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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Ripley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 115 counties in 2017, at 19.293%. Harrison County had the lowest, at 1.609%. The median was 9.326% and the figure for Missouri was 10.082%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.293Ripley County
Lowest1.609Harrison County
Median9.326115 counties
Missouri10.082History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 6.418 %Andrew County: 10.547 %Atchison County: 6.215 %Audrain County: 7.646 %Barry County: 9.878 %Barton County: 7.522 %Bates County: 10.853 %Benton County: 9.942 %Bollinger County: 14.404 %Boone County: 9.326 %Buchanan County: 7.127 %Butler County: 9.982 %Caldwell County: 7.358 %Callaway County: 9.03 %Camden County: 9.117 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.937 %Carroll County: 10.269 %Carter County: 13.665 %Cass County: 10.383 %Cedar County: 11.923 %Chariton County: 8.718 %Christian County: 10.576 %Clark County: 6.038 %Clay County: 9.444 %Clinton County: 8.772 %Cole County: 6.689 %Cooper County: 9.92 %Crawford County: 6.329 %Dade County: 7.171 %Dallas County: 14.312 %Daviess County: 12.355 %DeKalb County: 4.739 %Dent County: 9.256 %Douglas County: 9.742 %Dunklin County: 12.389 %Franklin County: 8.927 %Gasconade County: 6.878 %Gentry County: 4.336 %Greene County: 9.365 %Grundy County: 7.359 %Harrison County: 1.609 %Henry County: 9.621 %Hickory County: 13.139 %Holt County: 5.761 %Howard County: 7.471 %Howell County: 8.382 %Iron County: 9.836 %Jackson County: 10.247 %Jasper County: 7.817 %Jefferson County: 10.505 %Johnson County: 11.862 %Knox County: 10.778 %Laclede County: 7.352 %Lafayette County: 10.591 %Lawrence County: 8.507 %Lewis County: 6.377 %Lincoln County: 10.185 %Linn County: 4.753 %Livingston County: 5.089 %McDonald County: 15.439 %Macon County: 8.359 %Madison County: 5.333 %Maries County: 9.959 %Marion County: 9.021 %Mercer County: 13.846 %Miller County: 9.397 %Mississippi County: 7.173 %Moniteau County: 8 %Monroe County: 5.079 %Montgomery County: 8.421 %Morgan County: 9.335 %New Madrid County: 14.144 %Newton County: 8.347 %Nodaway County: 9.513 %Oregon County: 10.769 %Osage County: 6.452 %Ozark County: 4.59 %Pemiscot County: 16.909 %Perry County: 8.041 %Pettis County: 8.969 %Phelps County: 10.694 %Pike County: 7.387 %Platte County: 9.321 %Polk County: 10.664 %Pulaski County: 8.696 %Putnam County: 12.36 %Ralls County: 10.554 %Randolph County: 9.714 %Ray County: 6.373 %Reynolds County: 8.871 %Ripley County: 19.293 %St. Charles County: 9.894 %St. Clair County: 8.027 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.775 %St. Francois County: 10.545 %St. Louis County: 10.752 %Saline County: 7.219 %Schuyler County: 13.846 %Scotland County: 8.835 %Scott County: 8.671 %Shannon County: 10.204 %Shelby County: 8.387 %Stoddard County: 7.425 %Stone County: 11.352 %Sullivan County: 13.198 %Taney County: 9.752 %Texas County: 10.799 %Vernon County: 10.137 %Warren County: 9.228 %Washington County: 13.711 %Wayne County: 10.601 %Webster County: 9.479 %Worth County: 7.595 %Wright County: 9.69 %St. Louis city: 14.313 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Ripley County: 19.293 %Ripley County19.293Pemiscot County: 16.909 %Pemiscot County16.909McDonald County: 15.439 %McDonald County15.439Bollinger County: 14.404 %Bollinger County14.404St. Louis city: 14.313 %St. Louis city14.313Dallas County: 14.312 %Dallas County14.312New Madrid County: 14.144 %New Madrid County14.144Mercer County: 13.846 %Mercer County13.846Schuyler County: 13.846 %Schuyler County13.846Washington County: 13.711 %Washington County13.711Carter County: 13.665 %Carter County13.665Sullivan County: 13.198 %Sullivan County13.198Hickory County: 13.139 %Hickory County13.139Dunklin County: 12.389 %Dunklin County12.389Putnam County: 12.36 %Putnam County12.36Daviess County: 12.355 %Daviess County12.355Cedar County: 11.923 %Cedar County11.923Johnson County: 11.862 %Johnson County11.862Stone County: 11.352 %Stone County11.352Bates County: 10.853 %Bates County10.853Texas County: 10.799 %Texas County10.799Knox County: 10.778 %Knox County10.778Oregon County: 10.769 %Oregon County10.769St. Louis County: 10.752 %St. Louis County10.752Phelps County: 10.694 %Phelps County10.694Polk County: 10.664 %Polk County10.664Wayne County: 10.601 %Wayne County10.601Lafayette County: 10.591 %Lafayette County10.591Christian County: 10.576 %Christian County10.576Ralls County: 10.554 %Ralls County10.554Andrew County: 10.547 %Andrew County10.547St. Francois County: 10.545 %St. Francois County10.545Jefferson County: 10.505 %Jefferson County10.505Cass County: 10.383 %Cass County10.383Carroll County: 10.269 %Carroll County10.269Jackson County: 10.247 %Jackson County10.247Shannon County: 10.204 %Shannon County10.204Lincoln County: 10.185 %Lincoln County10.185Vernon County: 10.137 %Vernon County10.137Butler County: 9.982 %Butler County9.982Ripley County: 19.293 %Ripley County19.293Pemiscot County: 16.909 %Pemiscot County16.909McDonald County: 15.439 %McDonald County15.439Bollinger County: 14.404 %Bollinger County14.404St. Louis city: 14.313 %St. Louis city14.313Dallas County: 14.312 %Dallas County14.312New Madrid County: 14.144 %New Madrid County14.144Mercer County: 13.846 %Mercer County13.846Schuyler County: 13.846 %Schuyler County13.846Washington County: 13.711 %Washington County13.711Carter County: 13.665 %Carter County13.665Sullivan County: 13.198 %Sullivan County13.198Hickory County: 13.139 %Hickory County13.139Dunklin County: 12.389 %Dunklin County12.389Putnam County: 12.36 %Putnam County12.36Daviess County: 12.355 %Daviess County12.355Cedar County: 11.923 %Cedar County11.923Johnson County: 11.862 %Johnson County11.862Stone County: 11.352 %Stone County11.352Bates County: 10.853 %Bates County10.853Texas County: 10.799 %Texas County10.799Knox County: 10.778 %Knox County10.778Oregon County: 10.769 %Oregon County10.769St. Louis County: 10.752 %St. Louis County10.752Phelps County: 10.694 %Phelps County10.694Polk County: 10.664 %Polk County10.664Wayne County: 10.601 %Wayne County10.601Lafayette County: 10.591 %Lafayette County10.591Christian County: 10.576 %Christian County10.576Ralls County: 10.554 %Ralls County10.554Andrew County: 10.547 %Andrew County10.547St. Francois County: 10.545 %St. Francois County10.545Jefferson County: 10.505 %Jefferson County10.505Cass County: 10.383 %Cass County10.383Carroll County: 10.269 %Carroll County10.269Jackson County: 10.247 %Jackson County10.247Shannon County: 10.204 %Shannon County10.204Lincoln County: 10.185 %Lincoln County10.185Vernon County: 10.137 %Vernon County10.137Butler County: 9.982 %Butler County9.982
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Ripley County19.293+0.41 pts
2Pemiscot County16.909+5.46 pts
3McDonald County15.439+2.27 pts
4Bollinger County14.404+4.96 pts
5St. Louis city14.313-2.11 pts
6Dallas County14.312-0.66 pts
7New Madrid County14.144+0.66 pts
8Mercer County13.846+1.15 pts
8Schuyler County13.846+2.65 pts
10Washington County13.711+0.7 pts
11Carter County13.665+1.41 pts
12Sullivan County13.198+6.09 pts
13Hickory County13.139-5.73 pts
14Dunklin County12.389-1.48 pts
15Putnam County12.36+1.52 pts
16Daviess County12.355+1.46 pts
17Cedar County11.923+1.87 pts
18Johnson County11.862+0.62 pts
19Stone County11.352+0.07 pts
20Bates County10.853+0.64 pts
21Texas County10.799-0.48 pts
22Knox County10.778+4.86 pts
23Oregon County10.769-0.1 pts
24St. Louis County10.752-1.17 pts
25Phelps County10.694+1.27 pts
26Polk County10.664+1.18 pts
27Wayne County10.601+0.3 pts
28Lafayette County10.591+0.33 pts
29Christian County10.576-1.6 pts
30Ralls County10.554-0.62 pts
31Andrew County10.547-1.93 pts
32St. Francois County10.545-2.32 pts
33Jefferson County10.505+0.39 pts
34Cass County10.383-0.6 pts
35Carroll County10.269+2.92 pts
36Jackson County10.247-1.4 pts
37Shannon County10.204-1.6 pts
38Lincoln County10.185-1.38 pts
39Vernon County10.137-0.59 pts
40Butler County9.982-0.5 pts
41Maries County9.959+1.7 pts
42Benton County9.942-0.24 pts
43Cooper County9.92-1.19 pts
44St. Charles County9.894-0.91 pts
45Barry County9.878+2.15 pts
46Iron County9.836+1.35 pts
47Taney County9.752-1.78 pts
48Douglas County9.742-1.85 pts
49Randolph County9.714-0.38 pts
50Wright County9.69+0.96 pts
51Henry County9.621+0.77 pts
52Nodaway County9.513+1.28 pts
53Webster County9.479-0.7 pts
54Clay County9.444-0.39 pts
55Miller County9.397+0.28 pts
56Greene County9.365-0.25 pts
57Morgan County9.335-0.96 pts
58Boone County9.326-0.29 pts
59Platte County9.321-1.09 pts
60Dent County9.256-3.99 pts
61Warren County9.228-2.75 pts
62Camden County9.117-2.91 pts
63Callaway County9.03+1.17 pts
64Marion County9.021+1.25 pts
65Pettis County8.969+1.75 pts
66Franklin County8.927-0.22 pts
67Reynolds County8.871-3.28 pts
68Scotland County8.835-0.88 pts
69Clinton County8.772-4.76 pts
70Chariton County8.718+1.43 pts
71Pulaski County8.696-2.31 pts
72Scott County8.671-2.58 pts
73Lawrence County8.507-1.08 pts
74Montgomery County8.421-1.39 pts
75Shelby County8.387+0.65 pts
76Howell County8.382-1.61 pts
77Macon County8.359-0.72 pts
78Newton County8.347-1.24 pts
79Perry County8.041-0.13 pts
80St. Clair County8.027+1.5 pts
81Moniteau County8+2.62 pts
82Cape Girardeau County7.937-0.83 pts
83Jasper County7.817+0.22 pts
84Ste. Genevieve County7.775-0.66 pts
85Audrain County7.646+3.07 pts
86Worth County7.595-2.66 pts
87Barton County7.522-2.7 pts
88Howard County7.471-3.54 pts
89Stoddard County7.425-2.55 pts
90Pike County7.387-1.23 pts
91Grundy County7.359+0.91 pts
92Caldwell County7.358-4.33 pts
93Laclede County7.352-2.72 pts
94Saline County7.219+0.84 pts
95Mississippi County7.173-7.58 pts
96Dade County7.171+0.72 pts
97Buchanan County7.127-1.32 pts
98Gasconade County6.878+0.37 pts
99Cole County6.689-1.07 pts
100Osage County6.452+1.3 pts
101Adair County6.418-1.91 pts
102Lewis County6.377+0.09 pts
103Ray County6.373-3.72 pts
104Crawford County6.329-4.02 pts
105Atchison County6.215-0.49 pts
106Clark County6.038+1.42 pts
107Holt County5.761-2.02 pts
108Madison County5.333-9.48 pts
109Livingston County5.089-1.25 pts
110Monroe County5.079-2.9 pts
111Linn County4.753-2.44 pts
112DeKalb County4.739-2.81 pts
113Ozark County4.59-9.92 pts
114Gentry County4.336-2.06 pts
115Harrison County1.609-5.27 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Ripley County, with 19.293% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Harrison County, with 1.609% in 2017.

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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