Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Missouri was 6.15M. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population (1.00M), followed by Jackson County (717.62K), and St. Charles County (406.42K).

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 2020
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 1003130
2 Jackson County 717615
3 St. Charles County 406417
4 St. Louis city 300496
5 Greene County 299328
6 Clay County 254137
7 Jefferson County 226937
8 Boone County 184047
9 Jasper County 122907
10 Cass County 108161
11 Platte County 107193
12 Franklin County 104864
13 Christian County 89285
14 Buchanan County 84467
15 Cape Girardeau County 81821
16 Cole County 76621
17 St. Francois County 66443
18 Lincoln County 59854
19 Newton County 58692
20 Taney County 56062
21 Johnson County 54031
22 Pulaski County 54010
23 Phelps County 44559
24 Callaway County 44340
25 Pettis County 43006
26 Camden County 42806
27 Butler County 42070
28 Howell County 39799
29 Webster County 39013
30 Scott County 38020
31 Lawrence County 38000
32 Laclede County 36043
33 Warren County 35732
34 Barry County 34544
35 Lafayette County 33055
36 Polk County 31617
37 Stone County 31212
38 Stoddard County 28651
39 Marion County 28486
40 Dunklin County 28217
41 Adair County 25268
42 Audrain County 24786
43 Miller County 24775
44 Randolph County 24448
45 Texas County 24324
46 Washington County 23424
47 Saline County 23331
48 McDonald County 23280
49 Ray County 23133
50 Crawford County 23035
51 Henry County 21976
52 Clinton County 21209
53 Nodaway County 20997
54 Morgan County 20995
55 Vernon County 19670
56 Benton County 19422
57 Perry County 18970
58 Ste. Genevieve County 18476
59 Wright County 18213
60 Andrew County 18103
61 Pike County 17400
62 Dallas County 17128
63 Cooper County 16646
64 New Madrid County 16325
65 Bates County 16053
66 Pemiscot County 15588
67 Moniteau County 15212
68 Macon County 15196
69 Gasconade County 14763
70 Dent County 14387
71 Cedar County 14212
72 Livingston County 13985
73 Osage County 13259
74 Madison County 12626
75 Mississippi County 12125
76 Linn County 11858
77 Barton County 11623
78 Douglas County 11606
79 DeKalb County 11599
80 Montgomery County 11281
81 Wayne County 10936
82 Ripley County 10669
83 Bollinger County 10562
84 Ralls County 10358
85 Howard County 10157
86 Lewis County 10037
87 Grundy County 9754
88 Iron County 9511
89 St. Clair County 9347
90 Caldwell County 8822
91 Monroe County 8687
92 Oregon County 8608
93 Ozark County 8517
94 Carroll County 8466
95 Maries County 8451
96 Daviess County 8430
97 Hickory County 8299
98 Harrison County 8163
99 Dade County 7584
100 Chariton County 7386
101 Shannon County 7028
102 Clark County 6660
103 Gentry County 6132
104 Shelby County 6087
105 Reynolds County 6081
106 Sullivan County 5985
107 Atchison County 5306
108 Carter County 5202
109 Scotland County 4707
110 Putnam County 4689
111 Holt County 4189
112 Schuyler County 4006
113 Knox County 3739
114 Mercer County 3513
115 Worth County 1963