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Counties in Missouri by job creation rate

Sullivan County had the highest job creation rate of 115 counties in 2022, at 65.658%. McDonald County had the lowest, at 6.346%. The median was 13.291% and the figure for Missouri was 15.069%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.658Sullivan County
Lowest6.346McDonald County
Median13.291115 counties
Missouri15.069History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 10.772 %Andrew County: 20.864 %Atchison County: 11.982 %Audrain County: 9.75 %Barry County: 10.019 %Barton County: 10.312 %Bates County: 11.784 %Benton County: 13.028 %Bollinger County: 15.768 %Boone County: 16.774 %Buchanan County: 9.67 %Butler County: 15.341 %Caldwell County: 8.829 %Callaway County: 10.996 %Camden County: 14.534 %Cape Girardeau County: 14.591 %Carroll County: 8.816 %Carter County: 19.824 %Cass County: 18.001 %Cedar County: 12.801 %Chariton County: 10.601 %Christian County: 18.2 %Clark County: 11.739 %Clay County: 15.228 %Clinton County: 15.787 %Cole County: 12.505 %Cooper County: 11.408 %Crawford County: 14.171 %Dade County: 17.45 %Dallas County: 14.471 %Daviess County: 19.613 %DeKalb County: 15.381 %Dent County: 11.453 %Douglas County: 16.081 %Dunklin County: 14.84 %Franklin County: 12.553 %Gasconade County: 13.611 %Gentry County: 10.325 %Greene County: 12.878 %Grundy County: 8.11 %Harrison County: 10.336 %Henry County: 12.4 %Hickory County: 15.911 %Holt County: 12.591 %Howard County: 11.404 %Howell County: 24.227 %Iron County: 13.288 %Jackson County: 14.896 %Jasper County: 11.876 %Jefferson County: 12.999 %Johnson County: 14.006 %Knox County: 8.171 %Laclede County: 11.155 %Lafayette County: 17.324 %Lawrence County: 11.291 %Lewis County: 15.012 %Lincoln County: 14.933 %Linn County: 12.373 %Livingston County: 11.513 %McDonald County: 6.346 %Macon County: 11.632 %Madison County: 9.613 %Maries County: 16.979 %Marion County: 10.317 %Mercer County: 8.639 %Miller County: 13.972 %Mississippi County: 18.053 %Moniteau County: 18.761 %Monroe County: 17.657 %Montgomery County: 20.65 %Morgan County: 14.721 %New Madrid County: 11.843 %Newton County: 16.696 %Nodaway County: 11.219 %Oregon County: 10.568 %Osage County: 9.671 %Ozark County: 12.818 %Pemiscot County: 14.091 %Perry County: 9.206 %Pettis County: 10.55 %Phelps County: 12.62 %Pike County: 11.773 %Platte County: 17.397 %Polk County: 15.197 %Pulaski County: 15.315 %Putnam County: 13.277 %Ralls County: 7.404 %Randolph County: 14.392 %Ray County: 13.852 %Reynolds County: 14.061 %Ripley County: 15.557 %St. Charles County: 14.374 %St. Clair County: 13.309 %Ste. Genevieve County: 11.032 %St. Francois County: 11.536 %St. Louis County: 15.663 %Saline County: 8.59 %Schuyler County: 13.178 %Scotland County: 15.176 %Scott County: 12.36 %Shannon County: 13.141 %Shelby County: 18.634 %Stoddard County: 12.366 %Stone County: 21.54 %Sullivan County: 65.658 %Taney County: 18.563 %Texas County: 14.358 %Vernon County: 8.47 %Warren County: 13.858 %Washington County: 20.596 %Wayne County: 20.146 %Webster County: 14.605 %Worth County: 13.291 %Wright County: 15.149 %St. Louis city: 18.89 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Sullivan County: 65.658 %Sullivan County65.658Howell County: 24.227 %Howell County24.227Stone County: 21.54 %Stone County21.54Andrew County: 20.864 %Andrew County20.864Montgomery County: 20.65 %Montgomery County20.65Washington County: 20.596 %Washington County20.596Wayne County: 20.146 %Wayne County20.146Carter County: 19.824 %Carter County19.824Daviess County: 19.613 %Daviess County19.613St. Louis city: 18.89 %St. Louis city18.89Moniteau County: 18.761 %Moniteau County18.761Shelby County: 18.634 %Shelby County18.634Taney County: 18.563 %Taney County18.563Christian County: 18.2 %Christian County18.2Mississippi County: 18.053 %Mississippi County18.053Cass County: 18.001 %Cass County18.001Monroe County: 17.657 %Monroe County17.657Dade County: 17.45 %Dade County17.45Platte County: 17.397 %Platte County17.397Lafayette County: 17.324 %Lafayette County17.324Maries County: 16.979 %Maries County16.979Boone County: 16.774 %Boone County16.774Newton County: 16.696 %Newton County16.696Douglas County: 16.081 %Douglas County16.081Hickory County: 15.911 %Hickory County15.911Clinton County: 15.787 %Clinton County15.787Bollinger County: 15.768 %Bollinger County15.768St. Louis County: 15.663 %St. Louis County15.663Ripley County: 15.557 %Ripley County15.557DeKalb County: 15.381 %DeKalb County15.381Butler County: 15.341 %Butler County15.341Pulaski County: 15.315 %Pulaski County15.315Clay County: 15.228 %Clay County15.228Polk County: 15.197 %Polk County15.197Scotland County: 15.176 %Scotland County15.176Wright County: 15.149 %Wright County15.149Lewis County: 15.012 %Lewis County15.012Lincoln County: 14.933 %Lincoln County14.933Jackson County: 14.896 %Jackson County14.896Dunklin County: 14.84 %Dunklin County14.84Sullivan County: 65.658 %Sullivan County65.658Howell County: 24.227 %Howell County24.227Stone County: 21.54 %Stone County21.54Andrew County: 20.864 %Andrew County20.864Montgomery County: 20.65 %Montgomery County20.65Washington County: 20.596 %Washington County20.596Wayne County: 20.146 %Wayne County20.146Carter County: 19.824 %Carter County19.824Daviess County: 19.613 %Daviess County19.613St. Louis city: 18.89 %St. Louis city18.89Moniteau County: 18.761 %Moniteau County18.761Shelby County: 18.634 %Shelby County18.634Taney County: 18.563 %Taney County18.563Christian County: 18.2 %Christian County18.2Mississippi County: 18.053 %Mississippi County18.053Cass County: 18.001 %Cass County18.001Monroe County: 17.657 %Monroe County17.657Dade County: 17.45 %Dade County17.45Platte County: 17.397 %Platte County17.397Lafayette County: 17.324 %Lafayette County17.324Maries County: 16.979 %Maries County16.979Boone County: 16.774 %Boone County16.774Newton County: 16.696 %Newton County16.696Douglas County: 16.081 %Douglas County16.081Hickory County: 15.911 %Hickory County15.911Clinton County: 15.787 %Clinton County15.787Bollinger County: 15.768 %Bollinger County15.768St. Louis County: 15.663 %St. Louis County15.663Ripley County: 15.557 %Ripley County15.557DeKalb County: 15.381 %DeKalb County15.381Butler County: 15.341 %Butler County15.341Pulaski County: 15.315 %Pulaski County15.315Clay County: 15.228 %Clay County15.228Polk County: 15.197 %Polk County15.197Scotland County: 15.176 %Scotland County15.176Wright County: 15.149 %Wright County15.149Lewis County: 15.012 %Lewis County15.012Lincoln County: 14.933 %Lincoln County14.933Jackson County: 14.896 %Jackson County14.896Dunklin County: 14.84 %Dunklin County14.84
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sullivan County65.658+60.71 pts
2Howell County24.227+11.6 pts
3Stone County21.54+8.68 pts
4Andrew County20.864+5.82 pts
5Montgomery County20.65+8.35 pts
6Washington County20.596+10.98 pts
7Wayne County20.146+7.79 pts
8Carter County19.824+6.92 pts
9Daviess County19.613+7.3 pts
10St. Louis city18.89+7.96 pts
11Moniteau County18.761+5.67 pts
12Shelby County18.634+9.26 pts
13Taney County18.563+4.31 pts
14Christian County18.2+3.08 pts
15Mississippi County18.053+7.71 pts
16Cass County18.001+6.88 pts
17Monroe County17.657+8.19 pts
18Dade County17.45+3.08 pts
19Platte County17.397+6.63 pts
20Lafayette County17.324+4.6 pts
21Maries County16.979+5.92 pts
22Boone County16.774+5.11 pts
23Newton County16.696+5.3 pts
24Douglas County16.081+5.64 pts
25Hickory County15.911+5.6 pts
26Clinton County15.787+1 pts
27Bollinger County15.768+4.18 pts
28St. Louis County15.663+5.61 pts
29Ripley County15.557+2.69 pts
30DeKalb County15.381+7.8 pts
31Butler County15.341+4.46 pts
32Pulaski County15.315+6.7 pts
33Clay County15.228+1.48 pts
34Polk County15.197+0.47 pts
35Scotland County15.176+4.61 pts
36Wright County15.149-4.72 pts
37Lewis County15.012+5.81 pts
38Lincoln County14.933+4.5 pts
39Jackson County14.896+5.41 pts
40Dunklin County14.84+5.18 pts
41Morgan County14.721+0.46 pts
42Webster County14.605+1.47 pts
43Cape Girardeau County14.591+6.21 pts
44Camden County14.534+0.59 pts
45Dallas County14.471+0.82 pts
46Randolph County14.392+5.34 pts
47St. Charles County14.374+2.04 pts
48Texas County14.358+0.62 pts
49Crawford County14.171+1.17 pts
50Pemiscot County14.091+3.84 pts
51Reynolds County14.061+6.31 pts
52Johnson County14.006+4.24 pts
53Miller County13.972+1 pts
54Warren County13.858+4.48 pts
55Ray County13.852+3.15 pts
56Gasconade County13.611+5.99 pts
57St. Clair County13.309+1.78 pts
58Worth County13.291-7.58 pts
59Iron County13.288+1.82 pts
60Putnam County13.277+6.06 pts
61Schuyler County13.178+2.67 pts
62Shannon County13.141+0.2 pts
63Benton County13.028-2.3 pts
64Jefferson County12.999+2.68 pts
65Greene County12.878+1.98 pts
66Ozark County12.818-3.64 pts
67Cedar County12.801-7.53 pts
68Phelps County12.62+0.36 pts
69Holt County12.591+1.02 pts
70Franklin County12.553+2.85 pts
71Cole County12.505+3.89 pts
72Henry County12.4-2.23 pts
73Linn County12.373+2.65 pts
74Stoddard County12.366+3.45 pts
75Scott County12.36+1.86 pts
76Atchison County11.982-0.72 pts
77Jasper County11.876+1.82 pts
78New Madrid County11.843+2.56 pts
79Bates County11.784-0.94 pts
80Pike County11.773+2.42 pts
81Clark County11.739+0.45 pts
82Macon County11.632+2.16 pts
83St. Francois County11.536+1.88 pts
84Livingston County11.513+2.68 pts
85Dent County11.453-1.19 pts
86Cooper County11.408+0.3 pts
87Howard County11.404+3.46 pts
88Lawrence County11.291-0.2 pts
89Nodaway County11.219+2.58 pts
90Laclede County11.155+1.2 pts
91Ste. Genevieve County11.032-3.51 pts
92Callaway County10.996-6.96 pts
93Adair County10.772+0.47 pts
94Chariton County10.601-1.63 pts
95Oregon County10.568-4.12 pts
96Pettis County10.55+3.31 pts
97Harrison County10.336+0.17 pts
98Gentry County10.325+0.85 pts
99Marion County10.317+0.27 pts
100Barton County10.312-5.04 pts
101Barry County10.019+2.62 pts
102Audrain County9.75+0.22 pts
103Osage County9.671+0.32 pts
104Buchanan County9.67-0.19 pts
105Madison County9.613+2.37 pts
106Perry County9.206+3.26 pts
107Caldwell County8.829-0.63 pts
108Carroll County8.816-2.31 pts
109Mercer County8.639-1.73 pts
110Saline County8.59-3.28 pts
111Vernon County8.47+0.05 pts
112Knox County8.171-6.35 pts
113Grundy County8.11-1.39 pts
114Ralls County7.404-5.31 pts
115McDonald County6.346+0.69 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sullivan County, with 65.658% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

McDonald County, with 6.346% in 2022.

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