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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate, 2023

Pawnee County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2023, at 21.957%. Love County had the lowest, at 2.775%. The median was 10.515% and the figure for Oklahoma was 10.791%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.957Pawnee County
Lowest2.775Love County
Median10.51577 counties
Oklahoma10.791History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 9.582 %Alfalfa County: 11.425 %Atoka County: 12.556 %Beaver County: 14.13 %Beckham County: 15.551 %Blaine County: 6.51 %Bryan County: 10.722 %Caddo County: 12.856 %Canadian County: 9.291 %Carter County: 8.213 %Cherokee County: 10.71 %Choctaw County: 9.473 %Cimarron County: 15.584 %Cleveland County: 9.925 %Coal County: 9.484 %Comanche County: 11.599 %Cotton County: 5.179 %Craig County: 11.413 %Creek County: 11.23 %Custer County: 11.37 %Delaware County: 14.409 %Dewey County: 12.073 %Ellis County: 10.622 %Garfield County: 11.431 %Garvin County: 8.548 %Grady County: 10.385 %Grant County: 13.65 %Greer County: 12.78 %Harmon County: 17.358 %Harper County: 15.768 %Haskell County: 9 %Hughes County: 11.133 %Jackson County: 10.779 %Jefferson County: 3.593 %Johnston County: 7.245 %Kay County: 9.749 %Kingfisher County: 14.94 %Kiowa County: 12.858 %Latimer County: 10.27 %Le Flore County: 10.326 %Lincoln County: 11.393 %Logan County: 9.406 %Love County: 2.775 %McClain County: 8.231 %McCurtain County: 11.438 %McIntosh County: 12.062 %Major County: 8.265 %Marshall County: 15.183 %Mayes County: 6.787 %Murray County: 9.262 %Muskogee County: 8.682 %Noble County: 6.787 %Nowata County: 9.545 %Okfuskee County: 8.499 %Oklahoma County: 10.862 %Okmulgee County: 10.192 %Osage County: 11.736 %Ottawa County: 9.021 %Pawnee County: 21.957 %Payne County: 10.515 %Pittsburg County: 9.135 %Pontotoc County: 7.695 %Pottawatomie County: 11.054 %Pushmataha County: 10.485 %Roger Mills County: 9.312 %Rogers County: 7.889 %Seminole County: 6.325 %Sequoyah County: 12.094 %Stephens County: 15.082 %Texas County: 11.514 %Tillman County: 7.533 %Tulsa County: 11.583 %Wagoner County: 13.208 %Washington County: 7.503 %Washita County: 8.793 %Woods County: 13.858 %Woodward County: 9.41 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pawnee County: 21.957 %Pawnee County21.957Harmon County: 17.358 %Harmon County17.358Harper County: 15.768 %Harper County15.768Cimarron County: 15.584 %Cimarron County15.584Beckham County: 15.551 %Beckham County15.551Marshall County: 15.183 %Marshall County15.183Stephens County: 15.082 %Stephens County15.082Kingfisher County: 14.94 %Kingfisher County14.94Delaware County: 14.409 %Delaware County14.409Beaver County: 14.13 %Beaver County14.13Woods County: 13.858 %Woods County13.858Grant County: 13.65 %Grant County13.65Wagoner County: 13.208 %Wagoner County13.208Kiowa County: 12.858 %Kiowa County12.858Caddo County: 12.856 %Caddo County12.856Greer County: 12.78 %Greer County12.78Atoka County: 12.556 %Atoka County12.556Sequoyah County: 12.094 %Sequoyah County12.094Dewey County: 12.073 %Dewey County12.073McIntosh County: 12.062 %McIntosh County12.062Osage County: 11.736 %Osage County11.736Comanche County: 11.599 %Comanche County11.599Tulsa County: 11.583 %Tulsa County11.583Texas County: 11.514 %Texas County11.514McCurtain County: 11.438 %McCurtain County11.438Garfield County: 11.431 %Garfield County11.431Alfalfa County: 11.425 %Alfalfa County11.425Craig County: 11.413 %Craig County11.413Lincoln County: 11.393 %Lincoln County11.393Custer County: 11.37 %Custer County11.37Creek County: 11.23 %Creek County11.23Hughes County: 11.133 %Hughes County11.133Pottawatomie County: 11.054 %Pottawatomie County11.054Oklahoma County: 10.862 %Oklahoma County10.862Jackson County: 10.779 %Jackson County10.779Bryan County: 10.722 %Bryan County10.722Cherokee County: 10.71 %Cherokee County10.71Ellis County: 10.622 %Ellis County10.622Payne County: 10.515 %Payne County10.515Pushmataha County: 10.485 %Pushmataha County10.485Pawnee County: 21.957 %Pawnee County21.957Harmon County: 17.358 %Harmon County17.358Harper County: 15.768 %Harper County15.768Cimarron County: 15.584 %Cimarron County15.584Beckham County: 15.551 %Beckham County15.551Marshall County: 15.183 %Marshall County15.183Stephens County: 15.082 %Stephens County15.082Kingfisher County: 14.94 %Kingfisher County14.94Delaware County: 14.409 %Delaware County14.409Beaver County: 14.13 %Beaver County14.13Woods County: 13.858 %Woods County13.858Grant County: 13.65 %Grant County13.65Wagoner County: 13.208 %Wagoner County13.208Kiowa County: 12.858 %Kiowa County12.858Caddo County: 12.856 %Caddo County12.856Greer County: 12.78 %Greer County12.78Atoka County: 12.556 %Atoka County12.556Sequoyah County: 12.094 %Sequoyah County12.094Dewey County: 12.073 %Dewey County12.073McIntosh County: 12.062 %McIntosh County12.062Osage County: 11.736 %Osage County11.736Comanche County: 11.599 %Comanche County11.599Tulsa County: 11.583 %Tulsa County11.583Texas County: 11.514 %Texas County11.514McCurtain County: 11.438 %McCurtain County11.438Garfield County: 11.431 %Garfield County11.431Alfalfa County: 11.425 %Alfalfa County11.425Craig County: 11.413 %Craig County11.413Lincoln County: 11.393 %Lincoln County11.393Custer County: 11.37 %Custer County11.37Creek County: 11.23 %Creek County11.23Hughes County: 11.133 %Hughes County11.133Pottawatomie County: 11.054 %Pottawatomie County11.054Oklahoma County: 10.862 %Oklahoma County10.862Jackson County: 10.779 %Jackson County10.779Bryan County: 10.722 %Bryan County10.722Cherokee County: 10.71 %Cherokee County10.71Ellis County: 10.622 %Ellis County10.622Payne County: 10.515 %Payne County10.515Pushmataha County: 10.485 %Pushmataha County10.485
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pawnee County21.957+6.16 pts
2Harmon County17.358+6.25 pts
3Harper County15.768-5.52 pts
4Cimarron County15.584-20.58 pts
5Beckham County15.551+0.48 pts
6Marshall County15.183-0.87 pts
7Stephens County15.082+5.82 pts
8Kingfisher County14.94+5.19 pts
9Delaware County14.409+0.87 pts
10Beaver County14.13+5.4 pts
11Woods County13.858-2.81 pts
12Grant County13.65-2.73 pts
13Wagoner County13.208+1.1 pts
14Kiowa County12.858+0.77 pts
15Caddo County12.856-9.38 pts
16Greer County12.78+1.66 pts
17Atoka County12.556+2.1 pts
18Sequoyah County12.094-3.76 pts
19Dewey County12.073-6.07 pts
20McIntosh County12.062-4.7 pts
21Osage County11.736-1.34 pts
22Comanche County11.599+1.37 pts
23Tulsa County11.583-0.57 pts
24Texas County11.514+3.69 pts
25McCurtain County11.438+0.28 pts
26Garfield County11.431-0.94 pts
27Alfalfa County11.425-4.21 pts
28Craig County11.413-2.01 pts
29Lincoln County11.393-3.71 pts
30Custer County11.37-3.75 pts
31Creek County11.23+0.87 pts
32Hughes County11.133-2.3 pts
33Pottawatomie County11.054-1.64 pts
34Oklahoma County10.862-0.61 pts
35Jackson County10.779-5.99 pts
36Bryan County10.722-0.07 pts
37Cherokee County10.71+0.39 pts
38Ellis County10.622-8.69 pts
39Payne County10.515+0.06 pts
40Pushmataha County10.485-6.44 pts
41Grady County10.385-3.2 pts
42Le Flore County10.326-4.51 pts
43Latimer County10.27-0.59 pts
44Okmulgee County10.192-2.55 pts
45Cleveland County9.925-3.24 pts
46Kay County9.749+0.68 pts
47Adair County9.582-0.02 pts
48Nowata County9.545+2.35 pts
49Coal County9.484-5.79 pts
50Choctaw County9.473-9.07 pts
51Woodward County9.41-0.61 pts
52Logan County9.406-2.32 pts
53Roger Mills County9.312-5.49 pts
54Canadian County9.291-4.61 pts
55Murray County9.262-1.76 pts
56Pittsburg County9.135-5.93 pts
57Ottawa County9.021-0.81 pts
58Haskell County9-5.32 pts
59Washita County8.793-7.69 pts
60Muskogee County8.682-0.63 pts
61Garvin County8.548-2.59 pts
62Okfuskee County8.499+1 pts
63Major County8.265-5.21 pts
64McClain County8.231-5.33 pts
65Carter County8.213-3.12 pts
66Rogers County7.889-4.31 pts
67Pontotoc County7.695-1.07 pts
68Tillman County7.533-5.4 pts
69Washington County7.503-9.65 pts
70Johnston County7.245-11.93 pts
71Mayes County6.787-5.74 pts
71Noble County6.787-18.7 pts
73Blaine County6.51-9.99 pts
74Seminole County6.325-0.82 pts
75Cotton County5.179-1.63 pts
76Jefferson County3.593-10.13 pts
77Love County2.775-15.57 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/oklahoma-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/oklahoma-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/oklahoma-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pawnee County, with 21.957% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Love County, with 2.775% in 2023.

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