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Counties in Missouri by real GDP growth

McDonald County had the highest real GDP growth of 115 counties in 2015, at 20.9%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at -47.7%. The median was -1.4% and the figure for Missouri was 1.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest20.9McDonald County
Lowest-47.7Sullivan County
Median-1.4115 counties
Missouri1.4History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 20.9 %20.9Barry CountyBarry County: 19 %19Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 18 %18Morgan CountyMorgan County: 16.6 %16.6Platte CountyPlatte County: 16.4 %16.4Osage CountyOsage County: 11.3 %11.3Benton CountyBenton County: 10.6 %10.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 10 %10Newton CountyNewton County: 9.8 %9.8St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 7.9 %7.9Callaway CountyCallaway County: 7.6 %7.6Miller CountyMiller County: 7.4 %7.4Macon CountyMacon County: 6.9 %6.9Hickory CountyHickory County: 6.7 %6.7Clay CountyClay County: 6.6 %6.6Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 6.6 %6.6Polk CountyPolk County: 6.4 %6.4Dallas CountyDallas County: 5.4 %5.4Perry CountyPerry County: 4.8 %4.8Laclede CountyLaclede County: 4.5 %4.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.3 %4.3Greene CountyGreene County: 4.1 %4.1Stone CountyStone County: 3.8 %3.8Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 3.7 %3.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.6 %3.6Dent CountyDent County: 3.1 %3.1New Madrid CountyNew Madrid County: 3.1 %3.1Howell CountyHowell County: 3 %3Oregon CountyOregon County: 3 %3Boone CountyBoone County: 2.7 %2.7Camden CountyCamden County: 2.7 %2.7Jasper CountyJasper County: 2.7 %2.7Phelps CountyPhelps County: 2.7 %2.7Cass CountyCass County: 2.6 %2.6Clinton CountyClinton County: 2.5 %2.5Cedar CountyCedar County: 2.2 %2.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 2.2 %2.2Pettis CountyPettis County: 2.1 %2.1Audrain CountyAudrain County: 1.8 %1.8Ray CountyRay County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1McDonald County20.9+12 pts
2Barry County19+13.2 pts
3Moniteau County18+6.3 pts
4Morgan County16.6+3.2 pts
5Platte County16.4+10.1 pts
6Osage County11.3+2.7 pts
7Benton County10.6+10.4 pts
8Lawrence County10+3.2 pts
9Newton County9.8+7.1 pts
10St. Charles County7.9+4.5 pts
11Callaway County7.6+7.3 pts
12Miller County7.4+6.3 pts
13Macon County6.9+6.9 pts
14Hickory County6.7-2.3 pts
15Clay County6.6-1.1 pts
15Dunklin County6.6+20.1 pts
17Polk County6.4+2.2 pts
18Dallas County5.4+0.2 pts
19Perry County4.8+7.4 pts
20Laclede County4.5+4.4 pts
21Franklin County4.3+6.9 pts
22Greene County4.1+0.9 pts
23Stone County3.8-0.1 pts
24Cape Girardeau County3.7+3 pts
25Wayne County3.6+3.3 pts
26Dent County3.1+1.7 pts
26New Madrid County3.1+17.1 pts
28Howell County3+1 pts
28Oregon County3-5.8 pts
30Boone County2.7+2.3 pts
30Camden County2.70 pts
30Jasper County2.7+3.3 pts
30Phelps County2.7+2.1 pts
34Cass County2.6+4.7 pts
35Clinton County2.5+7.7 pts
36Cedar County2.2-2 pts
36Jackson County2.2+2.1 pts
38Pettis County2.1+1.3 pts
39Audrain County1.8-2.7 pts
39Ray County1.8-1 pts
41Christian County1.6-3.5 pts
42Taney County1.5+1.6 pts
43Carter County1.2+1.6 pts
44Johnson County1+2.3 pts
44Lincoln County1-0.2 pts
44Reynolds County1+0.6 pts
47St. Louis County0.6+0.2 pts
48Shannon County0-0.5 pts
49Cole County-0.1-1 pts
50Pulaski County-0.4+5.7 pts
51Adair County-0.5+2.2 pts
51Gasconade County-0.5-1.4 pts
53Randolph County-0.6+0.6 pts
53St. Francois County-0.6+0.9 pts
55Jefferson County-0.90 pts
56Marion County-1.2+2 pts
57Crawford County-1.3-6 pts
58Ripley County-1.4-3.2 pts
59St. Louis city-1.5+1.3 pts
60Washington County-1.6+2.9 pts
61Ralls County-1.7+3.2 pts
62Ste. Genevieve County-2+2.2 pts
63Lafayette County-2.1+1.5 pts
63Warren County-2.1-8.9 pts
65Buchanan County-2.6+1.3 pts
66Webster County-2.9-6.4 pts
67Linn County-3-3.8 pts
68Ozark County-3.2-11.8 pts
69Wright County-3.4-7.3 pts
70Scott County-3.9-6.6 pts
71Schuyler County-4.2-1.1 pts
72Pemiscot County-4.5+11.7 pts
73Dade County-4.7-13.4 pts
74Butler County-4.8-4.5 pts
75DeKalb County-5.4-5.3 pts
76Howard County-5.5-5.9 pts
77Madison County-5.6-7.2 pts
78Cooper County-5.7-5.7 pts
78Stoddard County-5.7+5.8 pts
80Livingston County-6-7.5 pts
81Caldwell County-6.1-10.1 pts
81Nodaway County-6.1-0.1 pts
83Worth County-7.5-23.5 pts
84Pike County-7.6-8.3 pts
85Douglas County-7.8-12.9 pts
86Barton County-8.8-9.6 pts
86Harrison County-8.8-4.6 pts
88Henry County-9-9.7 pts
88Iron County-9-5.5 pts
88Texas County-9-25.2 pts
91Bates County-9.6-11.4 pts
91Lewis County-9.6-2.1 pts
93Bollinger County-9.9-14.7 pts
93Grundy County-9.9-8.4 pts
95St. Clair County-10.9-13.3 pts
96Chariton County-11.1-13.8 pts
97Maries County-11.2-17.2 pts
98Andrew County-12.1-10 pts
99Montgomery County-13-17.4 pts
100Saline County-14.6-12.9 pts
101Putnam County-14.7-35 pts
101Vernon County-14.7-24 pts
103Monroe County-15.7-13.4 pts
104Scotland County-18.6-23.2 pts
105Carroll County-19.5-24.2 pts
106Mississippi County-21.1-16.7 pts
107Shelby County-21.4-16.3 pts
108Gentry County-22.1-31.9 pts
109Holt County-23.1-20 pts
110Knox County-26.2-24.9 pts
111Clark County-26.5-16.9 pts
112Daviess County-28.7-34.9 pts
113Atchison County-36-32.6 pts
114Mercer County-39.7-65.3 pts
115Sullivan County-47.7-73.4 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

McDonald County, with 20.9% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Sullivan County, with -47.7% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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