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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Grant County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2017, at 34.648%. Love County had the lowest, at 3.975%. The median was 12.623% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.615%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.648Grant County
Lowest3.975Love County
Median12.62377 counties
Oklahoma12.615History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 8.127 %Alfalfa County: 31.609 %Atoka County: 15.333 %Beaver County: 15.069 %Beckham County: 13.456 %Blaine County: 11.868 %Bryan County: 11.28 %Caddo County: 10.629 %Canadian County: 15.684 %Carter County: 12.894 %Cherokee County: 9.842 %Choctaw County: 8.836 %Cimarron County: 15.966 %Cleveland County: 11.052 %Coal County: 25.113 %Comanche County: 14.316 %Cotton County: 9.073 %Craig County: 22.367 %Creek County: 16.06 %Custer County: 15.411 %Delaware County: 11.626 %Dewey County: 17.624 %Ellis County: 11.269 %Garfield County: 12 %Garvin County: 13.185 %Grady County: 14.618 %Grant County: 34.648 %Greer County: 13.117 %Harmon County: 14.035 %Harper County: 14.066 %Haskell County: 9.893 %Hughes County: 14.033 %Jackson County: 8.445 %Jefferson County: 25.532 %Johnston County: 10.258 %Kay County: 10.481 %Kingfisher County: 10.655 %Kiowa County: 9.497 %Latimer County: 24.013 %Le Flore County: 16.039 %Lincoln County: 11.648 %Logan County: 11.581 %Love County: 3.975 %McClain County: 11.413 %McCurtain County: 9.155 %McIntosh County: 23.98 %Major County: 16.089 %Marshall County: 7.373 %Mayes County: 12.314 %Murray County: 11.727 %Muskogee County: 11.569 %Noble County: 9.4 %Nowata County: 19.365 %Okfuskee County: 6.811 %Oklahoma County: 12.623 %Okmulgee County: 14.431 %Osage County: 10.205 %Ottawa County: 12.187 %Pawnee County: 11.286 %Payne County: 11.763 %Pittsburg County: 13.783 %Pontotoc County: 8.908 %Pottawatomie County: 14.712 %Pushmataha County: 22.49 %Roger Mills County: 15.339 %Rogers County: 15.935 %Seminole County: 12.466 %Sequoyah County: 11.413 %Stephens County: 15.567 %Texas County: 9.249 %Tillman County: 14.769 %Tulsa County: 12.016 %Wagoner County: 13.257 %Washington County: 11.042 %Washita County: 15.142 %Woods County: 16.539 %Woodward County: 14.082 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Grant County: 34.648 %Grant County34.648Alfalfa County: 31.609 %Alfalfa County31.609Jefferson County: 25.532 %Jefferson County25.532Coal County: 25.113 %Coal County25.113Latimer County: 24.013 %Latimer County24.013McIntosh County: 23.98 %McIntosh County23.98Pushmataha County: 22.49 %Pushmataha County22.49Craig County: 22.367 %Craig County22.367Nowata County: 19.365 %Nowata County19.365Dewey County: 17.624 %Dewey County17.624Woods County: 16.539 %Woods County16.539Major County: 16.089 %Major County16.089Creek County: 16.06 %Creek County16.06Le Flore County: 16.039 %Le Flore County16.039Cimarron County: 15.966 %Cimarron County15.966Rogers County: 15.935 %Rogers County15.935Canadian County: 15.684 %Canadian County15.684Stephens County: 15.567 %Stephens County15.567Custer County: 15.411 %Custer County15.411Roger Mills County: 15.339 %Roger Mills County15.339Atoka County: 15.333 %Atoka County15.333Washita County: 15.142 %Washita County15.142Beaver County: 15.069 %Beaver County15.069Tillman County: 14.769 %Tillman County14.769Pottawatomie County: 14.712 %Pottawatomie County14.712Grady County: 14.618 %Grady County14.618Okmulgee County: 14.431 %Okmulgee County14.431Comanche County: 14.316 %Comanche County14.316Woodward County: 14.082 %Woodward County14.082Harper County: 14.066 %Harper County14.066Harmon County: 14.035 %Harmon County14.035Hughes County: 14.033 %Hughes County14.033Pittsburg County: 13.783 %Pittsburg County13.783Beckham County: 13.456 %Beckham County13.456Wagoner County: 13.257 %Wagoner County13.257Garvin County: 13.185 %Garvin County13.185Greer County: 13.117 %Greer County13.117Carter County: 12.894 %Carter County12.894Oklahoma County: 12.623 %Oklahoma County12.623Seminole County: 12.466 %Seminole County12.466Grant County: 34.648 %Grant County34.648Alfalfa County: 31.609 %Alfalfa County31.609Jefferson County: 25.532 %Jefferson County25.532Coal County: 25.113 %Coal County25.113Latimer County: 24.013 %Latimer County24.013McIntosh County: 23.98 %McIntosh County23.98Pushmataha County: 22.49 %Pushmataha County22.49Craig County: 22.367 %Craig County22.367Nowata County: 19.365 %Nowata County19.365Dewey County: 17.624 %Dewey County17.624Woods County: 16.539 %Woods County16.539Major County: 16.089 %Major County16.089Creek County: 16.06 %Creek County16.06Le Flore County: 16.039 %Le Flore County16.039Cimarron County: 15.966 %Cimarron County15.966Rogers County: 15.935 %Rogers County15.935Canadian County: 15.684 %Canadian County15.684Stephens County: 15.567 %Stephens County15.567Custer County: 15.411 %Custer County15.411Roger Mills County: 15.339 %Roger Mills County15.339Atoka County: 15.333 %Atoka County15.333Washita County: 15.142 %Washita County15.142Beaver County: 15.069 %Beaver County15.069Tillman County: 14.769 %Tillman County14.769Pottawatomie County: 14.712 %Pottawatomie County14.712Grady County: 14.618 %Grady County14.618Okmulgee County: 14.431 %Okmulgee County14.431Comanche County: 14.316 %Comanche County14.316Woodward County: 14.082 %Woodward County14.082Harper County: 14.066 %Harper County14.066Harmon County: 14.035 %Harmon County14.035Hughes County: 14.033 %Hughes County14.033Pittsburg County: 13.783 %Pittsburg County13.783Beckham County: 13.456 %Beckham County13.456Wagoner County: 13.257 %Wagoner County13.257Garvin County: 13.185 %Garvin County13.185Greer County: 13.117 %Greer County13.117Carter County: 12.894 %Carter County12.894Oklahoma County: 12.623 %Oklahoma County12.623Seminole County: 12.466 %Seminole County12.466
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Grant County34.648+13.99 pts
2Alfalfa County31.609+16.05 pts
3Jefferson County25.532+3.9 pts
4Coal County25.113+11.9 pts
5Latimer County24.013+13.61 pts
6McIntosh County23.98+13.79 pts
7Pushmataha County22.49+10.21 pts
8Craig County22.367+10.21 pts
9Nowata County19.365-0.69 pts
10Dewey County17.624-3.12 pts
11Woods County16.539-4.96 pts
12Major County16.089-11.16 pts
13Creek County16.06+2.63 pts
14Le Flore County16.039+2.27 pts
15Cimarron County15.966-5.59 pts
16Rogers County15.935+2.25 pts
17Canadian County15.684-2.03 pts
18Stephens County15.567-4.19 pts
19Custer County15.411+1.95 pts
20Roger Mills County15.339-5.93 pts
21Atoka County15.333-1.42 pts
22Washita County15.142-5.84 pts
23Beaver County15.069-2.81 pts
24Tillman County14.769-3.13 pts
25Pottawatomie County14.712+5.41 pts
26Grady County14.618-0.93 pts
27Okmulgee County14.431+4.44 pts
28Comanche County14.316+2.47 pts
29Woodward County14.082-9.12 pts
30Harper County14.066-7.64 pts
31Harmon County14.035-18.09 pts
32Hughes County14.033+4.18 pts
33Pittsburg County13.783-0.32 pts
34Beckham County13.456-16.94 pts
35Wagoner County13.257-2.62 pts
36Garvin County13.185-3.59 pts
37Greer County13.117-5.08 pts
38Carter County12.894-0.01 pts
39Oklahoma County12.623+0.37 pts
40Seminole County12.466-0.53 pts
41Mayes County12.314+0.88 pts
42Ottawa County12.187+6.06 pts
43Tulsa County12.016+0.15 pts
44Garfield County12-2.74 pts
45Blaine County11.868-5.26 pts
46Payne County11.763-0.93 pts
47Murray County11.727+2.18 pts
48Lincoln County11.648-4.62 pts
49Delaware County11.626+1.29 pts
50Logan County11.581-3.57 pts
51Muskogee County11.569+1.9 pts
52McClain County11.413-1.83 pts
52Sequoyah County11.413+1.37 pts
54Pawnee County11.286+5.04 pts
55Bryan County11.28-1.45 pts
56Ellis County11.269-22.58 pts
57Cleveland County11.052-0.6 pts
58Washington County11.042-1.24 pts
59Kingfisher County10.655-8.83 pts
60Caddo County10.629-1.43 pts
61Kay County10.481-3.16 pts
62Johnston County10.258+1.62 pts
63Osage County10.205-4.19 pts
64Haskell County9.893+0.21 pts
65Cherokee County9.842-0.88 pts
66Kiowa County9.497-15.37 pts
67Noble County9.4-0.96 pts
68Texas County9.249-4.01 pts
69McCurtain County9.155+1.26 pts
70Cotton County9.073+5.04 pts
71Pontotoc County8.908-1.67 pts
72Choctaw County8.836-0.67 pts
73Jackson County8.445-2.36 pts
74Adair County8.127-0.5 pts
75Marshall County7.373-0.91 pts
76Okfuskee County6.811-7.3 pts
77Love County3.975-4.01 pts

Other periods

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Grant County, with 34.648% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Love County, with 3.975% in 2017.

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