Which counties in Missouri are adding jobs fastest?

Schuyler County (+42.3%), Webster County (+27.4%) and Daviess County (+27.4%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Missouri between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Missouri counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Schuyler County	+42.3%	538	4,140
2	Webster County	+27.4%	7,474	43,054
3	Daviess County	+27.4%	1,250	8,558
4	Howell County	+22.9%	15,374	40,798
5	Hickory County	+21.0%	1,008	9,044
6	New Madrid County	+18.4%	6,096	15,086
7	Camden County	+14.2%	15,509	44,047
8	Wright County	+12.8%	3,892	19,671
9	Laclede County	+12.8%	12,972	36,943
10	Phelps County	+12.1%	15,928	45,247
11	Moniteau County	+11.7%	3,263	15,428
12	Christian County	+11.4%	16,831	96,725
13	Clay County	+11.3%	118,402	265,032
14	Pike County	+11.1%	4,438	17,955
15	Nodaway County	+10.9%	6,535	20,174
16	Ralls County	+10.9%	2,972	10,444
17	Shelby County	+10.5%	1,259	5,870
18	Boone County	+10.5%	85,754	191,746
19	Reynolds County	+10.1%	1,543	5,992
20	Douglas County	+10.0%	2,380	12,342
21	Worth County	+9.6%	171	1,914
22	Cass County	+8.5%	23,604	115,859
23	Montgomery County	+7.7%	2,351	11,590
24	Stone County	+7.7%	5,681	32,503
25	Newton County	+7.6%	22,540	62,263
26	Lincoln County	+7.6%	10,229	66,676
27	Morgan County	+7.5%	3,546	22,418
28	Greene County	+7.0%	170,563	309,286
29	Platte County	+6.4%	45,216	114,400
30	Linn County	+6.1%	3,356	11,815
31	Cape Girardeau County	+5.7%	39,319	83,999
32	Barton County	+5.6%	2,467	11,795
33	Henry County	+4.7%	7,053	22,671
34	Randolph County	+4.4%	8,063	24,513
35	Cedar County	+4.3%	2,576	14,888
36	Holt County	+4.2%	983	4,200
37	St. Charles County	+4.2%	143,624	426,499
38	Cole County	+4.1%	37,060	77,908
39	Jackson County	+4.0%	360,017	732,994
40	Clinton County	+3.9%	2,947	21,661
41	Dent County	+3.8%	3,870	14,584
42	Benton County	+3.8%	2,399	20,536
43	Dade County	+3.2%	1,228	7,804
44	Livingston County	+3.1%	5,093	14,708
45	DeKalb County	+3.1%	2,181	9,795
46	Johnson County	+3.0%	10,744	56,670
47	Lafayette County	+2.8%	6,755	33,531
48	Ste. Genevieve County	+2.7%	5,331	18,689
49	Warren County	+2.3%	6,953	39,016
50	St. Louis County	+2.3%	629,036	990,911
51	Andrew County	+2.2%	1,746	18,241
52	Perry County	+1.8%	9,794	19,093
53	Washington County	+1.6%	3,263	23,810
54	Crawford County	+1.2%	5,686	22,929
55	Carter County	+1.1%	1,114	5,418
56	Bollinger County	+1.0%	1,396	10,646
57	Taney County	+1.0%	24,801	57,001
58	Scott County	+0.7%	14,139	37,975
59	Butler County	+0.6%	15,429	41,904
60	Osage County	+0.5%	3,742	13,611
61	Jefferson County	+0.4%	41,900	233,132
62	Maries County	+0.2%	956	8,397
63	Texas County	+0.2%	4,555	25,994
64	Cooper County	−0.2%	3,868	17,136
65	Buchanan County	−0.6%	43,357	83,540
66	Jasper County	−0.8%	50,313	127,428
67	Callaway County	−1.6%	11,703	45,765
68	Pulaski County	−1.7%	8,340	54,442
69	Miller County	−1.7%	6,325	25,817
70	Pettis County	−1.9%	17,225	44,254
71	Dunklin County	−2.1%	6,786	26,855
72	Franklin County	−2.3%	35,466	108,090
73	Madison County	−2.4%	3,148	12,858
74	Harrison County	−2.6%	1,829	8,281
75	Clark County	−2.7%	973	6,475
76	Putnam County	−2.8%	633	4,546
77	Adair County	−2.8%	8,275	25,684
78	Shannon County	−2.8%	1,184	7,285
79	Gasconade County	−2.9%	5,073	14,784
80	Stoddard County	−3.1%	8,455	28,284
81	Scotland County	−3.2%	849	4,796
82	Oregon County	−3.3%	1,584	8,709
83	Ozark County	−3.3%	876	9,172
84	Atchison County	−3.5%	1,143	5,175
85	Macon County	−3.7%	3,507	15,190
86	Saline County	−3.7%	6,906	23,265
87	Barry County	−3.9%	11,838	36,200
88	Vernon County	−4.4%	5,612	19,946
89	St. Clair County	−4.9%	1,222	9,976
90	St. Louis (city)	−4.9%	195,963	278,144
91	Lawrence County	−5.0%	6,385	39,401
92	Monroe County	−5.1%	1,406	8,959
93	Iron County	−5.2%	1,822	9,318
94	Bates County	−5.5%	2,738	16,512
95	Audrain County	−5.8%	6,259	24,528
96	Chariton County	−6.2%	1,245	7,377
97	Carroll County	−7.3%	1,548	8,417
98	St. Francois County	−7.6%	17,990	67,809
99	Mercer County	−7.9%	384	3,404
100	Knox County	−8.0%	578	3,728
101	Marion County	−8.3%	10,807	28,525
102	Ray County	−9.6%	2,816	23,398
103	Sullivan County	−9.7%	1,872	5,738
104	Howard County	−9.7%	2,038	10,180
105	Lewis County	−10.0%	1,836	9,879
106	Polk County	−10.7%	7,340	33,604
107	Caldwell County	−11.1%	1,302	9,012
108	McDonald County	−12.3%	5,178	23,992
109	Mississippi County	−12.4%	1,966	12,003
110	Ripley County	−12.8%	2,121	10,717
111	Gentry County	−13.6%	1,627	6,384
112	Grundy County	−15.4%	1,947	9,744
113	Wayne County	−16.1%	1,573	10,782
114	Dallas County	−17.9%	1,784	18,025
115	Pemiscot County	−18.2%	3,374	14,465

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Missouri has the fastest job growth?

Schuyler County: +42.3%, ahead of Webster County (+27.4%) and Daviess County (+27.4%), of 115 Missouri counties ranked.

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