Fastest growing counties in Missouri.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
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Lincoln County | 1 | 10.63% | 66,216 | 59,854 |
Webster County | 2 | 9.14% | 42,578 | 39,013 |
Wright County | 3 | 7.96% | 19,663 | 18,213 |
Douglas County | 4 | 7.49% | 12,475 | 11,606 |
Benton County | 5 | 7.46% | 20,871 | 19,422 |
Warren County | 6 | 7.25% | 38,322 | 35,732 |
Christian County | 7 | 7.21% | 95,722 | 89,285 |
Hickory County | 8 | 6.77% | 8,861 | 8,299 |
Texas County | 9 | 6.62% | 25,934 | 24,324 |
Stone County | 10 | 6.31% | 33,182 | 31,212 |
St. Clair County | 11 | 6.01% | 9,909 | 9,347 |
Platte County | 12 | 5.71% | 113,310 | 107,193 |
Livingston County | 13 | 5.68% | 14,779 | 13,985 |
Morgan County | 14 | 5.52% | 22,154 | 20,995 |
Ozark County | 15 | 5.51% | 8,986 | 8,517 |
Dallas County | 16 | 4.79% | 17,949 | 17,128 |
Pike County | 17 | 4.75% | 18,226 | 17,400 |
Cass County | 18 | 4.57% | 113,107 | 108,161 |
Newton County | 19 | 4.37% | 61,258 | 58,692 |
Polk County | 20 | 4.06% | 32,901 | 31,617 |
Miller County | 21 | 4.04% | 25,777 | 24,775 |
McDonald County | 22 | 4.01% | 24,213 | 23,280 |
Boone County | 23 | 3.89% | 191,205 | 184,047 |
Cedar County | 24 | 3.74% | 14,743 | 14,212 |
Camden County | 25 | 3.56% | 44,328 | 42,806 |
Clay County | 26 | 3.34% | 262,614 | 254,137 |
Shannon County | 27 | 3.3% | 7,260 | 7,028 |
St. Charles County | 28 | 3.22% | 419,520 | 406,417 |
Barry County | 29 | 3.02% | 35,586 | 34,544 |
Cooper County | 30 | 2.91% | 17,131 | 16,646 |
Dent County | 31 | 2.91% | 14,806 | 14,387 |
Carter County | 32 | 2.88% | 5,352 | 5,202 |
Jefferson County | 33 | 2.78% | 233,240 | 226,937 |
Lawrence County | 34 | 2.78% | 39,055 | 38,000 |
Clinton County | 35 | 2.75% | 21,793 | 21,209 |
Gentry County | 36 | 2.74% | 6,300 | 6,132 |
Laclede County | 37 | 2.7% | 37,015 | 36,043 |
Johnson County | 38 | 2.67% | 55,475 | 54,031 |
Howell County | 39 | 2.63% | 40,847 | 39,799 |
Henry County | 40 | 2.61% | 22,549 | 21,976 |
Jasper County | 41 | 2.59% | 126,096 | 122,907 |
Daviess County | 42 | 2.55% | 8,645 | 8,430 |
Schuyler County | 43 | 2.5% | 4,106 | 4,006 |
Dade County | 44 | 2.41% | 7,767 | 7,584 |
Greene County | 45 | 2.24% | 306,025 | 299,328 |
Ripley County | 46 | 2.15% | 10,898 | 10,669 |
Osage County | 47 | 2.1% | 13,538 | 13,259 |
Franklin County | 48 | 2.05% | 107,015 | 104,864 |
Ralls County | 49 | 2.03% | 10,568 | 10,358 |
Caldwell County | 50 | 1.69% | 8,971 | 8,822 |
Phelps County | 51 | 1.65% | 45,295 | 44,559 |
Bates County | 52 | 1.63% | 16,314 | 16,053 |
Pettis County | 53 | 1.53% | 43,663 | 43,006 |
Oregon County | 54 | 1.5% | 8,737 | 8,608 |
Cape Girardeau County | 55 | 1.49% | 83,037 | 81,821 |
Montgomery County | 56 | 1.4% | 11,439 | 11,281 |
Taney County | 57 | 1.32% | 56,801 | 56,062 |
Cole County | 58 | 1.28% | 77,600 | 76,621 |
Holt County | 59 | 1.27% | 4,242 | 4,189 |
Barton County | 60 | 1.24% | 11,767 | 11,623 |
St. Francois County | 61 | 1.15% | 67,210 | 66,443 |
Lafayette County | 62 | 1.12% | 33,425 | 33,055 |
Washington County | 63 | 1.08% | 23,676 | 23,424 |
Ste. Genevieve County | 64 | 1.06% | 18,671 | 18,476 |
Callaway County | 65 | 0.9% | 44,739 | 44,340 |
Monroe County | 66 | 0.85% | 8,761 | 8,687 |
Vernon County | 67 | 0.77% | 19,821 | 19,670 |
Andrew County | 68 | 0.75% | 18,238 | 18,103 |
Harrison County | 69 | 0.74% | 8,223 | 8,163 |
Ray County | 70 | 0.48% | 23,243 | 23,133 |
Jackson County | 71 | 0.46% | 720,902 | 717,615 |
Macon County | 72 | 0.33% | 15,246 | 15,196 |
Grundy County | 73 | 0.33% | 9,786 | 9,754 |
Perry County | 74 | 0.27% | 19,022 | 18,970 |
Moniteau County | 75 | 0.26% | 15,252 | 15,212 |
Chariton County | 76 | 0.23% | 7,403 | 7,386 |
Madison County | 77 | 0.1% | 12,639 | 12,626 |
Scotland County | 78 | -0.04% | 4,705 | 4,707 |
Bollinger County | 79 | -0.05% | 10,557 | 10,562 |
Maries County | 80 | -0.27% | 8,428 | 8,451 |
Scott County | 81 | -0.29% | 37,910 | 38,020 |
Pulaski County | 82 | -0.36% | 53,814 | 54,010 |
Iron County | 83 | -0.46% | 9,467 | 9,511 |
Adair County | 84 | -0.69% | 25,093 | 25,268 |
Butler County | 85 | -0.81% | 41,730 | 42,070 |
Gasconade County | 86 | -0.85% | 14,638 | 14,763 |
Linn County | 87 | -0.86% | 11,756 | 11,858 |
Stoddard County | 88 | -0.86% | 28,404 | 28,651 |
Saline County | 89 | -1.01% | 23,095 | 23,331 |
Marion County | 90 | -1.06% | 28,183 | 28,486 |
Crawford County | 91 | -1.11% | 22,779 | 23,035 |
Mercer County | 92 | -1.17% | 3,472 | 3,513 |
Wayne County | 93 | -1.2% | 10,805 | 10,936 |
Mississippi County | 94 | -1.2% | 11,979 | 12,125 |
Carroll County | 95 | -1.23% | 8,362 | 8,466 |
Howard County | 96 | -1.32% | 10,023 | 10,157 |
Clark County | 97 | -1.4% | 6,567 | 6,660 |
Nodaway County | 98 | -1.53% | 20,675 | 20,997 |
Putnam County | 99 | -1.6% | 4,614 | 4,689 |
Buchanan County | 100 | -1.71% | 83,021 | 84,467 |
Knox County | 101 | -1.87% | 3,669 | 3,739 |
Audrain County | 102 | -1.94% | 24,306 | 24,786 |
St. Louis County | 103 | -1.97% | 983,327 | 1,003,130 |
Lewis County | 104 | -2.86% | 9,750 | 10,037 |
Reynolds County | 105 | -2.91% | 5,904 | 6,081 |
Sullivan County | 106 | -3.46% | 5,778 | 5,985 |
Randolph County | 107 | -3.5% | 23,592 | 24,448 |
Shelby County | 108 | -3.63% | 5,866 | 6,087 |
Worth County | 109 | -4.53% | 1,874 | 1,963 |
Atchison County | 110 | -4.77% | 5,053 | 5,306 |
Dunklin County | 111 | -5.54% | 26,653 | 28,217 |
New Madrid County | 112 | -7.27% | 15,138 | 16,325 |
St. Louis city | 113 | -7.71% | 277,315 | 300,496 |
Pemiscot County | 114 | -7.87% | 14,361 | 15,588 |
DeKalb County | 115 | -26.82% | 8,488 | 11,599 |