Missouri Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Missouri was 5,930,025 and represented 97.86% of the total Missouri population.

Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis had the highest citizen population (967.24K), followed by Jackson (661.78K), and St. Charles (371.75K).

In terms of percentages, Carter had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Holt (100.00%), and Maries (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Missouri Citizen Population By County in 2016
Missouri Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
St. Louis 967240 96.67
Jackson 661780 96.80
St. Charles 371750 97.87
St. Louis city 304430 96.33
Greene 280580 98.29
Clay 228635 98.07
Jefferson 220940 99.32
Boone 165505 95.79
Jasper 114040 97.16
Franklin 101360 99.31
Cass 100175 98.87
Platte 92385 97.28
Buchanan 86890 97.18
Christian 81250 99.02
Cape Girardeau 76655 98.16
Cole 75570 98.65
St. Francois 65935 99.56
Newton 57195 97.37
Lincoln 53860 99.22
Johnson 53285 98.26
Taney 52490 97.47
Pulaski 52100 97.75
Callaway 44295 99.11
Camden 43520 98.57
Phelps 43065 96.05
Butler 42505 99.11
Pettis 40245 95.38
Howell 39890 99.07
Scott 38825 99.56
Lawrence 37535 98.25
Webster 36930 99.61
Laclede 35450 99.85
Barry 34395 96.30
Warren 33045 99.26
Lafayette 32545 99.25
Polk 31045 99.78
Stone 31025 99.46
Dunklin 30620 97.92
Stoddard 29710 99.73
Marion 28720 99.52
Audrain 25710 99.38
Texas 25620 99.73
Adair 25165 98.51
Randolph 24985 99.62
Washington 24965 99.86
Miller 24945 99.74
Crawford 24430 99.53
Ray 22895 99.89
Nodaway 22660 98.42
Saline 22470 96.79
Henry 21690 98.91
McDonald 21220 93.40
Vernon 20680 99.26
Clinton 20365 99.37
Morgan 20070 99.46
Perry 19055 99.50
Benton 18760 99.66
Pike 18350 99.32
Wright 18345 99.81
New Madrid 18150 99.56
Ste. Genevieve 17550 97.85
Cooper 17510 99.40
Pemiscot 17500 99.43
Andrew 17300 99.74
Dallas 16500 99.94
Bates 16465 99.70
Moniteau 15500 97.85
Dent 15475 99.33
Macon 15340 99.61
Livingston 14990 99.57
Gasconade 14825 99.66
Mississippi 14075 99.75
Ripley 13895 99.71
Cedar 13890 99.71
Osage 13695 99.93
Douglas 13420 99.67
Wayne 13315 99.81
DeKalb 12630 99.41
Madison 12340 99.48
Linn 12285 99.72
Bollinger 12275 99.96
Barton 11955 99.01
Montgomery 11775 99.62
Oregon 10895 99.77
Iron 10200 99.80
Ralls 10185 99.61
Howard 10110 99.61
Grundy 10105 98.78
Lewis 10020 98.77
Ozark 9435 99.84
St. Clair 9395 99.47
Hickory 9240 99.73
Maries 8985 100.00
Caldwell 8980 99.17
Carroll 8970 99.56
Monroe 8615 99.71
Harrison 8530 98.61
Shannon 8250 99.94
Daviess 8215 99.52
Chariton 7605 99.87
Dade 7565 99.67
Clark 6840 99.71
Gentry 6700 99.33
Reynolds 6525 99.92
Carter 6250 100.00
Shelby 6135 99.76
Sullivan 6080 94.78
Atchison 5360 99.63
Scotland 4895 100.00
Putnam 4855 99.59
Holt 4535 100.00
Schuyler 4375 99.55
Knox 3985 99.75
Mercer 3675 99.32
Worth 2060 100.00