Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2018
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Number of Births for Missouri was 73.55K. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of births (11.36K), followed by Jackson County (9.32K), and St. Charles County (4.38K).
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2018
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 11358 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 9316 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 4379 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 4183 |
| 5 | Greene County | 3272 |
| 6 | Clay County | 3176 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 2600 |
| 8 | Boone County | 2075 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 1610 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 1222 |
| 11 | Platte County | 1211 |
| 12 | Cass County | 1185 |
| 13 | Buchanan County | 1080 |
| 14 | Christian County | 1017 |
| 15 | Cape Girardeau County | 911 |
| 16 | Cole County | 886 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 772 |
| 18 | Johnson County | 729 |
| 19 | St. Francois County | 720 |
| 20 | Pulaski County | 717 |
| 21 | Newton County | 712 |
| 22 | Taney County | 616 |
| 23 | Webster County | 591 |
| 24 | Pettis County | 556 |
| 25 | Lawrence County | 552 |
| 26 | Howell County | 535 |
| 27 | Butler County | 529 |
| 28 | Scott County | 527 |
| 29 | Laclede County | 483 |
| 30 | Phelps County | 480 |
| 31 | Callaway County | 470 |
| 32 | Dunklin County | 413 |
| 33 | Polk County | 405 |
| 34 | Barry County | 404 |
| 35 | Warren County | 403 |
| 36 | Camden County | 385 |
| 37 | Lafayette County | 374 |
| 38 | Marion County | 354 |
| 39 | Stoddard County | 350 |
| 40 | McDonald County | 338 |
| 41 | Audrain County | 336 |
| 42 | Miller County | 313 |
| 43 | Texas County | 302 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 300 |
| 45 | Adair County | 282 |
| 46 | Washington County | 277 |
| 47 | Crawford County | 267 |
| 48 | Morgan County | 265 |
| 49 | Stone County | 262 |
| 50 | Henry County | 258 |
| 51 | Ray County | 255 |
| 52 | Wright County | 251 |
| 53 | Vernon County | 250 |
| 54 | Pemiscot County | 244 |
| 55 | Saline County | 236 |
| 56 | Clinton County | 232 |
| 57 | New Madrid County | 223 |
| 58 | Perry County | 218 |
| 59 | Cooper County | 214 |
| 60 | Pike County | 212 |
| 61 | Dallas County | 206 |
| 62 | Moniteau County | 202 |
| 63 | Ste. Genevieve County | 198 |
| 64 | Dent County | 195 |
| 65 | Nodaway County | 192 |
| 66 | Benton County | 189 |
| 67 | Andrew County | 187 |
| 68 | Macon County | 180 |
| 69 | Bates County | 175 |
| 70 | Cedar County | 173 |
| 71 | Grundy County | 162 |
| 72 | Madison County | 159 |
| 73 | Gasconade County | 156 |
| 74 | Douglas County | 153 |
| 74 | Ripley County | 153 |
| 75 | Livingston County | 151 |
| 76 | Bollinger County | 147 |
| 77 | Mississippi County | 145 |
| 78 | Osage County | 143 |
| 79 | Linn County | 137 |
| 80 | Barton County | 135 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 135 |
| 81 | Lewis County | 127 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 127 |
| 82 | Daviess County | 123 |
| 83 | Howard County | 119 |
| 84 | Oregon County | 118 |
| 85 | Ralls County | 117 |
| 86 | St. Clair County | 110 |
| 87 | DeKalb County | 107 |
| 88 | Iron County | 106 |
| 89 | Caldwell County | 99 |
| 89 | Shannon County | 99 |
| 90 | Carroll County | 94 |
| 91 | Harrison County | 90 |
| 92 | Monroe County | 89 |
| 93 | Clark County | 85 |
| 94 | Ozark County | 84 |
| 95 | Sullivan County | 82 |
| 96 | Gentry County | 81 |
| 96 | Hickory County | 81 |
| 96 | Maries County | 81 |
| 97 | Chariton County | 80 |
| 98 | Carter County | 76 |
| 99 | Shelby County | 71 |
| 100 | Schuyler County | 69 |
| 100 | Scotland County | 69 |
| 101 | Dade County | 66 |
| 102 | Reynolds County | 63 |
| 103 | Putnam County | 56 |
| 104 | Mercer County | 55 |
| 105 | Knox County | 49 |
| 106 | Atchison County | 46 |
| 107 | Holt County | 40 |
| 108 | Worth County | 23 |