Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Birth Rate per 1K for Missouri was 12.08. Among all Missouri counties, Scotland County had the highest birth rate (19.45), followed by Schuyler County (17.98), and McDonald County (15.89).

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 2017
Scotland
Schuyler
McDonald
Webster
Shelby
Grundy
Pulaski
Pemiscot
Wright
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Scotland County 19.45
2 Schuyler County 17.98
3 McDonald County 15.89
4 Webster County 15
5 Shelby County 14.97
6 Grundy County 14.93
7 Pulaski County 14.7
8 Pemiscot County 14.69
9 Wright County 14.67
10 Laclede County 14.63
11 Cedar County 14.37
12 Mercer County 14.22
13 Morgan County 13.9
14 Pettis County 13.66
15 Jackson County 13.44
16 Jasper County 13.42
16 Knox County 13.42
16 St. Louis city 13.42
17 Sullivan County 13.41
18 Audrain County 13.37
19 Putnam County 13.32
20 Dallas County 13.26
21 Lincoln County 13.17
22 Gentry County 13.13
23 Buchanan County 13.1
24 Daviess County 13.03
25 New Madrid County 13
26 Johnson County 12.99
27 Barry County 12.97
28 Lawrence County 12.76
29 Butler County 12.73
29 Warren County 12.73
30 Howell County 12.72
31 Miller County 12.44
32 Moniteau County 12.37
33 Madison County 12.35
33 Worth County 12.35
34 Bates County 12.26
35 Marion County 12.25
36 Clay County 12.23
37 Clinton County 12.22
38 Scott County 12.12
39 Greene County 12.11
40 Osage County 12.1
41 Polk County 12.09
42 Chariton County 12.02
42 Platte County 12.02
43 Christian County 12
44 Macon County 11.91
45 Lewis County 11.87
45 Pike County 11.87
46 Monroe County 11.85
47 Harrison County 11.81
48 Washington County 11.8
49 Carter County 11.79
50 Linn County 11.78
51 Franklin County 11.74
52 Dunklin County 11.72
53 Boone County 11.71
54 Newton County 11.68
55 Cape Girardeau County 11.67
55 Taney County 11.67
56 Randolph County 11.66
56 Ray County 11.66
57 Jefferson County 11.65
58 Douglas County 11.62
58 Mississippi County 11.62
59 St. Louis County 11.57
60 Ripley County 11.55
61 Perry County 11.54
62 Dent County 11.5
63 St. Charles County 11.4
64 Cass County 11.37
65 Cole County 11.25
66 Vernon County 11.21
67 Shannon County 11.18
68 Lafayette County 10.99
69 Texas County 10.98
70 Howard County 10.95
71 Wayne County 10.85
72 Ste. Genevieve County 10.82
73 Henry County 10.75
74 Phelps County 10.74
75 Stoddard County 10.7
76 Oregon County 10.69
77 Barton County 10.66
78 Cooper County 10.64
79 Andrew County 10.63
80 Gasconade County 10.6
81 St. Francois County 10.55
82 Callaway County 10.5
83 Crawford County 10.46
84 Livingston County 10.44
85 Adair County 10.43
86 Ozark County 10.3
87 Caldwell County 10.28
88 St. Clair County 10.27
89 Clark County 10.26
90 Montgomery County 10.15
91 Nodaway County 10.06
92 Saline County 10.03
93 Ralls County 9.77
94 Dade County 9.75
95 Iron County 9.36
96 Benton County 9.31
97 Carroll County 9.3
98 Bollinger County 8.99
99 Camden County 8.64
100 Holt County 8.57
101 Atchison County 8.35
102 Stone County 8.33
103 Hickory County 7.89
104 Maries County 7.72
105 DeKalb County 7.5
106 Reynolds County 7.29