Missouri Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for Missouri was 5,958,475 and represented 97.84% of the total Missouri population.

Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis had the highest citizen population (964.38K), followed by Jackson (668.60K), and St. Charles (381.84K).

In terms of percentages, Carter had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Putnam (100.00%), and Scotland (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 2018
Missouri Citizen Population By County in 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
St. Louis 964375 96.56
Jackson 668600 96.62
St. Charles 381840 97.91
St. Louis city 299595 96.25
Greene 283825 98.40
Clay 234800 98.18
Jefferson 221740 99.30
Boone 169000 95.74
Jasper 115900 97.20
Franklin 102280 99.51
Cass 101625 98.97
Platte 96075 97.22
Buchanan 86725 97.36
Christian 83425 98.99
Cape Girardeau 76615 97.82
Cole 75635 98.56
St. Francois 65905 99.34
Newton 57090 98.09
Lincoln 55290 99.51
Taney 53580 97.92
Johnson 52815 98.37
Pulaski 51400 97.74
Camden 44475 98.63
Callaway 44420 99.06
Phelps 42985 95.97
Butler 42465 99.37
Pettis 40565 95.74
Howell 39830 99.33
Scott 38430 99.23
Webster 37955 99.67
Lawrence 37195 97.54
Laclede 35345 99.55
Barry 34235 96.45
Warren 33740 99.50
Lafayette 32415 99.46
Polk 31495 99.83
Stone 31335 99.40
Dunklin 29635 97.39
Stoddard 29430 99.73
Marion 28545 99.56
Texas 25630 99.84
Audrain 25445 98.87
Miller 24995 99.78
Washington 24885 99.82
Randolph 24850 99.62
Adair 24480 96.66
Crawford 24155 99.49
Ray 22765 99.74
Saline 22165 95.95
Nodaway 22145 98.23
Henry 21585 99.17
McDonald 21330 93.45
Vernon 20575 99.44
Clinton 20370 99.49
Morgan 20115 99.90
Perry 19010 99.30
Benton 18935 99.71
Pike 18325 99.11
Wright 18240 99.70
Ste. Genevieve 17800 99.61
New Madrid 17740 99.61
Cooper 17545 99.57
Andrew 17350 99.68
Pemiscot 16970 99.65
Dallas 16370 99.21
Bates 16340 99.79
Moniteau 15870 99.44
Dent 15420 99.45
Macon 15145 99.28
Livingston 14995 99.47
Gasconade 14730 99.90
Cedar 13860 99.43
Mississippi 13710 99.71
Ripley 13670 99.82
Osage 13615 99.96
Douglas 13345 99.78
Wayne 13270 99.70
DeKalb 12525 99.68
Bollinger 12265 99.88
Madison 12155 99.59
Linn 12145 99.67
Barton 11785 99.45
Montgomery 11505 99.65
Oregon 10670 99.72
Iron 10205 99.85
Ralls 10180 99.66
Howard 10075 99.61
Lewis 9955 99.30
Grundy 9850 98.11
Hickory 9365 99.95
St. Clair 9345 99.57
Ozark 9225 99.89
Caldwell 8965 99.06
Maries 8860 99.72
Carroll 8790 99.38
Monroe 8625 99.65
Harrison 8495 99.30
Daviess 8260 99.52
Shannon 8245 100.00
Dade 7560 99.61
Chariton 7540 99.93
Clark 6770 99.56
Gentry 6615 99.25
Reynolds 6280 99.45
Carter 6195 100.00
Sullivan 6095 96.52
Shelby 6055 99.92
Atchison 5250 99.62
Scotland 4900 100.00
Putnam 4815 100.00
Schuyler 4495 99.89
Holt 4445 99.78
Knox 3925 99.37
Mercer 3630 99.05
Worth 2035 99.76