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Fastest growing, Missouri counties · 2000

Missouri counties ranked by population growth since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Christian County, MOMO96,725+66.3%+0%

02Taney County, MOMO57,001+55.3%+0%

03Stone County, MOMO32,503+50.2%+0%

04Lincoln County, MOMO66,676+34.8%+0%

05Camden County, MOMO44,047+34.8%+0%

06St. Charles County, MOMO426,499+33.3%+0%

07Webster County, MOMO43,054+30.7%+0%

08Cass County, MOMO115,859+28.7%+0%

09McDonald County, MOMO23,992+28.0%+0%

10Platte County, MOMO114,400+27.5%+0%

11Warren County, MOMO39,016+25.6%+0%

12Callaway County, MOMO45,765+24.3%+0%

13Morgan County, MOMO22,418+24.0%+0%

14Benton County, MOMO20,536+24.0%+0%

15Dallas County, MOMO18,025+23.8%+0%

16Polk County, MOMO33,604+23.7%+0%

17Barry County, MOMO36,200+23.5%+0%

18Hickory County, MOMO9,044+21.9%+0%

19Moniteau County, MOMO15,428+20.6%+0%

20Boone County, MOMO191,746+20.5%+0%

21Clay County, MOMO265,032+19.9%+0%

22Laclede County, MOMO36,943+19.7%+0%

23Crawford County, MOMO22,929+18.9%+0%

24Newton County, MOMO62,263+18.4%+0%

25Howell County, MOMO40,798+18.4%+0%

26Lawrence County, MOMO39,401+16.4%+0%

27Franklin County, MOMO108,090+16.4%+0%

28DeKalb County, MOMO9,795+16.4%+0%

29Jasper County, MOMO127,428+15.7%+0%

30Greene County, MOMO309,286+15.6%+0%

31Jefferson County, MOMO233,132+15.6%+0%

32Pike County, MOMO17,955+14.9%+0%

33Wayne County, MOMO10,782+14.9%+0%

34Washington County, MOMO23,810+14.5%+0%

35Clinton County, MOMO21,661+14.4%+0%

36St. Clair County, MOMO9,976+14.1%+0%

37Sullivan County, MOMO5,738+14.1%+0%

38Miller County, MOMO25,817+13.8%+0%

39St. Francois County, MOMO67,809+13.8%+0%

40Ralls County, MOMO10,444+13.6%+0%

41Cedar County, MOMO14,888+13.6%+0%

42Johnson County, MOMO56,670+13.5%+0%

43Bollinger County, MOMO10,646+13.3%+0%

44Phelps County, MOMO45,247+13.0%+0%

45Andrew County, MOMO18,241+12.7%+0%

46Cooper County, MOMO17,136+12.4%+0%

47Cole County, MOMO77,908+12.3%+0%

48Maries County, MOMO8,397+11.6%+0%

49Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999+11.5%+0%

50Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+11.3%+0%

51Pettis County, MOMO44,254+11.2%+0%

52Ozark County, MOMO9,172+11.0%+0%

53Barton County, MOMO11,795+10.9%+0%

54Bates County, MOMO16,512+10.8%+0%

55Douglas County, MOMO12,342+10.2%+0%

56Ripley County, MOMO10,717+9.8%+0%

57Henry County, MOMO22,671+9.7%+0%

58Audrain County, MOMO24,528+9.6%+0%

59Gasconade County, MOMO14,784+9.5%+0%

60Shannon County, MOMO7,285+9.3%+0%

61Oregon County, MOMO8,709+9.2%+0%

62Dent County, MOMO14,584+8.9%+0%

63Perry County, MOMO19,093+8.9%+0%

64Osage County, MOMO13,611+8.7%+0%

65Carter County, MOMO5,418+7.7%+0%

66Vernon County, MOMO19,946+7.4%+0%

67Wright County, MOMO19,671+7.1%+0%

68Texas County, MOMO25,994+7.1%+0%

69Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+7.0%+0%

70Montgomery County, MOMO11,590+6.9%+0%

71Dade County, MOMO7,804+6.4%+0%

72Ray County, MOMO23,398+6.3%+0%

73Madison County, MOMO12,858+6.0%+0%

74Howard County, MOMO10,180+6.0%+0%

75Lafayette County, MOMO33,531+6.0%+0%

76Butler County, MOMO41,904+5.4%+0%

77Harrison County, MOMO8,281+4.5%+0%

78Buchanan County, MOMO83,540+3.5%+0%

79Jackson County, MOMO732,994+3.4%+0%

80Scotland County, MOMO4,796+3.3%+0%

81Putnam County, MOMO4,546+2.8%+0%

82Stoddard County, MOMO28,284+2.8%+0%

83Macon County, MOMO15,190+2.7%+0%

84Scott County, MOMO37,975+2.7%+0%

85Lewis County, MOMO9,879+2.6%+0%

86St. Louis County, MOMO990,911+2.3%+0%

87Monroe County, MOMO8,959+2.3%+0%

88Marion County, MOMO28,525+2.2%+0%

89Daviess County, MOMO8,558+1.9%+0%

90Adair County, MOMO25,684+1.6%+0%

91Randolph County, MOMO24,513+1.2%+0%

92Saline County, MOMO23,265+1.0%+0%

93Nodaway County, MOMO20,174+0.9%+0%

94Mercer County, MOMO3,404+0.9%+0%

95Reynolds County, MOMO5,992+0.4%+0%

96Gentry County, MOMO6,384+0.2%+0%

97Dunklin County, MOMO26,855+0.1%+0%

98Livingston County, MOMO14,708-0.2%+0%

99Iron County, MOMO9,318-0.3%+0%

100Pulaski County, MOMO54,442-0.3%+0%

101Linn County, MOMO11,815-0.9%+0%

102Grundy County, MOMO9,744-1.0%+0%

103Schuyler County, MOMO4,140-1.6%+0%

104Clark County, MOMO6,475-1.7%+0%

105Shelby County, MOMO5,870-2.1%+0%

106Worth County, MOMO1,914-2.4%+0%

107Knox County, MOMO3,728-2.7%+0%

108Carroll County, MOMO8,417-4.3%+0%

109New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-5.6%+0%

110Mississippi County, MOMO12,003-7.0%+0%

111Chariton County, MOMO7,377-8.3%+0%

112Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-8.5%+0%

113Holt County, MOMO4,200-11.3%+0%

114St. Louis, MOMO278,144-12.2%+0%

115Atchison County, MOMO5,175-13.8%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES