# Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate, 2023

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

- Indicator id: `establishment_entry_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Douglas County | 17.534 |
| 2 | Reynolds County | 15.962 |
| 3 | Adair County | 15.005 |
| 4 | Wright County | 14.844 |
| 5 | Pemiscot County | 14.829 |
| 6 | Knox County | 14.634 |
| 7 | Scotland County | 14.458 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 14.286 |
| 9 | Holt County | 13.71 |
| 10 | Warren County | 13.601 |
| 11 | Christian County | 13.542 |
| 12 | Camden County | 13.136 |
| 13 | Carter County | 13.077 |
| 14 | Ralls County | 13.033 |
| 15 | Clinton County | 12.722 |
| 16 | Ozark County | 12.587 |
| 17 | Wayne County | 12.568 |
| 18 | Putnam County | 12.346 |
| 19 | Shannon County | 12 |
| 20 | Butler County | 11.945 |
| 21 | Platte County | 11.93 |
| 22 | Dent County | 11.918 |
| 23 | Cass County | 11.783 |
| 24 | Lafayette County | 11.774 |
| 25 | Dallas County | 11.642 |
| 26 | DeKalb County | 11.594 |
| 27 | Barry County | 11.571 |
| 28 | Newton County | 11.521 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 11.398 |
| 30 | New Madrid County | 11.37 |
| 31 | Grundy County | 11.358 |
| 32 | Webster County | 11.287 |
| 33 | Clay County | 11.205 |
| 34 | Gentry County | 11.144 |
| 35 | Morgan County | 11.123 |
| 36 | Dunklin County | 11.021 |
| 37 | Ray County | 10.989 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 10.916 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 10.847 |
| 40 | Gasconade County | 10.782 |
| 41 | Ripley County | 10.707 |
| 42 | Bates County | 10.628 |
| 43 | Washington County | 10.604 |
| 44 | Boone County | 10.598 |
| 45 | Cooper County | 10.526 |
| 46 | Randolph County | 10.421 |
| 47 | Pike County | 10.364 |
| 47 | Polk County | 10.364 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 10.317 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 10.291 |
| 51 | Taney County | 10.179 |
| 52 | Miller County | 10.178 |
| 53 | Audrain County | 10.169 |
| 54 | Pulaski County | 10.106 |
| 55 | Stone County | 10.045 |
| 56 | Jefferson County | 10.038 |
| 57 | Barton County | 10 |
| 58 | St. Clair County | 9.964 |
| 59 | St. Charles County | 9.955 |
| 60 | Benton County | 9.927 |
| 61 | Henry County | 9.917 |
| 62 | Callaway County | 9.914 |
| 62 | St. Louis city | 9.914 |
| 64 | Macon County | 9.873 |
| 65 | Marion County | 9.827 |
| 66 | Daviess County | 9.825 |
| 67 | Maries County | 9.796 |
| 68 | St. Francois County | 9.756 |
| 69 | Phelps County | 9.701 |
| 70 | Nodaway County | 9.588 |
| 71 | McDonald County | 9.573 |
| 72 | Greene County | 9.553 |
| 73 | Pettis County | 9.539 |
| 74 | Jasper County | 9.509 |
| 75 | Cedar County | 9.49 |
| 76 | Andrew County | 9.407 |
| 77 | Bollinger County | 9.346 |
| 78 | Shelby County | 9.302 |
| 79 | Oregon County | 9.259 |
| 80 | St. Louis County | 9.07 |
| 81 | Cole County | 8.986 |
| 82 | Ste. Genevieve County | 8.974 |
| 83 | Johnson County | 8.832 |
| 84 | Moniteau County | 8.824 |
| 85 | Perry County | 8.749 |
| 86 | Vernon County | 8.685 |
| 87 | Lawrence County | 8.675 |
| 88 | Osage County | 8.644 |
| 89 | Iron County | 8.499 |
| 90 | Stoddard County | 8.472 |
| 91 | Hickory County | 8.333 |
| 92 | Laclede County | 8.175 |
| 93 | Schuyler County | 8.163 |
| 94 | Crawford County | 8.102 |
| 95 | Texas County | 8.078 |
| 96 | Madison County | 7.925 |
| 97 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.854 |
| 98 | Sullivan County | 7.609 |
| 99 | Buchanan County | 7.586 |
| 100 | Scott County | 7.573 |
| 101 | Saline County | 7.477 |
| 102 | Harrison County | 7.453 |
| 103 | Linn County | 7.326 |
| 104 | Mississippi County | 7.282 |
| 105 | Howell County | 6.941 |
| 106 | Dade County | 6.844 |
| 107 | Howard County | 6.811 |
| 108 | Worth County | 6.742 |
| 109 | Carroll County | 6.704 |
| 110 | Livingston County | 6.495 |
| 111 | Lewis County | 6.024 |
| 112 | Chariton County | 5.93 |
| 113 | Mercer County | 5.839 |
| 114 | Clark County | 5.49 |
| 115 | Atchison County | 5.161 |