Ranking of Missouri Counties By Net Migration in 2018

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Migration for Missouri was 4.28K. Among all Missouri counties, Clay County had the highest net migration (2.68K), followed by St. Charles County (2.17K), and Christian County (1.41K).

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 in 2018
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Net Migration in 2018
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Clay County 2676
2 St. Charles County 2171
3 Christian County 1411
4 Lincoln County 1282
5 Platte County 1247
6 Greene County 1242
7 Cass County 1054
8 Taney County 691
9 Camden County 523
10 Polk County 443
11 Benton County 390
12 Boone County 383
13 Jefferson County 377
14 Cape Girardeau County 343
15 Morgan County 322
16 Warren County 260
17 Stone County 251
18 Webster County 226
19 Henry County 219
20 Laclede County 178
21 Franklin County 177
22 Barry County 173
23 Douglas County 164
24 Jackson County 161
25 Andrew County 160
26 McDonald County 158
27 St. Francois County 124
28 Ste. Genevieve County 120
29 Montgomery County 113
30 Clark County 106
31 Hickory County 103
32 Cedar County 83
33 Butler County 81
34 Miller County 80
35 Dallas County 72
36 Dent County 71
37 Ray County 70
38 Iron County 64
39 St. Clair County 59
40 Bates County 58
40 Monroe County 58
41 Moniteau County 57
42 Schuyler County 49
43 Caldwell County 41
44 Gasconade County 40
45 Reynolds County 34
45 Wright County 34
46 Adair County 29
46 Oregon County 29
47 Maries County 26
47 Shelby County 26
48 Vernon County 22
49 Livingston County 19
50 DeKalb County 15
51 Chariton County 11
51 Dade County 11
52 Howell County 9
53 Lafayette County 7
54 Holt County 5
55 Madison County 0
56 Saline County -5
57 Osage County -6
58 Perry County -10
59 Newton County -16
59 Sullivan County -16
60 Worth County -21
61 Ralls County -26
62 Lawrence County -27
63 Gentry County -31
63 Putnam County -31
64 Carroll County -35
64 Howard County -35
65 Barton County -36
65 Pike County -36
66 Knox County -39
67 Scotland County -40
67 Stoddard County -40
68 Shannon County -42
69 Marion County -51
69 Mercer County -51
70 Atchison County -56
71 Callaway County -57
72 Macon County -59
73 Cooper County -61
73 Daviess County -61
74 Washington County -65
75 Scott County -72
76 Jasper County -73
77 Clinton County -80
78 Grundy County -86
79 Ripley County -91
80 Pettis County -97
81 Bollinger County -98
82 Crawford County -102
83 Texas County -103
84 Carter County -106
85 Lewis County -107
86 Linn County -110
87 Phelps County -115
88 Harrison County -120
89 Cole County -133
90 Wayne County -148
91 Ozark County -163
92 Nodaway County -167
93 Mississippi County -199
94 Audrain County -201
95 Randolph County -243
96 New Madrid County -269
97 Pulaski County -316
98 Johnson County -510
99 Pemiscot County -542
100 Dunklin County -610
101 Buchanan County -676
102 St. Louis County -1729
103 St. Louis city -5912