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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Ripley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 114 counties in 2015, at 19.828%. Clark County had the lowest, at 3.731%. The median was 9.422% and the figure for Missouri was 11.045%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.828Ripley County
Lowest3.731Clark County
Median9.422114 counties
Missouri11.045History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 6.849 %Andrew County: 7.921 %Atchison County: 6.648 %Audrain County: 6.856 %Barry County: 10.87 %Barton County: 6.623 %Bates County: 6.832 %Benton County: 9.422 %Bollinger County: 16.201 %Boone County: 11.256 %Buchanan County: 9.145 %Butler County: 10.512 %Caldwell County: 9.825 %Callaway County: 8.638 %Camden County: 10.733 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.998 %Carroll County: 8.78 %Carter County: 12.862 %Cass County: 11.524 %Cedar County: 8.118 %Chariton County: 8.831 %Christian County: 12.065 %Clark County: 3.731 %Clay County: 9.898 %Clinton County: 13.125 %Cole County: 8.904 %Cooper County: 7.91 %Crawford County: 8.714 %Dade County: 5.645 %Dallas County: 11.554 %Daviess County: 14.902 %DeKalb County: 4.673 %Dent County: 12.263 %Douglas County: 8.187 %Dunklin County: 11.973 %Franklin County: 8.124 %Gasconade County: 5.677 %Gentry County: 9.863 %Greene County: 9.759 %Grundy County: 10.022 %Harrison County: 9.019 %Henry County: 9.488 %Hickory County: 10.236 %Holt County: 16.064 %Howard County: 11.905 %Howell County: 8.224 %Iron County: 7.91 %Jackson County: 11.942 %Jasper County: 8.838 %Jefferson County: 9.993 %Johnson County: 7.798 %Knox County: 8.14 %Laclede County: 5.663 %Lafayette County: 10.309 %Lawrence County: 9.421 %Lewis County: 9.065 %Lincoln County: 9.495 %Linn County: 8.727 %Livingston County: 11.37 %McDonald County: 15.441 %Macon County: 6.995 %Madison County: 10.667 %Maries County: 9.917 %Marion County: 6.41 %Mercer County: 6.4 %Miller County: 8.065 %Mississippi County: 6.55 %Moniteau County: 6.907 %Monroe County: 7.903 %Montgomery County: 3.789 %Morgan County: 9.467 %New Madrid County: 11.082 %Newton County: 10.127 %Nodaway County: 8.496 %Oregon County: 11.083 %Osage County: 8.824 %Ozark County: 13.548 %Pemiscot County: 8.279 %Perry County: 7.074 %Pettis County: 7.302 %Phelps County: 8.683 %Pike County: 6.952 %Platte County: 10.713 %Polk County: 9.879 %Pulaski County: 9.808 %Putnam County: 7.547 %Ralls County: 11.671 %Randolph County: 8.285 %Ray County: 9.245 %Reynolds County: 9.701 %Ripley County: 19.828 %St. Charles County: 10.837 %St. Clair County: 15.616 %Ste. Genevieve County: 8.421 %St. Francois County: 10.316 %St. Louis County: 11.502 %Saline County: 7.595 %Scotland County: 9.129 %Scott County: 9.486 %Shannon County: 12.903 %Shelby County: 7.074 %Stoddard County: 9.126 %Stone County: 11.927 %Sullivan County: 3.922 %Taney County: 10.4 %Texas County: 12.917 %Vernon County: 10.976 %Warren County: 6.849 %Washington County: 12.615 %Wayne County: 13.571 %Webster County: 10.771 %Worth County: 7.595 %Wright County: 11.391 %St. Louis city: 18.958 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Ripley County: 19.828 %Ripley County19.828St. Louis city: 18.958 %St. Louis city18.958Bollinger County: 16.201 %Bollinger County16.201Holt County: 16.064 %Holt County16.064St. Clair County: 15.616 %St. Clair County15.616McDonald County: 15.441 %McDonald County15.441Daviess County: 14.902 %Daviess County14.902Wayne County: 13.571 %Wayne County13.571Ozark County: 13.548 %Ozark County13.548Clinton County: 13.125 %Clinton County13.125Texas County: 12.917 %Texas County12.917Shannon County: 12.903 %Shannon County12.903Carter County: 12.862 %Carter County12.862Washington County: 12.615 %Washington County12.615Dent County: 12.263 %Dent County12.263Christian County: 12.065 %Christian County12.065Dunklin County: 11.973 %Dunklin County11.973Jackson County: 11.942 %Jackson County11.942Stone County: 11.927 %Stone County11.927Howard County: 11.905 %Howard County11.905Ralls County: 11.671 %Ralls County11.671Dallas County: 11.554 %Dallas County11.554Cass County: 11.524 %Cass County11.524St. Louis County: 11.502 %St. Louis County11.502Wright County: 11.391 %Wright County11.391Livingston County: 11.37 %Livingston County11.37Boone County: 11.256 %Boone County11.256Oregon County: 11.083 %Oregon County11.083New Madrid County: 11.082 %New Madrid County11.082Vernon County: 10.976 %Vernon County10.976Barry County: 10.87 %Barry County10.87St. Charles County: 10.837 %St. Charles County10.837Webster County: 10.771 %Webster County10.771Camden County: 10.733 %Camden County10.733Platte County: 10.713 %Platte County10.713Madison County: 10.667 %Madison County10.667Butler County: 10.512 %Butler County10.512Taney County: 10.4 %Taney County10.4St. Francois County: 10.316 %St. Francois County10.316Lafayette County: 10.309 %Lafayette County10.309Ripley County: 19.828 %Ripley County19.828St. Louis city: 18.958 %St. Louis city18.958Bollinger County: 16.201 %Bollinger County16.201Holt County: 16.064 %Holt County16.064St. Clair County: 15.616 %St. Clair County15.616McDonald County: 15.441 %McDonald County15.441Daviess County: 14.902 %Daviess County14.902Wayne County: 13.571 %Wayne County13.571Ozark County: 13.548 %Ozark County13.548Clinton County: 13.125 %Clinton County13.125Texas County: 12.917 %Texas County12.917Shannon County: 12.903 %Shannon County12.903Carter County: 12.862 %Carter County12.862Washington County: 12.615 %Washington County12.615Dent County: 12.263 %Dent County12.263Christian County: 12.065 %Christian County12.065Dunklin County: 11.973 %Dunklin County11.973Jackson County: 11.942 %Jackson County11.942Stone County: 11.927 %Stone County11.927Howard County: 11.905 %Howard County11.905Ralls County: 11.671 %Ralls County11.671Dallas County: 11.554 %Dallas County11.554Cass County: 11.524 %Cass County11.524St. Louis County: 11.502 %St. Louis County11.502Wright County: 11.391 %Wright County11.391Livingston County: 11.37 %Livingston County11.37Boone County: 11.256 %Boone County11.256Oregon County: 11.083 %Oregon County11.083New Madrid County: 11.082 %New Madrid County11.082Vernon County: 10.976 %Vernon County10.976Barry County: 10.87 %Barry County10.87St. Charles County: 10.837 %St. Charles County10.837Webster County: 10.771 %Webster County10.771Camden County: 10.733 %Camden County10.733Platte County: 10.713 %Platte County10.713Madison County: 10.667 %Madison County10.667Butler County: 10.512 %Butler County10.512Taney County: 10.4 %Taney County10.4St. Francois County: 10.316 %St. Francois County10.316Lafayette County: 10.309 %Lafayette County10.309
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Ripley County19.828+0.72 pts
2St. Louis city18.958+0.5 pts
3Bollinger County16.201+4.51 pts
4Holt County16.064+0.74 pts
5St. Clair County15.616+10.72 pts
6McDonald County15.441+8.14 pts
7Daviess County14.902+7.33 pts
8Wayne County13.571-0.16 pts
9Ozark County13.548+2.4 pts
10Clinton County13.125+4.53 pts
11Texas County12.917+1.94 pts
12Shannon County12.903-4.72 pts
13Carter County12.862+2.37 pts
14Washington County12.615-10.9 pts
15Dent County12.263-5.84 pts
16Christian County12.065-0.45 pts
17Dunklin County11.973+2.14 pts
18Jackson County11.942-1 pts
19Stone County11.927+4.26 pts
20Howard County11.905+6 pts
21Ralls County11.671+2.72 pts
22Dallas County11.554+3.19 pts
23Cass County11.524+1.75 pts
24St. Louis County11.502+0.23 pts
25Wright County11.391+3.67 pts
26Livingston County11.37+3.45 pts
27Boone County11.256+1.23 pts
28Oregon County11.083-3.24 pts
29New Madrid County11.082+2.22 pts
30Vernon County10.976-1.29 pts
31Barry County10.87+3.74 pts
32St. Charles County10.837+1.47 pts
33Webster County10.771+2.74 pts
34Camden County10.733+1.31 pts
35Platte County10.713+0.81 pts
36Madison County10.667-3.19 pts
37Butler County10.512-0.94 pts
38Taney County10.4+0.49 pts
39St. Francois County10.316-2.76 pts
40Lafayette County10.309+1.7 pts
41Hickory County10.236+3.99 pts
42Newton County10.127+2.24 pts
43Grundy County10.022+3.34 pts
44Jefferson County9.993-2.34 pts
45Maries County9.917+2.57 pts
46Clay County9.898+0.53 pts
47Polk County9.879-1 pts
48Gentry County9.863-0.66 pts
49Caldwell County9.825-2.36 pts
50Pulaski County9.808+2.05 pts
51Greene County9.759-1.03 pts
52Reynolds County9.701-5.47 pts
53Lincoln County9.495-0.77 pts
54Henry County9.488+1.26 pts
55Scott County9.486+2.58 pts
56Morgan County9.467-1.56 pts
57Benton County9.422-1.47 pts
58Lawrence County9.421-0.74 pts
59Ray County9.245-1.35 pts
60Buchanan County9.145-1.37 pts
61Scotland County9.129+2.41 pts
62Stoddard County9.126-1.16 pts
63Lewis County9.065-1.31 pts
64Harrison County9.019+2.18 pts
65Cape Girardeau County8.998+0.91 pts
66Cole County8.904+2.01 pts
67Jasper County8.838+1.42 pts
68Chariton County8.831+3.15 pts
69Osage County8.824+1.54 pts
70Carroll County8.78-1.41 pts
71Linn County8.727+2.86 pts
72Crawford County8.714-3.82 pts
73Phelps County8.683+0.86 pts
74Callaway County8.638+1.73 pts
75Nodaway County8.496+1.5 pts
76Ste. Genevieve County8.421-2.02 pts
77Randolph County8.285+0.91 pts
78Pemiscot County8.279-2.27 pts
79Howell County8.224-0.8 pts
80Douglas County8.187-5.22 pts
81Knox County8.14+1.16 pts
82Franklin County8.124+0.62 pts
83Cedar County8.118-3.08 pts
84Miller County8.065-1.28 pts
85Andrew County7.921-2.32 pts
86Cooper County7.91+0.44 pts
86Iron County7.91-11.07 pts
88Monroe County7.903-0.61 pts
89Johnson County7.798-1.7 pts
90Saline County7.595-0.47 pts
90Worth County7.595-0.1 pts
92Putnam County7.547n/a
93Pettis County7.302-0.62 pts
94Perry County7.074+1.42 pts
94Shelby County7.074-1.29 pts
96Macon County6.995-0.61 pts
97Pike County6.952-1.63 pts
98Moniteau County6.907-0.94 pts
99Audrain County6.856-0.03 pts
100Adair County6.849+0.12 pts
100Warren County6.849-3.06 pts
102Bates County6.832-2.26 pts
103Atchison County6.648-3.04 pts
104Barton County6.623+0.28 pts
105Mississippi County6.55-5.31 pts
106Marion County6.41-2.05 pts
107Mercer County6.4-1.35 pts
108Gasconade County5.677-2.79 pts
109Laclede County5.663-1.53 pts
110Dade County5.645+2.47 pts
111DeKalb County4.673-2.3 pts
112Sullivan County3.922-7.56 pts
113Montgomery County3.789-0.74 pts
114Clark County3.731-6.04 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 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Ripley County, with 19.828% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Clark County, with 3.731% in 2015.

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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 2015 and are not ranked.

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