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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Schuyler County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2012, at 29.224%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 5.023%. The median was 12.214% and the figure for Missouri was 12.559%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.224Schuyler County
Lowest5.023Sullivan County
Median12.214115 counties
Missouri12.559History

Map of counties, 2012

Adair County: 13.87 %Andrew County: 13.333 %Atchison County: 12.394 %Audrain County: 8.616 %Barry County: 8.098 %Barton County: 12.583 %Bates County: 15.104 %Benton County: 15.565 %Bollinger County: 14.967 %Boone County: 12.214 %Buchanan County: 11.629 %Butler County: 11.409 %Caldwell County: 20.162 %Callaway County: 9.144 %Camden County: 14.651 %Cape Girardeau County: 11.646 %Carroll County: 10.298 %Carter County: 14.101 %Cass County: 14.15 %Cedar County: 16.995 %Chariton County: 17.125 %Christian County: 17.419 %Clark County: 10.079 %Clay County: 11.653 %Clinton County: 11.588 %Cole County: 10.388 %Cooper County: 7.531 %Crawford County: 14.834 %Dade County: 13.355 %Dallas County: 8.07 %Daviess County: 15.163 %DeKalb County: 8.175 %Dent County: 9.109 %Douglas County: 11.003 %Dunklin County: 14.459 %Franklin County: 12.716 %Gasconade County: 13.492 %Gentry County: 15.602 %Greene County: 13.26 %Grundy County: 10.79 %Harrison County: 18.439 %Henry County: 8.929 %Hickory County: 10.665 %Holt County: 14.689 %Howard County: 11.762 %Howell County: 11.783 %Iron County: 16.172 %Jackson County: 13.18 %Jasper County: 12.349 %Jefferson County: 13.028 %Johnson County: 18.648 %Knox County: 13.16 %Laclede County: 8.455 %Lafayette County: 11.776 %Lawrence County: 11.209 %Lewis County: 11.184 %Lincoln County: 15.065 %Linn County: 7.968 %Livingston County: 11.259 %McDonald County: 11.776 %Macon County: 9.66 %Madison County: 11.376 %Maries County: 13.084 %Marion County: 11.826 %Mercer County: 18.625 %Miller County: 16.288 %Mississippi County: 12.026 %Moniteau County: 8.782 %Monroe County: 9.972 %Montgomery County: 11.581 %Morgan County: 14.536 %New Madrid County: 8.978 %Newton County: 10.646 %Nodaway County: 13.392 %Oregon County: 11.009 %Osage County: 9.252 %Ozark County: 21.778 %Pemiscot County: 10.449 %Perry County: 8.89 %Pettis County: 11.259 %Phelps County: 11.423 %Pike County: 13.161 %Platte County: 13.34 %Polk County: 13.432 %Pulaski County: 18.31 %Putnam County: 12.199 %Ralls County: 7.983 %Randolph County: 16.629 %Ray County: 11.279 %Reynolds County: 14.455 %Ripley County: 15.544 %St. Charles County: 12.782 %St. Clair County: 13.816 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.6 %St. Francois County: 12.179 %St. Louis County: 12.537 %Saline County: 12.562 %Schuyler County: 29.224 %Scotland County: 15.129 %Scott County: 11.877 %Shannon County: 10.953 %Shelby County: 7.678 %Stoddard County: 10.511 %Stone County: 13.336 %Sullivan County: 5.023 %Taney County: 17.842 %Texas County: 10.438 %Vernon County: 8.615 %Warren County: 15.136 %Washington County: 15.37 %Wayne County: 12.13 %Webster County: 15.235 %Worth County: 14.148 %Wright County: 15.061 %St. Louis city: 10.834 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Schuyler County: 29.224 %Schuyler County29.224Ozark County: 21.778 %Ozark County21.778Caldwell County: 20.162 %Caldwell County20.162Johnson County: 18.648 %Johnson County18.648Mercer County: 18.625 %Mercer County18.625Harrison County: 18.439 %Harrison County18.439Pulaski County: 18.31 %Pulaski County18.31Taney County: 17.842 %Taney County17.842Christian County: 17.419 %Christian County17.419Chariton County: 17.125 %Chariton County17.125Cedar County: 16.995 %Cedar County16.995Randolph County: 16.629 %Randolph County16.629Miller County: 16.288 %Miller County16.288Iron County: 16.172 %Iron County16.172Gentry County: 15.602 %Gentry County15.602Benton County: 15.565 %Benton County15.565Ripley County: 15.544 %Ripley County15.544Washington County: 15.37 %Washington County15.37Webster County: 15.235 %Webster County15.235Daviess County: 15.163 %Daviess County15.163Warren County: 15.136 %Warren County15.136Scotland County: 15.129 %Scotland County15.129Bates County: 15.104 %Bates County15.104Lincoln County: 15.065 %Lincoln County15.065Wright County: 15.061 %Wright County15.061Bollinger County: 14.967 %Bollinger County14.967Crawford County: 14.834 %Crawford County14.834Holt County: 14.689 %Holt County14.689Camden County: 14.651 %Camden County14.651Morgan County: 14.536 %Morgan County14.536Dunklin County: 14.459 %Dunklin County14.459Reynolds County: 14.455 %Reynolds County14.455Cass County: 14.15 %Cass County14.15Worth County: 14.148 %Worth County14.148Carter County: 14.101 %Carter County14.101Adair County: 13.87 %Adair County13.87St. Clair County: 13.816 %St. Clair County13.816Gasconade County: 13.492 %Gasconade County13.492Polk County: 13.432 %Polk County13.432Nodaway County: 13.392 %Nodaway County13.392Schuyler County: 29.224 %Schuyler County29.224Ozark County: 21.778 %Ozark County21.778Caldwell County: 20.162 %Caldwell County20.162Johnson County: 18.648 %Johnson County18.648Mercer County: 18.625 %Mercer County18.625Harrison County: 18.439 %Harrison County18.439Pulaski County: 18.31 %Pulaski County18.31Taney County: 17.842 %Taney County17.842Christian County: 17.419 %Christian County17.419Chariton County: 17.125 %Chariton County17.125Cedar County: 16.995 %Cedar County16.995Randolph County: 16.629 %Randolph County16.629Miller County: 16.288 %Miller County16.288Iron County: 16.172 %Iron County16.172Gentry County: 15.602 %Gentry County15.602Benton County: 15.565 %Benton County15.565Ripley County: 15.544 %Ripley County15.544Washington County: 15.37 %Washington County15.37Webster County: 15.235 %Webster County15.235Daviess County: 15.163 %Daviess County15.163Warren County: 15.136 %Warren County15.136Scotland County: 15.129 %Scotland County15.129Bates County: 15.104 %Bates County15.104Lincoln County: 15.065 %Lincoln County15.065Wright County: 15.061 %Wright County15.061Bollinger County: 14.967 %Bollinger County14.967Crawford County: 14.834 %Crawford County14.834Holt County: 14.689 %Holt County14.689Camden County: 14.651 %Camden County14.651Morgan County: 14.536 %Morgan County14.536Dunklin County: 14.459 %Dunklin County14.459Reynolds County: 14.455 %Reynolds County14.455Cass County: 14.15 %Cass County14.15Worth County: 14.148 %Worth County14.148Carter County: 14.101 %Carter County14.101Adair County: 13.87 %Adair County13.87St. Clair County: 13.816 %St. Clair County13.816Gasconade County: 13.492 %Gasconade County13.492Polk County: 13.432 %Polk County13.432Nodaway County: 13.392 %Nodaway County13.392
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Schuyler County29.224+10.9 pts
2Ozark County21.778+11.31 pts
3Caldwell County20.162+6.14 pts
4Johnson County18.648+5.51 pts
5Mercer County18.625+10.95 pts
6Harrison County18.439+8.21 pts
7Pulaski County18.31+7.5 pts
8Taney County17.842+3.26 pts
9Christian County17.419+3.02 pts
10Chariton County17.125+5.76 pts
11Cedar County16.995+3.94 pts
12Randolph County16.629+9 pts
13Miller County16.288+2.78 pts
14Iron County16.172-1.79 pts
15Gentry County15.602+5.53 pts
16Benton County15.565+1.27 pts
17Ripley County15.544+3.61 pts
18Washington County15.37+2.71 pts
19Webster County15.235-1.12 pts
20Daviess County15.163-1.98 pts
21Warren County15.136+0.56 pts
22Scotland County15.129+6.4 pts
23Bates County15.104+3.4 pts
24Lincoln County15.065+2.03 pts
25Wright County15.061+3.63 pts
26Bollinger County14.967+4.11 pts
27Crawford County14.834+2.91 pts
28Holt County14.689+2.68 pts
29Camden County14.651+4.22 pts
30Morgan County14.536-0.08 pts
31Dunklin County14.459+2.32 pts
32Reynolds County14.455+7.58 pts
33Cass County14.15+3.79 pts
34Worth County14.148-0.62 pts
35Carter County14.101-4.16 pts
36Adair County13.87+2.5 pts
37St. Clair County13.816+4.73 pts
38Gasconade County13.492+4.81 pts
39Polk County13.432+1.02 pts
40Nodaway County13.392+8.74 pts
41Dade County13.355+5.57 pts
42Platte County13.34+3.38 pts
43Stone County13.336-0.32 pts
44Andrew County13.333-0.74 pts
45Greene County13.26+0.64 pts
46Jackson County13.18+2.34 pts
47Pike County13.161+4.87 pts
48Knox County13.16+0.65 pts
49Maries County13.084+2.93 pts
50Jefferson County13.028+1.76 pts
51St. Charles County12.782-0.56 pts
52Franklin County12.716-1.22 pts
53Barton County12.583+3.23 pts
54Saline County12.562+4.04 pts
55St. Louis County12.537+1.45 pts
56Atchison County12.394-1.75 pts
57Jasper County12.349+3.01 pts
58Boone County12.214+2.23 pts
59Putnam County12.199-1.67 pts
60St. Francois County12.179+1.83 pts
61Wayne County12.13+0.35 pts
62Mississippi County12.026+1.74 pts
63Scott County11.877-1.07 pts
64Marion County11.826+2.06 pts
65Howell County11.783+1.76 pts
66Lafayette County11.776+1.02 pts
66McDonald County11.776+1.68 pts
68Howard County11.762-1.2 pts
69Clay County11.653+1.54 pts
70Cape Girardeau County11.646+1.31 pts
71Buchanan County11.629+3.4 pts
72Clinton County11.588+0.36 pts
73Montgomery County11.581-1.88 pts
74Phelps County11.423-1.79 pts
75Butler County11.409-1.85 pts
76Madison County11.376+1.6 pts
77Ray County11.279+1.21 pts
78Livingston County11.259+1.94 pts
78Pettis County11.259+2.67 pts
80Lawrence County11.209-0.44 pts
81Lewis County11.184+3.68 pts
82Oregon County11.009-8.31 pts
83Douglas County11.003-0.49 pts
84Shannon County10.953-5.72 pts
85St. Louis city10.834+1.03 pts
86Grundy County10.79+1.13 pts
87Hickory County10.665-5.58 pts
88Newton County10.646+2.55 pts
89Stoddard County10.511-1.58 pts
90Pemiscot County10.449-0.8 pts
91Texas County10.438+1.35 pts
92Cole County10.388+2.07 pts
93Carroll County10.298-0.48 pts
94Clark County10.079-1.58 pts
95Monroe County9.972-2.59 pts
96Macon County9.66-4.64 pts
97Osage County9.252-3.63 pts
98Callaway County9.144-1.12 pts
99Dent County9.109-1.96 pts
100New Madrid County8.978-4.91 pts
101Henry County8.929-1.14 pts
102Perry County8.89-2.32 pts
103Moniteau County8.782-3.27 pts
104Audrain County8.616-2.15 pts
105Vernon County8.615-1.43 pts
106Laclede County8.455-2.1 pts
107DeKalb County8.175-5.03 pts
108Barry County8.098+1.12 pts
109Dallas County8.07-9.33 pts
110Ralls County7.983+1.37 pts
111Linn County7.968+0.2 pts
112Shelby County7.678-5.87 pts
113Ste. Genevieve County7.6-1.52 pts
114Cooper County7.531-2.85 pts
115Sullivan County5.023+1.17 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.

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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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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2012. 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/job-creation-rate/missouri-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Schuyler County, with 29.224% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 5.023% in 2012.

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