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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Bollinger County had the highest establishment entry rate of 114 counties in 2020, at 14.943%. Texas County had the lowest, at 4.201%. The median was 8.494% and the figure for Missouri was 9.172%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.943Bollinger County
Lowest4.201Texas County
Median8.494114 counties
Missouri9.172History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 6.475 %Andrew County: 8.519 %Atchison County: 5.625 %Audrain County: 7.725 %Barry County: 7.349 %Barton County: 8.511 %Bates County: 7.267 %Benton County: 10.37 %Bollinger County: 14.943 %Boone County: 8.779 %Buchanan County: 8.263 %Butler County: 7.084 %Caldwell County: 13.889 %Callaway County: 8.478 %Camden County: 9.366 %Cape Girardeau County: 6.93 %Carroll County: 5.93 %Carter County: 7.774 %Cass County: 9.038 %Cedar County: 10.465 %Chariton County: 8.556 %Christian County: 12.086 %Clark County: 6.015 %Clay County: 9.833 %Clinton County: 8.889 %Cole County: 8.79 %Cooper County: 6.59 %Crawford County: 7.576 %Dade County: 7.2 %Dallas County: 12.157 %Daviess County: 11.388 %DeKalb County: 4.534 %Dent County: 11.189 %Douglas County: 11.699 %Dunklin County: 12.693 %Franklin County: 8.417 %Gasconade County: 7.87 %Gentry County: 5.9 %Greene County: 9.062 %Grundy County: 7.194 %Harrison County: 7.602 %Henry County: 8.914 %Hickory County: 9.375 %Holt County: 7.08 %Howard County: 9.346 %Howell County: 8.337 %Iron County: 6.599 %Jackson County: 10.378 %Jasper County: 6.685 %Jefferson County: 9.394 %Johnson County: 10.318 %Knox County: 6.25 %Laclede County: 7.566 %Lafayette County: 7.407 %Lawrence County: 9.456 %Lewis County: 10 %Lincoln County: 9.432 %Linn County: 10.286 %Livingston County: 5.526 %McDonald County: 9.457 %Macon County: 4.396 %Madison County: 8.715 %Maries County: 8.475 %Marion County: 7.687 %Mercer County: 9.302 %Miller County: 11.014 %Mississippi County: 5.164 %Moniteau County: 10.794 %Monroe County: 9.091 %Montgomery County: 5.442 %Morgan County: 9.899 %New Madrid County: 9.873 %Newton County: 6.664 %Nodaway County: 8 %Oregon County: 7.625 %Osage County: 9.266 %Ozark County: 12.587 %Pemiscot County: 11.506 %Perry County: 7.505 %Pettis County: 6.506 %Phelps County: 6.707 %Pike County: 9.103 %Platte County: 9.895 %Polk County: 8.736 %Pulaski County: 6.114 %Putnam County: 4.908 %Ralls County: 11.028 %Randolph County: 6.578 %Ray County: 8.347 %Reynolds County: 8.257 %Ripley County: 11.679 %St. Charles County: 9.069 %St. Clair County: 8.027 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.682 %St. Francois County: 8.843 %St. Louis County: 9.506 %Saline County: 5.543 %Schuyler County: 8.392 %Scotland County: 9.486 %Scott County: 6.306 %Shannon County: 6.923 %Shelby County: 7.719 %Stoddard County: 6.891 %Stone County: 9.724 %Sullivan County: 4.396 %Taney County: 9.781 %Texas County: 4.201 %Vernon County: 8.575 %Warren County: 6.971 %Washington County: 9.231 %Wayne County: 7.798 %Webster County: 12.189 %Wright County: 9.55 %St. Louis city: 10.298 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Bollinger County: 14.943 %Bollinger County14.943Caldwell County: 13.889 %Caldwell County13.889Dunklin County: 12.693 %Dunklin County12.693Ozark County: 12.587 %Ozark County12.587Webster County: 12.189 %Webster County12.189Dallas County: 12.157 %Dallas County12.157Christian County: 12.086 %Christian County12.086Douglas County: 11.699 %Douglas County11.699Ripley County: 11.679 %Ripley County11.679Pemiscot County: 11.506 %Pemiscot County11.506Daviess County: 11.388 %Daviess County11.388Dent County: 11.189 %Dent County11.189Ralls County: 11.028 %Ralls County11.028Miller County: 11.014 %Miller County11.014Moniteau County: 10.794 %Moniteau County10.794Cedar County: 10.465 %Cedar County10.465Jackson County: 10.378 %Jackson County10.378Benton County: 10.37 %Benton County10.37Johnson County: 10.318 %Johnson County10.318St. Louis city: 10.298 %St. Louis city10.298Linn County: 10.286 %Linn County10.286Lewis County: 10 %Lewis County10Morgan County: 9.899 %Morgan County9.899Platte County: 9.895 %Platte County9.895New Madrid County: 9.873 %New Madrid County9.873Clay County: 9.833 %Clay County9.833Taney County: 9.781 %Taney County9.781Stone County: 9.724 %Stone County9.724Wright County: 9.55 %Wright County9.55St. Louis County: 9.506 %St. Louis County9.506Scotland County: 9.486 %Scotland County9.486McDonald County: 9.457 %McDonald County9.457Lawrence County: 9.456 %Lawrence County9.456Lincoln County: 9.432 %Lincoln County9.432Jefferson County: 9.394 %Jefferson County9.394Hickory County: 9.375 %Hickory County9.375Camden County: 9.366 %Camden County9.366Howard County: 9.346 %Howard County9.346Mercer County: 9.302 %Mercer County9.302Osage County: 9.266 %Osage County9.266Bollinger County: 14.943 %Bollinger County14.943Caldwell County: 13.889 %Caldwell County13.889Dunklin County: 12.693 %Dunklin County12.693Ozark County: 12.587 %Ozark County12.587Webster County: 12.189 %Webster County12.189Dallas County: 12.157 %Dallas County12.157Christian County: 12.086 %Christian County12.086Douglas County: 11.699 %Douglas County11.699Ripley County: 11.679 %Ripley County11.679Pemiscot County: 11.506 %Pemiscot County11.506Daviess County: 11.388 %Daviess County11.388Dent County: 11.189 %Dent County11.189Ralls County: 11.028 %Ralls County11.028Miller County: 11.014 %Miller County11.014Moniteau County: 10.794 %Moniteau County10.794Cedar County: 10.465 %Cedar County10.465Jackson County: 10.378 %Jackson County10.378Benton County: 10.37 %Benton County10.37Johnson County: 10.318 %Johnson County10.318St. Louis city: 10.298 %St. Louis city10.298Linn County: 10.286 %Linn County10.286Lewis County: 10 %Lewis County10Morgan County: 9.899 %Morgan County9.899Platte County: 9.895 %Platte County9.895New Madrid County: 9.873 %New Madrid County9.873Clay County: 9.833 %Clay County9.833Taney County: 9.781 %Taney County9.781Stone County: 9.724 %Stone County9.724Wright County: 9.55 %Wright County9.55St. Louis County: 9.506 %St. Louis County9.506Scotland County: 9.486 %Scotland County9.486McDonald County: 9.457 %McDonald County9.457Lawrence County: 9.456 %Lawrence County9.456Lincoln County: 9.432 %Lincoln County9.432Jefferson County: 9.394 %Jefferson County9.394Hickory County: 9.375 %Hickory County9.375Camden County: 9.366 %Camden County9.366Howard County: 9.346 %Howard County9.346Mercer County: 9.302 %Mercer County9.302Osage County: 9.266 %Osage County9.266
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Bollinger County14.943+2.94 pts
2Caldwell County13.889+6.33 pts
3Dunklin County12.693+3.51 pts
4Ozark County12.587+1.48 pts
5Webster County12.189+1.35 pts
6Dallas County12.157-1.81 pts
7Christian County12.086+0.1 pts
8Douglas County11.699-0.87 pts
9Ripley County11.679-0.65 pts
10Pemiscot County11.506+6.08 pts
11Daviess County11.388-2.04 pts
12Dent County11.189-0.7 pts
13Ralls County11.028+0.85 pts
14Miller County11.014+0.46 pts
15Moniteau County10.794+4.04 pts
16Cedar County10.465+2.42 pts
17Jackson County10.378+0.05 pts
18Benton County10.37+0.01 pts
19Johnson County10.318+0.54 pts
20St. Louis city10.298-3.9 pts
21Linn County10.286+3.02 pts
22Lewis County10+1.46 pts
23Morgan County9.899-0.69 pts
24Platte County9.895+1.99 pts
25New Madrid County9.873-0.24 pts
26Clay County9.833-0.77 pts
27Taney County9.781+1.54 pts
28Stone County9.724-1.3 pts
29Wright County9.55-1.18 pts
30St. Louis County9.506-1.04 pts
31Scotland County9.486-0.08 pts
32McDonald County9.457-1.5 pts
33Lawrence County9.456+0.91 pts
34Lincoln County9.432-3.06 pts
35Jefferson County9.394+0.84 pts
36Hickory County9.375+3.25 pts
37Camden County9.366+1.12 pts
38Howard County9.346+2.56 pts
39Mercer County9.302+2.85 pts
40Osage County9.266+4.93 pts
41Washington County9.231-3.27 pts
42Pike County9.103+2.16 pts
43Monroe County9.091-2.06 pts
44St. Charles County9.069-0.29 pts
45Greene County9.062-0.33 pts
46Cass County9.038-2.31 pts
47Henry County8.914+0.27 pts
48Clinton County8.889+2.21 pts
49St. Francois County8.843-0.27 pts
50Cole County8.79+1.58 pts
51Boone County8.779-0.29 pts
52Polk County8.736-0.99 pts
53Madison County8.715-0.49 pts
54Vernon County8.575+1.16 pts
55Chariton County8.556+1.11 pts
56Andrew County8.519+0.57 pts
57Barton County8.511-2.31 pts
58Callaway County8.478+1.88 pts
59Maries County8.475-1.74 pts
60Franklin County8.417+2.16 pts
61Schuyler County8.392-1.54 pts
62Ray County8.347+2.31 pts
63Howell County8.337-1.21 pts
64Buchanan County8.263+1.63 pts
65Reynolds County8.257+3.67 pts
66St. Clair County8.027-2.97 pts
67Nodaway County8+2.48 pts
68Gasconade County7.87+2.73 pts
69Wayne County7.798+2.1 pts
70Carter County7.774-5.7 pts
71Audrain County7.725+1.99 pts
72Shelby County7.719+4.32 pts
73Marion County7.687+0.77 pts
74Ste. Genevieve County7.682+1.44 pts
75Oregon County7.625+2.01 pts
76Harrison County7.602+3.71 pts
77Crawford County7.576-2 pts
78Laclede County7.566-0.54 pts
79Perry County7.505-0.23 pts
80Lafayette County7.407-0.05 pts
81Barry County7.349-1.68 pts
82Bates County7.267-0.91 pts
83Dade County7.2-5.92 pts
84Grundy County7.194+0.62 pts
85Butler County7.084+0.7 pts
86Holt County7.08-1.54 pts
87Warren County6.971-8.71 pts
88Cape Girardeau County6.93-0.99 pts
89Shannon County6.923-1.68 pts
90Stoddard County6.891-0.24 pts
91Phelps County6.707-1.84 pts
92Jasper County6.685-1.32 pts
93Newton County6.664-2.71 pts
94Iron County6.599-3.93 pts
95Cooper County6.59+0.7 pts
96Randolph County6.578+1.04 pts
97Pettis County6.506-1.39 pts
98Adair County6.475-0.33 pts
99Scott County6.306-2.36 pts
100Knox County6.25n/a
101Pulaski County6.114-2.17 pts
102Clark County6.015-4.2 pts
103Carroll County5.93+1.8 pts
104Gentry County5.9+0.12 pts
105Atchison County5.625-1.8 pts
106Saline County5.543+1 pts
107Livingston County5.526-0.2 pts
108Montgomery County5.442+0.24 pts
109Mississippi County5.164-6.37 pts
110Putnam County4.908-3.53 pts
111DeKalb County4.534-1.81 pts
112Macon County4.396-1.39 pts
112Sullivan County4.396-0.98 pts
114Texas County4.201-3.45 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Bollinger County, with 14.943% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Texas County, with 4.201% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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