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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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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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