# Counties in Missouri by employer firms, 2023

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 20,664 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 13,097 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 6,588 |
| 4 | Greene County | 6,540 |
| 5 | St. Louis city | 6,228 |
| 6 | Clay County | 4,468 |
| 7 | Boone County | 3,759 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 3,118 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 2,170 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 2,156 |
| 11 | Platte County | 2,122 |
| 12 | Cape Girardeau County | 1,913 |
| 13 | Cole County | 1,805 |
| 14 | Cass County | 1,749 |
| 15 | Christian County | 1,678 |
| 16 | Buchanan County | 1,599 |
| 17 | Taney County | 1,510 |
| 18 | Camden County | 1,319 |
| 19 | St. Francois County | 1,140 |
| 20 | Newton County | 1,106 |
| 21 | Howell County | 877 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 873 |
| 23 | Butler County | 869 |
| 24 | Phelps County | 858 |
| 25 | Pettis County | 837 |
| 26 | Scott County | 807 |
| 27 | Johnson County | 797 |
| 28 | Barry County | 649 |
| 29 | Marion County | 640 |
| 30 | Stone County | 637 |
| 31 | Webster County | 627 |
| 32 | Callaway County | 626 |
| 33 | Laclede County | 615 |
| 34 | Lafayette County | 591 |
| 35 | Miller County | 584 |
| 36 | Lawrence County | 579 |
| 37 | Pulaski County | 550 |
| 38 | Stoddard County | 545 |
| 38 | Warren County | 545 |
| 40 | Polk County | 520 |
| 41 | Henry County | 492 |
| 42 | Dunklin County | 483 |
| 43 | Adair County | 482 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 468 |
| 45 | Perry County | 465 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 454 |
| 47 | Nodaway County | 419 |
| 48 | Crawford County | 413 |
| 49 | Audrain County | 399 |
| 50 | Vernon County | 387 |
| 51 | Saline County | 381 |
| 52 | Texas County | 375 |
| 53 | Ste. Genevieve County | 369 |
| 54 | Gasconade County | 364 |
| 54 | Wright County | 364 |
| 56 | Livingston County | 350 |
| 57 | Cooper County | 325 |
| 58 | Pike County | 323 |
| 59 | Benton County | 322 |
| 60 | Washington County | 319 |
| 61 | Ray County | 311 |
| 62 | Clinton County | 307 |
| 63 | New Madrid County | 294 |
| 64 | Macon County | 287 |
| 65 | Bates County | 286 |
| 66 | Moniteau County | 277 |
| 67 | Dent County | 262 |
| 68 | Cedar County | 261 |
| 69 | Linn County | 254 |
| 70 | McDonald County | 243 |
| 71 | Andrew County | 240 |
| 72 | Osage County | 234 |
| 73 | Dallas County | 233 |
| 74 | Pemiscot County | 225 |
| 75 | Ripley County | 222 |
| 76 | Barton County | 205 |
| 76 | Montgomery County | 205 |
| 78 | Madison County | 200 |
| 79 | Grundy County | 197 |
| 80 | DeKalb County | 191 |
| 81 | Ralls County | 190 |
| 82 | Douglas County | 187 |
| 83 | Mississippi County | 180 |
| 84 | Wayne County | 175 |
| 85 | Chariton County | 174 |
| 86 | Carroll County | 166 |
| 87 | Iron County | 165 |
| 88 | Bollinger County | 153 |
| 89 | Howard County | 151 |
| 89 | Oregon County | 151 |
| 91 | Gentry County | 150 |
| 92 | Lewis County | 149 |
| 93 | Shelby County | 145 |
| 94 | Harrison County | 144 |
| 95 | Monroe County | 141 |
| 96 | Atchison County | 137 |
| 97 | Daviess County | 135 |
| 97 | Ozark County | 135 |
| 99 | Dade County | 127 |
| 99 | Scotland County | 127 |
| 99 | St. Clair County | 127 |
| 102 | Caldwell County | 126 |
| 103 | Carter County | 123 |
| 104 | Holt County | 122 |
| 105 | Hickory County | 120 |
| 106 | Maries County | 119 |
| 106 | Shannon County | 119 |
| 108 | Clark County | 117 |
| 109 | Reynolds County | 103 |
| 110 | Sullivan County | 87 |
| 111 | Putnam County | 82 |
| 112 | Knox County | 81 |
| 113 | Schuyler County | 69 |
| 114 | Mercer County | 68 |
| 115 | Worth County | 43 |