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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Mississippi County had the highest establishment exit rate of 113 counties in 2019, at 17.521%. Reynolds County had the lowest, at 2.752%. The median was 8.705% and the figure for Missouri was 8.784%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.521Mississippi County
Lowest2.752Reynolds County
Median8.705113 counties
Missouri8.784History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 10.036 %Andrew County: 9.94 %Atchison County: 8.05 %Audrain County: 8.705 %Barry County: 9.176 %Barton County: 12.235 %Bates County: 6.289 %Benton County: 10.947 %Bollinger County: 13.143 %Boone County: 8.318 %Buchanan County: 9.068 %Butler County: 10.967 %Caldwell County: 15.12 %Callaway County: 8.252 %Camden County: 9.639 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.595 %Carroll County: 7.752 %Carter County: 7.801 %Cass County: 9.126 %Cedar County: 14.176 %Chariton County: 8.511 %Christian County: 9.636 %Clark County: 7.299 %Clay County: 9.105 %Clinton County: 12.443 %Cole County: 7.015 %Cooper County: 8.976 %Crawford County: 9.358 %Dade County: 8.197 %Dallas County: 6.387 %Daviess County: 7.463 %DeKalb County: 8.293 %Dent County: 8.149 %Douglas County: 6.857 %Dunklin County: 14.858 %Franklin County: 8.152 %Gasconade County: 5.954 %Gentry County: 8.092 %Greene County: 7.368 %Grundy County: 11.268 %Harrison County: 11.667 %Henry County: 6.391 %Hickory County: 6.897 %Holt County: 8.621 %Howard County: 9.259 %Howell County: 8.187 %Iron County: 13.397 %Jackson County: 10.127 %Jasper County: 7.292 %Jefferson County: 8.918 %Johnson County: 7.09 %Knox County: 10.778 %Laclede County: 6.823 %Lafayette County: 9.006 %Lawrence County: 10.878 %Lewis County: 4.878 %Lincoln County: 10.315 %Linn County: 10.707 %Livingston County: 5.982 %McDonald County: 8.834 %Macon County: 9.741 %Madison County: 13.389 %Maries County: 7.66 %Marion County: 8.82 %Miller County: 8.05 %Mississippi County: 17.521 %Moniteau County: 7.395 %Monroe County: 9.18 %Montgomery County: 9.978 %Morgan County: 8.516 %New Madrid County: 15.027 %Newton County: 7.895 %Nodaway County: 6.897 %Oregon County: 8.989 %Osage County: 4.331 %Ozark County: 9.722 %Pemiscot County: 13.099 %Perry County: 5.9 %Pettis County: 6.53 %Phelps County: 6.637 %Pike County: 6.944 %Platte County: 7.676 %Polk County: 7.671 %Pulaski County: 9.07 %Putnam County: 13.253 %Ralls County: 9.669 %Randolph County: 9.486 %Ray County: 10.476 %Reynolds County: 2.752 %Ripley County: 16.333 %St. Charles County: 7.826 %St. Clair County: 4.811 %Ste. Genevieve County: 4.885 %St. Francois County: 8.28 %St. Louis County: 8.699 %Saline County: 6.277 %Schuyler County: 8.511 %Scotland County: 8.765 %Scott County: 7.692 %Shannon County: 10.753 %Shelby County: 10.204 %Stoddard County: 9.033 %Stone County: 9.076 %Sullivan County: 7.527 %Taney County: 8.116 %Texas County: 7.874 %Vernon County: 5.794 %Warren County: 10.573 %Washington County: 9.375 %Wayne County: 11.842 %Webster County: 10.841 %Wright County: 7.153 %St. Louis city: 9.657 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Mississippi County: 17.521 %Mississippi County17.521Ripley County: 16.333 %Ripley County16.333Caldwell County: 15.12 %Caldwell County15.12New Madrid County: 15.027 %New Madrid County15.027Dunklin County: 14.858 %Dunklin County14.858Cedar County: 14.176 %Cedar County14.176Iron County: 13.397 %Iron County13.397Madison County: 13.389 %Madison County13.389Putnam County: 13.253 %Putnam County13.253Bollinger County: 13.143 %Bollinger County13.143Pemiscot County: 13.099 %Pemiscot County13.099Clinton County: 12.443 %Clinton County12.443Barton County: 12.235 %Barton County12.235Wayne County: 11.842 %Wayne County11.842Harrison County: 11.667 %Harrison County11.667Grundy County: 11.268 %Grundy County11.268Butler County: 10.967 %Butler County10.967Benton County: 10.947 %Benton County10.947Lawrence County: 10.878 %Lawrence County10.878Webster County: 10.841 %Webster County10.841Knox County: 10.778 %Knox County10.778Shannon County: 10.753 %Shannon County10.753Linn County: 10.707 %Linn County10.707Warren County: 10.573 %Warren County10.573Ray County: 10.476 %Ray County10.476Lincoln County: 10.315 %Lincoln County10.315Shelby County: 10.204 %Shelby County10.204Jackson County: 10.127 %Jackson County10.127Adair County: 10.036 %Adair County10.036Montgomery County: 9.978 %Montgomery County9.978Andrew County: 9.94 %Andrew County9.94Macon County: 9.741 %Macon County9.741Ozark County: 9.722 %Ozark County9.722Ralls County: 9.669 %Ralls County9.669St. Louis city: 9.657 %St. Louis city9.657Camden County: 9.639 %Camden County9.639Christian County: 9.636 %Christian County9.636Randolph County: 9.486 %Randolph County9.486Washington County: 9.375 %Washington County9.375Crawford County: 9.358 %Crawford County9.358Mississippi County: 17.521 %Mississippi County17.521Ripley County: 16.333 %Ripley County16.333Caldwell County: 15.12 %Caldwell County15.12New Madrid County: 15.027 %New Madrid County15.027Dunklin County: 14.858 %Dunklin County14.858Cedar County: 14.176 %Cedar County14.176Iron County: 13.397 %Iron County13.397Madison County: 13.389 %Madison County13.389Putnam County: 13.253 %Putnam County13.253Bollinger County: 13.143 %Bollinger County13.143Pemiscot County: 13.099 %Pemiscot County13.099Clinton County: 12.443 %Clinton County12.443Barton County: 12.235 %Barton County12.235Wayne County: 11.842 %Wayne County11.842Harrison County: 11.667 %Harrison County11.667Grundy County: 11.268 %Grundy County11.268Butler County: 10.967 %Butler County10.967Benton County: 10.947 %Benton County10.947Lawrence County: 10.878 %Lawrence County10.878Webster County: 10.841 %Webster County10.841Knox County: 10.778 %Knox County10.778Shannon County: 10.753 %Shannon County10.753Linn County: 10.707 %Linn County10.707Warren County: 10.573 %Warren County10.573Ray County: 10.476 %Ray County10.476Lincoln County: 10.315 %Lincoln County10.315Shelby County: 10.204 %Shelby County10.204Jackson County: 10.127 %Jackson County10.127Adair County: 10.036 %Adair County10.036Montgomery County: 9.978 %Montgomery County9.978Andrew County: 9.94 %Andrew County9.94Macon County: 9.741 %Macon County9.741Ozark County: 9.722 %Ozark County9.722Ralls County: 9.669 %Ralls County9.669St. Louis city: 9.657 %St. Louis city9.657Camden County: 9.639 %Camden County9.639Christian County: 9.636 %Christian County9.636Randolph County: 9.486 %Randolph County9.486Washington County: 9.375 %Washington County9.375Crawford County: 9.358 %Crawford County9.358
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Mississippi County17.521+6.13 pts
2Ripley County16.333+0.49 pts
3Caldwell County15.12+6.51 pts
4New Madrid County15.027+2.78 pts
5Dunklin County14.858+3.31 pts
6Cedar County14.176+6.24 pts
7Iron County13.397-1.26 pts
8Madison County13.389+4.37 pts
9Putnam County13.253+0.82 pts
10Bollinger County13.143+0.26 pts
11Pemiscot County13.099+3.56 pts
12Clinton County12.443+3.58 pts
13Barton County12.235+0.34 pts
14Wayne County11.842-2.56 pts
15Harrison County11.667+6.76 pts
16Grundy County11.268-0.79 pts
17Butler County10.967-0.34 pts
18Benton County10.947+2.64 pts
19Lawrence County10.878+1.37 pts
20Webster County10.841+2.14 pts
21Knox County10.778+3.76 pts
22Shannon County10.7530 pts
23Linn County10.707+2.45 pts
24Warren County10.573+3.72 pts
25Ray County10.476+2.98 pts
26Lincoln County10.315+0.02 pts
27Shelby County10.204+1.11 pts
28Jackson County10.127-0.11 pts
29Adair County10.036+2.67 pts
30Montgomery County9.978+1.54 pts
31Andrew County9.94+1.54 pts
32Macon County9.741+3.96 pts
33Ozark County9.722+3.36 pts
34Ralls County9.669+1.86 pts
35St. Louis city9.657-4.83 pts
36Camden County9.639-0.67 pts
37Christian County9.636-1.03 pts
38Randolph County9.486+0.56 pts
39Washington County9.375-3.07 pts
40Crawford County9.358+3.28 pts
41Howard County9.259+0.36 pts
42Monroe County9.18-0.12 pts
43Barry County9.176+2.18 pts
44Cass County9.126-0.84 pts
45Clay County9.105-0.03 pts
46Stone County9.076-0.03 pts
47Pulaski County9.07-0.38 pts
48Buchanan County9.068+1.67 pts
49Stoddard County9.033+1.74 pts
50Lafayette County9.006+0.94 pts
51Oregon County8.989-1.42 pts
52Cooper County8.976+0.27 pts
53Jefferson County8.918-0.51 pts
54McDonald County8.834-1.1 pts
55Marion County8.82-1.1 pts
56Scotland County8.765-0.11 pts
57Audrain County8.705+0.07 pts
58St. Louis County8.699-1.31 pts
59Holt County8.621+0.9 pts
60Morgan County8.516-2.21 pts
61Chariton County8.511+0.68 pts
61Schuyler County8.511+4.13 pts
63Boone County8.318-0.88 pts
64DeKalb County8.293+0.56 pts
65St. Francois County8.28-2.35 pts
66Callaway County8.252-0.79 pts
67Dade County8.197-2.42 pts
68Howell County8.187+0.19 pts
69Franklin County8.152+0.79 pts
70Dent County8.149-2.77 pts
71Taney County8.116-1.85 pts
72Gentry County8.092+0.77 pts
73Atchison County8.05-2.04 pts
73Miller County8.05-2.34 pts
75Newton County7.895-0.69 pts
76Texas County7.874-2.27 pts
77St. Charles County7.826-1.09 pts
78Carter County7.801-10.13 pts
79Carroll County7.752+1.78 pts
80Scott County7.692-1.25 pts
81Platte County7.676-0.62 pts
82Polk County7.671-0.5 pts
83Maries County7.66-5.16 pts
84Cape Girardeau County7.595-0.96 pts
85Sullivan County7.527-4.84 pts
86Daviess County7.463-0.87 pts
87Moniteau County7.395+0.03 pts
88Greene County7.368-0.59 pts
89Clark County7.299+0.58 pts
90Jasper County7.292-1.23 pts
91Wright County7.153-3.43 pts
92Johnson County7.09-5.12 pts
93Cole County7.015-0.44 pts
94Pike County6.944-1.12 pts
95Hickory County6.897-2.95 pts
95Nodaway County6.897-1.29 pts
97Douglas County6.857+0.94 pts
98Laclede County6.823-4.13 pts
99Phelps County6.637-3.27 pts
100Pettis County6.53-2.05 pts
101Henry County6.391-2.45 pts
102Dallas County6.387-6.71 pts
103Bates County6.289-0.06 pts
104Saline County6.277-1.16 pts
105Livingston County5.982-1.26 pts
106Gasconade County5.954-2.91 pts
107Perry County5.9-1.49 pts
108Vernon County5.794-5.37 pts
109Ste. Genevieve County4.885-3.56 pts
110Lewis County4.878-4.82 pts
111St. Clair County4.811-0.12 pts
112Osage County4.331-4.23 pts
113Reynolds County2.752-12.63 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Mississippi County, with 17.521% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Reynolds County, with 2.752% in 2019.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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