Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population in 2016
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Missouri was 6.09M. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population (998.39K), followed by Jackson County (692.81K), and St. Charles County (390.72K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Missouri Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | St. Louis County | 998393 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 692812 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 390724 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 312926 |
| 5 | Greene County | 288114 |
| 6 | Clay County | 238837 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 223439 |
| 8 | Boone County | 176579 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 119304 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 102758 |
| 11 | Cass County | 102645 |
| 12 | Platte County | 98771 |
| 13 | Buchanan County | 89072 |
| 14 | Christian County | 84271 |
| 15 | Cape Girardeau County | 78540 |
| 16 | Cole County | 76748 |
| 17 | St. Francois County | 66395 |
| 18 | Newton County | 58221 |
| 19 | Lincoln County | 55146 |
| 20 | Taney County | 54663 |
| 21 | Johnson County | 53722 |
| 22 | Pulaski County | 52554 |
| 23 | Callaway County | 45082 |
| 24 | Camden County | 44979 |
| 25 | Phelps County | 44772 |
| 26 | Butler County | 42804 |
| 27 | Pettis County | 42274 |
| 28 | Howell County | 40131 |
| 29 | Scott County | 38781 |
| 30 | Lawrence County | 38201 |
| 31 | Webster County | 38158 |
| 32 | Laclede County | 35486 |
| 33 | Barry County | 35204 |
| 34 | Warren County | 33875 |
| 35 | Lafayette County | 32532 |
| 36 | Stone County | 31503 |
| 37 | Polk County | 31415 |
| 38 | Dunklin County | 30622 |
| 39 | Stoddard County | 29504 |
| 40 | Marion County | 28721 |
| 41 | Audrain County | 25863 |
| 42 | Texas County | 25844 |
| 43 | Adair County | 25313 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 24992 |
| 45 | Miller County | 24981 |
| 46 | Washington County | 24847 |
| 47 | Crawford County | 24269 |
| 48 | Saline County | 23126 |
| 49 | McDonald County | 22773 |
| 50 | Ray County | 22740 |
| 51 | Nodaway County | 22486 |
| 52 | Henry County | 21634 |
| 53 | Vernon County | 20689 |
| 54 | Clinton County | 20535 |
| 55 | Morgan County | 20106 |
| 56 | Perry County | 19224 |
| 57 | Benton County | 18947 |
| 58 | Pike County | 18508 |
| 59 | Wright County | 18181 |
| 60 | Ste. Genevieve County | 17867 |
| 61 | New Madrid County | 17851 |
| 62 | Cooper County | 17697 |
| 63 | Andrew County | 17351 |
| 64 | Pemiscot County | 17092 |
| 65 | Dallas County | 16418 |
| 66 | Bates County | 16342 |
| 67 | Moniteau County | 15990 |
| 68 | Dent County | 15457 |
| 69 | Macon County | 15145 |
| 70 | Livingston County | 15119 |
| 71 | Gasconade County | 14751 |
| 72 | Cedar County | 13884 |
| 73 | Ripley County | 13773 |
| 74 | Mississippi County | 13755 |
| 75 | Osage County | 13612 |
| 76 | Douglas County | 13368 |
| 77 | Wayne County | 13229 |
| 78 | DeKalb County | 12520 |
| 79 | Madison County | 12209 |
| 80 | Bollinger County | 12204 |
| 81 | Linn County | 12123 |
| 82 | Barton County | 11834 |
| 83 | Montgomery County | 11459 |
| 84 | Oregon County | 10753 |
| 85 | Ralls County | 10240 |
| 86 | Iron County | 10127 |
| 87 | Grundy County | 10107 |
| 88 | Lewis County | 10091 |
| 89 | Howard County | 10033 |
| 90 | Hickory County | 9367 |
| 91 | St. Clair County | 9310 |
| 92 | Ozark County | 9204 |
| 93 | Caldwell County | 9043 |
| 94 | Carroll County | 8849 |
| 95 | Maries County | 8823 |
| 96 | Monroe County | 8629 |
| 97 | Harrison County | 8587 |
| 98 | Daviess County | 8227 |
| 99 | Shannon County | 8225 |
| 100 | Dade County | 7598 |
| 101 | Chariton County | 7512 |
| 102 | Clark County | 6734 |
| 103 | Gentry County | 6623 |
| 104 | Reynolds County | 6359 |
| 105 | Sullivan County | 6328 |
| 106 | Carter County | 6210 |
| 107 | Shelby County | 6035 |
| 108 | Atchison County | 5292 |
| 109 | Scotland County | 4915 |
| 110 | Putnam County | 4825 |
| 111 | Schuyler County | 4496 |
| 112 | Holt County | 4464 |
| 113 | Knox County | 3929 |
| 114 | Mercer County | 3654 |
| 115 | Worth County | 2009 |