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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Washington County had the highest establishment entry rate of 114 counties in 2014, at 23.515%. Dade County had the lowest, at 3.175%. The median was 9.218% and the figure for Missouri was 10.892%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.515Washington County
Lowest3.175Dade County
Median9.218114 counties
Missouri10.892History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 6.734 %Andrew County: 10.236 %Atchison County: 9.687 %Audrain County: 6.883 %Barry County: 7.127 %Barton County: 6.342 %Bates County: 9.091 %Benton County: 10.893 %Bollinger County: 11.696 %Boone County: 10.03 %Buchanan County: 10.514 %Butler County: 11.454 %Caldwell County: 12.186 %Callaway County: 6.911 %Camden County: 9.427 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.09 %Carroll County: 10.194 %Carter County: 10.494 %Cass County: 9.769 %Cedar County: 11.194 %Chariton County: 5.685 %Christian County: 12.513 %Clark County: 9.774 %Clay County: 9.372 %Clinton County: 8.599 %Cole County: 6.892 %Cooper County: 7.469 %Crawford County: 12.539 %Dade County: 3.175 %Dallas County: 8.367 %Daviess County: 7.576 %DeKalb County: 6.977 %Dent County: 18.102 %Douglas County: 13.411 %Dunklin County: 9.836 %Franklin County: 7.502 %Gasconade County: 8.472 %Gentry County: 10.526 %Greene County: 10.786 %Grundy County: 6.682 %Harrison County: 6.842 %Henry County: 8.232 %Hickory County: 6.25 %Holt County: 15.319 %Howard County: 5.9 %Howell County: 9.029 %Iron County: 18.985 %Jackson County: 12.941 %Jasper County: 7.419 %Jefferson County: 12.334 %Johnson County: 9.501 %Knox County: 6.977 %Laclede County: 7.196 %Lafayette County: 8.612 %Lawrence County: 10.164 %Lewis County: 10.375 %Lincoln County: 10.266 %Linn County: 5.872 %Livingston County: 7.916 %McDonald County: 7.299 %Macon County: 7.607 %Madison County: 13.861 %Maries County: 7.347 %Marion County: 8.465 %Mercer County: 7.752 %Miller County: 9.344 %Mississippi County: 11.864 %Moniteau County: 7.849 %Monroe County: 8.511 %Montgomery County: 4.527 %Morgan County: 11.031 %New Madrid County: 8.859 %Newton County: 7.887 %Nodaway County: 6.998 %Oregon County: 14.324 %Osage County: 7.28 %Ozark County: 11.148 %Pemiscot County: 10.553 %Perry County: 5.652 %Pettis County: 7.919 %Phelps County: 7.822 %Pike County: 8.579 %Platte County: 9.901 %Polk County: 10.882 %Pulaski County: 7.757 %Ralls County: 8.947 %Randolph County: 7.379 %Ray County: 10.592 %Reynolds County: 15.172 %Ripley County: 19.106 %St. Charles County: 9.366 %St. Clair County: 4.893 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.442 %St. Francois County: 13.074 %St. Louis County: 11.27 %Saline County: 8.068 %Schuyler County: 11.511 %Scotland County: 6.723 %Scott County: 6.903 %Shannon County: 17.625 %Shelby County: 8.36 %Stoddard County: 10.288 %Stone County: 7.666 %Sullivan County: 11.483 %Taney County: 9.912 %Texas County: 10.977 %Vernon County: 12.27 %Warren County: 9.905 %Washington County: 23.515 %Wayne County: 13.729 %Webster County: 8.033 %Worth County: 7.692 %Wright County: 7.723 %St. Louis city: 18.455 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Washington County: 23.515 %Washington County23.515Ripley County: 19.106 %Ripley County19.106Iron County: 18.985 %Iron County18.985St. Louis city: 18.455 %St. Louis city18.455Dent County: 18.102 %Dent County18.102Shannon County: 17.625 %Shannon County17.625Holt County: 15.319 %Holt County15.319Reynolds County: 15.172 %Reynolds County15.172Oregon County: 14.324 %Oregon County14.324Madison County: 13.861 %Madison County13.861Wayne County: 13.729 %Wayne County13.729Douglas County: 13.411 %Douglas County13.411St. Francois County: 13.074 %St. Francois County13.074Jackson County: 12.941 %Jackson County12.941Crawford County: 12.539 %Crawford County12.539Christian County: 12.513 %Christian County12.513Jefferson County: 12.334 %Jefferson County12.334Vernon County: 12.27 %Vernon County12.27Caldwell County: 12.186 %Caldwell County12.186Mississippi County: 11.864 %Mississippi County11.864Bollinger County: 11.696 %Bollinger County11.696Schuyler County: 11.511 %Schuyler County11.511Sullivan County: 11.483 %Sullivan County11.483Butler County: 11.454 %Butler County11.454St. Louis County: 11.27 %St. Louis County11.27Cedar County: 11.194 %Cedar County11.194Ozark County: 11.148 %Ozark County11.148Morgan County: 11.031 %Morgan County11.031Texas County: 10.977 %Texas County10.977Benton County: 10.893 %Benton County10.893Polk County: 10.882 %Polk County10.882Greene County: 10.786 %Greene County10.786Ray County: 10.592 %Ray County10.592Pemiscot County: 10.553 %Pemiscot County10.553Gentry County: 10.526 %Gentry County10.526Buchanan County: 10.514 %Buchanan County10.514Carter County: 10.494 %Carter County10.494Ste. Genevieve County: 10.442 %Ste. Genevieve County10.442Lewis County: 10.375 %Lewis County10.375Stoddard County: 10.288 %Stoddard County10.288Washington County: 23.515 %Washington County23.515Ripley County: 19.106 %Ripley County19.106Iron County: 18.985 %Iron County18.985St. Louis city: 18.455 %St. Louis city18.455Dent County: 18.102 %Dent County18.102Shannon County: 17.625 %Shannon County17.625Holt County: 15.319 %Holt County15.319Reynolds County: 15.172 %Reynolds County15.172Oregon County: 14.324 %Oregon County14.324Madison County: 13.861 %Madison County13.861Wayne County: 13.729 %Wayne County13.729Douglas County: 13.411 %Douglas County13.411St. Francois County: 13.074 %St. Francois County13.074Jackson County: 12.941 %Jackson County12.941Crawford County: 12.539 %Crawford County12.539Christian County: 12.513 %Christian County12.513Jefferson County: 12.334 %Jefferson County12.334Vernon County: 12.27 %Vernon County12.27Caldwell County: 12.186 %Caldwell County12.186Mississippi County: 11.864 %Mississippi County11.864Bollinger County: 11.696 %Bollinger County11.696Schuyler County: 11.511 %Schuyler County11.511Sullivan County: 11.483 %Sullivan County11.483Butler County: 11.454 %Butler County11.454St. Louis County: 11.27 %St. Louis County11.27Cedar County: 11.194 %Cedar County11.194Ozark County: 11.148 %Ozark County11.148Morgan County: 11.031 %Morgan County11.031Texas County: 10.977 %Texas County10.977Benton County: 10.893 %Benton County10.893Polk County: 10.882 %Polk County10.882Greene County: 10.786 %Greene County10.786Ray County: 10.592 %Ray County10.592Pemiscot County: 10.553 %Pemiscot County10.553Gentry County: 10.526 %Gentry County10.526Buchanan County: 10.514 %Buchanan County10.514Carter County: 10.494 %Carter County10.494Ste. Genevieve County: 10.442 %Ste. Genevieve County10.442Lewis County: 10.375 %Lewis County10.375Stoddard County: 10.288 %Stoddard County10.288
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Washington County23.515-1.89 pts
2Ripley County19.106-1.24 pts
3Iron County18.985-0.18 pts
4St. Louis city18.455+3.22 pts
5Dent County18.102+3.59 pts
6Shannon County17.625+5.28 pts
7Holt County15.319+7.56 pts
8Reynolds County15.172-19.34 pts
9Oregon County14.324+2.88 pts
10Madison County13.861+2.22 pts
11Wayne County13.729-2.06 pts
12Douglas County13.411+7.68 pts
13St. Francois County13.074+1.96 pts
14Jackson County12.941+2.15 pts
15Crawford County12.539-1.81 pts
16Christian County12.513+0.5 pts
17Jefferson County12.334+1.49 pts
18Vernon County12.27-0.52 pts
19Caldwell County12.186+4.44 pts
20Mississippi County11.864+1.54 pts
21Bollinger County11.696-1.44 pts
22Schuyler County11.511+5.95 pts
23Sullivan County11.483+4.08 pts
24Butler County11.454-0.04 pts
25St. Louis County11.27+1 pts
26Cedar County11.194+5.9 pts
27Ozark County11.148-5.69 pts
28Morgan County11.031-2.09 pts
29Texas County10.977+1.83 pts
30Benton County10.893+1.15 pts
31Polk County10.882+1.19 pts
32Greene County10.786+1.4 pts
33Ray County10.592+6.23 pts
34Pemiscot County10.553-5.4 pts
35Gentry County10.526+1.71 pts
36Buchanan County10.514+1.76 pts
37Carter County10.494-15.08 pts
38Ste. Genevieve County10.442+2.83 pts
39Lewis County10.375+6.42 pts
40Stoddard County10.288+1.65 pts
41Lincoln County10.266+0.4 pts
42Andrew County10.236-2.44 pts
43Carroll County10.194+3.09 pts
44Lawrence County10.164+2.02 pts
45Boone County10.03-0.03 pts
46Taney County9.912+0.1 pts
47Warren County9.905-0.98 pts
48Platte County9.901-0.11 pts
49Dunklin County9.836-6.5 pts
50Clark County9.774+5.16 pts
51Cass County9.769-0.87 pts
52Atchison County9.687+2.22 pts
53Johnson County9.501-0.27 pts
54Camden County9.427+0.25 pts
55Clay County9.372+0.42 pts
56St. Charles County9.366-1.1 pts
57Miller County9.344+0.46 pts
58Bates County9.091+0.59 pts
59Howell County9.029-0.51 pts
60Ralls County8.947+1.05 pts
61New Madrid County8.859-1.21 pts
62Lafayette County8.612+0.27 pts
63Clinton County8.599-0.03 pts
64Pike County8.579+0.39 pts
65Monroe County8.5110 pts
66Gasconade County8.472-0.35 pts
67Marion County8.465-0.06 pts
68Dallas County8.367-2.14 pts
69Shelby County8.36+2.55 pts
70Henry County8.232-1.04 pts
71Cape Girardeau County8.09+0.81 pts
72Saline County8.068+1.56 pts
73Webster County8.033-0.8 pts
74Pettis County7.919+1.63 pts
75Livingston County7.916+2.71 pts
76Newton County7.887-2.35 pts
77Moniteau County7.849-0.98 pts
78Phelps County7.822+0.44 pts
79Pulaski County7.757-2.45 pts
80Mercer County7.752-2.93 pts
81Wright County7.723-0.82 pts
82Worth County7.692-0.2 pts
83Stone County7.666-2.86 pts
84Macon County7.607-0.65 pts
85Daviess County7.576-4.02 pts
86Franklin County7.502-1.01 pts
87Cooper County7.469+0.48 pts
88Jasper County7.419+0.2 pts
89Randolph County7.379+0.54 pts
90Maries County7.347-5.15 pts
91McDonald County7.299-2.19 pts
92Osage County7.28-3.72 pts
93Laclede County7.196-2.84 pts
94Barry County7.127-2.47 pts
95Nodaway County6.998-1.81 pts
96DeKalb County6.977+0.51 pts
96Knox County6.977-2.38 pts
98Callaway County6.911-1.82 pts
99Scott County6.903-3.78 pts
100Cole County6.892+0.12 pts
101Audrain County6.883+0.39 pts
102Harrison County6.842+0.75 pts
103Adair County6.734+0.69 pts
104Scotland County6.723-4.63 pts
105Grundy County6.682-2.71 pts
106Barton County6.342-4.21 pts
107Hickory County6.25-3.75 pts
108Howard County5.9-1.12 pts
109Linn County5.872+1.17 pts
110Chariton County5.685-1 pts
111Perry County5.652-0.47 pts
112St. Clair County4.893-8.15 pts
113Montgomery County4.527-4.26 pts
114Dade County3.175-3.83 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 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Washington County, with 23.515% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Dade County, with 3.175% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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