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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Jefferson County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2018, at 60.495%. Love County had the lowest, at 2.896%. The median was 13.198% and the figure for Oklahoma was 13.385%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.495Jefferson County
Lowest2.896Love County
Median13.19877 counties
Oklahoma13.385History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 6.687 %Alfalfa County: 16.703 %Atoka County: 11.086 %Beaver County: 27.683 %Beckham County: 16.881 %Blaine County: 16.157 %Bryan County: 12.641 %Caddo County: 15.511 %Canadian County: 16.118 %Carter County: 14.825 %Cherokee County: 8.312 %Choctaw County: 12.239 %Cimarron County: 24.8 %Cleveland County: 12.147 %Coal County: 23.812 %Comanche County: 11.24 %Cotton County: 5.908 %Craig County: 14.466 %Creek County: 15.568 %Custer County: 18.32 %Delaware County: 16.269 %Dewey County: 13.864 %Ellis County: 14.657 %Garfield County: 10.41 %Garvin County: 13.628 %Grady County: 16.183 %Grant County: 24.822 %Greer County: 21.429 %Harmon County: 13.198 %Harper County: 13.161 %Haskell County: 9.338 %Hughes County: 9.4 %Jackson County: 9.432 %Jefferson County: 60.495 %Johnston County: 24.318 %Kay County: 10.298 %Kingfisher County: 16.388 %Kiowa County: 5.225 %Latimer County: 12.849 %Le Flore County: 12.633 %Lincoln County: 12.679 %Logan County: 15.045 %Love County: 2.896 %McClain County: 19.43 %McCurtain County: 8.773 %McIntosh County: 13.891 %Major County: 17.191 %Marshall County: 13.747 %Mayes County: 16.048 %Murray County: 14.602 %Muskogee County: 13.392 %Noble County: 10.441 %Nowata County: 6.368 %Okfuskee County: 5.778 %Oklahoma County: 12.96 %Okmulgee County: 17.179 %Osage County: 12.365 %Ottawa County: 8.527 %Pawnee County: 29.32 %Payne County: 12.019 %Pittsburg County: 12.665 %Pontotoc County: 10.31 %Pottawatomie County: 9.639 %Pushmataha County: 10.152 %Roger Mills County: 16.482 %Rogers County: 14.576 %Seminole County: 15.938 %Sequoyah County: 9.495 %Stephens County: 12.623 %Texas County: 10.931 %Tillman County: 10.38 %Tulsa County: 14.552 %Wagoner County: 16.131 %Washington County: 7.627 %Washita County: 16.415 %Woods County: 8.155 %Woodward County: 12.9 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jefferson County: 60.495 %Jefferson County60.495Pawnee County: 29.32 %Pawnee County29.32Beaver County: 27.683 %Beaver County27.683Grant County: 24.822 %Grant County24.822Cimarron County: 24.8 %Cimarron County24.8Johnston County: 24.318 %Johnston County24.318Coal County: 23.812 %Coal County23.812Greer County: 21.429 %Greer County21.429McClain County: 19.43 %McClain County19.43Custer County: 18.32 %Custer County18.32Major County: 17.191 %Major County17.191Okmulgee County: 17.179 %Okmulgee County17.179Beckham County: 16.881 %Beckham County16.881Alfalfa County: 16.703 %Alfalfa County16.703Roger Mills County: 16.482 %Roger Mills County16.482Washita County: 16.415 %Washita County16.415Kingfisher County: 16.388 %Kingfisher County16.388Delaware County: 16.269 %Delaware County16.269Grady County: 16.183 %Grady County16.183Blaine County: 16.157 %Blaine County16.157Wagoner County: 16.131 %Wagoner County16.131Canadian County: 16.118 %Canadian County16.118Mayes County: 16.048 %Mayes County16.048Seminole County: 15.938 %Seminole County15.938Creek County: 15.568 %Creek County15.568Caddo County: 15.511 %Caddo County15.511Logan County: 15.045 %Logan County15.045Carter County: 14.825 %Carter County14.825Ellis County: 14.657 %Ellis County14.657Murray County: 14.602 %Murray County14.602Rogers County: 14.576 %Rogers County14.576Tulsa County: 14.552 %Tulsa County14.552Craig County: 14.466 %Craig County14.466McIntosh County: 13.891 %McIntosh County13.891Dewey County: 13.864 %Dewey County13.864Marshall County: 13.747 %Marshall County13.747Garvin County: 13.628 %Garvin County13.628Muskogee County: 13.392 %Muskogee County13.392Harmon County: 13.198 %Harmon County13.198Harper County: 13.161 %Harper County13.161Jefferson County: 60.495 %Jefferson County60.495Pawnee County: 29.32 %Pawnee County29.32Beaver County: 27.683 %Beaver County27.683Grant County: 24.822 %Grant County24.822Cimarron County: 24.8 %Cimarron County24.8Johnston County: 24.318 %Johnston County24.318Coal County: 23.812 %Coal County23.812Greer County: 21.429 %Greer County21.429McClain County: 19.43 %McClain County19.43Custer County: 18.32 %Custer County18.32Major County: 17.191 %Major County17.191Okmulgee County: 17.179 %Okmulgee County17.179Beckham County: 16.881 %Beckham County16.881Alfalfa County: 16.703 %Alfalfa County16.703Roger Mills County: 16.482 %Roger Mills County16.482Washita County: 16.415 %Washita County16.415Kingfisher County: 16.388 %Kingfisher County16.388Delaware County: 16.269 %Delaware County16.269Grady County: 16.183 %Grady County16.183Blaine County: 16.157 %Blaine County16.157Wagoner County: 16.131 %Wagoner County16.131Canadian County: 16.118 %Canadian County16.118Mayes County: 16.048 %Mayes County16.048Seminole County: 15.938 %Seminole County15.938Creek County: 15.568 %Creek County15.568Caddo County: 15.511 %Caddo County15.511Logan County: 15.045 %Logan County15.045Carter County: 14.825 %Carter County14.825Ellis County: 14.657 %Ellis County14.657Murray County: 14.602 %Murray County14.602Rogers County: 14.576 %Rogers County14.576Tulsa County: 14.552 %Tulsa County14.552Craig County: 14.466 %Craig County14.466McIntosh County: 13.891 %McIntosh County13.891Dewey County: 13.864 %Dewey County13.864Marshall County: 13.747 %Marshall County13.747Garvin County: 13.628 %Garvin County13.628Muskogee County: 13.392 %Muskogee County13.392Harmon County: 13.198 %Harmon County13.198Harper County: 13.161 %Harper County13.161
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jefferson County60.495+48.04 pts
2Pawnee County29.32+19.28 pts
3Beaver County27.683+19.06 pts
4Grant County24.822+8.7 pts
5Cimarron County24.8+2.39 pts
6Johnston County24.318-5.21 pts
7Coal County23.812+0.76 pts
8Greer County21.429+6.15 pts
9McClain County19.43+8.93 pts
10Custer County18.32+7.52 pts
11Major County17.191+0.94 pts
12Okmulgee County17.179+5.62 pts
13Beckham County16.881+2.71 pts
14Alfalfa County16.703+2.88 pts
15Roger Mills County16.482+2.74 pts
16Washita County16.415+2.39 pts
17Kingfisher County16.388+0.3 pts
18Delaware County16.269-1.66 pts
19Grady County16.183+5.4 pts
20Blaine County16.157+1.33 pts
21Wagoner County16.131+0.46 pts
22Canadian County16.118-1.64 pts
23Mayes County16.048+2.2 pts
24Seminole County15.938+3.63 pts
25Creek County15.568+4.67 pts
26Caddo County15.511-1.05 pts
27Logan County15.045+3.31 pts
28Carter County14.825+5.33 pts
29Ellis County14.657+0.78 pts
30Murray County14.602-0.83 pts
31Rogers County14.576+2.62 pts
32Tulsa County14.552+2.03 pts
33Craig County14.466+6.01 pts
34McIntosh County13.891+0.03 pts
35Dewey County13.864-3.37 pts
36Marshall County13.747+5.37 pts
37Garvin County13.628+1.02 pts
38Muskogee County13.392-1.61 pts
39Harmon County13.198+4.68 pts
40Harper County13.161+3.91 pts
41Oklahoma County12.96-0.06 pts
42Woodward County12.9-1.4 pts
43Latimer County12.849+4.82 pts
44Lincoln County12.679-3.17 pts
45Pittsburg County12.665+0.52 pts
46Bryan County12.641+0.78 pts
47Le Flore County12.633-10.27 pts
48Stephens County12.623-3.03 pts
49Osage County12.365-3.01 pts
50Choctaw County12.239-1.79 pts
51Cleveland County12.147-1.3 pts
52Payne County12.019-3.86 pts
53Comanche County11.24-0.34 pts
54Atoka County11.086+1.47 pts
55Texas County10.931+2 pts
56Noble County10.441-2.83 pts
57Garfield County10.41-5.22 pts
58Tillman County10.38+0.95 pts
59Pontotoc County10.31-1.6 pts
60Kay County10.298-3.86 pts
61Pushmataha County10.152-4.39 pts
62Pottawatomie County9.639-4.45 pts
63Sequoyah County9.495+0.09 pts
64Jackson County9.432-4.01 pts
65Hughes County9.4-4.73 pts
66Haskell County9.338-6.23 pts
67McCurtain County8.773+0.81 pts
68Ottawa County8.527-1.18 pts
69Cherokee County8.312-2.41 pts
70Woods County8.155-1.49 pts
71Washington County7.627+0.34 pts
72Adair County6.687-5.42 pts
73Nowata County6.368-10.57 pts
74Cotton County5.908-1.59 pts
75Okfuskee County5.778-4.25 pts
76Kiowa County5.225-4.2 pts
77Love County2.896-2.47 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jefferson County, with 60.495% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Love County, with 2.896% in 2018.

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