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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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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 |