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Most densely populated, Missouri counties · 1990

Missouri counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01St. Louis, MOMO278,1446,427+14%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,9111,956−2%

03Jackson County, MOMO732,9941,047−3%

04Clay County, MOMO265,032386−17%

05St. Charles County, MOMO426,499380−25%

06Greene County, MOMO309,286308−13%

07Jefferson County, MOMO233,132261−13%

08Buchanan County, MOMO83,540204−3%

09Boone County, MOMO191,746164−17%

10Cole County, MOMO77,908162−11%

11Jasper County, MOMO127,428142−14%

12Platte County, MOMO114,400138−22%

13St. Francois County, MOMO67,809108−12%

14Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999107−10%

15Scott County, MOMO37,97594−3%

16Cass County, MOMO115,85992−22%

17Franklin County, MOMO108,09087−14%

18Pulaski County, MOMO54,44276+0%

19Newton County, MOMO62,26371−16%

20Marion County, MOMO28,52563−2%

21Dunklin County, MOMO26,85561−0%

22Christian County, MOMO96,72558−40%

23Butler County, MOMO41,90456−5%

24Phelps County, MOMO45,24752−11%

25Pettis County, MOMO44,25452−10%

26Johnson County, MOMO56,67051−12%

27Randolph County, MOMO24,51350−1%

28Lafayette County, MOMO33,53150−6%

29Lawrence County, MOMO39,40149−14%

30Lincoln County, MOMO66,67646−26%

31Warren County, MOMO39,01646−20%

32Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46545+9%

33Adair County, MOMO25,68443−2%

34Camden County, MOMO44,04742−26%

35Stone County, MOMO32,50341−33%

36Taney County, MOMO57,00140−36%

37Webster County, MOMO43,05440−23%

38Clinton County, MOMO21,66140−13%

39Callaway County, MOMO45,76539−20%

40Ray County, MOMO23,39839−6%

41Laclede County, MOMO36,94336−16%

42Barry County, MOMO36,20035−19%

43Stoddard County, MOMO28,28435−3%

44Perry County, MOMO19,09335−8%

45Mississippi County, MOMO12,00335+8%

46Miller County, MOMO25,81735−12%

47Polk County, MOMO33,60434−19%

48Audrain County, MOMO24,52834−9%

49Howell County, MOMO40,79834−16%

50Andrew County, MOMO18,24134−11%

51Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68932−10%

52McDonald County, MOMO23,99231−22%

53Saline County, MOMO23,26531−1%

54New Madrid County, MOMO15,08631+6%

55Moniteau County, MOMO15,42830−17%

56Henry County, MOMO22,67129−9%

57Livingston County, MOMO14,70827+0%

58Gasconade County, MOMO14,78427−9%

59Washington County, MOMO23,81027−13%

60Cooper County, MOMO17,13626−11%

61Morgan County, MOMO22,41826−19%

62Crawford County, MOMO22,92926−16%

63Cedar County, MOMO14,88825−12%

64Nodaway County, MOMO20,17425−1%

65Wright County, MOMO19,67125−7%

66Grundy County, MOMO9,74424+1%

67Pike County, MOMO17,95524−13%

68DeKalb County, MOMO9,79524−14%

69Dallas County, MOMO18,02523−19%

70Vernon County, MOMO19,94623−7%

71Linn County, MOMO11,81523+1%

72Madison County, MOMO12,85823−6%

73Montgomery County, MOMO11,59021−6%

74Howard County, MOMO10,18021−6%

75Lewis County, MOMO9,87920−2%

76Osage County, MOMO13,61120−8%

77Benton County, MOMO20,53620−19%

78Caldwell County, MOMO9,01220−7%

79Ripley County, MOMO10,71720−9%

80Iron County, MOMO9,31819+0%

81Macon County, MOMO15,19019−3%

82Barton County, MOMO11,79519−10%

83Hickory County, MOMO9,04418−18%

84Texas County, MOMO25,99418−7%

85Dent County, MOMO14,58418−8%

86Ralls County, MOMO10,44418−12%

87Bates County, MOMO16,51218−10%

88Bollinger County, MOMO10,64617−12%

89Carroll County, MOMO8,41715+5%

90Wayne County, MOMO10,78215−13%

91Dade County, MOMO7,80415−6%

92Maries County, MOMO8,39715−10%

93Clark County, MOMO6,47515+2%

94Douglas County, MOMO12,34215−9%

95Monroe County, MOMO8,95914−2%

96Daviess County, MOMO8,55814−2%

97Gentry County, MOMO6,38414−0%

98Shelby County, MOMO5,87014+2%

99Schuyler County, MOMO4,14014+2%

100Atchison County, MOMO5,17514+16%

101Holt County, MOMO4,20013+13%

102St. Clair County, MOMO9,97613−12%

103Chariton County, MOMO7,37712+9%

104Oregon County, MOMO8,70912−8%

105Harrison County, MOMO8,28112−4%

106Ozark County, MOMO9,17212−10%

107Scotland County, MOMO4,79611−3%

108Carter County, MOMO5,41811−7%

109Putnam County, MOMO4,54610−3%

110Sullivan County, MOMO5,73810−12%

111Worth County, MOMO1,9149+2%

112Knox County, MOMO3,7289+3%

113Reynolds County, MOMO5,9928−0%

114Mercer County, MOMO3,4048−1%

115Shannon County, MOMO7,2858−9%

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