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Counties in Missouri by establishment entry rate

Holt County had the highest establishment entry rate of 115 counties in 2022, at 17.021%. Carroll County had the lowest, at 4.36%. The median was 10.098% and the figure for Missouri was 10.359%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.021Holt County
Lowest4.36Carroll County
Median10.098115 counties
Missouri10.359History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 9.152 %Andrew County: 13.088 %Atchison County: 6.154 %Audrain County: 7.391 %Barry County: 10.779 %Barton County: 8.612 %Bates County: 8.585 %Benton County: 13.025 %Bollinger County: 12.121 %Boone County: 9.048 %Buchanan County: 7.988 %Butler County: 9.201 %Caldwell County: 10 %Callaway County: 13.108 %Camden County: 12.281 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.387 %Carroll County: 4.36 %Carter County: 13.077 %Cass County: 12.53 %Cedar County: 12.252 %Chariton County: 8.108 %Christian County: 13.186 %Clark County: 7.692 %Clay County: 11.319 %Clinton County: 10.876 %Cole County: 7.456 %Cooper County: 7.843 %Crawford County: 9.677 %Dade County: 11.719 %Dallas County: 10.778 %Daviess County: 10.381 %DeKalb County: 11.471 %Dent County: 4.727 %Douglas County: 11.331 %Dunklin County: 11.948 %Franklin County: 8.238 %Gasconade County: 10.368 %Gentry County: 5.263 %Greene County: 10.049 %Grundy County: 5.926 %Harrison County: 8.075 %Henry County: 9.401 %Hickory County: 12.639 %Holt County: 17.021 %Howard County: 10.942 %Howell County: 9.681 %Iron County: 8.815 %Jackson County: 10.58 %Jasper County: 9.118 %Jefferson County: 10.204 %Johnson County: 10.539 %Knox County: 7.362 %Laclede County: 8.196 %Lafayette County: 11.71 %Lawrence County: 9.501 %Lewis County: 10.619 %Lincoln County: 10.722 %Linn County: 9.208 %Livingston County: 6.54 %McDonald County: 11.525 %Macon County: 8.861 %Madison County: 9.735 %Maries County: 12.448 %Marion County: 10.243 %Mercer County: 13.333 %Miller County: 11.717 %Mississippi County: 13.429 %Moniteau County: 8.571 %Monroe County: 9.492 %Montgomery County: 12.918 %Morgan County: 9.307 %New Madrid County: 11.878 %Newton County: 9.304 %Nodaway County: 8.268 %Oregon County: 8.075 %Osage County: 8.56 %Ozark County: 10.676 %Pemiscot County: 13.285 %Perry County: 5.339 %Pettis County: 9.37 %Phelps County: 10.087 %Pike County: 7.182 %Platte County: 13.02 %Polk County: 9.883 %Pulaski County: 11.129 %Putnam County: 11.688 %Ralls County: 8.802 %Randolph County: 9.156 %Ray County: 11.483 %Reynolds County: 13.793 %Ripley County: 11.111 %St. Charles County: 10.76 %St. Clair County: 8.481 %Ste. Genevieve County: 8.661 %St. Francois County: 11.756 %St. Louis County: 10.291 %Saline County: 9.049 %Schuyler County: 8.219 %Scotland County: 9.836 %Scott County: 7.772 %Shannon County: 13.115 %Shelby County: 6.757 %Stoddard County: 10.098 %Stone County: 14.849 %Sullivan County: 12.903 %Taney County: 12.004 %Texas County: 10.324 %Vernon County: 11.574 %Warren County: 11.681 %Washington County: 11.028 %Wayne County: 6.616 %Webster County: 11.881 %Worth County: 6.593 %Wright County: 8.824 %St. Louis city: 11.423 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Holt County: 17.021 %Holt County17.021Stone County: 14.849 %Stone County14.849Reynolds County: 13.793 %Reynolds County13.793Mississippi County: 13.429 %Mississippi County13.429Mercer County: 13.333 %Mercer County13.333Pemiscot County: 13.285 %Pemiscot County13.285Christian County: 13.186 %Christian County13.186Shannon County: 13.115 %Shannon County13.115Callaway County: 13.108 %Callaway County13.108Andrew County: 13.088 %Andrew County13.088Carter County: 13.077 %Carter County13.077Benton County: 13.025 %Benton County13.025Platte County: 13.02 %Platte County13.02Montgomery County: 12.918 %Montgomery County12.918Sullivan County: 12.903 %Sullivan County12.903Hickory County: 12.639 %Hickory County12.639Cass County: 12.53 %Cass County12.53Maries County: 12.448 %Maries County12.448Camden County: 12.281 %Camden County12.281Cedar County: 12.252 %Cedar County12.252Bollinger County: 12.121 %Bollinger County12.121Taney County: 12.004 %Taney County12.004Dunklin County: 11.948 %Dunklin County11.948Webster County: 11.881 %Webster County11.881New Madrid County: 11.878 %New Madrid County11.878St. Francois County: 11.756 %St. Francois County11.756Dade County: 11.719 %Dade County11.719Miller County: 11.717 %Miller County11.717Lafayette County: 11.71 %Lafayette County11.71Putnam County: 11.688 %Putnam County11.688Warren County: 11.681 %Warren County11.681Vernon County: 11.574 %Vernon County11.574McDonald County: 11.525 %McDonald County11.525Ray County: 11.483 %Ray County11.483DeKalb County: 11.471 %DeKalb County11.471St. Louis city: 11.423 %St. Louis city11.423Douglas County: 11.331 %Douglas County11.331Clay County: 11.319 %Clay County11.319Pulaski County: 11.129 %Pulaski County11.129Ripley County: 11.111 %Ripley County11.111Holt County: 17.021 %Holt County17.021Stone County: 14.849 %Stone County14.849Reynolds County: 13.793 %Reynolds County13.793Mississippi County: 13.429 %Mississippi County13.429Mercer County: 13.333 %Mercer County13.333Pemiscot County: 13.285 %Pemiscot County13.285Christian County: 13.186 %Christian County13.186Shannon County: 13.115 %Shannon County13.115Callaway County: 13.108 %Callaway County13.108Andrew County: 13.088 %Andrew County13.088Carter County: 13.077 %Carter County13.077Benton County: 13.025 %Benton County13.025Platte County: 13.02 %Platte County13.02Montgomery County: 12.918 %Montgomery County12.918Sullivan County: 12.903 %Sullivan County12.903Hickory County: 12.639 %Hickory County12.639Cass County: 12.53 %Cass County12.53Maries County: 12.448 %Maries County12.448Camden County: 12.281 %Camden County12.281Cedar County: 12.252 %Cedar County12.252Bollinger County: 12.121 %Bollinger County12.121Taney County: 12.004 %Taney County12.004Dunklin County: 11.948 %Dunklin County11.948Webster County: 11.881 %Webster County11.881New Madrid County: 11.878 %New Madrid County11.878St. Francois County: 11.756 %St. Francois County11.756Dade County: 11.719 %Dade County11.719Miller County: 11.717 %Miller County11.717Lafayette County: 11.71 %Lafayette County11.71Putnam County: 11.688 %Putnam County11.688Warren County: 11.681 %Warren County11.681Vernon County: 11.574 %Vernon County11.574McDonald County: 11.525 %McDonald County11.525Ray County: 11.483 %Ray County11.483DeKalb County: 11.471 %DeKalb County11.471St. Louis city: 11.423 %St. Louis city11.423Douglas County: 11.331 %Douglas County11.331Clay County: 11.319 %Clay County11.319Pulaski County: 11.129 %Pulaski County11.129Ripley County: 11.111 %Ripley County11.111
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Holt County17.021+8.13 pts
2Stone County14.849+3.11 pts
3Reynolds County13.793+7.09 pts
4Mississippi County13.429+4.16 pts
5Mercer County13.333+2.73 pts
6Pemiscot County13.285+4.65 pts
7Christian County13.186-0.3 pts
8Shannon County13.115+0.87 pts
9Callaway County13.108+4.92 pts
10Andrew County13.088+2.45 pts
11Carter County13.077+1.84 pts
12Benton County13.025+2.13 pts
13Platte County13.02+2.8 pts
14Montgomery County12.918+1.18 pts
15Sullivan County12.903+3.01 pts
16Hickory County12.639+1.06 pts
17Cass County12.53+0.61 pts
18Maries County12.448-1.29 pts
19Camden County12.281+1.33 pts
20Cedar County12.252+2.5 pts
21Bollinger County12.121+1.01 pts
22Taney County12.004-0.54 pts
23Dunklin County11.948+0.82 pts
24Webster County11.881+0.75 pts
25New Madrid County11.878-0.08 pts
26St. Francois County11.756+2.8 pts
27Dade County11.719-0.28 pts
28Miller County11.717-0.93 pts
29Lafayette County11.71+0.94 pts
30Putnam County11.688n/a
31Warren County11.681-0.16 pts
32Vernon County11.574+3.19 pts
33McDonald County11.525+0.43 pts
34Ray County11.483+3.51 pts
35DeKalb County11.471+4.31 pts
36St. Louis city11.423+0.24 pts
37Douglas County11.331+2.86 pts
38Clay County11.319+0.23 pts
39Pulaski County11.129+2.42 pts
40Ripley County11.111+1.95 pts
41Washington County11.028+0.66 pts
42Howard County10.942+1.06 pts
43Clinton County10.876-1.94 pts
44Barry County10.779+3.51 pts
45Dallas County10.778-1.26 pts
46St. Charles County10.76+0.57 pts
47Lincoln County10.722-0.03 pts
48Ozark County10.676+2.9 pts
49Lewis County10.619+2.38 pts
50Jackson County10.58-0 pts
51Johnson County10.539+1.65 pts
52Daviess County10.381-1.55 pts
53Gasconade County10.368+2.48 pts
54Texas County10.324+2.16 pts
55St. Louis County10.291+0.29 pts
56Marion County10.243-0.63 pts
57Jefferson County10.204+1.33 pts
58Stoddard County10.098-1.33 pts
59Phelps County10.087+2.84 pts
60Greene County10.049+0.55 pts
61Caldwell County10+1.25 pts
62Polk County9.883-1.78 pts
63Scotland County9.836+5.84 pts
64Madison County9.735+3.57 pts
65Howell County9.681+1.25 pts
66Crawford County9.677+2.07 pts
67Lawrence County9.501+1.71 pts
68Monroe County9.492+0.31 pts
69Henry County9.401+2.18 pts
70Pettis County9.37+1.39 pts
71Morgan County9.307-1.66 pts
72Newton County9.304-0.24 pts
73Linn County9.208-0.1 pts
74Butler County9.201+2.04 pts
75Randolph County9.156+0.71 pts
76Adair County9.152+2.69 pts
77Jasper County9.118+0.73 pts
78Saline County9.049+2.65 pts
79Boone County9.048-0.32 pts
80Macon County8.861+0.34 pts
81Wright County8.824-4.38 pts
82Iron County8.815-1.35 pts
83Ralls County8.802-1.52 pts
84Ste. Genevieve County8.661-2.99 pts
85Barton County8.612+1.5 pts
86Bates County8.585-1 pts
87Moniteau County8.571+1.04 pts
88Osage County8.56+1.25 pts
89St. Clair County8.481-0.52 pts
90Cape Girardeau County8.387-0.41 pts
91Nodaway County8.268+0.44 pts
92Franklin County8.238-0.62 pts
93Schuyler County8.219-0.17 pts
94Laclede County8.196-1.98 pts
95Chariton County8.108+2.73 pts
96Harrison County8.075+2.57 pts
96Oregon County8.075+0.17 pts
98Buchanan County7.988+0.65 pts
99Cooper County7.843-1.53 pts
100Scott County7.772-0.46 pts
101Clark County7.692-0.8 pts
102Cole County7.456-0.04 pts
103Audrain County7.391-0.9 pts
104Knox County7.362-6.13 pts
105Pike County7.182-1.09 pts
106Shelby County6.757+0.48 pts
107Wayne County6.616-2.39 pts
108Worth County6.593-4.64 pts
109Livingston County6.54+2.5 pts
110Atchison County6.154-1.92 pts
111Grundy County5.926-2.79 pts
112Perry County5.339-1.81 pts
113Gentry County5.263-1.8 pts
114Dent County4.727-5.19 pts
115Carroll County4.36-7.08 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Holt County, with 17.021% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Carroll County, with 4.36% in 2022.

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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