Missouri Population By County in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the population of Missouri was 6,169,823. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis[object Promise] had the highest population (998,227), followed by Jackson[object Promise] (717,616), and St. Charles[object Promise] (410,511). Worth[object Promise] was the least populated county (1,969).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Missouri Population By County in 2021
Missouri Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Adair 25179 0.41
Andrew 18009 0.29
Atchison 5227 0.09
Audrain 24824 0.40
Barry 34733 0.56
Barton 11649 0.19
Bates 16084 0.26
Benton 19916 0.32
Bollinger 10578 0.17
Boone 186075 3.02
Buchanan 83655 1.36
Butler 42150 0.68
Caldwell 8896 0.14
Callaway 44667 0.72
Camden 43527 0.71
Cape Girardeau 82147 1.33
Carroll 8403 0.14
Carter 5339 0.09
Cass 109751 1.78
Cedar 14518 0.24
Chariton 7361 0.12
Christian 91541 1.48
Clark 6738 0.11
Clay 255860 4.15
Clinton 21258 0.35
Cole 76631 1.24
Cooper 16672 0.27
Crawford 22818 0.37
Dade 7600 0.12
Dallas 17371 0.28
Daviess 8385 0.14
DeKalb 11708 0.19
Dent 14428 0.23
Douglas 11754 0.19
Dunklin 27751 0.45
Franklin 105328 1.71
Gasconade 14791 0.24
Gentry 6169 0.10
Greene 301118 4.88
Grundy 9761 0.16
Harrison 8170 0.13
Henry 22221 0.36
Hickory 8594 0.14
Holt 4241 0.07
Howard 10128 0.16
Howell 39980 0.65
Iron 9421 0.15
Jackson 717616 11.63
Jasper 123325 2.00
Jefferson 227934 3.69
Johnson 54170 0.88
Knox 3787 0.06
Laclede 36135 0.59
Lafayette 32832 0.53
Lawrence 38268 0.62
Lewis 9986 0.16
Lincoln 61654 1.00
Linn 11843 0.19
Livingston 14223 0.23
McDonald 23428 0.38
Macon 15167 0.25
Madison 12671 0.21
Maries 8422 0.14
Marion 28502 0.46
Mercer 3469 0.06
Miller 24943 0.40
Mississippi 12129 0.20
Moniteau 15284 0.25
Monroe 8720 0.14
Montgomery 11429 0.19
Morgan 21417 0.35
New Madrid 16024 0.26
Newton 59437 0.96
Nodaway 20984 0.34
Oregon 8639 0.14
Osage 13409 0.22
Ozark 8774 0.14
Pemiscot 15225 0.25
Perry 18956 0.31
Pettis 43206 0.70
Phelps 44949 0.73
Pike 17602 0.28
Platte 108720 1.76
Polk 32089 0.52
Pulaski 53850 0.87
Putnam 4696 0.08
Ralls 10378 0.17
Randolph 24569 0.40
Ray 23061 0.37
Reynolds 6082 0.10
Ripley 10619 0.17
St. Charles 410511 6.65
St. Clair 9404 0.15
Ste. Genevieve 18571 0.30
St. Francois 67057 1.09
St. Louis 998227 16.18
Saline 23241 0.38
Schuyler 4021 0.07
Scotland 4679 0.08
Scott 37856 0.61
Shannon 7085 0.12
Shelby 5957 0.10
Stoddard 28482 0.46
Stone 31605 0.51
Sullivan 5916 0.10
Taney 56334 0.91
Texas 24893 0.40
Vernon 19605 0.32
Warren 36529 0.59
Washington 23444 0.38
Wayne 10907 0.18
Webster 39580 0.64
Worth 1969 0.03
Wright 18640 0.30
St. Louis city 293562 4.76