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Counties in Missouri by real GDP growth

Atchison County had the highest real GDP growth of 115 counties in 2016, at 44.9%. Worth County had the lowest, at -32.2%. The median was 0% and the figure for Missouri was 0.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest44.9Atchison County
Lowest-32.2Worth County
Median0115 counties
Missouri0.1History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Atchison CountyAtchison County: 44.9 %44.9Holt CountyHolt County: 43.4 %43.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 30 %30Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 29.4 %29.4Clark CountyClark County: 22.6 %22.6Knox CountyKnox County: 14.5 %14.5Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 14.4 %14.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 14.3 %14.3Chariton CountyChariton County: 13.4 %13.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 12.3 %12.3Barton CountyBarton County: 9.7 %9.7Bates CountyBates County: 9.7 %9.7Saline CountySaline County: 9 %9St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 8.9 %8.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 8.6 %8.6Macon CountyMacon County: 7.7 %7.7Andrew CountyAndrew County: 7.6 %7.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 7 %7Ray CountyRay County: 6.7 %6.7Howard CountyHoward County: 6.2 %6.2Cass CountyCass County: 5.6 %5.6Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 5.3 %5.3Livingston CountyLivingston County: 4.6 %4.6Dade CountyDade County: 4.5 %4.5Audrain CountyAudrain County: 4.4 %4.4Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 4.2 %4.2Butler CountyButler County: 3.8 %3.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 3.8 %3.8Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.4 %3.4Stone CountyStone County: 3.4 %3.4Cooper CountyCooper County: 3.3 %3.3Christian CountyChristian County: 3.2 %3.2Scott CountyScott County: 3 %3Perry CountyPerry County: 2.8 %2.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1.9 %1.9Pike CountyPike County: 1.8 %1.8Stoddard CountyStoddard County: 1.7 %1.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.4 %1.4Phelps CountyPhelps County: 1.4 %1.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Atchison County44.9+80.9 pts
2Holt County43.4+66.5 pts
3Carroll County30+49.5 pts
4Mississippi County29.4+50.5 pts
5Clark County22.6+49.1 pts
6Knox County14.5+40.7 pts
7Pemiscot County14.4+18.9 pts
8Montgomery County14.3+27.3 pts
9Chariton County13.4+24.5 pts
10Douglas County12.3+20.1 pts
11Barton County9.7+18.5 pts
11Bates County9.7+19.3 pts
13Saline County9+23.6 pts
14St. Charles County8.9+1 pts
15Monroe County8.6+24.3 pts
16Macon County7.7+0.8 pts
17Andrew County7.6+19.7 pts
18Lincoln County7+6 pts
19Ray County6.7+4.9 pts
20Howard County6.2+11.7 pts
21Cass County5.6+3 pts
22Bollinger County5.3+15.2 pts
23Livingston County4.6+10.6 pts
24Dade County4.5+9.2 pts
25Audrain County4.4+2.6 pts
26Caldwell County4.2+10.3 pts
27Butler County3.8+8.6 pts
27DeKalb County3.8+9.2 pts
29Johnson County3.4+2.4 pts
29Stone County3.4-0.4 pts
31Cooper County3.3+9 pts
32Christian County3.2+1.6 pts
33Scott County3+6.9 pts
34Perry County2.8-2 pts
35Randolph County1.9+2.5 pts
36Pike County1.8+9.4 pts
37Stoddard County1.7+7.4 pts
38Franklin County1.4-2.9 pts
38Phelps County1.4-1.3 pts
40Wayne County1.1-2.5 pts
41Callaway County1-6.6 pts
41Cole County1+1.1 pts
41Jasper County1-1.7 pts
44St. Louis County0.8+0.2 pts
44Webster County0.8+3.7 pts
46Jefferson County0.6+1.5 pts
47Reynolds County0.5-0.5 pts
48Cape Girardeau County0.4-3.3 pts
49Shannon County0.3+0.3 pts
49Warren County0.3+2.4 pts
51Clinton County0.2-2.3 pts
51Jackson County0.2-2 pts
53Boone County0.1-2.6 pts
53New Madrid County0.1-3 pts
53Taney County0.1-1.4 pts
56Gasconade County0+0.5 pts
56Greene County0-4.1 pts
56Marion County0+1.2 pts
59Nodaway County-0.1+6 pts
60Dent County-0.2-3.3 pts
61Platte County-0.3-16.7 pts
62Lafayette County-0.4+1.7 pts
63Buchanan County-0.5+2.1 pts
64St. Francois County-0.8-0.2 pts
65Grundy County-1.1+8.8 pts
66Ripley County-1.3+0.1 pts
67Adair County-1.4-0.9 pts
67Ste. Genevieve County-1.4+0.6 pts
69Ralls County-1.8-0.1 pts
70Oregon County-2-5 pts
71Carter County-2.1-3.3 pts
72Pettis County-2.3-4.4 pts
72Scotland County-2.3+16.3 pts
74Linn County-2.6+0.4 pts
75Laclede County-2.7-7.2 pts
75Shelby County-2.7+18.7 pts
77Daviess County-3.1+25.6 pts
77St. Louis city-3.1-1.6 pts
79Harrison County-3.3+5.5 pts
80Madison County-3.5+2.1 pts
81Dallas County-3.9-9.3 pts
82Iron County-4+5 pts
83Dunklin County-4.2-10.8 pts
83Pulaski County-4.2-3.8 pts
85Washington County-4.5-2.9 pts
86Mercer County-4.7+35 pts
87Polk County-4.9-11.3 pts
87St. Clair County-4.9+6 pts
89Lewis County-5.1+4.5 pts
90Ozark County-5.2-2 pts
91Wright County-5.3-1.9 pts
92Howell County-5.4-8.4 pts
93Cedar County-5.5-7.7 pts
94Clay County-5.7-12.3 pts
95Camden County-5.8-8.5 pts
96Vernon County-5.9+8.8 pts
97Sullivan County-6.3+41.4 pts
98Maries County-6.5+4.7 pts
98Newton County-6.5-16.3 pts
100Henry County-7.7+1.3 pts
101Hickory County-8-14.7 pts
102Osage County-8.2-19.5 pts
103Barry County-9-28 pts
104McDonald County-9.6-30.5 pts
105Miller County-9.7-17.1 pts
106Benton County-9.8-20.4 pts
106Crawford County-9.8-8.5 pts
108Schuyler County-10.1-5.9 pts
109Lawrence County-11.2-21.2 pts
110Texas County-11.8-2.8 pts
111Gentry County-12.3+9.8 pts
112Putnam County-13.9+0.8 pts
113Moniteau County-17.3-35.3 pts
114Morgan County-17.5-34.1 pts
115Worth County-32.2-24.7 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?

Atchison County, with 44.9% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Worth County, with -32.2% in 2016.

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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