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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Johnston County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2017, at 29.528%. Love County had the lowest, at 5.367%. The median was 13.273% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.941%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.528Johnston County
Lowest5.367Love County
Median13.27377 counties
Oklahoma12.941History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 12.108 %Alfalfa County: 13.823 %Atoka County: 9.619 %Beaver County: 8.623 %Beckham County: 14.176 %Blaine County: 14.824 %Bryan County: 11.859 %Caddo County: 16.566 %Canadian County: 17.76 %Carter County: 9.49 %Cherokee County: 10.721 %Choctaw County: 14.025 %Cimarron County: 22.409 %Cleveland County: 13.448 %Coal County: 23.052 %Comanche County: 11.583 %Cotton County: 7.495 %Craig County: 8.458 %Creek County: 10.896 %Custer County: 10.799 %Delaware County: 17.929 %Dewey County: 17.235 %Ellis County: 13.879 %Garfield County: 15.634 %Garvin County: 12.608 %Grady County: 10.778 %Grant County: 16.123 %Greer County: 15.278 %Harmon County: 8.521 %Harper County: 9.249 %Haskell County: 15.564 %Hughes County: 14.13 %Jackson County: 13.444 %Jefferson County: 12.451 %Johnston County: 29.528 %Kay County: 14.16 %Kingfisher County: 16.084 %Kiowa County: 9.426 %Latimer County: 8.026 %Le Flore County: 22.899 %Lincoln County: 15.852 %Logan County: 11.73 %Love County: 5.367 %McClain County: 10.499 %McCurtain County: 7.958 %McIntosh County: 13.864 %Major County: 16.248 %Marshall County: 8.379 %Mayes County: 13.844 %Murray County: 15.432 %Muskogee County: 15.003 %Noble County: 13.273 %Nowata County: 16.938 %Okfuskee County: 10.03 %Oklahoma County: 13.017 %Okmulgee County: 11.557 %Osage County: 15.379 %Ottawa County: 9.704 %Pawnee County: 10.041 %Payne County: 15.874 %Pittsburg County: 12.14 %Pontotoc County: 11.911 %Pottawatomie County: 14.088 %Pushmataha County: 14.545 %Roger Mills County: 13.745 %Rogers County: 11.954 %Seminole County: 12.31 %Sequoyah County: 9.402 %Stephens County: 15.651 %Texas County: 8.929 %Tillman County: 9.433 %Tulsa County: 12.522 %Wagoner County: 15.671 %Washington County: 7.285 %Washita County: 14.022 %Woods County: 9.645 %Woodward County: 14.302 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Johnston County: 29.528 %Johnston County29.528Coal County: 23.052 %Coal County23.052Le Flore County: 22.899 %Le Flore County22.899Cimarron County: 22.409 %Cimarron County22.409Delaware County: 17.929 %Delaware County17.929Canadian County: 17.76 %Canadian County17.76Dewey County: 17.235 %Dewey County17.235Nowata County: 16.938 %Nowata County16.938Caddo County: 16.566 %Caddo County16.566Major County: 16.248 %Major County16.248Grant County: 16.123 %Grant County16.123Kingfisher County: 16.084 %Kingfisher County16.084Payne County: 15.874 %Payne County15.874Lincoln County: 15.852 %Lincoln County15.852Wagoner County: 15.671 %Wagoner County15.671Stephens County: 15.651 %Stephens County15.651Garfield County: 15.634 %Garfield County15.634Haskell County: 15.564 %Haskell County15.564Murray County: 15.432 %Murray County15.432Osage County: 15.379 %Osage County15.379Greer County: 15.278 %Greer County15.278Muskogee County: 15.003 %Muskogee County15.003Blaine County: 14.824 %Blaine County14.824Pushmataha County: 14.545 %Pushmataha County14.545Woodward County: 14.302 %Woodward County14.302Beckham County: 14.176 %Beckham County14.176Kay County: 14.16 %Kay County14.16Hughes County: 14.13 %Hughes County14.13Pottawatomie County: 14.088 %Pottawatomie County14.088Choctaw County: 14.025 %Choctaw County14.025Washita County: 14.022 %Washita County14.022Ellis County: 13.879 %Ellis County13.879McIntosh County: 13.864 %McIntosh County13.864Mayes County: 13.844 %Mayes County13.844Alfalfa County: 13.823 %Alfalfa County13.823Roger Mills County: 13.745 %Roger Mills County13.745Cleveland County: 13.448 %Cleveland County13.448Jackson County: 13.444 %Jackson County13.444Noble County: 13.273 %Noble County13.273Oklahoma County: 13.017 %Oklahoma County13.017Johnston County: 29.528 %Johnston County29.528Coal County: 23.052 %Coal County23.052Le Flore County: 22.899 %Le Flore County22.899Cimarron County: 22.409 %Cimarron County22.409Delaware County: 17.929 %Delaware County17.929Canadian County: 17.76 %Canadian County17.76Dewey County: 17.235 %Dewey County17.235Nowata County: 16.938 %Nowata County16.938Caddo County: 16.566 %Caddo County16.566Major County: 16.248 %Major County16.248Grant County: 16.123 %Grant County16.123Kingfisher County: 16.084 %Kingfisher County16.084Payne County: 15.874 %Payne County15.874Lincoln County: 15.852 %Lincoln County15.852Wagoner County: 15.671 %Wagoner County15.671Stephens County: 15.651 %Stephens County15.651Garfield County: 15.634 %Garfield County15.634Haskell County: 15.564 %Haskell County15.564Murray County: 15.432 %Murray County15.432Osage County: 15.379 %Osage County15.379Greer County: 15.278 %Greer County15.278Muskogee County: 15.003 %Muskogee County15.003Blaine County: 14.824 %Blaine County14.824Pushmataha County: 14.545 %Pushmataha County14.545Woodward County: 14.302 %Woodward County14.302Beckham County: 14.176 %Beckham County14.176Kay County: 14.16 %Kay County14.16Hughes County: 14.13 %Hughes County14.13Pottawatomie County: 14.088 %Pottawatomie County14.088Choctaw County: 14.025 %Choctaw County14.025Washita County: 14.022 %Washita County14.022Ellis County: 13.879 %Ellis County13.879McIntosh County: 13.864 %McIntosh County13.864Mayes County: 13.844 %Mayes County13.844Alfalfa County: 13.823 %Alfalfa County13.823Roger Mills County: 13.745 %Roger Mills County13.745Cleveland County: 13.448 %Cleveland County13.448Jackson County: 13.444 %Jackson County13.444Noble County: 13.273 %Noble County13.273Oklahoma County: 13.017 %Oklahoma County13.017
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Johnston County29.528-0.09 pts
2Coal County23.052+11.6 pts
3Le Flore County22.899+12.14 pts
4Cimarron County22.409+2.58 pts
5Delaware County17.929+3.23 pts
6Canadian County17.76+5.35 pts
7Dewey County17.235-5.78 pts
8Nowata County16.938+5.89 pts
9Caddo County16.566+3.37 pts
10Major County16.248+4.59 pts
11Grant County16.123+10.47 pts
12Kingfisher County16.084+5.05 pts
13Payne County15.874+2.53 pts
14Lincoln County15.852+5.6 pts
15Wagoner County15.671+4.43 pts
16Stephens County15.651+4.4 pts
17Garfield County15.634+2.93 pts
18Haskell County15.564+6.9 pts
19Murray County15.432+5.34 pts
20Osage County15.379+1.75 pts
21Greer County15.278+3.85 pts
22Muskogee County15.003+3.38 pts
23Blaine County14.824+7.16 pts
24Pushmataha County14.545-6.56 pts
25Woodward County14.302+6.64 pts
26Beckham County14.176+6.92 pts
27Kay County14.16+4 pts
28Hughes County14.13+0.28 pts
29Pottawatomie County14.088-0.15 pts
30Choctaw County14.025+3.91 pts
31Washita County14.022+1.53 pts
32Ellis County13.879+7.56 pts
33McIntosh County13.864+2.04 pts
34Mayes County13.844+3.84 pts
35Alfalfa County13.823+1.8 pts
36Roger Mills County13.745+3.3 pts
37Cleveland County13.448+0.16 pts
38Jackson County13.444+6.21 pts
39Noble County13.273+7.85 pts
40Oklahoma County13.017+0.54 pts
41Garvin County12.608+1.8 pts
42Tulsa County12.522+1 pts
43Jefferson County12.451-9.92 pts
44Seminole County12.31+2.05 pts
45Pittsburg County12.14+2.85 pts
46Adair County12.108+2.59 pts
47Rogers County11.954+0.3 pts
48Pontotoc County11.911+1.45 pts
49Bryan County11.859+0.21 pts
50Logan County11.73-4.29 pts
51Comanche County11.583+0.68 pts
52Okmulgee County11.557+0.42 pts
53Creek County10.896+1.31 pts
54Custer County10.799+0.98 pts
55Grady County10.778+0.82 pts
56Cherokee County10.721+1.83 pts
57McClain County10.499-0.78 pts
58Pawnee County10.041-0.95 pts
59Okfuskee County10.03+0.23 pts
60Ottawa County9.704+1.61 pts
61Woods County9.645+1.03 pts
62Atoka County9.619-0.49 pts
63Carter County9.49-2.86 pts
64Tillman County9.433+4.11 pts
65Kiowa County9.426+2.17 pts
66Sequoyah County9.402-3.33 pts
67Harper County9.249+3.39 pts
68Texas County8.929+2.41 pts
69Beaver County8.623-2.39 pts
70Harmon County8.521-5.56 pts
71Craig County8.458+0.54 pts
72Marshall County8.379-0 pts
73Latimer County8.026-5.28 pts
74McCurtain County7.958-3.76 pts
75Cotton County7.495-2.27 pts
76Washington County7.285-5 pts
77Love County5.367-7.42 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Johnston County, with 29.528% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Love County, with 5.367% in 2017.

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