Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Missouri was 6.03M. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population (1.00M), followed by Jackson County (677.57K), and St. Charles County (369.18K).

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 Population in 2012
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population in 2012
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 1000975
2 Jackson County 677570
3 St. Charles County 369175
4 St. Louis city 319534
5 Greene County 280550
6 Clay County 227636
7 Jefferson County 219885
8 Boone County 168868
9 Jasper County 115813
10 Franklin County 101331
11 Cass County 100458
12 Platte County 92203
13 Buchanan County 89962
14 Christian County 79695
15 Cape Girardeau County 77076
16 Cole County 76480
17 St. Francois County 65811
18 Newton County 58651
19 Johnson County 54335
20 Pulaski County 53521
21 Lincoln County 53267
22 Taney County 52928
23 Phelps County 45248
24 Callaway County 44413
25 Camden County 44232
26 Butler County 43001
27 Pettis County 42299
28 Howell County 40533
29 Scott County 39177
30 Lawrence County 38384
31 Webster County 36451
32 Laclede County 35490
33 Barry County 35334
34 Lafayette County 33061
35 Warren County 32746
36 Stone County 31908
37 Dunklin County 31848
38 Polk County 31088
39 Stoddard County 29816
40 Marion County 28753
41 Texas County 25799
42 Adair County 25696
43 Audrain County 25539
44 Randolph County 25337
45 Washington County 25088
46 Crawford County 24783
47 Miller County 24573
48 Saline County 23547
49 Nodaway County 23336
50 Ray County 23081
51 McDonald County 22976
52 Henry County 22228
53 Vernon County 20937
54 Clinton County 20560
55 Morgan County 20079
56 Benton County 19006
57 Perry County 18991
58 Wright County 18557
59 Pike County 18554
60 New Madrid County 18468
61 Pemiscot County 18081
62 Ste. Genevieve County 17867
63 Cooper County 17538
64 Andrew County 17311
65 Dallas County 16703
66 Bates County 16615
67 Moniteau County 15674
68 Dent County 15659
69 Macon County 15550
70 Livingston County 14997
71 Gasconade County 14914
72 Mississippi County 14288
73 Ripley County 14032
74 Cedar County 13910
75 Osage County 13848
76 Douglas County 13582
77 Wayne County 13409
78 DeKalb County 12783
79 Linn County 12489
80 Bollinger County 12447
81 Madison County 12376
82 Barton County 12299
83 Montgomery County 11971
84 Oregon County 10973
85 Iron County 10544
86 Grundy County 10333
87 Ralls County 10230
88 Howard County 10198
89 Lewis County 10116
90 Ozark County 9600
91 St. Clair County 9533
92 Hickory County 9444
93 Caldwell County 9085
94 Carroll County 9076
95 Maries County 9020
96 Harrison County 8731
97 Monroe County 8691
98 Shannon County 8333
99 Daviess County 8294
100 Chariton County 7680
101 Dade County 7556
102 Clark County 6968
103 Gentry County 6767
104 Sullivan County 6557
105 Reynolds County 6549
106 Carter County 6271
107 Shelby County 6213
108 Atchison County 5512
109 Putnam County 4948
110 Scotland County 4872
111 Holt County 4679
112 Schuyler County 4391
113 Knox County 4091
114 Mercer County 3708
115 Worth County 2080