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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Beaver County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2021, at 41.21%. Noble County had the lowest, at 8.431%. The median was 13.839% and the figure for Oklahoma was 15.311%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.21Beaver County
Lowest8.431Noble County
Median13.83977 counties
Oklahoma15.311History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 15.68 %Alfalfa County: 18.963 %Atoka County: 10.41 %Beaver County: 41.21 %Beckham County: 19.483 %Blaine County: 14.586 %Bryan County: 11.199 %Caddo County: 15.171 %Canadian County: 21.024 %Carter County: 11.968 %Cherokee County: 19.304 %Choctaw County: 12.782 %Cimarron County: 13.333 %Cleveland County: 14.487 %Coal County: 19.589 %Comanche County: 12.313 %Cotton County: 11.39 %Craig County: 9.802 %Creek County: 16.218 %Custer County: 15.467 %Delaware County: 14.807 %Dewey County: 11.928 %Ellis County: 17.358 %Garfield County: 14.356 %Garvin County: 11.473 %Grady County: 16.69 %Grant County: 15.394 %Greer County: 16.97 %Harmon County: 11.068 %Harper County: 17.664 %Haskell County: 23.69 %Hughes County: 8.84 %Jackson County: 11.136 %Jefferson County: 9.957 %Johnston County: 12.685 %Kay County: 16.668 %Kingfisher County: 26.486 %Kiowa County: 9.133 %Latimer County: 12.384 %Le Flore County: 9.665 %Lincoln County: 14.621 %Logan County: 14.176 %Love County: 12.94 %McClain County: 13.649 %McCurtain County: 8.72 %McIntosh County: 13.704 %Major County: 16.364 %Marshall County: 16.826 %Mayes County: 13.839 %Murray County: 24.351 %Muskogee County: 12.579 %Noble County: 8.431 %Nowata County: 13.767 %Okfuskee County: 10.85 %Oklahoma County: 16.515 %Okmulgee County: 12.938 %Osage County: 15.054 %Ottawa County: 15.477 %Pawnee County: 11.325 %Payne County: 15.083 %Pittsburg County: 14.669 %Pontotoc County: 12.483 %Pottawatomie County: 15.256 %Pushmataha County: 10.802 %Roger Mills County: 8.674 %Rogers County: 21.536 %Seminole County: 13.471 %Sequoyah County: 11.843 %Stephens County: 11.957 %Texas County: 11.8 %Tillman County: 11.615 %Tulsa County: 15.383 %Wagoner County: 11.192 %Washington County: 19.08 %Washita County: 15.937 %Woods County: 13.744 %Woodward County: 16.815 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Beaver County: 41.21 %Beaver County41.21Kingfisher County: 26.486 %Kingfisher County26.486Murray County: 24.351 %Murray County24.351Haskell County: 23.69 %Haskell County23.69Rogers County: 21.536 %Rogers County21.536Canadian County: 21.024 %Canadian County21.024Coal County: 19.589 %Coal County19.589Beckham County: 19.483 %Beckham County19.483Cherokee County: 19.304 %Cherokee County19.304Washington County: 19.08 %Washington County19.08Alfalfa County: 18.963 %Alfalfa County18.963Harper County: 17.664 %Harper County17.664Ellis County: 17.358 %Ellis County17.358Greer County: 16.97 %Greer County16.97Marshall County: 16.826 %Marshall County16.826Woodward County: 16.815 %Woodward County16.815Grady County: 16.69 %Grady County16.69Kay County: 16.668 %Kay County16.668Oklahoma County: 16.515 %Oklahoma County16.515Major County: 16.364 %Major County16.364Creek County: 16.218 %Creek County16.218Washita County: 15.937 %Washita County15.937Adair County: 15.68 %Adair County15.68Ottawa County: 15.477 %Ottawa County15.477Custer County: 15.467 %Custer County15.467Grant County: 15.394 %Grant County15.394Tulsa County: 15.383 %Tulsa County15.383Pottawatomie County: 15.256 %Pottawatomie County15.256Caddo County: 15.171 %Caddo County15.171Payne County: 15.083 %Payne County15.083Osage County: 15.054 %Osage County15.054Delaware County: 14.807 %Delaware County14.807Pittsburg County: 14.669 %Pittsburg County14.669Lincoln County: 14.621 %Lincoln County14.621Blaine County: 14.586 %Blaine County14.586Cleveland County: 14.487 %Cleveland County14.487Garfield County: 14.356 %Garfield County14.356Logan County: 14.176 %Logan County14.176Mayes County: 13.839 %Mayes County13.839Nowata County: 13.767 %Nowata County13.767Beaver County: 41.21 %Beaver County41.21Kingfisher County: 26.486 %Kingfisher County26.486Murray County: 24.351 %Murray County24.351Haskell County: 23.69 %Haskell County23.69Rogers County: 21.536 %Rogers County21.536Canadian County: 21.024 %Canadian County21.024Coal County: 19.589 %Coal County19.589Beckham County: 19.483 %Beckham County19.483Cherokee County: 19.304 %Cherokee County19.304Washington County: 19.08 %Washington County19.08Alfalfa County: 18.963 %Alfalfa County18.963Harper County: 17.664 %Harper County17.664Ellis County: 17.358 %Ellis County17.358Greer County: 16.97 %Greer County16.97Marshall County: 16.826 %Marshall County16.826Woodward County: 16.815 %Woodward County16.815Grady County: 16.69 %Grady County16.69Kay County: 16.668 %Kay County16.668Oklahoma County: 16.515 %Oklahoma County16.515Major County: 16.364 %Major County16.364Creek County: 16.218 %Creek County16.218Washita County: 15.937 %Washita County15.937Adair County: 15.68 %Adair County15.68Ottawa County: 15.477 %Ottawa County15.477Custer County: 15.467 %Custer County15.467Grant County: 15.394 %Grant County15.394Tulsa County: 15.383 %Tulsa County15.383Pottawatomie County: 15.256 %Pottawatomie County15.256Caddo County: 15.171 %Caddo County15.171Payne County: 15.083 %Payne County15.083Osage County: 15.054 %Osage County15.054Delaware County: 14.807 %Delaware County14.807Pittsburg County: 14.669 %Pittsburg County14.669Lincoln County: 14.621 %Lincoln County14.621Blaine County: 14.586 %Blaine County14.586Cleveland County: 14.487 %Cleveland County14.487Garfield County: 14.356 %Garfield County14.356Logan County: 14.176 %Logan County14.176Mayes County: 13.839 %Mayes County13.839Nowata County: 13.767 %Nowata County13.767
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Beaver County41.21+27.42 pts
2Kingfisher County26.486+8.93 pts
3Murray County24.351+15.96 pts
4Haskell County23.69+10.66 pts
5Rogers County21.536+9.48 pts
6Canadian County21.024+4.98 pts
7Coal County19.589+4.54 pts
8Beckham County19.483-1.72 pts
9Cherokee County19.304+9.43 pts
10Washington County19.08+0.94 pts
11Alfalfa County18.963+5.04 pts
12Harper County17.664+6.37 pts
13Ellis County17.358-7.63 pts
14Greer County16.97+0.56 pts
15Marshall County16.826-1.54 pts
16Woodward County16.815+2.94 pts
17Grady County16.69+4.9 pts
18Kay County16.668+4.31 pts
19Oklahoma County16.515+5.1 pts
20Major County16.364-5.58 pts
21Creek County16.218+2.58 pts
22Washita County15.937-2.37 pts
23Adair County15.68+1.16 pts
24Ottawa County15.477+5.91 pts
25Custer County15.467-1.07 pts
26Grant County15.394-2.35 pts
27Tulsa County15.383+3.79 pts
28Pottawatomie County15.256+3.99 pts
29Caddo County15.171+1.48 pts
30Payne County15.083+1.68 pts
31Osage County15.054+5.19 pts
32Delaware County14.807+2.42 pts
33Pittsburg County14.669+2.62 pts
34Lincoln County14.621+2.17 pts
35Blaine County14.586-1.28 pts
36Cleveland County14.487+2.45 pts
37Garfield County14.356+0.62 pts
38Logan County14.176-2.06 pts
39Mayes County13.839-3.44 pts
40Nowata County13.767-20.57 pts
41Woods County13.744-0.76 pts
42McIntosh County13.704-7.19 pts
43McClain County13.649-3.43 pts
44Seminole County13.471+1.59 pts
45Cimarron County13.333+4.54 pts
46Love County12.94+8.28 pts
47Okmulgee County12.938+2.95 pts
48Choctaw County12.782+2.08 pts
49Johnston County12.685-57.73 pts
50Muskogee County12.579+3.03 pts
51Pontotoc County12.483+0.11 pts
52Latimer County12.384+0.29 pts
53Comanche County12.313+2.09 pts
54Carter County11.968+1.21 pts
55Stephens County11.957+0.76 pts
56Dewey County11.928-0.76 pts
57Sequoyah County11.843+0.01 pts
58Texas County11.8+5.22 pts
59Tillman County11.615+4.77 pts
60Garvin County11.473-3.42 pts
61Cotton County11.39+6.14 pts
62Pawnee County11.325+5.32 pts
63Bryan County11.199+1.61 pts
64Wagoner County11.192+1.05 pts
65Jackson County11.136+1.31 pts
66Harmon County11.068-5.26 pts
67Okfuskee County10.85+0.27 pts
68Pushmataha County10.802-5.13 pts
69Atoka County10.41-11.27 pts
70Jefferson County9.957-3.18 pts
71Craig County9.802+2.26 pts
72Le Flore County9.665-2.14 pts
73Kiowa County9.133-1.41 pts
74Hughes County8.84-3.6 pts
75McCurtain County8.72-0.17 pts
76Roger Mills County8.674-22.81 pts
77Noble County8.431-1.47 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Beaver County, with 41.21% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Noble County, with 8.431% in 2021.

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