Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Missouri was 6.11M. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population (997.12K), followed by Jackson County (698.77K), and St. Charles County (395.15K).

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 2017
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 997116
2 Jackson County 698768
3 St. Charles County 395153
4 St. Louis city 308424
5 Greene County 289830
6 Clay County 242780
7 Jefferson County 223843
8 Boone County 178297
9 Jasper County 120113
10 Cass County 103502
11 Franklin County 103340
12 Platte County 101256
13 Buchanan County 88658
14 Christian County 85533
15 Cape Girardeau County 78338
16 Cole County 76702
17 St. Francois County 66702
18 Newton County 58206
19 Lincoln County 56040
20 Taney County 55176
21 Johnson County 53893
22 Pulaski County 51918
23 Camden County 45554
24 Callaway County 45002
25 Phelps County 44606
26 Butler County 42651
27 Pettis County 42477
28 Howell County 40069
29 Webster County 38767
30 Scott County 38611
31 Lawrence County 38271
32 Barry County 35576
33 Laclede County 35467
34 Warren County 34462
35 Lafayette County 32604
36 Polk County 31776
37 Stone County 31676
38 Dunklin County 30147
39 Stoddard County 29384
40 Marion County 28607
41 Texas County 25689
42 Audrain County 25609
43 Adair County 25522
44 Miller County 25199
45 Washington County 25000
46 Randolph County 24909
47 Crawford County 24109
48 Saline County 22940
49 Ray County 22895
50 McDonald County 22796
51 Nodaway County 22431
52 Henry County 21704
53 Clinton County 20558
54 Vernon County 20527
55 Morgan County 20181
56 Perry County 19267
57 Benton County 19097
58 Pike County 18556
59 Wright County 18216
60 Ste. Genevieve County 17797
61 Cooper County 17642
62 New Madrid County 17541
63 Andrew County 17473
64 Pemiscot County 16809
65 Dallas County 16755
66 Bates County 16294
67 Moniteau County 16028
68 Dent County 15510
69 Macon County 15253
70 Livingston County 15161
71 Gasconade County 14695
72 Cedar County 14086
73 Osage County 13659
74 Mississippi County 13615
75 Ripley County 13576
76 Wayne County 13309
77 Douglas County 13301
78 DeKalb County 12561
79 Bollinger County 12281
80 Madison County 12236
81 Linn County 12159
82 Barton County 11798
83 Montgomery County 11388
84 Oregon County 10568
85 Ralls County 10228
86 Iron County 10178
87 Howard County 10067
88 Grundy County 9990
89 Lewis County 9957
90 Hickory County 9396
91 St. Clair County 9395
92 Ozark County 9236
93 Caldwell County 9056
94 Maries County 8791
95 Carroll County 8789
96 Monroe County 8594
97 Harrison County 8519
98 Daviess County 8355
99 Shannon County 8238
100 Dade County 7583
101 Chariton County 7462
102 Clark County 6719
103 Gentry County 6630
104 Reynolds County 6260
105 Sullivan County 6203
106 Carter County 6177
107 Shelby County 5992
108 Atchison County 5242
109 Scotland County 4958
110 Putnam County 4782
111 Schuyler County 4513
112 Holt County 4406
113 Knox County 3971
114 Mercer County 3659
115 Worth County 2041