Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Birth Rate per 1K for Missouri was 12.3. Among all Missouri counties, Scotland County had the highest birth rate (19.9), followed by McDonald County (16.4), and Pemiscot County (15.82).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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Pemiscot
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Webster
Pulaski
Dunklin
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Scotland County 19.9
2 McDonald County 16.4
3 Pemiscot County 15.82
4 Gentry County 15.52
5 Webster County 15.1
6 Pulaski County 14.47
7 Dunklin County 14.41
8 St. Louis city 14.31
9 Daviess County 14.18
9 Jasper County 14.18
10 Schuyler County 14
11 Dallas County 13.85
12 Grundy County 13.8
13 Morgan County 13.79
14 Lawrence County 13.78
15 Laclede County 13.69
16 Lincoln County 13.62
17 Cedar County 13.59
18 Pettis County 13.57
19 Vernon County 13.51
20 Jackson County 13.5
21 Moniteau County 13.31
22 Marion County 13.23
23 Wright County 13.21
24 New Madrid County 13.14
25 Johnson County 13.07
26 Holt County 12.97
27 Butler County 12.96
28 Lewis County 12.95
29 Sullivan County 12.92
30 Clay County 12.89
31 Carter County 12.81
32 Buchanan County 12.76
33 Platte County 12.65
34 Audrain County 12.58
35 Franklin County 12.51
36 Warren County 12.49
37 Greene County 12.43
38 Caldwell County 12.42
39 Christian County 12.4
40 Howell County 12.37
41 Harrison County 12.31
42 Pike County 12.3
43 Atchison County 12.28
44 Polk County 12.22
45 Putnam County 12.18
46 Barton County 12.17
46 Newton County 12.17
47 Monroe County 12.16
48 Boone County 12.13
49 Perry County 12.12
50 Osage County 12.08
51 Miller County 12.04
52 Barry County 12.03
53 Howard County 12
54 Scott County 11.95
55 Chariton County 11.93
56 Cole County 11.92
57 Henry County 11.9
58 St. Charles County 11.85
59 Texas County 11.8
60 Washington County 11.76
61 Phelps County 11.75
62 Cape Girardeau County 11.72
63 Dent County 11.7
64 Ripley County 11.68
65 Jefferson County 11.65
66 Taney County 11.64
67 Randolph County 11.59
68 St. Louis County 11.57
69 Shelby County 11.37
70 Saline County 11.34
71 Crawford County 11.32
72 Cass County 11.3
73 Madison County 11.23
74 Clark County 11.22
75 Iron County 11.12
76 Carroll County 11.05
77 Douglas County 10.99
78 Andrew County 10.96
79 Mercer County 10.94
79 Montgomery County 10.94
79 Ray County 10.94
80 St. Francois County 10.9
81 Macon County 10.85
82 St. Clair County 10.67
83 Stoddard County 10.6
84 Bates County 10.52
85 Adair County 10.49
86 Knox County 10.47
87 Clinton County 10.46
87 Mississippi County 10.46
88 Callaway County 10.45
89 Gasconade County 10.44
90 Lafayette County 10.4
91 Oregon County 10.36
92 Shannon County 10.3
93 Reynolds County 10.27
94 Nodaway County 10.24
95 Maries County 10.14
96 Cooper County 10.08
97 Wayne County 9.98
98 Linn County 9.91
99 DeKalb County 9.81
100 Ralls County 9.8
101 Livingston County 9.78
102 Bollinger County 9.71
103 Ste. Genevieve County 9.31
104 Camden County 9.13
105 Hickory County 8.59
106 Dade County 8.44
107 Benton County 8.05
108 Worth County 7.9
109 Ozark County 7.86
110 Stone County 7.7