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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Sullivan County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2015, at 26.525%. Reynolds County had the lowest, at 5.859%. The median was 11.572% and the figure for Missouri was 12.841%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.525Sullivan County
Lowest5.859Reynolds County
Median11.572115 counties
Missouri12.841History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 8.386 %Andrew County: 11.868 %Atchison County: 11.588 %Audrain County: 10.945 %Barry County: 10.171 %Barton County: 9.287 %Bates County: 11.04 %Benton County: 12.381 %Bollinger County: 12.306 %Boone County: 12.244 %Buchanan County: 12.194 %Butler County: 10.241 %Caldwell County: 17.215 %Callaway County: 7.177 %Camden County: 14.435 %Cape Girardeau County: 9.085 %Carroll County: 12.021 %Carter County: 11.222 %Cass County: 11.842 %Cedar County: 12.634 %Chariton County: 12.233 %Christian County: 15.609 %Clark County: 12.821 %Clay County: 14.455 %Clinton County: 12.837 %Cole County: 13.693 %Cooper County: 10.437 %Crawford County: 9.661 %Dade County: 7.136 %Dallas County: 11.822 %Daviess County: 14.286 %DeKalb County: 12.112 %Dent County: 9.859 %Douglas County: 7.457 %Dunklin County: 10.042 %Franklin County: 11.495 %Gasconade County: 11.036 %Gentry County: 14.344 %Greene County: 13.418 %Grundy County: 10.141 %Harrison County: 7.341 %Henry County: 8.941 %Hickory County: 24.234 %Holt County: 16.658 %Howard County: 8.741 %Howell County: 9.539 %Iron County: 13.158 %Jackson County: 11.736 %Jasper County: 13.136 %Jefferson County: 11.734 %Johnson County: 10.528 %Knox County: 9.195 %Laclede County: 10.371 %Lafayette County: 12.445 %Lawrence County: 9.159 %Lewis County: 10.233 %Lincoln County: 11.16 %Linn County: 11.695 %Livingston County: 11.425 %McDonald County: 9.874 %Macon County: 13.697 %Madison County: 14.456 %Maries County: 13.542 %Marion County: 9.601 %Mercer County: 16.019 %Miller County: 12.849 %Mississippi County: 10.647 %Moniteau County: 8.524 %Monroe County: 9.47 %Montgomery County: 11.07 %Morgan County: 11.837 %New Madrid County: 8.294 %Newton County: 11.003 %Nodaway County: 14.119 %Oregon County: 13.913 %Osage County: 14.178 %Ozark County: 22.051 %Pemiscot County: 8.273 %Perry County: 11.048 %Pettis County: 8.525 %Phelps County: 9.014 %Pike County: 9.484 %Platte County: 11.739 %Polk County: 7.984 %Pulaski County: 9.999 %Putnam County: 13.964 %Ralls County: 6.073 %Randolph County: 10.159 %Ray County: 16.647 %Reynolds County: 5.859 %Ripley County: 12.641 %St. Charles County: 13.672 %St. Clair County: 14.848 %Ste. Genevieve County: 12.371 %St. Francois County: 10.217 %St. Louis County: 13.372 %Saline County: 8.106 %Schuyler County: 13 %Scotland County: 19.802 %Scott County: 11.039 %Shannon County: 14.688 %Shelby County: 10.402 %Stoddard County: 8.561 %Stone County: 13.005 %Sullivan County: 26.525 %Taney County: 11.572 %Texas County: 10.847 %Vernon County: 8.667 %Warren County: 11.065 %Washington County: 10.724 %Wayne County: 12.09 %Webster County: 12.742 %Worth County: 12.651 %Wright County: 11.308 %St. Louis city: 16.485 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Sullivan County: 26.525 %Sullivan County26.525Hickory County: 24.234 %Hickory County24.234Ozark County: 22.051 %Ozark County22.051Scotland County: 19.802 %Scotland County19.802Caldwell County: 17.215 %Caldwell County17.215Holt County: 16.658 %Holt County16.658Ray County: 16.647 %Ray County16.647St. Louis city: 16.485 %St. Louis city16.485Mercer County: 16.019 %Mercer County16.019Christian County: 15.609 %Christian County15.609St. Clair County: 14.848 %St. Clair County14.848Shannon County: 14.688 %Shannon County14.688Madison County: 14.456 %Madison County14.456Clay County: 14.455 %Clay County14.455Camden County: 14.435 %Camden County14.435Gentry County: 14.344 %Gentry County14.344Daviess County: 14.286 %Daviess County14.286Osage County: 14.178 %Osage County14.178Nodaway County: 14.119 %Nodaway County14.119Putnam County: 13.964 %Putnam County13.964Oregon County: 13.913 %Oregon County13.913Macon County: 13.697 %Macon County13.697Cole County: 13.693 %Cole County13.693St. Charles County: 13.672 %St. Charles County13.672Maries County: 13.542 %Maries County13.542Greene County: 13.418 %Greene County13.418St. Louis County: 13.372 %St. Louis County13.372Iron County: 13.158 %Iron County13.158Jasper County: 13.136 %Jasper County13.136Stone County: 13.005 %Stone County13.005Schuyler County: 13 %Schuyler County13Miller County: 12.849 %Miller County12.849Clinton County: 12.837 %Clinton County12.837Clark County: 12.821 %Clark County12.821Webster County: 12.742 %Webster County12.742Worth County: 12.651 %Worth County12.651Ripley County: 12.641 %Ripley County12.641Cedar County: 12.634 %Cedar County12.634Lafayette County: 12.445 %Lafayette County12.445Benton County: 12.381 %Benton County12.381Sullivan County: 26.525 %Sullivan County26.525Hickory County: 24.234 %Hickory County24.234Ozark County: 22.051 %Ozark County22.051Scotland County: 19.802 %Scotland County19.802Caldwell County: 17.215 %Caldwell County17.215Holt County: 16.658 %Holt County16.658Ray County: 16.647 %Ray County16.647St. Louis city: 16.485 %St. Louis city16.485Mercer County: 16.019 %Mercer County16.019Christian County: 15.609 %Christian County15.609St. Clair County: 14.848 %St. Clair County14.848Shannon County: 14.688 %Shannon County14.688Madison County: 14.456 %Madison County14.456Clay County: 14.455 %Clay County14.455Camden County: 14.435 %Camden County14.435Gentry County: 14.344 %Gentry County14.344Daviess County: 14.286 %Daviess County14.286Osage County: 14.178 %Osage County14.178Nodaway County: 14.119 %Nodaway County14.119Putnam County: 13.964 %Putnam County13.964Oregon County: 13.913 %Oregon County13.913Macon County: 13.697 %Macon County13.697Cole County: 13.693 %Cole County13.693St. Charles County: 13.672 %St. Charles County13.672Maries County: 13.542 %Maries County13.542Greene County: 13.418 %Greene County13.418St. Louis County: 13.372 %St. Louis County13.372Iron County: 13.158 %Iron County13.158Jasper County: 13.136 %Jasper County13.136Stone County: 13.005 %Stone County13.005Schuyler County: 13 %Schuyler County13Miller County: 12.849 %Miller County12.849Clinton County: 12.837 %Clinton County12.837Clark County: 12.821 %Clark County12.821Webster County: 12.742 %Webster County12.742Worth County: 12.651 %Worth County12.651Ripley County: 12.641 %Ripley County12.641Cedar County: 12.634 %Cedar County12.634Lafayette County: 12.445 %Lafayette County12.445Benton County: 12.381 %Benton County12.381
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Sullivan County26.525+18.74 pts
2Hickory County24.234+4.19 pts
3Ozark County22.051+10.77 pts
4Scotland County19.802+11.58 pts
5Caldwell County17.215+0.96 pts
6Holt County16.658+3.17 pts
7Ray County16.647+2.33 pts
8St. Louis city16.485+4.15 pts
9Mercer County16.019+1.84 pts
10Christian County15.609+0.17 pts
11St. Clair County14.848+2.24 pts
12Shannon County14.688-7.92 pts
13Madison County14.456+0.1 pts
14Clay County14.455+0.82 pts
15Camden County14.435+3.08 pts
16Gentry County14.344+0.27 pts
17Daviess County14.286+6.75 pts
18Osage County14.178+5.27 pts
19Nodaway County14.119+0.81 pts
20Putnam County13.964-1.65 pts
21Oregon County13.913-3 pts
22Macon County13.697+5.42 pts
23Cole County13.693+3.47 pts
24St. Charles County13.672+0.8 pts
25Maries County13.542+5.72 pts
26Greene County13.418+1.68 pts
27St. Louis County13.372+1.85 pts
28Iron County13.158+0.85 pts
29Jasper County13.136+4.25 pts
30Stone County13.005+2.76 pts
31Schuyler County13-6.19 pts
32Miller County12.849-1.09 pts
33Clinton County12.837+3.21 pts
34Clark County12.821-2.56 pts
35Webster County12.742+1.29 pts
36Worth County12.651-6.76 pts
37Ripley County12.641+1.21 pts
38Cedar County12.634+2.33 pts
39Lafayette County12.445-1.53 pts
40Benton County12.381+1.74 pts
41Ste. Genevieve County12.371+2.9 pts
42Bollinger County12.306-0.52 pts
43Boone County12.244+1.53 pts
44Chariton County12.233+3.06 pts
45Buchanan County12.194+2.9 pts
46DeKalb County12.112+2.15 pts
47Wayne County12.09-6.09 pts
48Carroll County12.021-0.42 pts
49Andrew County11.868-5.16 pts
50Cass County11.842-1.34 pts
51Morgan County11.837-3.91 pts
52Dallas County11.822+0.86 pts
53Platte County11.739-2.73 pts
54Jackson County11.736+0.06 pts
55Jefferson County11.734-2.78 pts
56Linn County11.695+4.44 pts
57Atchison County11.588+0.22 pts
58Taney County11.572-0.81 pts
59Franklin County11.495+0.03 pts
60Livingston County11.425+2.38 pts
61Wright County11.308-1.38 pts
62Carter County11.222-9.06 pts
63Lincoln County11.16-4.3 pts
64Montgomery County11.07+2.2 pts
65Warren County11.065-1.37 pts
66Perry County11.048-3.97 pts
67Bates County11.04-0.94 pts
68Scott County11.039+0.65 pts
69Gasconade County11.036+3.26 pts
70Newton County11.003+3.19 pts
71Audrain County10.945+1.27 pts
72Texas County10.847+2.12 pts
73Washington County10.724-2.65 pts
74Mississippi County10.647-10.26 pts
75Johnson County10.528-3.5 pts
76Cooper County10.437-0.26 pts
77Shelby County10.402+2.76 pts
78Laclede County10.371-3.93 pts
79Butler County10.241+1.71 pts
80Lewis County10.233-1.77 pts
81St. Francois County10.217-10.66 pts
82Barry County10.171+4.68 pts
83Randolph County10.159+0.3 pts
84Grundy County10.141-3.13 pts
85Dunklin County10.042+1.45 pts
86Pulaski County9.999+2.28 pts
87McDonald County9.874+3.41 pts
88Dent County9.859-1.18 pts
89Crawford County9.661-3.53 pts
90Marion County9.601-3.86 pts
91Howell County9.539+0.21 pts
92Pike County9.484-3.13 pts
93Monroe County9.47-9.9 pts
94Barton County9.287+4.46 pts
95Knox County9.195-1.41 pts
96Lawrence County9.159-2.11 pts
97Cape Girardeau County9.085-0.86 pts
98Phelps County9.014-2.05 pts
99Henry County8.941-0.89 pts
100Howard County8.741-8.64 pts
101Vernon County8.667+0.4 pts
102Stoddard County8.561-1.03 pts
103Pettis County8.525+0.05 pts
104Moniteau County8.524-0.38 pts
105Adair County8.386+1.49 pts
106New Madrid County8.294-1.82 pts
107Pemiscot County8.273+0.77 pts
108Saline County8.106-4.08 pts
109Polk County7.984-0.3 pts
110Douglas County7.457-0.75 pts
111Harrison County7.341-3.12 pts
112Callaway County7.177-2.14 pts
113Dade County7.136-2.06 pts
114Ralls County6.073-1.22 pts
115Reynolds County5.859-9.15 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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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 26.525% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Reynolds County, with 5.859% in 2015.

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