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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Ellis County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2016, at 33.851%. Cotton County had the lowest, at 4.036%. The median was 13.255% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.835%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.851Ellis County
Lowest4.036Cotton County
Median13.25577 counties
Oklahoma12.835History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 8.627 %Alfalfa County: 15.564 %Atoka County: 16.755 %Beaver County: 17.884 %Beckham County: 30.397 %Blaine County: 17.126 %Bryan County: 12.73 %Caddo County: 12.062 %Canadian County: 17.716 %Carter County: 12.908 %Cherokee County: 10.72 %Choctaw County: 9.509 %Cimarron County: 21.552 %Cleveland County: 11.647 %Coal County: 13.216 %Comanche County: 11.85 %Cotton County: 4.036 %Craig County: 12.161 %Creek County: 13.433 %Custer County: 13.465 %Delaware County: 10.331 %Dewey County: 20.741 %Ellis County: 33.851 %Garfield County: 14.744 %Garvin County: 16.777 %Grady County: 15.548 %Grant County: 20.663 %Greer County: 18.195 %Harmon County: 32.123 %Harper County: 21.705 %Haskell County: 9.679 %Hughes County: 9.855 %Jackson County: 10.8 %Jefferson County: 21.63 %Johnston County: 8.636 %Kay County: 13.644 %Kingfisher County: 19.48 %Kiowa County: 24.87 %Latimer County: 10.399 %Le Flore County: 13.772 %Lincoln County: 16.266 %Logan County: 15.151 %Love County: 7.98 %McClain County: 13.245 %McCurtain County: 7.899 %McIntosh County: 10.19 %Major County: 27.253 %Marshall County: 8.28 %Mayes County: 11.437 %Murray County: 9.552 %Muskogee County: 9.668 %Noble County: 10.359 %Nowata County: 20.054 %Okfuskee County: 14.111 %Oklahoma County: 12.251 %Okmulgee County: 9.991 %Osage County: 14.397 %Ottawa County: 6.123 %Pawnee County: 6.241 %Payne County: 12.693 %Pittsburg County: 14.103 %Pontotoc County: 10.582 %Pottawatomie County: 9.299 %Pushmataha County: 12.278 %Roger Mills County: 21.269 %Rogers County: 13.687 %Seminole County: 12.997 %Sequoyah County: 10.047 %Stephens County: 19.754 %Texas County: 13.255 %Tillman County: 17.896 %Tulsa County: 11.868 %Wagoner County: 15.872 %Washington County: 12.285 %Washita County: 20.98 %Woods County: 21.498 %Woodward County: 23.205 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Ellis County: 33.851 %Ellis County33.851Harmon County: 32.123 %Harmon County32.123Beckham County: 30.397 %Beckham County30.397Major County: 27.253 %Major County27.253Kiowa County: 24.87 %Kiowa County24.87Woodward County: 23.205 %Woodward County23.205Harper County: 21.705 %Harper County21.705Jefferson County: 21.63 %Jefferson County21.63Cimarron County: 21.552 %Cimarron County21.552Woods County: 21.498 %Woods County21.498Roger Mills County: 21.269 %Roger Mills County21.269Washita County: 20.98 %Washita County20.98Dewey County: 20.741 %Dewey County20.741Grant County: 20.663 %Grant County20.663Nowata County: 20.054 %Nowata County20.054Stephens County: 19.754 %Stephens County19.754Kingfisher County: 19.48 %Kingfisher County19.48Greer County: 18.195 %Greer County18.195Tillman County: 17.896 %Tillman County17.896Beaver County: 17.884 %Beaver County17.884Canadian County: 17.716 %Canadian County17.716Blaine County: 17.126 %Blaine County17.126Garvin County: 16.777 %Garvin County16.777Atoka County: 16.755 %Atoka County16.755Lincoln County: 16.266 %Lincoln County16.266Wagoner County: 15.872 %Wagoner County15.872Alfalfa County: 15.564 %Alfalfa County15.564Grady County: 15.548 %Grady County15.548Logan County: 15.151 %Logan County15.151Garfield County: 14.744 %Garfield County14.744Osage County: 14.397 %Osage County14.397Okfuskee County: 14.111 %Okfuskee County14.111Pittsburg County: 14.103 %Pittsburg County14.103Le Flore County: 13.772 %Le Flore County13.772Rogers County: 13.687 %Rogers County13.687Kay County: 13.644 %Kay County13.644Custer County: 13.465 %Custer County13.465Creek County: 13.433 %Creek County13.433Texas County: 13.255 %Texas County13.255McClain County: 13.245 %McClain County13.245Ellis County: 33.851 %Ellis County33.851Harmon County: 32.123 %Harmon County32.123Beckham County: 30.397 %Beckham County30.397Major County: 27.253 %Major County27.253Kiowa County: 24.87 %Kiowa County24.87Woodward County: 23.205 %Woodward County23.205Harper County: 21.705 %Harper County21.705Jefferson County: 21.63 %Jefferson County21.63Cimarron County: 21.552 %Cimarron County21.552Woods County: 21.498 %Woods County21.498Roger Mills County: 21.269 %Roger Mills County21.269Washita County: 20.98 %Washita County20.98Dewey County: 20.741 %Dewey County20.741Grant County: 20.663 %Grant County20.663Nowata County: 20.054 %Nowata County20.054Stephens County: 19.754 %Stephens County19.754Kingfisher County: 19.48 %Kingfisher County19.48Greer County: 18.195 %Greer County18.195Tillman County: 17.896 %Tillman County17.896Beaver County: 17.884 %Beaver County17.884Canadian County: 17.716 %Canadian County17.716Blaine County: 17.126 %Blaine County17.126Garvin County: 16.777 %Garvin County16.777Atoka County: 16.755 %Atoka County16.755Lincoln County: 16.266 %Lincoln County16.266Wagoner County: 15.872 %Wagoner County15.872Alfalfa County: 15.564 %Alfalfa County15.564Grady County: 15.548 %Grady County15.548Logan County: 15.151 %Logan County15.151Garfield County: 14.744 %Garfield County14.744Osage County: 14.397 %Osage County14.397Okfuskee County: 14.111 %Okfuskee County14.111Pittsburg County: 14.103 %Pittsburg County14.103Le Flore County: 13.772 %Le Flore County13.772Rogers County: 13.687 %Rogers County13.687Kay County: 13.644 %Kay County13.644Custer County: 13.465 %Custer County13.465Creek County: 13.433 %Creek County13.433Texas County: 13.255 %Texas County13.255McClain County: 13.245 %McClain County13.245
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Ellis County33.851+0.91 pts
2Harmon County32.123+27.08 pts
3Beckham County30.397+15.75 pts
4Major County27.253+8.48 pts
5Kiowa County24.87+9.77 pts
6Woodward County23.205+5.6 pts
7Harper County21.705+4.44 pts
8Jefferson County21.63-11.82 pts
9Cimarron County21.552+8.8 pts
10Woods County21.498+10.73 pts
11Roger Mills County21.269+5.83 pts
12Washita County20.98-0.67 pts
13Dewey County20.741+6.08 pts
14Grant County20.663+6.71 pts
15Nowata County20.054+5.82 pts
16Stephens County19.754+7.88 pts
17Kingfisher County19.48+8.03 pts
18Greer County18.195+7.94 pts
19Tillman County17.896+7.98 pts
20Beaver County17.884+6.12 pts
21Canadian County17.716+4.97 pts
22Blaine County17.126-6.94 pts
23Garvin County16.777+7.38 pts
24Atoka County16.755+2.39 pts
25Lincoln County16.266-2.21 pts
26Wagoner County15.872+5.23 pts
27Alfalfa County15.564-1.21 pts
28Grady County15.548+4.38 pts
29Logan County15.151+2.36 pts
30Garfield County14.744-0.42 pts
31Osage County14.397+2.61 pts
32Okfuskee County14.111+6.78 pts
33Pittsburg County14.103+1.92 pts
34Le Flore County13.772+3.21 pts
35Rogers County13.687+5.8 pts
36Kay County13.644-0.12 pts
37Custer County13.465+0.65 pts
38Creek County13.433+2.83 pts
39Texas County13.255+6.97 pts
40McClain County13.245+3.8 pts
41Coal County13.216-1.29 pts
42Seminole County12.997-1.57 pts
43Carter County12.908+2.02 pts
44Bryan County12.73+1.12 pts
45Payne County12.693+1.77 pts
46Washington County12.285+3.79 pts
47Pushmataha County12.278-2.48 pts
48Oklahoma County12.251-0.41 pts
49Craig County12.161+5.18 pts
50Caddo County12.062-0.44 pts
51Tulsa County11.868+0.11 pts
52Comanche County11.85+2.03 pts
53Cleveland County11.647+0.69 pts
54Mayes County11.437+2.02 pts
55Jackson County10.8+3.68 pts
56Cherokee County10.72+2.83 pts
57Pontotoc County10.582+1.79 pts
58Latimer County10.399-6.94 pts
59Noble County10.359-1.34 pts
60Delaware County10.331-1.18 pts
61McIntosh County10.19-1.03 pts
62Sequoyah County10.047+1.87 pts
63Okmulgee County9.991-10.29 pts
64Hughes County9.855-7.73 pts
65Haskell County9.679-0.02 pts
66Muskogee County9.668+1.74 pts
67Murray County9.552+0.7 pts
68Choctaw County9.509-12.18 pts
69Pottawatomie County9.299-1.7 pts
70Johnston County8.636-3.98 pts
71Adair County8.627+1 pts
72Marshall County8.28-5.61 pts
73Love County7.98+3.46 pts
74McCurtain County7.899-3.09 pts
75Pawnee County6.241-16.13 pts
76Ottawa County6.123-2.86 pts
77Cotton County4.036+0.98 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Ellis County, with 33.851% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Cotton County, with 4.036% in 2016.

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