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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Ellis County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2014, at 39.981%. Love County had the lowest, at 3.625%. The median was 10.561% and the figure for Oklahoma was 10.803%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.981Ellis County
Lowest3.625Love County
Median10.56177 counties
Oklahoma10.803History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 9.843 %Alfalfa County: 15.021 %Atoka County: 15.628 %Beaver County: 10.931 %Beckham County: 13.468 %Blaine County: 10.561 %Bryan County: 9.579 %Caddo County: 12.988 %Canadian County: 10.272 %Carter County: 8.767 %Cherokee County: 9.512 %Choctaw County: 9.09 %Cimarron County: 12.448 %Cleveland County: 10.725 %Coal County: 15.134 %Comanche County: 11.319 %Cotton County: 4.674 %Craig County: 10.714 %Creek County: 9.532 %Custer County: 10.569 %Delaware County: 8.792 %Dewey County: 12.651 %Ellis County: 39.981 %Garfield County: 11.35 %Garvin County: 8.441 %Grady County: 12.383 %Grant County: 14.758 %Greer County: 11.73 %Harmon County: 11.33 %Harper County: 8.973 %Haskell County: 15.955 %Hughes County: 11.365 %Jackson County: 8.788 %Jefferson County: 13.179 %Johnston County: 12.009 %Kay County: 11.249 %Kingfisher County: 17.091 %Kiowa County: 5.879 %Latimer County: 9.433 %Le Flore County: 10.135 %Lincoln County: 14.814 %Logan County: 16.802 %Love County: 3.625 %McClain County: 11.697 %McCurtain County: 6.772 %McIntosh County: 15.198 %Major County: 10.45 %Marshall County: 10.484 %Mayes County: 9.496 %Murray County: 7.218 %Muskogee County: 7.924 %Noble County: 5.094 %Nowata County: 6.578 %Okfuskee County: 9.076 %Oklahoma County: 10.553 %Okmulgee County: 10.015 %Osage County: 11.173 %Ottawa County: 6.907 %Pawnee County: 10.896 %Payne County: 9.466 %Pittsburg County: 12.101 %Pontotoc County: 10.623 %Pottawatomie County: 12.233 %Pushmataha County: 8.204 %Roger Mills County: 10.274 %Rogers County: 14.523 %Seminole County: 9.916 %Sequoyah County: 10.5 %Stephens County: 15.582 %Texas County: 7.306 %Tillman County: 9.268 %Tulsa County: 10.903 %Wagoner County: 11.982 %Washington County: 7.129 %Washita County: 8.831 %Woods County: 8.399 %Woodward County: 13.313 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Ellis County: 39.981 %Ellis County39.981Kingfisher County: 17.091 %Kingfisher County17.091Logan County: 16.802 %Logan County16.802Haskell County: 15.955 %Haskell County15.955Atoka County: 15.628 %Atoka County15.628Stephens County: 15.582 %Stephens County15.582McIntosh County: 15.198 %McIntosh County15.198Coal County: 15.134 %Coal County15.134Alfalfa County: 15.021 %Alfalfa County15.021Lincoln County: 14.814 %Lincoln County14.814Grant County: 14.758 %Grant County14.758Rogers County: 14.523 %Rogers County14.523Beckham County: 13.468 %Beckham County13.468Woodward County: 13.313 %Woodward County13.313Jefferson County: 13.179 %Jefferson County13.179Caddo County: 12.988 %Caddo County12.988Dewey County: 12.651 %Dewey County12.651Cimarron County: 12.448 %Cimarron County12.448Grady County: 12.383 %Grady County12.383Pottawatomie County: 12.233 %Pottawatomie County12.233Pittsburg County: 12.101 %Pittsburg County12.101Johnston County: 12.009 %Johnston County12.009Wagoner County: 11.982 %Wagoner County11.982Greer County: 11.73 %Greer County11.73McClain County: 11.697 %McClain County11.697Hughes County: 11.365 %Hughes County11.365Garfield County: 11.35 %Garfield County11.35Harmon County: 11.33 %Harmon County11.33Comanche County: 11.319 %Comanche County11.319Kay County: 11.249 %Kay County11.249Osage County: 11.173 %Osage County11.173Beaver County: 10.931 %Beaver County10.931Tulsa County: 10.903 %Tulsa County10.903Pawnee County: 10.896 %Pawnee County10.896Cleveland County: 10.725 %Cleveland County10.725Craig County: 10.714 %Craig County10.714Pontotoc County: 10.623 %Pontotoc County10.623Custer County: 10.569 %Custer County10.569Blaine County: 10.561 %Blaine County10.561Oklahoma County: 10.553 %Oklahoma County10.553Ellis County: 39.981 %Ellis County39.981Kingfisher County: 17.091 %Kingfisher County17.091Logan County: 16.802 %Logan County16.802Haskell County: 15.955 %Haskell County15.955Atoka County: 15.628 %Atoka County15.628Stephens County: 15.582 %Stephens County15.582McIntosh County: 15.198 %McIntosh County15.198Coal County: 15.134 %Coal County15.134Alfalfa County: 15.021 %Alfalfa County15.021Lincoln County: 14.814 %Lincoln County14.814Grant County: 14.758 %Grant County14.758Rogers County: 14.523 %Rogers County14.523Beckham County: 13.468 %Beckham County13.468Woodward County: 13.313 %Woodward County13.313Jefferson County: 13.179 %Jefferson County13.179Caddo County: 12.988 %Caddo County12.988Dewey County: 12.651 %Dewey County12.651Cimarron County: 12.448 %Cimarron County12.448Grady County: 12.383 %Grady County12.383Pottawatomie County: 12.233 %Pottawatomie County12.233Pittsburg County: 12.101 %Pittsburg County12.101Johnston County: 12.009 %Johnston County12.009Wagoner County: 11.982 %Wagoner County11.982Greer County: 11.73 %Greer County11.73McClain County: 11.697 %McClain County11.697Hughes County: 11.365 %Hughes County11.365Garfield County: 11.35 %Garfield County11.35Harmon County: 11.33 %Harmon County11.33Comanche County: 11.319 %Comanche County11.319Kay County: 11.249 %Kay County11.249Osage County: 11.173 %Osage County11.173Beaver County: 10.931 %Beaver County10.931Tulsa County: 10.903 %Tulsa County10.903Pawnee County: 10.896 %Pawnee County10.896Cleveland County: 10.725 %Cleveland County10.725Craig County: 10.714 %Craig County10.714Pontotoc County: 10.623 %Pontotoc County10.623Custer County: 10.569 %Custer County10.569Blaine County: 10.561 %Blaine County10.561Oklahoma County: 10.553 %Oklahoma County10.553
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Ellis County39.981+29.79 pts
2Kingfisher County17.091+7.69 pts
3Logan County16.802+3.87 pts
4Haskell County15.955+6.2 pts
5Atoka County15.628+4.07 pts
6Stephens County15.582+2.18 pts
7McIntosh County15.198+5.08 pts
8Coal County15.134+0.7 pts
9Alfalfa County15.021+6.77 pts
10Lincoln County14.814+6.07 pts
11Grant County14.758+4.89 pts
12Rogers County14.523+5.17 pts
13Beckham County13.468-0.21 pts
14Woodward County13.313-0.85 pts
15Jefferson County13.179+0.65 pts
16Caddo County12.988+3.12 pts
17Dewey County12.651-11.36 pts
18Cimarron County12.448+0.7 pts
19Grady County12.383+2.33 pts
20Pottawatomie County12.233+0.88 pts
21Pittsburg County12.101-0.96 pts
22Johnston County12.009-9.81 pts
23Wagoner County11.982+1.68 pts
24Greer County11.73-20.7 pts
25McClain County11.697-1.39 pts
26Hughes County11.365-4.72 pts
27Garfield County11.35+1.27 pts
28Harmon County11.33+3.47 pts
29Comanche County11.319-1.81 pts
30Kay County11.249-1.33 pts
31Osage County11.173-2.18 pts
32Beaver County10.931-1.37 pts
33Tulsa County10.903-0.33 pts
34Pawnee County10.896+0.47 pts
35Cleveland County10.725-0.24 pts
36Craig County10.714-4.68 pts
37Pontotoc County10.623-3.07 pts
38Custer County10.569-1.88 pts
39Blaine County10.561-4.91 pts
40Oklahoma County10.553-0.68 pts
41Sequoyah County10.5+1.24 pts
42Marshall County10.484+0.42 pts
43Major County10.45+0.44 pts
44Roger Mills County10.274-0.14 pts
45Canadian County10.272-0.66 pts
46Le Flore County10.135-2.01 pts
47Okmulgee County10.015+0.08 pts
48Seminole County9.916-7.7 pts
49Adair County9.843-4.92 pts
50Bryan County9.579-1.71 pts
51Creek County9.532-2.19 pts
52Cherokee County9.512-3.3 pts
53Mayes County9.496+0.77 pts
54Payne County9.466-3.47 pts
55Latimer County9.433+1.7 pts
56Tillman County9.268+0.29 pts
57Choctaw County9.09-14.21 pts
58Okfuskee County9.076-2.54 pts
59Harper County8.973+0.74 pts
60Washita County8.831-5.83 pts
61Delaware County8.792-10.24 pts
62Jackson County8.788-0.38 pts
63Carter County8.767-1.34 pts
64Garvin County8.441-1.48 pts
65Woods County8.399-11.03 pts
66Pushmataha County8.204-5.95 pts
67Muskogee County7.924-11.08 pts
68Texas County7.306+0.82 pts
69Murray County7.218-9.91 pts
70Washington County7.129-1.97 pts
71Ottawa County6.907-3.3 pts
72McCurtain County6.772-2.52 pts
73Nowata County6.578-2.15 pts
74Kiowa County5.879-6.67 pts
75Noble County5.094-3.5 pts
76Cotton County4.674-5.11 pts
77Love County3.625-0.66 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Ellis County, with 39.981% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Love County, with 3.625% in 2014.

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