Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Missouri was 6.17M. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population (998.79K), followed by Jackson County (717.99K), and St. Charles County (410.52K).

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 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 998785
2 Jackson County 717993
3 St. Charles County 410515
4 Greene County 301137
5 St. Louis city 293484
6 Clay County 255908
7 Jefferson County 228030
8 Boone County 186132
9 Jasper County 123324
10 Cass County 109792
11 Platte County 108752
12 Franklin County 105317
13 Christian County 91636
14 Buchanan County 83636
15 Cape Girardeau County 82144
16 Cole County 76616
17 St. Francois County 67015
18 Lincoln County 61651
19 Newton County 59451
20 Taney County 56313
21 Johnson County 54209
22 Pulaski County 53816
23 Phelps County 44912
24 Callaway County 44655
25 Camden County 43513
26 Pettis County 43220
27 Butler County 42163
28 Howell County 40026
29 Webster County 39600
30 Lawrence County 38263
31 Scott County 37894
32 Warren County 36562
33 Laclede County 36163
34 Barry County 34762
35 Lafayette County 32835
36 Polk County 32047
37 Stone County 31590
38 Marion County 28564
39 Stoddard County 28522
40 Dunklin County 27739
41 Adair County 25188
42 Miller County 24949
43 Texas County 24864
44 Audrain County 24858
45 Randolph County 24569
46 McDonald County 23432
47 Washington County 23403
48 Saline County 23263
49 Ray County 23095
50 Crawford County 22826
51 Henry County 22220
52 Morgan County 21441
53 Clinton County 21222
54 Nodaway County 20984
55 Benton County 19940
56 Vernon County 19598
57 Perry County 18975
58 Wright County 18625
59 Ste. Genevieve County 18576
60 Andrew County 18015
61 Pike County 17606
62 Dallas County 17344
63 Cooper County 16682
64 Bates County 16099
65 New Madrid County 16039
66 Moniteau County 15313
67 Pemiscot County 15246
68 Macon County 15183
69 Gasconade County 14782
70 Cedar County 14519
71 Dent County 14461
72 Livingston County 14206
73 Osage County 13397
74 Madison County 12665
75 Mississippi County 12105
76 Linn County 11844
77 Douglas County 11746
78 DeKalb County 11695
79 Barton County 11670
80 Montgomery County 11440
81 Wayne County 10925
82 Ripley County 10648
83 Bollinger County 10582
84 Ralls County 10365
85 Howard County 10144
86 Lewis County 10000
87 Grundy County 9762
88 Iron County 9431
89 St. Clair County 9416
90 Caldwell County 8900
91 Ozark County 8790
92 Monroe County 8708
93 Oregon County 8628
94 Hickory County 8572
95 Maries County 8418
96 Daviess County 8404
97 Carroll County 8398
98 Harrison County 8179
99 Dade County 7600
100 Chariton County 7367
101 Shannon County 7100
102 Clark County 6734
103 Gentry County 6189
104 Reynolds County 6084
105 Shelby County 5974
106 Sullivan County 5891
107 Carter County 5325
108 Atchison County 5210
109 Putnam County 4692
110 Scotland County 4674
111 Holt County 4234
112 Schuyler County 4020
113 Knox County 3786
114 Mercer County 3480
115 Worth County 1973