Missouri Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for Missouri was 5,944,260 and represented 97.84% of the total Missouri population.

Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis had the highest citizen population (966.77K), followed by Jackson (664.86K), and St. Charles (376.90K).

In terms of percentages, Carter had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Scotland (100.00%), and Osage (99.96%).

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 2017
Missouri Citizen Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
St. Louis 966770 96.72
Jackson 664860 96.56
St. Charles 376900 97.87
St. Louis city 302670 96.13
Greene 281725 98.24
Clay 231575 98.10
Jefferson 221105 99.31
Boone 167975 96.21
Jasper 115160 97.17
Franklin 101815 99.41
Cass 100705 98.84
Platte 93990 97.00
Buchanan 86815 97.08
Christian 82380 99.22
Cape Girardeau 76450 97.99
Cole 75765 98.72
St. Francois 65795 99.31
Newton 56865 97.65
Lincoln 54495 99.44
Johnson 53095 98.43
Taney 53095 97.76
Pulaski 51815 97.53
Callaway 44425 99.17
Camden 44340 98.85
Phelps 43085 96.01
Butler 42475 99.18
Pettis 40440 95.58
Howell 39800 99.15
Scott 38555 99.22
Webster 37390 99.55
Lawrence 37335 97.92
Laclede 35380 99.69
Barry 34085 96.29
Warren 33335 99.34
Lafayette 32370 99.13
Stone 31350 99.43
Polk 31315 99.90
Dunklin 30195 97.70
Stoddard 29505 99.56
Marion 28590 99.60
Texas 25675 99.84
Audrain 25565 99.22
Washington 24905 99.74
Miller 24900 99.82
Randolph 24850 99.46
Adair 24735 97.25
Crawford 24305 99.67
Ray 22825 99.85
Nodaway 22325 98.15
Saline 22120 96.13
Henry 21635 99.08
McDonald 21340 93.78
Vernon 20510 99.25
Clinton 20385 99.46
Morgan 20040 99.73
Perry 19005 99.32
Benton 18860 99.68
Pike 18340 99.06
Wright 18260 99.75
New Madrid 17930 99.45
Ste. Genevieve 17825 99.69
Cooper 17540 99.55
Andrew 17320 99.77
Pemiscot 17245 99.42
Dallas 16405 99.79
Bates 16370 99.79
Moniteau 15670 98.52
Dent 15470 99.39
Macon 15255 99.58
Livingston 14950 99.50
Gasconade 14750 99.87
Mississippi 13875 99.71
Ripley 13790 99.89
Cedar 13780 99.42
Osage 13605 99.96
Douglas 13375 99.89
Wayne 13345 99.81
DeKalb 12505 99.52
Bollinger 12335 99.92
Linn 12205 99.63
Madison 12180 99.63
Barton 11820 99.00
Montgomery 11575 99.61
Oregon 10765 99.86
Iron 10255 99.71
Ralls 10180 99.71
Howard 10110 99.66
Lewis 10035 99.55
Grundy 9940 98.32
St. Clair 9365 99.68
Hickory 9330 99.79
Ozark 9320 99.89
Caldwell 8980 99.28
Maries 8945 99.83
Carroll 8880 99.66
Monroe 8645 99.65
Harrison 8510 98.78
Shannon 8265 99.88
Daviess 8260 99.52
Chariton 7580 99.93
Dade 7560 99.74
Clark 6780 99.63
Gentry 6660 99.55
Reynolds 6355 99.92
Carter 6255 100.00
Sullivan 6115 95.85
Shelby 6080 99.92
Atchison 5305 99.44
Scotland 4885 100.00
Putnam 4840 99.90
Holt 4495 99.89
Schuyler 4430 99.55
Knox 3965 99.75
Mercer 3640 99.18
Worth 2050 99.76