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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Greer County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2020, at 25.436%. Johnston County had the lowest, at 4.846%. The median was 10.796% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.309%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.436Greer County
Lowest4.846Johnston County
Median10.79677 counties
Oklahoma12.309History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 9.622 %Alfalfa County: 9.794 %Atoka County: 12.402 %Beaver County: 17.2 %Beckham County: 11.679 %Blaine County: 9.08 %Bryan County: 16.548 %Caddo County: 13.556 %Canadian County: 14.217 %Carter County: 9.422 %Cherokee County: 9.835 %Choctaw County: 8.612 %Cimarron County: 8.522 %Cleveland County: 16.262 %Coal County: 9.953 %Comanche County: 9.95 %Cotton County: 9.177 %Craig County: 10.026 %Creek County: 11.74 %Custer County: 12.025 %Delaware County: 13.09 %Dewey County: 10.027 %Ellis County: 11.92 %Garfield County: 10.692 %Garvin County: 12.582 %Grady County: 12.62 %Grant County: 21.583 %Greer County: 25.436 %Harmon County: 14.322 %Harper County: 15.927 %Haskell County: 21.756 %Hughes County: 7.238 %Jackson County: 9.14 %Jefferson County: 6.452 %Johnston County: 4.846 %Kay County: 11.711 %Kingfisher County: 14.169 %Kiowa County: 7.885 %Latimer County: 14.14 %Le Flore County: 9.621 %Lincoln County: 14.327 %Logan County: 12.022 %Love County: 6.156 %McClain County: 14.328 %McCurtain County: 11.109 %McIntosh County: 15.553 %Major County: 9.106 %Marshall County: 9.196 %Mayes County: 11.56 %Murray County: 7.738 %Muskogee County: 10.003 %Noble County: 23.493 %Nowata County: 8.613 %Okfuskee County: 8.665 %Oklahoma County: 13.312 %Okmulgee County: 13.148 %Osage County: 10.796 %Ottawa County: 13.641 %Pawnee County: 10.019 %Payne County: 10.542 %Pittsburg County: 8.616 %Pontotoc County: 7.552 %Pottawatomie County: 10.506 %Pushmataha County: 12.197 %Roger Mills County: 7.87 %Rogers County: 15.434 %Seminole County: 8.633 %Sequoyah County: 10.85 %Stephens County: 15.431 %Texas County: 13.224 %Tillman County: 5.477 %Tulsa County: 10.562 %Wagoner County: 14.124 %Washington County: 17.858 %Washita County: 9.967 %Woods County: 8.247 %Woodward County: 10.533 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Greer County: 25.436 %Greer County25.436Noble County: 23.493 %Noble County23.493Haskell County: 21.756 %Haskell County21.756Grant County: 21.583 %Grant County21.583Washington County: 17.858 %Washington County17.858Beaver County: 17.2 %Beaver County17.2Bryan County: 16.548 %Bryan County16.548Cleveland County: 16.262 %Cleveland County16.262Harper County: 15.927 %Harper County15.927McIntosh County: 15.553 %McIntosh County15.553Rogers County: 15.434 %Rogers County15.434Stephens County: 15.431 %Stephens County15.431McClain County: 14.328 %McClain County14.328Lincoln County: 14.327 %Lincoln County14.327Harmon County: 14.322 %Harmon County14.322Canadian County: 14.217 %Canadian County14.217Kingfisher County: 14.169 %Kingfisher County14.169Latimer County: 14.14 %Latimer County14.14Wagoner County: 14.124 %Wagoner County14.124Ottawa County: 13.641 %Ottawa County13.641Caddo County: 13.556 %Caddo County13.556Oklahoma County: 13.312 %Oklahoma County13.312Texas County: 13.224 %Texas County13.224Okmulgee County: 13.148 %Okmulgee County13.148Delaware County: 13.09 %Delaware County13.09Grady County: 12.62 %Grady County12.62Garvin County: 12.582 %Garvin County12.582Atoka County: 12.402 %Atoka County12.402Pushmataha County: 12.197 %Pushmataha County12.197Custer County: 12.025 %Custer County12.025Logan County: 12.022 %Logan County12.022Ellis County: 11.92 %Ellis County11.92Creek County: 11.74 %Creek County11.74Kay County: 11.711 %Kay County11.711Beckham County: 11.679 %Beckham County11.679Mayes County: 11.56 %Mayes County11.56McCurtain County: 11.109 %McCurtain County11.109Sequoyah County: 10.85 %Sequoyah County10.85Osage County: 10.796 %Osage County10.796Garfield County: 10.692 %Garfield County10.692Greer County: 25.436 %Greer County25.436Noble County: 23.493 %Noble County23.493Haskell County: 21.756 %Haskell County21.756Grant County: 21.583 %Grant County21.583Washington County: 17.858 %Washington County17.858Beaver County: 17.2 %Beaver County17.2Bryan County: 16.548 %Bryan County16.548Cleveland County: 16.262 %Cleveland County16.262Harper County: 15.927 %Harper County15.927McIntosh County: 15.553 %McIntosh County15.553Rogers County: 15.434 %Rogers County15.434Stephens County: 15.431 %Stephens County15.431McClain County: 14.328 %McClain County14.328Lincoln County: 14.327 %Lincoln County14.327Harmon County: 14.322 %Harmon County14.322Canadian County: 14.217 %Canadian County14.217Kingfisher County: 14.169 %Kingfisher County14.169Latimer County: 14.14 %Latimer County14.14Wagoner County: 14.124 %Wagoner County14.124Ottawa County: 13.641 %Ottawa County13.641Caddo County: 13.556 %Caddo County13.556Oklahoma County: 13.312 %Oklahoma County13.312Texas County: 13.224 %Texas County13.224Okmulgee County: 13.148 %Okmulgee County13.148Delaware County: 13.09 %Delaware County13.09Grady County: 12.62 %Grady County12.62Garvin County: 12.582 %Garvin County12.582Atoka County: 12.402 %Atoka County12.402Pushmataha County: 12.197 %Pushmataha County12.197Custer County: 12.025 %Custer County12.025Logan County: 12.022 %Logan County12.022Ellis County: 11.92 %Ellis County11.92Creek County: 11.74 %Creek County11.74Kay County: 11.711 %Kay County11.711Beckham County: 11.679 %Beckham County11.679Mayes County: 11.56 %Mayes County11.56McCurtain County: 11.109 %McCurtain County11.109Sequoyah County: 10.85 %Sequoyah County10.85Osage County: 10.796 %Osage County10.796Garfield County: 10.692 %Garfield County10.692
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Greer County25.436+17.59 pts
2Noble County23.493+16.5 pts
3Haskell County21.756+7.62 pts
4Grant County21.583+12.37 pts
5Washington County17.858+9.42 pts
6Beaver County17.2+6.09 pts
7Bryan County16.548+3.37 pts
8Cleveland County16.262+4.34 pts
9Harper County15.927+9.8 pts
10McIntosh County15.553+3.13 pts
11Rogers County15.434-1.13 pts
12Stephens County15.431+2.19 pts
13McClain County14.328+0.4 pts
14Lincoln County14.327+1.03 pts
15Harmon County14.322+3.87 pts
16Canadian County14.217-2.98 pts
17Kingfisher County14.169+2.4 pts
18Latimer County14.14+5.4 pts
19Wagoner County14.124-0.7 pts
20Ottawa County13.641+7.55 pts
21Caddo County13.556+4.28 pts
22Oklahoma County13.312+1.05 pts
23Texas County13.224+7.32 pts
24Okmulgee County13.148+0.17 pts
25Delaware County13.09+1.56 pts
26Grady County12.62+1.4 pts
27Garvin County12.582+1.87 pts
28Atoka County12.402+2.01 pts
29Pushmataha County12.197+3.54 pts
30Custer County12.025-1.42 pts
31Logan County12.022-3.1 pts
32Ellis County11.92-2.73 pts
33Creek County11.74-0.25 pts
34Kay County11.711+1.83 pts
35Beckham County11.679-3.22 pts
36Mayes County11.56-2.92 pts
37McCurtain County11.109+3.79 pts
38Sequoyah County10.85-1.69 pts
39Osage County10.796-0.66 pts
40Garfield County10.692+1.79 pts
41Tulsa County10.562-0.7 pts
42Payne County10.542-1.5 pts
43Woodward County10.533-1.19 pts
44Pottawatomie County10.506-1.59 pts
45Dewey County10.027-17.35 pts
46Craig County10.026-1.45 pts
47Pawnee County10.019+1.12 pts
48Muskogee County10.003-0.28 pts
49Washita County9.967-2.77 pts
50Coal County9.953-6.34 pts
51Comanche County9.95+0.04 pts
52Cherokee County9.835+0.79 pts
53Alfalfa County9.794-3.76 pts
54Adair County9.622+1.1 pts
55Le Flore County9.621-0.8 pts
56Carter County9.422+0.14 pts
57Marshall County9.196-5.16 pts
58Cotton County9.177-2.05 pts
59Jackson County9.14-0.17 pts
60Major County9.106-2.67 pts
61Blaine County9.08-3.6 pts
62Okfuskee County8.665-1.76 pts
63Seminole County8.633-1.7 pts
64Pittsburg County8.616-1.92 pts
65Nowata County8.613-4.48 pts
66Choctaw County8.612-1.21 pts
67Cimarron County8.522-4.11 pts
68Woods County8.247-0.14 pts
69Kiowa County7.885-0.55 pts
70Roger Mills County7.87-3.33 pts
71Murray County7.738+0.34 pts
72Pontotoc County7.552-6.17 pts
73Hughes County7.238-0.71 pts
74Jefferson County6.452-2.6 pts
75Love County6.156+1.55 pts
76Tillman County5.477-4.48 pts
77Johnston County4.846-4.52 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Greer County, with 25.436% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Johnston County, with 4.846% in 2020.

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