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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Ripley County had the highest establishment exit rate of 115 counties in 2020, at 17.518%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 3.681%. The median was 9.073% and the figure for Missouri was 9.184%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.518Ripley County
Lowest3.681Putnam County
Median9.073115 counties
Missouri9.184History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 9.621 %Andrew County: 9.736 %Atchison County: 5.625 %Audrain County: 6.009 %Barry County: 7.925 %Barton County: 8.038 %Bates County: 10.111 %Benton County: 10.074 %Bollinger County: 13.793 %Boone County: 8.896 %Buchanan County: 7.185 %Butler County: 7.495 %Caldwell County: 8.333 %Callaway County: 7.721 %Camden County: 9.808 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.253 %Carroll County: 10.782 %Carter County: 9.894 %Cass County: 10.424 %Cedar County: 5.814 %Chariton County: 8.556 %Christian County: 10.568 %Clark County: 12.03 %Clay County: 8.912 %Clinton County: 11.429 %Cole County: 7.637 %Cooper County: 6.59 %Crawford County: 6.71 %Dade County: 7.2 %Dallas County: 12.157 %Daviess County: 7.829 %DeKalb County: 8.06 %Dent County: 13.986 %Douglas County: 11.142 %Dunklin County: 10.978 %Franklin County: 8.25 %Gasconade County: 7.598 %Gentry County: 7.67 %Greene County: 8.422 %Grundy County: 6.715 %Harrison County: 9.942 %Henry County: 9.471 %Hickory County: 12.5 %Holt County: 10.619 %Howard County: 8.723 %Howell County: 6.689 %Iron County: 11.675 %Jackson County: 9.119 %Jasper County: 9.073 %Jefferson County: 8.885 %Johnson County: 8.998 %Knox County: 8.75 %Laclede County: 8.565 %Lafayette County: 8.826 %Lawrence County: 9.929 %Lewis County: 6.471 %Lincoln County: 9.432 %Linn County: 6.095 %Livingston County: 7.632 %McDonald County: 9.807 %Macon County: 6.593 %Madison County: 10.022 %Maries County: 10.169 %Marion County: 8.373 %Mercer County: 4.651 %Miller County: 8.566 %Mississippi County: 12.676 %Moniteau County: 7.619 %Monroe County: 6.494 %Montgomery County: 9.524 %Morgan County: 7.424 %New Madrid County: 8.463 %Newton County: 7.24 %Nodaway County: 5.486 %Oregon County: 9.384 %Osage County: 6.178 %Ozark County: 13.986 %Pemiscot County: 11.168 %Perry County: 8.722 %Pettis County: 7.555 %Phelps County: 9.146 %Pike County: 7.724 %Platte County: 9.622 %Polk County: 9.108 %Pulaski County: 10.459 %Putnam County: 3.681 %Ralls County: 8.521 %Randolph County: 9.25 %Ray County: 6.1 %Reynolds County: 10.092 %Ripley County: 17.518 %St. Charles County: 9.652 %St. Clair County: 10.033 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.151 %St. Francois County: 10.15 %St. Louis County: 9.67 %Saline County: 8.647 %Schuyler County: 6.993 %Scotland County: 8.696 %Scott County: 10.31 %Shannon County: 14.615 %Shelby County: 7.018 %Stoddard County: 11.977 %Stone County: 10.373 %Sullivan County: 6.593 %Taney County: 9.66 %Texas County: 9.568 %Vernon County: 9.27 %Warren County: 10.724 %Washington County: 9.231 %Wayne County: 10.55 %Webster County: 10.104 %Worth County: 6.897 %Wright County: 9.823 %St. Louis city: 10.274 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Ripley County: 17.518 %Ripley County17.518Shannon County: 14.615 %Shannon County14.615Dent County: 13.986 %Dent County13.986Ozark County: 13.986 %Ozark County13.986Bollinger County: 13.793 %Bollinger County13.793Mississippi County: 12.676 %Mississippi County12.676Hickory County: 12.5 %Hickory County12.5Dallas County: 12.157 %Dallas County12.157Clark County: 12.03 %Clark County12.03Stoddard County: 11.977 %Stoddard County11.977Iron County: 11.675 %Iron County11.675Clinton County: 11.429 %Clinton County11.429Pemiscot County: 11.168 %Pemiscot County11.168Douglas County: 11.142 %Douglas County11.142Dunklin County: 10.978 %Dunklin County10.978Carroll County: 10.782 %Carroll County10.782Warren County: 10.724 %Warren County10.724Holt County: 10.619 %Holt County10.619Christian County: 10.568 %Christian County10.568Wayne County: 10.55 %Wayne County10.55Pulaski County: 10.459 %Pulaski County10.459Cass County: 10.424 %Cass County10.424Stone County: 10.373 %Stone County10.373Scott County: 10.31 %Scott County10.31St. Louis city: 10.274 %St. Louis city10.274Maries County: 10.169 %Maries County10.169Ste. Genevieve County: 10.151 %Ste. Genevieve County10.151St. Francois County: 10.15 %St. Francois County10.15Bates County: 10.111 %Bates County10.111Webster County: 10.104 %Webster County10.104Reynolds County: 10.092 %Reynolds County10.092Benton County: 10.074 %Benton County10.074St. Clair County: 10.033 %St. Clair County10.033Madison County: 10.022 %Madison County10.022Harrison County: 9.942 %Harrison County9.942Lawrence County: 9.929 %Lawrence County9.929Carter County: 9.894 %Carter County9.894Wright County: 9.823 %Wright County9.823Camden County: 9.808 %Camden County9.808McDonald County: 9.807 %McDonald County9.807Ripley County: 17.518 %Ripley County17.518Shannon County: 14.615 %Shannon County14.615Dent County: 13.986 %Dent County13.986Ozark County: 13.986 %Ozark County13.986Bollinger County: 13.793 %Bollinger County13.793Mississippi County: 12.676 %Mississippi County12.676Hickory County: 12.5 %Hickory County12.5Dallas County: 12.157 %Dallas County12.157Clark County: 12.03 %Clark County12.03Stoddard County: 11.977 %Stoddard County11.977Iron County: 11.675 %Iron County11.675Clinton County: 11.429 %Clinton County11.429Pemiscot County: 11.168 %Pemiscot County11.168Douglas County: 11.142 %Douglas County11.142Dunklin County: 10.978 %Dunklin County10.978Carroll County: 10.782 %Carroll County10.782Warren County: 10.724 %Warren County10.724Holt County: 10.619 %Holt County10.619Christian County: 10.568 %Christian County10.568Wayne County: 10.55 %Wayne County10.55Pulaski County: 10.459 %Pulaski County10.459Cass County: 10.424 %Cass County10.424Stone County: 10.373 %Stone County10.373Scott County: 10.31 %Scott County10.31St. Louis city: 10.274 %St. Louis city10.274Maries County: 10.169 %Maries County10.169Ste. Genevieve County: 10.151 %Ste. Genevieve County10.151St. Francois County: 10.15 %St. Francois County10.15Bates County: 10.111 %Bates County10.111Webster County: 10.104 %Webster County10.104Reynolds County: 10.092 %Reynolds County10.092Benton County: 10.074 %Benton County10.074St. Clair County: 10.033 %St. Clair County10.033Madison County: 10.022 %Madison County10.022Harrison County: 9.942 %Harrison County9.942Lawrence County: 9.929 %Lawrence County9.929Carter County: 9.894 %Carter County9.894Wright County: 9.823 %Wright County9.823Camden County: 9.808 %Camden County9.808McDonald County: 9.807 %McDonald County9.807
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Ripley County17.518+1.19 pts
2Shannon County14.615+3.86 pts
3Dent County13.986+5.84 pts
3Ozark County13.986+4.26 pts
5Bollinger County13.793+0.65 pts
6Mississippi County12.676-4.85 pts
7Hickory County12.5+5.6 pts
8Dallas County12.157+5.77 pts
9Clark County12.03+4.73 pts
10Stoddard County11.977+2.94 pts
11Iron County11.675-1.72 pts
12Clinton County11.429-1.01 pts
13Pemiscot County11.168-1.93 pts
14Douglas County11.142+4.28 pts
15Dunklin County10.978-3.88 pts
16Carroll County10.782+3.03 pts
17Warren County10.724+0.15 pts
18Holt County10.619+2 pts
19Christian County10.568+0.93 pts
20Wayne County10.55-1.29 pts
21Pulaski County10.459+1.39 pts
22Cass County10.424+1.3 pts
23Stone County10.373+1.3 pts
24Scott County10.31+2.62 pts
25St. Louis city10.274+0.62 pts
26Maries County10.169+2.51 pts
27Ste. Genevieve County10.151+5.27 pts
28St. Francois County10.15+1.87 pts
29Bates County10.111+3.82 pts
30Webster County10.104-0.74 pts
31Reynolds County10.092+7.34 pts
32Benton County10.074-0.87 pts
33St. Clair County10.033+5.22 pts
34Madison County10.022-3.37 pts
35Harrison County9.942-1.72 pts
36Lawrence County9.929-0.95 pts
37Carter County9.894+2.09 pts
38Wright County9.823+2.67 pts
39Camden County9.808+0.17 pts
40McDonald County9.807+0.97 pts
41Andrew County9.736-0.2 pts
42St. Louis County9.67+0.97 pts
43Taney County9.66+1.54 pts
44St. Charles County9.652+1.83 pts
45Platte County9.622+1.95 pts
46Adair County9.621-0.41 pts
47Texas County9.568+1.69 pts
48Montgomery County9.524-0.45 pts
49Henry County9.471+3.08 pts
50Lincoln County9.432-0.88 pts
51Oregon County9.384+0.39 pts
52Vernon County9.27+3.48 pts
53Randolph County9.25-0.24 pts
54Washington County9.231-0.14 pts
55Phelps County9.146+2.51 pts
56Jackson County9.119-1.01 pts
57Polk County9.108+1.44 pts
58Jasper County9.073+1.78 pts
59Johnson County8.998+1.91 pts
60Clay County8.912-0.19 pts
61Boone County8.896+0.58 pts
62Jefferson County8.885-0.03 pts
63Lafayette County8.826-0.18 pts
64Knox County8.75-2.03 pts
65Howard County8.723-0.54 pts
66Perry County8.722+2.82 pts
67Scotland County8.696-0.07 pts
68Saline County8.647+2.37 pts
69Miller County8.566+0.52 pts
70Laclede County8.565+1.74 pts
71Chariton County8.556+0.04 pts
72Ralls County8.521-1.15 pts
73New Madrid County8.463-6.56 pts
74Greene County8.422+1.05 pts
75Marion County8.373-0.45 pts
76Caldwell County8.333-6.79 pts
77Franklin County8.25+0.1 pts
78DeKalb County8.06-0.23 pts
79Barton County8.038-4.2 pts
80Barry County7.925-1.25 pts
81Daviess County7.829+0.37 pts
82Pike County7.724+0.78 pts
83Callaway County7.721-0.53 pts
84Gentry County7.67-0.42 pts
85Cole County7.637+0.62 pts
86Livingston County7.632+1.65 pts
87Moniteau County7.619+0.22 pts
88Gasconade County7.598+1.64 pts
89Pettis County7.555+1.02 pts
90Butler County7.495-3.47 pts
91Morgan County7.424-1.09 pts
92Cape Girardeau County7.253-0.34 pts
93Newton County7.24-0.65 pts
94Dade County7.2-1 pts
95Buchanan County7.185-1.88 pts
96Shelby County7.018-3.19 pts
97Schuyler County6.993-1.52 pts
98Worth County6.897n/a
99Grundy County6.715-4.55 pts
100Crawford County6.71-2.65 pts
101Howell County6.689-1.5 pts
102Macon County6.593-3.15 pts
102Sullivan County6.593-0.93 pts
104Cooper County6.59-2.39 pts
105Monroe County6.494-2.69 pts
106Lewis County6.471+1.59 pts
107Osage County6.178+1.85 pts
108Ray County6.1-4.38 pts
109Linn County6.095-4.61 pts
110Audrain County6.009-2.7 pts
111Cedar County5.814-8.36 pts
112Atchison County5.625-2.43 pts
113Nodaway County5.486-1.41 pts
114Mercer County4.651n/a
115Putnam County3.681-9.57 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Ripley County, with 17.518% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Putnam County, with 3.681% in 2020.

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