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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Oregon County had the highest establishment exit rate of 114 counties in 2017, at 17.949%. Clark County had the lowest, at 2.264%. The median was 9.064% and the figure for Missouri was 9.938%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.949Oregon County
Lowest2.264Clark County
Median9.064114 counties
Missouri9.938History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 7.632 %Andrew County: 14.453 %Atchison County: 7.345 %Audrain County: 6.841 %Barry County: 8.017 %Barton County: 9.292 %Bates County: 10.543 %Benton County: 9.357 %Bollinger County: 8.31 %Boone County: 8.347 %Buchanan County: 9.184 %Butler County: 9.804 %Caldwell County: 5.351 %Callaway County: 7.698 %Camden County: 9.117 %Cape Girardeau County: 9.013 %Carroll County: 8.802 %Carter County: 9.938 %Cass County: 9.162 %Cedar County: 10.385 %Chariton County: 5.641 %Christian County: 9.199 %Clark County: 2.264 %Clay County: 9.233 %Clinton County: 7.602 %Cole County: 7.74 %Cooper County: 7.239 %Crawford County: 8.017 %Dade County: 4.781 %Dallas County: 10.275 %Daviess County: 8.494 %DeKalb County: 4.739 %Dent County: 14.876 %Douglas County: 11.461 %Dunklin County: 13.864 %Franklin County: 8.39 %Gasconade County: 8.995 %Gentry County: 8.13 %Greene County: 10.727 %Grundy County: 7.359 %Harrison County: 5.362 %Henry County: 9.806 %Hickory County: 11.679 %Holt County: 13.169 %Howard County: 7.471 %Howell County: 9.357 %Iron County: 7.494 %Jackson County: 10.575 %Jasper County: 8.794 %Jefferson County: 10.149 %Johnson County: 10.913 %Knox County: 9.581 %Laclede County: 7.216 %Lafayette County: 11.665 %Lawrence County: 9.701 %Lewis County: 6.957 %Lincoln County: 6.481 %Linn County: 8.044 %Livingston County: 5.598 %McDonald County: 14.737 %Macon County: 9.598 %Madison County: 11.81 %Maries County: 12.448 %Marion County: 6.959 %Mercer County: 10.769 %Miller County: 7.624 %Mississippi County: 8.017 %Moniteau County: 8.32 %Monroe County: 8.254 %Montgomery County: 8 %Morgan County: 9.102 %New Madrid County: 11.663 %Newton County: 8.511 %Nodaway County: 7.022 %Oregon County: 17.949 %Osage County: 8.349 %Ozark County: 15.738 %Pemiscot County: 12.417 %Perry County: 6.392 %Pettis County: 6.082 %Phelps County: 10.116 %Pike County: 8.755 %Platte County: 9.55 %Polk County: 9.355 %Pulaski County: 10.195 %Putnam County: 5.618 %Ralls County: 8.971 %Randolph County: 8.19 %Ray County: 7.284 %Reynolds County: 12.097 %Ripley County: 16.576 %St. Charles County: 8.93 %St. Clair County: 12.709 %Ste. Genevieve County: 8.847 %St. Francois County: 10.689 %St. Louis County: 10.397 %Saline County: 4.671 %Schuyler County: 7.692 %Scotland County: 9.639 %Scott County: 8.194 %Shannon County: 10.204 %Shelby County: 7.097 %Stoddard County: 10.673 %Stone County: 10.351 %Sullivan County: 8.122 %Taney County: 9.025 %Texas County: 13.823 %Vernon County: 12.883 %Warren County: 9.228 %Washington County: 11.624 %Wayne County: 9.187 %Webster County: 7.899 %Wright County: 11.036 %St. Louis city: 13.214 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Oregon County: 17.949 %Oregon County17.949Ripley County: 16.576 %Ripley County16.576Ozark County: 15.738 %Ozark County15.738Dent County: 14.876 %Dent County14.876McDonald County: 14.737 %McDonald County14.737Andrew County: 14.453 %Andrew County14.453Dunklin County: 13.864 %Dunklin County13.864Texas County: 13.823 %Texas County13.823St. Louis city: 13.214 %St. Louis city13.214Holt County: 13.169 %Holt County13.169Vernon County: 12.883 %Vernon County12.883St. Clair County: 12.709 %St. Clair County12.709Maries County: 12.448 %Maries County12.448Pemiscot County: 12.417 %Pemiscot County12.417Reynolds County: 12.097 %Reynolds County12.097Madison County: 11.81 %Madison County11.81Hickory County: 11.679 %Hickory County11.679Lafayette County: 11.665 %Lafayette County11.665New Madrid County: 11.663 %New Madrid County11.663Washington County: 11.624 %Washington County11.624Douglas County: 11.461 %Douglas County11.461Wright County: 11.036 %Wright County11.036Johnson County: 10.913 %Johnson County10.913Mercer County: 10.769 %Mercer County10.769Greene County: 10.727 %Greene County10.727St. Francois County: 10.689 %St. Francois County10.689Stoddard County: 10.673 %Stoddard County10.673Jackson County: 10.575 %Jackson County10.575Bates County: 10.543 %Bates County10.543St. Louis County: 10.397 %St. Louis County10.397Cedar County: 10.385 %Cedar County10.385Stone County: 10.351 %Stone County10.351Dallas County: 10.275 %Dallas County10.275Shannon County: 10.204 %Shannon County10.204Pulaski County: 10.195 %Pulaski County10.195Jefferson County: 10.149 %Jefferson County10.149Phelps County: 10.116 %Phelps County10.116Carter County: 9.938 %Carter County9.938Henry County: 9.806 %Henry County9.806Butler County: 9.804 %Butler County9.804Oregon County: 17.949 %Oregon County17.949Ripley County: 16.576 %Ripley County16.576Ozark County: 15.738 %Ozark County15.738Dent County: 14.876 %Dent County14.876McDonald County: 14.737 %McDonald County14.737Andrew County: 14.453 %Andrew County14.453Dunklin County: 13.864 %Dunklin County13.864Texas County: 13.823 %Texas County13.823St. Louis city: 13.214 %St. Louis city13.214Holt County: 13.169 %Holt County13.169Vernon County: 12.883 %Vernon County12.883St. Clair County: 12.709 %St. Clair County12.709Maries County: 12.448 %Maries County12.448Pemiscot County: 12.417 %Pemiscot County12.417Reynolds County: 12.097 %Reynolds County12.097Madison County: 11.81 %Madison County11.81Hickory County: 11.679 %Hickory County11.679Lafayette County: 11.665 %Lafayette County11.665New Madrid County: 11.663 %New Madrid County11.663Washington County: 11.624 %Washington County11.624Douglas County: 11.461 %Douglas County11.461Wright County: 11.036 %Wright County11.036Johnson County: 10.913 %Johnson County10.913Mercer County: 10.769 %Mercer County10.769Greene County: 10.727 %Greene County10.727St. Francois County: 10.689 %St. Francois County10.689Stoddard County: 10.673 %Stoddard County10.673Jackson County: 10.575 %Jackson County10.575Bates County: 10.543 %Bates County10.543St. Louis County: 10.397 %St. Louis County10.397Cedar County: 10.385 %Cedar County10.385Stone County: 10.351 %Stone County10.351Dallas County: 10.275 %Dallas County10.275Shannon County: 10.204 %Shannon County10.204Pulaski County: 10.195 %Pulaski County10.195Jefferson County: 10.149 %Jefferson County10.149Phelps County: 10.116 %Phelps County10.116Carter County: 9.938 %Carter County9.938Henry County: 9.806 %Henry County9.806Butler County: 9.804 %Butler County9.804
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Oregon County17.949+7.58 pts
2Ripley County16.576+1.8 pts
3Ozark County15.738+4.38 pts
4Dent County14.876-0.9 pts
5McDonald County14.737+3.71 pts
6Andrew County14.453+6.27 pts
7Dunklin County13.864+0.87 pts
8Texas County13.823+2.55 pts
9St. Louis city13.214+2.15 pts
10Holt County13.169+1.5 pts
11Vernon County12.883+0.13 pts
12St. Clair County12.709-1.53 pts
13Maries County12.448+5.84 pts
14Pemiscot County12.417-0.37 pts
15Reynolds County12.097+4 pts
16Madison County11.81+1.44 pts
17Hickory County11.679-0.4 pts
18Lafayette County11.665+5.29 pts
19New Madrid County11.663+2.25 pts
20Washington County11.624+0.13 pts
21Douglas County11.461+3.93 pts
22Wright County11.036+0.72 pts
23Johnson County10.913+1.34 pts
24Mercer County10.769+4.42 pts
25Greene County10.727+2.95 pts
26St. Francois County10.689+2.02 pts
27Stoddard County10.673+2.38 pts
28Jackson County10.575+2.04 pts
29Bates County10.543+1.56 pts
30St. Louis County10.397+1.42 pts
31Cedar County10.385+0.7 pts
32Stone County10.351+0.76 pts
33Dallas County10.275+1.06 pts
34Shannon County10.204+2.57 pts
35Pulaski County10.195+1.6 pts
36Jefferson County10.149+1.19 pts
37Phelps County10.116+0.79 pts
38Carter County9.938+4.13 pts
39Henry County9.806+1.32 pts
40Butler County9.804-1.83 pts
41Lawrence County9.701+3.56 pts
42Scotland County9.639+2.35 pts
43Macon County9.598+4.59 pts
44Knox County9.581+0.11 pts
45Platte County9.55+1.03 pts
46Benton County9.357+3.37 pts
46Howell County9.357-0.44 pts
48Polk County9.355-0.69 pts
49Barton County9.292+2.63 pts
50Clay County9.233+1.73 pts
51Warren County9.228+2.46 pts
52Christian County9.199+0.87 pts
53Wayne County9.187-1.47 pts
54Buchanan County9.184+1.54 pts
55Cass County9.162+1.01 pts
56Camden County9.117+1.22 pts
57Morgan County9.102-0.49 pts
58Taney County9.025+1.32 pts
59Cape Girardeau County9.013+1.05 pts
60Gasconade County8.995+1.44 pts
61Ralls County8.971-1.13 pts
62St. Charles County8.93+0.71 pts
63Ste. Genevieve County8.847-0.38 pts
64Carroll County8.802+0.47 pts
65Jasper County8.794+2.69 pts
66Pike County8.755-0.67 pts
67Newton County8.511+1.07 pts
68Daviess County8.494-4.74 pts
69Franklin County8.39+1.8 pts
70Osage County8.349-1.21 pts
71Boone County8.347+0.4 pts
72Moniteau County8.32+1.04 pts
73Bollinger County8.31-6.69 pts
74Monroe County8.254-3.4 pts
75Scott County8.194+0.15 pts
76Randolph County8.19-1.14 pts
77Gentry County8.13+2.26 pts
78Sullivan County8.122-2.03 pts
79Linn County8.044+0.85 pts
80Barry County8.017-1.58 pts
80Crawford County8.017-0.43 pts
80Mississippi County8.017-0.23 pts
83Montgomery County8+0.32 pts
84Webster County7.899+0.95 pts
85Cole County7.74+0.55 pts
86Callaway County7.698-1.2 pts
87Schuyler County7.692-1.91 pts
88Adair County7.632+0.87 pts
89Miller County7.624-0.96 pts
90Clinton County7.602-0.82 pts
91Iron County7.494-1 pts
92Howard County7.471-1.8 pts
93Grundy County7.359+0.48 pts
94Atchison County7.345-0.48 pts
95Ray County7.284-0.36 pts
96Cooper County7.239+0.57 pts
97Laclede County7.216-0.37 pts
98Shelby County7.097-1.93 pts
99Nodaway County7.022-0.76 pts
100Marion County6.959+0.22 pts
101Lewis County6.957-1.61 pts
102Audrain County6.841-0.51 pts
103Lincoln County6.481-2.94 pts
104Perry County6.392+0.31 pts
105Pettis County6.082-0.41 pts
106Chariton County5.641-2.69 pts
107Putnam County5.618+2 pts
108Livingston County5.598-0.99 pts
109Harrison County5.362-0.46 pts
110Caldwell County5.351-2.9 pts
111Dade County4.781-1.67 pts
112DeKalb County4.739-2.81 pts
113Saline County4.671-4.04 pts
114Clark County2.264-2.35 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 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Oregon County, with 17.949% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Clark County, with 2.264% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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