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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Jefferson County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2015, at 33.449%. Cotton County had the lowest, at 3.052%. The median was 11.758% and the figure for Oklahoma was 11.817%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.449Jefferson County
Lowest3.052Cotton County
Median11.75877 counties
Oklahoma11.817History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 7.629 %Alfalfa County: 16.771 %Atoka County: 14.361 %Beaver County: 11.765 %Beckham County: 14.644 %Blaine County: 24.068 %Bryan County: 11.606 %Caddo County: 12.505 %Canadian County: 12.746 %Carter County: 10.888 %Cherokee County: 7.886 %Choctaw County: 21.692 %Cimarron County: 12.748 %Cleveland County: 10.96 %Coal County: 14.507 %Comanche County: 9.82 %Cotton County: 3.052 %Craig County: 6.983 %Creek County: 10.604 %Custer County: 12.819 %Delaware County: 11.51 %Dewey County: 14.657 %Ellis County: 32.943 %Garfield County: 15.165 %Garvin County: 9.396 %Grady County: 11.167 %Grant County: 13.958 %Greer County: 10.256 %Harmon County: 5.044 %Harper County: 17.26 %Haskell County: 9.699 %Hughes County: 17.589 %Jackson County: 7.121 %Jefferson County: 33.449 %Johnston County: 12.614 %Kay County: 13.759 %Kingfisher County: 11.448 %Kiowa County: 15.103 %Latimer County: 17.342 %Le Flore County: 10.566 %Lincoln County: 18.472 %Logan County: 12.79 %Love County: 4.52 %McClain County: 9.445 %McCurtain County: 10.985 %McIntosh County: 11.224 %Major County: 18.774 %Marshall County: 13.889 %Mayes County: 9.414 %Murray County: 8.852 %Muskogee County: 7.924 %Noble County: 11.7 %Nowata County: 14.236 %Okfuskee County: 7.333 %Oklahoma County: 12.663 %Okmulgee County: 20.277 %Osage County: 11.792 %Ottawa County: 8.985 %Pawnee County: 22.371 %Payne County: 10.921 %Pittsburg County: 12.183 %Pontotoc County: 8.789 %Pottawatomie County: 11.003 %Pushmataha County: 14.755 %Roger Mills County: 15.438 %Rogers County: 7.886 %Seminole County: 14.563 %Sequoyah County: 8.178 %Stephens County: 11.878 %Texas County: 6.283 %Tillman County: 9.921 %Tulsa County: 11.758 %Wagoner County: 10.642 %Washington County: 8.496 %Washita County: 21.648 %Woods County: 10.764 %Woodward County: 17.608 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Jefferson County: 33.449 %Jefferson County33.449Ellis County: 32.943 %Ellis County32.943Blaine County: 24.068 %Blaine County24.068Pawnee County: 22.371 %Pawnee County22.371Choctaw County: 21.692 %Choctaw County21.692Washita County: 21.648 %Washita County21.648Okmulgee County: 20.277 %Okmulgee County20.277Major County: 18.774 %Major County18.774Lincoln County: 18.472 %Lincoln County18.472Woodward County: 17.608 %Woodward County17.608Hughes County: 17.589 %Hughes County17.589Latimer County: 17.342 %Latimer County17.342Harper County: 17.26 %Harper County17.26Alfalfa County: 16.771 %Alfalfa County16.771Roger Mills County: 15.438 %Roger Mills County15.438Garfield County: 15.165 %Garfield County15.165Kiowa County: 15.103 %Kiowa County15.103Pushmataha County: 14.755 %Pushmataha County14.755Dewey County: 14.657 %Dewey County14.657Beckham County: 14.644 %Beckham County14.644Seminole County: 14.563 %Seminole County14.563Coal County: 14.507 %Coal County14.507Atoka County: 14.361 %Atoka County14.361Nowata County: 14.236 %Nowata County14.236Grant County: 13.958 %Grant County13.958Marshall County: 13.889 %Marshall County13.889Kay County: 13.759 %Kay County13.759Custer County: 12.819 %Custer County12.819Logan County: 12.79 %Logan County12.79Cimarron County: 12.748 %Cimarron County12.748Canadian County: 12.746 %Canadian County12.746Oklahoma County: 12.663 %Oklahoma County12.663Johnston County: 12.614 %Johnston County12.614Caddo County: 12.505 %Caddo County12.505Pittsburg County: 12.183 %Pittsburg County12.183Stephens County: 11.878 %Stephens County11.878Osage County: 11.792 %Osage County11.792Beaver County: 11.765 %Beaver County11.765Tulsa County: 11.758 %Tulsa County11.758Noble County: 11.7 %Noble County11.7Jefferson County: 33.449 %Jefferson County33.449Ellis County: 32.943 %Ellis County32.943Blaine County: 24.068 %Blaine County24.068Pawnee County: 22.371 %Pawnee County22.371Choctaw County: 21.692 %Choctaw County21.692Washita County: 21.648 %Washita County21.648Okmulgee County: 20.277 %Okmulgee County20.277Major County: 18.774 %Major County18.774Lincoln County: 18.472 %Lincoln County18.472Woodward County: 17.608 %Woodward County17.608Hughes County: 17.589 %Hughes County17.589Latimer County: 17.342 %Latimer County17.342Harper County: 17.26 %Harper County17.26Alfalfa County: 16.771 %Alfalfa County16.771Roger Mills County: 15.438 %Roger Mills County15.438Garfield County: 15.165 %Garfield County15.165Kiowa County: 15.103 %Kiowa County15.103Pushmataha County: 14.755 %Pushmataha County14.755Dewey County: 14.657 %Dewey County14.657Beckham County: 14.644 %Beckham County14.644Seminole County: 14.563 %Seminole County14.563Coal County: 14.507 %Coal County14.507Atoka County: 14.361 %Atoka County14.361Nowata County: 14.236 %Nowata County14.236Grant County: 13.958 %Grant County13.958Marshall County: 13.889 %Marshall County13.889Kay County: 13.759 %Kay County13.759Custer County: 12.819 %Custer County12.819Logan County: 12.79 %Logan County12.79Cimarron County: 12.748 %Cimarron County12.748Canadian County: 12.746 %Canadian County12.746Oklahoma County: 12.663 %Oklahoma County12.663Johnston County: 12.614 %Johnston County12.614Caddo County: 12.505 %Caddo County12.505Pittsburg County: 12.183 %Pittsburg County12.183Stephens County: 11.878 %Stephens County11.878Osage County: 11.792 %Osage County11.792Beaver County: 11.765 %Beaver County11.765Tulsa County: 11.758 %Tulsa County11.758Noble County: 11.7 %Noble County11.7
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Jefferson County33.449+20.27 pts
2Ellis County32.943-7.04 pts
3Blaine County24.068+13.51 pts
4Pawnee County22.371+11.47 pts
5Choctaw County21.692+12.6 pts
6Washita County21.648+12.82 pts
7Okmulgee County20.277+10.26 pts
8Major County18.774+8.32 pts
9Lincoln County18.472+3.66 pts
10Woodward County17.608+4.29 pts
11Hughes County17.589+6.22 pts
12Latimer County17.342+7.91 pts
13Harper County17.26+8.29 pts
14Alfalfa County16.771+1.75 pts
15Roger Mills County15.438+5.16 pts
16Garfield County15.165+3.81 pts
17Kiowa County15.103+9.22 pts
18Pushmataha County14.755+6.55 pts
19Dewey County14.657+2.01 pts
20Beckham County14.644+1.18 pts
21Seminole County14.563+4.65 pts
22Coal County14.507-0.63 pts
23Atoka County14.361-1.27 pts
24Nowata County14.236+7.66 pts
25Grant County13.958-0.8 pts
26Marshall County13.889+3.4 pts
27Kay County13.759+2.51 pts
28Custer County12.819+2.25 pts
29Logan County12.79-4.01 pts
30Cimarron County12.748+0.3 pts
31Canadian County12.746+2.47 pts
32Oklahoma County12.663+2.11 pts
33Johnston County12.614+0.61 pts
34Caddo County12.505-0.48 pts
35Pittsburg County12.183+0.08 pts
36Stephens County11.878-3.7 pts
37Osage County11.792+0.62 pts
38Beaver County11.765+0.83 pts
39Tulsa County11.758+0.85 pts
40Noble County11.7+6.61 pts
41Bryan County11.606+2.03 pts
42Delaware County11.51+2.72 pts
43Kingfisher County11.448-5.64 pts
44McIntosh County11.224-3.97 pts
45Grady County11.167-1.22 pts
46Pottawatomie County11.003-1.23 pts
47McCurtain County10.985+4.21 pts
48Cleveland County10.96+0.24 pts
49Payne County10.921+1.46 pts
50Carter County10.888+2.12 pts
51Woods County10.764+2.37 pts
52Wagoner County10.642-1.34 pts
53Creek County10.604+1.07 pts
54Le Flore County10.566+0.43 pts
55Greer County10.256-1.47 pts
56Tillman County9.921+0.65 pts
57Comanche County9.82-1.5 pts
58Haskell County9.699-6.26 pts
59McClain County9.445-2.25 pts
60Mayes County9.414-0.08 pts
61Garvin County9.396+0.96 pts
62Ottawa County8.985+2.08 pts
63Murray County8.852+1.63 pts
64Pontotoc County8.789-1.83 pts
65Washington County8.496+1.37 pts
66Sequoyah County8.178-2.32 pts
67Muskogee County7.9240 pts
68Cherokee County7.886-1.63 pts
68Rogers County7.886-6.64 pts
70Adair County7.629-2.21 pts
71Okfuskee County7.333-1.74 pts
72Jackson County7.121-1.67 pts
73Craig County6.983-3.73 pts
74Texas County6.283-1.02 pts
75Harmon County5.044-6.29 pts
76Love County4.52+0.89 pts
77Cotton County3.052-1.62 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jefferson County, with 33.449% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Cotton County, with 3.052% in 2015.

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