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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Johnston County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2020, at 70.42%. Love County had the lowest, at 4.663%. The median was 12.387% and the figure for Oklahoma was 12.121%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.42Johnston County
Lowest4.663Love County
Median12.38777 counties
Oklahoma12.121History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 14.516 %Alfalfa County: 13.923 %Atoka County: 21.679 %Beaver County: 13.793 %Beckham County: 21.201 %Blaine County: 15.867 %Bryan County: 9.593 %Caddo County: 13.693 %Canadian County: 16.042 %Carter County: 10.762 %Cherokee County: 9.877 %Choctaw County: 10.706 %Cimarron County: 8.788 %Cleveland County: 12.037 %Coal County: 15.047 %Comanche County: 10.223 %Cotton County: 5.254 %Craig County: 7.538 %Creek County: 13.639 %Custer County: 16.535 %Delaware County: 12.387 %Dewey County: 12.685 %Ellis County: 24.986 %Garfield County: 13.738 %Garvin County: 14.895 %Grady County: 11.789 %Grant County: 17.746 %Greer County: 16.41 %Harmon County: 16.332 %Harper County: 11.29 %Haskell County: 13.031 %Hughes County: 12.436 %Jackson County: 9.821 %Jefferson County: 13.142 %Johnston County: 70.42 %Kay County: 12.356 %Kingfisher County: 17.555 %Kiowa County: 10.538 %Latimer County: 12.098 %Le Flore County: 11.806 %Lincoln County: 12.455 %Logan County: 16.233 %Love County: 4.663 %McClain County: 17.083 %McCurtain County: 8.887 %McIntosh County: 20.894 %Major County: 21.946 %Marshall County: 18.369 %Mayes County: 17.282 %Murray County: 8.392 %Muskogee County: 9.545 %Noble County: 9.901 %Nowata County: 34.333 %Okfuskee County: 10.584 %Oklahoma County: 11.415 %Okmulgee County: 9.984 %Osage County: 9.864 %Ottawa County: 9.57 %Pawnee County: 6.005 %Payne County: 13.402 %Pittsburg County: 12.05 %Pontotoc County: 12.378 %Pottawatomie County: 11.264 %Pushmataha County: 15.93 %Roger Mills County: 31.481 %Rogers County: 12.053 %Seminole County: 11.879 %Sequoyah County: 11.834 %Stephens County: 11.194 %Texas County: 6.581 %Tillman County: 6.846 %Tulsa County: 11.594 %Wagoner County: 10.139 %Washington County: 18.144 %Washita County: 18.306 %Woods County: 14.501 %Woodward County: 13.88 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Johnston County: 70.42 %Johnston County70.42Nowata County: 34.333 %Nowata County34.333Roger Mills County: 31.481 %Roger Mills County31.481Ellis County: 24.986 %Ellis County24.986Major County: 21.946 %Major County21.946Atoka County: 21.679 %Atoka County21.679Beckham County: 21.201 %Beckham County21.201McIntosh County: 20.894 %McIntosh County20.894Marshall County: 18.369 %Marshall County18.369Washita County: 18.306 %Washita County18.306Washington County: 18.144 %Washington County18.144Grant County: 17.746 %Grant County17.746Kingfisher County: 17.555 %Kingfisher County17.555Mayes County: 17.282 %Mayes County17.282McClain County: 17.083 %McClain County17.083Custer County: 16.535 %Custer County16.535Greer County: 16.41 %Greer County16.41Harmon County: 16.332 %Harmon County16.332Logan County: 16.233 %Logan County16.233Canadian County: 16.042 %Canadian County16.042Pushmataha County: 15.93 %Pushmataha County15.93Blaine County: 15.867 %Blaine County15.867Coal County: 15.047 %Coal County15.047Garvin County: 14.895 %Garvin County14.895Adair County: 14.516 %Adair County14.516Woods County: 14.501 %Woods County14.501Alfalfa County: 13.923 %Alfalfa County13.923Woodward County: 13.88 %Woodward County13.88Beaver County: 13.793 %Beaver County13.793Garfield County: 13.738 %Garfield County13.738Caddo County: 13.693 %Caddo County13.693Creek County: 13.639 %Creek County13.639Payne County: 13.402 %Payne County13.402Jefferson County: 13.142 %Jefferson County13.142Haskell County: 13.031 %Haskell County13.031Dewey County: 12.685 %Dewey County12.685Lincoln County: 12.455 %Lincoln County12.455Hughes County: 12.436 %Hughes County12.436Delaware County: 12.387 %Delaware County12.387Pontotoc County: 12.378 %Pontotoc County12.378Johnston County: 70.42 %Johnston County70.42Nowata County: 34.333 %Nowata County34.333Roger Mills County: 31.481 %Roger Mills County31.481Ellis County: 24.986 %Ellis County24.986Major County: 21.946 %Major County21.946Atoka County: 21.679 %Atoka County21.679Beckham County: 21.201 %Beckham County21.201McIntosh County: 20.894 %McIntosh County20.894Marshall County: 18.369 %Marshall County18.369Washita County: 18.306 %Washita County18.306Washington County: 18.144 %Washington County18.144Grant County: 17.746 %Grant County17.746Kingfisher County: 17.555 %Kingfisher County17.555Mayes County: 17.282 %Mayes County17.282McClain County: 17.083 %McClain County17.083Custer County: 16.535 %Custer County16.535Greer County: 16.41 %Greer County16.41Harmon County: 16.332 %Harmon County16.332Logan County: 16.233 %Logan County16.233Canadian County: 16.042 %Canadian County16.042Pushmataha County: 15.93 %Pushmataha County15.93Blaine County: 15.867 %Blaine County15.867Coal County: 15.047 %Coal County15.047Garvin County: 14.895 %Garvin County14.895Adair County: 14.516 %Adair County14.516Woods County: 14.501 %Woods County14.501Alfalfa County: 13.923 %Alfalfa County13.923Woodward County: 13.88 %Woodward County13.88Beaver County: 13.793 %Beaver County13.793Garfield County: 13.738 %Garfield County13.738Caddo County: 13.693 %Caddo County13.693Creek County: 13.639 %Creek County13.639Payne County: 13.402 %Payne County13.402Jefferson County: 13.142 %Jefferson County13.142Haskell County: 13.031 %Haskell County13.031Dewey County: 12.685 %Dewey County12.685Lincoln County: 12.455 %Lincoln County12.455Hughes County: 12.436 %Hughes County12.436Delaware County: 12.387 %Delaware County12.387Pontotoc County: 12.378 %Pontotoc County12.378
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Johnston County70.42+61 pts
2Nowata County34.333+24.05 pts
3Roger Mills County31.481+16.61 pts
4Ellis County24.986+15.63 pts
5Major County21.946+7.65 pts
6Atoka County21.679+12.92 pts
7Beckham County21.201+6.52 pts
8McIntosh County20.894+9.65 pts
9Marshall County18.369+9.5 pts
10Washita County18.306+5.44 pts
11Washington County18.144+7.38 pts
12Grant County17.746+1.32 pts
13Kingfisher County17.555+4.9 pts
14Mayes County17.282+10.56 pts
15McClain County17.083+5.5 pts
16Custer County16.535+7.44 pts
17Greer County16.41-9.11 pts
18Harmon County16.332+7.13 pts
19Logan County16.233+6.51 pts
20Canadian County16.042+5.28 pts
21Pushmataha County15.93+2.43 pts
22Blaine County15.867+4 pts
23Coal County15.047-0.55 pts
24Garvin County14.895+2.98 pts
25Adair County14.516+5.93 pts
26Woods County14.501+1.75 pts
27Alfalfa County13.923-3.77 pts
28Woodward County13.88+2.54 pts
29Beaver County13.793-13.29 pts
30Garfield County13.738+5.69 pts
31Caddo County13.693+3.13 pts
32Creek County13.639+3.62 pts
33Payne County13.402+2.45 pts
34Jefferson County13.142-5.52 pts
35Haskell County13.031+3.47 pts
36Dewey County12.685+5.57 pts
37Lincoln County12.455+2.19 pts
38Hughes County12.436+0.53 pts
39Delaware County12.387+2.04 pts
40Pontotoc County12.378+5.71 pts
41Kay County12.356+0.87 pts
42Latimer County12.098+2.14 pts
43Rogers County12.053+0.06 pts
44Pittsburg County12.05+1.22 pts
45Cleveland County12.037+2.3 pts
46Seminole County11.879+3.33 pts
47Sequoyah County11.834-3.2 pts
48Le Flore County11.806+0.23 pts
49Grady County11.789+0.16 pts
50Tulsa County11.594+0.2 pts
51Oklahoma County11.415+1.19 pts
52Harper County11.29+2.91 pts
53Pottawatomie County11.264+0.33 pts
54Stephens County11.194+0.55 pts
55Carter County10.762-3.08 pts
56Choctaw County10.706+0.62 pts
57Okfuskee County10.584-9.59 pts
58Kiowa County10.538+1.58 pts
59Comanche County10.223+2.53 pts
60Wagoner County10.139-1.88 pts
61Okmulgee County9.984-2.08 pts
62Noble County9.901+1.99 pts
63Cherokee County9.877+1.66 pts
64Osage County9.864-0.94 pts
65Jackson County9.821+1.22 pts
66Bryan County9.593-3.08 pts
67Ottawa County9.57+0.76 pts
68Muskogee County9.545+0.41 pts
69McCurtain County8.887-0.47 pts
70Cimarron County8.788-5.95 pts
71Murray County8.392-4.42 pts
72Craig County7.538-1.88 pts
73Tillman County6.846-5.5 pts
74Texas County6.581+1.37 pts
75Pawnee County6.005-5.61 pts
76Cotton County5.254-0.99 pts
77Love County4.663-2.85 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Johnston County, with 70.42% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Love County, with 4.663% in 2020.

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