# Counties in Missouri by employer firm births, 2023

All 114 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 1 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- Definition: New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 1,497 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 1,084 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 499 |
| 4 | Greene County | 490 |
| 5 | St. Louis city | 425 |
| 6 | Clay County | 360 |
| 7 | Boone County | 278 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 228 |
| 9 | Platte County | 167 |
| 10 | Christian County | 162 |
| 11 | Jasper County | 154 |
| 12 | Cass County | 150 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 148 |
| 14 | Camden County | 134 |
| 15 | Taney County | 119 |
| 16 | Cape Girardeau County | 115 |
| 17 | Cole County | 100 |
| 18 | St. Francois County | 91 |
| 19 | Newton County | 85 |
| 20 | Buchanan County | 73 |
| 21 | Lincoln County | 68 |
| 22 | Butler County | 64 |
| 23 | Barry County | 59 |
| 24 | Pettis County | 55 |
| 25 | Phelps County | 54 |
| 26 | Webster County | 52 |
| 27 | Johnson County | 49 |
| 27 | Lafayette County | 49 |
| 27 | Miller County | 49 |
| 27 | Warren County | 49 |
| 31 | Callaway County | 47 |
| 31 | Stone County | 47 |
| 33 | Howell County | 43 |
| 34 | Lawrence County | 42 |
| 34 | Wright County | 42 |
| 36 | Scott County | 39 |
| 37 | Marion County | 38 |
| 37 | Pulaski County | 38 |
| 39 | Dunklin County | 37 |
| 39 | Polk County | 37 |
| 41 | Morgan County | 36 |
| 42 | Gasconade County | 31 |
| 42 | Stoddard County | 31 |
| 44 | Henry County | 30 |
| 44 | Washington County | 30 |
| 46 | Randolph County | 29 |
| 47 | Benton County | 28 |
| 47 | Ste. Genevieve County | 28 |
| 49 | Laclede County | 27 |
| 49 | Ray County | 27 |
| 51 | Bates County | 25 |
| 51 | Cooper County | 25 |
| 51 | Texas County | 25 |
| 54 | Adair County | 24 |
| 54 | Clinton County | 24 |
| 54 | Douglas County | 24 |
| 54 | Perry County | 24 |
| 58 | Audrain County | 23 |
| 58 | Crawford County | 23 |
| 58 | Dent County | 23 |
| 61 | Dallas County | 22 |
| 62 | Nodaway County | 21 |
| 62 | Pemiscot County | 21 |
| 62 | Pike County | 21 |
| 65 | Moniteau County | 20 |
| 66 | Cedar County | 19 |
| 66 | Vernon County | 19 |
| 68 | Ripley County | 18 |
| 69 | Macon County | 17 |
| 69 | Saline County | 17 |
| 71 | Livingston County | 16 |
| 71 | Monroe County | 16 |
| 71 | Osage County | 16 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 15 |
| 74 | New Madrid County | 15 |
| 74 | Ralls County | 15 |
| 77 | Andrew County | 14 |
| 77 | Wayne County | 14 |
| 79 | Linn County | 13 |
| 79 | Madison County | 13 |
| 79 | Ozark County | 13 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 12 |
| 82 | Holt County | 12 |
| 82 | Reynolds County | 12 |
| 85 | Carter County | 11 |
| 85 | Gentry County | 11 |
| 85 | Iron County | 11 |
| 85 | McDonald County | 11 |
| 89 | Caldwell County | 10 |
| 89 | Harrison County | 10 |
| 89 | Knox County | 10 |
| 89 | Lewis County | 10 |
| 89 | Scotland County | 10 |
| 94 | Barton County | 9 |
| 94 | Carroll County | 9 |
| 94 | DeKalb County | 9 |
| 94 | Mississippi County | 9 |
| 94 | St. Clair County | 9 |
| 99 | Bollinger County | 8 |
| 99 | Oregon County | 8 |
| 99 | Shelby County | 8 |
| 102 | Daviess County | 7 |
| 102 | Putnam County | 7 |
| 104 | Dade County | 6 |
| 104 | Hickory County | 6 |
| 104 | Howard County | 6 |
| 104 | Shannon County | 6 |
| 104 | Sullivan County | 6 |
| 109 | Chariton County | 5 |
| 109 | Maries County | 5 |
| 111 | Atchison County | 3 |
| 111 | Clark County | 3 |
| 111 | Mercer County | 3 |
| 111 | Schuyler County | 3 |