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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Dent County had the highest establishment exit rate of 115 counties in 2016, at 15.773%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 3.614%. The median was 8.421% and the figure for Missouri was 8.626%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.773Dent County
Lowest3.614Putnam County
Median8.421115 counties
Missouri8.626History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 6.765 %Andrew County: 8.187 %Atchison County: 7.821 %Audrain County: 7.356 %Barry County: 9.592 %Barton County: 6.667 %Bates County: 8.978 %Benton County: 5.988 %Bollinger County: 15 %Boone County: 7.942 %Buchanan County: 7.643 %Butler County: 11.639 %Caldwell County: 8.247 %Callaway County: 8.895 %Camden County: 7.897 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.964 %Carroll County: 8.333 %Carter County: 5.806 %Cass County: 8.149 %Cedar County: 9.683 %Chariton County: 8.333 %Christian County: 8.328 %Clark County: 4.615 %Clay County: 7.506 %Clinton County: 8.421 %Cole County: 7.19 %Cooper County: 6.667 %Crawford County: 8.448 %Dade County: 6.452 %Dallas County: 9.213 %Daviess County: 13.23 %DeKalb County: 7.547 %Dent County: 15.773 %Douglas County: 7.536 %Dunklin County: 12.993 %Franklin County: 6.587 %Gasconade County: 7.552 %Gentry County: 5.867 %Greene County: 7.777 %Grundy County: 6.882 %Harrison County: 5.82 %Henry County: 8.487 %Hickory County: 12.075 %Holt County: 11.673 %Howard County: 9.275 %Howell County: 9.796 %Iron County: 8.491 %Jackson County: 8.533 %Jasper County: 6.108 %Jefferson County: 8.959 %Johnson County: 9.569 %Knox County: 9.467 %Laclede County: 7.586 %Lafayette County: 6.371 %Lawrence County: 6.142 %Lewis County: 8.571 %Lincoln County: 9.416 %Linn County: 7.194 %Livingston County: 6.591 %McDonald County: 11.032 %Macon County: 5.008 %Madison County: 10.37 %Maries County: 6.612 %Marion County: 6.736 %Mercer County: 6.349 %Miller County: 8.579 %Mississippi County: 8.243 %Moniteau County: 7.278 %Monroe County: 11.656 %Montgomery County: 7.676 %Morgan County: 9.591 %New Madrid County: 9.415 %Newton County: 7.438 %Nodaway County: 7.78 %Oregon County: 10.37 %Osage County: 9.559 %Ozark County: 11.356 %Pemiscot County: 12.783 %Perry County: 6.08 %Pettis County: 6.489 %Phelps County: 9.331 %Pike County: 9.421 %Platte County: 8.519 %Polk County: 10.047 %Pulaski County: 8.597 %Putnam County: 3.614 %Ralls County: 10.106 %Randolph County: 9.333 %Ray County: 7.645 %Reynolds County: 8.097 %Ripley County: 14.774 %St. Charles County: 8.224 %St. Clair County: 14.243 %Ste. Genevieve County: 9.223 %St. Francois County: 8.671 %St. Louis County: 8.974 %Saline County: 8.714 %Schuyler County: 9.6 %Scotland County: 7.287 %Scott County: 8.047 %Shannon County: 7.639 %Shelby County: 9.032 %Stoddard County: 8.289 %Stone County: 9.596 %Sullivan County: 10.152 %Taney County: 7.707 %Texas County: 11.277 %Vernon County: 12.753 %Warren County: 6.763 %Washington County: 11.498 %Wayne County: 10.657 %Webster County: 6.947 %Worth County: 10.256 %Wright County: 10.317 %St. Louis city: 11.062 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Dent County: 15.773 %Dent County15.773Bollinger County: 15 %Bollinger County15Ripley County: 14.774 %Ripley County14.774St. Clair County: 14.243 %St. Clair County14.243Daviess County: 13.23 %Daviess County13.23Dunklin County: 12.993 %Dunklin County12.993Pemiscot County: 12.783 %Pemiscot County12.783Vernon County: 12.753 %Vernon County12.753Hickory County: 12.075 %Hickory County12.075Holt County: 11.673 %Holt County11.673Monroe County: 11.656 %Monroe County11.656Butler County: 11.639 %Butler County11.639Washington County: 11.498 %Washington County11.498Ozark County: 11.356 %Ozark County11.356Texas County: 11.277 %Texas County11.277St. Louis city: 11.062 %St. Louis city11.062McDonald County: 11.032 %McDonald County11.032Wayne County: 10.657 %Wayne County10.657Madison County: 10.37 %Madison County10.37Oregon County: 10.37 %Oregon County10.37Wright County: 10.317 %Wright County10.317Worth County: 10.256 %Worth County10.256Sullivan County: 10.152 %Sullivan County10.152Ralls County: 10.106 %Ralls County10.106Polk County: 10.047 %Polk County10.047Howell County: 9.796 %Howell County9.796Cedar County: 9.683 %Cedar County9.683Schuyler County: 9.6 %Schuyler County9.6Stone County: 9.596 %Stone County9.596Barry County: 9.592 %Barry County9.592Morgan County: 9.591 %Morgan County9.591Johnson County: 9.569 %Johnson County9.569Osage County: 9.559 %Osage County9.559Knox County: 9.467 %Knox County9.467Pike County: 9.421 %Pike County9.421Lincoln County: 9.416 %Lincoln County9.416New Madrid County: 9.415 %New Madrid County9.415Randolph County: 9.333 %Randolph County9.333Phelps County: 9.331 %Phelps County9.331Howard County: 9.275 %Howard County9.275Dent County: 15.773 %Dent County15.773Bollinger County: 15 %Bollinger County15Ripley County: 14.774 %Ripley County14.774St. Clair County: 14.243 %St. Clair County14.243Daviess County: 13.23 %Daviess County13.23Dunklin County: 12.993 %Dunklin County12.993Pemiscot County: 12.783 %Pemiscot County12.783Vernon County: 12.753 %Vernon County12.753Hickory County: 12.075 %Hickory County12.075Holt County: 11.673 %Holt County11.673Monroe County: 11.656 %Monroe County11.656Butler County: 11.639 %Butler County11.639Washington County: 11.498 %Washington County11.498Ozark County: 11.356 %Ozark County11.356Texas County: 11.277 %Texas County11.277St. Louis city: 11.062 %St. Louis city11.062McDonald County: 11.032 %McDonald County11.032Wayne County: 10.657 %Wayne County10.657Madison County: 10.37 %Madison County10.37Oregon County: 10.37 %Oregon County10.37Wright County: 10.317 %Wright County10.317Worth County: 10.256 %Worth County10.256Sullivan County: 10.152 %Sullivan County10.152Ralls County: 10.106 %Ralls County10.106Polk County: 10.047 %Polk County10.047Howell County: 9.796 %Howell County9.796Cedar County: 9.683 %Cedar County9.683Schuyler County: 9.6 %Schuyler County9.6Stone County: 9.596 %Stone County9.596Barry County: 9.592 %Barry County9.592Morgan County: 9.591 %Morgan County9.591Johnson County: 9.569 %Johnson County9.569Osage County: 9.559 %Osage County9.559Knox County: 9.467 %Knox County9.467Pike County: 9.421 %Pike County9.421Lincoln County: 9.416 %Lincoln County9.416New Madrid County: 9.415 %New Madrid County9.415Randolph County: 9.333 %Randolph County9.333Phelps County: 9.331 %Phelps County9.331Howard County: 9.275 %Howard County9.275
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Dent County15.773-9.05 pts
2Bollinger County15+5.5 pts
3Ripley County14.774+0.69 pts
4St. Clair County14.243+7.64 pts
5Daviess County13.23+2.25 pts
6Dunklin County12.993+2.35 pts
7Pemiscot County12.783+0.62 pts
8Vernon County12.753+4.22 pts
9Hickory County12.075+3.41 pts
10Holt County11.673+4.44 pts
11Monroe County11.656+5.58 pts
12Butler County11.639+1.13 pts
13Washington County11.498-28.71 pts
14Ozark County11.356-0.9 pts
15Texas County11.277+0.73 pts
16St. Louis city11.062+0.84 pts
17McDonald County11.0320 pts
18Wayne County10.657-0.77 pts
19Madison County10.37+1.61 pts
19Oregon County10.37+2.81 pts
21Wright County10.317+0.78 pts
22Worth County10.256+0.13 pts
23Sullivan County10.152+2.31 pts
24Ralls County10.106-3.16 pts
25Polk County10.047+0.73 pts
26Howell County9.796+0.7 pts
27Cedar County9.683-0.65 pts
28Schuyler County9.6-2.61 pts
29Stone County9.596+1.3 pts
30Barry County9.592+3.07 pts
31Morgan County9.591+1.78 pts
32Johnson County9.569+0.69 pts
33Osage County9.559+5.15 pts
34Knox County9.467+1.33 pts
35Pike County9.421+1.93 pts
36Lincoln County9.416-0.08 pts
37New Madrid County9.415+1.5 pts
38Randolph County9.333+2.59 pts
39Phelps County9.331+0.94 pts
40Howard County9.275+0.94 pts
41Ste. Genevieve County9.223+1.33 pts
42Dallas County9.213-0.75 pts
43Shelby County9.032+1.32 pts
44Bates County8.978+1.52 pts
45St. Louis County8.974+0.04 pts
46Jefferson County8.959-1.28 pts
47Callaway County8.895-1.21 pts
48Saline County8.714+1.54 pts
49St. Francois County8.671-4.77 pts
50Pulaski County8.597+0.17 pts
51Miller County8.579+0.16 pts
52Lewis County8.571+1.21 pts
53Jackson County8.533-0.29 pts
54Platte County8.519+0.83 pts
55Iron County8.491-38.97 pts
56Henry County8.487-0.07 pts
57Crawford County8.448-5.24 pts
58Clinton County8.421-2.2 pts
59Carroll County8.333+0.53 pts
59Chariton County8.333+0.02 pts
61Christian County8.328-0.75 pts
62Stoddard County8.289-0.99 pts
63Caldwell County8.247+0.53 pts
64Mississippi County8.243-3.55 pts
65St. Charles County8.224-0.59 pts
66Andrew County8.187-0.92 pts
67Cass County8.149+0.31 pts
68Reynolds County8.097-21.01 pts
69Scott County8.047+0.86 pts
70Cape Girardeau County7.964+1.19 pts
71Boone County7.942-0.61 pts
72Camden County7.897-2.23 pts
73Atchison County7.821+1.73 pts
74Nodaway County7.78-0.49 pts
75Greene County7.777-0.86 pts
76Taney County7.707-2.25 pts
77Montgomery County7.676-0.74 pts
78Ray County7.645-2.52 pts
79Buchanan County7.643-0.69 pts
80Shannon County7.639-3.11 pts
81Laclede County7.586-0.29 pts
82Gasconade County7.552+0.58 pts
83DeKalb County7.547+1 pts
84Douglas County7.536-2.99 pts
85Clay County7.506-0.4 pts
86Newton County7.438-0.66 pts
87Audrain County7.356-0.09 pts
88Scotland County7.287+0.65 pts
89Moniteau County7.278+0.68 pts
90Linn County7.194+0.65 pts
91Cole County7.19-1.33 pts
92Webster County6.947-2 pts
93Grundy County6.882-0.09 pts
94Adair County6.765-4.19 pts
95Warren County6.763-2.83 pts
96Marion County6.736-2.75 pts
97Barton County6.667-4.81 pts
97Cooper County6.667-2.37 pts
99Maries County6.612-4.96 pts
100Livingston County6.591-0.64 pts
101Franklin County6.587-1.45 pts
102Pettis County6.489+0.46 pts
103Dade County6.452+0.81 pts
104Lafayette County6.371-3.46 pts
105Mercer County6.349-4.85 pts
106Lawrence County6.142-0.65 pts
107Jasper County6.108-2.69 pts
108Perry County6.08+1.36 pts
109Benton County5.988-4.04 pts
110Gentry County5.867+0.93 pts
111Harrison County5.82-3.73 pts
112Carter County5.806-12.84 pts
113Macon County5.008-2.3 pts
114Clark County4.615-3.59 pts
115Putnam County3.614-2.67 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dent County, with 15.773% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Putnam County, with 3.614% in 2016.

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