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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Reynolds County had the highest establishment entry rate of 115 counties in 2013, at 34.51%. Lewis County had the lowest, at 3.955%. The median was 9.272% and the figure for Missouri was 10.237%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.51Reynolds County
Lowest3.955Lewis County
Median9.272115 counties
Missouri10.237History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 6.04 %Andrew County: 12.673 %Atchison County: 7.471 %Audrain County: 6.496 %Barry County: 9.592 %Barton County: 10.549 %Bates County: 8.504 %Benton County: 9.741 %Bollinger County: 13.134 %Boone County: 10.063 %Buchanan County: 8.755 %Butler County: 11.49 %Caldwell County: 7.746 %Callaway County: 8.727 %Camden County: 9.172 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.284 %Carroll County: 7.109 %Carter County: 25.574 %Cass County: 10.634 %Cedar County: 5.293 %Chariton County: 6.684 %Christian County: 12.017 %Clark County: 4.615 %Clay County: 8.956 %Clinton County: 8.626 %Cole County: 6.772 %Cooper County: 6.989 %Crawford County: 14.347 %Dade County: 7.004 %Dallas County: 10.505 %Daviess County: 11.594 %DeKalb County: 6.467 %Dent County: 14.516 %Douglas County: 5.731 %Dunklin County: 16.336 %Franklin County: 8.511 %Gasconade County: 8.82 %Gentry County: 8.815 %Greene County: 9.388 %Grundy County: 9.396 %Harrison County: 6.091 %Henry County: 9.272 %Hickory County: 10 %Holt County: 7.759 %Howard County: 7.018 %Howell County: 9.538 %Iron County: 19.168 %Jackson County: 10.793 %Jasper County: 7.218 %Jefferson County: 10.847 %Johnson County: 9.768 %Knox County: 9.357 %Laclede County: 10.034 %Lafayette County: 8.34 %Lawrence County: 8.144 %Lewis County: 3.955 %Lincoln County: 9.866 %Linn County: 4.702 %Livingston County: 5.208 %McDonald County: 9.49 %Macon County: 8.254 %Madison County: 11.642 %Maries County: 12.5 %Marion County: 8.524 %Mercer County: 10.687 %Miller County: 8.885 %Mississippi County: 10.323 %Moniteau County: 8.833 %Monroe County: 8.511 %Montgomery County: 8.787 %Morgan County: 13.123 %New Madrid County: 10.068 %Newton County: 10.238 %Nodaway County: 8.811 %Oregon County: 11.444 %Osage County: 11.002 %Ozark County: 16.835 %Pemiscot County: 15.956 %Perry County: 6.12 %Pettis County: 6.29 %Phelps County: 7.379 %Pike County: 8.186 %Platte County: 10.012 %Polk County: 9.692 %Pulaski County: 10.21 %Putnam County: 8.537 %Ralls County: 7.895 %Randolph County: 6.843 %Ray County: 4.361 %Reynolds County: 34.51 %Ripley County: 20.345 %St. Charles County: 10.465 %St. Clair County: 13.043 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.609 %St. Francois County: 11.111 %St. Louis County: 10.269 %Saline County: 6.506 %Schuyler County: 5.556 %Scotland County: 11.354 %Scott County: 10.682 %Shannon County: 12.346 %Shelby County: 5.806 %Stoddard County: 8.641 %Stone County: 10.526 %Sullivan County: 7.407 %Taney County: 9.809 %Texas County: 9.152 %Vernon County: 12.788 %Warren County: 10.882 %Washington County: 25.401 %Wayne County: 15.789 %Webster County: 8.836 %Worth County: 7.895 %Wright County: 8.545 %St. Louis city: 15.232 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Reynolds County: 34.51 %Reynolds County34.51Carter County: 25.574 %Carter County25.574Washington County: 25.401 %Washington County25.401Ripley County: 20.345 %Ripley County20.345Iron County: 19.168 %Iron County19.168Ozark County: 16.835 %Ozark County16.835Dunklin County: 16.336 %Dunklin County16.336Pemiscot County: 15.956 %Pemiscot County15.956Wayne County: 15.789 %Wayne County15.789St. Louis city: 15.232 %St. Louis city15.232Dent County: 14.516 %Dent County14.516Crawford County: 14.347 %Crawford County14.347Bollinger County: 13.134 %Bollinger County13.134Morgan County: 13.123 %Morgan County13.123St. Clair County: 13.043 %St. Clair County13.043Vernon County: 12.788 %Vernon County12.788Andrew County: 12.673 %Andrew County12.673Maries County: 12.5 %Maries County12.5Shannon County: 12.346 %Shannon County12.346Christian County: 12.017 %Christian County12.017Madison County: 11.642 %Madison County11.642Daviess County: 11.594 %Daviess County11.594Butler County: 11.49 %Butler County11.49Oregon County: 11.444 %Oregon County11.444Scotland County: 11.354 %Scotland County11.354St. Francois County: 11.111 %St. Francois County11.111Osage County: 11.002 %Osage County11.002Warren County: 10.882 %Warren County10.882Jefferson County: 10.847 %Jefferson County10.847Jackson County: 10.793 %Jackson County10.793Mercer County: 10.687 %Mercer County10.687Scott County: 10.682 %Scott County10.682Cass County: 10.634 %Cass County10.634Barton County: 10.549 %Barton County10.549Stone County: 10.526 %Stone County10.526Dallas County: 10.505 %Dallas County10.505St. Charles County: 10.465 %St. Charles County10.465Mississippi County: 10.323 %Mississippi County10.323St. Louis County: 10.269 %St. Louis County10.269Newton County: 10.238 %Newton County10.238Reynolds County: 34.51 %Reynolds County34.51Carter County: 25.574 %Carter County25.574Washington County: 25.401 %Washington County25.401Ripley County: 20.345 %Ripley County20.345Iron County: 19.168 %Iron County19.168Ozark County: 16.835 %Ozark County16.835Dunklin County: 16.336 %Dunklin County16.336Pemiscot County: 15.956 %Pemiscot County15.956Wayne County: 15.789 %Wayne County15.789St. Louis city: 15.232 %St. Louis city15.232Dent County: 14.516 %Dent County14.516Crawford County: 14.347 %Crawford County14.347Bollinger County: 13.134 %Bollinger County13.134Morgan County: 13.123 %Morgan County13.123St. Clair County: 13.043 %St. Clair County13.043Vernon County: 12.788 %Vernon County12.788Andrew County: 12.673 %Andrew County12.673Maries County: 12.5 %Maries County12.5Shannon County: 12.346 %Shannon County12.346Christian County: 12.017 %Christian County12.017Madison County: 11.642 %Madison County11.642Daviess County: 11.594 %Daviess County11.594Butler County: 11.49 %Butler County11.49Oregon County: 11.444 %Oregon County11.444Scotland County: 11.354 %Scotland County11.354St. Francois County: 11.111 %St. Francois County11.111Osage County: 11.002 %Osage County11.002Warren County: 10.882 %Warren County10.882Jefferson County: 10.847 %Jefferson County10.847Jackson County: 10.793 %Jackson County10.793Mercer County: 10.687 %Mercer County10.687Scott County: 10.682 %Scott County10.682Cass County: 10.634 %Cass County10.634Barton County: 10.549 %Barton County10.549Stone County: 10.526 %Stone County10.526Dallas County: 10.505 %Dallas County10.505St. Charles County: 10.465 %St. Charles County10.465Mississippi County: 10.323 %Mississippi County10.323St. Louis County: 10.269 %St. Louis County10.269Newton County: 10.238 %Newton County10.238
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Reynolds County34.51+28.15 pts
2Carter County25.574+16.3 pts
3Washington County25.401+12.88 pts
4Ripley County20.345+11.08 pts
5Iron County19.168+7.66 pts
6Ozark County16.835+7.34 pts
7Dunklin County16.336+10.28 pts
8Pemiscot County15.956+4.68 pts
9Wayne County15.789+7.79 pts
10St. Louis city15.232+4.75 pts
11Dent County14.516+5.29 pts
12Crawford County14.347+6.13 pts
13Bollinger County13.134+3.69 pts
14Morgan County13.123+4.38 pts
15St. Clair County13.043+1.86 pts
16Vernon County12.788+3.88 pts
17Andrew County12.673+2.42 pts
18Maries County12.5+4.1 pts
19Shannon County12.346+2.75 pts
20Christian County12.017-0.85 pts
21Madison County11.642+3.79 pts
22Daviess County11.594-3.57 pts
23Butler County11.49+4.6 pts
24Oregon County11.444+4.08 pts
25Scotland County11.354+4.96 pts
26St. Francois County11.111+2.57 pts
27Osage County11.002+0.9 pts
28Warren County10.882-2.95 pts
29Jefferson County10.847-0.01 pts
30Jackson County10.793+0.29 pts
31Mercer County10.687+3.28 pts
32Scott County10.682+3.36 pts
33Cass County10.634+0.13 pts
34Barton County10.549+7.59 pts
35Stone County10.526-3.71 pts
36Dallas County10.505-0.82 pts
37St. Charles County10.465+0.31 pts
38Mississippi County10.323-2.81 pts
39St. Louis County10.269+0.99 pts
40Newton County10.238+1.08 pts
41Pulaski County10.21+1.05 pts
42New Madrid County10.068+0.8 pts
43Boone County10.063+0.23 pts
44Laclede County10.034+2.02 pts
45Platte County10.012-0.61 pts
46Hickory County10+1.23 pts
47Lincoln County9.866-1.76 pts
48Taney County9.809-2.4 pts
49Johnson County9.768+1.86 pts
50Benton County9.741+0.23 pts
51Polk County9.692-0.58 pts
52Barry County9.592+1.68 pts
53Howell County9.538-0.21 pts
54McDonald County9.49-1.07 pts
55Grundy County9.396+0.97 pts
56Greene County9.388-0.23 pts
57Knox County9.357+5.95 pts
58Henry County9.272+3.31 pts
59Camden County9.172-2.23 pts
60Texas County9.152-1.01 pts
61Clay County8.956-0.3 pts
62Miller County8.885-1.7 pts
63Webster County8.836-1.54 pts
64Moniteau County8.833+1.43 pts
65Gasconade County8.82-0.12 pts
66Gentry County8.815+2.87 pts
67Nodaway County8.811+0.6 pts
68Montgomery County8.787+1.35 pts
69Buchanan County8.755+0.38 pts
70Callaway County8.727-1.11 pts
71Stoddard County8.641+0.87 pts
72Clinton County8.626+0.49 pts
73Wright County8.545+1.91 pts
74Putnam County8.537-3.23 pts
75Marion County8.524-1.75 pts
76Franklin County8.511+0.09 pts
76Monroe County8.511-0.86 pts
78Bates County8.504+1.02 pts
79Lafayette County8.34+2.32 pts
80Macon County8.254-0.01 pts
81Pike County8.186-2.06 pts
82Lawrence County8.144+0.4 pts
83Ralls County7.895+2.06 pts
83Worth County7.895n/a
85Holt County7.759-0.79 pts
86Caldwell County7.746-2.39 pts
87Ste. Genevieve County7.609+0.93 pts
88Atchison County7.471-1.95 pts
89Sullivan County7.407-5.62 pts
90Phelps County7.379-1.6 pts
91Cape Girardeau County7.284-1.57 pts
92Jasper County7.218-2.59 pts
93Carroll County7.109+0.54 pts
94Howard County7.018-0.17 pts
95Dade County7.004-2.45 pts
96Cooper County6.989+0.66 pts
97Randolph County6.843-0.69 pts
98Cole County6.772-0.84 pts
99Chariton County6.684-0.02 pts
100Saline County6.506+1.39 pts
101Audrain County6.496+1.68 pts
102DeKalb County6.467-0.87 pts
103Pettis County6.29-1.18 pts
104Perry County6.12+0.1 pts
105Harrison County6.091+0.31 pts
106Adair County6.04-1.75 pts
107Shelby County5.806-0.6 pts
108Douglas County5.731-7.45 pts
109Schuyler County5.556-7.87 pts
110Cedar County5.293-3.97 pts
111Livingston County5.208-2.04 pts
112Linn County4.702-0.3 pts
113Clark County4.615-2.25 pts
114Ray County4.361-4.84 pts
115Lewis County3.955-7.38 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. 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Reynolds County, with 34.51% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lewis County, with 3.955% in 2013.

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