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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Ripley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 115 counties in 2016, at 18.878%. Audrain County had the lowest, at 4.573%. The median was 10.092% and the figure for Missouri was 11.026%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.878Ripley County
Lowest4.573Audrain County
Median10.092115 counties
Missouri11.026History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 8.326 %Andrew County: 12.476 %Atchison County: 6.704 %Audrain County: 4.573 %Barry County: 7.731 %Barton County: 10.222 %Bates County: 10.217 %Benton County: 10.18 %Bollinger County: 9.444 %Boone County: 9.621 %Buchanan County: 8.45 %Butler County: 10.484 %Caldwell County: 11.684 %Callaway County: 7.858 %Camden County: 12.03 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.77 %Carroll County: 7.353 %Carter County: 12.258 %Cass County: 10.979 %Cedar County: 10.056 %Chariton County: 7.292 %Christian County: 12.172 %Clark County: 4.615 %Clay County: 9.836 %Clinton County: 13.534 %Cole County: 7.762 %Cooper County: 11.111 %Crawford County: 10.348 %Dade County: 6.452 %Dallas County: 14.971 %Daviess County: 10.895 %DeKalb County: 7.547 %Dent County: 13.249 %Douglas County: 11.594 %Dunklin County: 13.869 %Franklin County: 9.146 %Gasconade County: 6.51 %Gentry County: 6.4 %Greene County: 9.612 %Grundy County: 6.452 %Harrison County: 6.878 %Henry County: 8.856 %Hickory County: 18.868 %Holt County: 7.782 %Howard County: 11.014 %Howell County: 9.99 %Iron County: 8.491 %Jackson County: 11.652 %Jasper County: 7.596 %Jefferson County: 10.113 %Johnson County: 11.244 %Knox County: 5.917 %Laclede County: 10.069 %Lafayette County: 10.256 %Lawrence County: 9.588 %Lewis County: 6.286 %Lincoln County: 11.561 %Linn County: 7.194 %Livingston County: 6.337 %McDonald County: 13.167 %Macon County: 9.077 %Madison County: 14.815 %Maries County: 8.264 %Marion County: 7.772 %Mercer County: 12.698 %Miller County: 9.115 %Mississippi County: 14.751 %Moniteau County: 5.38 %Monroe County: 7.975 %Montgomery County: 9.808 %Morgan County: 10.292 %New Madrid County: 13.486 %Newton County: 9.587 %Nodaway County: 8.238 %Oregon County: 10.864 %Osage County: 5.147 %Ozark County: 14.511 %Pemiscot County: 11.451 %Perry County: 8.176 %Pettis County: 7.221 %Phelps County: 9.428 %Pike County: 8.614 %Platte County: 10.408 %Polk County: 9.488 %Pulaski County: 11.011 %Putnam County: 10.843 %Ralls County: 11.17 %Randolph County: 10.095 %Ray County: 10.092 %Reynolds County: 12.146 %Ripley County: 18.878 %St. Charles County: 10.8 %St. Clair County: 6.528 %Ste. Genevieve County: 8.432 %St. Francois County: 12.861 %St. Louis County: 11.925 %Saline County: 6.376 %Schuyler County: 11.2 %Scotland County: 9.717 %Scott County: 11.246 %Shannon County: 11.806 %Shelby County: 7.742 %Stoddard County: 9.977 %Stone County: 11.279 %Sullivan County: 7.107 %Taney County: 11.529 %Texas County: 11.277 %Vernon County: 10.729 %Warren County: 11.981 %Washington County: 13.011 %Wayne County: 10.302 %Webster County: 10.178 %Worth County: 10.256 %Wright County: 8.73 %St. Louis city: 16.419 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Ripley County: 18.878 %Ripley County18.878Hickory County: 18.868 %Hickory County18.868St. Louis city: 16.419 %St. Louis city16.419Dallas County: 14.971 %Dallas County14.971Madison County: 14.815 %Madison County14.815Mississippi County: 14.751 %Mississippi County14.751Ozark County: 14.511 %Ozark County14.511Dunklin County: 13.869 %Dunklin County13.869Clinton County: 13.534 %Clinton County13.534New Madrid County: 13.486 %New Madrid County13.486Dent County: 13.249 %Dent County13.249McDonald County: 13.167 %McDonald County13.167Washington County: 13.011 %Washington County13.011St. Francois County: 12.861 %St. Francois County12.861Mercer County: 12.698 %Mercer County12.698Andrew County: 12.476 %Andrew County12.476Carter County: 12.258 %Carter County12.258Christian County: 12.172 %Christian County12.172Reynolds County: 12.146 %Reynolds County12.146Camden County: 12.03 %Camden County12.03Warren County: 11.981 %Warren County11.981St. Louis County: 11.925 %St. Louis County11.925Shannon County: 11.806 %Shannon County11.806Caldwell County: 11.684 %Caldwell County11.684Jackson County: 11.652 %Jackson County11.652Douglas County: 11.594 %Douglas County11.594Lincoln County: 11.561 %Lincoln County11.561Taney County: 11.529 %Taney County11.529Pemiscot County: 11.451 %Pemiscot County11.451Stone County: 11.279 %Stone County11.279Texas County: 11.277 %Texas County11.277Scott County: 11.246 %Scott County11.246Johnson County: 11.244 %Johnson County11.244Schuyler County: 11.2 %Schuyler County11.2Ralls County: 11.17 %Ralls County11.17Cooper County: 11.111 %Cooper County11.111Howard County: 11.014 %Howard County11.014Pulaski County: 11.011 %Pulaski County11.011Cass County: 10.979 %Cass County10.979Daviess County: 10.895 %Daviess County10.895Ripley County: 18.878 %Ripley County18.878Hickory County: 18.868 %Hickory County18.868St. Louis city: 16.419 %St. Louis city16.419Dallas County: 14.971 %Dallas County14.971Madison County: 14.815 %Madison County14.815Mississippi County: 14.751 %Mississippi County14.751Ozark County: 14.511 %Ozark County14.511Dunklin County: 13.869 %Dunklin County13.869Clinton County: 13.534 %Clinton County13.534New Madrid County: 13.486 %New Madrid County13.486Dent County: 13.249 %Dent County13.249McDonald County: 13.167 %McDonald County13.167Washington County: 13.011 %Washington County13.011St. Francois County: 12.861 %St. Francois County12.861Mercer County: 12.698 %Mercer County12.698Andrew County: 12.476 %Andrew County12.476Carter County: 12.258 %Carter County12.258Christian County: 12.172 %Christian County12.172Reynolds County: 12.146 %Reynolds County12.146Camden County: 12.03 %Camden County12.03Warren County: 11.981 %Warren County11.981St. Louis County: 11.925 %St. Louis County11.925Shannon County: 11.806 %Shannon County11.806Caldwell County: 11.684 %Caldwell County11.684Jackson County: 11.652 %Jackson County11.652Douglas County: 11.594 %Douglas County11.594Lincoln County: 11.561 %Lincoln County11.561Taney County: 11.529 %Taney County11.529Pemiscot County: 11.451 %Pemiscot County11.451Stone County: 11.279 %Stone County11.279Texas County: 11.277 %Texas County11.277Scott County: 11.246 %Scott County11.246Johnson County: 11.244 %Johnson County11.244Schuyler County: 11.2 %Schuyler County11.2Ralls County: 11.17 %Ralls County11.17Cooper County: 11.111 %Cooper County11.111Howard County: 11.014 %Howard County11.014Pulaski County: 11.011 %Pulaski County11.011Cass County: 10.979 %Cass County10.979Daviess County: 10.895 %Daviess County10.895
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Ripley County18.878-0.95 pts
2Hickory County18.868+8.63 pts
3St. Louis city16.419-2.54 pts
4Dallas County14.971+3.42 pts
5Madison County14.815+4.15 pts
6Mississippi County14.751+8.2 pts
7Ozark County14.511+0.96 pts
8Dunklin County13.869+1.9 pts
9Clinton County13.534+0.41 pts
10New Madrid County13.486+2.4 pts
11Dent County13.249+0.99 pts
12McDonald County13.167-2.27 pts
13Washington County13.011+0.4 pts
14St. Francois County12.861+2.54 pts
15Mercer County12.698+6.3 pts
16Andrew County12.476+4.56 pts
17Carter County12.258-0.6 pts
18Christian County12.172+0.11 pts
19Reynolds County12.146+2.45 pts
20Camden County12.03+1.3 pts
21Warren County11.981+5.13 pts
22St. Louis County11.925+0.42 pts
23Shannon County11.806-1.1 pts
24Caldwell County11.684+1.86 pts
25Jackson County11.652-0.29 pts
26Douglas County11.594+3.41 pts
27Lincoln County11.561+2.07 pts
28Taney County11.529+1.13 pts
29Pemiscot County11.451+3.17 pts
30Stone County11.279-0.65 pts
31Texas County11.277-1.64 pts
32Scott County11.246+1.76 pts
33Johnson County11.244+3.45 pts
34Schuyler County11.2n/a
35Ralls County11.17-0.5 pts
36Cooper County11.111+3.2 pts
37Howard County11.014-0.89 pts
38Pulaski County11.011+1.2 pts
39Cass County10.979-0.54 pts
40Daviess County10.895-4.01 pts
41Oregon County10.864-0.22 pts
42Putnam County10.843+3.3 pts
43St. Charles County10.8-0.04 pts
44Vernon County10.729-0.25 pts
45Butler County10.484-0.03 pts
46Platte County10.408-0.3 pts
47Crawford County10.348+1.63 pts
48Wayne County10.302-3.27 pts
49Morgan County10.292+0.82 pts
50Lafayette County10.256-0.05 pts
50Worth County10.256+2.66 pts
52Barton County10.222+3.6 pts
53Bates County10.217+3.39 pts
54Benton County10.18+0.76 pts
55Webster County10.178-0.59 pts
56Jefferson County10.113+0.12 pts
57Randolph County10.095+1.81 pts
58Ray County10.092+0.85 pts
59Laclede County10.069+4.41 pts
60Cedar County10.056+1.94 pts
61Howell County9.99+1.77 pts
62Stoddard County9.977+0.85 pts
63Clay County9.836-0.06 pts
64Montgomery County9.808+6.02 pts
65Scotland County9.717+0.59 pts
66Boone County9.621-1.63 pts
67Greene County9.612-0.15 pts
68Lawrence County9.588+0.17 pts
69Newton County9.587-0.54 pts
70Polk County9.488-0.39 pts
71Bollinger County9.444-6.76 pts
72Phelps County9.428+0.75 pts
73Franklin County9.146+1.02 pts
74Miller County9.115+1.05 pts
75Macon County9.077+2.08 pts
76Henry County8.856-0.63 pts
77Cape Girardeau County8.77-0.23 pts
78Wright County8.73-2.66 pts
79Pike County8.614+1.66 pts
80Iron County8.491+0.58 pts
81Buchanan County8.45-0.7 pts
82Ste. Genevieve County8.432+0.01 pts
83Adair County8.326+1.48 pts
84Maries County8.264-1.65 pts
85Nodaway County8.238-0.26 pts
86Perry County8.176+1.1 pts
87Monroe County7.975+0.07 pts
88Callaway County7.858-0.78 pts
89Holt County7.782-8.28 pts
90Marion County7.772+1.36 pts
91Cole County7.762-1.14 pts
92Shelby County7.742+0.67 pts
93Barry County7.731-3.14 pts
94Jasper County7.596-1.24 pts
95DeKalb County7.547+2.87 pts
96Carroll County7.353-1.43 pts
97Chariton County7.292-1.54 pts
98Pettis County7.221-0.08 pts
99Linn County7.194-1.53 pts
100Sullivan County7.107+3.19 pts
101Harrison County6.878-2.14 pts
102Atchison County6.704+0.06 pts
103St. Clair County6.528-9.09 pts
104Gasconade County6.51+0.83 pts
105Dade County6.452+0.81 pts
105Grundy County6.452-3.57 pts
107Gentry County6.4-3.46 pts
108Saline County6.376-1.22 pts
109Livingston County6.337-5.03 pts
110Lewis County6.286-2.78 pts
111Knox County5.917-2.22 pts
112Moniteau County5.38-1.53 pts
113Osage County5.147-3.68 pts
114Clark County4.615+0.88 pts
115Audrain County4.573-2.28 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Ripley County, with 18.878% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Audrain County, with 4.573% in 2016.

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.

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