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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Maries County had the highest establishment entry rate of 114 counties in 2021, at 13.734%. Scotland County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 9.17% and the figure for Missouri was 9.911%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.734Maries County
Lowest4Scotland County
Median9.17114 counties
Missouri9.911History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 6.458 %Andrew County: 10.634 %Atchison County: 8.075 %Audrain County: 8.289 %Barry County: 7.267 %Barton County: 7.109 %Bates County: 9.585 %Benton County: 10.898 %Bollinger County: 11.111 %Boone County: 9.365 %Buchanan County: 7.341 %Butler County: 7.165 %Caldwell County: 8.754 %Callaway County: 8.188 %Camden County: 10.951 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.796 %Carroll County: 11.444 %Carter County: 11.236 %Cass County: 11.919 %Cedar County: 9.756 %Chariton County: 5.376 %Christian County: 13.482 %Clark County: 8.494 %Clay County: 11.086 %Clinton County: 12.813 %Cole County: 7.495 %Cooper County: 9.375 %Crawford County: 7.609 %Dade County: 12 %Dallas County: 12.039 %Daviess County: 11.93 %DeKalb County: 7.161 %Dent County: 9.912 %Douglas County: 8.475 %Dunklin County: 11.13 %Franklin County: 8.86 %Gasconade County: 7.891 %Gentry County: 7.059 %Greene County: 9.5 %Grundy County: 8.717 %Harrison County: 5.505 %Henry County: 7.216 %Hickory County: 11.583 %Holt County: 8.889 %Howard County: 9.877 %Howell County: 8.426 %Iron County: 10.16 %Jackson County: 10.582 %Jasper County: 8.389 %Jefferson County: 8.871 %Johnson County: 8.892 %Knox County: 13.497 %Laclede County: 10.179 %Lafayette County: 10.768 %Lawrence County: 7.79 %Lewis County: 8.235 %Lincoln County: 10.75 %Linn County: 9.311 %Livingston County: 4.043 %McDonald County: 11.092 %Macon County: 8.517 %Madison County: 6.167 %Maries County: 13.734 %Marion County: 10.877 %Mercer County: 10.606 %Miller County: 12.648 %Mississippi County: 9.268 %Moniteau County: 7.535 %Monroe County: 9.18 %Montgomery County: 11.738 %Morgan County: 10.965 %New Madrid County: 11.961 %Newton County: 9.543 %Nodaway County: 7.83 %Oregon County: 7.903 %Osage County: 7.308 %Ozark County: 7.774 %Pemiscot County: 8.636 %Perry County: 7.15 %Pettis County: 7.983 %Phelps County: 7.246 %Pike County: 8.276 %Platte County: 10.219 %Polk County: 11.658 %Pulaski County: 8.71 %Ralls County: 10.319 %Randolph County: 8.445 %Ray County: 7.974 %Reynolds County: 6.699 %Ripley County: 9.16 %St. Charles County: 10.189 %St. Clair County: 8.997 %Ste. Genevieve County: 11.653 %St. Francois County: 8.953 %St. Louis County: 10.003 %Saline County: 6.4 %Schuyler County: 8.392 %Scotland County: 4 %Scott County: 8.235 %Shannon County: 12.245 %Shelby County: 6.272 %Stoddard County: 11.433 %Stone County: 11.736 %Sullivan County: 9.89 %Taney County: 12.545 %Texas County: 8.163 %Vernon County: 8.382 %Warren County: 11.84 %Washington County: 10.366 %Wayne County: 9.005 %Webster County: 11.129 %Worth County: 11.236 %Wright County: 13.208 %St. Louis city: 11.186 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Maries County: 13.734 %Maries County13.734Knox County: 13.497 %Knox County13.497Christian County: 13.482 %Christian County13.482Wright County: 13.208 %Wright County13.208Clinton County: 12.813 %Clinton County12.813Miller County: 12.648 %Miller County12.648Taney County: 12.545 %Taney County12.545Shannon County: 12.245 %Shannon County12.245Dallas County: 12.039 %Dallas County12.039Dade County: 12 %Dade County12New Madrid County: 11.961 %New Madrid County11.961Daviess County: 11.93 %Daviess County11.93Cass County: 11.919 %Cass County11.919Warren County: 11.84 %Warren County11.84Montgomery County: 11.738 %Montgomery County11.738Stone County: 11.736 %Stone County11.736Polk County: 11.658 %Polk County11.658Ste. Genevieve County: 11.653 %Ste. Genevieve County11.653Hickory County: 11.583 %Hickory County11.583Carroll County: 11.444 %Carroll County11.444Stoddard County: 11.433 %Stoddard County11.433Carter County: 11.236 %Carter County11.236Worth County: 11.236 %Worth County11.236St. Louis city: 11.186 %St. Louis city11.186Dunklin County: 11.13 %Dunklin County11.13Webster County: 11.129 %Webster County11.129Bollinger County: 11.111 %Bollinger County11.111McDonald County: 11.092 %McDonald County11.092Clay County: 11.086 %Clay County11.086Morgan County: 10.965 %Morgan County10.965Camden County: 10.951 %Camden County10.951Benton County: 10.898 %Benton County10.898Marion County: 10.877 %Marion County10.877Lafayette County: 10.768 %Lafayette County10.768Lincoln County: 10.75 %Lincoln County10.75Andrew County: 10.634 %Andrew County10.634Mercer County: 10.606 %Mercer County10.606Jackson County: 10.582 %Jackson County10.582Washington County: 10.366 %Washington County10.366Ralls County: 10.319 %Ralls County10.319Maries County: 13.734 %Maries County13.734Knox County: 13.497 %Knox County13.497Christian County: 13.482 %Christian County13.482Wright County: 13.208 %Wright County13.208Clinton County: 12.813 %Clinton County12.813Miller County: 12.648 %Miller County12.648Taney County: 12.545 %Taney County12.545Shannon County: 12.245 %Shannon County12.245Dallas County: 12.039 %Dallas County12.039Dade County: 12 %Dade County12New Madrid County: 11.961 %New Madrid County11.961Daviess County: 11.93 %Daviess County11.93Cass County: 11.919 %Cass County11.919Warren County: 11.84 %Warren County11.84Montgomery County: 11.738 %Montgomery County11.738Stone County: 11.736 %Stone County11.736Polk County: 11.658 %Polk County11.658Ste. Genevieve County: 11.653 %Ste. Genevieve County11.653Hickory County: 11.583 %Hickory County11.583Carroll County: 11.444 %Carroll County11.444Stoddard County: 11.433 %Stoddard County11.433Carter County: 11.236 %Carter County11.236Worth County: 11.236 %Worth County11.236St. Louis city: 11.186 %St. Louis city11.186Dunklin County: 11.13 %Dunklin County11.13Webster County: 11.129 %Webster County11.129Bollinger County: 11.111 %Bollinger County11.111McDonald County: 11.092 %McDonald County11.092Clay County: 11.086 %Clay County11.086Morgan County: 10.965 %Morgan County10.965Camden County: 10.951 %Camden County10.951Benton County: 10.898 %Benton County10.898Marion County: 10.877 %Marion County10.877Lafayette County: 10.768 %Lafayette County10.768Lincoln County: 10.75 %Lincoln County10.75Andrew County: 10.634 %Andrew County10.634Mercer County: 10.606 %Mercer County10.606Jackson County: 10.582 %Jackson County10.582Washington County: 10.366 %Washington County10.366Ralls County: 10.319 %Ralls County10.319
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Maries County13.734+5.26 pts
2Knox County13.497+7.25 pts
3Christian County13.482+1.4 pts
4Wright County13.208+3.66 pts
5Clinton County12.813+3.92 pts
6Miller County12.648+1.63 pts
7Taney County12.545+2.76 pts
8Shannon County12.245+5.32 pts
9Dallas County12.039-0.12 pts
10Dade County12+4.8 pts
11New Madrid County11.961+2.09 pts
12Daviess County11.93+0.54 pts
13Cass County11.919+2.88 pts
14Warren County11.84+4.87 pts
15Montgomery County11.738+6.3 pts
16Stone County11.736+2.01 pts
17Polk County11.658+2.92 pts
18Ste. Genevieve County11.653+3.97 pts
19Hickory County11.583+2.21 pts
20Carroll County11.444+5.51 pts
21Stoddard County11.433+4.54 pts
22Carter County11.236+3.46 pts
22Worth County11.236n/a
24St. Louis city11.186+0.89 pts
25Dunklin County11.13-1.56 pts
26Webster County11.129-1.06 pts
27Bollinger County11.111-3.83 pts
28McDonald County11.092+1.63 pts
29Clay County11.086+1.25 pts
30Morgan County10.965+1.07 pts
31Camden County10.951+1.59 pts
32Benton County10.898+0.53 pts
33Marion County10.877+3.19 pts
34Lafayette County10.768+3.36 pts
35Lincoln County10.75+1.32 pts
36Andrew County10.634+2.12 pts
37Mercer County10.606+1.3 pts
38Jackson County10.582+0.2 pts
39Washington County10.366+1.13 pts
40Ralls County10.319-0.71 pts
41Platte County10.219+0.32 pts
42St. Charles County10.189+1.12 pts
43Laclede County10.179+2.61 pts
44Iron County10.16+3.56 pts
45St. Louis County10.003+0.5 pts
46Dent County9.912-1.28 pts
47Sullivan County9.89+5.49 pts
48Howard County9.877+0.53 pts
49Cedar County9.756-0.71 pts
50Bates County9.585+2.32 pts
51Newton County9.543+2.88 pts
52Greene County9.5+0.44 pts
53Cooper County9.375+2.79 pts
54Boone County9.365+0.59 pts
55Linn County9.311-0.97 pts
56Mississippi County9.268+4.1 pts
57Monroe County9.18+0.09 pts
58Ripley County9.16-2.52 pts
59Wayne County9.005+1.21 pts
60St. Clair County8.997+0.97 pts
61St. Francois County8.953+0.11 pts
62Johnson County8.892-1.43 pts
63Holt County8.889+1.81 pts
64Jefferson County8.871-0.52 pts
65Franklin County8.86+0.44 pts
66Cape Girardeau County8.796+1.87 pts
67Caldwell County8.754-5.13 pts
68Grundy County8.717+1.52 pts
69Pulaski County8.71+2.6 pts
70Pemiscot County8.636-2.87 pts
71Macon County8.517+4.12 pts
72Clark County8.494+2.48 pts
73Douglas County8.475-3.22 pts
74Randolph County8.445+1.87 pts
75Howell County8.426+0.09 pts
76Schuyler County8.3920 pts
77Jasper County8.389+1.7 pts
78Vernon County8.382-0.19 pts
79Audrain County8.289+0.56 pts
80Pike County8.276-0.83 pts
81Lewis County8.235-1.77 pts
81Scott County8.235+1.93 pts
83Callaway County8.188-0.29 pts
84Texas County8.163+3.96 pts
85Atchison County8.075+2.45 pts
86Pettis County7.983+1.48 pts
87Ray County7.974-0.37 pts
88Oregon County7.903+0.28 pts
89Gasconade County7.891+0.02 pts
90Nodaway County7.83-0.17 pts
91Lawrence County7.79-1.67 pts
92Ozark County7.774-4.81 pts
93Crawford County7.609+0.03 pts
94Moniteau County7.535-3.26 pts
95Cole County7.495-1.29 pts
96Buchanan County7.341-0.92 pts
97Osage County7.308-1.96 pts
98Barry County7.267-0.08 pts
99Phelps County7.246+0.54 pts
100Henry County7.216-1.7 pts
101Butler County7.165+0.08 pts
102DeKalb County7.161+2.63 pts
103Perry County7.15-0.35 pts
104Barton County7.109-1.4 pts
105Gentry County7.059+1.16 pts
106Reynolds County6.699-1.56 pts
107Adair County6.458-0.02 pts
108Saline County6.4+0.86 pts
109Shelby County6.272-1.45 pts
110Madison County6.167-2.55 pts
111Harrison County5.505-2.1 pts
112Chariton County5.376-3.18 pts
113Livingston County4.043-1.48 pts
114Scotland County4-5.49 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Maries County, with 13.734% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Scotland County, with 4% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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