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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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