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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Dewey County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2019, at 27.38%. Love County had the lowest, at 4.605%. The median was 11.22% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.283%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.38Dewey County
Lowest4.605Love County
Median11.2277 counties
Oklahoma12.283History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 8.519 %Alfalfa County: 13.55 %Atoka County: 10.393 %Beaver County: 11.111 %Beckham County: 14.898 %Blaine County: 12.681 %Bryan County: 13.176 %Caddo County: 9.271 %Canadian County: 17.199 %Carter County: 9.286 %Cherokee County: 9.05 %Choctaw County: 9.817 %Cimarron County: 12.632 %Cleveland County: 11.925 %Coal County: 16.298 %Comanche County: 9.908 %Cotton County: 11.229 %Craig County: 11.48 %Creek County: 11.989 %Custer County: 13.447 %Delaware County: 11.528 %Dewey County: 27.38 %Ellis County: 14.648 %Garfield County: 8.899 %Garvin County: 10.711 %Grady County: 11.22 %Grant County: 9.214 %Greer County: 7.851 %Harmon County: 10.448 %Harper County: 6.129 %Haskell County: 14.138 %Hughes County: 7.951 %Jackson County: 9.314 %Jefferson County: 9.056 %Johnston County: 9.363 %Kay County: 9.877 %Kingfisher County: 11.772 %Kiowa County: 8.439 %Latimer County: 8.742 %Le Flore County: 10.417 %Lincoln County: 13.302 %Logan County: 15.119 %Love County: 4.605 %McClain County: 13.929 %McCurtain County: 7.317 %McIntosh County: 12.428 %Major County: 11.774 %Marshall County: 14.356 %Mayes County: 14.477 %Murray County: 7.397 %Muskogee County: 10.281 %Noble County: 6.993 %Nowata County: 13.09 %Okfuskee County: 10.425 %Oklahoma County: 12.261 %Okmulgee County: 12.982 %Osage County: 11.459 %Ottawa County: 6.089 %Pawnee County: 8.9 %Payne County: 12.039 %Pittsburg County: 10.538 %Pontotoc County: 13.719 %Pottawatomie County: 12.093 %Pushmataha County: 8.659 %Roger Mills County: 11.202 %Rogers County: 16.561 %Seminole County: 10.329 %Sequoyah County: 12.539 %Stephens County: 13.245 %Texas County: 5.901 %Tillman County: 9.957 %Tulsa County: 11.265 %Wagoner County: 14.824 %Washington County: 8.436 %Washita County: 12.738 %Woods County: 8.389 %Woodward County: 11.726 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Dewey County: 27.38 %Dewey County27.38Canadian County: 17.199 %Canadian County17.199Rogers County: 16.561 %Rogers County16.561Coal County: 16.298 %Coal County16.298Logan County: 15.119 %Logan County15.119Beckham County: 14.898 %Beckham County14.898Wagoner County: 14.824 %Wagoner County14.824Ellis County: 14.648 %Ellis County14.648Mayes County: 14.477 %Mayes County14.477Marshall County: 14.356 %Marshall County14.356Haskell County: 14.138 %Haskell County14.138McClain County: 13.929 %McClain County13.929Pontotoc County: 13.719 %Pontotoc County13.719Alfalfa County: 13.55 %Alfalfa County13.55Custer County: 13.447 %Custer County13.447Lincoln County: 13.302 %Lincoln County13.302Stephens County: 13.245 %Stephens County13.245Bryan County: 13.176 %Bryan County13.176Nowata County: 13.09 %Nowata County13.09Okmulgee County: 12.982 %Okmulgee County12.982Washita County: 12.738 %Washita County12.738Blaine County: 12.681 %Blaine County12.681Cimarron County: 12.632 %Cimarron County12.632Sequoyah County: 12.539 %Sequoyah County12.539McIntosh County: 12.428 %McIntosh County12.428Oklahoma County: 12.261 %Oklahoma County12.261Pottawatomie County: 12.093 %Pottawatomie County12.093Payne County: 12.039 %Payne County12.039Creek County: 11.989 %Creek County11.989Cleveland County: 11.925 %Cleveland County11.925Major County: 11.774 %Major County11.774Kingfisher County: 11.772 %Kingfisher County11.772Woodward County: 11.726 %Woodward County11.726Delaware County: 11.528 %Delaware County11.528Craig County: 11.48 %Craig County11.48Osage County: 11.459 %Osage County11.459Tulsa County: 11.265 %Tulsa County11.265Cotton County: 11.229 %Cotton County11.229Grady County: 11.22 %Grady County11.22Roger Mills County: 11.202 %Roger Mills County11.202Dewey County: 27.38 %Dewey County27.38Canadian County: 17.199 %Canadian County17.199Rogers County: 16.561 %Rogers County16.561Coal County: 16.298 %Coal County16.298Logan County: 15.119 %Logan County15.119Beckham County: 14.898 %Beckham County14.898Wagoner County: 14.824 %Wagoner County14.824Ellis County: 14.648 %Ellis County14.648Mayes County: 14.477 %Mayes County14.477Marshall County: 14.356 %Marshall County14.356Haskell County: 14.138 %Haskell County14.138McClain County: 13.929 %McClain County13.929Pontotoc County: 13.719 %Pontotoc County13.719Alfalfa County: 13.55 %Alfalfa County13.55Custer County: 13.447 %Custer County13.447Lincoln County: 13.302 %Lincoln County13.302Stephens County: 13.245 %Stephens County13.245Bryan County: 13.176 %Bryan County13.176Nowata County: 13.09 %Nowata County13.09Okmulgee County: 12.982 %Okmulgee County12.982Washita County: 12.738 %Washita County12.738Blaine County: 12.681 %Blaine County12.681Cimarron County: 12.632 %Cimarron County12.632Sequoyah County: 12.539 %Sequoyah County12.539McIntosh County: 12.428 %McIntosh County12.428Oklahoma County: 12.261 %Oklahoma County12.261Pottawatomie County: 12.093 %Pottawatomie County12.093Payne County: 12.039 %Payne County12.039Creek County: 11.989 %Creek County11.989Cleveland County: 11.925 %Cleveland County11.925Major County: 11.774 %Major County11.774Kingfisher County: 11.772 %Kingfisher County11.772Woodward County: 11.726 %Woodward County11.726Delaware County: 11.528 %Delaware County11.528Craig County: 11.48 %Craig County11.48Osage County: 11.459 %Osage County11.459Tulsa County: 11.265 %Tulsa County11.265Cotton County: 11.229 %Cotton County11.229Grady County: 11.22 %Grady County11.22Roger Mills County: 11.202 %Roger Mills County11.202
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Dewey County27.38+13.52 pts
2Canadian County17.199+1.08 pts
3Rogers County16.561+1.98 pts
4Coal County16.298-7.51 pts
5Logan County15.119+0.07 pts
6Beckham County14.898-1.98 pts
7Wagoner County14.824-1.31 pts
8Ellis County14.648-0.01 pts
9Mayes County14.477-1.57 pts
10Marshall County14.356+0.61 pts
11Haskell County14.138+4.8 pts
12McClain County13.929-5.5 pts
13Pontotoc County13.719+3.41 pts
14Alfalfa County13.55-3.15 pts
15Custer County13.447-4.87 pts
16Lincoln County13.302+0.62 pts
17Stephens County13.245+0.62 pts
18Bryan County13.176+0.54 pts
19Nowata County13.09+6.72 pts
20Okmulgee County12.982-4.2 pts
21Washita County12.738-3.68 pts
22Blaine County12.681-3.48 pts
23Cimarron County12.632-12.17 pts
24Sequoyah County12.539+3.04 pts
25McIntosh County12.428-1.46 pts
26Oklahoma County12.261-0.7 pts
27Pottawatomie County12.093+2.45 pts
28Payne County12.039+0.02 pts
29Creek County11.989-3.58 pts
30Cleveland County11.925-0.22 pts
31Major County11.774-5.42 pts
32Kingfisher County11.772-4.62 pts
33Woodward County11.726-1.17 pts
34Delaware County11.528-4.74 pts
35Craig County11.48-2.99 pts
36Osage County11.459-0.91 pts
37Tulsa County11.265-3.29 pts
38Cotton County11.229+5.32 pts
39Grady County11.22-4.96 pts
40Roger Mills County11.202-5.28 pts
41Beaver County11.111-16.57 pts
42Garvin County10.711-2.92 pts
43Pittsburg County10.538-2.13 pts
44Harmon County10.448-2.75 pts
45Okfuskee County10.425+4.65 pts
46Le Flore County10.417-2.22 pts
47Atoka County10.393-0.69 pts
48Seminole County10.329-5.61 pts
49Muskogee County10.281-3.11 pts
50Tillman County9.957-0.42 pts
51Comanche County9.908-1.33 pts
52Kay County9.877-0.42 pts
53Choctaw County9.817-2.42 pts
54Johnston County9.363-14.96 pts
55Jackson County9.314-0.12 pts
56Carter County9.286-5.54 pts
57Caddo County9.271-6.24 pts
58Grant County9.214-15.61 pts
59Jefferson County9.056-51.44 pts
60Cherokee County9.05+0.74 pts
61Pawnee County8.9-20.42 pts
62Garfield County8.899-1.51 pts
63Latimer County8.742-4.11 pts
64Pushmataha County8.659-1.49 pts
65Adair County8.519+1.83 pts
66Kiowa County8.439+3.21 pts
67Washington County8.436+0.81 pts
68Woods County8.389+0.23 pts
69Hughes County7.951-1.45 pts
70Greer County7.851-13.58 pts
71Murray County7.397-7.21 pts
72McCurtain County7.317-1.46 pts
73Noble County6.993-3.45 pts
74Harper County6.129-7.03 pts
75Ottawa County6.089-2.44 pts
76Texas County5.901-5.03 pts
77Love County4.605+1.71 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Dewey County, with 27.38% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Love County, with 4.605% in 2019.

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