# Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2023

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Knox County | 29.236 |
| 2 | Schuyler County | 27.711 |
| 3 | Holt County | 27.658 |
| 4 | Ripley County | 21.365 |
| 5 | Dent County | 21.014 |
| 6 | Audrain County | 20.375 |
| 7 | Daviess County | 19.25 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 18.989 |
| 9 | Clark County | 18.685 |
| 10 | Ozark County | 18.514 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 18.301 |
| 12 | Shelby County | 18.21 |
| 13 | Wright County | 17.714 |
| 14 | Hickory County | 17.453 |
| 15 | Stone County | 17.336 |
| 16 | Wayne County | 17.236 |
| 17 | Scotland County | 17.202 |
| 18 | Christian County | 16.964 |
| 19 | Pike County | 16.647 |
| 20 | Shannon County | 16.278 |
| 21 | Douglas County | 16.1 |
| 22 | Oregon County | 16.044 |
| 23 | Morgan County | 16.036 |
| 24 | Caldwell County | 15.982 |
| 25 | Lafayette County | 15.86 |
| 26 | Mercer County | 15.769 |
| 27 | Clinton County | 15.439 |
| 28 | Howard County | 15.109 |
| 29 | Platte County | 15.076 |
| 30 | Barton County | 15.053 |
| 31 | Jasper County | 14.853 |
| 32 | Putnam County | 14.851 |
| 33 | Gentry County | 14.466 |
| 34 | Nodaway County | 14.446 |
| 35 | Benton County | 14.427 |
| 36 | Taney County | 14.245 |
| 37 | Adair County | 14.129 |
| 38 | Andrew County | 14.084 |
| 39 | Marion County | 13.967 |
| 40 | Ray County | 13.856 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | 13.831 |
| 42 | Grundy County | 13.75 |
| 43 | Cass County | 13.616 |
| 44 | St. Clair County | 13.494 |
| 45 | Worth County | 13.376 |
| 46 | Cape Girardeau County | 13.353 |
| 47 | Webster County | 13.278 |
| 48 | Crawford County | 13.276 |
| 49 | Warren County | 13.267 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 13.258 |
| 51 | Miller County | 13.228 |
| 52 | St. Louis city | 13.189 |
| 53 | Phelps County | 13.121 |
| 54 | Mississippi County | 13.041 |
| 55 | Cedar County | 13.03 |
| 56 | Greene County | 13.02 |
| 57 | DeKalb County | 12.948 |
| 58 | Randolph County | 12.902 |
| 59 | Bollinger County | 12.815 |
| 60 | St. Charles County | 12.753 |
| 61 | Camden County | 12.681 |
| 62 | Washington County | 12.675 |
| 63 | St. Louis County | 12.639 |
| 64 | Dade County | 12.484 |
| 65 | Gasconade County | 12.443 |
| 66 | St. Francois County | 12.388 |
| 67 | Pulaski County | 12.267 |
| 68 | Lincoln County | 12.174 |
| 69 | Howell County | 12.171 |
| 70 | Barry County | 12.106 |
| 71 | Carter County | 12.102 |
| 72 | Ste. Genevieve County | 12.086 |
| 73 | Laclede County | 11.98 |
| 74 | Pemiscot County | 11.953 |
| 75 | Linn County | 11.914 |
| 76 | Moniteau County | 11.905 |
| 77 | Clay County | 11.89 |
| 78 | Texas County | 11.78 |
| 79 | Buchanan County | 11.745 |
| 80 | Bates County | 11.739 |
| 81 | Cooper County | 11.677 |
| 82 | Boone County | 11.572 |
| 83 | Vernon County | 11.541 |
| 84 | Franklin County | 11.444 |
| 85 | Cole County | 11.356 |
| 86 | Johnson County | 11.337 |
| 87 | Scott County | 11.262 |
| 88 | Henry County | 11.254 |
| 89 | Butler County | 11.11 |
| 90 | McDonald County | 11.004 |
| 91 | Atchison County | 10.979 |
| 92 | Lawrence County | 10.867 |
| 93 | Stoddard County | 10.81 |
| 94 | Carroll County | 10.784 |
| 95 | Montgomery County | 10.717 |
| 96 | Dallas County | 10.712 |
| 97 | New Madrid County | 10.643 |
| 98 | Polk County | 10.55 |
| 99 | Livingston County | 10.448 |
| 100 | Maries County | 10.019 |
| 101 | Ralls County | 9.754 |
| 102 | Iron County | 9.561 |
| 103 | Macon County | 9.456 |
| 104 | Newton County | 9.436 |
| 105 | Callaway County | 9.219 |
| 106 | Pettis County | 9.167 |
| 107 | Perry County | 8.938 |
| 108 | Chariton County | 8.654 |
| 109 | Saline County | 7.812 |
| 110 | Harrison County | 7.726 |
| 111 | Osage County | 7.387 |
| 112 | Madison County | 6.853 |
| 113 | Lewis County | 6.361 |
| 114 | Reynolds County | 5.93 |
| 115 | Sullivan County | 4.319 |