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Counties in Oklahoma by job destruction rate

Cimarron County had the highest job destruction rate of 77 counties in 2022, at 36.161%. Cotton County had the lowest, at 6.81%. The median was 13.08% and the figure for Oklahoma was 11.819%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.161Cimarron County
Lowest6.81Cotton County
Median13.0877 counties
Oklahoma11.819History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 9.6 %Alfalfa County: 15.636 %Atoka County: 10.459 %Beaver County: 8.731 %Beckham County: 15.075 %Blaine County: 16.5 %Bryan County: 10.788 %Caddo County: 22.234 %Canadian County: 13.897 %Carter County: 11.33 %Cherokee County: 10.317 %Choctaw County: 18.542 %Cimarron County: 36.161 %Cleveland County: 13.169 %Coal County: 15.272 %Comanche County: 10.232 %Cotton County: 6.81 %Craig County: 13.423 %Creek County: 10.359 %Custer County: 15.12 %Delaware County: 13.541 %Dewey County: 18.141 %Ellis County: 19.308 %Garfield County: 12.371 %Garvin County: 11.141 %Grady County: 13.589 %Grant County: 16.381 %Greer County: 11.123 %Harmon County: 11.111 %Harper County: 21.285 %Haskell County: 14.317 %Hughes County: 13.429 %Jackson County: 16.771 %Jefferson County: 13.718 %Johnston County: 19.172 %Kay County: 9.065 %Kingfisher County: 9.746 %Kiowa County: 12.086 %Latimer County: 10.86 %Le Flore County: 14.834 %Lincoln County: 15.107 %Logan County: 11.725 %Love County: 18.346 %McClain County: 13.563 %McCurtain County: 11.155 %McIntosh County: 16.759 %Major County: 13.475 %Marshall County: 16.057 %Mayes County: 12.522 %Murray County: 11.027 %Muskogee County: 9.309 %Noble County: 25.486 %Nowata County: 7.19 %Okfuskee County: 7.499 %Oklahoma County: 11.469 %Okmulgee County: 12.744 %Osage County: 13.08 %Ottawa County: 9.835 %Pawnee County: 15.795 %Payne County: 10.454 %Pittsburg County: 15.062 %Pontotoc County: 8.767 %Pottawatomie County: 12.696 %Pushmataha County: 16.929 %Roger Mills County: 14.798 %Rogers County: 12.197 %Seminole County: 7.142 %Sequoyah County: 15.85 %Stephens County: 9.259 %Texas County: 7.82 %Tillman County: 12.931 %Tulsa County: 12.154 %Wagoner County: 12.104 %Washington County: 17.15 %Washita County: 16.479 %Woods County: 16.67 %Woodward County: 10.022 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Cimarron County: 36.161 %Cimarron County36.161Noble County: 25.486 %Noble County25.486Caddo County: 22.234 %Caddo County22.234Harper County: 21.285 %Harper County21.285Ellis County: 19.308 %Ellis County19.308Johnston County: 19.172 %Johnston County19.172Choctaw County: 18.542 %Choctaw County18.542Love County: 18.346 %Love County18.346Dewey County: 18.141 %Dewey County18.141Washington County: 17.15 %Washington County17.15Pushmataha County: 16.929 %Pushmataha County16.929Jackson County: 16.771 %Jackson County16.771McIntosh County: 16.759 %McIntosh County16.759Woods County: 16.67 %Woods County16.67Blaine County: 16.5 %Blaine County16.5Washita County: 16.479 %Washita County16.479Grant County: 16.381 %Grant County16.381Marshall County: 16.057 %Marshall County16.057Sequoyah County: 15.85 %Sequoyah County15.85Pawnee County: 15.795 %Pawnee County15.795Alfalfa County: 15.636 %Alfalfa County15.636Coal County: 15.272 %Coal County15.272Custer County: 15.12 %Custer County15.12Lincoln County: 15.107 %Lincoln County15.107Beckham County: 15.075 %Beckham County15.075Pittsburg County: 15.062 %Pittsburg County15.062Le Flore County: 14.834 %Le Flore County14.834Roger Mills County: 14.798 %Roger Mills County14.798Haskell County: 14.317 %Haskell County14.317Canadian County: 13.897 %Canadian County13.897Jefferson County: 13.718 %Jefferson County13.718Grady County: 13.589 %Grady County13.589McClain County: 13.563 %McClain County13.563Delaware County: 13.541 %Delaware County13.541Major County: 13.475 %Major County13.475Hughes County: 13.429 %Hughes County13.429Craig County: 13.423 %Craig County13.423Cleveland County: 13.169 %Cleveland County13.169Osage County: 13.08 %Osage County13.08Tillman County: 12.931 %Tillman County12.931Cimarron County: 36.161 %Cimarron County36.161Noble County: 25.486 %Noble County25.486Caddo County: 22.234 %Caddo County22.234Harper County: 21.285 %Harper County21.285Ellis County: 19.308 %Ellis County19.308Johnston County: 19.172 %Johnston County19.172Choctaw County: 18.542 %Choctaw County18.542Love County: 18.346 %Love County18.346Dewey County: 18.141 %Dewey County18.141Washington County: 17.15 %Washington County17.15Pushmataha County: 16.929 %Pushmataha County16.929Jackson County: 16.771 %Jackson County16.771McIntosh County: 16.759 %McIntosh County16.759Woods County: 16.67 %Woods County16.67Blaine County: 16.5 %Blaine County16.5Washita County: 16.479 %Washita County16.479Grant County: 16.381 %Grant County16.381Marshall County: 16.057 %Marshall County16.057Sequoyah County: 15.85 %Sequoyah County15.85Pawnee County: 15.795 %Pawnee County15.795Alfalfa County: 15.636 %Alfalfa County15.636Coal County: 15.272 %Coal County15.272Custer County: 15.12 %Custer County15.12Lincoln County: 15.107 %Lincoln County15.107Beckham County: 15.075 %Beckham County15.075Pittsburg County: 15.062 %Pittsburg County15.062Le Flore County: 14.834 %Le Flore County14.834Roger Mills County: 14.798 %Roger Mills County14.798Haskell County: 14.317 %Haskell County14.317Canadian County: 13.897 %Canadian County13.897Jefferson County: 13.718 %Jefferson County13.718Grady County: 13.589 %Grady County13.589McClain County: 13.563 %McClain County13.563Delaware County: 13.541 %Delaware County13.541Major County: 13.475 %Major County13.475Hughes County: 13.429 %Hughes County13.429Craig County: 13.423 %Craig County13.423Cleveland County: 13.169 %Cleveland County13.169Osage County: 13.08 %Osage County13.08Tillman County: 12.931 %Tillman County12.931
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cimarron County36.161+22.83 pts
2Noble County25.486+17.05 pts
3Caddo County22.234+7.06 pts
4Harper County21.285+3.62 pts
5Ellis County19.308+1.95 pts
6Johnston County19.172+6.49 pts
7Choctaw County18.542+5.76 pts
8Love County18.346+5.41 pts
9Dewey County18.141+6.21 pts
10Washington County17.15-1.93 pts
11Pushmataha County16.929+6.13 pts
12Jackson County16.771+5.64 pts
13McIntosh County16.759+3.05 pts
14Woods County16.67+2.93 pts
15Blaine County16.5+1.91 pts
16Washita County16.479+0.54 pts
17Grant County16.381+0.99 pts
18Marshall County16.057-0.77 pts
19Sequoyah County15.85+4.01 pts
20Pawnee County15.795+4.47 pts
21Alfalfa County15.636-3.33 pts
22Coal County15.272-4.32 pts
23Custer County15.12-0.35 pts
24Lincoln County15.107+0.49 pts
25Beckham County15.075-4.41 pts
26Pittsburg County15.062+0.39 pts
27Le Flore County14.834+5.17 pts
28Roger Mills County14.798+6.12 pts
29Haskell County14.317-9.37 pts
30Canadian County13.897-7.13 pts
31Jefferson County13.718+3.76 pts
32Grady County13.589-3.1 pts
33McClain County13.563-0.09 pts
34Delaware County13.541-1.27 pts
35Major County13.475-2.89 pts
36Hughes County13.429+4.59 pts
37Craig County13.423+3.62 pts
38Cleveland County13.169-1.32 pts
39Osage County13.08-1.97 pts
40Tillman County12.931+1.32 pts
41Okmulgee County12.744-0.19 pts
42Pottawatomie County12.696-2.56 pts
43Mayes County12.522-1.32 pts
44Garfield County12.371-1.98 pts
45Rogers County12.197-9.34 pts
46Tulsa County12.154-3.23 pts
47Wagoner County12.104+0.91 pts
48Kiowa County12.086+2.95 pts
49Logan County11.725-2.45 pts
50Oklahoma County11.469-5.05 pts
51Carter County11.33-0.64 pts
52McCurtain County11.155+2.43 pts
53Garvin County11.141-0.33 pts
54Greer County11.123-5.85 pts
55Harmon County11.111+0.04 pts
56Murray County11.027-13.32 pts
57Latimer County10.86-1.52 pts
58Bryan County10.788-0.41 pts
59Atoka County10.459+0.05 pts
60Payne County10.454-4.63 pts
61Creek County10.359-5.86 pts
62Cherokee County10.317-8.99 pts
63Comanche County10.232-2.08 pts
64Woodward County10.022-6.79 pts
65Ottawa County9.835-5.64 pts
66Kingfisher County9.746-16.74 pts
67Adair County9.6-6.08 pts
68Muskogee County9.309-3.27 pts
69Stephens County9.259-2.7 pts
70Kay County9.065-7.6 pts
71Pontotoc County8.767-3.72 pts
72Beaver County8.731-32.48 pts
73Texas County7.82-3.98 pts
74Okfuskee County7.499-3.35 pts
75Nowata County7.19-6.58 pts
76Seminole County7.142-6.33 pts
77Cotton County6.81-4.58 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cimarron County, with 36.161% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Cotton County, with 6.81% in 2022.

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