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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Daviess County had the highest establishment exit rate of 114 counties in 2014, at 18.182%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 3.704%. The median was 8.886% and the figure for Missouri was 8.931%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.182Daviess County
Lowest3.704Montgomery County
Median8.886114 counties
Missouri8.931History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 6.061 %Andrew County: 11.024 %Atchison County: 5.698 %Audrain County: 5.506 %Barry County: 11.345 %Barton County: 10.148 %Bates County: 7.21 %Benton County: 10.59 %Bollinger County: 10.526 %Boone County: 8.35 %Buchanan County: 8.866 %Butler County: 8.859 %Caldwell County: 10.036 %Callaway County: 8.783 %Camden County: 10.483 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.228 %Carroll County: 12.136 %Carter County: 12.963 %Cass County: 8.75 %Cedar County: 7.463 %Chariton County: 7.235 %Christian County: 9.299 %Clark County: 5.263 %Clay County: 7.547 %Clinton County: 7.962 %Cole County: 7.514 %Cooper County: 10.512 %Crawford County: 9.866 %Dade County: 6.349 %Dallas County: 9.96 %Daviess County: 18.182 %DeKalb County: 6.047 %Dent County: 6.131 %Douglas County: 11.662 %Dunklin County: 9.836 %Franklin County: 8.307 %Gasconade County: 8.216 %Gentry County: 13.296 %Greene County: 7.604 %Grundy County: 6.236 %Harrison County: 8.947 %Henry County: 8.045 %Hickory County: 10.938 %Holt County: 12.766 %Howard County: 10.029 %Howell County: 7.864 %Iron County: 10.802 %Jackson County: 8.551 %Jasper County: 9.528 %Jefferson County: 9.166 %Johnson County: 7.937 %Knox County: 6.977 %Laclede County: 8.418 %Lafayette County: 7.974 %Lawrence County: 10.946 %Lewis County: 9.798 %Lincoln County: 9.541 %Linn County: 6.239 %Livingston County: 7.916 %McDonald County: 13.139 %Macon County: 9.192 %Madison County: 8.713 %Maries County: 8.163 %Marion County: 8.844 %Mercer County: 9.302 %Miller County: 8.805 %Mississippi County: 12.712 %Moniteau County: 7.535 %Monroe County: 10.334 %Montgomery County: 3.704 %Morgan County: 10.072 %New Madrid County: 8.591 %Newton County: 13.117 %Nodaway County: 11.061 %Oregon County: 7.427 %Osage County: 4.981 %Ozark County: 9.18 %Pemiscot County: 9.266 %Perry County: 5.217 %Pettis County: 6.742 %Phelps County: 8.112 %Pike County: 7.507 %Platte County: 8.988 %Polk County: 10.131 %Pulaski County: 10.646 %Putnam County: 6.211 %Ralls County: 10 %Randolph County: 6.99 %Ray County: 6.854 %Reynolds County: 12.414 %Ripley County: 10.786 %St. Charles County: 8.824 %St. Clair County: 10.398 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.497 %St. Francois County: 7.565 %St. Louis County: 9.16 %Saline County: 7.643 %Schuyler County: 12.95 %Scotland County: 6.723 %Scott County: 8.604 %Shannon County: 6.13 %Shelby County: 7.717 %Stoddard County: 9.197 %Stone County: 14.14 %Sullivan County: 12.44 %Taney County: 9.912 %Texas County: 9.44 %Vernon County: 14.724 %Warren County: 12.571 %Washington County: 9.158 %Wayne County: 8.905 %Webster County: 7.866 %Wright County: 9.055 %St. Louis city: 10.532 %
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%, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2014

Daviess County: 18.182 %Daviess County18.182Vernon County: 14.724 %Vernon County14.724Stone County: 14.14 %Stone County14.14Gentry County: 13.296 %Gentry County13.296McDonald County: 13.139 %McDonald County13.139Newton County: 13.117 %Newton County13.117Carter County: 12.963 %Carter County12.963Schuyler County: 12.95 %Schuyler County12.95Holt County: 12.766 %Holt County12.766Mississippi County: 12.712 %Mississippi County12.712Warren County: 12.571 %Warren County12.571Sullivan County: 12.44 %Sullivan County12.44Reynolds County: 12.414 %Reynolds County12.414Carroll County: 12.136 %Carroll County12.136Douglas County: 11.662 %Douglas County11.662Barry County: 11.345 %Barry County11.345Nodaway County: 11.061 %Nodaway County11.061Andrew County: 11.024 %Andrew County11.024Lawrence County: 10.946 %Lawrence County10.946Hickory County: 10.938 %Hickory County10.938Iron County: 10.802 %Iron County10.802Ripley County: 10.786 %Ripley County10.786Pulaski County: 10.646 %Pulaski County10.646Benton County: 10.59 %Benton County10.59St. Louis city: 10.532 %St. Louis city10.532Bollinger County: 10.526 %Bollinger County10.526Cooper County: 10.512 %Cooper County10.512Camden County: 10.483 %Camden County10.483St. Clair County: 10.398 %St. Clair County10.398Monroe County: 10.334 %Monroe County10.334Barton County: 10.148 %Barton County10.148Polk County: 10.131 %Polk County10.131Morgan County: 10.072 %Morgan County10.072Caldwell County: 10.036 %Caldwell County10.036Howard County: 10.029 %Howard County10.029Ralls County: 10 %Ralls County10Dallas County: 9.96 %Dallas County9.96Taney County: 9.912 %Taney County9.912Crawford County: 9.866 %Crawford County9.866Dunklin County: 9.836 %Dunklin County9.836Daviess County: 18.182 %Daviess County18.182Vernon County: 14.724 %Vernon County14.724Stone County: 14.14 %Stone County14.14Gentry County: 13.296 %Gentry County13.296McDonald County: 13.139 %McDonald County13.139Newton County: 13.117 %Newton County13.117Carter County: 12.963 %Carter County12.963Schuyler County: 12.95 %Schuyler County12.95Holt County: 12.766 %Holt County12.766Mississippi County: 12.712 %Mississippi County12.712Warren County: 12.571 %Warren County12.571Sullivan County: 12.44 %Sullivan County12.44Reynolds County: 12.414 %Reynolds County12.414Carroll County: 12.136 %Carroll County12.136Douglas County: 11.662 %Douglas County11.662Barry County: 11.345 %Barry County11.345Nodaway County: 11.061 %Nodaway County11.061Andrew County: 11.024 %Andrew County11.024Lawrence County: 10.946 %Lawrence County10.946Hickory County: 10.938 %Hickory County10.938Iron County: 10.802 %Iron County10.802Ripley County: 10.786 %Ripley County10.786Pulaski County: 10.646 %Pulaski County10.646Benton County: 10.59 %Benton County10.59St. Louis city: 10.532 %St. Louis city10.532Bollinger County: 10.526 %Bollinger County10.526Cooper County: 10.512 %Cooper County10.512Camden County: 10.483 %Camden County10.483St. Clair County: 10.398 %St. Clair County10.398Monroe County: 10.334 %Monroe County10.334Barton County: 10.148 %Barton County10.148Polk County: 10.131 %Polk County10.131Morgan County: 10.072 %Morgan County10.072Caldwell County: 10.036 %Caldwell County10.036Howard County: 10.029 %Howard County10.029Ralls County: 10 %Ralls County10Dallas County: 9.96 %Dallas County9.96Taney County: 9.912 %Taney County9.912Crawford County: 9.866 %Crawford County9.866Dunklin County: 9.836 %Dunklin County9.836
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Daviess County18.182+8.04 pts
2Vernon County14.724+8.23 pts
3Stone County14.14+2.3 pts
4Gentry County13.296+6.13 pts
5McDonald County13.139+1.89 pts
6Newton County13.117+5.34 pts
7Carter County12.963+1.16 pts
8Schuyler County12.95+1.84 pts
9Holt County12.766+5.01 pts
10Mississippi County12.712+4.54 pts
11Warren County12.571+1.31 pts
12Sullivan County12.44-0.52 pts
13Reynolds County12.414+3.79 pts
14Carroll County12.136+2.18 pts
15Douglas County11.662+0.77 pts
16Barry County11.345+2.47 pts
17Nodaway County11.061+1.37 pts
18Andrew County11.024+0.33 pts
19Lawrence County10.946+3.58 pts
20Hickory County10.938+2.48 pts
21Iron County10.802+2.84 pts
22Ripley County10.786+4.23 pts
23Pulaski County10.646+0.44 pts
24Benton County10.59+1.76 pts
25St. Louis city10.532+0.54 pts
26Bollinger County10.526+0.38 pts
27Cooper County10.512+0.84 pts
28Camden County10.483+0.27 pts
29St. Clair County10.398+4.81 pts
30Monroe County10.334+3.65 pts
31Barton County10.148+2.97 pts
32Polk County10.131-1.61 pts
33Morgan County10.072-1.35 pts
34Caldwell County10.036-3.34 pts
35Howard County10.029+5.35 pts
36Ralls County10+2.11 pts
37Dallas County9.96+3.9 pts
38Taney County9.912-2.21 pts
39Crawford County9.866+0.23 pts
40Dunklin County9.836+5.71 pts
41Lewis County9.798+1.32 pts
42Lincoln County9.541+0.65 pts
43Jasper County9.528+1.04 pts
44Texas County9.44+1.63 pts
45Mercer County9.302-2.91 pts
46Christian County9.299-0.47 pts
47Pemiscot County9.266+0.74 pts
48Stoddard County9.197+1.03 pts
49Macon County9.192+2.84 pts
50Ozark County9.18-4.29 pts
51Jefferson County9.166-0.88 pts
52St. Louis County9.16+0.17 pts
53Washington County9.158+1.57 pts
54Wright County9.055+1.84 pts
55Platte County8.988+0.29 pts
56Harrison County8.947-1.21 pts
57Wayne County8.905+3.64 pts
58Buchanan County8.866-1.06 pts
59Butler County8.859+1.76 pts
60Marion County8.844+0.32 pts
61St. Charles County8.824-0.9 pts
62Miller County8.805+1.19 pts
63Callaway County8.783+0.63 pts
64Cass County8.75-1.16 pts
65Madison County8.713+0.81 pts
66Scott County8.604+2.4 pts
67New Madrid County8.591-0.12 pts
68Jackson County8.551-1.61 pts
69Laclede County8.418-0.67 pts
70Boone County8.35+0.3 pts
71Franklin County8.307-0.75 pts
72Cape Girardeau County8.228+0.49 pts
73Gasconade County8.216+1.21 pts
74Maries County8.163+0.66 pts
75Phelps County8.112-1.28 pts
76Henry County8.045+0.1 pts
77Lafayette County7.974+0.12 pts
78Clinton County7.962-0.66 pts
79Johnson County7.937-0.37 pts
80Livingston County7.916+0.1 pts
81Webster County7.866+1.24 pts
82Howell County7.864-0.3 pts
83Shelby County7.717+1.91 pts
84Saline County7.643-1.59 pts
85Greene County7.604-0.78 pts
86St. Francois County7.565+0.16 pts
87Clay County7.547-1.32 pts
88Moniteau County7.535-0.04 pts
89Cole County7.514+1.7 pts
90Pike County7.507+0.14 pts
91Ste. Genevieve County7.497-0.11 pts
92Cedar County7.463+1.04 pts
93Oregon County7.427-5.65 pts
94Chariton County7.235+1.07 pts
95Bates County7.21-2.24 pts
96Randolph County6.99-0.05 pts
97Knox County6.977-1.21 pts
98Ray County6.854-1.25 pts
99Pettis County6.742-1.47 pts
100Scotland County6.723+3.23 pts
101Dade County6.349-2.99 pts
102Linn County6.239-0.99 pts
103Grundy County6.236-2.71 pts
104Putnam County6.211-4.77 pts
105Dent County6.131-1.29 pts
106Shannon County6.13-3.75 pts
107Adair County6.061-1.66 pts
108DeKalb County6.047-2.73 pts
109Atchison County5.698-4.07 pts
110Audrain County5.506-2.56 pts
111Clark County5.263+0.65 pts
112Perry County5.217-0.25 pts
113Osage County4.981-3.27 pts
114Montgomery County3.704-3.41 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Daviess County, with 18.182% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Montgomery County, with 3.704% in 2014.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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