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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. The median across all 115 is +1.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hickory County, MO, up 101 places to #4.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲3Lincoln County, MOMO66,676+11.9%−22.9 pts

02▲10Webster County, MOMO43,054+10.2%−20.5 pts

03▲4Warren County, MOMO39,016+9.8%−15.7 pts

04▲101Hickory County, MOMO9,044+9.2%−12.6 pts

05▼3Christian County, MOMO96,725+8.9%−57.4 pts

06▲57Wright County, MOMO19,671+8.2%+1.0 pts

07▲66St. Clair County, MOMO9,976+7.5%−6.7 pts

08▲2Cass County, MOMO115,859+7.5%−21.2 pts

09▲93Ozark County, MOMO9,172+7.2%−3.7 pts

10▼9Platte County, MOMO114,400+7.2%−20.3 pts

11▲11Morgan County, MOMO22,418+6.7%−17.3 pts

12▲20Polk County, MOMO33,604+6.6%−17.1 pts

13▲97Douglas County, MOMO12,342+6.6%−3.6 pts

14▲20Newton County, MOMO62,263+6.2%−12.3 pts

15▲61Texas County, MOMO25,994+6.2%−1.0 pts

16▲11Benton County, MOMO20,536+5.9%−18.1 pts

17▲11Dallas County, MOMO18,025+5.6%−18.3 pts

18▼12St. Charles County, MOMO426,499+5.2%−28.1 pts

19▲11Cedar County, MOMO14,888+4.9%−8.6 pts

20Johnson County, MOMO56,670+4.9%−8.6 pts

21▲41Barry County, MOMO36,200+4.8%−18.6 pts

22▼19Clay County, MOMO265,032+4.6%−15.3 pts

23▲41Stone County, MOMO32,503+4.6%−45.6 pts

24▼19Boone County, MOMO191,746+4.4%−16.1 pts

25▲14Miller County, MOMO25,817+4.4%−9.4 pts

26▲86Carter County, MOMO5,418+4.2%−3.6 pts

27▼12Jasper County, MOMO127,428+3.8%−11.9 pts

28▲23Lawrence County, MOMO39,401+3.7%−12.7 pts

29▲82Shannon County, MOMO7,285+3.6%−5.7 pts

30▲61Gentry County, MOMO6,384+3.6%+3.4 pts

31▼23Greene County, MOMO309,286+3.5%−12.1 pts

32▲21Monroe County, MOMO8,959+3.4%+1.1 pts

33▲7Callaway County, MOMO45,765+3.3%−20.9 pts

34▲14Henry County, MOMO22,671+3.3%−6.4 pts

35▼16Franklin County, MOMO108,090+3.3%−13.1 pts

36▲29Dade County, MOMO7,804+3.1%−3.3 pts

37▲23Camden County, MOMO44,047+3.0%−31.7 pts

38▼13Pettis County, MOMO44,254+3.0%−8.2 pts

39▼6McDonald County, MOMO23,992+3.0%−25.0 pts

40▲37Bates County, MOMO16,512+2.9%−7.9 pts

41▼25Jefferson County, MOMO233,132+2.8%−12.8 pts

42▼31Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999+2.8%−8.7 pts

43▲52Schuyler County, MOMO4,140+2.7%+4.2 pts

44▲6Howell County, MOMO40,798+2.6%−15.8 pts

45▲24Osage County, MOMO13,611+2.5%−6.1 pts

46▼15Laclede County, MOMO36,943+2.5%−17.2 pts

47▲41Montgomery County, MOMO11,590+2.4%−4.5 pts

48▼25Clinton County, MOMO21,661+2.3%−12.1 pts

49▲31Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+2.2%−4.8 pts

50▼37Jackson County, MOMO732,994+2.2%−1.2 pts

51▲21Pike County, MOMO17,955+2.1%−12.8 pts

52▼35Madison County, MOMO12,858+1.8%−4.2 pts

53▲3Scotland County, MOMO4,796+1.7%−1.6 pts

54▼45Taney County, MOMO57,001+1.7%−53.7 pts

55▼9Lafayette County, MOMO33,531+1.7%−4.3 pts

56▲37Harrison County, MOMO8,281+1.5%−3.0 pts

57▼20Daviess County, MOMO8,558+1.5%−0.4 pts

58▼14Adair County, MOMO25,684+1.5%−0.2 pts

59▼14Phelps County, MOMO45,247+1.4%−11.6 pts

60▲19Barton County, MOMO11,795+1.4%−9.5 pts

61▼40St. Francois County, MOMO67,809+1.3%−12.5 pts

62▲21Washington County, MOMO23,810+1.3%−13.3 pts

63▲22Vernon County, MOMO19,946+1.2%−6.2 pts

64▼38Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+1.1%−10.1 pts

65▲24Dent County, MOMO14,584+1.1%−7.8 pts

66Livingston County, MOMO14,708+1.0%+1.3 pts

67▼20Ray County, MOMO23,398+1.0%−5.3 pts

68▼50Pulaski County, MOMO54,442+0.9%+1.2 pts

69▼45Ralls County, MOMO10,444+0.9%−12.7 pts

70▲44Oregon County, MOMO8,709+0.9%−8.4 pts

71▼42Cole County, MOMO77,908+0.8%−11.5 pts

72▲37Bollinger County, MOMO10,646+0.7%−12.5 pts

73▼35Perry County, MOMO19,093+0.7%−8.2 pts

74▼60Andrew County, MOMO18,241+0.6%−12.1 pts

75▲40Ripley County, MOMO10,717+0.4%−9.4 pts

76▼40Howard County, MOMO10,180+0.3%−5.7 pts

77▼18Cooper County, MOMO17,136+0.2%−12.2 pts

78▼35Marion County, MOMO28,5250.0%−2.2 pts

79▼21Gasconade County, MOMO14,784-0.1%−9.6 pts

80▼25Macon County, MOMO15,190-0.1%−2.8 pts

81▼20Scott County, MOMO37,975-0.2%−2.9 pts

82▼40Moniteau County, MOMO15,428-0.3%−20.9 pts

83▼42Saline County, MOMO23,265-0.3%−1.3 pts

84▲6Maries County, MOMO8,397-0.4%−12.0 pts

85▼11Chariton County, MOMO7,377-0.4%+7.9 pts

86▲12Knox County, MOMO3,728-0.4%+2.3 pts

87▼1Linn County, MOMO11,815-0.5%+0.4 pts

88▼39Butler County, MOMO41,904-0.5%−6.0 pts

89▲17Holt County, MOMO4,200-0.5%+10.8 pts

90▼8Crawford County, MOMO22,929-0.6%−19.5 pts

91▼21Grundy County, MOMO9,744-0.7%+0.3 pts

92▼35Randolph County, MOMO24,513-0.8%−2.0 pts

93▼1Carroll County, MOMO8,417-0.9%+3.4 pts

94▼59St. Louis County, MOMO990,911-1.3%−3.6 pts

95▼27Stoddard County, MOMO28,284-1.4%−4.2 pts

96▼25Buchanan County, MOMO83,540-1.5%−5.0 pts

97▼45Lewis County, MOMO9,879-1.5%−4.1 pts

98▼4Reynolds County, MOMO5,992-1.7%−2.1 pts

99▼45Audrain County, MOMO24,528-1.7%−11.3 pts

100▲13Wayne County, MOMO10,782-1.7%−16.6 pts

101▼2Iron County, MOMO9,318-2.3%−2.0 pts

102▼15Clark County, MOMO6,475-2.4%−0.7 pts

103▼19Atchison County, MOMO5,175-2.5%+11.3 pts

104▼26Putnam County, MOMO4,546-2.9%−5.7 pts

105▼8Worth County, MOMO1,914-3.0%−0.6 pts

106▼25Mercer County, MOMO3,404-3.8%−4.7 pts

107▼40Shelby County, MOMO5,870-3.8%−1.8 pts

108▼8Sullivan County, MOMO5,738-4.4%−18.5 pts

109▼6Mississippi County, MOMO12,003-4.6%+2.5 pts

110▼14Nodaway County, MOMO20,174-5.0%−6.0 pts

111▼10Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-5.0%−5.2 pts

112▼5Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-7.6%+0.9 pts

113▼38St. Louis, MOMO278,144-7.8%+4.5 pts

114▼10New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-8.2%−2.6 pts

115▼7DeKalb County, MOMO9,795-11.2%−27.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES