Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Births for Missouri was 73.72K. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of births (11.54K), followed by Jackson County (9.35K), and St. Charles County (4.48K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2017
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 11539 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 9348 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 4481 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 4170 |
| 5 | Greene County | 3500 |
| 6 | Clay County | 2945 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 2605 |
| 8 | Boone County | 2078 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 1606 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 1210 |
| 11 | Platte County | 1202 |
| 12 | Cass County | 1172 |
| 13 | Buchanan County | 1164 |
| 14 | Christian County | 1019 |
| 15 | Cape Girardeau County | 915 |
| 16 | Cole County | 863 |
| 17 | Pulaski County | 768 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 732 |
| 19 | St. Francois County | 702 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 699 |
| 21 | Newton County | 680 |
| 22 | Taney County | 641 |
| 23 | Pettis County | 579 |
| 24 | Webster County | 577 |
| 25 | Butler County | 544 |
| 26 | Laclede County | 519 |
| 27 | Howell County | 510 |
| 28 | Lawrence County | 488 |
| 29 | Phelps County | 480 |
| 30 | Callaway County | 473 |
| 31 | Scott County | 469 |
| 32 | Barry County | 459 |
| 33 | Warren County | 435 |
| 34 | Camden County | 391 |
| 35 | Polk County | 382 |
| 36 | McDonald County | 362 |
| 37 | Lafayette County | 358 |
| 38 | Dunklin County | 356 |
| 39 | Marion County | 351 |
| 40 | Audrain County | 344 |
| 41 | Stoddard County | 315 |
| 42 | Miller County | 312 |
| 43 | Washington County | 294 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 291 |
| 45 | Texas County | 283 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 280 |
| 47 | Wright County | 267 |
| 48 | Ray County | 266 |
| 49 | Adair County | 265 |
| 50 | Stone County | 263 |
| 51 | Crawford County | 253 |
| 52 | Clinton County | 251 |
| 53 | Pemiscot County | 249 |
| 54 | Henry County | 233 |
| 55 | Saline County | 231 |
| 55 | Vernon County | 231 |
| 56 | New Madrid County | 230 |
| 57 | Nodaway County | 226 |
| 58 | Perry County | 222 |
| 59 | Dallas County | 220 |
| 59 | Pike County | 220 |
| 60 | Cedar County | 201 |
| 61 | Bates County | 200 |
| 62 | Moniteau County | 198 |
| 63 | Ste. Genevieve County | 193 |
| 64 | Cooper County | 188 |
| 65 | Andrew County | 185 |
| 66 | Macon County | 181 |
| 67 | Dent County | 178 |
| 68 | Benton County | 177 |
| 69 | Osage County | 165 |
| 70 | Mississippi County | 159 |
| 71 | Livingston County | 158 |
| 71 | Ripley County | 158 |
| 72 | Gasconade County | 156 |
| 73 | Douglas County | 155 |
| 74 | Madison County | 151 |
| 75 | Grundy County | 150 |
| 76 | Wayne County | 144 |
| 77 | Linn County | 143 |
| 78 | Barton County | 126 |
| 79 | Lewis County | 119 |
| 80 | Montgomery County | 116 |
| 81 | Oregon County | 114 |
| 82 | Bollinger County | 110 |
| 82 | Howard County | 110 |
| 83 | Daviess County | 108 |
| 84 | Monroe County | 102 |
| 85 | Harrison County | 101 |
| 86 | Ralls County | 100 |
| 87 | St. Clair County | 96 |
| 87 | Scotland County | 96 |
| 88 | Iron County | 95 |
| 88 | Ozark County | 95 |
| 89 | DeKalb County | 94 |
| 90 | Caldwell County | 93 |
| 91 | Shannon County | 92 |
| 92 | Chariton County | 90 |
| 92 | Shelby County | 90 |
| 93 | Gentry County | 87 |
| 94 | Sullivan County | 84 |
| 95 | Carroll County | 82 |
| 96 | Schuyler County | 81 |
| 97 | Dade County | 74 |
| 97 | Hickory County | 74 |
| 98 | Carter County | 73 |
| 99 | Clark County | 69 |
| 100 | Maries County | 68 |
| 101 | Putnam County | 64 |
| 102 | Knox County | 53 |
| 103 | Mercer County | 52 |
| 104 | Reynolds County | 46 |
| 105 | Atchison County | 44 |
| 106 | Holt County | 38 |
| 107 | Worth County | 25 |