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Counties in Oklahoma by job creation rate

Marshall County had the highest job creation rate of 77 counties in 2021, at 25.447%. Cotton County had the lowest, at 3.152%. The median was 11.252% and the figure for Oklahoma was 11.557%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.447Marshall County
Lowest3.152Cotton County
Median11.25277 counties
Oklahoma11.557History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 14.022 %Alfalfa County: 9.102 %Atoka County: 16.256 %Beaver County: 10.775 %Beckham County: 8.112 %Blaine County: 17.408 %Bryan County: 13.43 %Caddo County: 9.135 %Canadian County: 13.096 %Carter County: 11.963 %Cherokee County: 11.476 %Choctaw County: 9.563 %Cimarron County: 18.718 %Cleveland County: 14.662 %Coal County: 20.193 %Comanche County: 12.108 %Cotton County: 3.152 %Craig County: 7.24 %Creek County: 8.48 %Custer County: 11.786 %Delaware County: 12.439 %Dewey County: 11.928 %Ellis County: 9.445 %Garfield County: 8.826 %Garvin County: 11.062 %Grady County: 11.847 %Grant County: 17.708 %Greer County: 12.121 %Harmon County: 9.781 %Harper County: 18.449 %Haskell County: 11.595 %Hughes County: 10.556 %Jackson County: 8.866 %Jefferson County: 11.555 %Johnston County: 18.35 %Kay County: 8.717 %Kingfisher County: 13.224 %Kiowa County: 8.826 %Latimer County: 6.037 %Le Flore County: 11.214 %Lincoln County: 10.233 %Logan County: 12.683 %Love County: 4.313 %McClain County: 12.401 %McCurtain County: 9.276 %McIntosh County: 15.799 %Major County: 12.55 %Marshall County: 25.447 %Mayes County: 12.269 %Murray County: 7.118 %Muskogee County: 8.016 %Noble County: 21.099 %Nowata County: 11.321 %Okfuskee County: 9.508 %Oklahoma County: 11.252 %Okmulgee County: 7.366 %Osage County: 7.491 %Ottawa County: 9.979 %Pawnee County: 8.947 %Payne County: 10.955 %Pittsburg County: 12.69 %Pontotoc County: 10.503 %Pottawatomie County: 9.055 %Pushmataha County: 13.675 %Roger Mills County: 20.074 %Rogers County: 10.156 %Seminole County: 11.128 %Sequoyah County: 11.902 %Stephens County: 10.557 %Texas County: 13.037 %Tillman County: 5.298 %Tulsa County: 11.096 %Wagoner County: 14.062 %Washington County: 15.646 %Washita County: 11.866 %Woods County: 7.082 %Woodward County: 8.783 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Marshall County: 25.447 %Marshall County25.447Noble County: 21.099 %Noble County21.099Coal County: 20.193 %Coal County20.193Roger Mills County: 20.074 %Roger Mills County20.074Cimarron County: 18.718 %Cimarron County18.718Harper County: 18.449 %Harper County18.449Johnston County: 18.35 %Johnston County18.35Grant County: 17.708 %Grant County17.708Blaine County: 17.408 %Blaine County17.408Atoka County: 16.256 %Atoka County16.256McIntosh County: 15.799 %McIntosh County15.799Washington County: 15.646 %Washington County15.646Cleveland County: 14.662 %Cleveland County14.662Wagoner County: 14.062 %Wagoner County14.062Adair County: 14.022 %Adair County14.022Pushmataha County: 13.675 %Pushmataha County13.675Bryan County: 13.43 %Bryan County13.43Kingfisher County: 13.224 %Kingfisher County13.224Canadian County: 13.096 %Canadian County13.096Texas County: 13.037 %Texas County13.037Pittsburg County: 12.69 %Pittsburg County12.69Logan County: 12.683 %Logan County12.683Major County: 12.55 %Major County12.55Delaware County: 12.439 %Delaware County12.439McClain County: 12.401 %McClain County12.401Mayes County: 12.269 %Mayes County12.269Greer County: 12.121 %Greer County12.121Comanche County: 12.108 %Comanche County12.108Carter County: 11.963 %Carter County11.963Dewey County: 11.928 %Dewey County11.928Sequoyah County: 11.902 %Sequoyah County11.902Washita County: 11.866 %Washita County11.866Grady County: 11.847 %Grady County11.847Custer County: 11.786 %Custer County11.786Haskell County: 11.595 %Haskell County11.595Jefferson County: 11.555 %Jefferson County11.555Cherokee County: 11.476 %Cherokee County11.476Nowata County: 11.321 %Nowata County11.321Oklahoma County: 11.252 %Oklahoma County11.252Le Flore County: 11.214 %Le Flore County11.214Marshall County: 25.447 %Marshall County25.447Noble County: 21.099 %Noble County21.099Coal County: 20.193 %Coal County20.193Roger Mills County: 20.074 %Roger Mills County20.074Cimarron County: 18.718 %Cimarron County18.718Harper County: 18.449 %Harper County18.449Johnston County: 18.35 %Johnston County18.35Grant County: 17.708 %Grant County17.708Blaine County: 17.408 %Blaine County17.408Atoka County: 16.256 %Atoka County16.256McIntosh County: 15.799 %McIntosh County15.799Washington County: 15.646 %Washington County15.646Cleveland County: 14.662 %Cleveland County14.662Wagoner County: 14.062 %Wagoner County14.062Adair County: 14.022 %Adair County14.022Pushmataha County: 13.675 %Pushmataha County13.675Bryan County: 13.43 %Bryan County13.43Kingfisher County: 13.224 %Kingfisher County13.224Canadian County: 13.096 %Canadian County13.096Texas County: 13.037 %Texas County13.037Pittsburg County: 12.69 %Pittsburg County12.69Logan County: 12.683 %Logan County12.683Major County: 12.55 %Major County12.55Delaware County: 12.439 %Delaware County12.439McClain County: 12.401 %McClain County12.401Mayes County: 12.269 %Mayes County12.269Greer County: 12.121 %Greer County12.121Comanche County: 12.108 %Comanche County12.108Carter County: 11.963 %Carter County11.963Dewey County: 11.928 %Dewey County11.928Sequoyah County: 11.902 %Sequoyah County11.902Washita County: 11.866 %Washita County11.866Grady County: 11.847 %Grady County11.847Custer County: 11.786 %Custer County11.786Haskell County: 11.595 %Haskell County11.595Jefferson County: 11.555 %Jefferson County11.555Cherokee County: 11.476 %Cherokee County11.476Nowata County: 11.321 %Nowata County11.321Oklahoma County: 11.252 %Oklahoma County11.252Le Flore County: 11.214 %Le Flore County11.214
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Marshall County25.447+16.25 pts
2Noble County21.099-2.39 pts
3Coal County20.193+10.24 pts
4Roger Mills County20.074+12.2 pts
5Cimarron County18.718+10.2 pts
6Harper County18.449+2.52 pts
7Johnston County18.35+13.5 pts
8Grant County17.708-3.88 pts
9Blaine County17.408+8.33 pts
10Atoka County16.256+3.85 pts
11McIntosh County15.799+0.25 pts
12Washington County15.646-2.21 pts
13Cleveland County14.662-1.6 pts
14Wagoner County14.062-0.06 pts
15Adair County14.022+4.4 pts
16Pushmataha County13.675+1.48 pts
17Bryan County13.43-3.12 pts
18Kingfisher County13.224-0.95 pts
19Canadian County13.096-1.12 pts
20Texas County13.037-0.19 pts
21Pittsburg County12.69+4.07 pts
22Logan County12.683+0.66 pts
23Major County12.55+3.44 pts
24Delaware County12.439-0.65 pts
25McClain County12.401-1.93 pts
26Mayes County12.269+0.71 pts
27Greer County12.121-13.31 pts
28Comanche County12.108+2.16 pts
29Carter County11.963+2.54 pts
30Dewey County11.928+1.9 pts
31Sequoyah County11.902+1.05 pts
32Washita County11.866+1.9 pts
33Grady County11.847-0.77 pts
34Custer County11.786-0.24 pts
35Haskell County11.595-10.16 pts
36Jefferson County11.555+5.1 pts
37Cherokee County11.476+1.64 pts
38Nowata County11.321+2.71 pts
39Oklahoma County11.252-2.06 pts
40Le Flore County11.214+1.59 pts
41Seminole County11.128+2.5 pts
42Tulsa County11.096+0.53 pts
43Garvin County11.062-1.52 pts
44Payne County10.955+0.41 pts
45Beaver County10.775-6.42 pts
46Stephens County10.557-4.87 pts
47Hughes County10.556+3.32 pts
48Pontotoc County10.503+2.95 pts
49Lincoln County10.233-4.09 pts
50Rogers County10.156-5.28 pts
51Ottawa County9.979-3.66 pts
52Harmon County9.781-4.54 pts
53Choctaw County9.563+0.95 pts
54Okfuskee County9.508+0.84 pts
55Ellis County9.445-2.47 pts
56McCurtain County9.276-1.83 pts
57Caddo County9.135-4.42 pts
58Alfalfa County9.102-0.69 pts
59Pottawatomie County9.055-1.45 pts
60Pawnee County8.947-1.07 pts
61Jackson County8.866-0.27 pts
62Garfield County8.826-1.87 pts
62Kiowa County8.826+0.94 pts
64Woodward County8.783-1.75 pts
65Kay County8.717-2.99 pts
66Creek County8.48-3.26 pts
67Beckham County8.112-3.57 pts
68Muskogee County8.016-1.99 pts
69Osage County7.491-3.3 pts
70Okmulgee County7.366-5.78 pts
71Craig County7.24-2.79 pts
72Murray County7.118-0.62 pts
73Woods County7.082-1.17 pts
74Latimer County6.037-8.1 pts
75Tillman County5.298-0.18 pts
76Love County4.313-1.84 pts
77Cotton County3.152-6.02 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Marshall County, with 25.447% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Cotton County, with 3.152% in 2021.

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