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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Ripley County had the highest establishment exit rate of 115 counties in 2012, at 26.025%. Dade County had the lowest, at 4.724%. The median was 9.555% and the figure for Missouri was 9.691%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.025Ripley County
Lowest4.724Dade County
Median9.555115 counties
Missouri9.691History

Map of counties, 2012

Adair County: 8.616 %Andrew County: 15.385 %Atchison County: 14.404 %Audrain County: 7.7 %Barry County: 7.626 %Barton County: 6.329 %Bates County: 9.672 %Benton County: 15.156 %Bollinger County: 14.749 %Boone County: 9.582 %Buchanan County: 9.54 %Butler County: 14.448 %Caldwell County: 12.838 %Callaway County: 8.683 %Camden County: 10.436 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.303 %Carroll County: 6.573 %Carter County: 21.192 %Cass County: 10.383 %Cedar County: 7.722 %Chariton County: 6.701 %Christian County: 11.067 %Clark County: 8.397 %Clay County: 8.76 %Clinton County: 12.207 %Cole County: 7.029 %Cooper County: 7.388 %Crawford County: 12.324 %Dade County: 4.724 %Dallas County: 9.224 %Daviess County: 17.329 %DeKalb County: 7.339 %Dent County: 7.521 %Douglas County: 8.023 %Dunklin County: 19.108 %Franklin County: 8.209 %Gasconade County: 8.147 %Gentry County: 11.351 %Greene County: 9.49 %Grundy County: 9.756 %Harrison County: 12.048 %Henry County: 9.311 %Hickory County: 6.375 %Holt County: 10.256 %Howard County: 4.79 %Howell County: 9.249 %Iron County: 13.358 %Jackson County: 9.577 %Jasper County: 9.082 %Jefferson County: 11.173 %Johnson County: 21.904 %Knox County: 10.227 %Laclede County: 9.103 %Lafayette County: 8.875 %Lawrence County: 8.221 %Lewis County: 7.365 %Lincoln County: 11.383 %Linn County: 5.714 %Livingston County: 6.468 %McDonald County: 9.155 %Macon County: 9.857 %Madison County: 13.636 %Maries County: 11.765 %Marion County: 6.978 %Mercer County: 11.852 %Miller County: 10.584 %Mississippi County: 12.691 %Moniteau County: 5.797 %Monroe County: 6.875 %Montgomery County: 10.744 %Morgan County: 7.99 %New Madrid County: 7.022 %Newton County: 10.235 %Nodaway County: 6.659 %Oregon County: 12.632 %Osage County: 7.273 %Ozark County: 11.525 %Pemiscot County: 13.584 %Perry County: 10.323 %Pettis County: 11.105 %Phelps County: 7.432 %Pike County: 9.695 %Platte County: 9.543 %Polk County: 9.337 %Pulaski County: 9.76 %Putnam County: 14.118 %Ralls County: 6.366 %Randolph County: 9.459 %Ray County: 7.975 %Reynolds County: 11.818 %Ripley County: 26.025 %St. Charles County: 9.12 %St. Clair County: 9.868 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.681 %St. Francois County: 10.435 %St. Louis County: 9.237 %Saline County: 7.566 %Schuyler County: 14.765 %Scotland County: 5.479 %Scott County: 12.614 %Shannon County: 17.6 %Shelby County: 7.692 %Stoddard County: 11.655 %Stone County: 12.252 %Sullivan County: 6.512 %Taney County: 9.506 %Texas County: 9.255 %Vernon County: 9.555 %Warren County: 8.261 %Washington County: 9.555 %Wayne County: 22.737 %Webster County: 9.689 %Worth County: 10.256 %Wright County: 9.562 %St. Louis city: 10.078 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Ripley County: 26.025 %Ripley County26.025Wayne County: 22.737 %Wayne County22.737Johnson County: 21.904 %Johnson County21.904Carter County: 21.192 %Carter County21.192Dunklin County: 19.108 %Dunklin County19.108Shannon County: 17.6 %Shannon County17.6Daviess County: 17.329 %Daviess County17.329Andrew County: 15.385 %Andrew County15.385Benton County: 15.156 %Benton County15.156Schuyler County: 14.765 %Schuyler County14.765Bollinger County: 14.749 %Bollinger County14.749Butler County: 14.448 %Butler County14.448Atchison County: 14.404 %Atchison County14.404Putnam County: 14.118 %Putnam County14.118Madison County: 13.636 %Madison County13.636Pemiscot County: 13.584 %Pemiscot County13.584Iron County: 13.358 %Iron County13.358Caldwell County: 12.838 %Caldwell County12.838Mississippi County: 12.691 %Mississippi County12.691Oregon County: 12.632 %Oregon County12.632Scott County: 12.614 %Scott County12.614Crawford County: 12.324 %Crawford County12.324Stone County: 12.252 %Stone County12.252Clinton County: 12.207 %Clinton County12.207Harrison County: 12.048 %Harrison County12.048Mercer County: 11.852 %Mercer County11.852Reynolds County: 11.818 %Reynolds County11.818Maries County: 11.765 %Maries County11.765Stoddard County: 11.655 %Stoddard County11.655Ozark County: 11.525 %Ozark County11.525Lincoln County: 11.383 %Lincoln County11.383Gentry County: 11.351 %Gentry County11.351Jefferson County: 11.173 %Jefferson County11.173Pettis County: 11.105 %Pettis County11.105Christian County: 11.067 %Christian County11.067Montgomery County: 10.744 %Montgomery County10.744Ste. Genevieve County: 10.681 %Ste. Genevieve County10.681Miller County: 10.584 %Miller County10.584Camden County: 10.436 %Camden County10.436St. Francois County: 10.435 %St. Francois County10.435Ripley County: 26.025 %Ripley County26.025Wayne County: 22.737 %Wayne County22.737Johnson County: 21.904 %Johnson County21.904Carter County: 21.192 %Carter County21.192Dunklin County: 19.108 %Dunklin County19.108Shannon County: 17.6 %Shannon County17.6Daviess County: 17.329 %Daviess County17.329Andrew County: 15.385 %Andrew County15.385Benton County: 15.156 %Benton County15.156Schuyler County: 14.765 %Schuyler County14.765Bollinger County: 14.749 %Bollinger County14.749Butler County: 14.448 %Butler County14.448Atchison County: 14.404 %Atchison County14.404Putnam County: 14.118 %Putnam County14.118Madison County: 13.636 %Madison County13.636Pemiscot County: 13.584 %Pemiscot County13.584Iron County: 13.358 %Iron County13.358Caldwell County: 12.838 %Caldwell County12.838Mississippi County: 12.691 %Mississippi County12.691Oregon County: 12.632 %Oregon County12.632Scott County: 12.614 %Scott County12.614Crawford County: 12.324 %Crawford County12.324Stone County: 12.252 %Stone County12.252Clinton County: 12.207 %Clinton County12.207Harrison County: 12.048 %Harrison County12.048Mercer County: 11.852 %Mercer County11.852Reynolds County: 11.818 %Reynolds County11.818Maries County: 11.765 %Maries County11.765Stoddard County: 11.655 %Stoddard County11.655Ozark County: 11.525 %Ozark County11.525Lincoln County: 11.383 %Lincoln County11.383Gentry County: 11.351 %Gentry County11.351Jefferson County: 11.173 %Jefferson County11.173Pettis County: 11.105 %Pettis County11.105Christian County: 11.067 %Christian County11.067Montgomery County: 10.744 %Montgomery County10.744Ste. Genevieve County: 10.681 %Ste. Genevieve County10.681Miller County: 10.584 %Miller County10.584Camden County: 10.436 %Camden County10.436St. Francois County: 10.435 %St. Francois County10.435
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Ripley County26.025+7.15 pts
2Wayne County22.737+11.09 pts
3Johnson County21.904+10.03 pts
4Carter County21.192+8.65 pts
5Dunklin County19.108+6.58 pts
6Shannon County17.6+5.2 pts
7Daviess County17.329+7.4 pts
8Andrew County15.385+6.5 pts
9Benton County15.156+2.96 pts
10Schuyler County14.765+2.84 pts
11Bollinger County14.749+0.82 pts
12Butler County14.448+2.06 pts
13Atchison County14.404+3.65 pts
14Putnam County14.118-0.82 pts
15Madison County13.636+0.67 pts
16Pemiscot County13.584+2.98 pts
17Iron County13.358-5.46 pts
18Caldwell County12.838-1.3 pts
19Mississippi County12.691-4.85 pts
20Oregon County12.632-0.67 pts
21Scott County12.614-0.1 pts
22Crawford County12.324+0.28 pts
23Stone County12.252+0.09 pts
24Clinton County12.207+1.78 pts
25Harrison County12.048+5.32 pts
26Mercer County11.852+5.88 pts
27Reynolds County11.818-7.19 pts
28Maries County11.765-2 pts
29Stoddard County11.655+2.31 pts
30Ozark County11.525+0.3 pts
31Lincoln County11.383+2.45 pts
32Gentry County11.351+1.38 pts
33Jefferson County11.173-0.95 pts
34Pettis County11.105+2.07 pts
35Christian County11.067-0.94 pts
36Montgomery County10.744+0.62 pts
37Ste. Genevieve County10.681+3.15 pts
38Miller County10.584-2.19 pts
39Camden County10.436-1.29 pts
40St. Francois County10.435-0.44 pts
41Cass County10.383-1.18 pts
42Perry County10.323+2.42 pts
43Holt County10.256+4.12 pts
43Worth County10.256+2.85 pts
45Newton County10.235-1.09 pts
46Knox County10.227+3.63 pts
47St. Louis city10.078+0.54 pts
48St. Clair County9.868-1.17 pts
49Macon County9.857+1.38 pts
50Pulaski County9.76-1.2 pts
51Grundy County9.756+5.31 pts
52Pike County9.695+0.89 pts
53Webster County9.689-3.08 pts
54Bates County9.672+2.32 pts
55Boone County9.582+0.22 pts
56Jackson County9.577+0.32 pts
57Wright County9.562+0.39 pts
58Vernon County9.555+0.84 pts
58Washington County9.555-8.17 pts
60Platte County9.543+0.05 pts
61Buchanan County9.54-0.72 pts
62Taney County9.506-3.23 pts
63Greene County9.49-1.05 pts
64Randolph County9.459+1.31 pts
65Polk County9.337-0.05 pts
66Henry County9.311-1.45 pts
67Texas County9.255-0.59 pts
68Howell County9.249+1 pts
69St. Louis County9.237+0.21 pts
70Dallas County9.224+0.8 pts
71McDonald County9.155-3.63 pts
72St. Charles County9.12-1.06 pts
73Laclede County9.103-0.05 pts
74Jasper County9.082-0.23 pts
75Lafayette County8.875-3.03 pts
76Clay County8.76-0.19 pts
77Callaway County8.683-0.87 pts
78Adair County8.616+1.83 pts
79Clark County8.397+2.38 pts
80Cape Girardeau County8.303-11.3 pts
81Warren County8.261-1.67 pts
82Lawrence County8.221-0.9 pts
83Franklin County8.209-1.15 pts
84Gasconade County8.147-0.21 pts
85Douglas County8.023-1.42 pts
86Morgan County7.99-4.83 pts
87Ray County7.975-1.78 pts
88Cedar County7.722-5.82 pts
89Audrain County7.7+1.06 pts
90Shelby County7.692+3.83 pts
91Barry County7.626-0.62 pts
92Saline County7.566-0.07 pts
93Dent County7.521-7.4 pts
94Phelps County7.432-2.72 pts
95Cooper County7.388-0.19 pts
96Lewis County7.365-0.75 pts
97DeKalb County7.339-0.46 pts
98Osage County7.273-1.25 pts
99Cole County7.029-0.89 pts
100New Madrid County7.022-0.98 pts
101Marion County6.978-1.83 pts
102Monroe County6.875-4.13 pts
103Chariton County6.701+0.42 pts
104Nodaway County6.659-0.28 pts
105Carroll County6.573-0.89 pts
106Sullivan County6.512-1.41 pts
107Livingston County6.468-2.38 pts
108Hickory County6.375-4.11 pts
109Ralls County6.366+0.02 pts
110Barton County6.329-7.16 pts
111Moniteau County5.797-3.77 pts
112Linn County5.714+1.05 pts
113Scotland County5.479-3.74 pts
114Howard County4.79-6.15 pts
115Dade County4.724-4.11 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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-exit-rate/missouri-counties?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Ripley County, with 26.025% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Dade County, with 4.724% in 2012.

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