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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Iron County had the highest establishment exit rate of 115 counties in 2015, at 47.458%. Osage County had the lowest, at 4.412%. The median was 8.638% and the figure for Missouri was 9.108%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.458Iron County
Lowest4.412Osage County
Median8.638115 counties
Missouri9.108History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 10.959 %Andrew County: 9.109 %Atchison County: 6.094 %Audrain County: 7.444 %Barry County: 6.522 %Barton County: 11.479 %Bates County: 7.453 %Benton County: 10.03 %Bollinger County: 9.497 %Boone County: 8.551 %Buchanan County: 8.331 %Butler County: 10.512 %Caldwell County: 7.719 %Callaway County: 10.102 %Camden County: 10.128 %Cape Girardeau County: 6.771 %Carroll County: 7.805 %Carter County: 18.65 %Cass County: 7.839 %Cedar County: 10.332 %Chariton County: 8.312 %Christian County: 9.082 %Clark County: 8.209 %Clay County: 7.91 %Clinton County: 10.625 %Cole County: 8.521 %Cooper County: 9.04 %Crawford County: 13.693 %Dade County: 5.645 %Dallas County: 9.96 %Daviess County: 10.98 %DeKalb County: 6.542 %Dent County: 24.818 %Douglas County: 10.526 %Dunklin County: 10.643 %Franklin County: 8.039 %Gasconade County: 6.968 %Gentry County: 4.932 %Greene County: 8.638 %Grundy County: 6.972 %Harrison County: 9.549 %Henry County: 8.558 %Hickory County: 8.661 %Holt County: 7.229 %Howard County: 8.333 %Howell County: 9.095 %Iron County: 47.458 %Jackson County: 8.818 %Jasper County: 8.799 %Jefferson County: 10.242 %Johnson County: 8.878 %Knox County: 8.14 %Laclede County: 7.873 %Lafayette County: 9.833 %Lawrence County: 6.795 %Lewis County: 7.365 %Lincoln County: 9.495 %Linn County: 6.545 %Livingston County: 7.235 %McDonald County: 11.029 %Macon County: 7.313 %Madison County: 8.762 %Maries County: 11.57 %Marion County: 9.487 %Mercer County: 11.2 %Miller County: 8.423 %Mississippi County: 11.79 %Moniteau County: 6.593 %Monroe County: 6.079 %Montgomery County: 8.421 %Morgan County: 7.811 %New Madrid County: 7.916 %Newton County: 8.101 %Nodaway County: 8.266 %Oregon County: 7.557 %Osage County: 4.412 %Ozark County: 12.258 %Pemiscot County: 12.16 %Perry County: 4.716 %Pettis County: 6.032 %Phelps County: 8.394 %Pike County: 7.487 %Platte County: 7.692 %Polk County: 9.32 %Pulaski County: 8.429 %Putnam County: 6.289 %Ralls County: 13.263 %Randolph County: 6.744 %Ray County: 10.169 %Reynolds County: 29.104 %Ripley County: 14.08 %St. Charles County: 8.817 %St. Clair County: 6.607 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.895 %St. Francois County: 13.44 %St. Louis County: 8.933 %Saline County: 7.173 %Schuyler County: 12.214 %Scotland County: 6.639 %Scott County: 7.189 %Shannon County: 10.753 %Shelby County: 7.717 %Stoddard County: 9.281 %Stone County: 8.297 %Sullivan County: 7.843 %Taney County: 9.959 %Texas County: 10.549 %Vernon County: 8.537 %Warren County: 9.589 %Washington County: 40.21 %Wayne County: 11.429 %Webster County: 8.948 %Worth County: 10.127 %Wright County: 9.536 %St. Louis city: 10.226 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Iron County: 47.458 %Iron County47.458Washington County: 40.21 %Washington County40.21Reynolds County: 29.104 %Reynolds County29.104Dent County: 24.818 %Dent County24.818Carter County: 18.65 %Carter County18.65Ripley County: 14.08 %Ripley County14.08Crawford County: 13.693 %Crawford County13.693St. Francois County: 13.44 %St. Francois County13.44Ralls County: 13.263 %Ralls County13.263Ozark County: 12.258 %Ozark County12.258Schuyler County: 12.214 %Schuyler County12.214Pemiscot County: 12.16 %Pemiscot County12.16Mississippi County: 11.79 %Mississippi County11.79Maries County: 11.57 %Maries County11.57Barton County: 11.479 %Barton County11.479Wayne County: 11.429 %Wayne County11.429Mercer County: 11.2 %Mercer County11.2McDonald County: 11.029 %McDonald County11.029Daviess County: 10.98 %Daviess County10.98Adair County: 10.959 %Adair County10.959Shannon County: 10.753 %Shannon County10.753Dunklin County: 10.643 %Dunklin County10.643Clinton County: 10.625 %Clinton County10.625Texas County: 10.549 %Texas County10.549Douglas County: 10.526 %Douglas County10.526Butler County: 10.512 %Butler County10.512Cedar County: 10.332 %Cedar County10.332Jefferson County: 10.242 %Jefferson County10.242St. Louis city: 10.226 %St. Louis city10.226Ray County: 10.169 %Ray County10.169Camden County: 10.128 %Camden County10.128Worth County: 10.127 %Worth County10.127Callaway County: 10.102 %Callaway County10.102Benton County: 10.03 %Benton County10.03Dallas County: 9.96 %Dallas County9.96Taney County: 9.959 %Taney County9.959Lafayette County: 9.833 %Lafayette County9.833Warren County: 9.589 %Warren County9.589Harrison County: 9.549 %Harrison County9.549Wright County: 9.536 %Wright County9.536Iron County: 47.458 %Iron County47.458Washington County: 40.21 %Washington County40.21Reynolds County: 29.104 %Reynolds County29.104Dent County: 24.818 %Dent County24.818Carter County: 18.65 %Carter County18.65Ripley County: 14.08 %Ripley County14.08Crawford County: 13.693 %Crawford County13.693St. Francois County: 13.44 %St. Francois County13.44Ralls County: 13.263 %Ralls County13.263Ozark County: 12.258 %Ozark County12.258Schuyler County: 12.214 %Schuyler County12.214Pemiscot County: 12.16 %Pemiscot County12.16Mississippi County: 11.79 %Mississippi County11.79Maries County: 11.57 %Maries County11.57Barton County: 11.479 %Barton County11.479Wayne County: 11.429 %Wayne County11.429Mercer County: 11.2 %Mercer County11.2McDonald County: 11.029 %McDonald County11.029Daviess County: 10.98 %Daviess County10.98Adair County: 10.959 %Adair County10.959Shannon County: 10.753 %Shannon County10.753Dunklin County: 10.643 %Dunklin County10.643Clinton County: 10.625 %Clinton County10.625Texas County: 10.549 %Texas County10.549Douglas County: 10.526 %Douglas County10.526Butler County: 10.512 %Butler County10.512Cedar County: 10.332 %Cedar County10.332Jefferson County: 10.242 %Jefferson County10.242St. Louis city: 10.226 %St. Louis city10.226Ray County: 10.169 %Ray County10.169Camden County: 10.128 %Camden County10.128Worth County: 10.127 %Worth County10.127Callaway County: 10.102 %Callaway County10.102Benton County: 10.03 %Benton County10.03Dallas County: 9.96 %Dallas County9.96Taney County: 9.959 %Taney County9.959Lafayette County: 9.833 %Lafayette County9.833Warren County: 9.589 %Warren County9.589Harrison County: 9.549 %Harrison County9.549Wright County: 9.536 %Wright County9.536
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Iron County47.458+36.66 pts
2Washington County40.21+31.05 pts
3Reynolds County29.104+16.69 pts
4Dent County24.818+18.69 pts
5Carter County18.65+5.69 pts
6Ripley County14.08+3.29 pts
7Crawford County13.693+3.83 pts
8St. Francois County13.44+5.87 pts
9Ralls County13.263+3.26 pts
10Ozark County12.258+3.08 pts
11Schuyler County12.214-0.74 pts
12Pemiscot County12.16+2.89 pts
13Mississippi County11.79-0.92 pts
14Maries County11.57+3.41 pts
15Barton County11.479+1.33 pts
16Wayne County11.429+2.52 pts
17Mercer County11.2+1.9 pts
18McDonald County11.029-2.11 pts
19Daviess County10.98-7.2 pts
20Adair County10.959+4.9 pts
21Shannon County10.753+4.62 pts
22Dunklin County10.643+0.81 pts
23Clinton County10.625+2.66 pts
24Texas County10.549+1.11 pts
25Douglas County10.526-1.14 pts
26Butler County10.512+1.65 pts
27Cedar County10.332+2.87 pts
28Jefferson County10.242+1.08 pts
29St. Louis city10.226-0.31 pts
30Ray County10.169+3.32 pts
31Camden County10.128-0.36 pts
32Worth County10.127n/a
33Callaway County10.102+1.32 pts
34Benton County10.03-0.56 pts
35Dallas County9.960 pts
36Taney County9.959+0.05 pts
37Lafayette County9.833+1.86 pts
38Warren County9.589-2.98 pts
39Harrison County9.549+0.6 pts
40Wright County9.536+0.48 pts
41Bollinger County9.497-1.03 pts
42Lincoln County9.495-0.05 pts
43Marion County9.487+0.64 pts
44Polk County9.32-0.81 pts
45Stoddard County9.281+0.08 pts
46Andrew County9.109-1.91 pts
47Howell County9.095+1.23 pts
48Christian County9.082-0.22 pts
49Cooper County9.04-1.47 pts
50Webster County8.948+1.08 pts
51St. Louis County8.933-0.23 pts
52Johnson County8.878+0.94 pts
53Jackson County8.818+0.27 pts
54St. Charles County8.817-0.01 pts
55Jasper County8.799-0.73 pts
56Madison County8.762+0.05 pts
57Hickory County8.661-2.28 pts
58Greene County8.638+1.03 pts
59Henry County8.558+0.51 pts
60Boone County8.551+0.2 pts
61Vernon County8.537-6.19 pts
62Cole County8.521+1.01 pts
63Pulaski County8.429-2.22 pts
64Miller County8.423-0.38 pts
65Montgomery County8.421+4.72 pts
66Phelps County8.394+0.28 pts
67Howard County8.333-1.7 pts
68Buchanan County8.331-0.54 pts
69Chariton County8.312+1.08 pts
70Stone County8.297-5.84 pts
71Nodaway County8.266-2.79 pts
72Clark County8.209+2.95 pts
73Knox County8.14+1.16 pts
74Newton County8.101-5.02 pts
75Franklin County8.039-0.27 pts
76New Madrid County7.916-0.67 pts
77Clay County7.91+0.36 pts
78Ste. Genevieve County7.895+0.4 pts
79Laclede County7.873-0.54 pts
80Sullivan County7.843-4.6 pts
81Cass County7.839-0.91 pts
82Morgan County7.811-2.26 pts
83Carroll County7.805-4.33 pts
84Caldwell County7.719-2.32 pts
85Shelby County7.7170 pts
86Platte County7.692-1.3 pts
87Oregon County7.557+0.13 pts
88Pike County7.487-0.02 pts
89Bates County7.453+0.24 pts
90Audrain County7.444+1.94 pts
91Lewis County7.365-2.43 pts
92Macon County7.313-1.88 pts
93Livingston County7.235-0.68 pts
94Holt County7.229-5.54 pts
95Scott County7.189-1.41 pts
96Saline County7.173-0.47 pts
97Grundy County6.972+0.74 pts
98Gasconade County6.968-1.25 pts
99Lawrence County6.795-4.15 pts
100Cape Girardeau County6.771-1.46 pts
101Randolph County6.744-0.25 pts
102Scotland County6.639-0.08 pts
103St. Clair County6.607-3.79 pts
104Moniteau County6.593-0.94 pts
105Linn County6.545+0.31 pts
106DeKalb County6.542+0.5 pts
107Barry County6.522-4.82 pts
108Putnam County6.289+0.08 pts
109Atchison County6.094+0.4 pts
110Monroe County6.079-4.25 pts
111Pettis County6.032-0.71 pts
112Dade County5.645-0.7 pts
113Gentry County4.932-8.36 pts
114Perry County4.716-0.5 pts
115Osage County4.412-0.57 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Iron County, with 47.458% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Osage County, with 4.412% in 2015.

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