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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Shannon County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2014, at 22.61%. Barton County had the lowest, at 4.823%. The median was 11.369% and the figure for Missouri was 12.004%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.61Shannon County
Lowest4.823Barton County
Median11.369115 counties
Missouri12.004History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 6.891 %Andrew County: 17.026 %Atchison County: 11.369 %Audrain County: 9.678 %Barry County: 5.493 %Barton County: 4.823 %Bates County: 11.976 %Benton County: 10.643 %Bollinger County: 12.825 %Boone County: 10.717 %Buchanan County: 9.296 %Butler County: 8.527 %Caldwell County: 16.258 %Callaway County: 9.322 %Camden County: 11.355 %Cape Girardeau County: 9.943 %Carroll County: 12.445 %Carter County: 20.279 %Cass County: 13.179 %Cedar County: 10.309 %Chariton County: 9.177 %Christian County: 15.441 %Clark County: 15.377 %Clay County: 13.636 %Clinton County: 9.627 %Cole County: 10.227 %Cooper County: 10.693 %Crawford County: 13.195 %Dade County: 9.198 %Dallas County: 10.959 %Daviess County: 7.539 %DeKalb County: 9.958 %Dent County: 11.041 %Douglas County: 8.211 %Dunklin County: 8.59 %Franklin County: 11.468 %Gasconade County: 7.775 %Gentry County: 14.077 %Greene County: 11.736 %Grundy County: 13.267 %Harrison County: 10.462 %Henry County: 9.83 %Hickory County: 20.044 %Holt County: 13.484 %Howard County: 17.383 %Howell County: 9.33 %Iron County: 12.307 %Jackson County: 11.681 %Jasper County: 8.886 %Jefferson County: 14.51 %Johnson County: 14.024 %Knox County: 10.603 %Laclede County: 14.297 %Lafayette County: 13.975 %Lawrence County: 11.27 %Lewis County: 11.999 %Lincoln County: 15.459 %Linn County: 7.256 %Livingston County: 9.045 %McDonald County: 6.467 %Macon County: 8.273 %Madison County: 14.357 %Maries County: 7.825 %Marion County: 13.465 %Mercer County: 14.183 %Miller County: 13.937 %Mississippi County: 20.91 %Moniteau County: 8.899 %Monroe County: 19.374 %Montgomery County: 8.872 %Morgan County: 15.749 %New Madrid County: 10.118 %Newton County: 7.811 %Nodaway County: 13.309 %Oregon County: 16.913 %Osage County: 8.913 %Ozark County: 11.282 %Pemiscot County: 7.505 %Perry County: 15.023 %Pettis County: 8.475 %Phelps County: 11.066 %Pike County: 12.617 %Platte County: 14.473 %Polk County: 8.28 %Pulaski County: 7.722 %Putnam County: 15.612 %Ralls County: 7.296 %Randolph County: 9.858 %Ray County: 14.32 %Reynolds County: 15.01 %Ripley County: 11.432 %St. Charles County: 12.868 %St. Clair County: 12.605 %Ste. Genevieve County: 9.469 %St. Francois County: 20.874 %St. Louis County: 11.52 %Saline County: 12.184 %Schuyler County: 19.192 %Scotland County: 8.219 %Scott County: 10.39 %Shannon County: 22.61 %Shelby County: 7.642 %Stoddard County: 9.588 %Stone County: 10.249 %Sullivan County: 7.785 %Taney County: 12.384 %Texas County: 8.729 %Vernon County: 8.271 %Warren County: 12.438 %Washington County: 13.379 %Wayne County: 18.177 %Webster County: 11.453 %Worth County: 19.412 %Wright County: 12.689 %St. Louis city: 12.337 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Shannon County: 22.61 %Shannon County22.61Mississippi County: 20.91 %Mississippi County20.91St. Francois County: 20.874 %St. Francois County20.874Carter County: 20.279 %Carter County20.279Hickory County: 20.044 %Hickory County20.044Worth County: 19.412 %Worth County19.412Monroe County: 19.374 %Monroe County19.374Schuyler County: 19.192 %Schuyler County19.192Wayne County: 18.177 %Wayne County18.177Howard County: 17.383 %Howard County17.383Andrew County: 17.026 %Andrew County17.026Oregon County: 16.913 %Oregon County16.913Caldwell County: 16.258 %Caldwell County16.258Morgan County: 15.749 %Morgan County15.749Putnam County: 15.612 %Putnam County15.612Lincoln County: 15.459 %Lincoln County15.459Christian County: 15.441 %Christian County15.441Clark County: 15.377 %Clark County15.377Perry County: 15.023 %Perry County15.023Reynolds County: 15.01 %Reynolds County15.01Jefferson County: 14.51 %Jefferson County14.51Platte County: 14.473 %Platte County14.473Madison County: 14.357 %Madison County14.357Ray County: 14.32 %Ray County14.32Laclede County: 14.297 %Laclede County14.297Mercer County: 14.183 %Mercer County14.183Gentry County: 14.077 %Gentry County14.077Johnson County: 14.024 %Johnson County14.024Lafayette County: 13.975 %Lafayette County13.975Miller County: 13.937 %Miller County13.937Clay County: 13.636 %Clay County13.636Holt County: 13.484 %Holt County13.484Marion County: 13.465 %Marion County13.465Washington County: 13.379 %Washington County13.379Nodaway County: 13.309 %Nodaway County13.309Grundy County: 13.267 %Grundy County13.267Crawford County: 13.195 %Crawford County13.195Cass County: 13.179 %Cass County13.179St. Charles County: 12.868 %St. Charles County12.868Bollinger County: 12.825 %Bollinger County12.825Shannon County: 22.61 %Shannon County22.61Mississippi County: 20.91 %Mississippi County20.91St. Francois County: 20.874 %St. Francois County20.874Carter County: 20.279 %Carter County20.279Hickory County: 20.044 %Hickory County20.044Worth County: 19.412 %Worth County19.412Monroe County: 19.374 %Monroe County19.374Schuyler County: 19.192 %Schuyler County19.192Wayne County: 18.177 %Wayne County18.177Howard County: 17.383 %Howard County17.383Andrew County: 17.026 %Andrew County17.026Oregon County: 16.913 %Oregon County16.913Caldwell County: 16.258 %Caldwell County16.258Morgan County: 15.749 %Morgan County15.749Putnam County: 15.612 %Putnam County15.612Lincoln County: 15.459 %Lincoln County15.459Christian County: 15.441 %Christian County15.441Clark County: 15.377 %Clark County15.377Perry County: 15.023 %Perry County15.023Reynolds County: 15.01 %Reynolds County15.01Jefferson County: 14.51 %Jefferson County14.51Platte County: 14.473 %Platte County14.473Madison County: 14.357 %Madison County14.357Ray County: 14.32 %Ray County14.32Laclede County: 14.297 %Laclede County14.297Mercer County: 14.183 %Mercer County14.183Gentry County: 14.077 %Gentry County14.077Johnson County: 14.024 %Johnson County14.024Lafayette County: 13.975 %Lafayette County13.975Miller County: 13.937 %Miller County13.937Clay County: 13.636 %Clay County13.636Holt County: 13.484 %Holt County13.484Marion County: 13.465 %Marion County13.465Washington County: 13.379 %Washington County13.379Nodaway County: 13.309 %Nodaway County13.309Grundy County: 13.267 %Grundy County13.267Crawford County: 13.195 %Crawford County13.195Cass County: 13.179 %Cass County13.179St. Charles County: 12.868 %St. Charles County12.868Bollinger County: 12.825 %Bollinger County12.825
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Shannon County22.61+3.29 pts
2Mississippi County20.91+7.6 pts
3St. Francois County20.874+8.59 pts
4Carter County20.279+3.82 pts
5Hickory County20.044+6.96 pts
6Worth County19.412-6.59 pts
7Monroe County19.374+7.45 pts
8Schuyler County19.192+8.4 pts
9Wayne County18.177+7.56 pts
10Howard County17.383+7.57 pts
11Andrew County17.026+6.86 pts
12Oregon County16.913+0.57 pts
13Caldwell County16.258+3 pts
14Morgan County15.749+1.48 pts
15Putnam County15.612-7.34 pts
16Lincoln County15.459+4.95 pts
17Christian County15.441+2.23 pts
18Clark County15.377+3 pts
19Perry County15.023+8.43 pts
20Reynolds County15.01+4.85 pts
21Jefferson County14.51+2.32 pts
22Platte County14.473+2.71 pts
23Madison County14.357+2.82 pts
24Ray County14.32+4.82 pts
25Laclede County14.297+2.92 pts
26Mercer County14.183+6.02 pts
27Gentry County14.077-0.44 pts
28Johnson County14.024+4.34 pts
29Lafayette County13.975+0.88 pts
30Miller County13.937+3.52 pts
31Clay County13.636-0.22 pts
32Holt County13.484+2.51 pts
33Marion County13.465+4.97 pts
34Washington County13.379-0.93 pts
35Nodaway County13.309+2.62 pts
36Grundy County13.267+2.23 pts
37Crawford County13.195+0.79 pts
38Cass County13.179-1.08 pts
39St. Charles County12.868-0.29 pts
40Bollinger County12.825-2.61 pts
41Wright County12.689+2.58 pts
42Pike County12.617-1.35 pts
43St. Clair County12.605+1.39 pts
44Carroll County12.445-1.31 pts
45Warren County12.438-0.16 pts
46Taney County12.384-3 pts
47St. Louis city12.337+1.63 pts
48Iron County12.307-1.89 pts
49Saline County12.184+1.52 pts
50Lewis County11.999+1.71 pts
51Bates County11.976+5.13 pts
52Greene County11.736+0.57 pts
53Jackson County11.681-0.1 pts
54St. Louis County11.52+0.51 pts
55Franklin County11.468-0.5 pts
56Webster County11.453-0.27 pts
57Ripley County11.432-2.91 pts
58Atchison County11.369-2.21 pts
59Camden County11.355-3.98 pts
60Ozark County11.282-4.5 pts
61Lawrence County11.27+4.63 pts
62Phelps County11.066+1.89 pts
63Dent County11.041+2.84 pts
64Dallas County10.959-1.27 pts
65Boone County10.717+0.5 pts
66Cooper County10.693-0.79 pts
67Benton County10.643-1.35 pts
68Knox County10.603+0.13 pts
69Harrison County10.462-0.11 pts
70Scott County10.39+0.28 pts
71Cedar County10.309+0.71 pts
72Stone County10.249-5.74 pts
73Cole County10.227+0.85 pts
74New Madrid County10.118+0.97 pts
75DeKalb County9.958+3.43 pts
76Cape Girardeau County9.943-1.77 pts
77Randolph County9.858+1.5 pts
78Henry County9.83-0.74 pts
79Audrain County9.678-0.47 pts
80Clinton County9.627-1.63 pts
81Stoddard County9.588-1.26 pts
82Ste. Genevieve County9.469+2.49 pts
83Howell County9.33-0.15 pts
84Callaway County9.322-6.3 pts
85Buchanan County9.296-1.42 pts
86Dade County9.198+2.99 pts
87Chariton County9.177+1.02 pts
88Livingston County9.045+1.38 pts
89Osage County8.913-3.3 pts
90Moniteau County8.899-5.8 pts
91Jasper County8.886-0.55 pts
92Montgomery County8.872-1.59 pts
93Texas County8.729-1.05 pts
94Dunklin County8.59-0.38 pts
95Butler County8.527-1.92 pts
96Pettis County8.475-1.71 pts
97Polk County8.28-4.75 pts
98Macon County8.273-2.12 pts
99Vernon County8.271-5.41 pts
100Scotland County8.219+0.76 pts
101Douglas County8.211+1.49 pts
102Maries County7.825+0.32 pts
103Newton County7.811-0.51 pts
104Sullivan County7.785+2.72 pts
105Gasconade County7.775-0.76 pts
106Pulaski County7.722-3.65 pts
107Shelby County7.642+1.36 pts
108Daviess County7.539-8.52 pts
109Pemiscot County7.505-0.47 pts
110Ralls County7.296-0.73 pts
111Linn County7.256+1.18 pts
112Adair County6.891-2.93 pts
113McDonald County6.467-0.03 pts
114Barry County5.493-2.19 pts
115Barton County4.823-6.07 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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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Shannon County, with 22.61% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Barton County, with 4.823% in 2014.

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