593Coal County: 14.559 %Coal County14.559Garfield County: 14.354 %Garfield County14.354Caddo County: 14.337 %Caddo County14.337Mayes County: 14.247 %Mayes County14.247Kingfisher County: 14.164 %Kingfisher County14.164Bryan County: 14.163 %Bryan County14.163Payne County: 13.902 %Payne County13.902Carter County: 13.811 %Carter County13.811Oklahoma County: 13.496 %Oklahoma County13.496Tulsa County: 13.082 %Tulsa County13.082Grady County: 12.788 %Grady County12.788Marshall County: 12.471 %Marshall County12.471Beaver County: 12.461 %Beaver County12.461Kay County: 12.421 %Kay County12.421Custer County: 11.901 %Custer County11.901
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Okfuskee County42.92+10.18 pts
2Ellis County26.381+0.37 pts
3Woods County26.313+5.48 pts
4Blaine County25.436+15.68 pts
5Nowata County25.292+7.93 pts
6Dewey County25.141+10.1 pts
7Grant County24.963+10.7 pts
8Pawnee County20.86+4.06 pts
9McIntosh County19.842+3.99 pts
10Pushmataha County19.012+3.54 pts
11Wagoner County18.787+6.19 pts
12Major County18.039-0.78 pts
13Alfalfa County16.853+2.95 pts
14Creek County16.754+2.08 pts
15Canadian County16.683-0.72 pts
16Woodward County16.367-5.29 pts
17Stephens County16.093+0.79 pts
18Beckham County16.027-6.23 pts
19Logan County15.503-5.03 pts
20Washita County15.358-0.13 pts
21Atoka County15.28-0.33 pts
22Cimarron County15.105+2.03 pts
23Okmulgee County14.967+6 pts
24Rogers County14.765-0.24 pts
25McClain County14.593-1.51 pts
26Coal County14.559+1.63 pts
27Garfield County14.354-0.25 pts
28Caddo County14.337+0.06 pts
29Mayes County14.247+1.66 pts
30Kingfisher County14.164-1.2 pts
31Bryan County14.163-1.02 pts
32Payne County13.902+1.72 pts
33Carter County13.811+0.71 pts
34Oklahoma County13.496-0.95 pts
35Tulsa County13.082+0.18 pts
36Grady County12.788-0.72 pts
37Marshall County12.471-1.6 pts
38Beaver County12.461-11.92 pts
39Kay County12.421-1.19 pts
40Custer County11.901-5.96 pts
41Seminole County11.866-4.43 pts
42Roger Mills County11.806-9.25 pts
43Pittsburg County11.714+1.09 pts
44Harper County11.609-4.63 pts
45Hughes County11.468+1.24 pts
46Ottawa County11.408+2.92 pts
47Cleveland County11.384-2.33 pts
48Le Flore County11.295-6.58 pts
49Murray County11.289-8.26 pts
50Pottawatomie County11.203-0.66 pts
51Sequoyah County11.114-3.06 pts
52Choctaw County11.113-8.1 pts
53Craig County10.919+2.15 pts
54Comanche County10.868-0.94 pts
55McCurtain County10.756+0.37 pts
56Lincoln County10.739-4.18 pts
57Johnston County10.466-13.18 pts
58Delaware County10.208-8.16 pts
59Washington County10.1-6.41 pts
60Garvin County10.08-4.04 pts
61Texas County9.628-0.56 pts
62Osage County9.621-1.81 pts
63Haskell County9.602-4.44 pts
64Adair County9.593-1.07 pts
65Muskogee County9.407-0.57 pts
66Latimer County9.383-9.78 pts
67Pontotoc County9.05-5.44 pts
68Greer County9.044-8.85 pts
69Cherokee County8.948-18.66 pts
70Harmon County8.872+3.06 pts
71Tillman County7.615-4.02 pts
72Love County7.576-11.13 pts
73Cotton County7.295-0.33 pts
74Jefferson County7.178-17.49 pts
75Jackson County7.061+0.87 pts
76Noble County7.027-7.75 pts
77Kiowa County6.881-2.73 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Okfuskee County, with 42.92% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Kiowa County, with 6.881% in 2013.

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