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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%−22.9 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36Dade County, MOMO7,804+3.1%−3.3 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

67Ray County, MOMO23,398+1.0%−5.3 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

78Marion County, MOMO28,5250.0%−2.2 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES