Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Missouri (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 377,539. Among all Missouri counties, Jackson County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (41,977), followed by St. Louis County (41,053), and St. Louis city (23,488).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Jackson County
St. Louis County
St. Louis city
Jefferson County
Greene County
St. Charles County
Clay County
Jasper County
Franklin County
St. Francois County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Jackson County 41977
2 St. Louis County 41053
3 St. Louis city 23488
4 Jefferson County 14532
5 Greene County 13820
6 St. Charles County 12718
7 Clay County 10957
8 Jasper County 9967
9 Franklin County 7286
10 St. Francois County 6683
11 Buchanan County 6079
12 Boone County 5542
13 Cass County 4884
14 Butler County 4625
15 Christian County 4443
16 Newton County 4288
17 Cape Girardeau County 4250
18 Cole County 3981
19 Dunklin County 3932
20 Taney County 3849
21 Howell County 3843
22 Stoddard County 3804
23 Lawrence County 3777
24 Scott County 3739
25 Barry County 3629
26 Lincoln County 3596
27 Pettis County 3576
28 McDonald County 3397
29 Callaway County 3321
30 Laclede County 3263
31 Washington County 3226
32 Webster County 3198
33 Crawford County 3074
34 Morgan County 3067
35 Warren County 2920
36 Camden County 2817
37 Phelps County 2629
38 Texas County 2626
39 Platte County 2428
40 Stone County 2394
41 Johnson County 2228
42 Audrain County 2220
43 Polk County 2190
44 Lafayette County 2181
45 Pemiscot County 2118
46 Wright County 2065
47 New Madrid County 2036
48 Marion County 1999
49 Saline County 1960
50 Benton County 1953
51 Randolph County 1884
52 Miller County 1869
53 Mississippi County 1849
54 Perry County 1801
55 Henry County 1783
56 Ray County 1713
57 Pulaski County 1667
58 Dent County 1659
59 Pike County 1617
60 Dallas County 1538
61 Moniteau County 1523
62 Wayne County 1505
63 Vernon County 1410
64 Ripley County 1400
65 Douglas County 1376
66 Cedar County 1359
67 Bates County 1321
68 Cooper County 1268
69 Gasconade County 1251
70 Livingston County 1238
71 Ozark County 1200
72 Iron County 1197
73 Bollinger County 1168
74 Montgomery County 1134
75 Ste. Genevieve County 1130
76 Adair County 1109
77 Madison County 1091
78 Oregon County 1037
79 Grundy County 1030
80 Reynolds County 1014
81 Macon County 1010
82 Barton County 990
83 Clinton County 974
84 Lewis County 962
85 DeKalb County 892
86 Maries County 857
87 Linn County 828
88 Andrew County 813
89 St. Clair County 809
90 Howard County 798
91 Osage County 743
92 Shannon County 735
93 Nodaway County 729
94 Daviess County 718
95 Hickory County 707
96 Ralls County 699
97 Caldwell County 647
98 Clark County 621
99 Sullivan County 617
100 Scotland County 614
101 Gentry County 593
102 Dade County 592
103 Carroll County 576
104 Monroe County 557
105 Harrison County 488
106 Carter County 478
107 Shelby County 474
108 Chariton County 452
109 Atchison County 387
110 Knox County 328
111 Mercer County 305
112 Schuyler County 280
113 Putnam County 192
114 Holt County 184
115 Worth County 121