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Most self-employed workers, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Dent County, MOMO14,58421.5%+101%

02Linn County, MOMO11,81520.3%+61%

03Cole County, MOMO77,90819.5%−10%

04Osage County, MOMO13,61118.6%+7%

05Schuyler County, MOMO4,14018.5%+39%

06New Madrid County, MOMO15,08618.4%+17%

07Cooper County, MOMO17,13618.2%+12%

08Maries County, MOMO8,39718.0%+14%

09Putnam County, MOMO4,54617.6%+7%

10Howell County, MOMO40,79817.5%+40%

11Benton County, MOMO20,53617.4%+30%

12Boone County, MOMO191,74617.4%−7%

13Phelps County, MOMO45,24717.4%+19%

14Moniteau County, MOMO15,42817.3%−8%

15Holt County, MOMO4,20017.2%+24%

16Callaway County, MOMO45,76517.0%−9%

17Adair County, MOMO25,68416.9%−2%

18Hickory County, MOMO9,04416.8%+50%

19Barton County, MOMO11,79516.4%+38%

20Harrison County, MOMO8,28116.4%+2%

21Livingston County, MOMO14,70816.4%+24%

22Grundy County, MOMO9,74416.3%+43%

23Caldwell County, MOMO9,01216.1%+36%

24Nodaway County, MOMO20,17415.8%+12%

25Andrew County, MOMO18,24115.7%+35%

26Macon County, MOMO15,19015.7%+6%

27Gentry County, MOMO6,38415.6%+11%

28Texas County, MOMO25,99415.6%+17%

29Iron County, MOMO9,31815.6%−7%

30Polk County, MOMO33,60415.5%+4%

31Crawford County, MOMO22,92915.5%+63%

32Pike County, MOMO17,95515.4%+18%

33Johnson County, MOMO56,67015.4%+3%

34Reynolds County, MOMO5,99215.2%+9%

35Miller County, MOMO25,81715.2%+9%

36Monroe County, MOMO8,95914.9%+16%

37Howard County, MOMO10,18014.8%−27%

38Marion County, MOMO28,52514.6%+26%

39Dunklin County, MOMO26,85514.5%+6%

40Mercer County, MOMO3,40414.5%+4%

41Ozark County, MOMO9,17214.4%+28%

42Audrain County, MOMO24,52814.4%+3%

43Dallas County, MOMO18,02514.3%+16%

44St. Louis, MOMO278,14414.2%−3%

45Henry County, MOMO22,67114.0%+15%

46Knox County, MOMO3,72814.0%+16%

47St. Clair County, MOMO9,97614.0%−7%

48Shelby County, MOMO5,87014.0%+12%

49Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99913.9%+11%

50St. Francois County, MOMO67,80913.8%−16%

51Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68913.8%+31%

52Webster County, MOMO43,05413.7%+38%

53Mississippi County, MOMO12,00313.6%−0%

54Carroll County, MOMO8,41713.5%+1%

55Jasper County, MOMO127,42813.4%+21%

56Taney County, MOMO57,00113.2%+27%

57Chariton County, MOMO7,37713.1%+21%

58Douglas County, MOMO12,34213.0%−9%

59Randolph County, MOMO24,51313.0%+11%

60Vernon County, MOMO19,94613.0%−8%

61Worth County, MOMO1,91412.9%−16%

62Madison County, MOMO12,85812.9%+18%

63Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46512.6%−21%

64Stone County, MOMO32,50312.6%+47%

65Ralls County, MOMO10,44412.6%−5%

66Saline County, MOMO23,26512.6%−17%

67Clark County, MOMO6,47512.6%−9%

68Buchanan County, MOMO83,54012.5%+12%

69DeKalb County, MOMO9,79512.5%−16%

70Christian County, MOMO96,72512.5%−2%

71Atchison County, MOMO5,17512.3%+3%

72Oregon County, MOMO8,70912.3%+3%

73Lafayette County, MOMO33,53112.2%−5%

74Pulaski County, MOMO54,44212.1%−9%

75Lawrence County, MOMO39,40112.1%−4%

76Wright County, MOMO19,67112.1%−4%

77Greene County, MOMO309,28611.9%−7%

78Daviess County, MOMO8,55811.8%−6%

79Wayne County, MOMO10,78211.8%−28%

80St. Louis County, MOMO990,91111.7%+13%

81Cedar County, MOMO14,88811.6%−42%

82Clay County, MOMO265,03211.5%+1%

83Shannon County, MOMO7,28511.4%−16%

84Stoddard County, MOMO28,28411.2%−7%

85Carter County, MOMO5,41811.2%−7%

86Ripley County, MOMO10,71711.1%−36%

87Camden County, MOMO44,04711.0%+13%

88Platte County, MOMO114,40011.0%+4%

89Scott County, MOMO37,97511.0%−16%

90Gasconade County, MOMO14,78411.0%−17%

91St. Charles County, MOMO426,49911.0%+16%

92Ray County, MOMO23,39810.9%−25%

93Jackson County, MOMO732,99410.9%−6%

94Bollinger County, MOMO10,64610.7%−5%

95Perry County, MOMO19,09310.7%+16%

96Newton County, MOMO62,26310.7%−9%

97Butler County, MOMO41,90410.5%−24%

98Morgan County, MOMO22,41810.5%−31%

99Sullivan County, MOMO5,73810.4%+2%

100Clinton County, MOMO21,66110.3%−14%

101Jefferson County, MOMO233,13210.1%+8%

102Barry County, MOMO36,20010.0%+1%

103Cass County, MOMO115,8599.9%−2%

104Laclede County, MOMO36,9439.9%−3%

105Montgomery County, MOMO11,5909.9%−19%

106Franklin County, MOMO108,0909.8%−2%

107Warren County, MOMO39,0169.7%−0%

108Pettis County, MOMO44,2549.5%−13%

109Lincoln County, MOMO66,6769.3%−8%

110Washington County, MOMO23,8109.2%−29%

111Dade County, MOMO7,8049.2%−29%

112Scotland County, MOMO4,7969.1%−47%

113McDonald County, MOMO23,9929.0%+14%

114Bates County, MOMO16,5128.3%−24%

115Lewis County, MOMO9,8797.8%−28%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES