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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Monroe County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2018, at 25.563%. Atchison County had the lowest, at 5.786%. The median was 11.065% and the figure for Missouri was 11.843%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.563Monroe County
Lowest5.786Atchison County
Median11.065115 counties
Missouri11.843History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 22.823 %Andrew County: 11.918 %Atchison County: 5.786 %Audrain County: 9.871 %Barry County: 8.327 %Barton County: 9.894 %Bates County: 9.61 %Benton County: 12.47 %Bollinger County: 12.205 %Boone County: 9.744 %Buchanan County: 9.812 %Butler County: 15.063 %Caldwell County: 13.761 %Callaway County: 10.303 %Camden County: 13.71 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.393 %Carroll County: 9.533 %Carter County: 19.057 %Cass County: 11.776 %Cedar County: 14.259 %Chariton County: 6.719 %Christian County: 13.985 %Clark County: 11.283 %Clay County: 10.641 %Clinton County: 16.392 %Cole County: 10.601 %Cooper County: 11.392 %Crawford County: 9.795 %Dade County: 7.254 %Dallas County: 8.14 %Daviess County: 12.853 %DeKalb County: 8.937 %Dent County: 12.346 %Douglas County: 9.731 %Dunklin County: 9.88 %Franklin County: 10.35 %Gasconade County: 15.809 %Gentry County: 9.837 %Greene County: 12.26 %Grundy County: 9.301 %Harrison County: 8.349 %Henry County: 10.959 %Hickory County: 16.093 %Holt County: 10.098 %Howard County: 9.914 %Howell County: 10.292 %Iron County: 13.576 %Jackson County: 12.365 %Jasper County: 12.008 %Jefferson County: 10.82 %Johnson County: 10.01 %Knox County: 13.674 %Laclede County: 9.063 %Lafayette County: 14.053 %Lawrence County: 8.465 %Lewis County: 7.882 %Lincoln County: 11.065 %Linn County: 10.458 %Livingston County: 11.919 %McDonald County: 11.148 %Macon County: 12.192 %Madison County: 15.392 %Maries County: 8.866 %Marion County: 7.589 %Mercer County: 15.696 %Miller County: 13.038 %Mississippi County: 18.243 %Moniteau County: 10.153 %Monroe County: 25.563 %Montgomery County: 13.39 %Morgan County: 17.704 %New Madrid County: 10.381 %Newton County: 8.146 %Nodaway County: 8.885 %Oregon County: 13.784 %Osage County: 12.441 %Ozark County: 10.736 %Pemiscot County: 10.289 %Perry County: 7.012 %Pettis County: 9.487 %Phelps County: 9.294 %Pike County: 7.987 %Platte County: 12.49 %Polk County: 13.751 %Pulaski County: 11.514 %Putnam County: 8.072 %Ralls County: 11.729 %Randolph County: 11.355 %Ray County: 16.482 %Reynolds County: 8.636 %Ripley County: 10.948 %St. Charles County: 12.098 %St. Clair County: 7.943 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.313 %St. Francois County: 13.539 %St. Louis County: 12.646 %Saline County: 9.61 %Schuyler County: 14.778 %Scotland County: 9.557 %Scott County: 13.038 %Shannon County: 18.19 %Shelby County: 13.13 %Stoddard County: 9.534 %Stone County: 11.856 %Sullivan County: 6.274 %Taney County: 16.232 %Texas County: 16.443 %Vernon County: 9.416 %Warren County: 16.278 %Washington County: 11.715 %Wayne County: 20.8 %Webster County: 12.385 %Worth County: 9.689 %Wright County: 13.415 %St. Louis city: 10.272 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Monroe County: 25.563 %Monroe County25.563Adair County: 22.823 %Adair County22.823Wayne County: 20.8 %Wayne County20.8Carter County: 19.057 %Carter County19.057Mississippi County: 18.243 %Mississippi County18.243Shannon County: 18.19 %Shannon County18.19Morgan County: 17.704 %Morgan County17.704Ray County: 16.482 %Ray County16.482Texas County: 16.443 %Texas County16.443Clinton County: 16.392 %Clinton County16.392Warren County: 16.278 %Warren County16.278Taney County: 16.232 %Taney County16.232Hickory County: 16.093 %Hickory County16.093Gasconade County: 15.809 %Gasconade County15.809Mercer County: 15.696 %Mercer County15.696Madison County: 15.392 %Madison County15.392Butler County: 15.063 %Butler County15.063Schuyler County: 14.778 %Schuyler County14.778Cedar County: 14.259 %Cedar County14.259Lafayette County: 14.053 %Lafayette County14.053Christian County: 13.985 %Christian County13.985Oregon County: 13.784 %Oregon County13.784Caldwell County: 13.761 %Caldwell County13.761Polk County: 13.751 %Polk County13.751Camden County: 13.71 %Camden County13.71Knox County: 13.674 %Knox County13.674Iron County: 13.576 %Iron County13.576St. Francois County: 13.539 %St. Francois County13.539Wright County: 13.415 %Wright County13.415Montgomery County: 13.39 %Montgomery County13.39Shelby County: 13.13 %Shelby County13.13Miller County: 13.038 %Miller County13.038Scott County: 13.038 %Scott County13.038Daviess County: 12.853 %Daviess County12.853St. Louis County: 12.646 %St. Louis County12.646Platte County: 12.49 %Platte County12.49Benton County: 12.47 %Benton County12.47Osage County: 12.441 %Osage County12.441Webster County: 12.385 %Webster County12.385Jackson County: 12.365 %Jackson County12.365Monroe County: 25.563 %Monroe County25.563Adair County: 22.823 %Adair County22.823Wayne County: 20.8 %Wayne County20.8Carter County: 19.057 %Carter County19.057Mississippi County: 18.243 %Mississippi County18.243Shannon County: 18.19 %Shannon County18.19Morgan County: 17.704 %Morgan County17.704Ray County: 16.482 %Ray County16.482Texas County: 16.443 %Texas County16.443Clinton County: 16.392 %Clinton County16.392Warren County: 16.278 %Warren County16.278Taney County: 16.232 %Taney County16.232Hickory County: 16.093 %Hickory County16.093Gasconade County: 15.809 %Gasconade County15.809Mercer County: 15.696 %Mercer County15.696Madison County: 15.392 %Madison County15.392Butler County: 15.063 %Butler County15.063Schuyler County: 14.778 %Schuyler County14.778Cedar County: 14.259 %Cedar County14.259Lafayette County: 14.053 %Lafayette County14.053Christian County: 13.985 %Christian County13.985Oregon County: 13.784 %Oregon County13.784Caldwell County: 13.761 %Caldwell County13.761Polk County: 13.751 %Polk County13.751Camden County: 13.71 %Camden County13.71Knox County: 13.674 %Knox County13.674Iron County: 13.576 %Iron County13.576St. Francois County: 13.539 %St. Francois County13.539Wright County: 13.415 %Wright County13.415Montgomery County: 13.39 %Montgomery County13.39Shelby County: 13.13 %Shelby County13.13Miller County: 13.038 %Miller County13.038Scott County: 13.038 %Scott County13.038Daviess County: 12.853 %Daviess County12.853St. Louis County: 12.646 %St. Louis County12.646Platte County: 12.49 %Platte County12.49Benton County: 12.47 %Benton County12.47Osage County: 12.441 %Osage County12.441Webster County: 12.385 %Webster County12.385Jackson County: 12.365 %Jackson County12.365
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Monroe County25.563+18.27 pts
2Adair County22.823+13.37 pts
3Wayne County20.8+6.65 pts
4Carter County19.057+6.07 pts
5Mississippi County18.243+6.36 pts
6Shannon County18.19+5.53 pts
7Morgan County17.704+8.02 pts
8Ray County16.482+7.48 pts
9Texas County16.443+4 pts
10Clinton County16.392+3.95 pts
11Warren County16.278+2.41 pts
12Taney County16.232+2.04 pts
13Hickory County16.093+0.05 pts
14Gasconade County15.809-6.5 pts
15Mercer County15.696+4.07 pts
16Madison County15.392+6.03 pts
17Butler County15.063+3.88 pts
18Schuyler County14.778-1.07 pts
19Cedar County14.259+2.16 pts
20Lafayette County14.053-2.24 pts
21Christian County13.985-0.65 pts
22Oregon County13.784+1.93 pts
23Caldwell County13.761-13.83 pts
24Polk County13.751+1.13 pts
25Camden County13.71-2.72 pts
26Knox County13.674-3.04 pts
27Iron County13.576+1.68 pts
28St. Francois County13.539+1.38 pts
29Wright County13.415+2.09 pts
30Montgomery County13.39+2.88 pts
31Shelby County13.13+1.4 pts
32Miller County13.038-0.25 pts
32Scott County13.038+3.44 pts
34Daviess County12.853-0.58 pts
35St. Louis County12.646-0.66 pts
36Platte County12.49-2.1 pts
37Benton County12.47-2.38 pts
38Osage County12.441-4.79 pts
39Webster County12.385+1.56 pts
40Jackson County12.365-1.94 pts
41Dent County12.346+2.87 pts
42Greene County12.26+0.37 pts
43Bollinger County12.205+0.01 pts
44Macon County12.192+0.56 pts
45St. Charles County12.098-1.53 pts
46Jasper County12.0080 pts
47Livingston County11.919+4.86 pts
48Andrew County11.918-1.25 pts
49Stone County11.856-3.63 pts
50Cass County11.776-4.3 pts
51Ralls County11.729+1.36 pts
52Washington County11.715+1.2 pts
53Pulaski County11.514-0.29 pts
54Cooper County11.392+1.3 pts
55Randolph County11.355+0.42 pts
56Clark County11.283-3.3 pts
57McDonald County11.148-7.44 pts
58Lincoln County11.065-3.4 pts
59Henry County10.959-2.18 pts
60Ripley County10.948+0.29 pts
61Jefferson County10.82-1.34 pts
62Ozark County10.736+0.36 pts
63Clay County10.641-2.13 pts
64Cole County10.601+0.03 pts
65Linn County10.458+1.8 pts
66New Madrid County10.381-7.38 pts
67Franklin County10.35-1.91 pts
68Ste. Genevieve County10.313-1.59 pts
69Callaway County10.303+0.2 pts
70Howell County10.292+0.61 pts
71Pemiscot County10.289-1.69 pts
72St. Louis city10.272-2.03 pts
73Moniteau County10.153-5.12 pts
74Holt County10.098-2.45 pts
75Johnson County10.01-3.8 pts
76Howard County9.914-1 pts
77Barton County9.894+0.77 pts
78Dunklin County9.88-1.94 pts
79Audrain County9.871-2.26 pts
80Gentry County9.837-0.13 pts
81Buchanan County9.812-0.14 pts
82Crawford County9.795-2.01 pts
83Boone County9.744-4.46 pts
84Douglas County9.731+0.38 pts
85Worth County9.689+0.63 pts
86Bates County9.61-7.38 pts
86Saline County9.61+3.16 pts
88Scotland County9.557-2.56 pts
89Stoddard County9.534-0.7 pts
90Carroll County9.533-1.35 pts
91Pettis County9.487-1.47 pts
92Vernon County9.416-1.19 pts
93Grundy County9.301+0.41 pts
94Phelps County9.294-4.95 pts
95Laclede County9.063-1.63 pts
96DeKalb County8.937-2.21 pts
97Nodaway County8.885-2.97 pts
98Maries County8.866-1.64 pts
99Reynolds County8.636-1.49 pts
100Lawrence County8.465+1.17 pts
101Cape Girardeau County8.393-0.05 pts
102Harrison County8.349+0.17 pts
103Barry County8.327+0.08 pts
104Newton County8.146-2.13 pts
105Dallas County8.14-16.14 pts
106Putnam County8.072-8.13 pts
107Pike County7.987-11.91 pts
108St. Clair County7.943-0 pts
109Lewis County7.882-0.94 pts
110Marion County7.589-1.68 pts
111Dade County7.254-4.31 pts
112Perry County7.012-1.39 pts
113Chariton County6.719-4.24 pts
114Sullivan County6.274+0.7 pts
115Atchison County5.786-5.81 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/missouri-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Monroe County, with 25.563% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Atchison County, with 5.786% in 2018.

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