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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Carter County had the highest establishment exit rate of 115 counties in 2018, at 17.931%. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 4.38%. The median was 8.914% and the figure for Missouri was 9.671%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.931Carter County
Lowest4.38Schuyler County
Median8.914115 counties
Missouri9.671History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 7.362 %Andrew County: 8.4 %Atchison County: 10.089 %Audrain County: 8.633 %Barry County: 7 %Barton County: 11.899 %Bates County: 6.349 %Benton County: 8.309 %Bollinger County: 12.885 %Boone County: 9.193 %Buchanan County: 7.393 %Butler County: 11.305 %Caldwell County: 8.609 %Callaway County: 9.037 %Camden County: 10.309 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.554 %Carroll County: 5.97 %Carter County: 17.931 %Cass County: 9.969 %Cedar County: 7.94 %Chariton County: 7.833 %Christian County: 10.665 %Clark County: 6.716 %Clay County: 9.137 %Clinton County: 8.863 %Cole County: 7.454 %Cooper County: 8.707 %Crawford County: 6.074 %Dade County: 10.612 %Dallas County: 13.095 %Daviess County: 8.333 %DeKalb County: 7.729 %Dent County: 10.915 %Douglas County: 5.917 %Dunklin County: 11.548 %Franklin County: 7.363 %Gasconade County: 8.859 %Gentry County: 7.324 %Greene County: 7.957 %Grundy County: 12.054 %Harrison County: 4.905 %Henry County: 8.843 %Hickory County: 9.848 %Holt County: 7.725 %Howard County: 8.902 %Howell County: 7.996 %Iron County: 14.657 %Jackson County: 10.241 %Jasper County: 8.526 %Jefferson County: 9.431 %Johnson County: 12.205 %Knox County: 7.018 %Laclede County: 10.955 %Lafayette County: 8.068 %Lawrence County: 9.509 %Lewis County: 9.697 %Lincoln County: 10.295 %Linn County: 8.255 %Livingston County: 7.245 %McDonald County: 9.929 %Macon County: 5.784 %Madison County: 9.016 %Maries County: 12.821 %Marion County: 9.921 %Mercer County: 12.5 %Miller County: 10.394 %Mississippi County: 11.392 %Moniteau County: 7.36 %Monroe County: 9.302 %Montgomery County: 8.439 %Morgan County: 10.723 %New Madrid County: 12.25 %Newton County: 8.584 %Nodaway County: 8.191 %Oregon County: 10.411 %Osage County: 8.56 %Ozark County: 6.36 %Pemiscot County: 9.538 %Perry County: 7.392 %Pettis County: 8.582 %Phelps County: 9.91 %Pike County: 8.067 %Platte County: 8.295 %Polk County: 8.167 %Pulaski County: 9.45 %Putnam County: 12.429 %Ralls County: 7.813 %Randolph County: 8.923 %Ray County: 7.5 %Reynolds County: 15.385 %Ripley County: 15.845 %St. Charles County: 8.914 %St. Clair County: 4.93 %Ste. Genevieve County: 8.447 %St. Francois County: 10.625 %St. Louis County: 10.01 %Saline County: 7.439 %Schuyler County: 4.38 %Scotland County: 8.871 %Scott County: 8.939 %Shannon County: 10.753 %Shelby County: 9.091 %Stoddard County: 7.296 %Stone County: 9.106 %Sullivan County: 12.371 %Taney County: 9.97 %Texas County: 10.147 %Vernon County: 11.162 %Warren County: 6.858 %Washington County: 12.442 %Wayne County: 14.403 %Webster County: 8.703 %Worth County: 7.595 %Wright County: 10.585 %St. Louis city: 14.486 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Carter County: 17.931 %Carter County17.931Ripley County: 15.845 %Ripley County15.845Reynolds County: 15.385 %Reynolds County15.385Iron County: 14.657 %Iron County14.657St. Louis city: 14.486 %St. Louis city14.486Wayne County: 14.403 %Wayne County14.403Dallas County: 13.095 %Dallas County13.095Bollinger County: 12.885 %Bollinger County12.885Maries County: 12.821 %Maries County12.821Mercer County: 12.5 %Mercer County12.5Washington County: 12.442 %Washington County12.442Putnam County: 12.429 %Putnam County12.429Sullivan County: 12.371 %Sullivan County12.371New Madrid County: 12.25 %New Madrid County12.25Johnson County: 12.205 %Johnson County12.205Grundy County: 12.054 %Grundy County12.054Barton County: 11.899 %Barton County11.899Dunklin County: 11.548 %Dunklin County11.548Mississippi County: 11.392 %Mississippi County11.392Butler County: 11.305 %Butler County11.305Vernon County: 11.162 %Vernon County11.162Laclede County: 10.955 %Laclede County10.955Dent County: 10.915 %Dent County10.915Shannon County: 10.753 %Shannon County10.753Morgan County: 10.723 %Morgan County10.723Christian County: 10.665 %Christian County10.665St. Francois County: 10.625 %St. Francois County10.625Dade County: 10.612 %Dade County10.612Wright County: 10.585 %Wright County10.585Oregon County: 10.411 %Oregon County10.411Miller County: 10.394 %Miller County10.394Camden County: 10.309 %Camden County10.309Lincoln County: 10.295 %Lincoln County10.295Jackson County: 10.241 %Jackson County10.241Texas County: 10.147 %Texas County10.147Atchison County: 10.089 %Atchison County10.089St. Louis County: 10.01 %St. Louis County10.01Taney County: 9.97 %Taney County9.97Cass County: 9.969 %Cass County9.969McDonald County: 9.929 %McDonald County9.929Carter County: 17.931 %Carter County17.931Ripley County: 15.845 %Ripley County15.845Reynolds County: 15.385 %Reynolds County15.385Iron County: 14.657 %Iron County14.657St. Louis city: 14.486 %St. Louis city14.486Wayne County: 14.403 %Wayne County14.403Dallas County: 13.095 %Dallas County13.095Bollinger County: 12.885 %Bollinger County12.885Maries County: 12.821 %Maries County12.821Mercer County: 12.5 %Mercer County12.5Washington County: 12.442 %Washington County12.442Putnam County: 12.429 %Putnam County12.429Sullivan County: 12.371 %Sullivan County12.371New Madrid County: 12.25 %New Madrid County12.25Johnson County: 12.205 %Johnson County12.205Grundy County: 12.054 %Grundy County12.054Barton County: 11.899 %Barton County11.899Dunklin County: 11.548 %Dunklin County11.548Mississippi County: 11.392 %Mississippi County11.392Butler County: 11.305 %Butler County11.305Vernon County: 11.162 %Vernon County11.162Laclede County: 10.955 %Laclede County10.955Dent County: 10.915 %Dent County10.915Shannon County: 10.753 %Shannon County10.753Morgan County: 10.723 %Morgan County10.723Christian County: 10.665 %Christian County10.665St. Francois County: 10.625 %St. Francois County10.625Dade County: 10.612 %Dade County10.612Wright County: 10.585 %Wright County10.585Oregon County: 10.411 %Oregon County10.411Miller County: 10.394 %Miller County10.394Camden County: 10.309 %Camden County10.309Lincoln County: 10.295 %Lincoln County10.295Jackson County: 10.241 %Jackson County10.241Texas County: 10.147 %Texas County10.147Atchison County: 10.089 %Atchison County10.089St. Louis County: 10.01 %St. Louis County10.01Taney County: 9.97 %Taney County9.97Cass County: 9.969 %Cass County9.969McDonald County: 9.929 %McDonald County9.929
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Carter County17.931+7.99 pts
2Ripley County15.845-0.73 pts
3Reynolds County15.385+3.29 pts
4Iron County14.657+7.16 pts
5St. Louis city14.486+1.27 pts
6Wayne County14.403+5.22 pts
7Dallas County13.095+2.82 pts
8Bollinger County12.885+4.57 pts
9Maries County12.821+0.37 pts
10Mercer County12.5+1.73 pts
11Washington County12.442+0.82 pts
12Putnam County12.429+6.81 pts
13Sullivan County12.371+4.25 pts
14New Madrid County12.25+0.59 pts
15Johnson County12.205+1.29 pts
16Grundy County12.054+4.7 pts
17Barton County11.899+2.61 pts
18Dunklin County11.548-2.32 pts
19Mississippi County11.392+3.38 pts
20Butler County11.305+1.5 pts
21Vernon County11.162-1.72 pts
22Laclede County10.955+3.74 pts
23Dent County10.915-3.96 pts
24Shannon County10.753+0.55 pts
25Morgan County10.723+1.62 pts
26Christian County10.665+1.47 pts
27St. Francois County10.625-0.06 pts
28Dade County10.612+5.83 pts
29Wright County10.585-0.45 pts
30Oregon County10.411-7.54 pts
31Miller County10.394+2.77 pts
32Camden County10.309+1.19 pts
33Lincoln County10.295+3.81 pts
34Jackson County10.241-0.33 pts
35Texas County10.147-3.68 pts
36Atchison County10.089+2.74 pts
37St. Louis County10.01-0.39 pts
38Taney County9.97+0.95 pts
39Cass County9.969+0.81 pts
40McDonald County9.929-4.81 pts
41Marion County9.921+2.96 pts
42Phelps County9.91-0.21 pts
43Hickory County9.848-1.83 pts
44Lewis County9.697+2.74 pts
45Pemiscot County9.538-2.88 pts
46Lawrence County9.509-0.19 pts
47Pulaski County9.45-0.75 pts
48Jefferson County9.431-0.72 pts
49Monroe County9.302+1.05 pts
50Boone County9.193+0.85 pts
51Clay County9.137-0.1 pts
52Stone County9.106-1.25 pts
53Shelby County9.091+1.99 pts
54Callaway County9.037+1.34 pts
55Madison County9.016-2.79 pts
56Scott County8.939+0.74 pts
57Randolph County8.923+0.73 pts
58St. Charles County8.914-0.02 pts
59Howard County8.902+1.43 pts
60Scotland County8.871-0.77 pts
61Clinton County8.863+1.26 pts
62Gasconade County8.859-0.14 pts
63Henry County8.843-0.96 pts
64Cooper County8.707+1.47 pts
65Webster County8.703+0.8 pts
66Audrain County8.633+1.79 pts
67Caldwell County8.609+3.26 pts
68Newton County8.584+0.07 pts
69Pettis County8.582+2.5 pts
70Osage County8.56+0.21 pts
71Cape Girardeau County8.554-0.46 pts
72Jasper County8.526-0.27 pts
73Ste. Genevieve County8.447-0.4 pts
74Montgomery County8.439+0.44 pts
75Andrew County8.4-6.05 pts
76Daviess County8.333-0.16 pts
77Benton County8.309-1.05 pts
78Platte County8.295-1.26 pts
79Linn County8.255+0.21 pts
80Nodaway County8.191+1.17 pts
81Polk County8.167-1.19 pts
82Lafayette County8.068-3.6 pts
83Pike County8.067-0.69 pts
84Howell County7.996-1.36 pts
85Greene County7.957-2.77 pts
86Cedar County7.94-2.44 pts
87Chariton County7.833+2.19 pts
88Ralls County7.813-1.16 pts
89DeKalb County7.729+2.99 pts
90Holt County7.725-5.44 pts
91Worth County7.595n/a
92Ray County7.5+0.22 pts
93Cole County7.454-0.29 pts
94Saline County7.439+2.77 pts
95Buchanan County7.393-1.79 pts
96Perry County7.392+1 pts
97Franklin County7.363-1.03 pts
98Adair County7.362-0.27 pts
99Moniteau County7.36-0.96 pts
100Gentry County7.324-0.81 pts
101Stoddard County7.296-3.38 pts
102Livingston County7.245+1.65 pts
103Knox County7.018-2.56 pts
104Barry County7-1.02 pts
105Warren County6.858-2.37 pts
106Clark County6.716+4.45 pts
107Ozark County6.36-9.38 pts
108Bates County6.349-4.19 pts
109Crawford County6.074-1.94 pts
110Carroll County5.97-2.83 pts
111Douglas County5.917-5.54 pts
112Macon County5.784-3.81 pts
113St. Clair County4.93-7.78 pts
114Harrison County4.905-0.46 pts
115Schuyler County4.38-3.31 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Carter County, with 17.931% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Schuyler County, with 4.38% in 2018.

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