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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2023

Knox County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2023, at 29.236%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 4.319%. The median was 12.902% and the figure for Missouri was 13.065%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.236Knox County
Lowest4.319Sullivan County
Median12.902115 counties
Missouri13.065History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 14.129 %Andrew County: 14.084 %Atchison County: 10.979 %Audrain County: 20.375 %Barry County: 12.106 %Barton County: 15.053 %Bates County: 11.739 %Benton County: 14.427 %Bollinger County: 12.815 %Boone County: 11.572 %Buchanan County: 11.745 %Butler County: 11.11 %Caldwell County: 15.982 %Callaway County: 9.219 %Camden County: 12.681 %Cape Girardeau County: 13.353 %Carroll County: 10.784 %Carter County: 12.102 %Cass County: 13.616 %Cedar County: 13.03 %Chariton County: 8.654 %Christian County: 16.964 %Clark County: 18.685 %Clay County: 11.89 %Clinton County: 15.439 %Cole County: 11.356 %Cooper County: 11.677 %Crawford County: 13.276 %Dade County: 12.484 %Dallas County: 10.712 %Daviess County: 19.25 %DeKalb County: 12.948 %Dent County: 21.014 %Douglas County: 16.1 %Dunklin County: 18.301 %Franklin County: 11.444 %Gasconade County: 12.443 %Gentry County: 14.466 %Greene County: 13.02 %Grundy County: 13.75 %Harrison County: 7.726 %Henry County: 11.254 %Hickory County: 17.453 %Holt County: 27.658 %Howard County: 15.109 %Howell County: 12.171 %Iron County: 9.561 %Jackson County: 13.258 %Jasper County: 14.853 %Jefferson County: 13.831 %Johnson County: 11.337 %Knox County: 29.236 %Laclede County: 11.98 %Lafayette County: 15.86 %Lawrence County: 10.867 %Lewis County: 6.361 %Lincoln County: 12.174 %Linn County: 11.914 %Livingston County: 10.448 %McDonald County: 11.004 %Macon County: 9.456 %Madison County: 6.853 %Maries County: 10.019 %Marion County: 13.967 %Mercer County: 15.769 %Miller County: 13.228 %Mississippi County: 13.041 %Moniteau County: 11.905 %Monroe County: 18.989 %Montgomery County: 10.717 %Morgan County: 16.036 %New Madrid County: 10.643 %Newton County: 9.436 %Nodaway County: 14.446 %Oregon County: 16.044 %Osage County: 7.387 %Ozark County: 18.514 %Pemiscot County: 11.953 %Perry County: 8.938 %Pettis County: 9.167 %Phelps County: 13.121 %Pike County: 16.647 %Platte County: 15.076 %Polk County: 10.55 %Pulaski County: 12.267 %Putnam County: 14.851 %Ralls County: 9.754 %Randolph County: 12.902 %Ray County: 13.856 %Reynolds County: 5.93 %Ripley County: 21.365 %St. Charles County: 12.753 %St. Clair County: 13.494 %Ste. Genevieve County: 12.086 %St. Francois County: 12.388 %St. Louis County: 12.639 %Saline County: 7.812 %Schuyler County: 27.711 %Scotland County: 17.202 %Scott County: 11.262 %Shannon County: 16.278 %Shelby County: 18.21 %Stoddard County: 10.81 %Stone County: 17.336 %Sullivan County: 4.319 %Taney County: 14.245 %Texas County: 11.78 %Vernon County: 11.541 %Warren County: 13.267 %Washington County: 12.675 %Wayne County: 17.236 %Webster County: 13.278 %Worth County: 13.376 %Wright County: 17.714 %St. Louis city: 13.189 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Knox County: 29.236 %Knox County29.236Schuyler County: 27.711 %Schuyler County27.711Holt County: 27.658 %Holt County27.658Ripley County: 21.365 %Ripley County21.365Dent County: 21.014 %Dent County21.014Audrain County: 20.375 %Audrain County20.375Daviess County: 19.25 %Daviess County19.25Monroe County: 18.989 %Monroe County18.989Clark County: 18.685 %Clark County18.685Ozark County: 18.514 %Ozark County18.514Dunklin County: 18.301 %Dunklin County18.301Shelby County: 18.21 %Shelby County18.21Wright County: 17.714 %Wright County17.714Hickory County: 17.453 %Hickory County17.453Stone County: 17.336 %Stone County17.336Wayne County: 17.236 %Wayne County17.236Scotland County: 17.202 %Scotland County17.202Christian County: 16.964 %Christian County16.964Pike County: 16.647 %Pike County16.647Shannon County: 16.278 %Shannon County16.278Douglas County: 16.1 %Douglas County16.1Oregon County: 16.044 %Oregon County16.044Morgan County: 16.036 %Morgan County16.036Caldwell County: 15.982 %Caldwell County15.982Lafayette County: 15.86 %Lafayette County15.86Mercer County: 15.769 %Mercer County15.769Clinton County: 15.439 %Clinton County15.439Howard County: 15.109 %Howard County15.109Platte County: 15.076 %Platte County15.076Barton County: 15.053 %Barton County15.053Jasper County: 14.853 %Jasper County14.853Putnam County: 14.851 %Putnam County14.851Gentry County: 14.466 %Gentry County14.466Nodaway County: 14.446 %Nodaway County14.446Benton County: 14.427 %Benton County14.427Taney County: 14.245 %Taney County14.245Adair County: 14.129 %Adair County14.129Andrew County: 14.084 %Andrew County14.084Marion County: 13.967 %Marion County13.967Ray County: 13.856 %Ray County13.856Knox County: 29.236 %Knox County29.236Schuyler County: 27.711 %Schuyler County27.711Holt County: 27.658 %Holt County27.658Ripley County: 21.365 %Ripley County21.365Dent County: 21.014 %Dent County21.014Audrain County: 20.375 %Audrain County20.375Daviess County: 19.25 %Daviess County19.25Monroe County: 18.989 %Monroe County18.989Clark County: 18.685 %Clark County18.685Ozark County: 18.514 %Ozark County18.514Dunklin County: 18.301 %Dunklin County18.301Shelby County: 18.21 %Shelby County18.21Wright County: 17.714 %Wright County17.714Hickory County: 17.453 %Hickory County17.453Stone County: 17.336 %Stone County17.336Wayne County: 17.236 %Wayne County17.236Scotland County: 17.202 %Scotland County17.202Christian County: 16.964 %Christian County16.964Pike County: 16.647 %Pike County16.647Shannon County: 16.278 %Shannon County16.278Douglas County: 16.1 %Douglas County16.1Oregon County: 16.044 %Oregon County16.044Morgan County: 16.036 %Morgan County16.036Caldwell County: 15.982 %Caldwell County15.982Lafayette County: 15.86 %Lafayette County15.86Mercer County: 15.769 %Mercer County15.769Clinton County: 15.439 %Clinton County15.439Howard County: 15.109 %Howard County15.109Platte County: 15.076 %Platte County15.076Barton County: 15.053 %Barton County15.053Jasper County: 14.853 %Jasper County14.853Putnam County: 14.851 %Putnam County14.851Gentry County: 14.466 %Gentry County14.466Nodaway County: 14.446 %Nodaway County14.446Benton County: 14.427 %Benton County14.427Taney County: 14.245 %Taney County14.245Adair County: 14.129 %Adair County14.129Andrew County: 14.084 %Andrew County14.084Marion County: 13.967 %Marion County13.967Ray County: 13.856 %Ray County13.856
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Knox County29.236+21.07 pts
2Schuyler County27.711+14.53 pts
3Holt County27.658+15.07 pts
4Ripley County21.365+5.81 pts
5Dent County21.014+9.56 pts
6Audrain County20.375+10.63 pts
7Daviess County19.25-0.36 pts
8Monroe County18.989+1.33 pts
9Clark County18.685+6.95 pts
10Ozark County18.514+5.7 pts
11Dunklin County18.301+3.46 pts
12Shelby County18.21-0.42 pts
13Wright County17.714+2.56 pts
14Hickory County17.453+1.54 pts
15Stone County17.336-4.2 pts
16Wayne County17.236-2.91 pts
17Scotland County17.202+2.03 pts
18Christian County16.964-1.24 pts
19Pike County16.647+4.87 pts
20Shannon County16.278+3.14 pts
21Douglas County16.1+0.02 pts
22Oregon County16.044+5.48 pts
23Morgan County16.036+1.32 pts
24Caldwell County15.982+7.15 pts
25Lafayette County15.86-1.46 pts
26Mercer County15.769+7.13 pts
27Clinton County15.439-0.35 pts
28Howard County15.109+3.71 pts
29Platte County15.076-2.32 pts
30Barton County15.053+4.74 pts
31Jasper County14.853+2.98 pts
32Putnam County14.851+1.57 pts
33Gentry County14.466+4.14 pts
34Nodaway County14.446+3.23 pts
35Benton County14.427+1.4 pts
36Taney County14.245-4.32 pts
37Adair County14.129+3.36 pts
38Andrew County14.084-6.78 pts
39Marion County13.967+3.65 pts
40Ray County13.8560 pts
41Jefferson County13.831+0.83 pts
42Grundy County13.75+5.64 pts
43Cass County13.616-4.39 pts
44St. Clair County13.494+0.19 pts
45Worth County13.376+0.08 pts
46Cape Girardeau County13.353-1.24 pts
47Webster County13.278-1.33 pts
48Crawford County13.276-0.89 pts
49Warren County13.267-0.59 pts
50Jackson County13.258-1.64 pts
51Miller County13.228-0.74 pts
52St. Louis city13.189-5.7 pts
53Phelps County13.121+0.5 pts
54Mississippi County13.041-5.01 pts
55Cedar County13.03+0.23 pts
56Greene County13.02+0.14 pts
57DeKalb County12.948-2.43 pts
58Randolph County12.902-1.49 pts
59Bollinger County12.815-2.95 pts
60St. Charles County12.753-1.62 pts
61Camden County12.681-1.85 pts
62Washington County12.675-7.92 pts
63St. Louis County12.639-3.02 pts
64Dade County12.484-4.97 pts
65Gasconade County12.443-1.17 pts
66St. Francois County12.388+0.85 pts
67Pulaski County12.267-3.05 pts
68Lincoln County12.174-2.76 pts
69Howell County12.171-12.06 pts
70Barry County12.106+2.09 pts
71Carter County12.102-7.72 pts
72Ste. Genevieve County12.086+1.05 pts
73Laclede County11.98+0.83 pts
74Pemiscot County11.953-2.14 pts
75Linn County11.914-0.46 pts
76Moniteau County11.905-6.86 pts
77Clay County11.89-3.34 pts
78Texas County11.78-2.58 pts
79Buchanan County11.745+2.07 pts
80Bates County11.739-0.04 pts
81Cooper County11.677+0.27 pts
82Boone County11.572-5.2 pts
83Vernon County11.541+3.07 pts
84Franklin County11.444-1.11 pts
85Cole County11.356-1.15 pts
86Johnson County11.337-2.67 pts
87Scott County11.262-1.1 pts
88Henry County11.254-1.15 pts
89Butler County11.11-4.23 pts
90McDonald County11.004+4.66 pts
91Atchison County10.979-1 pts
92Lawrence County10.867-0.42 pts
93Stoddard County10.81-1.56 pts
94Carroll County10.784+1.97 pts
95Montgomery County10.717-9.93 pts
96Dallas County10.712-3.76 pts
97New Madrid County10.643-1.2 pts
98Polk County10.55-4.65 pts
99Livingston County10.448-1.06 pts
100Maries County10.019-6.96 pts
101Ralls County9.754+2.35 pts
102Iron County9.561-3.73 pts
103Macon County9.456-2.18 pts
104Newton County9.436-7.26 pts
105Callaway County9.219-1.78 pts
106Pettis County9.167-1.38 pts
107Perry County8.938-0.27 pts
108Chariton County8.654-1.95 pts
109Saline County7.812-0.78 pts
110Harrison County7.726-2.61 pts
111Osage County7.387-2.28 pts
112Madison County6.853-2.76 pts
113Lewis County6.361-8.65 pts
114Reynolds County5.93-8.13 pts
115Sullivan County4.319-61.34 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Knox County, with 29.236% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 4.319% in 2023.

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