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Oklahoma Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Oklahoma. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 77 counties

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Where are business applications concentrated?

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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications

County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

Oklahoma counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Oklahoma County14,756+3.8%26.0%
2Tulsa County10,804+7.0%19.0%
3Cleveland County5,002+13.2%8.8%
4Canadian County2,625+2.4%4.6%
5Rogers County1,276+4.7%2.2%
6Comanche County1,237+0.9%2.2%
7Wagoner County1,174+0.3%2.1%
8Creek County876+0.5%1.5%
9Pottawatomie County866+15.3%1.5%
10Logan County829+8.5%1.5%
11McClain County824+21.9%1.4%
12Payne County822+6.5%1.4%
13Grady County747+11.2%1.3%
14Muskogee County675+4.0%1.2%
15Bryan County653+8.5%1.1%
16Carter County586-5.3%1.0%
17Garfield County584+6.4%1.0%
18Washington County560+3.1%1.0%
19Osage County539+1.1%0.9%
20Stephens County533+10.8%0.9%
21Delaware County497+11.4%0.9%
22Le Flore County491+1.9%0.9%
23Cherokee County472+7.5%0.8%
24Pittsburg County441+18.5%0.8%
25Kay County428+14.7%0.8%
26Sequoyah County426+22.4%0.7%
27Okmulgee County417+11.8%0.7%
28Pontotoc County403-12.8%0.7%
29Mayes County402+1.3%0.7%
30Ottawa County395-5.5%0.7%
31Lincoln County389-4.9%0.7%
32Custer County345+1.5%0.6%
33McCurtain County339+1.5%0.6%
34Garvin County300-4.8%0.5%
35Jackson County252+16.1%0.4%
36Caddo County250+17.4%0.4%
37Seminole County248+17.5%0.4%
38Beckham County228+5.6%0.4%
39Woodward County212-7.4%0.4%
40McIntosh County210+4.5%0.4%
41Kingfisher County197-1.5%0.3%
42Marshall County191-2.6%0.3%
43Murray County187+2.7%0.3%
44Pawnee County170+7.6%0.3%
45Adair County168+5.7%0.3%
46Choctaw County163+14.0%0.3%
47Texas County163+10.1%0.3%
48Love County162+14.1%0.3%
49Atoka County157-9.2%0.3%
50Pushmataha County150+38.9%0.3%
51Craig County142+3.6%0.2%
52Washita County139+32.4%0.2%
53Haskell County128-5.9%0.2%
54Okfuskee County122+29.8%0.2%
55Noble County121+4.3%0.2%
56Hughes County119-19.0%0.2%
57Johnston County117+21.9%0.2%
58Latimer County108+35.0%0.2%
59Major County89+17.1%0.2%
60Nowata County86+3.6%0.2%
61Kiowa County84-8.7%0.1%
62Blaine County79-2.5%0.1%
63Woods County73+9.0%0.1%
64Jefferson County66+11.9%0.1%
65Alfalfa County64+48.8%0.1%
66Beaver County64+39.1%0.1%
67Cotton County58+152.2%0.1%
68Tillman County56-8.2%0.1%
69Dewey County51+15.9%0.1%
70Grant County480.0%0.1%
71Greer County44-6.4%0.1%
72Coal County33-25.0%0.1%
73Ellis County31-8.8%0.1%
74Harper County31+19.2%0.1%
75Cimarron County30+76.5%0.1%
76Harmon County23+43.8%0.0%
77Roger Mills County20-45.9%0.0%