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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

New Madrid County had the highest establishment entry rate of 114 counties in 2018, at 16.778%. Atchison County had the lowest, at 2.374%. The median was 8.756% and the figure for Missouri was 9.663%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.778New Madrid County
Lowest2.374Atchison County
Median8.756114 counties
Missouri9.663History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 6.486 %Andrew County: 13.2 %Atchison County: 2.374 %Audrain County: 5.139 %Barry County: 6.429 %Barton County: 7.78 %Bates County: 6.349 %Benton County: 10.089 %Bollinger County: 10.084 %Boone County: 8.818 %Buchanan County: 7.193 %Butler County: 8.761 %Caldwell County: 9.934 %Callaway County: 8.148 %Camden County: 10.381 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.274 %Carroll County: 4.975 %Carter County: 8.276 %Cass County: 9.353 %Cedar County: 11.342 %Chariton County: 5.222 %Christian County: 11.669 %Clark County: 8.209 %Clay County: 9.436 %Clinton County: 9.749 %Cole County: 7.454 %Cooper County: 5.714 %Crawford County: 5.206 %Dade County: 4.898 %Dallas County: 15.476 %Daviess County: 9.848 %DeKalb County: 7.729 %Dent County: 15.141 %Douglas County: 8.284 %Dunklin County: 10.104 %Franklin County: 9.42 %Gasconade County: 8.591 %Gentry County: 4.507 %Greene County: 9.483 %Grundy County: 8.482 %Harrison County: 8.719 %Henry County: 7.902 %Hickory County: 9.848 %Holt County: 6.867 %Howard County: 3.561 %Howell County: 9.181 %Iron County: 16.076 %Jackson County: 9.915 %Jasper County: 8.407 %Jefferson County: 10.156 %Johnson County: 8.701 %Knox County: 10.526 %Laclede County: 7.584 %Lafayette County: 9.465 %Lawrence County: 9.202 %Lewis County: 4.848 %Lincoln County: 9.948 %Linn County: 7.88 %Livingston County: 6.468 %McDonald County: 9.22 %Macon County: 10.959 %Madison County: 9.836 %Maries County: 11.111 %Marion County: 7.011 %Mercer County: 6.25 %Miller County: 8.244 %Mississippi County: 16.456 %Moniteau County: 8.32 %Monroe County: 9.967 %Montgomery County: 8.439 %Morgan County: 11.189 %New Madrid County: 16.778 %Newton County: 8.007 %Nodaway County: 7.053 %Oregon County: 8.767 %Osage County: 6.226 %Ozark County: 8.481 %Pemiscot County: 9.24 %Perry County: 7.803 %Pettis County: 7.64 %Phelps County: 7.307 %Pike County: 8.345 %Platte County: 8.753 %Polk County: 9.497 %Pulaski County: 8.675 %Putnam County: 4.52 %Ralls County: 11.979 %Randolph County: 8.729 %Ray County: 8.125 %Reynolds County: 14.48 %Ripley County: 13.752 %St. Charles County: 9.852 %St. Clair County: 3.521 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.082 %St. Francois County: 9.118 %St. Louis County: 10.326 %Saline County: 5.526 %Schuyler County: 8.759 %Scotland County: 10.484 %Scott County: 10.511 %Shannon County: 12.903 %Shelby County: 7.792 %Stoddard County: 9.358 %Stone County: 11.424 %Sullivan County: 4.124 %Taney County: 10.578 %Texas County: 10.372 %Vernon County: 8.884 %Warren County: 11.863 %Washington County: 8.398 %Wayne County: 7.819 %Webster County: 7.252 %Wright County: 10.028 %St. Louis city: 12.951 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

New Madrid County: 16.778 %New Madrid County16.778Mississippi County: 16.456 %Mississippi County16.456Iron County: 16.076 %Iron County16.076Dallas County: 15.476 %Dallas County15.476Dent County: 15.141 %Dent County15.141Reynolds County: 14.48 %Reynolds County14.48Ripley County: 13.752 %Ripley County13.752Andrew County: 13.2 %Andrew County13.2St. Louis city: 12.951 %St. Louis city12.951Shannon County: 12.903 %Shannon County12.903Ralls County: 11.979 %Ralls County11.979Warren County: 11.863 %Warren County11.863Christian County: 11.669 %Christian County11.669Stone County: 11.424 %Stone County11.424Cedar County: 11.342 %Cedar County11.342Morgan County: 11.189 %Morgan County11.189Maries County: 11.111 %Maries County11.111Macon County: 10.959 %Macon County10.959Taney County: 10.578 %Taney County10.578Knox County: 10.526 %Knox County10.526Scott County: 10.511 %Scott County10.511Scotland County: 10.484 %Scotland County10.484Camden County: 10.381 %Camden County10.381Texas County: 10.372 %Texas County10.372St. Louis County: 10.326 %St. Louis County10.326Jefferson County: 10.156 %Jefferson County10.156Dunklin County: 10.104 %Dunklin County10.104Benton County: 10.089 %Benton County10.089Bollinger County: 10.084 %Bollinger County10.084Ste. Genevieve County: 10.082 %Ste. Genevieve County10.082Wright County: 10.028 %Wright County10.028Monroe County: 9.967 %Monroe County9.967Lincoln County: 9.948 %Lincoln County9.948Caldwell County: 9.934 %Caldwell County9.934Jackson County: 9.915 %Jackson County9.915St. Charles County: 9.852 %St. Charles County9.852Daviess County: 9.848 %Daviess County9.848Hickory County: 9.848 %Hickory County9.848Madison County: 9.836 %Madison County9.836Clinton County: 9.749 %Clinton County9.749New Madrid County: 16.778 %New Madrid County16.778Mississippi County: 16.456 %Mississippi County16.456Iron County: 16.076 %Iron County16.076Dallas County: 15.476 %Dallas County15.476Dent County: 15.141 %Dent County15.141Reynolds County: 14.48 %Reynolds County14.48Ripley County: 13.752 %Ripley County13.752Andrew County: 13.2 %Andrew County13.2St. Louis city: 12.951 %St. Louis city12.951Shannon County: 12.903 %Shannon County12.903Ralls County: 11.979 %Ralls County11.979Warren County: 11.863 %Warren County11.863Christian County: 11.669 %Christian County11.669Stone County: 11.424 %Stone County11.424Cedar County: 11.342 %Cedar County11.342Morgan County: 11.189 %Morgan County11.189Maries County: 11.111 %Maries County11.111Macon County: 10.959 %Macon County10.959Taney County: 10.578 %Taney County10.578Knox County: 10.526 %Knox County10.526Scott County: 10.511 %Scott County10.511Scotland County: 10.484 %Scotland County10.484Camden County: 10.381 %Camden County10.381Texas County: 10.372 %Texas County10.372St. Louis County: 10.326 %St. Louis County10.326Jefferson County: 10.156 %Jefferson County10.156Dunklin County: 10.104 %Dunklin County10.104Benton County: 10.089 %Benton County10.089Bollinger County: 10.084 %Bollinger County10.084Ste. Genevieve County: 10.082 %Ste. Genevieve County10.082Wright County: 10.028 %Wright County10.028Monroe County: 9.967 %Monroe County9.967Lincoln County: 9.948 %Lincoln County9.948Caldwell County: 9.934 %Caldwell County9.934Jackson County: 9.915 %Jackson County9.915St. Charles County: 9.852 %St. Charles County9.852Daviess County: 9.848 %Daviess County9.848Hickory County: 9.848 %Hickory County9.848Madison County: 9.836 %Madison County9.836Clinton County: 9.749 %Clinton County9.749
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1New Madrid County16.778+2.63 pts
2Mississippi County16.456+9.28 pts
3Iron County16.076+6.24 pts
4Dallas County15.476+1.16 pts
5Dent County15.141+5.88 pts
6Reynolds County14.48+5.61 pts
7Ripley County13.752-5.54 pts
8Andrew County13.2+2.65 pts
9St. Louis city12.951-1.36 pts
10Shannon County12.903+2.7 pts
11Ralls County11.979+1.42 pts
12Warren County11.863+2.63 pts
13Christian County11.669+1.09 pts
14Stone County11.424+0.07 pts
15Cedar County11.342-0.58 pts
16Morgan County11.189+1.85 pts
17Maries County11.111+1.15 pts
18Macon County10.959+2.6 pts
19Taney County10.578+0.83 pts
20Knox County10.526-0.25 pts
21Scott County10.511+1.84 pts
22Scotland County10.484+1.65 pts
23Camden County10.381+1.26 pts
24Texas County10.372-0.43 pts
25St. Louis County10.326-0.43 pts
26Jefferson County10.156-0.35 pts
27Dunklin County10.104-2.29 pts
28Benton County10.089+0.15 pts
29Bollinger County10.084-4.32 pts
30Ste. Genevieve County10.082+2.31 pts
31Wright County10.028+0.34 pts
32Monroe County9.967+4.89 pts
33Lincoln County9.948-0.24 pts
34Caldwell County9.934+2.58 pts
35Jackson County9.915-0.33 pts
36St. Charles County9.852-0.04 pts
37Daviess County9.848-2.51 pts
37Hickory County9.848-3.29 pts
39Madison County9.836+4.5 pts
40Clinton County9.749+0.98 pts
41Polk County9.497-1.17 pts
42Greene County9.483+0.12 pts
43Lafayette County9.465-1.13 pts
44Clay County9.436-0.01 pts
45Franklin County9.42+0.49 pts
46Stoddard County9.358+1.93 pts
47Cass County9.353-1.03 pts
48Pemiscot County9.24-7.67 pts
49McDonald County9.22-6.22 pts
50Lawrence County9.202+0.7 pts
51Howell County9.181+0.8 pts
52St. Francois County9.118-1.43 pts
53Vernon County8.884-1.25 pts
54Boone County8.818-0.51 pts
55Oregon County8.767-2 pts
56Butler County8.761-1.22 pts
57Schuyler County8.759-5.09 pts
58Platte County8.753-0.57 pts
59Randolph County8.729-0.99 pts
60Harrison County8.719+7.11 pts
61Johnson County8.701-3.16 pts
62Pulaski County8.675-0.02 pts
63Gasconade County8.591+1.71 pts
64Grundy County8.482+1.12 pts
65Ozark County8.481+3.89 pts
66Montgomery County8.439+0.02 pts
67Jasper County8.407+0.59 pts
68Washington County8.398-5.31 pts
69Pike County8.345+0.96 pts
70Moniteau County8.32+0.32 pts
71Douglas County8.284-1.46 pts
72Carter County8.276-5.39 pts
73Miller County8.244-1.15 pts
74Clark County8.209+2.17 pts
75Callaway County8.148-0.88 pts
76Ray County8.125+1.75 pts
77Newton County8.007-0.34 pts
78Henry County7.902-1.72 pts
79Linn County7.88+3.13 pts
80Wayne County7.819-2.78 pts
81Perry County7.803-0.24 pts
82Shelby County7.792-0.6 pts
83Barton County7.78+0.26 pts
84DeKalb County7.729+2.99 pts
85Pettis County7.64-1.33 pts
86Laclede County7.584+0.23 pts
87Cole County7.454+0.76 pts
88Phelps County7.307-3.39 pts
89Cape Girardeau County7.274-0.66 pts
90Webster County7.252-2.23 pts
91Buchanan County7.193+0.07 pts
92Nodaway County7.053-2.46 pts
93Marion County7.011-2.01 pts
94Holt County6.867+1.11 pts
95Adair County6.486+0.07 pts
96Livingston County6.468+1.38 pts
97Barry County6.429-3.45 pts
98Bates County6.349-4.5 pts
99Mercer County6.25-7.6 pts
100Osage County6.226-0.23 pts
101Cooper County5.714-4.21 pts
102Saline County5.526-1.69 pts
103Chariton County5.222-3.5 pts
104Crawford County5.206-1.12 pts
105Audrain County5.139-2.51 pts
106Carroll County4.975-5.29 pts
107Dade County4.898-2.27 pts
108Lewis County4.848-1.53 pts
109Putnam County4.52-7.84 pts
110Gentry County4.507+0.17 pts
111Sullivan County4.124-9.07 pts
112Howard County3.561-3.91 pts
113St. Clair County3.521-4.51 pts
114Atchison County2.374-3.84 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

New Madrid County, with 16.778% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Atchison County, with 2.374% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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