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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Webster County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2020, at 17.703%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 3.063%. The median was 10.023% and the figure for Missouri was 11.166%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.703Webster County
Lowest3.063Sullivan County
Median10.023115 counties
Missouri11.166History

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 8.477 %Andrew County: 14.719 %Atchison County: 8.246 %Audrain County: 9.431 %Barry County: 9.715 %Barton County: 13.027 %Bates County: 8.39 %Benton County: 15.021 %Bollinger County: 12.336 %Boone County: 11.281 %Buchanan County: 10.909 %Butler County: 10.531 %Caldwell County: 11.414 %Callaway County: 7.869 %Camden County: 13.276 %Cape Girardeau County: 10.193 %Carroll County: 6.439 %Carter County: 12.986 %Cass County: 11.68 %Cedar County: 10.573 %Chariton County: 12.96 %Christian County: 13.742 %Clark County: 7.481 %Clay County: 8.533 %Clinton County: 11.378 %Cole County: 10.998 %Cooper County: 8.719 %Crawford County: 10.023 %Dade County: 10.33 %Dallas County: 13.521 %Daviess County: 17.217 %DeKalb County: 8.464 %Dent County: 13.023 %Douglas County: 8.382 %Dunklin County: 11.009 %Franklin County: 11.713 %Gasconade County: 9.29 %Gentry County: 8.656 %Greene County: 9.7 %Grundy County: 10.492 %Harrison County: 7.36 %Henry County: 11.918 %Hickory County: 15.701 %Holt County: 6.463 %Howard County: 4.503 %Howell County: 14.296 %Iron County: 13.054 %Jackson County: 11.287 %Jasper County: 9.901 %Jefferson County: 11.817 %Johnson County: 9.439 %Knox County: 8.68 %Laclede County: 13.232 %Lafayette County: 10.014 %Lawrence County: 12.732 %Lewis County: 9.45 %Lincoln County: 12.962 %Linn County: 12.29 %Livingston County: 6.587 %McDonald County: 15.514 %Macon County: 7.428 %Madison County: 9.129 %Maries County: 5.395 %Marion County: 8.508 %Mercer County: 10.396 %Miller County: 11.013 %Mississippi County: 8.741 %Moniteau County: 12.583 %Monroe County: 10.578 %Montgomery County: 17.548 %Morgan County: 12.883 %New Madrid County: 17.364 %Newton County: 8.823 %Nodaway County: 10.884 %Oregon County: 7.685 %Osage County: 10.539 %Ozark County: 15.854 %Pemiscot County: 8.798 %Perry County: 7.156 %Pettis County: 7.153 %Phelps County: 9.491 %Pike County: 8.389 %Platte County: 12.058 %Polk County: 8.437 %Pulaski County: 10.56 %Putnam County: 7.297 %Ralls County: 9.143 %Randolph County: 7.923 %Ray County: 8.968 %Reynolds County: 3.677 %Ripley County: 12.036 %St. Charles County: 12.851 %St. Clair County: 8.071 %Ste. Genevieve County: 9.25 %St. Francois County: 10.281 %St. Louis County: 10.792 %Saline County: 5.744 %Schuyler County: 8.216 %Scotland County: 8.387 %Scott County: 9.467 %Shannon County: 13.701 %Shelby County: 12.484 %Stoddard County: 9.988 %Stone County: 13.396 %Sullivan County: 3.063 %Taney County: 13.909 %Texas County: 9.965 %Vernon County: 9.155 %Warren County: 8.597 %Washington County: 9.275 %Wayne County: 11.804 %Webster County: 17.703 %Worth County: 7.56 %Wright County: 9.825 %St. Louis city: 8.616 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Webster County: 17.703 %Webster County17.703Montgomery County: 17.548 %Montgomery County17.548New Madrid County: 17.364 %New Madrid County17.364Daviess County: 17.217 %Daviess County17.217Ozark County: 15.854 %Ozark County15.854Hickory County: 15.701 %Hickory County15.701McDonald County: 15.514 %McDonald County15.514Benton County: 15.021 %Benton County15.021Andrew County: 14.719 %Andrew County14.719Howell County: 14.296 %Howell County14.296Taney County: 13.909 %Taney County13.909Christian County: 13.742 %Christian County13.742Shannon County: 13.701 %Shannon County13.701Dallas County: 13.521 %Dallas County13.521Stone County: 13.396 %Stone County13.396Camden County: 13.276 %Camden County13.276Laclede County: 13.232 %Laclede County13.232Iron County: 13.054 %Iron County13.054Barton County: 13.027 %Barton County13.027Dent County: 13.023 %Dent County13.023Carter County: 12.986 %Carter County12.986Lincoln County: 12.962 %Lincoln County12.962Chariton County: 12.96 %Chariton County12.96Morgan County: 12.883 %Morgan County12.883St. Charles County: 12.851 %St. Charles County12.851Lawrence County: 12.732 %Lawrence County12.732Moniteau County: 12.583 %Moniteau County12.583Shelby County: 12.484 %Shelby County12.484Bollinger County: 12.336 %Bollinger County12.336Linn County: 12.29 %Linn County12.29Platte County: 12.058 %Platte County12.058Ripley County: 12.036 %Ripley County12.036Henry County: 11.918 %Henry County11.918Jefferson County: 11.817 %Jefferson County11.817Wayne County: 11.804 %Wayne County11.804Franklin County: 11.713 %Franklin County11.713Cass County: 11.68 %Cass County11.68Caldwell County: 11.414 %Caldwell County11.414Clinton County: 11.378 %Clinton County11.378Jackson County: 11.287 %Jackson County11.287Webster County: 17.703 %Webster County17.703Montgomery County: 17.548 %Montgomery County17.548New Madrid County: 17.364 %New Madrid County17.364Daviess County: 17.217 %Daviess County17.217Ozark County: 15.854 %Ozark County15.854Hickory County: 15.701 %Hickory County15.701McDonald County: 15.514 %McDonald County15.514Benton County: 15.021 %Benton County15.021Andrew County: 14.719 %Andrew County14.719Howell County: 14.296 %Howell County14.296Taney County: 13.909 %Taney County13.909Christian County: 13.742 %Christian County13.742Shannon County: 13.701 %Shannon County13.701Dallas County: 13.521 %Dallas County13.521Stone County: 13.396 %Stone County13.396Camden County: 13.276 %Camden County13.276Laclede County: 13.232 %Laclede County13.232Iron County: 13.054 %Iron County13.054Barton County: 13.027 %Barton County13.027Dent County: 13.023 %Dent County13.023Carter County: 12.986 %Carter County12.986Lincoln County: 12.962 %Lincoln County12.962Chariton County: 12.96 %Chariton County12.96Morgan County: 12.883 %Morgan County12.883St. Charles County: 12.851 %St. Charles County12.851Lawrence County: 12.732 %Lawrence County12.732Moniteau County: 12.583 %Moniteau County12.583Shelby County: 12.484 %Shelby County12.484Bollinger County: 12.336 %Bollinger County12.336Linn County: 12.29 %Linn County12.29Platte County: 12.058 %Platte County12.058Ripley County: 12.036 %Ripley County12.036Henry County: 11.918 %Henry County11.918Jefferson County: 11.817 %Jefferson County11.817Wayne County: 11.804 %Wayne County11.804Franklin County: 11.713 %Franklin County11.713Cass County: 11.68 %Cass County11.68Caldwell County: 11.414 %Caldwell County11.414Clinton County: 11.378 %Clinton County11.378Jackson County: 11.287 %Jackson County11.287
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Webster County17.703+0.88 pts
2Montgomery County17.548+9.53 pts
3New Madrid County17.364-6.43 pts
4Daviess County17.217+5.02 pts
5Ozark County15.854+5.49 pts
6Hickory County15.701+2.66 pts
7McDonald County15.514+10.29 pts
8Benton County15.021+3.78 pts
9Andrew County14.719+0.6 pts
10Howell County14.296+3.26 pts
11Taney County13.909+1.11 pts
12Christian County13.742+1.21 pts
13Shannon County13.701+3.66 pts
14Dallas County13.521-2.05 pts
15Stone County13.396+2.76 pts
16Camden County13.276+1.52 pts
17Laclede County13.232+6.29 pts
18Iron County13.054+3.43 pts
19Barton County13.027-8.06 pts
20Dent County13.023+5.88 pts
21Carter County12.986-0.65 pts
22Lincoln County12.962+1.56 pts
23Chariton County12.96+3.11 pts
24Morgan County12.883+2.79 pts
25St. Charles County12.851+3.12 pts
26Lawrence County12.732+1.82 pts
27Moniteau County12.583+0.74 pts
28Shelby County12.484+6.26 pts
29Bollinger County12.336-0.79 pts
30Linn County12.29+6.03 pts
31Platte County12.058+0.87 pts
32Ripley County12.036+3.56 pts
33Henry County11.918+0.63 pts
34Jefferson County11.817+2.41 pts
35Wayne County11.804-3.07 pts
36Franklin County11.713+1.61 pts
37Cass County11.68+0.27 pts
38Caldwell County11.414+4.34 pts
39Clinton County11.378+0.92 pts
40Jackson County11.287-0.38 pts
41Boone County11.281+0.77 pts
42Miller County11.013-3.35 pts
43Dunklin County11.009+1.57 pts
44Cole County10.998-0.07 pts
45Buchanan County10.909+2.67 pts
46Nodaway County10.884+3.61 pts
47St. Louis County10.792-0.19 pts
48Monroe County10.578+2.84 pts
49Cedar County10.573+1.77 pts
50Pulaski County10.56+0.68 pts
51Osage County10.539-8.26 pts
52Butler County10.531+2.85 pts
53Grundy County10.492+3.41 pts
54Mercer County10.396+6.05 pts
55Dade County10.33+1.05 pts
56St. Francois County10.281+1.6 pts
57Cape Girardeau County10.193+0.11 pts
58Crawford County10.023+0.64 pts
59Lafayette County10.014-2.2 pts
60Stoddard County9.988+0.29 pts
61Texas County9.965+2.39 pts
62Jasper County9.901+0.54 pts
63Wright County9.825-1.75 pts
64Barry County9.715-0.32 pts
65Greene County9.7-3.26 pts
66Phelps County9.491-0.01 pts
67Scott County9.467-0.47 pts
68Lewis County9.45-1.37 pts
69Johnson County9.439-2.9 pts
70Audrain County9.431-0.08 pts
71Gasconade County9.29-1.33 pts
72Washington County9.275-1.14 pts
73Ste. Genevieve County9.25-1.36 pts
74Vernon County9.155+2.42 pts
75Ralls County9.143+2.44 pts
76Madison County9.129-0.21 pts
77Ray County8.968+0.6 pts
78Newton County8.823-4.38 pts
79Pemiscot County8.798+0.69 pts
80Mississippi County8.741-1.9 pts
81Cooper County8.719-2.86 pts
82Knox County8.68+1.75 pts
83Gentry County8.656+0.04 pts
84St. Louis city8.616-1.39 pts
85Warren County8.597-2.19 pts
86Clay County8.533-3.24 pts
87Marion County8.508-0.45 pts
88Adair County8.477-1.63 pts
89DeKalb County8.464-4.12 pts
90Polk County8.437-1.98 pts
91Bates County8.39-3.41 pts
92Pike County8.389-6.09 pts
93Scotland County8.387-2.45 pts
94Douglas County8.382-0.71 pts
95Atchison County8.246+0.39 pts
96Schuyler County8.216-30.78 pts
97St. Clair County8.071+0.52 pts
98Randolph County7.923+0.43 pts
99Callaway County7.869+1.27 pts
100Oregon County7.685-3.99 pts
101Worth County7.56-10.68 pts
102Clark County7.481-12.04 pts
103Macon County7.428-1.24 pts
104Harrison County7.36+3.01 pts
105Putnam County7.297+0.37 pts
106Perry County7.156-1.82 pts
107Pettis County7.153-2.08 pts
108Livingston County6.587-2.97 pts
109Holt County6.463-2.62 pts
110Carroll County6.439-0.52 pts
111Saline County5.744-7.97 pts
112Maries County5.395-11.22 pts
113Howard County4.503-14.03 pts
114Reynolds County3.677-1.8 pts
115Sullivan County3.063+0.53 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Webster County, with 17.703% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 3.063% in 2020.

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