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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Worth County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2013, at 26.006%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 5.069%. The median was 10.794% and the figure for Missouri was 11.955%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.006Worth County
Lowest5.069Sullivan County
Median10.794115 counties
Missouri11.955History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 9.822 %Andrew County: 10.162 %Atchison County: 13.584 %Audrain County: 10.149 %Barry County: 7.684 %Barton County: 10.894 %Bates County: 6.844 %Benton County: 11.992 %Bollinger County: 15.432 %Boone County: 10.218 %Buchanan County: 10.716 %Butler County: 10.442 %Caldwell County: 13.259 %Callaway County: 15.625 %Camden County: 15.331 %Cape Girardeau County: 11.717 %Carroll County: 13.752 %Carter County: 16.455 %Cass County: 14.257 %Cedar County: 9.597 %Chariton County: 8.16 %Christian County: 13.214 %Clark County: 12.374 %Clay County: 13.853 %Clinton County: 11.261 %Cole County: 9.382 %Cooper County: 11.487 %Crawford County: 12.404 %Dade County: 6.207 %Dallas County: 12.232 %Daviess County: 16.06 %DeKalb County: 6.532 %Dent County: 8.203 %Douglas County: 6.722 %Dunklin County: 8.968 %Franklin County: 11.967 %Gasconade County: 8.533 %Gentry County: 14.514 %Greene County: 11.169 %Grundy County: 11.036 %Harrison County: 10.57 %Henry County: 10.566 %Hickory County: 13.084 %Holt County: 10.97 %Howard County: 9.813 %Howell County: 9.476 %Iron County: 14.199 %Jackson County: 11.78 %Jasper County: 9.437 %Jefferson County: 12.191 %Johnson County: 9.68 %Knox County: 10.477 %Laclede County: 11.377 %Lafayette County: 13.093 %Lawrence County: 6.644 %Lewis County: 10.285 %Lincoln County: 10.511 %Linn County: 6.079 %Livingston County: 7.67 %McDonald County: 6.494 %Macon County: 10.394 %Madison County: 11.532 %Maries County: 7.503 %Marion County: 8.492 %Mercer County: 8.163 %Miller County: 10.417 %Mississippi County: 13.311 %Moniteau County: 14.699 %Monroe County: 11.926 %Montgomery County: 10.466 %Morgan County: 14.274 %New Madrid County: 9.145 %Newton County: 8.323 %Nodaway County: 10.688 %Oregon County: 16.348 %Osage County: 12.209 %Ozark County: 15.778 %Pemiscot County: 7.977 %Perry County: 6.592 %Pettis County: 10.181 %Phelps County: 9.173 %Pike County: 13.971 %Platte County: 11.766 %Polk County: 13.034 %Pulaski County: 11.375 %Putnam County: 22.948 %Ralls County: 8.03 %Randolph County: 8.36 %Ray County: 9.496 %Reynolds County: 10.159 %Ripley County: 14.342 %St. Charles County: 13.163 %St. Clair County: 11.21 %Ste. Genevieve County: 6.977 %St. Francois County: 12.282 %St. Louis County: 11.007 %Saline County: 10.66 %Schuyler County: 10.794 %Scotland County: 7.454 %Scott County: 10.114 %Shannon County: 19.319 %Shelby County: 6.282 %Stoddard County: 10.844 %Stone County: 15.986 %Sullivan County: 5.069 %Taney County: 15.388 %Texas County: 9.781 %Vernon County: 13.681 %Warren County: 12.602 %Washington County: 14.308 %Wayne County: 10.616 %Webster County: 11.723 %Worth County: 26.006 %Wright County: 10.11 %St. Louis city: 10.705 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Worth County: 26.006 %Worth County26.006Putnam County: 22.948 %Putnam County22.948Shannon County: 19.319 %Shannon County19.319Carter County: 16.455 %Carter County16.455Oregon County: 16.348 %Oregon County16.348Daviess County: 16.06 %Daviess County16.06Stone County: 15.986 %Stone County15.986Ozark County: 15.778 %Ozark County15.778Callaway County: 15.625 %Callaway County15.625Bollinger County: 15.432 %Bollinger County15.432Taney County: 15.388 %Taney County15.388Camden County: 15.331 %Camden County15.331Moniteau County: 14.699 %Moniteau County14.699Gentry County: 14.514 %Gentry County14.514Ripley County: 14.342 %Ripley County14.342Washington County: 14.308 %Washington County14.308Morgan County: 14.274 %Morgan County14.274Cass County: 14.257 %Cass County14.257Iron County: 14.199 %Iron County14.199Pike County: 13.971 %Pike County13.971Clay County: 13.853 %Clay County13.853Carroll County: 13.752 %Carroll County13.752Vernon County: 13.681 %Vernon County13.681Atchison County: 13.584 %Atchison County13.584Mississippi County: 13.311 %Mississippi County13.311Caldwell County: 13.259 %Caldwell County13.259Christian County: 13.214 %Christian County13.214St. Charles County: 13.163 %St. Charles County13.163Lafayette County: 13.093 %Lafayette County13.093Hickory County: 13.084 %Hickory County13.084Polk County: 13.034 %Polk County13.034Warren County: 12.602 %Warren County12.602Crawford County: 12.404 %Crawford County12.404Clark County: 12.374 %Clark County12.374St. Francois County: 12.282 %St. Francois County12.282Dallas County: 12.232 %Dallas County12.232Osage County: 12.209 %Osage County12.209Jefferson County: 12.191 %Jefferson County12.191Benton County: 11.992 %Benton County11.992Franklin County: 11.967 %Franklin County11.967Worth County: 26.006 %Worth County26.006Putnam County: 22.948 %Putnam County22.948Shannon County: 19.319 %Shannon County19.319Carter County: 16.455 %Carter County16.455Oregon County: 16.348 %Oregon County16.348Daviess County: 16.06 %Daviess County16.06Stone County: 15.986 %Stone County15.986Ozark County: 15.778 %Ozark County15.778Callaway County: 15.625 %Callaway County15.625Bollinger County: 15.432 %Bollinger County15.432Taney County: 15.388 %Taney County15.388Camden County: 15.331 %Camden County15.331Moniteau County: 14.699 %Moniteau County14.699Gentry County: 14.514 %Gentry County14.514Ripley County: 14.342 %Ripley County14.342Washington County: 14.308 %Washington County14.308Morgan County: 14.274 %Morgan County14.274Cass County: 14.257 %Cass County14.257Iron County: 14.199 %Iron County14.199Pike County: 13.971 %Pike County13.971Clay County: 13.853 %Clay County13.853Carroll County: 13.752 %Carroll County13.752Vernon County: 13.681 %Vernon County13.681Atchison County: 13.584 %Atchison County13.584Mississippi County: 13.311 %Mississippi County13.311Caldwell County: 13.259 %Caldwell County13.259Christian County: 13.214 %Christian County13.214St. Charles County: 13.163 %St. Charles County13.163Lafayette County: 13.093 %Lafayette County13.093Hickory County: 13.084 %Hickory County13.084Polk County: 13.034 %Polk County13.034Warren County: 12.602 %Warren County12.602Crawford County: 12.404 %Crawford County12.404Clark County: 12.374 %Clark County12.374St. Francois County: 12.282 %St. Francois County12.282Dallas County: 12.232 %Dallas County12.232Osage County: 12.209 %Osage County12.209Jefferson County: 12.191 %Jefferson County12.191Benton County: 11.992 %Benton County11.992Franklin County: 11.967 %Franklin County11.967
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Worth County26.006+11.86 pts
2Putnam County22.948+10.75 pts
3Shannon County19.319+8.37 pts
4Carter County16.455+2.35 pts
5Oregon County16.348+5.34 pts
6Daviess County16.06+0.9 pts
7Stone County15.986+2.65 pts
8Ozark County15.778-6 pts
9Callaway County15.625+6.48 pts
10Bollinger County15.432+0.46 pts
11Taney County15.388-2.45 pts
12Camden County15.331+0.68 pts
13Moniteau County14.699+5.92 pts
14Gentry County14.514-1.09 pts
15Ripley County14.342-1.2 pts
16Washington County14.308-1.06 pts
17Morgan County14.274-0.26 pts
18Cass County14.257+0.11 pts
19Iron County14.199-1.97 pts
20Pike County13.971+0.81 pts
21Clay County13.853+2.2 pts
22Carroll County13.752+3.45 pts
23Vernon County13.681+5.07 pts
24Atchison County13.584+1.19 pts
25Mississippi County13.311+1.29 pts
26Caldwell County13.259-6.9 pts
27Christian County13.214-4.21 pts
28St. Charles County13.163+0.38 pts
29Lafayette County13.093+1.32 pts
30Hickory County13.084+2.42 pts
31Polk County13.034-0.4 pts
32Warren County12.602-2.53 pts
33Crawford County12.404-2.43 pts
34Clark County12.374+2.29 pts
35St. Francois County12.282+0.1 pts
36Dallas County12.232+4.16 pts
37Osage County12.209+2.96 pts
38Jefferson County12.191-0.84 pts
39Benton County11.992-3.57 pts
40Franklin County11.967-0.75 pts
41Monroe County11.926+1.95 pts
42Jackson County11.78-1.4 pts
43Platte County11.766-1.57 pts
44Webster County11.723-3.51 pts
45Cape Girardeau County11.717+0.07 pts
46Madison County11.532+0.16 pts
47Cooper County11.487+3.96 pts
48Laclede County11.377+2.92 pts
49Pulaski County11.375-6.93 pts
50Clinton County11.261-0.33 pts
51St. Clair County11.21-2.61 pts
52Greene County11.169-2.09 pts
53Grundy County11.036+0.25 pts
54St. Louis County11.007-1.53 pts
55Holt County10.97-3.72 pts
56Barton County10.894-1.69 pts
57Stoddard County10.844+0.33 pts
58Schuyler County10.794-18.43 pts
59Buchanan County10.716-0.91 pts
60St. Louis city10.705-0.13 pts
61Nodaway County10.688-2.7 pts
62Saline County10.66-1.9 pts
63Wayne County10.616-1.51 pts
64Harrison County10.57-7.87 pts
65Henry County10.566+1.64 pts
66Lincoln County10.511-4.55 pts
67Knox County10.477-2.68 pts
68Montgomery County10.466-1.12 pts
69Butler County10.442-0.97 pts
70Miller County10.417-5.87 pts
71Macon County10.394+0.73 pts
72Lewis County10.285-0.9 pts
73Boone County10.218-2 pts
74Pettis County10.181-1.08 pts
75Andrew County10.162-3.17 pts
76Reynolds County10.159-4.3 pts
77Audrain County10.149+1.53 pts
78Scott County10.114-1.76 pts
79Wright County10.11-4.95 pts
80Adair County9.822-4.05 pts
81Howard County9.813-1.95 pts
82Texas County9.781-0.66 pts
83Johnson County9.68-8.97 pts
84Cedar County9.597-7.4 pts
85Ray County9.496-1.78 pts
86Howell County9.476-2.31 pts
87Jasper County9.437-2.91 pts
88Cole County9.382-1.01 pts
89Phelps County9.173-2.25 pts
90New Madrid County9.145+0.17 pts
91Dunklin County8.968-5.49 pts
92Gasconade County8.533-4.96 pts
93Marion County8.492-3.33 pts
94Randolph County8.36-8.27 pts
95Newton County8.323-2.32 pts
96Dent County8.203-0.91 pts
97Mercer County8.163-10.46 pts
98Chariton County8.16-8.96 pts
99Ralls County8.03+0.05 pts
100Pemiscot County7.977-2.47 pts
101Barry County7.684-0.41 pts
102Livingston County7.67-3.59 pts
103Maries County7.503-5.58 pts
104Scotland County7.454-7.67 pts
105Ste. Genevieve County6.977-0.62 pts
106Bates County6.844-8.26 pts
107Douglas County6.722-4.28 pts
108Lawrence County6.644-4.56 pts
109Perry County6.592-2.3 pts
110DeKalb County6.532-1.64 pts
111McDonald County6.494-5.28 pts
112Shelby County6.282-1.4 pts
113Dade County6.207-7.15 pts
114Linn County6.079-1.89 pts
115Sullivan County5.069+0.05 pts

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About this ranking

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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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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, 2013. 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=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by job creation rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/missouri-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Worth County, with 26.006% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 5.069% in 2013.

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