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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate, 2023

Douglas County had the highest establishment entry rate of 115 counties in 2023, at 17.534%. Atchison County had the lowest, at 5.161%. The median was 9.964% and the figure for Missouri was 10.032%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest17.534Douglas County
Lowest5.161Atchison County
Median9.964115 counties
Missouri10.032History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Douglas County: 17.534 %Douglas County17.534Reynolds County: 15.962 %Reynolds County15.962Adair County: 15.005 %Adair County15.005Wright County: 14.844 %Wright County14.844Pemiscot County: 14.829 %Pemiscot County14.829Knox County: 14.634 %Knox County14.634Scotland County: 14.458 %Scotland County14.458Monroe County: 14.286 %Monroe County14.286Holt County: 13.71 %Holt County13.71Warren County: 13.601 %Warren County13.601Christian County: 13.542 %Christian County13.542Camden County: 13.136 %Camden County13.136Carter County: 13.077 %Carter County13.077Ralls County: 13.033 %Ralls County13.033Clinton County: 12.722 %Clinton County12.722Ozark County: 12.587 %Ozark County12.587Wayne County: 12.568 %Wayne County12.568Putnam County: 12.346 %Putnam County12.346Shannon County: 12 %Shannon County12Butler County: 11.945 %Butler County11.945Platte County: 11.93 %Platte County11.93Dent County: 11.918 %Dent County11.918Cass County: 11.783 %Cass County11.783Lafayette County: 11.774 %Lafayette County11.774Dallas County: 11.642 %Dallas County11.642DeKalb County: 11.594 %DeKalb County11.594Barry County: 11.571 %Barry County11.571Newton County: 11.521 %Newton County11.521Lincoln County: 11.398 %Lincoln County11.398New Madrid County: 11.37 %New Madrid County11.37Grundy County: 11.358 %Grundy County11.358Webster County: 11.287 %Webster County11.287Clay County: 11.205 %Clay County11.205Gentry County: 11.144 %Gentry County11.144Morgan County: 11.123 %Morgan County11.123Dunklin County: 11.021 %Dunklin County11.021Ray County: 10.989 %Ray County10.989Jackson County: 10.916 %Jackson County10.916Caldwell County: 10.847 %Caldwell County10.847Gasconade County: 10.782 %Gasconade County10.782
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Douglas County17.534+6.2 pts
2Reynolds County15.962+2.17 pts
3Adair County15.005+5.85 pts
4Wright County14.844+6.02 pts
5Pemiscot County14.829+1.54 pts
6Knox County14.634+7.27 pts
7Scotland County14.458+4.62 pts
8Monroe County14.286+4.79 pts
9Holt County13.71-3.31 pts
10Warren County13.601+1.92 pts
11Christian County13.542+0.36 pts
12Camden County13.136+0.85 pts
13Carter County13.0770 pts
14Ralls County13.033+4.23 pts
15Clinton County12.722+1.85 pts
16Ozark County12.587+1.91 pts
17Wayne County12.568+5.95 pts
18Putnam County12.346+0.66 pts
19Shannon County12-1.12 pts
20Butler County11.945+2.74 pts
21Platte County11.93-1.09 pts
22Dent County11.918+7.19 pts
23Cass County11.783-0.75 pts
24Lafayette County11.774+0.06 pts
25Dallas County11.642+0.86 pts
26DeKalb County11.594+0.12 pts
27Barry County11.571+0.79 pts
28Newton County11.521+2.22 pts
29Lincoln County11.398+0.68 pts
30New Madrid County11.37-0.51 pts
31Grundy County11.358+5.43 pts
32Webster County11.287-0.59 pts
33Clay County11.205-0.11 pts
34Gentry County11.144+5.88 pts
35Morgan County11.123+1.82 pts
36Dunklin County11.021-0.93 pts
37Ray County10.989-0.49 pts
38Jackson County10.916+0.34 pts
39Caldwell County10.847+0.85 pts
40Gasconade County10.782+0.41 pts
41Ripley County10.707-0.4 pts
42Bates County10.628+2.04 pts
43Washington County10.604-0.42 pts
44Boone County10.598+1.55 pts
45Cooper County10.526+2.68 pts
46Randolph County10.421+1.26 pts
47Pike County10.364+3.18 pts
47Polk County10.364+0.48 pts
49Franklin County10.317+2.08 pts
50Montgomery County10.291-2.63 pts
51Taney County10.179-1.82 pts
52Miller County10.178-1.54 pts
53Audrain County10.169+2.78 pts
54Pulaski County10.106-1.02 pts
55Stone County10.045-4.8 pts
56Jefferson County10.038-0.17 pts
57Barton County10+1.39 pts
58St. Clair County9.964+1.48 pts
59St. Charles County9.955-0.8 pts
60Benton County9.927-3.1 pts
61Henry County9.917+0.52 pts
62Callaway County9.914-3.19 pts
62St. Louis city9.914-1.51 pts
64Macon County9.873+1.01 pts
65Marion County9.827-0.42 pts
66Daviess County9.825-0.56 pts
67Maries County9.796-2.65 pts
68St. Francois County9.756-2 pts
69Phelps County9.701-0.39 pts
70Nodaway County9.588+1.32 pts
71McDonald County9.573-1.95 pts
72Greene County9.553-0.5 pts
73Pettis County9.539+0.17 pts
74Jasper County9.509+0.39 pts
75Cedar County9.49-2.76 pts
76Andrew County9.407-3.68 pts
77Bollinger County9.346-2.78 pts
78Shelby County9.302+2.54 pts
79Oregon County9.259+1.18 pts
80St. Louis County9.07-1.22 pts
81Cole County8.986+1.53 pts
82Ste. Genevieve County8.974+0.31 pts
83Johnson County8.832-1.71 pts
84Moniteau County8.824+0.25 pts
85Perry County8.749+3.41 pts
86Vernon County8.685-2.89 pts
87Lawrence County8.675-0.83 pts
88Osage County8.644+0.08 pts
89Iron County8.499-0.32 pts
90Stoddard County8.472-1.63 pts
91Hickory County8.333-4.31 pts
92Laclede County8.175-0.02 pts
93Schuyler County8.163-0.06 pts
94Crawford County8.102-1.57 pts
95Texas County8.078-2.25 pts
96Madison County7.925-1.81 pts
97Cape Girardeau County7.854-0.53 pts
98Sullivan County7.609-5.29 pts
99Buchanan County7.586-0.4 pts
100Scott County7.573-0.2 pts
101Saline County7.477-1.57 pts
102Harrison County7.453-0.62 pts
103Linn County7.326-1.88 pts
104Mississippi County7.282-6.15 pts
105Howell County6.941-2.74 pts
106Dade County6.844-4.87 pts
107Howard County6.811-4.13 pts
108Worth County6.742+0.15 pts
109Carroll County6.704+2.34 pts
110Livingston County6.495-0.04 pts
111Lewis County6.024-4.59 pts
112Chariton County5.93-2.18 pts
113Mercer County5.839-7.49 pts
114Clark County5.49-2.2 pts
115Atchison County5.161-0.99 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/establishment-entry-rate/missouri-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/establishment-entry-rate/missouri-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Douglas County, with 17.534% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Atchison County, with 5.161% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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