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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Schuyler County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2019, at 38.992%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 2.529%. The median was 10.096% and the figure for Missouri was 10.939%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.992Schuyler County
Lowest2.529Sullivan County
Median10.096115 counties
Missouri10.939History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 10.112 %Andrew County: 14.121 %Atchison County: 7.861 %Audrain County: 9.514 %Barry County: 10.031 %Barton County: 21.082 %Bates County: 11.796 %Benton County: 11.237 %Bollinger County: 13.127 %Boone County: 10.514 %Buchanan County: 8.238 %Butler County: 7.684 %Caldwell County: 7.076 %Callaway County: 6.601 %Camden County: 11.757 %Cape Girardeau County: 10.081 %Carroll County: 6.96 %Carter County: 13.64 %Cass County: 11.411 %Cedar County: 8.804 %Chariton County: 9.855 %Christian County: 12.537 %Clark County: 19.522 %Clay County: 11.772 %Clinton County: 10.459 %Cole County: 11.065 %Cooper County: 11.583 %Crawford County: 9.379 %Dade County: 9.283 %Dallas County: 15.569 %Daviess County: 12.196 %DeKalb County: 12.585 %Dent County: 7.143 %Douglas County: 9.091 %Dunklin County: 9.443 %Franklin County: 10.098 %Gasconade County: 10.616 %Gentry County: 8.616 %Greene County: 12.96 %Grundy County: 7.085 %Harrison County: 4.348 %Henry County: 11.291 %Hickory County: 13.039 %Holt County: 9.081 %Howard County: 18.537 %Howell County: 11.036 %Iron County: 9.62 %Jackson County: 11.667 %Jasper County: 9.359 %Jefferson County: 9.407 %Johnson County: 12.34 %Knox County: 6.932 %Laclede County: 6.938 %Lafayette County: 12.209 %Lawrence County: 10.908 %Lewis County: 10.823 %Lincoln County: 11.4 %Linn County: 6.262 %Livingston County: 9.554 %McDonald County: 5.225 %Macon County: 8.668 %Madison County: 9.338 %Maries County: 16.618 %Marion County: 8.953 %Mercer County: 4.343 %Miller County: 14.365 %Mississippi County: 10.644 %Moniteau County: 11.846 %Monroe County: 7.733 %Montgomery County: 8.013 %Morgan County: 10.096 %New Madrid County: 23.789 %Newton County: 13.208 %Nodaway County: 7.27 %Oregon County: 11.672 %Osage County: 18.801 %Ozark County: 10.363 %Pemiscot County: 8.113 %Perry County: 8.978 %Pettis County: 9.237 %Phelps County: 9.499 %Pike County: 14.478 %Platte County: 11.187 %Polk County: 10.417 %Pulaski County: 9.878 %Putnam County: 6.924 %Ralls County: 6.701 %Randolph County: 7.49 %Ray County: 8.368 %Reynolds County: 5.476 %Ripley County: 8.48 %St. Charles County: 9.735 %St. Clair County: 7.553 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.606 %St. Francois County: 8.685 %St. Louis County: 10.978 %Saline County: 13.712 %Schuyler County: 38.992 %Scotland County: 10.832 %Scott County: 9.937 %Shannon County: 10.041 %Shelby County: 6.226 %Stoddard County: 9.697 %Stone County: 10.636 %Sullivan County: 2.529 %Taney County: 12.795 %Texas County: 7.577 %Vernon County: 6.731 %Warren County: 10.785 %Washington County: 10.42 %Wayne County: 14.87 %Webster County: 16.827 %Worth County: 18.243 %Wright County: 11.579 %St. Louis city: 10.01 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Schuyler County: 38.992 %Schuyler County38.992New Madrid County: 23.789 %New Madrid County23.789Barton County: 21.082 %Barton County21.082Clark County: 19.522 %Clark County19.522Osage County: 18.801 %Osage County18.801Howard County: 18.537 %Howard County18.537Worth County: 18.243 %Worth County18.243Webster County: 16.827 %Webster County16.827Maries County: 16.618 %Maries County16.618Dallas County: 15.569 %Dallas County15.569Wayne County: 14.87 %Wayne County14.87Pike County: 14.478 %Pike County14.478Miller County: 14.365 %Miller County14.365Andrew County: 14.121 %Andrew County14.121Saline County: 13.712 %Saline County13.712Carter County: 13.64 %Carter County13.64Newton County: 13.208 %Newton County13.208Bollinger County: 13.127 %Bollinger County13.127Hickory County: 13.039 %Hickory County13.039Greene County: 12.96 %Greene County12.96Taney County: 12.795 %Taney County12.795DeKalb County: 12.585 %DeKalb County12.585Christian County: 12.537 %Christian County12.537Johnson County: 12.34 %Johnson County12.34Lafayette County: 12.209 %Lafayette County12.209Daviess County: 12.196 %Daviess County12.196Moniteau County: 11.846 %Moniteau County11.846Bates County: 11.796 %Bates County11.796Clay County: 11.772 %Clay County11.772Camden County: 11.757 %Camden County11.757Oregon County: 11.672 %Oregon County11.672Jackson County: 11.667 %Jackson County11.667Cooper County: 11.583 %Cooper County11.583Wright County: 11.579 %Wright County11.579Cass County: 11.411 %Cass County11.411Lincoln County: 11.4 %Lincoln County11.4Henry County: 11.291 %Henry County11.291Benton County: 11.237 %Benton County11.237Platte County: 11.187 %Platte County11.187Cole County: 11.065 %Cole County11.065Schuyler County: 38.992 %Schuyler County38.992New Madrid County: 23.789 %New Madrid County23.789Barton County: 21.082 %Barton County21.082Clark County: 19.522 %Clark County19.522Osage County: 18.801 %Osage County18.801Howard County: 18.537 %Howard County18.537Worth County: 18.243 %Worth County18.243Webster County: 16.827 %Webster County16.827Maries County: 16.618 %Maries County16.618Dallas County: 15.569 %Dallas County15.569Wayne County: 14.87 %Wayne County14.87Pike County: 14.478 %Pike County14.478Miller County: 14.365 %Miller County14.365Andrew County: 14.121 %Andrew County14.121Saline County: 13.712 %Saline County13.712Carter County: 13.64 %Carter County13.64Newton County: 13.208 %Newton County13.208Bollinger County: 13.127 %Bollinger County13.127Hickory County: 13.039 %Hickory County13.039Greene County: 12.96 %Greene County12.96Taney County: 12.795 %Taney County12.795DeKalb County: 12.585 %DeKalb County12.585Christian County: 12.537 %Christian County12.537Johnson County: 12.34 %Johnson County12.34Lafayette County: 12.209 %Lafayette County12.209Daviess County: 12.196 %Daviess County12.196Moniteau County: 11.846 %Moniteau County11.846Bates County: 11.796 %Bates County11.796Clay County: 11.772 %Clay County11.772Camden County: 11.757 %Camden County11.757Oregon County: 11.672 %Oregon County11.672Jackson County: 11.667 %Jackson County11.667Cooper County: 11.583 %Cooper County11.583Wright County: 11.579 %Wright County11.579Cass County: 11.411 %Cass County11.411Lincoln County: 11.4 %Lincoln County11.4Henry County: 11.291 %Henry County11.291Benton County: 11.237 %Benton County11.237Platte County: 11.187 %Platte County11.187Cole County: 11.065 %Cole County11.065
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Schuyler County38.992+24.21 pts
2New Madrid County23.789+13.41 pts
3Barton County21.082+11.19 pts
4Clark County19.522+8.24 pts
5Osage County18.801+6.36 pts
6Howard County18.537+8.62 pts
7Worth County18.243+8.55 pts
8Webster County16.827+4.44 pts
9Maries County16.618+7.75 pts
10Dallas County15.569+7.43 pts
11Wayne County14.87-5.93 pts
12Pike County14.478+6.49 pts
13Miller County14.365+1.33 pts
14Andrew County14.121+2.2 pts
15Saline County13.712+4.1 pts
16Carter County13.64-5.42 pts
17Newton County13.208+5.06 pts
18Bollinger County13.127+0.92 pts
19Hickory County13.039-3.05 pts
20Greene County12.96+0.7 pts
21Taney County12.795-3.44 pts
22DeKalb County12.585+3.65 pts
23Christian County12.537-1.45 pts
24Johnson County12.34+2.33 pts
25Lafayette County12.209-1.84 pts
26Daviess County12.196-0.66 pts
27Moniteau County11.846+1.69 pts
28Bates County11.796+2.19 pts
29Clay County11.772+1.13 pts
30Camden County11.757-1.95 pts
31Oregon County11.672-2.11 pts
32Jackson County11.667-0.7 pts
33Cooper County11.583+0.19 pts
34Wright County11.579-1.84 pts
35Cass County11.411-0.37 pts
36Lincoln County11.4+0.34 pts
37Henry County11.291+0.33 pts
38Benton County11.237-1.23 pts
39Platte County11.187-1.3 pts
40Cole County11.065+0.46 pts
41Howell County11.036+0.74 pts
42St. Louis County10.978-1.67 pts
43Lawrence County10.908+2.44 pts
44Scotland County10.832+1.28 pts
45Lewis County10.823+2.94 pts
46Warren County10.785-5.49 pts
47Mississippi County10.644-7.6 pts
48Stone County10.636-1.22 pts
49Gasconade County10.616-5.19 pts
50Ste. Genevieve County10.606+0.29 pts
51Boone County10.514+0.77 pts
52Clinton County10.459-5.93 pts
53Washington County10.42-1.29 pts
54Polk County10.417-3.33 pts
55Ozark County10.363-0.37 pts
56Adair County10.112-12.71 pts
57Franklin County10.098-0.25 pts
58Morgan County10.096-7.61 pts
59Cape Girardeau County10.081+1.69 pts
60Shannon County10.041-8.15 pts
61Barry County10.031+1.7 pts
62St. Louis city10.01-0.26 pts
63Scott County9.937-3.1 pts
64Pulaski County9.878-1.64 pts
65Chariton County9.855+3.14 pts
66St. Charles County9.735-2.36 pts
67Stoddard County9.697+0.16 pts
68Iron County9.62-3.96 pts
69Livingston County9.554-2.37 pts
70Audrain County9.514-0.36 pts
71Phelps County9.499+0.21 pts
72Dunklin County9.443-0.44 pts
73Jefferson County9.407-1.41 pts
74Crawford County9.379-0.42 pts
75Jasper County9.359-2.65 pts
76Madison County9.338-6.05 pts
77Dade County9.283+2.03 pts
78Pettis County9.237-0.25 pts
79Douglas County9.091-0.64 pts
80Holt County9.081-1.02 pts
81Perry County8.978+1.97 pts
82Marion County8.953+1.36 pts
83Cedar County8.804-5.46 pts
84St. Francois County8.685-4.85 pts
85Macon County8.668-3.52 pts
86Gentry County8.616-1.22 pts
87Ripley County8.48-2.47 pts
88Ray County8.368-8.11 pts
89Buchanan County8.238-1.57 pts
90Pemiscot County8.113-2.18 pts
91Montgomery County8.013-5.38 pts
92Atchison County7.861+2.08 pts
93Monroe County7.733-17.83 pts
94Butler County7.684-7.38 pts
95Texas County7.577-8.87 pts
96St. Clair County7.553-0.39 pts
97Randolph County7.49-3.87 pts
98Nodaway County7.27-1.62 pts
99Dent County7.143-5.2 pts
100Grundy County7.085-2.22 pts
101Caldwell County7.076-6.68 pts
102Carroll County6.96-2.57 pts
103Laclede County6.938-2.13 pts
104Knox County6.932-6.74 pts
105Putnam County6.924-1.15 pts
106Vernon County6.731-2.69 pts
107Ralls County6.701-5.03 pts
108Callaway County6.601-3.7 pts
109Linn County6.262-4.2 pts
110Shelby County6.226-6.9 pts
111Reynolds County5.476-3.16 pts
112McDonald County5.225-5.92 pts
113Harrison County4.348-4 pts
114Mercer County4.343-11.35 pts
115Sullivan County2.529-3.75 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Schuyler County, with 38.992% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 2.529% in 2019.

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