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Counties in Missouri by establishment exit rate

Dallas County had the highest establishment exit rate of 114 counties in 2022, at 16.766%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 2.703%. The median was 9.377% and the figure for Missouri was 9.591%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.766Dallas County
Lowest2.703Shelby County
Median9.377114 counties
Missouri9.591History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 7.817 %Andrew County: 11.861 %Atchison County: 5.538 %Audrain County: 12.174 %Barry County: 9.76 %Barton County: 10.526 %Bates County: 8.267 %Benton County: 9.841 %Bollinger County: 15.758 %Boone County: 8.468 %Buchanan County: 7.627 %Butler County: 10.153 %Caldwell County: 7.333 %Callaway County: 6.627 %Camden County: 9.795 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.654 %Carroll County: 5.995 %Carter County: 10 %Cass County: 9.939 %Cedar County: 6.126 %Chariton County: 8.108 %Christian County: 11.196 %Clark County: 7.692 %Clay County: 9.188 %Clinton County: 9.668 %Cole County: 7.601 %Cooper County: 6.723 %Crawford County: 5.806 %Dade County: 7.031 %Dallas County: 16.766 %Daviess County: 8.304 %DeKalb County: 6.983 %Dent County: 9.091 %Douglas County: 13.031 %Dunklin County: 13.16 %Franklin County: 9.221 %Gasconade County: 10.095 %Gentry County: 7.602 %Greene County: 9.1 %Grundy County: 7.407 %Harrison County: 4.348 %Henry County: 9.585 %Hickory County: 10.409 %Holt County: 12.766 %Howard County: 11.55 %Howell County: 9.681 %Iron County: 10.468 %Jackson County: 10.319 %Jasper County: 8.282 %Jefferson County: 9.524 %Johnson County: 8.899 %Knox County: 13.497 %Laclede County: 9.49 %Lafayette County: 9.368 %Lawrence County: 7.759 %Lewis County: 7.67 %Lincoln County: 8.753 %Linn County: 8.103 %Livingston County: 5.45 %McDonald County: 9.492 %Macon County: 10.759 %Madison County: 11.504 %Maries County: 9.959 %Marion County: 10.512 %Mercer County: 8.889 %Miller County: 9.276 %Mississippi County: 11.031 %Moniteau County: 9.841 %Monroe County: 10.169 %Montgomery County: 14.254 %Morgan County: 8.442 %New Madrid County: 11.878 %Newton County: 10.21 %Nodaway County: 9.385 %Oregon County: 8.075 %Osage County: 8.56 %Ozark County: 11.388 %Pemiscot County: 15.799 %Perry County: 6.16 %Pettis County: 8.017 %Phelps County: 8.955 %Pike County: 6.077 %Platte County: 9.105 %Polk County: 11.5 %Pulaski County: 10.802 %Putnam County: 6.494 %Ralls County: 9.291 %Randolph County: 9.359 %Ray County: 11.164 %Reynolds County: 12.808 %Ripley County: 15.873 %St. Charles County: 8.603 %St. Clair County: 7.774 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.612 %St. Francois County: 7.837 %St. Louis County: 9.918 %Saline County: 9.049 %Scotland County: 11.475 %Scott County: 8.601 %Shannon County: 9.836 %Shelby County: 2.703 %Stoddard County: 10.098 %Stone County: 9.435 %Sullivan County: 10.753 %Taney County: 10.533 %Texas County: 10.084 %Vernon County: 11.111 %Warren County: 9.558 %Washington County: 8.942 %Wayne County: 16.285 %Webster County: 8.987 %Worth County: 8.791 %Wright County: 9.358 %St. Louis city: 11.204 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Dallas County: 16.766 %Dallas County16.766Wayne County: 16.285 %Wayne County16.285Ripley County: 15.873 %Ripley County15.873Pemiscot County: 15.799 %Pemiscot County15.799Bollinger County: 15.758 %Bollinger County15.758Montgomery County: 14.254 %Montgomery County14.254Knox County: 13.497 %Knox County13.497Dunklin County: 13.16 %Dunklin County13.16Douglas County: 13.031 %Douglas County13.031Reynolds County: 12.808 %Reynolds County12.808Holt County: 12.766 %Holt County12.766Audrain County: 12.174 %Audrain County12.174New Madrid County: 11.878 %New Madrid County11.878Andrew County: 11.861 %Andrew County11.861Howard County: 11.55 %Howard County11.55Madison County: 11.504 %Madison County11.504Polk County: 11.5 %Polk County11.5Scotland County: 11.475 %Scotland County11.475Ozark County: 11.388 %Ozark County11.388St. Louis city: 11.204 %St. Louis city11.204Christian County: 11.196 %Christian County11.196Ray County: 11.164 %Ray County11.164Vernon County: 11.111 %Vernon County11.111Mississippi County: 11.031 %Mississippi County11.031Pulaski County: 10.802 %Pulaski County10.802Macon County: 10.759 %Macon County10.759Sullivan County: 10.753 %Sullivan County10.753Taney County: 10.533 %Taney County10.533Barton County: 10.526 %Barton County10.526Marion County: 10.512 %Marion County10.512Iron County: 10.468 %Iron County10.468Hickory County: 10.409 %Hickory County10.409Jackson County: 10.319 %Jackson County10.319Newton County: 10.21 %Newton County10.21Monroe County: 10.169 %Monroe County10.169Butler County: 10.153 %Butler County10.153Stoddard County: 10.098 %Stoddard County10.098Gasconade County: 10.095 %Gasconade County10.095Texas County: 10.084 %Texas County10.084Carter County: 10 %Carter County10Dallas County: 16.766 %Dallas County16.766Wayne County: 16.285 %Wayne County16.285Ripley County: 15.873 %Ripley County15.873Pemiscot County: 15.799 %Pemiscot County15.799Bollinger County: 15.758 %Bollinger County15.758Montgomery County: 14.254 %Montgomery County14.254Knox County: 13.497 %Knox County13.497Dunklin County: 13.16 %Dunklin County13.16Douglas County: 13.031 %Douglas County13.031Reynolds County: 12.808 %Reynolds County12.808Holt County: 12.766 %Holt County12.766Audrain County: 12.174 %Audrain County12.174New Madrid County: 11.878 %New Madrid County11.878Andrew County: 11.861 %Andrew County11.861Howard County: 11.55 %Howard County11.55Madison County: 11.504 %Madison County11.504Polk County: 11.5 %Polk County11.5Scotland County: 11.475 %Scotland County11.475Ozark County: 11.388 %Ozark County11.388St. Louis city: 11.204 %St. Louis city11.204Christian County: 11.196 %Christian County11.196Ray County: 11.164 %Ray County11.164Vernon County: 11.111 %Vernon County11.111Mississippi County: 11.031 %Mississippi County11.031Pulaski County: 10.802 %Pulaski County10.802Macon County: 10.759 %Macon County10.759Sullivan County: 10.753 %Sullivan County10.753Taney County: 10.533 %Taney County10.533Barton County: 10.526 %Barton County10.526Marion County: 10.512 %Marion County10.512Iron County: 10.468 %Iron County10.468Hickory County: 10.409 %Hickory County10.409Jackson County: 10.319 %Jackson County10.319Newton County: 10.21 %Newton County10.21Monroe County: 10.169 %Monroe County10.169Butler County: 10.153 %Butler County10.153Stoddard County: 10.098 %Stoddard County10.098Gasconade County: 10.095 %Gasconade County10.095Texas County: 10.084 %Texas County10.084Carter County: 10 %Carter County10
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dallas County16.766+6.67 pts
2Wayne County16.285+2.54 pts
3Ripley County15.873+4.42 pts
4Pemiscot County15.799+3.36 pts
5Bollinger County15.758+1.14 pts
6Montgomery County14.254+7.48 pts
7Knox County13.497+6.13 pts
8Dunklin County13.16+1 pts
9Douglas County13.031+5.69 pts
10Reynolds County12.808-0.59 pts
11Holt County12.766+6.54 pts
12Audrain County12.174+4.1 pts
13New Madrid County11.878+2.98 pts
14Andrew County11.861+0.82 pts
15Howard County11.55+5.38 pts
16Madison County11.504+6.22 pts
17Polk County11.5+4.21 pts
18Scotland County11.475+4.27 pts
19Ozark County11.388+2.91 pts
20St. Louis city11.204+0.14 pts
21Christian County11.196+2.95 pts
22Ray County11.164+2.87 pts
23Vernon County11.111+2.96 pts
24Mississippi County11.031+2.74 pts
25Pulaski County10.802+2.58 pts
26Macon County10.759+3.5 pts
27Sullivan County10.753+3.06 pts
28Taney County10.533+0.39 pts
29Barton County10.526+2.47 pts
30Marion County10.512+1.95 pts
31Iron County10.468-3.97 pts
32Hickory County10.409+4.23 pts
33Jackson County10.319+0.92 pts
34Newton County10.21+1.57 pts
35Monroe County10.169-3.6 pts
36Butler County10.153+0.7 pts
37Stoddard County10.098+2.14 pts
38Gasconade County10.095+1.39 pts
39Texas County10.084+2.16 pts
40Carter County10-10.97 pts
41Maries County9.959+0.52 pts
42Cass County9.939+2.17 pts
43St. Louis County9.918+0.19 pts
44Benton County9.841-0.17 pts
44Moniteau County9.841+1.36 pts
46Shannon County9.836-6.49 pts
47Camden County9.795-1.23 pts
48Barry County9.76+1.33 pts
49Howell County9.681+1.16 pts
50Clinton County9.668+2.48 pts
51Henry County9.585+3.67 pts
52Warren County9.558+1.73 pts
53Jefferson County9.524+0.11 pts
54McDonald County9.492+0.83 pts
55Laclede County9.49+0.03 pts
56Stone County9.435-0.05 pts
57Nodaway County9.385+3.34 pts
58Lafayette County9.368-0.92 pts
59Randolph County9.359+3.59 pts
60Wright County9.358-1.15 pts
61Ralls County9.291+0.45 pts
62Miller County9.276+1.35 pts
63Franklin County9.221+2.63 pts
64Clay County9.188+0.65 pts
65Platte County9.105+0.47 pts
66Greene County9.1+0.22 pts
67Dent County9.091-0.47 pts
68Saline County9.049-0.32 pts
69Webster County8.987+0.68 pts
70Phelps County8.955+1.5 pts
71Washington County8.942+1.02 pts
72Johnson County8.899+0.84 pts
73Mercer County8.889-1.72 pts
74Worth County8.791n/a
75Lincoln County8.753+0.91 pts
76St. Charles County8.603-0.32 pts
77Scott County8.601-0.35 pts
78Osage County8.56-1.05 pts
79Boone County8.468-0.2 pts
80Morgan County8.442-0.33 pts
81Daviess County8.304-4.33 pts
82Jasper County8.282+0.66 pts
83Bates County8.267-0.68 pts
84Chariton County8.108+1.66 pts
85Linn County8.103-0.84 pts
86Oregon County8.075-4.08 pts
87Pettis County8.017+1.29 pts
88St. Francois County7.837-1.97 pts
89Adair County7.817-0.73 pts
90St. Clair County7.774-6.07 pts
91Lawrence County7.759-0.98 pts
92Clark County7.692-0.03 pts
93Lewis County7.67-4.1 pts
94Cape Girardeau County7.654-0.17 pts
95Buchanan County7.627-0.64 pts
96Ste. Genevieve County7.612+1.38 pts
97Gentry County7.602+4.07 pts
98Cole County7.601-1.09 pts
99Grundy County7.407-3.73 pts
100Caldwell County7.333-0.75 pts
101Dade County7.031-4.97 pts
102DeKalb County6.983+0.33 pts
103Cooper County6.723-0.95 pts
104Callaway County6.627-2.62 pts
105Putnam County6.494-2.37 pts
106Perry County6.16-1.19 pts
107Cedar County6.126-1.75 pts
108Pike County6.077-3.58 pts
109Carroll County5.995-2.72 pts
110Crawford County5.806-3.54 pts
111Atchison County5.538-1.29 pts
112Livingston County5.45-1.29 pts
113Harrison County4.348-7.88 pts
114Shelby County2.703-2.87 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 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dallas County, with 16.766% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Shelby County, with 2.703% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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