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Most population lost, Missouri counties · 2010

Missouri counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01St. Louis, MOMO278,144-28,895−40%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,911-17,361−176%

03Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465-1,751−7%

04Scott County, MOMO37,975-1,231−218%

05Dunklin County, MOMO26,855-1,202−2895%

06Linn County, MOMO11,815-993+658%

07Carroll County, MOMO8,417-990+114%

08New Madrid County, MOMO15,086-804−31%

09Atchison County, MOMO5,175-745−27%

10Chariton County, MOMO7,377-607−21%

11Sullivan County, MOMO5,738-505−157%

12Monroe County, MOMO8,959-471−328%

13Holt County, MOMO4,200-439−36%

14Shelby County, MOMO5,870-426+198%

15Saline County, MOMO23,265-386−266%

16Audrain County, MOMO24,528-324−114%

17Lewis County, MOMO9,879-283−208%

18Clark County, MOMO6,475-277+111%

19Putnam County, MOMO4,546-244−269%

20Knox County, MOMO3,728-230+90%

21Worth County, MOMO1,914-211+264%

22Macon County, MOMO15,190-196−147%

23Grundy County, MOMO9,744-171+64%

24Scotland County, MOMO4,796-140−187%

25Barton County, MOMO11,795-139−111%

26Gentry County, MOMO6,384-123−1046%

27Gasconade County, MOMO14,784-120−109%

28Howard County, MOMO10,180-68−112%

29Iron County, MOMO9,318-67+131%

30Dade County, MOMO7,804-40−108%

31Reynolds County, MOMO5,992+7−75%

32Mercer County, MOMO3,404+28−18%

33Montgomery County, MOMO11,590+100−87%

34Harrison County, MOMO8,281+107−72%

35Shannon County, MOMO7,285+117−84%

36Ray County, MOMO23,398+140−90%

37St. Clair County, MOMO9,976+153−87%

38Pike County, MOMO17,955+165−93%

39Ozark County, MOMO9,172+181−81%

40Cedar County, MOMO14,888+249−85%

41Schuyler County, MOMO4,140+261−495%

42Wayne County, MOMO10,782+262−85%

43Stoddard County, MOMO28,284+263−68%

44Maries County, MOMO8,397+273−71%

45Henry County, MOMO22,671+275−86%

46Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689+303−83%

47Carter County, MOMO5,418+324−24%

48Bollinger County, MOMO10,646+334−76%

49Bates County, MOMO16,512+396−76%

50Daviess County, MOMO8,558+417+176%

51Lafayette County, MOMO33,531+421−77%

52Madison County, MOMO12,858+426−37%

53Caldwell County, MOMO9,012+455−23%

54Marion County, MOMO28,525+492−19%

55Oregon County, MOMO8,709+537−39%

56Ralls County, MOMO10,444+541−53%

57Ripley County, MOMO10,717+591−51%

58Douglas County, MOMO12,342+600−50%

59Adair County, MOMO25,684+630+57%

60Livingston County, MOMO14,708+637−1974%

61Hickory County, MOMO9,044+687−57%

62Vernon County, MOMO19,946+705−50%

63Dent County, MOMO14,584+730−40%

64Randolph County, MOMO24,513+751+156%

65Moniteau County, MOMO15,428+780−69%

66Andrew County, MOMO18,241+799−57%

67Osage County, MOMO13,611+816−22%

68Perry County, MOMO19,093+839−43%

69Wright County, MOMO19,671+860−28%

70Cooper County, MOMO17,136+931−49%

71Mississippi County, MOMO12,003+931−192%

72Dallas County, MOMO18,025+1,116−63%

73Miller County, MOMO25,817+1,184−59%

74Morgan County, MOMO22,418+1,256−66%

75DeKalb County, MOMO9,795+1,295−21%

76McDonald County, MOMO23,992+1,402−70%

77Nodaway County, MOMO20,174+1,458+618%

78Barry County, MOMO36,200+1,587−75%

79Clinton County, MOMO21,661+1,764−26%

80Washington County, MOMO23,810+1,851−38%

81Benton County, MOMO20,536+1,876−44%

82Crawford County, MOMO22,929+1,892−48%

83Butler County, MOMO41,904+1,927−8%

84Pettis County, MOMO44,254+2,798−29%

85Texas County, MOMO25,994+3,005+97%

86Laclede County, MOMO36,943+3,058−43%

87Howell County, MOMO40,798+3,162−45%

88Buchanan County, MOMO83,540+3,203+10%

89Lawrence County, MOMO39,401+3,430−31%

90Stone County, MOMO32,503+3,544−63%

91Callaway County, MOMO45,765+3,566−55%

92Polk County, MOMO33,604+4,145−20%

93Johnson County, MOMO56,670+4,337−24%

94Cole County, MOMO77,908+4,593−41%

95Webster County, MOMO43,054+5,157−29%

96Phelps County, MOMO45,247+5,331+16%

97Newton County, MOMO62,263+5,478−33%

98Camden County, MOMO44,047+6,951−27%

99Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999+6,981−1%

100Franklin County, MOMO108,090+7,685−42%

101Warren County, MOMO39,016+7,988+60%

102St. Francois County, MOMO67,809+9,718+44%

103Pulaski County, MOMO54,442+11,109−7923%

104Taney County, MOMO57,001+11,972−15%

105Jasper County, MOMO127,428+12,718−11%

106Lincoln County, MOMO66,676+13,622+36%

107Platte County, MOMO114,400+15,541−2%

108Cass County, MOMO115,859+17,386−5%

109Jackson County, MOMO732,994+19,278−11%

110Jefferson County, MOMO233,132+20,634−23%

111Christian County, MOMO96,725+23,137+7%

112Boone County, MOMO191,746+27,188+18%

113Greene County, MOMO309,286+34,783+7%

114Clay County, MOMO265,032+37,933+24%

115St. Charles County, MOMO426,499+76,602+8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS