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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Okfuskee County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2018, at 36.989%. Love County had the lowest, at 3.334%. The median was 11.097% and the figure for Oklahoma was 11.77%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.989Okfuskee County
Lowest3.334Love County
Median11.09777 counties
Oklahoma11.77History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 8.464 %Alfalfa County: 16.595 %Atoka County: 10.687 %Beaver County: 9.565 %Beckham County: 13.168 %Blaine County: 12.566 %Bryan County: 8.418 %Caddo County: 9.521 %Canadian County: 12.703 %Carter County: 11.282 %Cherokee County: 10.031 %Choctaw County: 14.4 %Cimarron County: 19.733 %Cleveland County: 13.408 %Coal County: 12.091 %Comanche County: 10.608 %Cotton County: 4.569 %Craig County: 8.733 %Creek County: 9.771 %Custer County: 10.081 %Delaware County: 16.808 %Dewey County: 6.37 %Ellis County: 11.887 %Garfield County: 11.527 %Garvin County: 11.301 %Grady County: 10.654 %Grant County: 14.608 %Greer County: 36.213 %Harmon County: 10.914 %Harper County: 15.155 %Haskell County: 15.053 %Hughes County: 7.568 %Jackson County: 10.861 %Jefferson County: 13.559 %Johnston County: 4.628 %Kay County: 12.797 %Kingfisher County: 9.937 %Kiowa County: 10.522 %Latimer County: 18.796 %Le Flore County: 11.915 %Lincoln County: 11.382 %Logan County: 10.659 %Love County: 3.334 %McClain County: 11.097 %McCurtain County: 7.075 %McIntosh County: 8.567 %Major County: 15.094 %Marshall County: 6.584 %Mayes County: 12.069 %Murray County: 11.317 %Muskogee County: 11.698 %Noble County: 10.231 %Nowata County: 8.968 %Okfuskee County: 36.989 %Oklahoma County: 12.594 %Okmulgee County: 13.446 %Osage County: 12.958 %Ottawa County: 9.053 %Pawnee County: 6.43 %Payne County: 13.108 %Pittsburg County: 10.363 %Pontotoc County: 7.889 %Pottawatomie County: 14.48 %Pushmataha County: 14.213 %Roger Mills County: 15.075 %Rogers County: 8.766 %Seminole County: 13.694 %Sequoyah County: 9.369 %Stephens County: 14.943 %Texas County: 11.007 %Tillman County: 7.977 %Tulsa County: 12.323 %Wagoner County: 11.341 %Washington County: 10.243 %Washita County: 9.72 %Woods County: 9.641 %Woodward County: 10.301 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Okfuskee County: 36.989 %Okfuskee County36.989Greer County: 36.213 %Greer County36.213Cimarron County: 19.733 %Cimarron County19.733Latimer County: 18.796 %Latimer County18.796Delaware County: 16.808 %Delaware County16.808Alfalfa County: 16.595 %Alfalfa County16.595Harper County: 15.155 %Harper County15.155Major County: 15.094 %Major County15.094Roger Mills County: 15.075 %Roger Mills County15.075Haskell County: 15.053 %Haskell County15.053Stephens County: 14.943 %Stephens County14.943Grant County: 14.608 %Grant County14.608Pottawatomie County: 14.48 %Pottawatomie County14.48Choctaw County: 14.4 %Choctaw County14.4Pushmataha County: 14.213 %Pushmataha County14.213Seminole County: 13.694 %Seminole County13.694Jefferson County: 13.559 %Jefferson County13.559Okmulgee County: 13.446 %Okmulgee County13.446Cleveland County: 13.408 %Cleveland County13.408Beckham County: 13.168 %Beckham County13.168Payne County: 13.108 %Payne County13.108Osage County: 12.958 %Osage County12.958Kay County: 12.797 %Kay County12.797Canadian County: 12.703 %Canadian County12.703Oklahoma County: 12.594 %Oklahoma County12.594Blaine County: 12.566 %Blaine County12.566Tulsa County: 12.323 %Tulsa County12.323Coal County: 12.091 %Coal County12.091Mayes County: 12.069 %Mayes County12.069Le Flore County: 11.915 %Le Flore County11.915Ellis County: 11.887 %Ellis County11.887Muskogee County: 11.698 %Muskogee County11.698Garfield County: 11.527 %Garfield County11.527Lincoln County: 11.382 %Lincoln County11.382Wagoner County: 11.341 %Wagoner County11.341Murray County: 11.317 %Murray County11.317Garvin County: 11.301 %Garvin County11.301Carter County: 11.282 %Carter County11.282McClain County: 11.097 %McClain County11.097Texas County: 11.007 %Texas County11.007Okfuskee County: 36.989 %Okfuskee County36.989Greer County: 36.213 %Greer County36.213Cimarron County: 19.733 %Cimarron County19.733Latimer County: 18.796 %Latimer County18.796Delaware County: 16.808 %Delaware County16.808Alfalfa County: 16.595 %Alfalfa County16.595Harper County: 15.155 %Harper County15.155Major County: 15.094 %Major County15.094Roger Mills County: 15.075 %Roger Mills County15.075Haskell County: 15.053 %Haskell County15.053Stephens County: 14.943 %Stephens County14.943Grant County: 14.608 %Grant County14.608Pottawatomie County: 14.48 %Pottawatomie County14.48Choctaw County: 14.4 %Choctaw County14.4Pushmataha County: 14.213 %Pushmataha County14.213Seminole County: 13.694 %Seminole County13.694Jefferson County: 13.559 %Jefferson County13.559Okmulgee County: 13.446 %Okmulgee County13.446Cleveland County: 13.408 %Cleveland County13.408Beckham County: 13.168 %Beckham County13.168Payne County: 13.108 %Payne County13.108Osage County: 12.958 %Osage County12.958Kay County: 12.797 %Kay County12.797Canadian County: 12.703 %Canadian County12.703Oklahoma County: 12.594 %Oklahoma County12.594Blaine County: 12.566 %Blaine County12.566Tulsa County: 12.323 %Tulsa County12.323Coal County: 12.091 %Coal County12.091Mayes County: 12.069 %Mayes County12.069Le Flore County: 11.915 %Le Flore County11.915Ellis County: 11.887 %Ellis County11.887Muskogee County: 11.698 %Muskogee County11.698Garfield County: 11.527 %Garfield County11.527Lincoln County: 11.382 %Lincoln County11.382Wagoner County: 11.341 %Wagoner County11.341Murray County: 11.317 %Murray County11.317Garvin County: 11.301 %Garvin County11.301Carter County: 11.282 %Carter County11.282McClain County: 11.097 %McClain County11.097Texas County: 11.007 %Texas County11.007
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Okfuskee County36.989+30.18 pts
2Greer County36.213+23.1 pts
3Cimarron County19.733+3.77 pts
4Latimer County18.796-5.22 pts
5Delaware County16.808+5.18 pts
6Alfalfa County16.595-15.01 pts
7Harper County15.155+1.09 pts
8Major County15.094-0.99 pts
9Roger Mills County15.075-0.26 pts
10Haskell County15.053+5.16 pts
11Stephens County14.943-0.62 pts
12Grant County14.608-20.04 pts
13Pottawatomie County14.48-0.23 pts
14Choctaw County14.4+5.56 pts
15Pushmataha County14.213-8.28 pts
16Seminole County13.694+1.23 pts
17Jefferson County13.559-11.97 pts
18Okmulgee County13.446-0.98 pts
19Cleveland County13.408+2.36 pts
20Beckham County13.168-0.29 pts
21Payne County13.108+1.35 pts
22Osage County12.958+2.75 pts
23Kay County12.797+2.32 pts
24Canadian County12.703-2.98 pts
25Oklahoma County12.594-0.03 pts
26Blaine County12.566+0.7 pts
27Tulsa County12.323+0.31 pts
28Coal County12.091-13.02 pts
29Mayes County12.069-0.24 pts
30Le Flore County11.915-4.12 pts
31Ellis County11.887+0.62 pts
32Muskogee County11.698+0.13 pts
33Garfield County11.527-0.47 pts
34Lincoln County11.382-0.27 pts
35Wagoner County11.341-1.92 pts
36Murray County11.317-0.41 pts
37Garvin County11.301-1.88 pts
38Carter County11.282-1.61 pts
39McClain County11.097-0.32 pts
40Texas County11.007+1.76 pts
41Harmon County10.914-3.12 pts
42Jackson County10.861+2.42 pts
43Atoka County10.687-4.65 pts
44Logan County10.659-0.92 pts
45Grady County10.654-3.96 pts
46Comanche County10.608-3.71 pts
47Kiowa County10.522+1.03 pts
48Pittsburg County10.363-3.42 pts
49Woodward County10.301-3.78 pts
50Washington County10.243-0.8 pts
51Noble County10.231+0.83 pts
52Custer County10.081-5.33 pts
53Cherokee County10.031+0.19 pts
54Kingfisher County9.937-0.72 pts
55Creek County9.771-6.29 pts
56Washita County9.72-5.42 pts
57Woods County9.641-6.9 pts
58Beaver County9.565-5.5 pts
59Caddo County9.521-1.11 pts
60Sequoyah County9.369-2.04 pts
61Ottawa County9.053-3.13 pts
62Nowata County8.968-10.4 pts
63Rogers County8.766-7.17 pts
64Craig County8.733-13.63 pts
65McIntosh County8.567-15.41 pts
66Adair County8.464+0.34 pts
67Bryan County8.418-2.86 pts
68Tillman County7.977-6.79 pts
69Pontotoc County7.889-1.02 pts
70Hughes County7.568-6.46 pts
71McCurtain County7.075-2.08 pts
72Marshall County6.584-0.79 pts
73Pawnee County6.43-4.86 pts
74Dewey County6.37-11.25 pts
75Johnston County4.628-5.63 pts
76Cotton County4.569-4.5 pts
77Love County3.334-0.64 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Okfuskee County, with 36.989% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Love County, with 3.334% in 2018.

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