Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Missouri was 75.33K. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of deaths (12.07K), followed by Jackson County (7.68K), and St. Charles County (3.85K).

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 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 St. Louis County 12072
2 Jackson County 7680
3 St. Charles County 3847
4 St. Louis city 3608
5 Greene County 3588
6 Jefferson County 2520
7 Clay County 2312
8 Jasper County 1561
9 Boone County 1413
10 Franklin County 1360
11 Buchanan County 1203
12 Cass County 1194
13 St. Francois County 1064
14 Cape Girardeau County 1043
15 Platte County 934
16 Christian County 911
17 Cole County 887
18 Newton County 799
19 Taney County 780
20 Butler County 726
21 Camden County 688
22 Howell County 644
23 Phelps County 637
24 Lawrence County 603
25 Lincoln County 602
26 Pettis County 575
27 Dunklin County 566
28 Scott County 562
29 Barry County 540
30 Laclede County 536
31 Johnson County 533
32 Callaway County 531
33 Stone County 485
34 Lafayette County 475
35 Polk County 462
36 Webster County 461
37 Pulaski County 451
38 Texas County 425
39 Stoddard County 424
40 Washington County 408
41 Warren County 403
42 Marion County 384
43 Crawford County 382
44 Randolph County 362
45 Benton County 355
46 Audrain County 354
47 Miller County 351
48 Henry County 350
49 Morgan County 338
50 Ray County 337
51 New Madrid County 332
52 Dallas County 329
53 Saline County 322
54 Vernon County 307
55 Clinton County 304
55 McDonald County 304
56 Pemiscot County 296
57 Gasconade County 284
58 Adair County 282
59 Wright County 278
60 Macon County 255
61 Dent County 251
61 Perry County 251
62 Pike County 232
63 Livingston County 231
64 Bates County 229
64 Madison County 229
64 Mississippi County 229
65 Ste. Genevieve County 228
66 Wayne County 222
67 Douglas County 217
68 Cedar County 216
68 Ripley County 216
69 Cooper County 215
70 Andrew County 205
70 Linn County 205
71 Nodaway County 198
72 Hickory County 194
73 Montgomery County 182
74 Moniteau County 181
75 Iron County 180
75 Oregon County 180
76 Bollinger County 174
77 Ozark County 163
78 DeKalb County 158
79 Barton County 156
80 Osage County 154
81 Grundy County 151
82 St. Clair County 150
83 Ralls County 145
84 Shannon County 143
85 Maries County 141
85 Monroe County 141
86 Dade County 140
87 Carroll County 139
88 Chariton County 133
89 Lewis County 132
90 Caldwell County 130
91 Harrison County 122
92 Howard County 114
93 Daviess County 105
94 Clark County 104
95 Atchison County 102
96 Reynolds County 100
97 Carter County 99
97 Gentry County 99
98 Sullivan County 96
99 Holt County 88
100 Shelby County 85
101 Putnam County 80
102 Scotland County 71
103 Schuyler County 67
104 Knox County 57
104 Mercer County 57
105 Worth County 29