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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Ozark County had the highest establishment exit rate of 115 counties in 2013, at 13.468%. Scotland County had the lowest, at 3.493%. The median was 8.303% and the figure for Missouri was 8.981%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.468Ozark County
Lowest3.493Scotland County
Median8.303115 counties
Missouri8.981History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 7.718 %Andrew County: 10.693 %Atchison County: 9.77 %Audrain County: 8.071 %Barry County: 8.876 %Barton County: 7.173 %Bates County: 9.449 %Benton County: 8.828 %Bollinger County: 10.149 %Boone County: 8.05 %Buchanan County: 9.922 %Butler County: 7.099 %Caldwell County: 13.38 %Callaway County: 8.155 %Camden County: 10.216 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.742 %Carroll County: 9.953 %Carter County: 11.803 %Cass County: 9.909 %Cedar County: 6.427 %Chariton County: 6.17 %Christian County: 9.768 %Clark County: 4.615 %Clay County: 8.866 %Clinton County: 8.626 %Cole County: 5.812 %Cooper County: 9.677 %Crawford County: 9.636 %Dade County: 9.339 %Dallas County: 6.061 %Daviess County: 10.145 %DeKalb County: 8.776 %Dent County: 7.419 %Douglas County: 10.888 %Dunklin County: 4.124 %Franklin County: 9.058 %Gasconade County: 7.004 %Gentry County: 7.163 %Greene County: 8.38 %Grundy County: 8.949 %Harrison County: 10.152 %Henry County: 7.947 %Hickory County: 8.462 %Holt County: 7.759 %Howard County: 4.678 %Howell County: 8.161 %Iron County: 7.957 %Jackson County: 10.158 %Jasper County: 8.485 %Jefferson County: 10.046 %Johnson County: 8.303 %Knox County: 8.187 %Laclede County: 9.085 %Lafayette County: 7.859 %Lawrence County: 7.361 %Lewis County: 8.475 %Lincoln County: 8.892 %Linn County: 7.233 %Livingston County: 7.813 %McDonald County: 11.248 %Macon County: 6.349 %Madison County: 7.9 %Maries County: 7.5 %Marion County: 8.524 %Mercer County: 12.214 %Miller County: 7.616 %Mississippi County: 8.172 %Moniteau County: 7.571 %Monroe County: 6.687 %Montgomery County: 7.113 %Morgan County: 11.422 %New Madrid County: 8.707 %Newton County: 7.781 %Nodaway County: 9.692 %Oregon County: 13.079 %Osage County: 8.251 %Ozark County: 13.468 %Pemiscot County: 8.528 %Perry County: 5.464 %Pettis County: 8.209 %Phelps County: 9.391 %Pike County: 7.367 %Platte County: 8.7 %Polk County: 11.743 %Pulaski County: 10.21 %Putnam County: 10.976 %Ralls County: 7.895 %Randolph County: 7.038 %Ray County: 8.1 %Reynolds County: 8.627 %Ripley County: 6.552 %St. Charles County: 9.728 %St. Clair County: 5.59 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.609 %St. Francois County: 7.407 %St. Louis County: 8.986 %Saline County: 9.234 %Schuyler County: 11.111 %Scotland County: 3.493 %Scott County: 6.205 %Shannon County: 9.877 %Shelby County: 5.806 %Stoddard County: 8.17 %Stone County: 11.842 %Sullivan County: 12.963 %Taney County: 12.121 %Texas County: 7.813 %Vernon County: 6.499 %Warren County: 11.257 %Washington County: 7.591 %Wayne County: 5.263 %Webster County: 6.627 %Worth County: 7.895 %Wright County: 7.21 %St. Louis city: 9.996 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Ozark County: 13.468 %Ozark County13.468Caldwell County: 13.38 %Caldwell County13.38Oregon County: 13.079 %Oregon County13.079Sullivan County: 12.963 %Sullivan County12.963Mercer County: 12.214 %Mercer County12.214Taney County: 12.121 %Taney County12.121Stone County: 11.842 %Stone County11.842Carter County: 11.803 %Carter County11.803Polk County: 11.743 %Polk County11.743Morgan County: 11.422 %Morgan County11.422Warren County: 11.257 %Warren County11.257McDonald County: 11.248 %McDonald County11.248Schuyler County: 11.111 %Schuyler County11.111Putnam County: 10.976 %Putnam County10.976Douglas County: 10.888 %Douglas County10.888Andrew County: 10.693 %Andrew County10.693Camden County: 10.216 %Camden County10.216Pulaski County: 10.21 %Pulaski County10.21Jackson County: 10.158 %Jackson County10.158Harrison County: 10.152 %Harrison County10.152Bollinger County: 10.149 %Bollinger County10.149Daviess County: 10.145 %Daviess County10.145Jefferson County: 10.046 %Jefferson County10.046St. Louis city: 9.996 %St. Louis city9.996Carroll County: 9.953 %Carroll County9.953Buchanan County: 9.922 %Buchanan County9.922Cass County: 9.909 %Cass County9.909Shannon County: 9.877 %Shannon County9.877Atchison County: 9.77 %Atchison County9.77Christian County: 9.768 %Christian County9.768St. Charles County: 9.728 %St. Charles County9.728Nodaway County: 9.692 %Nodaway County9.692Cooper County: 9.677 %Cooper County9.677Crawford County: 9.636 %Crawford County9.636Bates County: 9.449 %Bates County9.449Phelps County: 9.391 %Phelps County9.391Dade County: 9.339 %Dade County9.339Saline County: 9.234 %Saline County9.234Laclede County: 9.085 %Laclede County9.085Franklin County: 9.058 %Franklin County9.058Ozark County: 13.468 %Ozark County13.468Caldwell County: 13.38 %Caldwell County13.38Oregon County: 13.079 %Oregon County13.079Sullivan County: 12.963 %Sullivan County12.963Mercer County: 12.214 %Mercer County12.214Taney County: 12.121 %Taney County12.121Stone County: 11.842 %Stone County11.842Carter County: 11.803 %Carter County11.803Polk County: 11.743 %Polk County11.743Morgan County: 11.422 %Morgan County11.422Warren County: 11.257 %Warren County11.257McDonald County: 11.248 %McDonald County11.248Schuyler County: 11.111 %Schuyler County11.111Putnam County: 10.976 %Putnam County10.976Douglas County: 10.888 %Douglas County10.888Andrew County: 10.693 %Andrew County10.693Camden County: 10.216 %Camden County10.216Pulaski County: 10.21 %Pulaski County10.21Jackson County: 10.158 %Jackson County10.158Harrison County: 10.152 %Harrison County10.152Bollinger County: 10.149 %Bollinger County10.149Daviess County: 10.145 %Daviess County10.145Jefferson County: 10.046 %Jefferson County10.046St. Louis city: 9.996 %St. Louis city9.996Carroll County: 9.953 %Carroll County9.953Buchanan County: 9.922 %Buchanan County9.922Cass County: 9.909 %Cass County9.909Shannon County: 9.877 %Shannon County9.877Atchison County: 9.77 %Atchison County9.77Christian County: 9.768 %Christian County9.768St. Charles County: 9.728 %St. Charles County9.728Nodaway County: 9.692 %Nodaway County9.692Cooper County: 9.677 %Cooper County9.677Crawford County: 9.636 %Crawford County9.636Bates County: 9.449 %Bates County9.449Phelps County: 9.391 %Phelps County9.391Dade County: 9.339 %Dade County9.339Saline County: 9.234 %Saline County9.234Laclede County: 9.085 %Laclede County9.085Franklin County: 9.058 %Franklin County9.058
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Ozark County13.468+1.94 pts
2Caldwell County13.38+0.54 pts
3Oregon County13.079+0.45 pts
4Sullivan County12.963+6.45 pts
5Mercer County12.214+0.36 pts
6Taney County12.121+2.62 pts
7Stone County11.842-0.41 pts
8Carter County11.803-9.39 pts
9Polk County11.743+2.41 pts
10Morgan County11.422+3.43 pts
11Warren County11.257+3 pts
12McDonald County11.248+2.09 pts
13Schuyler County11.111-3.65 pts
14Putnam County10.976-3.14 pts
15Douglas County10.888+2.87 pts
16Andrew County10.693-4.69 pts
17Camden County10.216-0.22 pts
18Pulaski County10.21+0.45 pts
19Jackson County10.158+0.58 pts
20Harrison County10.152-1.9 pts
21Bollinger County10.149-4.6 pts
22Daviess County10.145-7.18 pts
23Jefferson County10.046-1.13 pts
24St. Louis city9.996-0.08 pts
25Carroll County9.953+3.38 pts
26Buchanan County9.922+0.38 pts
27Cass County9.909-0.47 pts
28Shannon County9.877-7.72 pts
29Atchison County9.77-4.63 pts
30Christian County9.768-1.3 pts
31St. Charles County9.728+0.61 pts
32Nodaway County9.692+3.03 pts
33Cooper County9.677+2.29 pts
34Crawford County9.636-2.69 pts
35Bates County9.449-0.22 pts
36Phelps County9.391+1.96 pts
37Dade County9.339+4.62 pts
38Saline County9.234+1.67 pts
39Laclede County9.085-0.02 pts
40Franklin County9.058+0.85 pts
41St. Louis County8.986-0.25 pts
42Grundy County8.949-0.81 pts
43Lincoln County8.892-2.49 pts
44Barry County8.876+1.25 pts
45Clay County8.866+0.11 pts
46Benton County8.828-6.33 pts
47DeKalb County8.776+1.44 pts
48New Madrid County8.707+1.69 pts
49Platte County8.7-0.84 pts
50Reynolds County8.627-3.19 pts
51Clinton County8.626-3.58 pts
52Pemiscot County8.528-5.06 pts
53Marion County8.524+1.55 pts
54Jasper County8.485-0.6 pts
55Lewis County8.475+1.11 pts
56Hickory County8.462+2.09 pts
57Greene County8.38-1.11 pts
58Johnson County8.303-13.6 pts
59Osage County8.251+0.98 pts
60Pettis County8.209-2.9 pts
61Knox County8.187-2.04 pts
62Mississippi County8.172-4.52 pts
63Stoddard County8.17-3.48 pts
64Howell County8.161-1.09 pts
65Callaway County8.155-0.53 pts
66Ray County8.1+0.13 pts
67Audrain County8.071+0.37 pts
68Boone County8.05-1.53 pts
69Iron County7.957-5.4 pts
70Henry County7.947-1.36 pts
71Madison County7.9-5.74 pts
72Ralls County7.895+1.53 pts
72Worth County7.895-2.36 pts
74Lafayette County7.859-1.02 pts
75Livingston County7.813+1.34 pts
75Texas County7.813-1.44 pts
77Newton County7.781-2.45 pts
78Holt County7.759-2.5 pts
79Cape Girardeau County7.742-0.56 pts
80Adair County7.718-0.9 pts
81Miller County7.616-2.97 pts
82Ste. Genevieve County7.609-3.07 pts
83Washington County7.591-1.96 pts
84Moniteau County7.571+1.77 pts
85Maries County7.5-4.27 pts
86Dent County7.419-0.1 pts
87St. Francois County7.407-3.03 pts
88Pike County7.367-2.33 pts
89Lawrence County7.361-0.86 pts
90Linn County7.233+1.52 pts
91Wright County7.21-2.35 pts
92Barton County7.173+0.84 pts
93Gentry County7.163-4.19 pts
94Montgomery County7.113-3.63 pts
95Butler County7.099-7.35 pts
96Randolph County7.038-2.42 pts
97Gasconade County7.004-1.14 pts
98Monroe County6.687-0.19 pts
99Webster County6.627-3.06 pts
100Ripley County6.552-19.47 pts
101Vernon County6.499-3.06 pts
102Cedar County6.427-1.3 pts
103Macon County6.349-3.51 pts
104Scott County6.205-6.41 pts
105Chariton County6.17-0.53 pts
106Dallas County6.061-3.16 pts
107Cole County5.812-1.22 pts
108Shelby County5.806-1.89 pts
109St. Clair County5.59-4.28 pts
110Perry County5.464-4.86 pts
111Wayne County5.263-17.47 pts
112Howard County4.678-0.11 pts
113Clark County4.615-3.78 pts
114Dunklin County4.124-14.98 pts
115Scotland County3.493-1.99 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Ozark County, with 13.468% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Scotland County, with 3.493% in 2013.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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