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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Johnston County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2016, at 29.62%. Tillman County had the lowest, at 5.325%. The median was 11.03% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.046%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.62Johnston County
Lowest5.325Tillman County
Median11.0377 counties
Oklahoma12.046History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 9.519 %Alfalfa County: 12.019 %Atoka County: 10.106 %Beaver County: 11.011 %Beckham County: 7.261 %Blaine County: 7.668 %Bryan County: 11.647 %Caddo County: 13.198 %Canadian County: 12.412 %Carter County: 12.348 %Cherokee County: 8.892 %Choctaw County: 10.117 %Cimarron County: 19.828 %Cleveland County: 13.291 %Coal County: 11.454 %Comanche County: 10.901 %Cotton County: 9.766 %Craig County: 7.914 %Creek County: 9.585 %Custer County: 9.822 %Delaware County: 14.703 %Dewey County: 23.012 %Ellis County: 6.315 %Garfield County: 12.706 %Garvin County: 10.81 %Grady County: 9.958 %Grant County: 5.653 %Greer County: 11.429 %Harmon County: 14.081 %Harper County: 5.857 %Haskell County: 8.662 %Hughes County: 13.846 %Jackson County: 7.236 %Jefferson County: 22.37 %Johnston County: 29.62 %Kay County: 10.156 %Kingfisher County: 11.03 %Kiowa County: 7.254 %Latimer County: 13.309 %Le Flore County: 10.755 %Lincoln County: 10.255 %Logan County: 16.018 %Love County: 12.782 %McClain County: 11.28 %McCurtain County: 11.719 %McIntosh County: 11.826 %Major County: 11.659 %Marshall County: 8.38 %Mayes County: 10.004 %Murray County: 10.095 %Muskogee County: 11.619 %Noble County: 5.418 %Nowata County: 11.049 %Okfuskee County: 9.803 %Oklahoma County: 12.474 %Okmulgee County: 11.142 %Osage County: 13.625 %Ottawa County: 8.096 %Pawnee County: 10.991 %Payne County: 13.345 %Pittsburg County: 9.295 %Pontotoc County: 10.463 %Pottawatomie County: 14.236 %Pushmataha County: 21.106 %Roger Mills County: 10.448 %Rogers County: 11.658 %Seminole County: 10.264 %Sequoyah County: 12.728 %Stephens County: 11.249 %Texas County: 6.517 %Tillman County: 5.325 %Tulsa County: 11.518 %Wagoner County: 11.236 %Washington County: 12.29 %Washita County: 12.488 %Woods County: 8.618 %Woodward County: 7.663 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Johnston County: 29.62 %Johnston County29.62Dewey County: 23.012 %Dewey County23.012Jefferson County: 22.37 %Jefferson County22.37Pushmataha County: 21.106 %Pushmataha County21.106Cimarron County: 19.828 %Cimarron County19.828Logan County: 16.018 %Logan County16.018Delaware County: 14.703 %Delaware County14.703Pottawatomie County: 14.236 %Pottawatomie County14.236Harmon County: 14.081 %Harmon County14.081Hughes County: 13.846 %Hughes County13.846Osage County: 13.625 %Osage County13.625Payne County: 13.345 %Payne County13.345Latimer County: 13.309 %Latimer County13.309Cleveland County: 13.291 %Cleveland County13.291Caddo County: 13.198 %Caddo County13.198Love County: 12.782 %Love County12.782Sequoyah County: 12.728 %Sequoyah County12.728Garfield County: 12.706 %Garfield County12.706Washita County: 12.488 %Washita County12.488Oklahoma County: 12.474 %Oklahoma County12.474Canadian County: 12.412 %Canadian County12.412Carter County: 12.348 %Carter County12.348Washington County: 12.29 %Washington County12.29Alfalfa County: 12.019 %Alfalfa County12.019McIntosh County: 11.826 %McIntosh County11.826McCurtain County: 11.719 %McCurtain County11.719Major County: 11.659 %Major County11.659Rogers County: 11.658 %Rogers County11.658Bryan County: 11.647 %Bryan County11.647Muskogee County: 11.619 %Muskogee County11.619Tulsa County: 11.518 %Tulsa County11.518Coal County: 11.454 %Coal County11.454Greer County: 11.429 %Greer County11.429McClain County: 11.28 %McClain County11.28Stephens County: 11.249 %Stephens County11.249Wagoner County: 11.236 %Wagoner County11.236Okmulgee County: 11.142 %Okmulgee County11.142Nowata County: 11.049 %Nowata County11.049Kingfisher County: 11.03 %Kingfisher County11.03Beaver County: 11.011 %Beaver County11.011Johnston County: 29.62 %Johnston County29.62Dewey County: 23.012 %Dewey County23.012Jefferson County: 22.37 %Jefferson County22.37Pushmataha County: 21.106 %Pushmataha County21.106Cimarron County: 19.828 %Cimarron County19.828Logan County: 16.018 %Logan County16.018Delaware County: 14.703 %Delaware County14.703Pottawatomie County: 14.236 %Pottawatomie County14.236Harmon County: 14.081 %Harmon County14.081Hughes County: 13.846 %Hughes County13.846Osage County: 13.625 %Osage County13.625Payne County: 13.345 %Payne County13.345Latimer County: 13.309 %Latimer County13.309Cleveland County: 13.291 %Cleveland County13.291Caddo County: 13.198 %Caddo County13.198Love County: 12.782 %Love County12.782Sequoyah County: 12.728 %Sequoyah County12.728Garfield County: 12.706 %Garfield County12.706Washita County: 12.488 %Washita County12.488Oklahoma County: 12.474 %Oklahoma County12.474Canadian County: 12.412 %Canadian County12.412Carter County: 12.348 %Carter County12.348Washington County: 12.29 %Washington County12.29Alfalfa County: 12.019 %Alfalfa County12.019McIntosh County: 11.826 %McIntosh County11.826McCurtain County: 11.719 %McCurtain County11.719Major County: 11.659 %Major County11.659Rogers County: 11.658 %Rogers County11.658Bryan County: 11.647 %Bryan County11.647Muskogee County: 11.619 %Muskogee County11.619Tulsa County: 11.518 %Tulsa County11.518Coal County: 11.454 %Coal County11.454Greer County: 11.429 %Greer County11.429McClain County: 11.28 %McClain County11.28Stephens County: 11.249 %Stephens County11.249Wagoner County: 11.236 %Wagoner County11.236Okmulgee County: 11.142 %Okmulgee County11.142Nowata County: 11.049 %Nowata County11.049Kingfisher County: 11.03 %Kingfisher County11.03Beaver County: 11.011 %Beaver County11.011
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Johnston County29.62+0.19 pts
2Dewey County23.012+1.91 pts
3Jefferson County22.37+2.61 pts
4Pushmataha County21.106+11.42 pts
5Cimarron County19.828+9.91 pts
6Logan County16.018-0.38 pts
7Delaware County14.703+4.45 pts
8Pottawatomie County14.236+3.85 pts
9Harmon County14.081-8.95 pts
10Hughes County13.846+5.75 pts
11Osage County13.625+5.62 pts
12Payne County13.345+3.15 pts
13Latimer County13.309+7.57 pts
14Cleveland County13.291+1 pts
15Caddo County13.198+1.87 pts
16Love County12.782-0.97 pts
17Sequoyah County12.728-0.01 pts
18Garfield County12.706+1.91 pts
19Washita County12.488-2.33 pts
20Oklahoma County12.474-1.14 pts
21Canadian County12.412-1.56 pts
22Carter County12.348+0.39 pts
23Washington County12.29+3.61 pts
24Alfalfa County12.019-2.07 pts
25McIntosh County11.826+1.27 pts
26McCurtain County11.719+1.57 pts
27Major County11.659+1.17 pts
28Rogers County11.658-3.44 pts
29Bryan County11.647+0.51 pts
30Muskogee County11.619+2.7 pts
31Tulsa County11.518-1.36 pts
32Coal County11.454-1.56 pts
33Greer County11.429+0.15 pts
34McClain County11.28-4.05 pts
35Stephens County11.249-0.01 pts
36Wagoner County11.236-3.14 pts
37Okmulgee County11.142+0.9 pts
38Nowata County11.049-2.4 pts
39Kingfisher County11.03-9.04 pts
40Beaver County11.011-2.04 pts
41Pawnee County10.991+4.72 pts
42Comanche County10.901-3.02 pts
43Garvin County10.81-4.04 pts
44Le Flore County10.755+1.61 pts
45Pontotoc County10.463+0.1 pts
46Roger Mills County10.448-1 pts
47Seminole County10.264+2.85 pts
48Lincoln County10.255+1.95 pts
49Kay County10.156-2.55 pts
50Choctaw County10.117-2.38 pts
51Atoka County10.106-8.28 pts
52Murray County10.095-2.56 pts
53Mayes County10.004-3.31 pts
54Grady County9.958-0.32 pts
55Custer County9.822-0.1 pts
56Okfuskee County9.803-5.13 pts
57Cotton County9.766+2.3 pts
58Creek County9.585-2.92 pts
59Adair County9.519-5.12 pts
60Pittsburg County9.295-4.56 pts
61Cherokee County8.892-3.63 pts
62Haskell County8.662-3.37 pts
63Woods County8.618-5.51 pts
64Marshall County8.38-7.18 pts
65Ottawa County8.096-1.64 pts
66Craig County7.914-4.63 pts
67Blaine County7.668-6.83 pts
68Woodward County7.663-3.17 pts
69Beckham County7.261-7.51 pts
70Kiowa County7.254-4.96 pts
71Jackson County7.236-3.14 pts
72Texas County6.517-3.56 pts
73Ellis County6.315-31.68 pts
74Harper County5.857-1.86 pts
75Grant County5.653-6.59 pts
76Noble County5.418-3.04 pts
77Tillman County5.325-6.85 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Johnston County, with 29.62% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Tillman County, with 5.325% in 2016.

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