RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 115 SHOWN OF 115

Most population gained, Missouri counties

Missouri counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is +232. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Texas County, MO, up 80 places to #20.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01St. Charles County, MOMO426,499+21,237−70%

02Jackson County, MOMO732,994+15,790−27%

03Clay County, MOMO265,032+11,697−62%

04Greene County, MOMO309,286+10,371−68%

05Boone County, MOMO191,746+8,136−65%

06▲2Cass County, MOMO115,859+8,035−56%

07Christian County, MOMO96,725+7,883−64%

08▼2Platte County, MOMO114,400+7,682−52%

09▲1Lincoln County, MOMO66,676+7,102−29%

10▼1Jefferson County, MOMO233,132+6,393−76%

11▲1Jasper County, MOMO127,428+4,667−67%

12▲5Webster County, MOMO43,054+3,969−46%

13▲11Newton County, MOMO62,263+3,615−56%

14▲2Warren County, MOMO39,016+3,484−30%

15Franklin County, MOMO108,090+3,408−74%

16▲4Johnson County, MOMO56,670+2,657−54%

17▼6Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999+2,289−68%

18▲11Polk County, MOMO33,604+2,085−60%

19▲70Barry County, MOMO36,200+1,666−74%

20▲80Texas County, MOMO25,994+1,507−1%

21▲51Wright County, MOMO19,671+1,483+24%

22▲19Callaway County, MOMO45,765+1,482−81%

23▲68Stone County, MOMO32,503+1,427−85%

24▲2Morgan County, MOMO22,418+1,412−62%

25▲48Lawrence County, MOMO39,401+1,400−72%

26▲69Camden County, MOMO44,047+1,302−86%

27▼4Pettis County, MOMO44,254+1,274−68%

28▲2Benton County, MOMO20,536+1,142−66%

29▲10Miller County, MOMO25,817+1,095−62%

30▲45Howell County, MOMO40,798+1,048−82%

31▲1Dallas County, MOMO18,025+954−68%

32▼18Taney County, MOMO57,001+935−93%

33▼8Laclede County, MOMO36,943+904−83%

34▼15St. Francois County, MOMO67,809+887−87%

35▲62Hickory County, MOMO9,044+765−52%

36▲70Douglas County, MOMO12,342+764−37%

37▲16Henry County, MOMO22,671+725−63%

38▼4Cedar County, MOMO14,888+700−57%

39▲27St. Clair County, MOMO9,976+692−42%

40▼7McDonald County, MOMO23,992+689−85%

41▼20Cole County, MOMO77,908+629−92%

42▲51Ozark County, MOMO9,172+619−34%

43▲22Phelps County, MOMO45,247+609−87%

44▲14Lafayette County, MOMO33,531+547−70%

45▼27Pulaski County, MOMO54,442+487−443%

46▼19Clinton County, MOMO21,661+477−80%

47▲40Bates County, MOMO16,512+470−71%

48▲2Adair County, MOMO25,684+370−8%

49▲37Pike County, MOMO17,955+368−85%

50▲20Osage County, MOMO13,611+337−68%

51▲51Washington County, MOMO23,810+296−90%

52▼8Monroe County, MOMO8,959+293+42%

53▲32Montgomery County, MOMO11,590+268−66%

54▲44Shannon County, MOMO7,285+254−64%

55▼1Ray County, MOMO23,398+240−83%

56▲43Vernon County, MOMO19,946+239−83%

57▼5Dade County, MOMO7,804+235−50%

58▼30Madison County, MOMO12,858+232−66%

59▲9Gentry County, MOMO6,384+222+1608%

60▲28Carter County, MOMO5,418+216−49%

61▼30Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+210−88%

62▲9Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+197−67%

63▲31Dent County, MOMO14,584+163−87%

64▲17Barton County, MOMO11,795+158−87%

65▲9Livingston County, MOMO14,708+151−544%

66▼28Perry County, MOMO19,093+137−91%

67▼30Daviess County, MOMO8,558+128−15%

68▲15Harrison County, MOMO8,281+124−67%

69▼10Schuyler County, MOMO4,140+108−264%

70▼48Andrew County, MOMO18,241+106−94%

71▼36Ralls County, MOMO10,444+89−92%

72▼30Scotland County, MOMO4,796+80−50%

73▲31Bollinger County, MOMO10,646+79−94%

74▲34Oregon County, MOMO8,709+74−92%

75▲37Ripley County, MOMO10,717+38−97%

76▼13Cooper County, MOMO17,136+33−98%

77▼41Howard County, MOMO10,180+29−95%

78▼30Marion County, MOMO28,5250−100%

79▼18Gasconade County, MOMO14,784-10−101%

80▼23Knox County, MOMO3,728-16−87%

81▼26Macon County, MOMO15,190-19−105%

82▼5Holt County, MOMO4,200-23−97%

83▼23Chariton County, MOMO7,377-31−96%

84▼4Maries County, MOMO8,397-35−104%

85▼42Moniteau County, MOMO15,428-45−102%

86▼2Linn County, MOMO11,815-59−55%

87▼41Worth County, MOMO1,914-59+2%

88▼26Grundy County, MOMO9,744-64−38%

89▼49Saline County, MOMO23,265-68−129%

90▼8Carroll County, MOMO8,417-78−83%

91▲1Scott County, MOMO37,975-84−108%

92▼23Reynolds County, MOMO5,992-104−471%

93▲8Crawford County, MOMO22,929-127−103%

94▼38Atchison County, MOMO5,175-130−87%

95▼48Mercer County, MOMO3,404-134−494%

96▼45Putnam County, MOMO4,546-135−194%

97▼52Lewis County, MOMO9,879-153−159%

98▼34Clark County, MOMO6,475-159+21%

99▲11Wayne County, MOMO10,782-192−111%

100▼22Randolph County, MOMO24,513-203−169%

101▼11Iron County, MOMO9,318-219+655%

102▼26Butler County, MOMO41,904-226−111%

103▼54Shelby County, MOMO5,870-233+63%

104▼25Sullivan County, MOMO5,738-261−129%

105▼9Stoddard County, MOMO28,284-388−148%

106▼39Audrain County, MOMO24,528-434−119%

107▼4Mississippi County, MOMO12,003-574−43%

108▼1Nodaway County, MOMO20,174-1,067−626%

109▲2Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-1,196−36%

110▼5DeKalb County, MOMO9,795-1,234−176%

111▲3Buchanan County, MOMO83,540-1,253−143%

112▼3New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-1,348+15%

113Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-1,428−3421%

114▼101St. Louis County, MOMO990,911-13,214−158%

115St. Louis, MOMO278,144-23,434−52%

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