Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for Missouri was 65.05K. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of deaths (10.83K), followed by Jackson County (7.12K), and St. Louis city (3.35K).

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 Deaths in 2020
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 St. Louis County 10827
2 Jackson County 7121
3 St. Louis city 3348
4 St. Charles County 3274
5 Greene County 3048
6 Jefferson County 2347
7 Clay County 2000
8 Jasper County 1290
9 Boone County 1245
10 Franklin County 1173
11 Cass County 1079
12 Buchanan County 951
13 St. Francois County 836
14 Cape Girardeau County 811
15 Platte County 767
16 Christian County 759
17 Cole County 757
18 Newton County 652
19 Taney County 602
20 Butler County 592
21 Camden County 582
22 Howell County 555
23 Lincoln County 525
24 Scott County 495
25 Lawrence County 486
26 Phelps County 484
27 Callaway County 454
28 Dunklin County 452
29 Pettis County 438
30 Laclede County 432
30 Stone County 432
31 Polk County 429
32 Johnson County 426
33 Barry County 415
34 Webster County 410
35 Stoddard County 409
36 Lafayette County 383
37 Pulaski County 340
38 Crawford County 332
38 Warren County 332
39 Benton County 330
40 Marion County 327
41 Henry County 321
41 Texas County 321
42 Washington County 313
43 Morgan County 303
44 Audrain County 297
45 Miller County 296
46 Ray County 287
47 Randolph County 269
48 Saline County 259
49 New Madrid County 251
49 Vernon County 251
50 Clinton County 243
50 Wright County 243
51 McDonald County 240
52 Pemiscot County 238
53 Dallas County 231
54 Adair County 229
54 Dent County 229
55 Gasconade County 227
56 Perry County 226
57 Cedar County 224
58 Ripley County 221
59 Bates County 203
60 Ste. Genevieve County 202
61 Cooper County 198
61 Mississippi County 198
62 Pike County 197
63 Macon County 196
64 Livingston County 193
65 Wayne County 190
66 Andrew County 184
67 Nodaway County 183
68 Douglas County 179
69 Iron County 174
69 Madison County 174
70 Montgomery County 168
71 Moniteau County 167
72 Linn County 158
73 Hickory County 155
74 St. Clair County 152
75 Oregon County 151
76 Barton County 146
77 Bollinger County 141
78 Osage County 138
79 Ozark County 130
80 Grundy County 129
81 Harrison County 121
82 Carroll County 115
82 Dade County 115
83 Maries County 114
84 Monroe County 113
85 Shannon County 106
86 Caldwell County 104
86 Lewis County 104
87 Chariton County 103
88 Reynolds County 99
89 DeKalb County 95
89 Ralls County 95
90 Daviess County 93
90 Gentry County 93
91 Carter County 92
92 Howard County 90
93 Atchison County 84
94 Clark County 73
95 Putnam County 72
96 Sullivan County 71
97 Holt County 69
98 Shelby County 59
99 Schuyler County 48
100 Scotland County 45
101 Knox County 43
102 Mercer County 34
103 Worth County 23