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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate, 2023

Pemiscot County had the highest establishment exit rate of 115 counties in 2023, at 20.152%. Lewis County had the lowest, at 4.819%. The median was 9.412% and the figure for Missouri was 9.576%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.152Pemiscot County
Lowest4.819Lewis County
Median9.412115 counties
Missouri9.576History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 7.868 %Andrew County: 9.816 %Atchison County: 15.484 %Audrain County: 10.847 %Barry County: 8.143 %Barton County: 7.143 %Bates County: 11.594 %Benton County: 13.139 %Bollinger County: 8.723 %Boone County: 8.897 %Buchanan County: 10.568 %Butler County: 8.774 %Caldwell County: 15.593 %Callaway County: 10.776 %Camden County: 8.333 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.854 %Carroll County: 10.056 %Carter County: 13.077 %Cass County: 11.262 %Cedar County: 9.139 %Chariton County: 5.391 %Christian County: 9.961 %Clark County: 9.412 %Clay County: 8.566 %Clinton County: 9.763 %Cole County: 7.923 %Cooper County: 8.864 %Crawford County: 8.955 %Dade County: 6.084 %Dallas County: 9.563 %Daviess County: 11.93 %DeKalb County: 9.662 %Dent County: 8.566 %Douglas County: 9.315 %Dunklin County: 10.84 %Franklin County: 8.557 %Gasconade County: 7.547 %Gentry County: 9.384 %Greene County: 8.392 %Grundy County: 8.889 %Harrison County: 11.18 %Henry County: 8.999 %Hickory County: 12.879 %Holt County: 7.258 %Howard County: 9.907 %Howell County: 8.825 %Iron County: 10.198 %Jackson County: 9.624 %Jasper County: 8.637 %Jefferson County: 7.76 %Johnson County: 8.251 %Knox County: 7.317 %Laclede County: 9.927 %Lafayette County: 9.939 %Lawrence County: 9.621 %Lewis County: 4.819 %Lincoln County: 9.677 %Linn County: 6.593 %Livingston County: 6.225 %McDonald County: 13.333 %Macon County: 8.599 %Madison County: 13.054 %Maries County: 8.98 %Marion County: 7.474 %Mercer County: 7.299 %Miller County: 11.147 %Mississippi County: 11.165 %Moniteau County: 13.399 %Monroe County: 10.204 %Montgomery County: 10.738 %Morgan County: 9.198 %New Madrid County: 12.536 %Newton County: 7.708 %Nodaway County: 8.027 %Oregon County: 6.79 %Osage County: 10.609 %Ozark County: 8.392 %Pemiscot County: 20.152 %Perry County: 6.104 %Pettis County: 10.182 %Phelps County: 8.875 %Pike County: 9.804 %Platte County: 8.692 %Polk County: 10.364 %Pulaski County: 9.617 %Putnam County: 7.407 %Ralls County: 11.529 %Randolph County: 6.814 %Ray County: 7.535 %Reynolds County: 7.512 %Ripley County: 11.135 %St. Charles County: 9.47 %St. Clair County: 12.1 %Ste. Genevieve County: 5.385 %St. Francois County: 10.671 %St. Louis County: 10.322 %Saline County: 8.879 %Schuyler County: 12.245 %Scotland County: 8.835 %Scott County: 11.307 %Shannon County: 8.8 %Shelby County: 9.967 %Stoddard County: 10.133 %Stone County: 8.846 %Sullivan County: 11.957 %Taney County: 8.097 %Texas County: 10.771 %Vernon County: 11.821 %Warren County: 11.683 %Washington County: 9.72 %Wayne County: 9.29 %Webster County: 10.835 %Worth County: 8.989 %Wright County: 8.594 %St. Louis city: 11.668 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pemiscot County: 20.152 %Pemiscot County20.152Caldwell County: 15.593 %Caldwell County15.593Atchison County: 15.484 %Atchison County15.484Moniteau County: 13.399 %Moniteau County13.399McDonald County: 13.333 %McDonald County13.333Benton County: 13.139 %Benton County13.139Carter County: 13.077 %Carter County13.077Madison County: 13.054 %Madison County13.054Hickory County: 12.879 %Hickory County12.879New Madrid County: 12.536 %New Madrid County12.536Schuyler County: 12.245 %Schuyler County12.245St. Clair County: 12.1 %St. Clair County12.1Sullivan County: 11.957 %Sullivan County11.957Daviess County: 11.93 %Daviess County11.93Vernon County: 11.821 %Vernon County11.821Warren County: 11.683 %Warren County11.683St. Louis city: 11.668 %St. Louis city11.668Bates County: 11.594 %Bates County11.594Ralls County: 11.529 %Ralls County11.529Scott County: 11.307 %Scott County11.307Cass County: 11.262 %Cass County11.262Harrison County: 11.18 %Harrison County11.18Mississippi County: 11.165 %Mississippi County11.165Miller County: 11.147 %Miller County11.147Ripley County: 11.135 %Ripley County11.135Audrain County: 10.847 %Audrain County10.847Dunklin County: 10.84 %Dunklin County10.84Webster County: 10.835 %Webster County10.835Callaway County: 10.776 %Callaway County10.776Texas County: 10.771 %Texas County10.771Montgomery County: 10.738 %Montgomery County10.738St. Francois County: 10.671 %St. Francois County10.671Osage County: 10.609 %Osage County10.609Buchanan County: 10.568 %Buchanan County10.568Polk County: 10.364 %Polk County10.364St. Louis County: 10.322 %St. Louis County10.322Monroe County: 10.204 %Monroe County10.204Iron County: 10.198 %Iron County10.198Pettis County: 10.182 %Pettis County10.182Stoddard County: 10.133 %Stoddard County10.133Pemiscot County: 20.152 %Pemiscot County20.152Caldwell County: 15.593 %Caldwell County15.593Atchison County: 15.484 %Atchison County15.484Moniteau County: 13.399 %Moniteau County13.399McDonald County: 13.333 %McDonald County13.333Benton County: 13.139 %Benton County13.139Carter County: 13.077 %Carter County13.077Madison County: 13.054 %Madison County13.054Hickory County: 12.879 %Hickory County12.879New Madrid County: 12.536 %New Madrid County12.536Schuyler County: 12.245 %Schuyler County12.245St. Clair County: 12.1 %St. Clair County12.1Sullivan County: 11.957 %Sullivan County11.957Daviess County: 11.93 %Daviess County11.93Vernon County: 11.821 %Vernon County11.821Warren County: 11.683 %Warren County11.683St. Louis city: 11.668 %St. Louis city11.668Bates County: 11.594 %Bates County11.594Ralls County: 11.529 %Ralls County11.529Scott County: 11.307 %Scott County11.307Cass County: 11.262 %Cass County11.262Harrison County: 11.18 %Harrison County11.18Mississippi County: 11.165 %Mississippi County11.165Miller County: 11.147 %Miller County11.147Ripley County: 11.135 %Ripley County11.135Audrain County: 10.847 %Audrain County10.847Dunklin County: 10.84 %Dunklin County10.84Webster County: 10.835 %Webster County10.835Callaway County: 10.776 %Callaway County10.776Texas County: 10.771 %Texas County10.771Montgomery County: 10.738 %Montgomery County10.738St. Francois County: 10.671 %St. Francois County10.671Osage County: 10.609 %Osage County10.609Buchanan County: 10.568 %Buchanan County10.568Polk County: 10.364 %Polk County10.364St. Louis County: 10.322 %St. Louis County10.322Monroe County: 10.204 %Monroe County10.204Iron County: 10.198 %Iron County10.198Pettis County: 10.182 %Pettis County10.182Stoddard County: 10.133 %Stoddard County10.133
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pemiscot County20.152+4.35 pts
2Caldwell County15.593+8.26 pts
3Atchison County15.484+9.95 pts
4Moniteau County13.399+3.56 pts
5McDonald County13.333+3.84 pts
6Benton County13.139+3.3 pts
7Carter County13.077+3.08 pts
8Madison County13.054+1.55 pts
9Hickory County12.879+2.47 pts
10New Madrid County12.536+0.66 pts
11Schuyler County12.245n/a
12St. Clair County12.1+4.33 pts
13Sullivan County11.957+1.2 pts
14Daviess County11.93+3.63 pts
15Vernon County11.821+0.71 pts
16Warren County11.683+2.13 pts
17St. Louis city11.668+0.46 pts
18Bates County11.594+3.33 pts
19Ralls County11.529+2.24 pts
20Scott County11.307+2.71 pts
21Cass County11.262+1.32 pts
22Harrison County11.18+6.83 pts
23Mississippi County11.165+0.13 pts
24Miller County11.147+1.87 pts
25Ripley County11.135-4.74 pts
26Audrain County10.847-1.33 pts
27Dunklin County10.84-2.32 pts
28Webster County10.835+1.85 pts
29Callaway County10.776+4.15 pts
30Texas County10.771+0.69 pts
31Montgomery County10.738-3.52 pts
32St. Francois County10.671+2.83 pts
33Osage County10.609+2.05 pts
34Buchanan County10.568+2.94 pts
35Polk County10.364-1.14 pts
36St. Louis County10.322+0.4 pts
37Monroe County10.204+0.04 pts
38Iron County10.198-0.27 pts
39Pettis County10.182+2.17 pts
40Stoddard County10.133+0.03 pts
41Carroll County10.056+4.06 pts
42Shelby County9.967+7.26 pts
43Christian County9.961-1.23 pts
44Lafayette County9.939+0.57 pts
45Laclede County9.927+0.44 pts
46Howard County9.907-1.64 pts
47Andrew County9.816-2.04 pts
48Pike County9.804+3.73 pts
49Clinton County9.763+0.1 pts
50Washington County9.72+0.78 pts
51Lincoln County9.677+0.92 pts
52DeKalb County9.662+2.68 pts
53Jackson County9.624-0.7 pts
54Lawrence County9.621+1.86 pts
55Pulaski County9.617-1.18 pts
56Dallas County9.563-7.2 pts
57St. Charles County9.47+0.87 pts
58Clark County9.412+1.72 pts
59Gentry County9.384+1.78 pts
60Douglas County9.315-3.72 pts
61Wayne County9.29-7 pts
62Morgan County9.198+0.76 pts
63Cedar County9.139+3.01 pts
64Henry County8.999-0.59 pts
65Worth County8.989+0.2 pts
66Maries County8.98-0.98 pts
67Crawford County8.955+3.15 pts
68Boone County8.897+0.43 pts
69Grundy County8.889+1.48 pts
70Saline County8.879-0.17 pts
71Phelps County8.875-0.08 pts
72Cooper County8.864+2.14 pts
73Stone County8.846-0.59 pts
74Scotland County8.835-2.64 pts
75Howell County8.825-0.86 pts
76Shannon County8.8-1.04 pts
77Butler County8.774-1.38 pts
78Bollinger County8.723-7.03 pts
79Platte County8.692-0.41 pts
80Jasper County8.637+0.36 pts
81Macon County8.599-2.16 pts
82Wright County8.594-0.76 pts
83Clay County8.566-0.62 pts
83Dent County8.566-0.52 pts
85Franklin County8.557-0.66 pts
86Greene County8.392-0.71 pts
86Ozark County8.392-3 pts
88Camden County8.333-1.46 pts
89Johnson County8.251-0.65 pts
90Barry County8.143-1.62 pts
91Taney County8.097-2.44 pts
92Nodaway County8.027-1.36 pts
93Cole County7.923+0.32 pts
94Adair County7.868+0.05 pts
95Cape Girardeau County7.854+0.2 pts
96Jefferson County7.76-1.76 pts
97Newton County7.708-2.5 pts
98Gasconade County7.547-2.55 pts
99Ray County7.535-3.63 pts
100Reynolds County7.512-5.3 pts
101Marion County7.474-3.04 pts
102Putnam County7.407+0.91 pts
103Knox County7.317-6.18 pts
104Mercer County7.299-1.59 pts
105Holt County7.258-5.51 pts
106Barton County7.143-3.38 pts
107Randolph County6.814-2.54 pts
108Oregon County6.79-1.28 pts
109Linn County6.593-1.51 pts
110Livingston County6.225+0.77 pts
111Perry County6.104-0.06 pts
112Dade County6.084-0.95 pts
113Chariton County5.391-2.72 pts
114Ste. Genevieve County5.385-2.23 pts
115Lewis County4.819-2.85 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/missouri-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Pemiscot County, with 20.152% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lewis County, with 4.819% in 2023.

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