Missouri Natural Population Increase By County in 2016

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase for Missouri was 15,626, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Jackson County: 3,096
  2. St. Charles County: 1,886
  3. St. Louis County: 1,713

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. Benton County: -158
  2. Stone County: -148
  3. Camden County: -94

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Missouri county in 2016. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase for each county below.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minuse the number of deaths.

Missouri Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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Missouri Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Adair 46
Andrew -10
Atchison -2
Audrain 9
Barry -6
Barton -12
Bates -38
Benton -158
Bollinger -1
Boone 1179
Buchanan 245
Butler 16
Caldwell 10
Callaway 85
Camden -94
Cape Girardeau 104
Carroll -18
Carter -7
Cass 234
Cedar -28
Chariton 7
Christian 438
Clark -13
Clay 1360
Clinton -33
Cole 254
Cooper -29
Crawford -19
Dade -47
Dallas 18
Daviess 18
DeKalb 2
Dent -9
Douglas -38
Dunklin 23
Franklin 219
Gasconade -27
Gentry 6
Greene 722
Grundy -6
Harrison -15
Henry -49
Hickory -81
Holt -15
Howard 15
Howell 16
Iron -39
Jackson 3096
Jasper 533
Jefferson 578
Johnson 259
Knox -6
Laclede 95
Lafayette -69
Lawrence 73
Lewis 14
Lincoln 245
Linn -60
Livingston -69
McDonald 151
Macon -36
Madison -32
Maries -13
Marion 54
Mercer 5
Miller 21
Mississippi -25
Moniteau 67
Monroe -1
Montgomery -50
Morgan -31
New Madrid 11
Newton 80
Nodaway 34
Oregon -37
Osage 46
Ozark -50
Pemiscot 32
Perry 42
Pettis 140
Phelps 57
Pike 24
Platte 536
Polk 72
Pulaski 467
Putnam -13
Ralls -1
Randolph 18
Ray -18
Reynolds -17
Ripley -40
St. Charles 1886
St. Clair -60
Ste. Genevieve 7
St. Francois -41
St. Louis 1713
Saline 8
Schuyler 14
Scotland 25
Scott 29
Shannon -15
Shelby -21
Stoddard -82
Stone -148
Sullivan 24
Taney 34
Texas -5
Vernon 16
Warren 119
Washington -7
Wayne -49
Webster 242
Worth -23
Wright 17
St. Louis city 1529

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Missouri

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase for each county in Missouri.