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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Carter County had the highest establishment exit rate of 114 counties in 2021, at 20.974%. Gentry County had the lowest, at 3.529%. The median was 8.638% and the figure for Missouri was 9.122%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.974Carter County
Lowest3.529Gentry County
Median8.638114 counties
Missouri9.122History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 8.547 %Andrew County: 11.043 %Atchison County: 6.832 %Audrain County: 8.077 %Barry County: 8.43 %Barton County: 8.057 %Bates County: 8.946 %Benton County: 10.015 %Bollinger County: 14.62 %Boone County: 8.664 %Buchanan County: 8.265 %Butler County: 9.45 %Caldwell County: 8.081 %Callaway County: 9.249 %Camden County: 11.025 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.829 %Carroll County: 8.719 %Carter County: 20.974 %Cass County: 7.764 %Cedar County: 7.88 %Chariton County: 6.452 %Christian County: 8.243 %Clark County: 7.722 %Clay County: 8.536 %Clinton County: 7.188 %Cole County: 8.696 %Cooper County: 7.67 %Crawford County: 9.348 %Dade County: 12 %Dallas County: 10.097 %Daviess County: 12.632 %DeKalb County: 6.65 %Dent County: 9.558 %Douglas County: 7.345 %Dunklin County: 12.158 %Franklin County: 6.594 %Gasconade County: 8.707 %Gentry County: 3.529 %Greene County: 8.875 %Grundy County: 11.138 %Harrison County: 12.232 %Henry County: 5.92 %Hickory County: 6.178 %Holt County: 6.222 %Howard County: 6.173 %Howell County: 8.523 %Iron County: 14.439 %Jackson County: 9.402 %Jasper County: 7.626 %Jefferson County: 9.409 %Johnson County: 8.062 %Knox County: 7.362 %Laclede County: 9.462 %Lafayette County: 10.293 %Lawrence County: 8.744 %Lewis County: 11.765 %Lincoln County: 7.839 %Linn County: 8.939 %Livingston County: 6.739 %McDonald County: 8.666 %Macon County: 7.256 %Madison County: 5.286 %Maries County: 9.442 %Marion County: 8.566 %Mercer County: 10.606 %Miller County: 7.926 %Mississippi County: 8.293 %Moniteau County: 8.477 %Monroe County: 13.77 %Montgomery County: 6.772 %Morgan County: 8.772 %New Madrid County: 8.901 %Newton County: 8.638 %Nodaway County: 6.04 %Oregon County: 12.158 %Osage County: 9.615 %Ozark County: 8.481 %Pemiscot County: 12.435 %Perry County: 7.354 %Pettis County: 6.723 %Phelps County: 7.453 %Pike County: 9.655 %Platte County: 8.637 %Polk County: 7.286 %Pulaski County: 8.217 %Putnam County: 8.861 %Ralls County: 8.845 %Randolph County: 5.767 %Ray County: 8.293 %Reynolds County: 13.397 %Ripley County: 11.45 %St. Charles County: 8.922 %St. Clair County: 13.841 %Ste. Genevieve County: 6.233 %St. Francois County: 9.809 %St. Louis County: 9.732 %Saline County: 9.371 %Schuyler County: 9.79 %Scotland County: 7.2 %Scott County: 8.955 %Shannon County: 16.327 %Shelby County: 5.575 %Stoddard County: 7.954 %Stone County: 9.486 %Sullivan County: 7.692 %Taney County: 10.144 %Texas County: 7.923 %Vernon County: 8.149 %Warren County: 7.832 %Washington County: 7.927 %Wayne County: 13.744 %Webster County: 8.307 %Wright County: 10.512 %St. Louis city: 11.065 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Carter County: 20.974 %Carter County20.974Shannon County: 16.327 %Shannon County16.327Bollinger County: 14.62 %Bollinger County14.62Iron County: 14.439 %Iron County14.439St. Clair County: 13.841 %St. Clair County13.841Monroe County: 13.77 %Monroe County13.77Wayne County: 13.744 %Wayne County13.744Reynolds County: 13.397 %Reynolds County13.397Daviess County: 12.632 %Daviess County12.632Pemiscot County: 12.435 %Pemiscot County12.435Harrison County: 12.232 %Harrison County12.232Dunklin County: 12.158 %Dunklin County12.158Oregon County: 12.158 %Oregon County12.158Dade County: 12 %Dade County12Lewis County: 11.765 %Lewis County11.765Ripley County: 11.45 %Ripley County11.45Grundy County: 11.138 %Grundy County11.138St. Louis city: 11.065 %St. Louis city11.065Andrew County: 11.043 %Andrew County11.043Camden County: 11.025 %Camden County11.025Mercer County: 10.606 %Mercer County10.606Wright County: 10.512 %Wright County10.512Lafayette County: 10.293 %Lafayette County10.293Taney County: 10.144 %Taney County10.144Dallas County: 10.097 %Dallas County10.097Benton County: 10.015 %Benton County10.015St. Francois County: 9.809 %St. Francois County9.809Schuyler County: 9.79 %Schuyler County9.79St. Louis County: 9.732 %St. Louis County9.732Pike County: 9.655 %Pike County9.655Osage County: 9.615 %Osage County9.615Dent County: 9.558 %Dent County9.558Stone County: 9.486 %Stone County9.486Laclede County: 9.462 %Laclede County9.462Butler County: 9.45 %Butler County9.45Maries County: 9.442 %Maries County9.442Jefferson County: 9.409 %Jefferson County9.409Jackson County: 9.402 %Jackson County9.402Saline County: 9.371 %Saline County9.371Crawford County: 9.348 %Crawford County9.348Carter County: 20.974 %Carter County20.974Shannon County: 16.327 %Shannon County16.327Bollinger County: 14.62 %Bollinger County14.62Iron County: 14.439 %Iron County14.439St. Clair County: 13.841 %St. Clair County13.841Monroe County: 13.77 %Monroe County13.77Wayne County: 13.744 %Wayne County13.744Reynolds County: 13.397 %Reynolds County13.397Daviess County: 12.632 %Daviess County12.632Pemiscot County: 12.435 %Pemiscot County12.435Harrison County: 12.232 %Harrison County12.232Dunklin County: 12.158 %Dunklin County12.158Oregon County: 12.158 %Oregon County12.158Dade County: 12 %Dade County12Lewis County: 11.765 %Lewis County11.765Ripley County: 11.45 %Ripley County11.45Grundy County: 11.138 %Grundy County11.138St. Louis city: 11.065 %St. Louis city11.065Andrew County: 11.043 %Andrew County11.043Camden County: 11.025 %Camden County11.025Mercer County: 10.606 %Mercer County10.606Wright County: 10.512 %Wright County10.512Lafayette County: 10.293 %Lafayette County10.293Taney County: 10.144 %Taney County10.144Dallas County: 10.097 %Dallas County10.097Benton County: 10.015 %Benton County10.015St. Francois County: 9.809 %St. Francois County9.809Schuyler County: 9.79 %Schuyler County9.79St. Louis County: 9.732 %St. Louis County9.732Pike County: 9.655 %Pike County9.655Osage County: 9.615 %Osage County9.615Dent County: 9.558 %Dent County9.558Stone County: 9.486 %Stone County9.486Laclede County: 9.462 %Laclede County9.462Butler County: 9.45 %Butler County9.45Maries County: 9.442 %Maries County9.442Jefferson County: 9.409 %Jefferson County9.409Jackson County: 9.402 %Jackson County9.402Saline County: 9.371 %Saline County9.371Crawford County: 9.348 %Crawford County9.348
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Carter County20.974+11.08 pts
2Shannon County16.327+1.71 pts
3Bollinger County14.62+0.83 pts
4Iron County14.439+2.76 pts
5St. Clair County13.841+3.81 pts
6Monroe County13.77+7.28 pts
7Wayne County13.744+3.19 pts
8Reynolds County13.397+3.3 pts
9Daviess County12.632+4.8 pts
10Pemiscot County12.435+1.27 pts
11Harrison County12.232+2.29 pts
12Dunklin County12.158+1.18 pts
12Oregon County12.158+2.77 pts
14Dade County12+4.8 pts
15Lewis County11.765+5.29 pts
16Ripley County11.45-6.07 pts
17Grundy County11.138+4.42 pts
18St. Louis city11.065+0.79 pts
19Andrew County11.043+1.31 pts
20Camden County11.025+1.22 pts
21Mercer County10.606+5.96 pts
22Wright County10.512+0.69 pts
23Lafayette County10.293+1.47 pts
24Taney County10.144+0.48 pts
25Dallas County10.097-2.06 pts
26Benton County10.015-0.06 pts
27St. Francois County9.809-0.34 pts
28Schuyler County9.79+2.8 pts
29St. Louis County9.732+0.06 pts
30Pike County9.655+1.93 pts
31Osage County9.615+3.44 pts
32Dent County9.558-4.43 pts
33Stone County9.486-0.89 pts
34Laclede County9.462+0.9 pts
35Butler County9.45+1.95 pts
36Maries County9.442-0.73 pts
37Jefferson County9.409+0.52 pts
38Jackson County9.402+0.28 pts
39Saline County9.371+0.72 pts
40Crawford County9.348+2.64 pts
41Callaway County9.249+1.53 pts
42Scott County8.955-1.36 pts
43Bates County8.946-1.17 pts
44Linn County8.939+2.84 pts
45St. Charles County8.922-0.73 pts
46New Madrid County8.901+0.44 pts
47Greene County8.875+0.45 pts
48Putnam County8.861+5.18 pts
49Ralls County8.845+0.32 pts
50Morgan County8.772+1.35 pts
51Lawrence County8.744-1.19 pts
52Carroll County8.719-2.06 pts
53Gasconade County8.707+1.11 pts
54Cole County8.696+1.06 pts
55McDonald County8.666-1.14 pts
56Boone County8.664-0.23 pts
57Newton County8.638+1.4 pts
58Platte County8.637-0.98 pts
59Marion County8.566+0.19 pts
60Adair County8.547-1.07 pts
61Clay County8.536-0.38 pts
62Howell County8.523+1.83 pts
63Ozark County8.481-5.51 pts
64Moniteau County8.477+0.86 pts
65Barry County8.43+0.5 pts
66Webster County8.307-1.8 pts
67Mississippi County8.293-4.38 pts
67Ray County8.293+2.19 pts
69Buchanan County8.265+1.08 pts
70Christian County8.243-2.32 pts
71Pulaski County8.217-2.24 pts
72Vernon County8.149-1.12 pts
73Caldwell County8.081-0.25 pts
74Audrain County8.077+2.07 pts
75Johnson County8.062-0.94 pts
76Barton County8.057+0.02 pts
77Stoddard County7.954-4.02 pts
78Washington County7.927-1.3 pts
79Miller County7.926-0.64 pts
80Texas County7.923-1.64 pts
81Cedar County7.88+2.07 pts
82Lincoln County7.839-1.59 pts
83Warren County7.832-2.89 pts
84Cape Girardeau County7.829+0.58 pts
85Cass County7.764-2.66 pts
86Clark County7.722-4.31 pts
87Sullivan County7.692+1.1 pts
88Cooper County7.67+1.08 pts
89Jasper County7.626-1.45 pts
90Phelps County7.453-1.69 pts
91Knox County7.362-1.39 pts
92Perry County7.354-1.37 pts
93Douglas County7.345-3.8 pts
94Polk County7.286-1.82 pts
95Macon County7.256+0.66 pts
96Scotland County7.2-1.5 pts
97Clinton County7.188-4.24 pts
98Atchison County6.832+1.21 pts
99Montgomery County6.772-2.75 pts
100Livingston County6.739-0.89 pts
101Pettis County6.723-0.83 pts
102DeKalb County6.65-1.41 pts
103Franklin County6.594-1.66 pts
104Chariton County6.452-2.1 pts
105Ste. Genevieve County6.233-3.92 pts
106Holt County6.222-4.4 pts
107Hickory County6.178-6.32 pts
108Howard County6.173-2.55 pts
109Nodaway County6.04+0.55 pts
110Henry County5.92-3.55 pts
111Randolph County5.767-3.48 pts
112Shelby County5.575-1.44 pts
113Madison County5.286-4.74 pts
114Gentry County3.529-4.14 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Carter County, with 20.974% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Gentry County, with 3.529% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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