Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2020
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Births for Missouri was 71.98K. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of births (11.26K), followed by Jackson County (8.91K), and St. Charles County (4.25K).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2020
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 11261 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 8913 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 4254 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 3970 |
| 5 | Greene County | 3347 |
| 6 | Clay County | 3118 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 2496 |
| 8 | Boone County | 2059 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 1548 |
| 10 | Platte County | 1214 |
| 11 | Franklin County | 1180 |
| 12 | Cass County | 1155 |
| 13 | Christian County | 1062 |
| 14 | Buchanan County | 1045 |
| 15 | Cape Girardeau County | 879 |
| 16 | Cole County | 861 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 823 |
| 18 | Pulaski County | 725 |
| 19 | Newton County | 723 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 691 |
| 21 | St. Francois County | 678 |
| 22 | Taney County | 627 |
| 23 | Webster County | 616 |
| 24 | Pettis County | 587 |
| 25 | Butler County | 518 |
| 26 | Lawrence County | 509 |
| 27 | Callaway County | 491 |
| 28 | Scott County | 488 |
| 29 | Howell County | 485 |
| 30 | Laclede County | 481 |
| 31 | Warren County | 441 |
| 32 | Phelps County | 440 |
| 33 | Polk County | 425 |
| 34 | Barry County | 402 |
| 35 | Lafayette County | 398 |
| 36 | Dunklin County | 365 |
| 37 | Camden County | 360 |
| 38 | Marion County | 350 |
| 39 | Stoddard County | 334 |
| 40 | McDonald County | 329 |
| 41 | Miller County | 323 |
| 42 | Audrain County | 306 |
| 43 | Adair County | 288 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 287 |
| 45 | Henry County | 275 |
| 46 | Washington County | 269 |
| 47 | Texas County | 263 |
| 48 | Stone County | 260 |
| 49 | Ray County | 256 |
| 49 | Saline County | 256 |
| 50 | Crawford County | 254 |
| 50 | Morgan County | 254 |
| 51 | Vernon County | 248 |
| 52 | Wright County | 243 |
| 53 | Dallas County | 233 |
| 54 | Clinton County | 227 |
| 55 | Pemiscot County | 221 |
| 56 | Perry County | 216 |
| 57 | New Madrid County | 215 |
| 58 | Ste. Genevieve County | 209 |
| 59 | Nodaway County | 206 |
| 60 | Cooper County | 204 |
| 61 | Andrew County | 200 |
| 62 | Pike County | 199 |
| 63 | Cedar County | 194 |
| 64 | Moniteau County | 189 |
| 65 | Bates County | 174 |
| 66 | Macon County | 171 |
| 67 | Benton County | 170 |
| 68 | Dent County | 161 |
| 69 | Ripley County | 154 |
| 70 | Livingston County | 152 |
| 71 | Gasconade County | 151 |
| 72 | Mississippi County | 150 |
| 73 | Bollinger County | 141 |
| 74 | Osage County | 139 |
| 75 | Linn County | 135 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 135 |
| 76 | Douglas County | 134 |
| 77 | Grundy County | 129 |
| 78 | Barton County | 127 |
| 78 | Madison County | 127 |
| 79 | Daviess County | 124 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 123 |
| 81 | Oregon County | 118 |
| 82 | Lewis County | 116 |
| 83 | Howard County | 106 |
| 84 | Iron County | 104 |
| 85 | Caldwell County | 100 |
| 86 | Sullivan County | 93 |
| 87 | DeKalb County | 92 |
| 87 | St. Clair County | 92 |
| 88 | Ralls County | 91 |
| 89 | Chariton County | 90 |
| 89 | Harrison County | 90 |
| 90 | Maries County | 88 |
| 90 | Monroe County | 88 |
| 90 | Shannon County | 88 |
| 91 | Carroll County | 86 |
| 91 | Gentry County | 86 |
| 92 | Hickory County | 82 |
| 93 | Clark County | 73 |
| 93 | Shelby County | 73 |
| 94 | Carter County | 72 |
| 94 | Scotland County | 72 |
| 95 | Dade County | 70 |
| 95 | Ozark County | 70 |
| 96 | Reynolds County | 67 |
| 97 | Schuyler County | 65 |
| 98 | Knox County | 62 |
| 99 | Putnam County | 53 |
| 100 | Holt County | 47 |
| 101 | Atchison County | 44 |
| 102 | Mercer County | 43 |
| 103 | Worth County | 21 |