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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Ellis County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2015, at 37.997%. Latimer County had the lowest, at 5.741%. The median was 12.247% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.73%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.997Ellis County
Lowest5.741Latimer County
Median12.24777 counties
Oklahoma12.73History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 14.636 %Alfalfa County: 14.088 %Atoka County: 18.389 %Beaver County: 13.055 %Beckham County: 14.767 %Blaine County: 14.499 %Bryan County: 11.142 %Caddo County: 11.325 %Canadian County: 13.971 %Carter County: 11.961 %Cherokee County: 12.526 %Choctaw County: 12.495 %Cimarron County: 9.915 %Cleveland County: 12.289 %Coal County: 13.019 %Comanche County: 13.925 %Cotton County: 7.461 %Craig County: 12.541 %Creek County: 12.509 %Custer County: 9.921 %Delaware County: 10.25 %Dewey County: 21.102 %Ellis County: 37.997 %Garfield County: 10.792 %Garvin County: 14.855 %Grady County: 10.282 %Grant County: 12.247 %Greer County: 11.282 %Harmon County: 23.026 %Harper County: 7.721 %Haskell County: 12.032 %Hughes County: 8.1 %Jackson County: 10.377 %Jefferson County: 19.765 %Johnston County: 29.432 %Kay County: 12.703 %Kingfisher County: 20.075 %Kiowa County: 12.212 %Latimer County: 5.741 %Le Flore County: 9.144 %Lincoln County: 8.305 %Logan County: 16.397 %Love County: 13.752 %McClain County: 15.329 %McCurtain County: 10.144 %McIntosh County: 10.558 %Major County: 10.488 %Marshall County: 15.556 %Mayes County: 13.315 %Murray County: 12.657 %Muskogee County: 8.915 %Noble County: 8.463 %Nowata County: 13.445 %Okfuskee County: 14.932 %Oklahoma County: 13.614 %Okmulgee County: 10.241 %Osage County: 8.003 %Ottawa County: 9.738 %Pawnee County: 6.27 %Payne County: 10.196 %Pittsburg County: 13.851 %Pontotoc County: 10.365 %Pottawatomie County: 10.383 %Pushmataha County: 9.682 %Roger Mills County: 11.448 %Rogers County: 15.099 %Seminole County: 7.409 %Sequoyah County: 12.74 %Stephens County: 11.261 %Texas County: 10.073 %Tillman County: 12.172 %Tulsa County: 12.878 %Wagoner County: 14.378 %Washington County: 8.681 %Washita County: 14.815 %Woods County: 14.131 %Woodward County: 10.834 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Ellis County: 37.997 %Ellis County37.997Johnston County: 29.432 %Johnston County29.432Harmon County: 23.026 %Harmon County23.026Dewey County: 21.102 %Dewey County21.102Kingfisher County: 20.075 %Kingfisher County20.075Jefferson County: 19.765 %Jefferson County19.765Atoka County: 18.389 %Atoka County18.389Logan County: 16.397 %Logan County16.397Marshall County: 15.556 %Marshall County15.556McClain County: 15.329 %McClain County15.329Rogers County: 15.099 %Rogers County15.099Okfuskee County: 14.932 %Okfuskee County14.932Garvin County: 14.855 %Garvin County14.855Washita County: 14.815 %Washita County14.815Beckham County: 14.767 %Beckham County14.767Adair County: 14.636 %Adair County14.636Blaine County: 14.499 %Blaine County14.499Wagoner County: 14.378 %Wagoner County14.378Woods County: 14.131 %Woods County14.131Alfalfa County: 14.088 %Alfalfa County14.088Canadian County: 13.971 %Canadian County13.971Comanche County: 13.925 %Comanche County13.925Pittsburg County: 13.851 %Pittsburg County13.851Love County: 13.752 %Love County13.752Oklahoma County: 13.614 %Oklahoma County13.614Nowata County: 13.445 %Nowata County13.445Mayes County: 13.315 %Mayes County13.315Beaver County: 13.055 %Beaver County13.055Coal County: 13.019 %Coal County13.019Tulsa County: 12.878 %Tulsa County12.878Sequoyah County: 12.74 %Sequoyah County12.74Kay County: 12.703 %Kay County12.703Murray County: 12.657 %Murray County12.657Craig County: 12.541 %Craig County12.541Cherokee County: 12.526 %Cherokee County12.526Creek County: 12.509 %Creek County12.509Choctaw County: 12.495 %Choctaw County12.495Cleveland County: 12.289 %Cleveland County12.289Grant County: 12.247 %Grant County12.247Kiowa County: 12.212 %Kiowa County12.212Ellis County: 37.997 %Ellis County37.997Johnston County: 29.432 %Johnston County29.432Harmon County: 23.026 %Harmon County23.026Dewey County: 21.102 %Dewey County21.102Kingfisher County: 20.075 %Kingfisher County20.075Jefferson County: 19.765 %Jefferson County19.765Atoka County: 18.389 %Atoka County18.389Logan County: 16.397 %Logan County16.397Marshall County: 15.556 %Marshall County15.556McClain County: 15.329 %McClain County15.329Rogers County: 15.099 %Rogers County15.099Okfuskee County: 14.932 %Okfuskee County14.932Garvin County: 14.855 %Garvin County14.855Washita County: 14.815 %Washita County14.815Beckham County: 14.767 %Beckham County14.767Adair County: 14.636 %Adair County14.636Blaine County: 14.499 %Blaine County14.499Wagoner County: 14.378 %Wagoner County14.378Woods County: 14.131 %Woods County14.131Alfalfa County: 14.088 %Alfalfa County14.088Canadian County: 13.971 %Canadian County13.971Comanche County: 13.925 %Comanche County13.925Pittsburg County: 13.851 %Pittsburg County13.851Love County: 13.752 %Love County13.752Oklahoma County: 13.614 %Oklahoma County13.614Nowata County: 13.445 %Nowata County13.445Mayes County: 13.315 %Mayes County13.315Beaver County: 13.055 %Beaver County13.055Coal County: 13.019 %Coal County13.019Tulsa County: 12.878 %Tulsa County12.878Sequoyah County: 12.74 %Sequoyah County12.74Kay County: 12.703 %Kay County12.703Murray County: 12.657 %Murray County12.657Craig County: 12.541 %Craig County12.541Cherokee County: 12.526 %Cherokee County12.526Creek County: 12.509 %Creek County12.509Choctaw County: 12.495 %Choctaw County12.495Cleveland County: 12.289 %Cleveland County12.289Grant County: 12.247 %Grant County12.247Kiowa County: 12.212 %Kiowa County12.212
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Ellis County37.997+5.05 pts
2Johnston County29.432+18.66 pts
3Harmon County23.026+7.02 pts
4Dewey County21.102+3.5 pts
5Kingfisher County20.075+5.04 pts
6Jefferson County19.765-4.83 pts
7Atoka County18.389+6.97 pts
8Logan County16.397+4.16 pts
9Marshall County15.556+3.87 pts
10McClain County15.329+2.68 pts
11Rogers County15.099-4.12 pts
12Okfuskee County14.932-3.26 pts
13Garvin County14.855+4.08 pts
14Washita County14.815+1.17 pts
15Beckham County14.767+1.9 pts
16Adair County14.636+7.37 pts
17Blaine County14.499-2.61 pts
18Wagoner County14.378+4.53 pts
19Woods County14.131-8.44 pts
20Alfalfa County14.088-28.8 pts
21Canadian County13.971-0.51 pts
22Comanche County13.925+1.65 pts
23Pittsburg County13.851+2.98 pts
24Love County13.752+7.43 pts
25Oklahoma County13.614+0.53 pts
26Nowata County13.445+2.65 pts
27Mayes County13.315+2.86 pts
28Beaver County13.055+0.43 pts
29Coal County13.019-5.99 pts
30Tulsa County12.878-0.17 pts
31Sequoyah County12.74+3.9 pts
32Kay County12.703+0.58 pts
33Murray County12.657-3.87 pts
34Craig County12.541+1.97 pts
35Cherokee County12.526+1.54 pts
36Creek County12.509+1.77 pts
37Choctaw County12.495-7.39 pts
38Cleveland County12.289-0.87 pts
39Grant County12.247-4.68 pts
40Kiowa County12.212+4.45 pts
41Tillman County12.172+6.96 pts
42Haskell County12.032+1.96 pts
43Carter County11.961+2.97 pts
44Roger Mills County11.448+0.49 pts
45Caddo County11.325+2.02 pts
46Greer County11.282-0.45 pts
47Stephens County11.261+0.62 pts
48Bryan County11.142-2.59 pts
49Woodward County10.834-3.41 pts
50Garfield County10.792-0.85 pts
51McIntosh County10.558+3.96 pts
52Major County10.488-6.77 pts
53Pottawatomie County10.383-0.07 pts
54Jackson County10.377-2.11 pts
55Pontotoc County10.365+1.21 pts
56Grady County10.282-6.23 pts
57Delaware County10.25-0.93 pts
58Okmulgee County10.241+2.33 pts
59Payne County10.196-3.28 pts
60McCurtain County10.144-0.46 pts
61Texas County10.073-1.34 pts
62Custer County9.921-0.6 pts
63Cimarron County9.915-1.15 pts
64Ottawa County9.738+1.47 pts
65Pushmataha County9.682-3.01 pts
66Le Flore County9.144+0.21 pts
67Muskogee County8.915-0.76 pts
68Washington County8.681-1.68 pts
69Noble County8.463-6.66 pts
70Lincoln County8.305-10.58 pts
71Hughes County8.1+1.34 pts
72Osage County8.003-2.14 pts
73Harper County7.721-1.4 pts
74Cotton County7.461-1 pts
75Seminole County7.409-1.9 pts
76Pawnee County6.27-22.28 pts
77Latimer County5.741-3.97 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Ellis County, with 37.997% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Latimer County, with 5.741% in 2015.

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