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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Beaver County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2019, at 27.083%. Texas County had the lowest, at 5.215%. The median was 10.765% and the figure for Oklahoma was 10.866%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.083Beaver County
Lowest5.215Texas County
Median10.76577 counties
Oklahoma10.866History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 8.584 %Alfalfa County: 17.693 %Atoka County: 8.76 %Beaver County: 27.083 %Beckham County: 14.68 %Blaine County: 11.868 %Bryan County: 12.671 %Caddo County: 10.568 %Canadian County: 10.765 %Carter County: 13.84 %Cherokee County: 8.213 %Choctaw County: 10.083 %Cimarron County: 14.737 %Cleveland County: 9.741 %Coal County: 15.6 %Comanche County: 7.696 %Cotton County: 6.239 %Craig County: 9.418 %Creek County: 10.023 %Custer County: 9.1 %Delaware County: 10.344 %Dewey County: 7.111 %Ellis County: 9.361 %Garfield County: 8.047 %Garvin County: 11.919 %Grady County: 11.632 %Grant County: 16.421 %Greer County: 25.515 %Harmon County: 9.204 %Harper County: 8.376 %Haskell County: 9.56 %Hughes County: 11.902 %Jackson County: 8.604 %Jefferson County: 18.664 %Johnston County: 9.417 %Kay County: 11.49 %Kingfisher County: 12.654 %Kiowa County: 8.962 %Latimer County: 9.958 %Le Flore County: 11.572 %Lincoln County: 10.267 %Logan County: 9.726 %Love County: 7.509 %McClain County: 11.586 %McCurtain County: 9.361 %McIntosh County: 11.241 %Major County: 14.297 %Marshall County: 8.866 %Mayes County: 6.726 %Murray County: 12.812 %Muskogee County: 9.136 %Noble County: 7.913 %Nowata County: 10.281 %Okfuskee County: 20.176 %Oklahoma County: 10.229 %Okmulgee County: 12.063 %Osage County: 10.806 %Ottawa County: 8.811 %Pawnee County: 11.611 %Payne County: 10.951 %Pittsburg County: 10.831 %Pontotoc County: 6.67 %Pottawatomie County: 10.936 %Pushmataha County: 13.497 %Roger Mills County: 14.868 %Rogers County: 11.995 %Seminole County: 8.551 %Sequoyah County: 15.033 %Stephens County: 10.649 %Texas County: 5.215 %Tillman County: 12.35 %Tulsa County: 11.398 %Wagoner County: 12.019 %Washington County: 10.759 %Washita County: 12.863 %Woods County: 12.749 %Woodward County: 11.336 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Beaver County: 27.083 %Beaver County27.083Greer County: 25.515 %Greer County25.515Okfuskee County: 20.176 %Okfuskee County20.176Jefferson County: 18.664 %Jefferson County18.664Alfalfa County: 17.693 %Alfalfa County17.693Grant County: 16.421 %Grant County16.421Coal County: 15.6 %Coal County15.6Sequoyah County: 15.033 %Sequoyah County15.033Roger Mills County: 14.868 %Roger Mills County14.868Cimarron County: 14.737 %Cimarron County14.737Beckham County: 14.68 %Beckham County14.68Major County: 14.297 %Major County14.297Carter County: 13.84 %Carter County13.84Pushmataha County: 13.497 %Pushmataha County13.497Washita County: 12.863 %Washita County12.863Murray County: 12.812 %Murray County12.812Woods County: 12.749 %Woods County12.749Bryan County: 12.671 %Bryan County12.671Kingfisher County: 12.654 %Kingfisher County12.654Tillman County: 12.35 %Tillman County12.35Okmulgee County: 12.063 %Okmulgee County12.063Wagoner County: 12.019 %Wagoner County12.019Rogers County: 11.995 %Rogers County11.995Garvin County: 11.919 %Garvin County11.919Hughes County: 11.902 %Hughes County11.902Blaine County: 11.868 %Blaine County11.868Grady County: 11.632 %Grady County11.632Pawnee County: 11.611 %Pawnee County11.611McClain County: 11.586 %McClain County11.586Le Flore County: 11.572 %Le Flore County11.572Kay County: 11.49 %Kay County11.49Tulsa County: 11.398 %Tulsa County11.398Woodward County: 11.336 %Woodward County11.336McIntosh County: 11.241 %McIntosh County11.241Payne County: 10.951 %Payne County10.951Pottawatomie County: 10.936 %Pottawatomie County10.936Pittsburg County: 10.831 %Pittsburg County10.831Osage County: 10.806 %Osage County10.806Canadian County: 10.765 %Canadian County10.765Washington County: 10.759 %Washington County10.759Beaver County: 27.083 %Beaver County27.083Greer County: 25.515 %Greer County25.515Okfuskee County: 20.176 %Okfuskee County20.176Jefferson County: 18.664 %Jefferson County18.664Alfalfa County: 17.693 %Alfalfa County17.693Grant County: 16.421 %Grant County16.421Coal County: 15.6 %Coal County15.6Sequoyah County: 15.033 %Sequoyah County15.033Roger Mills County: 14.868 %Roger Mills County14.868Cimarron County: 14.737 %Cimarron County14.737Beckham County: 14.68 %Beckham County14.68Major County: 14.297 %Major County14.297Carter County: 13.84 %Carter County13.84Pushmataha County: 13.497 %Pushmataha County13.497Washita County: 12.863 %Washita County12.863Murray County: 12.812 %Murray County12.812Woods County: 12.749 %Woods County12.749Bryan County: 12.671 %Bryan County12.671Kingfisher County: 12.654 %Kingfisher County12.654Tillman County: 12.35 %Tillman County12.35Okmulgee County: 12.063 %Okmulgee County12.063Wagoner County: 12.019 %Wagoner County12.019Rogers County: 11.995 %Rogers County11.995Garvin County: 11.919 %Garvin County11.919Hughes County: 11.902 %Hughes County11.902Blaine County: 11.868 %Blaine County11.868Grady County: 11.632 %Grady County11.632Pawnee County: 11.611 %Pawnee County11.611McClain County: 11.586 %McClain County11.586Le Flore County: 11.572 %Le Flore County11.572Kay County: 11.49 %Kay County11.49Tulsa County: 11.398 %Tulsa County11.398Woodward County: 11.336 %Woodward County11.336McIntosh County: 11.241 %McIntosh County11.241Payne County: 10.951 %Payne County10.951Pottawatomie County: 10.936 %Pottawatomie County10.936Pittsburg County: 10.831 %Pittsburg County10.831Osage County: 10.806 %Osage County10.806Canadian County: 10.765 %Canadian County10.765Washington County: 10.759 %Washington County10.759
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Beaver County27.083+17.52 pts
2Greer County25.515-10.7 pts
3Okfuskee County20.176-16.81 pts
4Jefferson County18.664+5.11 pts
5Alfalfa County17.693+1.1 pts
6Grant County16.421+1.81 pts
7Coal County15.6+3.51 pts
8Sequoyah County15.033+5.66 pts
9Roger Mills County14.868-0.21 pts
10Cimarron County14.737-5 pts
11Beckham County14.68+1.51 pts
12Major County14.297-0.8 pts
13Carter County13.84+2.56 pts
14Pushmataha County13.497-0.72 pts
15Washita County12.863+3.14 pts
16Murray County12.812+1.49 pts
17Woods County12.749+3.11 pts
18Bryan County12.671+4.25 pts
19Kingfisher County12.654+2.72 pts
20Tillman County12.35+4.37 pts
21Okmulgee County12.063-1.38 pts
22Wagoner County12.019+0.68 pts
23Rogers County11.995+3.23 pts
24Garvin County11.919+0.62 pts
25Hughes County11.902+4.33 pts
26Blaine County11.868-0.7 pts
27Grady County11.632+0.98 pts
28Pawnee County11.611+5.18 pts
29McClain County11.586+0.49 pts
30Le Flore County11.572-0.34 pts
31Kay County11.49-1.31 pts
32Tulsa County11.398-0.93 pts
33Woodward County11.336+1.04 pts
34McIntosh County11.241+2.67 pts
35Payne County10.951-2.16 pts
36Pottawatomie County10.936-3.54 pts
37Pittsburg County10.831+0.47 pts
38Osage County10.806-2.15 pts
39Canadian County10.765-1.94 pts
40Washington County10.759+0.52 pts
41Stephens County10.649-4.29 pts
42Caddo County10.568+1.05 pts
43Delaware County10.344-6.46 pts
44Nowata County10.281+1.31 pts
45Lincoln County10.267-1.12 pts
46Oklahoma County10.229-2.37 pts
47Choctaw County10.083-4.32 pts
48Creek County10.023+0.25 pts
49Latimer County9.958-8.84 pts
50Cleveland County9.741-3.67 pts
51Logan County9.726-0.93 pts
52Haskell County9.56-5.49 pts
53Craig County9.418+0.68 pts
54Johnston County9.417+4.79 pts
55Ellis County9.361-2.53 pts
55McCurtain County9.361+2.29 pts
57Harmon County9.204-1.71 pts
58Muskogee County9.136-2.56 pts
59Custer County9.1-0.98 pts
60Kiowa County8.962-1.56 pts
61Marshall County8.866+2.28 pts
62Ottawa County8.811-0.24 pts
63Atoka County8.76-1.93 pts
64Jackson County8.604-2.26 pts
65Adair County8.584+0.12 pts
66Seminole County8.551-5.14 pts
67Harper County8.376-6.78 pts
68Cherokee County8.213-1.82 pts
69Garfield County8.047-3.48 pts
70Noble County7.913-2.32 pts
71Comanche County7.696-2.91 pts
72Love County7.509+4.18 pts
73Dewey County7.111+0.74 pts
74Mayes County6.726-5.34 pts
75Pontotoc County6.67-1.22 pts
76Cotton County6.239+1.67 pts
77Texas County5.215-5.79 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Beaver County, with 27.083% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Texas County, with 5.215% in 2019.

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