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Fastest growing, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Lincoln County, MOMO66,676+11.9%−66%

02Webster County, MOMO43,054+10.2%−67%

03Warren County, MOMO39,016+9.8%−62%

04Hickory County, MOMO9,044+9.2%−58%

05Christian County, MOMO96,725+8.9%−87%

06Wright County, MOMO19,671+8.2%+14%

07St. Clair County, MOMO9,976+7.5%−47%

08Cass County, MOMO115,859+7.5%−74%

09Ozark County, MOMO9,172+7.2%−34%

10Platte County, MOMO114,400+7.2%−74%

11Morgan County, MOMO22,418+6.7%−72%

12Polk County, MOMO33,604+6.6%−72%

13Douglas County, MOMO12,342+6.6%−35%

14Newton County, MOMO62,263+6.2%−67%

15Texas County, MOMO25,994+6.2%−13%

16Benton County, MOMO20,536+5.9%−75%

17Dallas County, MOMO18,025+5.6%−77%

18St. Charles County, MOMO426,499+5.2%−84%

19Cedar County, MOMO14,888+4.9%−64%

20Johnson County, MOMO56,670+4.9%−64%

21Barry County, MOMO36,200+4.8%−79%

22Clay County, MOMO265,032+4.6%−77%

23Stone County, MOMO32,503+4.6%−91%

24Boone County, MOMO191,746+4.4%−78%

25Miller County, MOMO25,817+4.4%−68%

26Carter County, MOMO5,418+4.2%−46%

27Jasper County, MOMO127,428+3.8%−76%

28Lawrence County, MOMO39,401+3.7%−78%

29Shannon County, MOMO7,285+3.6%−61%

30Gentry County, MOMO6,384+3.6%+1798%

31Greene County, MOMO309,286+3.5%−78%

32Monroe County, MOMO8,959+3.4%+49%

33Callaway County, MOMO45,765+3.3%−86%

34Henry County, MOMO22,671+3.3%−66%

35Franklin County, MOMO108,090+3.3%−80%

36Dade County, MOMO7,804+3.1%−51%

37Camden County, MOMO44,047+3.0%−91%

38Pettis County, MOMO44,254+3.0%−74%

39McDonald County, MOMO23,992+3.0%−89%

40Bates County, MOMO16,512+2.9%−73%

41Jefferson County, MOMO233,132+2.8%−82%

42Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999+2.8%−76%

43Schuyler County, MOMO4,140+2.7%−272%

44Howell County, MOMO40,798+2.6%−86%

45Osage County, MOMO13,611+2.5%−71%

46Laclede County, MOMO36,943+2.5%−87%

47Montgomery County, MOMO11,590+2.4%−66%

48Clinton County, MOMO21,661+2.3%−84%

49Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+2.2%−68%

50Jackson County, MOMO732,994+2.2%−36%

51Pike County, MOMO17,955+2.1%−86%

52Madison County, MOMO12,858+1.8%−70%

53Scotland County, MOMO4,796+1.7%−49%

54Taney County, MOMO57,001+1.7%−97%

55Lafayette County, MOMO33,531+1.7%−72%

56Harrison County, MOMO8,281+1.5%−66%

57Daviess County, MOMO8,558+1.5%−21%

58Adair County, MOMO25,684+1.5%−10%

59Phelps County, MOMO45,247+1.4%−89%

60Barton County, MOMO11,795+1.4%−88%

61St. Francois County, MOMO67,809+1.3%−90%

62Washington County, MOMO23,810+1.3%−91%

63Vernon County, MOMO19,946+1.2%−84%

64Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+1.1%−90%

65Dent County, MOMO14,584+1.1%−87%

66Livingston County, MOMO14,708+1.0%−545%

67Ray County, MOMO23,398+1.0%−84%

68Pulaski County, MOMO54,442+0.9%−363%

69Ralls County, MOMO10,444+0.9%−94%

70Oregon County, MOMO8,709+0.9%−91%

71Cole County, MOMO77,908+0.8%−93%

72Bollinger County, MOMO10,646+0.7%−94%

73Perry County, MOMO19,093+0.7%−92%

74Andrew County, MOMO18,241+0.6%−95%

75Ripley County, MOMO10,717+0.4%−96%

76Howard County, MOMO10,180+0.3%−95%

77Cooper County, MOMO17,136+0.2%−98%

78Marion County, MOMO28,5250.0%−100%

79Gasconade County, MOMO14,784-0.1%−101%

80Macon County, MOMO15,190-0.1%−105%

81Scott County, MOMO37,975-0.2%−108%

82Moniteau County, MOMO15,428-0.3%−101%

83Saline County, MOMO23,265-0.3%−129%

84Maries County, MOMO8,397-0.4%−104%

85Chariton County, MOMO7,377-0.4%−95%

86Knox County, MOMO3,728-0.4%−84%

87Linn County, MOMO11,815-0.5%−47%

88Butler County, MOMO41,904-0.5%−110%

89Holt County, MOMO4,200-0.5%−95%

90Crawford County, MOMO22,929-0.6%−103%

91Grundy County, MOMO9,744-0.7%−34%

92Randolph County, MOMO24,513-0.8%−168%

93Carroll County, MOMO8,417-0.9%−79%

94St. Louis County, MOMO990,911-1.3%−157%

95Stoddard County, MOMO28,284-1.4%−148%

96Buchanan County, MOMO83,540-1.5%−142%

97Lewis County, MOMO9,879-1.5%−160%

98Reynolds County, MOMO5,992-1.7%−506%

99Audrain County, MOMO24,528-1.7%−118%

100Wayne County, MOMO10,782-1.7%−112%

101Iron County, MOMO9,318-2.3%+749%

102Clark County, MOMO6,475-2.4%+38%

103Atchison County, MOMO5,175-2.5%−82%

104Putnam County, MOMO4,546-2.9%−202%

105Worth County, MOMO1,914-3.0%+26%

106Mercer County, MOMO3,404-3.8%−515%

107Shelby County, MOMO5,870-3.8%+85%

108Sullivan County, MOMO5,738-4.4%−131%

109Mississippi County, MOMO12,003-4.6%−35%

110Nodaway County, MOMO20,174-5.0%−637%

111Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-5.0%−3988%

112Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-7.6%−11%

113St. Louis, MOMO278,144-7.8%−36%

114New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-8.2%+47%

115DeKalb County, MOMO9,795-11.2%−168%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES