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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Alfalfa County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2014, at 42.891%. Tillman County had the lowest, at 5.213%. The median was 11.414% and the figure for Oklahoma was 13.406%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.891Alfalfa County
Lowest5.213Tillman County
Median11.41477 counties
Oklahoma13.406History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 7.268 %Alfalfa County: 42.891 %Atoka County: 11.414 %Beaver County: 12.625 %Beckham County: 12.864 %Blaine County: 17.11 %Bryan County: 13.734 %Caddo County: 9.305 %Canadian County: 14.485 %Carter County: 8.987 %Cherokee County: 10.984 %Choctaw County: 19.887 %Cimarron County: 11.065 %Cleveland County: 13.155 %Coal County: 19.012 %Comanche County: 12.28 %Cotton County: 8.466 %Craig County: 10.569 %Creek County: 10.739 %Custer County: 10.52 %Delaware County: 11.175 %Dewey County: 17.602 %Ellis County: 32.942 %Garfield County: 11.638 %Garvin County: 10.771 %Grady County: 16.516 %Grant County: 16.931 %Greer County: 11.73 %Harmon County: 16.01 %Harper County: 9.117 %Haskell County: 10.073 %Hughes County: 6.756 %Jackson County: 12.489 %Jefferson County: 24.592 %Johnston County: 10.774 %Kay County: 12.126 %Kingfisher County: 15.035 %Kiowa County: 7.76 %Latimer County: 9.714 %Le Flore County: 8.939 %Lincoln County: 18.883 %Logan County: 12.232 %Love County: 6.321 %McClain County: 12.648 %McCurtain County: 10.603 %McIntosh County: 6.6 %Major County: 17.259 %Marshall County: 11.689 %Mayes County: 10.454 %Murray County: 16.527 %Muskogee County: 9.673 %Noble County: 15.123 %Nowata County: 10.796 %Okfuskee County: 18.193 %Oklahoma County: 13.082 %Okmulgee County: 7.912 %Osage County: 10.142 %Ottawa County: 8.267 %Pawnee County: 28.545 %Payne County: 13.473 %Pittsburg County: 10.87 %Pontotoc County: 9.151 %Pottawatomie County: 10.45 %Pushmataha County: 12.693 %Roger Mills County: 10.959 %Rogers County: 19.217 %Seminole County: 9.304 %Sequoyah County: 8.838 %Stephens County: 10.641 %Texas County: 11.413 %Tillman County: 5.213 %Tulsa County: 13.044 %Wagoner County: 9.852 %Washington County: 10.358 %Washita County: 13.643 %Woods County: 22.572 %Woodward County: 14.241 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Alfalfa County: 42.891 %Alfalfa County42.891Ellis County: 32.942 %Ellis County32.942Pawnee County: 28.545 %Pawnee County28.545Jefferson County: 24.592 %Jefferson County24.592Woods County: 22.572 %Woods County22.572Choctaw County: 19.887 %Choctaw County19.887Rogers County: 19.217 %Rogers County19.217Coal County: 19.012 %Coal County19.012Lincoln County: 18.883 %Lincoln County18.883Okfuskee County: 18.193 %Okfuskee County18.193Dewey County: 17.602 %Dewey County17.602Major County: 17.259 %Major County17.259Blaine County: 17.11 %Blaine County17.11Grant County: 16.931 %Grant County16.931Murray County: 16.527 %Murray County16.527Grady County: 16.516 %Grady County16.516Harmon County: 16.01 %Harmon County16.01Noble County: 15.123 %Noble County15.123Kingfisher County: 15.035 %Kingfisher County15.035Canadian County: 14.485 %Canadian County14.485Woodward County: 14.241 %Woodward County14.241Bryan County: 13.734 %Bryan County13.734Washita County: 13.643 %Washita County13.643Payne County: 13.473 %Payne County13.473Cleveland County: 13.155 %Cleveland County13.155Oklahoma County: 13.082 %Oklahoma County13.082Tulsa County: 13.044 %Tulsa County13.044Beckham County: 12.864 %Beckham County12.864Pushmataha County: 12.693 %Pushmataha County12.693McClain County: 12.648 %McClain County12.648Beaver County: 12.625 %Beaver County12.625Jackson County: 12.489 %Jackson County12.489Comanche County: 12.28 %Comanche County12.28Logan County: 12.232 %Logan County12.232Kay County: 12.126 %Kay County12.126Greer County: 11.73 %Greer County11.73Marshall County: 11.689 %Marshall County11.689Garfield County: 11.638 %Garfield County11.638Atoka County: 11.414 %Atoka County11.414Texas County: 11.413 %Texas County11.413Alfalfa County: 42.891 %Alfalfa County42.891Ellis County: 32.942 %Ellis County32.942Pawnee County: 28.545 %Pawnee County28.545Jefferson County: 24.592 %Jefferson County24.592Woods County: 22.572 %Woods County22.572Choctaw County: 19.887 %Choctaw County19.887Rogers County: 19.217 %Rogers County19.217Coal County: 19.012 %Coal County19.012Lincoln County: 18.883 %Lincoln County18.883Okfuskee County: 18.193 %Okfuskee County18.193Dewey County: 17.602 %Dewey County17.602Major County: 17.259 %Major County17.259Blaine County: 17.11 %Blaine County17.11Grant County: 16.931 %Grant County16.931Murray County: 16.527 %Murray County16.527Grady County: 16.516 %Grady County16.516Harmon County: 16.01 %Harmon County16.01Noble County: 15.123 %Noble County15.123Kingfisher County: 15.035 %Kingfisher County15.035Canadian County: 14.485 %Canadian County14.485Woodward County: 14.241 %Woodward County14.241Bryan County: 13.734 %Bryan County13.734Washita County: 13.643 %Washita County13.643Payne County: 13.473 %Payne County13.473Cleveland County: 13.155 %Cleveland County13.155Oklahoma County: 13.082 %Oklahoma County13.082Tulsa County: 13.044 %Tulsa County13.044Beckham County: 12.864 %Beckham County12.864Pushmataha County: 12.693 %Pushmataha County12.693McClain County: 12.648 %McClain County12.648Beaver County: 12.625 %Beaver County12.625Jackson County: 12.489 %Jackson County12.489Comanche County: 12.28 %Comanche County12.28Logan County: 12.232 %Logan County12.232Kay County: 12.126 %Kay County12.126Greer County: 11.73 %Greer County11.73Marshall County: 11.689 %Marshall County11.689Garfield County: 11.638 %Garfield County11.638Atoka County: 11.414 %Atoka County11.414Texas County: 11.413 %Texas County11.413
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Alfalfa County42.891+26.04 pts
2Ellis County32.942+6.56 pts
3Pawnee County28.545+7.69 pts
4Jefferson County24.592+17.41 pts
5Woods County22.572-3.74 pts
6Choctaw County19.887+8.77 pts
7Rogers County19.217+4.45 pts
8Coal County19.012+4.45 pts
9Lincoln County18.883+8.14 pts
10Okfuskee County18.193-24.73 pts
11Dewey County17.602-7.54 pts
12Major County17.259-0.78 pts
13Blaine County17.11-8.33 pts
14Grant County16.931-8.03 pts
15Murray County16.527+5.24 pts
16Grady County16.516+3.73 pts
17Harmon County16.01+7.14 pts
18Noble County15.123+8.1 pts
19Kingfisher County15.035+0.87 pts
20Canadian County14.485-2.2 pts
21Woodward County14.241-2.13 pts
22Bryan County13.734-0.43 pts
23Washita County13.643-1.71 pts
24Payne County13.473-0.43 pts
25Cleveland County13.155+1.77 pts
26Oklahoma County13.082-0.41 pts
27Tulsa County13.044-0.04 pts
28Beckham County12.864-3.16 pts
29Pushmataha County12.693-6.32 pts
30McClain County12.648-1.95 pts
31Beaver County12.625+0.16 pts
32Jackson County12.489+5.43 pts
33Comanche County12.28+1.41 pts
34Logan County12.232-3.27 pts
35Kay County12.126-0.29 pts
36Greer County11.73+2.69 pts
37Marshall County11.689-0.78 pts
38Garfield County11.638-2.72 pts
39Atoka County11.414-3.87 pts
40Texas County11.413+1.79 pts
41Delaware County11.175+0.97 pts
42Cimarron County11.065-4.04 pts
43Cherokee County10.984+2.04 pts
44Roger Mills County10.959-0.85 pts
45Pittsburg County10.87-0.84 pts
46Nowata County10.796-14.5 pts
47Johnston County10.774+0.31 pts
48Garvin County10.771+0.69 pts
49Creek County10.739-6.02 pts
50Stephens County10.641-5.45 pts
51McCurtain County10.603-0.15 pts
52Craig County10.569-0.35 pts
53Custer County10.52-1.38 pts
54Mayes County10.454-3.79 pts
55Pottawatomie County10.45-0.75 pts
56Washington County10.358+0.26 pts
57Osage County10.142+0.52 pts
58Haskell County10.073+0.47 pts
59Wagoner County9.852-8.93 pts
60Latimer County9.714+0.33 pts
61Muskogee County9.673+0.27 pts
62Caddo County9.305-5.03 pts
63Seminole County9.304-2.56 pts
64Pontotoc County9.151+0.1 pts
65Harper County9.117-2.49 pts
66Carter County8.987-4.82 pts
67Le Flore County8.939-2.36 pts
68Sequoyah County8.838-2.28 pts
69Cotton County8.466+1.17 pts
70Ottawa County8.267-3.14 pts
71Okmulgee County7.912-7.06 pts
72Kiowa County7.76+0.88 pts
73Adair County7.268-2.33 pts
74Hughes County6.756-4.71 pts
75McIntosh County6.6-13.24 pts
76Love County6.321-1.25 pts
77Tillman County5.213-2.4 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Alfalfa County, with 42.891% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Tillman County, with 5.213% in 2014.

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