Ranking of Missouri Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Missouri was 3.42. Among all Missouri counties, Hickory County had the highest net migration rate (46.95), followed by Ozark County (43.91), and Benton County (38.82).
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 Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Net Migration Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hickory County | 46.95 |
| 2 | Ozark County | 43.91 |
| 3 | Benton County | 38.82 |
| 4 | Texas County | 29.32 |
| 5 | Carter County | 28.3 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 27.9 |
| 7 | Wright County | 25.57 |
| 8 | Christian County | 25.24 |
| 9 | Morgan County | 25.02 |
| 10 | Camden County | 24.93 |
| 11 | Warren County | 24.04 |
| 12 | Cedar County | 23.53 |
| 13 | Holt County | 21.6 |
| 14 | Livingston County | 20.22 |
| 15 | Stone County | 20.03 |
| 16 | Dallas County | 20.01 |
| 17 | Montgomery County | 19.71 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 19.62 |
| 19 | Knox County | 17.54 |
| 20 | Polk County | 16.93 |
| 21 | Shannon County | 16.7 |
| 22 | Henry County | 16.2 |
| 23 | Cass County | 15.68 |
| 24 | Clark County | 15.38 |
| 25 | Newton County | 14.86 |
| 26 | St. Francois County | 14.67 |
| 27 | DeKalb County | 14.25 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 12.75 |
| 29 | Phelps County | 12.65 |
| 30 | Webster County | 12.42 |
| 31 | St. Clair County | 12.26 |
| 32 | Gentry County | 12.01 |
| 33 | Platte County | 11.74 |
| 34 | Pike County | 11.71 |
| 35 | Osage County | 11.41 |
| 36 | Dent County | 11.16 |
| 37 | Dade County | 10.93 |
| 38 | Madison County | 10.36 |
| 39 | Oregon County | 10.33 |
| 40 | Gasconade County | 10.22 |
| 41 | Lawrence County | 9.68 |
| 42 | Barry County | 9.49 |
| 43 | Howell County | 9.42 |
| 44 | St. Charles County | 9.07 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 9.06 |
| 46 | Miller County | 8.89 |
| 47 | Callaway County | 8.54 |
| 48 | Randolph County | 8.12 |
| 48 | Worth County | 8.12 |
| 49 | Boone County | 7.94 |
| 50 | Taney County | 7.81 |
| 51 | Monroe County | 7.36 |
| 52 | Mississippi County | 7.27 |
| 53 | Reynolds County | 6.91 |
| 54 | Greene County | 6.8 |
| 55 | Ste. Genevieve County | 6.64 |
| 56 | Franklin County | 6.33 |
| 57 | Ralls County | 6.27 |
| 58 | Bollinger County | 5.58 |
| 58 | Butler County | 5.58 |
| 59 | Putnam County | 5.55 |
| 60 | Cape Girardeau County | 5.4 |
| 61 | Bates County | 5.23 |
| 62 | Washington County | 5.17 |
| 63 | Barton County | 5.07 |
| 64 | McDonald County | 5.05 |
| 65 | Harrison County | 5.02 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | 4.85 |
| 67 | Linn County | 4.56 |
| 68 | Audrain County | 4.55 |
| 69 | Chariton County | 4.47 |
| 70 | Laclede County | 4.43 |
| 71 | Moniteau County | 4.39 |
| 72 | Clinton County | 4.38 |
| 73 | Pettis County | 4.36 |
| 74 | Clay County | 3.47 |
| 75 | Macon County | 3.09 |
| 76 | Jasper County | 3.07 |
| 77 | Marion County | 2.87 |
| 78 | Cooper County | 2.76 |
| 79 | Grundy County | 2.25 |
| 80 | Maries County | 2.02 |
| 81 | Ripley County | 1.97 |
| 82 | Schuyler County | 1.49 |
| 83 | Perry County | 1.26 |
| 84 | Howard County | 0.3 |
| 85 | Ray County | 0.26 |
| 86 | Cole County | -0.03 |
| 87 | Iron County | -0.11 |
| 88 | Lewis County | -0.4 |
| 89 | Johnson County | -0.5 |
| 90 | Saline County | -0.56 |
| 91 | Vernon County | -0.92 |
| 92 | Jackson County | -1.46 |
| 93 | Scott County | -2 |
| 94 | Stoddard County | -2.1 |
| 95 | Nodaway County | -2.62 |
| 96 | Carroll County | -2.96 |
| 97 | Andrew County | -3.1 |
| 98 | St. Louis County | -3.47 |
| 99 | Lafayette County | -3.61 |
| 100 | Crawford County | -3.79 |
| 101 | Adair County | -4 |
| 102 | Daviess County | -4.16 |
| 103 | Atchison County | -6.09 |
| 104 | Mercer County | -6.58 |
| 105 | Scotland County | -7.89 |
| 106 | Buchanan County | -8.38 |
| 107 | Sullivan County | -8.43 |
| 108 | Pulaski County | -9.03 |
| 109 | Dunklin County | -9.9 |
| 110 | New Madrid County | -10.63 |
| 111 | Shelby County | -15.25 |
| 112 | Pemiscot County | -17.58 |
| 113 | St. Louis city | -22.89 |