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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Warren County had the highest establishment entry rate of 114 counties in 2019, at 15.683%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 3.401%. The median was 8.486% and the figure for Missouri was 9.64%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.683Warren County
Lowest3.401Shelby County
Median8.486114 counties
Missouri9.64History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 6.81 %Andrew County: 7.952 %Atchison County: 7.43 %Audrain County: 5.732 %Barry County: 9.032 %Barton County: 10.824 %Bates County: 8.176 %Benton County: 10.355 %Bollinger County: 12 %Boone County: 9.067 %Buchanan County: 6.636 %Butler County: 6.381 %Caldwell County: 7.56 %Callaway County: 6.602 %Camden County: 8.251 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.917 %Carroll County: 4.134 %Carter County: 13.475 %Cass County: 11.352 %Cedar County: 8.046 %Chariton County: 7.447 %Christian County: 11.983 %Clark County: 10.219 %Clay County: 10.605 %Clinton County: 6.677 %Cole County: 7.209 %Cooper County: 5.891 %Crawford County: 9.576 %Dade County: 13.115 %Dallas County: 13.972 %Daviess County: 13.433 %DeKalb County: 6.341 %Dent County: 11.885 %Douglas County: 12.571 %Dunklin County: 9.182 %Franklin County: 6.258 %Gasconade County: 5.142 %Gentry County: 5.78 %Greene County: 9.39 %Grundy County: 6.573 %Harrison County: 3.889 %Henry County: 8.647 %Hickory County: 6.13 %Holt County: 8.621 %Howard County: 6.79 %Howell County: 9.552 %Iron County: 10.526 %Jackson County: 10.324 %Jasper County: 8.002 %Jefferson County: 8.551 %Johnson County: 9.78 %Laclede County: 8.102 %Lafayette County: 7.453 %Lawrence County: 8.547 %Lewis County: 8.537 %Lincoln County: 12.493 %Linn County: 7.266 %Livingston County: 5.722 %McDonald County: 10.954 %Macon County: 5.784 %Madison County: 9.205 %Maries County: 10.213 %Marion County: 6.92 %Mercer County: 6.452 %Miller County: 10.555 %Mississippi County: 11.538 %Moniteau County: 6.752 %Monroe County: 11.148 %Montgomery County: 5.206 %Morgan County: 10.587 %New Madrid County: 10.109 %Newton County: 9.375 %Nodaway County: 5.517 %Oregon County: 5.618 %Osage County: 4.331 %Ozark County: 11.111 %Pemiscot County: 5.431 %Perry County: 7.731 %Pettis County: 7.899 %Phelps County: 8.547 %Pike County: 6.944 %Platte County: 7.905 %Polk County: 9.729 %Pulaski County: 8.288 %Putnam County: 8.434 %Ralls County: 10.178 %Randolph County: 5.534 %Ray County: 6.032 %Reynolds County: 4.587 %Ripley County: 12.333 %St. Charles County: 9.363 %St. Clair County: 10.997 %Ste. Genevieve County: 6.242 %St. Francois County: 9.115 %St. Louis County: 10.542 %Saline County: 4.545 %Schuyler County: 9.929 %Scotland County: 9.562 %Scott County: 8.666 %Shannon County: 8.602 %Shelby County: 3.401 %Stoddard County: 7.132 %Stone County: 11.021 %Sullivan County: 5.376 %Taney County: 8.237 %Texas County: 7.649 %Vernon County: 7.416 %Warren County: 15.683 %Washington County: 12.5 %Wayne County: 5.702 %Webster County: 10.841 %Worth County: 14.458 %Wright County: 10.729 %St. Louis city: 14.194 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Warren County: 15.683 %Warren County15.683Worth County: 14.458 %Worth County14.458St. Louis city: 14.194 %St. Louis city14.194Dallas County: 13.972 %Dallas County13.972Carter County: 13.475 %Carter County13.475Daviess County: 13.433 %Daviess County13.433Dade County: 13.115 %Dade County13.115Douglas County: 12.571 %Douglas County12.571Washington County: 12.5 %Washington County12.5Lincoln County: 12.493 %Lincoln County12.493Ripley County: 12.333 %Ripley County12.333Bollinger County: 12 %Bollinger County12Christian County: 11.983 %Christian County11.983Dent County: 11.885 %Dent County11.885Mississippi County: 11.538 %Mississippi County11.538Cass County: 11.352 %Cass County11.352Monroe County: 11.148 %Monroe County11.148Ozark County: 11.111 %Ozark County11.111Stone County: 11.021 %Stone County11.021St. Clair County: 10.997 %St. Clair County10.997McDonald County: 10.954 %McDonald County10.954Webster County: 10.841 %Webster County10.841Barton County: 10.824 %Barton County10.824Wright County: 10.729 %Wright County10.729Clay County: 10.605 %Clay County10.605Morgan County: 10.587 %Morgan County10.587Miller County: 10.555 %Miller County10.555St. Louis County: 10.542 %St. Louis County10.542Iron County: 10.526 %Iron County10.526Benton County: 10.355 %Benton County10.355Jackson County: 10.324 %Jackson County10.324Clark County: 10.219 %Clark County10.219Maries County: 10.213 %Maries County10.213Ralls County: 10.178 %Ralls County10.178New Madrid County: 10.109 %New Madrid County10.109Schuyler County: 9.929 %Schuyler County9.929Johnson County: 9.78 %Johnson County9.78Polk County: 9.729 %Polk County9.729Crawford County: 9.576 %Crawford County9.576Scotland County: 9.562 %Scotland County9.562Warren County: 15.683 %Warren County15.683Worth County: 14.458 %Worth County14.458St. Louis city: 14.194 %St. Louis city14.194Dallas County: 13.972 %Dallas County13.972Carter County: 13.475 %Carter County13.475Daviess County: 13.433 %Daviess County13.433Dade County: 13.115 %Dade County13.115Douglas County: 12.571 %Douglas County12.571Washington County: 12.5 %Washington County12.5Lincoln County: 12.493 %Lincoln County12.493Ripley County: 12.333 %Ripley County12.333Bollinger County: 12 %Bollinger County12Christian County: 11.983 %Christian County11.983Dent County: 11.885 %Dent County11.885Mississippi County: 11.538 %Mississippi County11.538Cass County: 11.352 %Cass County11.352Monroe County: 11.148 %Monroe County11.148Ozark County: 11.111 %Ozark County11.111Stone County: 11.021 %Stone County11.021St. Clair County: 10.997 %St. Clair County10.997McDonald County: 10.954 %McDonald County10.954Webster County: 10.841 %Webster County10.841Barton County: 10.824 %Barton County10.824Wright County: 10.729 %Wright County10.729Clay County: 10.605 %Clay County10.605Morgan County: 10.587 %Morgan County10.587Miller County: 10.555 %Miller County10.555St. Louis County: 10.542 %St. Louis County10.542Iron County: 10.526 %Iron County10.526Benton County: 10.355 %Benton County10.355Jackson County: 10.324 %Jackson County10.324Clark County: 10.219 %Clark County10.219Maries County: 10.213 %Maries County10.213Ralls County: 10.178 %Ralls County10.178New Madrid County: 10.109 %New Madrid County10.109Schuyler County: 9.929 %Schuyler County9.929Johnson County: 9.78 %Johnson County9.78Polk County: 9.729 %Polk County9.729Crawford County: 9.576 %Crawford County9.576Scotland County: 9.562 %Scotland County9.562
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Warren County15.683+3.82 pts
2Worth County14.458n/a
3St. Louis city14.194+1.24 pts
4Dallas County13.972-1.5 pts
5Carter County13.475+5.2 pts
6Daviess County13.433+3.58 pts
7Dade County13.115+8.22 pts
8Douglas County12.571+4.29 pts
9Washington County12.5+4.1 pts
10Lincoln County12.493+2.54 pts
11Ripley County12.333-1.42 pts
12Bollinger County12+1.92 pts
13Christian County11.983+0.31 pts
14Dent County11.885-3.26 pts
15Mississippi County11.538-4.92 pts
16Cass County11.352+2 pts
17Monroe County11.148+1.18 pts
18Ozark County11.111+2.63 pts
19Stone County11.021-0.4 pts
20St. Clair County10.997+7.48 pts
21McDonald County10.954+1.73 pts
22Webster County10.841+3.59 pts
23Barton County10.824+3.04 pts
24Wright County10.729+0.7 pts
25Clay County10.605+1.17 pts
26Morgan County10.587-0.6 pts
27Miller County10.555+2.31 pts
28St. Louis County10.542+0.22 pts
29Iron County10.526-5.55 pts
30Benton County10.355+0.27 pts
31Jackson County10.324+0.41 pts
32Clark County10.219+2.01 pts
33Maries County10.213-0.9 pts
34Ralls County10.178-1.8 pts
35New Madrid County10.109-6.67 pts
36Schuyler County9.929+1.17 pts
37Johnson County9.78+1.08 pts
38Polk County9.729+0.23 pts
39Crawford County9.576+4.37 pts
40Scotland County9.562-0.92 pts
41Howell County9.552+0.37 pts
42Greene County9.39-0.09 pts
43Newton County9.375+1.37 pts
44St. Charles County9.363-0.49 pts
45Madison County9.205-0.63 pts
46Dunklin County9.182-0.92 pts
47St. Francois County9.115-0 pts
48Boone County9.067+0.25 pts
49Barry County9.032+2.6 pts
50Scott County8.666-1.84 pts
51Henry County8.647+0.75 pts
52Holt County8.621+1.75 pts
53Shannon County8.602-4.3 pts
54Jefferson County8.551-1.61 pts
55Lawrence County8.547-0.65 pts
55Phelps County8.547+1.24 pts
57Lewis County8.537+3.69 pts
58Putnam County8.434+3.91 pts
59Pulaski County8.288-0.39 pts
60Camden County8.251-2.13 pts
61Taney County8.237-2.34 pts
62Bates County8.176+1.83 pts
63Laclede County8.102+0.52 pts
64Cedar County8.046-3.3 pts
65Jasper County8.002-0.4 pts
66Andrew County7.952-5.25 pts
67Cape Girardeau County7.917+0.64 pts
68Platte County7.905-0.85 pts
69Pettis County7.899+0.26 pts
70Perry County7.731-0.07 pts
71Texas County7.649-2.72 pts
72Caldwell County7.56-2.37 pts
73Lafayette County7.453-2.01 pts
74Chariton County7.447+2.22 pts
75Atchison County7.43+5.06 pts
76Vernon County7.416-1.47 pts
77Linn County7.266-0.61 pts
78Cole County7.209-0.25 pts
79Stoddard County7.132-2.23 pts
80Pike County6.944-1.4 pts
81Marion County6.92-0.09 pts
82Adair County6.81+0.32 pts
83Howard County6.79+3.23 pts
84Moniteau County6.752-1.57 pts
85Clinton County6.677-3.07 pts
86Buchanan County6.636-0.56 pts
87Callaway County6.602-1.55 pts
88Grundy County6.573-1.91 pts
89Mercer County6.452+0.2 pts
90Butler County6.381-2.38 pts
91DeKalb County6.341-1.39 pts
92Franklin County6.258-3.16 pts
93Ste. Genevieve County6.242-3.84 pts
94Hickory County6.13-3.72 pts
95Ray County6.032-2.09 pts
96Cooper County5.891+0.18 pts
97Macon County5.784-5.17 pts
98Gentry County5.78+1.27 pts
99Audrain County5.732+0.59 pts
100Livingston County5.722-0.75 pts
101Wayne County5.702-2.12 pts
102Oregon County5.618-3.15 pts
103Randolph County5.534-3.19 pts
104Nodaway County5.517-1.54 pts
105Pemiscot County5.431-3.81 pts
106Sullivan County5.376+1.25 pts
107Montgomery County5.206-3.23 pts
108Gasconade County5.142-3.45 pts
109Reynolds County4.587-9.89 pts
110Saline County4.545-0.98 pts
111Osage County4.331-1.89 pts
112Carroll County4.134-0.84 pts
113Harrison County3.889-4.83 pts
114Shelby County3.401-4.39 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Warren County, with 15.683% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Shelby County, with 3.401% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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