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Fastest shrinking, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri counties with the steepest population decline from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Ripley County, MOMO10,717-24.3%−34.1 pts

02Oregon County, MOMO8,709-20.6%−29.9 pts

03Wayne County, MOMO10,782-18.8%−33.7 pts

04Carter County, MOMO5,418-17.0%−24.7 pts

05Shannon County, MOMO7,285-16.7%−26.0 pts

06Douglas County, MOMO12,342-15.4%−25.6 pts

07Bollinger County, MOMO10,646-14.5%−27.8 pts

08DeKalb County, MOMO9,795-14.5%−30.8 pts

09Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-14.4%−5.9 pts

10Holt County, MOMO4,200-14.0%−2.7 pts

11Hickory County, MOMO9,044-14.0%−35.9 pts

12New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-13.3%−7.7 pts

13Mississippi County, MOMO12,003-12.4%−5.4 pts

14Ozark County, MOMO9,172-12.0%−23.0 pts

15Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-11.5%−11.6 pts

16Sullivan County, MOMO5,738-10.6%−24.8 pts

17Iron County, MOMO9,318-10.3%−10.0 pts

18Knox County, MOMO3,728-9.4%−6.7 pts

19Worth County, MOMO1,914-9.1%−6.7 pts

20Nodaway County, MOMO20,174-9.1%−10.0 pts

21Schuyler County, MOMO4,140-9.0%−7.4 pts

22Reynolds County, MOMO5,992-9.0%−9.4 pts

23Harrison County, MOMO8,281-8.9%−13.4 pts

24Carroll County, MOMO8,417-8.6%−4.3 pts

25Gentry County, MOMO6,384-8.5%−8.7 pts

26Maries County, MOMO8,397-8.1%−19.7 pts

27Dent County, MOMO14,584-7.9%−16.8 pts

28Montgomery County, MOMO11,590-7.5%−14.3 pts

29Clark County, MOMO6,475-7.1%−5.3 pts

30Linn County, MOMO11,815-7.0%−6.0 pts

31Vernon County, MOMO19,946-6.9%−14.3 pts

32Atchison County, MOMO5,175-6.7%+7.1 pts

33Washington County, MOMO23,810-6.7%−21.2 pts

34Crawford County, MOMO22,929-6.6%−25.6 pts

35Mercer County, MOMO3,404-6.5%−7.4 pts

36Caldwell County, MOMO9,012-6.5%−13.5 pts

37Barton County, MOMO11,795-6.2%−17.0 pts

38Putnam County, MOMO4,546-6.0%−8.8 pts

39Bates County, MOMO16,512-5.9%−16.7 pts

40Texas County, MOMO25,994-5.8%−13.0 pts

41St. Louis, MOMO278,144-5.5%+6.7 pts

42Chariton County, MOMO7,377-5.4%+2.9 pts

43St. Clair County, MOMO9,976-5.3%−19.4 pts

44Pike County, MOMO17,955-5.0%−19.9 pts

45Buchanan County, MOMO83,540-4.9%−8.5 pts

46Grundy County, MOMO9,744-4.4%−3.4 pts

47Osage County, MOMO13,611-4.4%−13.0 pts

48Stoddard County, MOMO28,284-4.3%−7.1 pts

49Shelby County, MOMO5,870-4.2%−2.2 pts

50Livingston County, MOMO14,708-4.2%−4.0 pts

51Dade County, MOMO7,804-4.0%−10.3 pts

52Stone County, MOMO32,503-3.5%−53.7 pts

53Wright County, MOMO19,671-3.3%−10.5 pts

54Barry County, MOMO36,200-3.0%−26.4 pts

55Scott County, MOMO37,975-2.9%−5.5 pts

56Camden County, MOMO44,047-2.9%−37.6 pts

57Cooper County, MOMO17,136-2.8%−15.2 pts

58Gasconade County, MOMO14,784-2.8%−12.4 pts

59Randolph County, MOMO24,513-2.7%−3.9 pts

60Scotland County, MOMO4,796-2.6%−6.0 pts

61Macon County, MOMO15,190-2.3%−5.0 pts

62Audrain County, MOMO24,528-2.2%−11.8 pts

63Monroe County, MOMO8,959-2.0%−4.2 pts

64Lewis County, MOMO9,879-1.8%−4.3 pts

65Lawrence County, MOMO39,401-1.6%−18.1 pts

66Howell County, MOMO40,798-1.6%−20.0 pts

67Butler County, MOMO41,904-1.6%−7.0 pts

68Henry County, MOMO22,671-1.5%−11.2 pts

69Ray County, MOMO23,398-1.4%−7.7 pts

70Lafayette County, MOMO33,531-1.2%−7.1 pts

71Phelps County, MOMO45,247-1.1%−14.1 pts

72Adair County, MOMO25,684-1.1%−2.8 pts

73Marion County, MOMO28,525-0.9%−3.1 pts

74Moniteau County, MOMO15,428-0.9%−21.4 pts

75Saline County, MOMO23,265-0.2%−1.1 pts

76Callaway County, MOMO45,765-0.1%−24.4 pts

77Miller County, MOMO25,817-0.1%−13.9 pts

78Perry County, MOMO19,093-0.1%−9.0 pts

79Daviess County, MOMO8,558-0.0%−2.0 pts

80Howard County, MOMO10,180+0.1%−6.0 pts

81St. Louis County, MOMO990,911+0.5%−1.8 pts

82Newton County, MOMO62,263+0.9%−17.5 pts

83McDonald County, MOMO23,992+1.0%−27.0 pts

84Polk County, MOMO33,604+1.2%−22.4 pts

85Laclede County, MOMO36,943+1.3%−18.4 pts

86Cedar County, MOMO14,888+1.5%−12.1 pts

87Cole County, MOMO77,908+1.7%−10.6 pts

88Dallas County, MOMO18,025+1.8%−22.1 pts

89Benton County, MOMO20,536+1.8%−22.2 pts

90Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+1.8%−9.4 pts

91Pettis County, MOMO44,254+1.8%−9.3 pts

92Ralls County, MOMO10,444+1.8%−11.7 pts

93Clinton County, MOMO21,661+2.1%−12.2 pts

94Morgan County, MOMO22,418+2.1%−21.8 pts

95St. Francois County, MOMO67,809+2.4%−11.4 pts

96Johnson County, MOMO56,670+2.7%−10.8 pts

97Franklin County, MOMO108,090+3.1%−13.2 pts

98Pulaski County, MOMO54,442+3.2%+3.6 pts

99Madison County, MOMO12,858+3.3%−2.8 pts

100Jefferson County, MOMO233,132+3.7%−11.9 pts

101Jasper County, MOMO127,428+4.6%−11.2 pts

102Andrew County, MOMO18,241+4.9%−7.8 pts

103Jackson County, MOMO732,994+6.4%+3.0 pts

104Webster County, MOMO43,054+8.0%−22.7 pts

105Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999+8.0%−3.5 pts

106Cass County, MOMO115,859+8.4%−20.3 pts

107Taney County, MOMO57,001+8.5%−46.8 pts

108Greene County, MOMO309,286+8.6%−7.0 pts

109Warren County, MOMO39,016+9.3%−16.3 pts

110St. Charles County, MOMO426,499+12.4%−20.9 pts

111Boone County, MOMO191,746+12.9%−7.6 pts

112Lincoln County, MOMO66,676+13.3%−21.5 pts

113Clay County, MOMO265,032+14.1%−5.8 pts

114Christian County, MOMO96,725+14.8%−51.5 pts

115Platte County, MOMO114,400+19.5%−8.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS