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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Jackson County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2012, at 24.838%. Love County had the lowest, at 4.984%. The median was 11.579% and the figure for Oklahoma was 11.743%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.838Jackson County
Lowest4.984Love County
Median11.57977 counties
Oklahoma11.743History

Map of counties, 2012

Adair County: 9.241 %Alfalfa County: 7.27 %Atoka County: 10.361 %Beaver County: 6.564 %Beckham County: 12.904 %Blaine County: 12.25 %Bryan County: 14.555 %Caddo County: 12.256 %Canadian County: 11.405 %Carter County: 11.613 %Cherokee County: 15.54 %Choctaw County: 10.506 %Cimarron County: 18.915 %Cleveland County: 10.683 %Coal County: 8.622 %Comanche County: 12.442 %Cotton County: 14.395 %Craig County: 10.091 %Creek County: 10.913 %Custer County: 12.56 %Delaware County: 8.318 %Dewey County: 13.088 %Ellis County: 14.426 %Garfield County: 12.952 %Garvin County: 11.729 %Grady County: 12.361 %Grant County: 8.009 %Greer County: 6.695 %Harmon County: 8.838 %Harper County: 9.745 %Haskell County: 15.646 %Hughes County: 10.73 %Jackson County: 24.838 %Jefferson County: 11.611 %Johnston County: 7.953 %Kay County: 10.818 %Kingfisher County: 9.635 %Kiowa County: 6.769 %Latimer County: 11.213 %Le Flore County: 12.739 %Lincoln County: 9.996 %Logan County: 15.245 %Love County: 4.984 %McClain County: 17.652 %McCurtain County: 8.819 %McIntosh County: 13.188 %Major County: 10.236 %Marshall County: 13.137 %Mayes County: 11.654 %Murray County: 13.329 %Muskogee County: 12.051 %Noble County: 6.493 %Nowata County: 7.138 %Okfuskee County: 10.184 %Oklahoma County: 12.481 %Okmulgee County: 12.978 %Osage County: 11.579 %Ottawa County: 10.39 %Pawnee County: 21.771 %Payne County: 11.165 %Pittsburg County: 16.302 %Pontotoc County: 9.671 %Pottawatomie County: 10.319 %Pushmataha County: 14.354 %Roger Mills County: 13.793 %Rogers County: 12.124 %Seminole County: 7.85 %Sequoyah County: 10.581 %Stephens County: 11.709 %Texas County: 7.263 %Tillman County: 12.663 %Tulsa County: 10.651 %Wagoner County: 16.827 %Washington County: 21.818 %Washita County: 11.688 %Woods County: 8.158 %Woodward County: 10.594 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Jackson County: 24.838 %Jackson County24.838Washington County: 21.818 %Washington County21.818Pawnee County: 21.771 %Pawnee County21.771Cimarron County: 18.915 %Cimarron County18.915McClain County: 17.652 %McClain County17.652Wagoner County: 16.827 %Wagoner County16.827Pittsburg County: 16.302 %Pittsburg County16.302Haskell County: 15.646 %Haskell County15.646Cherokee County: 15.54 %Cherokee County15.54Logan County: 15.245 %Logan County15.245Bryan County: 14.555 %Bryan County14.555Ellis County: 14.426 %Ellis County14.426Cotton County: 14.395 %Cotton County14.395Pushmataha County: 14.354 %Pushmataha County14.354Roger Mills County: 13.793 %Roger Mills County13.793Murray County: 13.329 %Murray County13.329McIntosh County: 13.188 %McIntosh County13.188Marshall County: 13.137 %Marshall County13.137Dewey County: 13.088 %Dewey County13.088Okmulgee County: 12.978 %Okmulgee County12.978Garfield County: 12.952 %Garfield County12.952Beckham County: 12.904 %Beckham County12.904Le Flore County: 12.739 %Le Flore County12.739Tillman County: 12.663 %Tillman County12.663Custer County: 12.56 %Custer County12.56Oklahoma County: 12.481 %Oklahoma County12.481Comanche County: 12.442 %Comanche County12.442Grady County: 12.361 %Grady County12.361Caddo County: 12.256 %Caddo County12.256Blaine County: 12.25 %Blaine County12.25Rogers County: 12.124 %Rogers County12.124Muskogee County: 12.051 %Muskogee County12.051Garvin County: 11.729 %Garvin County11.729Stephens County: 11.709 %Stephens County11.709Washita County: 11.688 %Washita County11.688Mayes County: 11.654 %Mayes County11.654Carter County: 11.613 %Carter County11.613Jefferson County: 11.611 %Jefferson County11.611Osage County: 11.579 %Osage County11.579Canadian County: 11.405 %Canadian County11.405Jackson County: 24.838 %Jackson County24.838Washington County: 21.818 %Washington County21.818Pawnee County: 21.771 %Pawnee County21.771Cimarron County: 18.915 %Cimarron County18.915McClain County: 17.652 %McClain County17.652Wagoner County: 16.827 %Wagoner County16.827Pittsburg County: 16.302 %Pittsburg County16.302Haskell County: 15.646 %Haskell County15.646Cherokee County: 15.54 %Cherokee County15.54Logan County: 15.245 %Logan County15.245Bryan County: 14.555 %Bryan County14.555Ellis County: 14.426 %Ellis County14.426Cotton County: 14.395 %Cotton County14.395Pushmataha County: 14.354 %Pushmataha County14.354Roger Mills County: 13.793 %Roger Mills County13.793Murray County: 13.329 %Murray County13.329McIntosh County: 13.188 %McIntosh County13.188Marshall County: 13.137 %Marshall County13.137Dewey County: 13.088 %Dewey County13.088Okmulgee County: 12.978 %Okmulgee County12.978Garfield County: 12.952 %Garfield County12.952Beckham County: 12.904 %Beckham County12.904Le Flore County: 12.739 %Le Flore County12.739Tillman County: 12.663 %Tillman County12.663Custer County: 12.56 %Custer County12.56Oklahoma County: 12.481 %Oklahoma County12.481Comanche County: 12.442 %Comanche County12.442Grady County: 12.361 %Grady County12.361Caddo County: 12.256 %Caddo County12.256Blaine County: 12.25 %Blaine County12.25Rogers County: 12.124 %Rogers County12.124Muskogee County: 12.051 %Muskogee County12.051Garvin County: 11.729 %Garvin County11.729Stephens County: 11.709 %Stephens County11.709Washita County: 11.688 %Washita County11.688Mayes County: 11.654 %Mayes County11.654Carter County: 11.613 %Carter County11.613Jefferson County: 11.611 %Jefferson County11.611Osage County: 11.579 %Osage County11.579Canadian County: 11.405 %Canadian County11.405
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Jackson County24.838+11.42 pts
2Washington County21.818+11.92 pts
3Pawnee County21.771+10.56 pts
4Cimarron County18.915+12.04 pts
5McClain County17.652+5.99 pts
6Wagoner County16.827+1.35 pts
7Pittsburg County16.302+5.41 pts
8Haskell County15.646+1.23 pts
9Cherokee County15.54-2.4 pts
10Logan County15.245+3.12 pts
11Bryan County14.555+0.54 pts
12Ellis County14.426-0.38 pts
13Cotton County14.395-3.56 pts
14Pushmataha County14.354+0.76 pts
15Roger Mills County13.793+4.76 pts
16Murray County13.329+0.91 pts
17McIntosh County13.188-3.29 pts
18Marshall County13.137+5.49 pts
19Dewey County13.088-2.29 pts
20Okmulgee County12.978+4.18 pts
21Garfield County12.952+2.68 pts
22Beckham County12.904+3.16 pts
23Le Flore County12.739+3.81 pts
24Tillman County12.663+3.36 pts
25Custer County12.56+1.2 pts
26Oklahoma County12.481+2.02 pts
27Comanche County12.442+0.85 pts
28Grady County12.361+3.42 pts
29Caddo County12.256-3.16 pts
30Blaine County12.25-14.7 pts
31Rogers County12.124+1.81 pts
32Muskogee County12.051+2.33 pts
33Garvin County11.729+1.05 pts
34Stephens County11.709+0.4 pts
35Washita County11.688-0.51 pts
36Mayes County11.654+3.34 pts
37Carter County11.613+1.47 pts
38Jefferson County11.611-7.07 pts
39Osage County11.579+1.02 pts
40Canadian County11.405+0.15 pts
41Latimer County11.213-14.42 pts
42Payne County11.165-0.82 pts
43Creek County10.913+0.62 pts
44Kay County10.818-1.24 pts
45Hughes County10.73+2.84 pts
46Cleveland County10.683-0.55 pts
47Tulsa County10.651-0.94 pts
48Woodward County10.594+0.66 pts
49Sequoyah County10.581+0.45 pts
50Choctaw County10.506-1.97 pts
51Ottawa County10.39+1.34 pts
52Atoka County10.361-2.76 pts
53Pottawatomie County10.319-0.9 pts
54Major County10.236-3.13 pts
55Okfuskee County10.184-0.23 pts
56Craig County10.091+1.2 pts
57Lincoln County9.996-2.25 pts
58Harper County9.745-1.6 pts
59Pontotoc County9.671-0.14 pts
60Kingfisher County9.635+0.23 pts
61Adair County9.241+1.95 pts
62Harmon County8.838-8.03 pts
63McCurtain County8.819-3.87 pts
64Coal County8.622-5.25 pts
65Delaware County8.318-7.34 pts
66Woods County8.158-4.34 pts
67Grant County8.009-7.09 pts
68Johnston County7.953-6.83 pts
69Seminole County7.85+0.35 pts
70Alfalfa County7.27-0.68 pts
71Texas County7.263+0.35 pts
72Nowata County7.138-10.82 pts
73Kiowa County6.769-2.88 pts
74Greer County6.695-0.59 pts
75Beaver County6.564-4.43 pts
76Noble County6.493+1.77 pts
77Love County4.984-1.18 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 24.838% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Love County, with 4.984% in 2012.

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