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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Daviess County had the highest establishment entry rate of 114 counties in 2012, at 15.162%. Barton County had the lowest, at 2.954%. The median was 8.957% and the figure for Missouri was 9.504%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.162Daviess County
Lowest2.954Barton County
Median8.957114 counties
Missouri9.504History

Map of counties, 2012

Adair County: 7.788 %Andrew County: 10.256 %Atchison County: 9.418 %Audrain County: 4.812 %Barry County: 7.914 %Barton County: 2.954 %Bates County: 7.488 %Benton County: 9.51 %Bollinger County: 9.44 %Boone County: 9.837 %Buchanan County: 8.378 %Butler County: 6.893 %Caldwell County: 10.135 %Callaway County: 9.841 %Camden County: 11.405 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.853 %Carroll County: 6.573 %Carter County: 9.272 %Cass County: 10.504 %Cedar County: 9.266 %Chariton County: 6.701 %Christian County: 12.864 %Clark County: 6.87 %Clay County: 9.257 %Clinton County: 8.138 %Cole County: 7.61 %Cooper County: 6.332 %Crawford County: 8.216 %Dade County: 9.449 %Dallas County: 11.321 %Daviess County: 15.162 %DeKalb County: 7.339 %Dent County: 9.231 %Douglas County: 13.181 %Dunklin County: 6.051 %Franklin County: 8.419 %Gasconade County: 8.936 %Gentry County: 5.946 %Greene County: 9.614 %Grundy County: 8.426 %Harrison County: 5.783 %Henry County: 5.959 %Hickory County: 8.765 %Holt County: 8.547 %Howard County: 7.186 %Howell County: 9.746 %Iron County: 11.503 %Jackson County: 10.502 %Jasper County: 9.81 %Jefferson County: 10.857 %Johnson County: 7.913 %Knox County: 3.409 %Laclede County: 8.016 %Lafayette County: 6.022 %Lawrence County: 7.747 %Lewis County: 11.331 %Lincoln County: 11.628 %Linn County: 5 %Livingston County: 7.245 %McDonald County: 10.563 %Macon County: 8.267 %Madison County: 7.851 %Maries County: 8.403 %Marion County: 10.27 %Mercer County: 7.407 %Miller County: 10.584 %Mississippi County: 13.129 %Moniteau County: 7.407 %Monroe County: 9.375 %Montgomery County: 7.438 %Morgan County: 8.739 %New Madrid County: 9.27 %Newton County: 9.162 %Nodaway County: 8.213 %Oregon County: 7.368 %Osage County: 10.101 %Ozark County: 9.492 %Pemiscot County: 11.272 %Perry County: 6.022 %Pettis County: 7.473 %Phelps County: 8.977 %Pike County: 10.249 %Platte County: 10.625 %Polk County: 10.271 %Pulaski County: 9.159 %Putnam County: 11.765 %Ralls County: 5.836 %Randolph County: 7.529 %Ray County: 9.202 %Reynolds County: 6.364 %Ripley County: 9.269 %St. Charles County: 10.154 %St. Clair County: 11.184 %Ste. Genevieve County: 6.676 %St. Francois County: 8.538 %St. Louis County: 9.277 %Saline County: 5.112 %Schuyler County: 13.423 %Scotland County: 6.393 %Scott County: 7.325 %Shannon County: 9.6 %Shelby County: 6.41 %Stoddard County: 7.77 %Stone County: 14.238 %Sullivan County: 13.023 %Taney County: 12.213 %Texas County: 10.158 %Vernon County: 8.903 %Warren County: 13.833 %Washington County: 12.521 %Wayne County: 8 %Webster County: 10.381 %Wright County: 6.64 %St. Louis city: 10.482 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Daviess County: 15.162 %Daviess County15.162Stone County: 14.238 %Stone County14.238Warren County: 13.833 %Warren County13.833Schuyler County: 13.423 %Schuyler County13.423Douglas County: 13.181 %Douglas County13.181Mississippi County: 13.129 %Mississippi County13.129Sullivan County: 13.023 %Sullivan County13.023Christian County: 12.864 %Christian County12.864Washington County: 12.521 %Washington County12.521Taney County: 12.213 %Taney County12.213Putnam County: 11.765 %Putnam County11.765Lincoln County: 11.628 %Lincoln County11.628Iron County: 11.503 %Iron County11.503Camden County: 11.405 %Camden County11.405Lewis County: 11.331 %Lewis County11.331Dallas County: 11.321 %Dallas County11.321Pemiscot County: 11.272 %Pemiscot County11.272St. Clair County: 11.184 %St. Clair County11.184Jefferson County: 10.857 %Jefferson County10.857Platte County: 10.625 %Platte County10.625Miller County: 10.584 %Miller County10.584McDonald County: 10.563 %McDonald County10.563Cass County: 10.504 %Cass County10.504Jackson County: 10.502 %Jackson County10.502St. Louis city: 10.482 %St. Louis city10.482Webster County: 10.381 %Webster County10.381Polk County: 10.271 %Polk County10.271Marion County: 10.27 %Marion County10.27Andrew County: 10.256 %Andrew County10.256Pike County: 10.249 %Pike County10.249Texas County: 10.158 %Texas County10.158St. Charles County: 10.154 %St. Charles County10.154Caldwell County: 10.135 %Caldwell County10.135Osage County: 10.101 %Osage County10.101Callaway County: 9.841 %Callaway County9.841Boone County: 9.837 %Boone County9.837Jasper County: 9.81 %Jasper County9.81Howell County: 9.746 %Howell County9.746Greene County: 9.614 %Greene County9.614Shannon County: 9.6 %Shannon County9.6Daviess County: 15.162 %Daviess County15.162Stone County: 14.238 %Stone County14.238Warren County: 13.833 %Warren County13.833Schuyler County: 13.423 %Schuyler County13.423Douglas County: 13.181 %Douglas County13.181Mississippi County: 13.129 %Mississippi County13.129Sullivan County: 13.023 %Sullivan County13.023Christian County: 12.864 %Christian County12.864Washington County: 12.521 %Washington County12.521Taney County: 12.213 %Taney County12.213Putnam County: 11.765 %Putnam County11.765Lincoln County: 11.628 %Lincoln County11.628Iron County: 11.503 %Iron County11.503Camden County: 11.405 %Camden County11.405Lewis County: 11.331 %Lewis County11.331Dallas County: 11.321 %Dallas County11.321Pemiscot County: 11.272 %Pemiscot County11.272St. Clair County: 11.184 %St. Clair County11.184Jefferson County: 10.857 %Jefferson County10.857Platte County: 10.625 %Platte County10.625Miller County: 10.584 %Miller County10.584McDonald County: 10.563 %McDonald County10.563Cass County: 10.504 %Cass County10.504Jackson County: 10.502 %Jackson County10.502St. Louis city: 10.482 %St. Louis city10.482Webster County: 10.381 %Webster County10.381Polk County: 10.271 %Polk County10.271Marion County: 10.27 %Marion County10.27Andrew County: 10.256 %Andrew County10.256Pike County: 10.249 %Pike County10.249Texas County: 10.158 %Texas County10.158St. Charles County: 10.154 %St. Charles County10.154Caldwell County: 10.135 %Caldwell County10.135Osage County: 10.101 %Osage County10.101Callaway County: 9.841 %Callaway County9.841Boone County: 9.837 %Boone County9.837Jasper County: 9.81 %Jasper County9.81Howell County: 9.746 %Howell County9.746Greene County: 9.614 %Greene County9.614Shannon County: 9.6 %Shannon County9.6
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Daviess County15.162+6.65 pts
2Stone County14.238+2.74 pts
3Warren County13.833+3.31 pts
4Schuyler County13.423+2.83 pts
5Douglas County13.181+3.15 pts
6Mississippi County13.129+5.2 pts
7Sullivan County13.023-0.84 pts
8Christian County12.864+0.06 pts
9Washington County12.521+5.56 pts
10Taney County12.213+1.93 pts
11Putnam County11.765-0.88 pts
12Lincoln County11.628+2.82 pts
13Iron County11.503+2.44 pts
14Camden County11.405+1.6 pts
15Lewis County11.331+2.63 pts
16Dallas County11.321+4.16 pts
17Pemiscot County11.272+0.1 pts
18St. Clair County11.184+4.04 pts
19Jefferson County10.857+1.67 pts
20Platte County10.625+1.13 pts
21Miller County10.584+1.05 pts
22McDonald County10.563+2.96 pts
23Cass County10.504+0.63 pts
24Jackson County10.502+1.34 pts
25St. Louis city10.482+0.62 pts
26Webster County10.381-1.18 pts
27Polk County10.271+0.32 pts
28Marion County10.27+4.36 pts
29Andrew County10.256+0.6 pts
30Pike County10.249+2.82 pts
31Texas County10.158+2.1 pts
32St. Charles County10.154-0.4 pts
33Caldwell County10.135-6.03 pts
34Osage County10.101+3.61 pts
35Callaway County9.841+1.45 pts
36Boone County9.837+0.6 pts
37Jasper County9.81+2.51 pts
38Howell County9.746+2.29 pts
39Greene County9.614+0.28 pts
40Shannon County9.6-4.35 pts
41Benton County9.51-3.55 pts
42Ozark County9.492+1.57 pts
43Dade County9.449+1.42 pts
44Bollinger County9.44+1.64 pts
45Atchison County9.418-0.26 pts
46Monroe County9.375+5.09 pts
47St. Louis County9.277+0.08 pts
48Carter County9.272-2.64 pts
49New Madrid County9.27+0.13 pts
50Ripley County9.269-9.6 pts
51Cedar County9.266-3.89 pts
52Clay County9.257+0.53 pts
53Dent County9.231+1.93 pts
54Ray County9.202+1.88 pts
55Newton County9.162-0.21 pts
56Pulaski County9.159+0.13 pts
57Phelps County8.977-0.3 pts
58Gasconade County8.936+2.67 pts
59Vernon County8.903-1.55 pts
60Cape Girardeau County8.853+1.51 pts
61Hickory County8.765-1.72 pts
62Morgan County8.739-0.88 pts
63Holt County8.547-4.61 pts
64St. Francois County8.538-1.71 pts
65Grundy County8.426+2.2 pts
66Franklin County8.419+0.86 pts
67Maries County8.403-1.31 pts
68Buchanan County8.378+0.68 pts
69Macon County8.267+0.73 pts
70Crawford County8.216-0.3 pts
71Nodaway County8.213+1.05 pts
72Clinton County8.138-2.29 pts
73Laclede County8.016-0.47 pts
74Wayne County8-1.71 pts
75Barry County7.914-1.05 pts
76Johnson County7.913-9.13 pts
77Madison County7.851-0.01 pts
78Adair County7.788+0.34 pts
79Stoddard County7.77-2.18 pts
80Lawrence County7.747-0.74 pts
81Cole County7.61+0.95 pts
82Randolph County7.529+1.66 pts
83Bates County7.488+1.67 pts
84Pettis County7.473-1.06 pts
85Montgomery County7.438-1.87 pts
86Mercer County7.407-4.53 pts
86Moniteau County7.407+1.35 pts
88Oregon County7.368-5.42 pts
89DeKalb County7.339-0.46 pts
90Scott County7.325-1.51 pts
91Livingston County7.245-1.86 pts
92Howard County7.186-4.36 pts
93Butler County6.893-3.31 pts
94Clark County6.87+2.36 pts
95Chariton County6.701-2.72 pts
96Ste. Genevieve County6.676+0.18 pts
97Wright County6.64-2.8 pts
98Carroll County6.573+0.51 pts
99Shelby County6.41+0.62 pts
100Scotland County6.393-3.75 pts
101Reynolds County6.364-1.07 pts
102Cooper County6.332-0.46 pts
103Dunklin County6.051-3.68 pts
104Lafayette County6.022-1.31 pts
104Perry County6.022+0.82 pts
106Henry County5.959-3.89 pts
107Gentry County5.946-3.5 pts
108Ralls County5.836-1.57 pts
109Harrison County5.783-6.72 pts
110Saline County5.112-1.31 pts
111Linn County5-1.46 pts
112Audrain County4.812-2.21 pts
113Knox County3.409-3.18 pts
114Barton County2.954-2.6 pts

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Daviess County, with 15.162% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Barton County, with 2.954% in 2012.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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