Greene ranks 4th in state on investment index

Greene County ranked fourth in Missouri on financial data tracking firm SmartAsset’s list of counties with the most incoming investments.

The list factors business establishment and GDP growth, new building permits per 1,000 existing homes in the county and municipal bond investments over a three-year period. Each factor was weighted equally.

The report listed Greene County’s business growth at 6 percent; GDP growth at $493 million; new building permits per 1,000 homes at 12.8; and municipal bonds per capita at $10,059. The county received a score of 37.39 out of 100.

Christian County also placed on the Top 10 in Missouri at No. 7. The county’s business growth is 5.7 percent; GDP growth is $98 million; new building permits per 1,000 homes is 15.1; and municipal bonds per capita is $2,618, according to the list. Its total score was 34.99.

With an index score of 40.35, tops in the state was Jackson County, with business growth of 7.2 percent; GDP growth of $1.1 billion; 13.6 new building permits per 1,000 existing homes; and $11,301 in municipal bonds per capita.

In the United States, the top area was Williams County, N.D., which scored a perfect 100, according to SmartAsset.