Ray County exports decreased 9.9 percent in the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA).
Lafayette County exports increased 346.7 percent in the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA).
In 2021, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $266,750 in grants for economic development projects in Lafayette County, Missouri.
There were three retail trade businesses in Lafayette County ZIP Codes with fewer than five employees in 2021, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.