Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Birth Rate per 1K for Missouri was 11.71. Among all Missouri counties, Knox County had the highest birth rate (15.7), followed by Webster County (15.5), and Sullivan County (15.38).

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 Birth Rate per 1K in 2020
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Knox County 15.7
2 Webster County 15.5
3 Sullivan County 15.38
4 Daviess County 14.98
5 Scotland County 14.68
6 McDonald County 14.36
7 Schuyler County 14.18
8 Pemiscot County 14.05
9 Pettis County 13.83
10 Lincoln County 13.81
11 Pulaski County 13.77
12 Dallas County 13.63
13 Cedar County 13.56
14 Laclede County 13.41
15 Grundy County 13.32
16 Lawrence County 13.31
17 St. Louis city 13.27
18 Wright County 13.26
19 Gentry County 13.18
20 Polk County 13.13
21 Jasper County 12.75
21 Johnson County 12.75
22 New Madrid County 12.74
23 Scott County 12.72
24 Jackson County 12.64
25 Dunklin County 12.58
26 Miller County 12.57
27 Henry County 12.49
28 Newton County 12.38
29 Clay County 12.37
30 Shelby County 12.33
31 Audrain County 12.29
31 Marion County 12.29
32 Morgan County 12.26
33 Butler County 12.22
34 Warren County 12.2
35 Chariton County 12.14
36 Lafayette County 12.1
37 Vernon County 12.09
38 Howell County 12.07
39 Moniteau County 12.04
40 Buchanan County 12.03
40 Carter County 12.03
41 Mercer County 11.98
42 Montgomery County 11.86
43 Lewis County 11.84
44 Christian County 11.83
45 Cooper County 11.77
46 Randolph County 11.66
47 Ste. Genevieve County 11.65
48 Bollinger County 11.63
49 Mississippi County 11.58
50 Ripley County 11.56
51 Stoddard County 11.5
52 Platte County 11.49
53 Greene County 11.38
53 Linn County 11.38
54 Andrew County 11.34
55 Franklin County 11.33
56 Macon County 11.32
56 St. Louis County 11.32
57 Adair County 11.31
57 Boone County 11.31
57 Putnam County 11.31
58 Pike County 11.3
59 Oregon County 11.28
60 Cole County 11.26
60 Perry County 11.26
61 Barry County 11.23
62 Saline County 11.21
63 Taney County 11.18
64 Ray County 11.15
65 Cape Girardeau County 11.09
66 Clinton County 11.08
67 Caldwell County 11.06
68 Jefferson County 11.05
69 Callaway County 10.95
70 Barton County 10.91
70 Holt County 10.91
71 Washington County 10.9
72 Cass County 10.87
73 Harrison County 10.8
74 Shannon County 10.75
75 Reynolds County 10.73
76 Bates County 10.72
77 Clark County 10.71
78 Crawford County 10.67
79 Worth County 10.65
80 Howard County 10.61
81 St. Charles County 10.53
82 Madison County 10.48
83 Texas County 10.42
84 Dent County 10.38
85 Livingston County 10.34
86 Gasconade County 10.33
87 Iron County 10.27
88 Osage County 10.24
89 Monroe County 10.17
90 St. Francois County 10.16
91 Douglas County 10.08
92 Maries County 10.03
93 Carroll County 9.97
94 Phelps County 9.89
95 St. Clair County 9.61
96 Wayne County 9.58
97 Nodaway County 9.4
98 Dade County 9.26
99 Ralls County 8.84
100 Benton County 8.7
101 Atchison County 8.62
102 Hickory County 8.59
103 DeKalb County 8.46
104 Stone County 8.07
105 Camden County 7.77
106 Ozark County 7.68