Ranking of Missouri Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Birth Rate per 1K for Missouri was 11.17. Among all Missouri counties, Schuyler County had the highest birth rate (17.43), followed by Scotland County (16.21), and Ripley County (15.48).

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 2021
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Schuyler County 17.43
2 Scotland County 16.21
3 Ripley County 15.48
4 Pemiscot County 14.92
5 Carter County 14.44
6 Webster County 14.15
7 Mercer County 13.73
8 McDonald County 13.7
9 Cedar County 13.5
10 Butler County 13.37
11 New Madrid County 13.29
11 Pettis County 13.29
12 Daviess County 13.19
13 Moniteau County 13.17
14 Laclede County 13.07
15 Dunklin County 13.05
16 Pulaski County 12.96
17 Grundy County 12.91
18 Scott County 12.83
19 Morgan County 12.82
20 Putnam County 12.8
20 St. Louis city 12.8
21 Bollinger County 12.77
22 Johnson County 12.75
22 Lawrence County 12.75
23 Shannon County 12.73
24 Wright County 12.7
25 Pike County 12.57
26 Lincoln County 12.53
27 Gentry County 12.5
28 Buchanan County 12.48
29 Audrain County 12.37
30 Marion County 12.34
31 Jasper County 12.31
32 Oregon County 12.3
33 Barry County 12.27
34 Livingston County 12.06
35 Macon County 12.05
36 Harrison County 12
37 Howell County 11.98
38 Vernon County 11.97
39 Dallas County 11.89
40 Ray County 11.85
41 Jackson County 11.81
42 Clark County 11.8
43 Miller County 11.78
44 Douglas County 11.74
45 Clay County 11.69
46 Barton County 11.68
47 Stoddard County 11.65
48 Cooper County 11.52
49 Newton County 11.44
50 Adair County 11.42
51 Christian County 11.41
52 Perry County 11.39
53 Bates County 11.38
54 Polk County 11.34
55 St. Clair County 11.3
56 Platte County 11.22
57 Linn County 11.14
58 Dent County 11.09
59 Texas County 11.06
60 Lafayette County 11.05
61 Carroll County 11.03
62 Caldwell County 10.95
63 Randolph County 10.93
64 Hickory County 10.91
65 Madison County 10.83
66 Crawford County 10.73
66 Warren County 10.73
67 Cole County 10.68
67 Greene County 10.68
67 Henry County 10.68
68 Knox County 10.63
69 Nodaway County 10.62
69 Sullivan County 10.62
70 Cape Girardeau County 10.61
71 Washington County 10.59
72 Ste. Genevieve County 10.53
73 Osage County 10.51
74 St. Louis County 10.46
75 Saline County 10.43
76 Boone County 10.4
77 Montgomery County 10.39
78 Franklin County 10.37
78 Jefferson County 10.37
79 Reynolds County 10.36
80 Cass County 10.27
81 Wayne County 10.25
82 Monroe County 10.23
83 Taney County 10.22
84 Mississippi County 10.15
85 Gasconade County 10.09
86 Chariton County 10.03
87 Callaway County 9.98
88 St. Charles County 9.97
89 St. Francois County 9.89
90 Clinton County 9.85
91 Maries County 9.84
92 Iron County 9.82
93 Shelby County 9.78
94 Holt County 9.73
95 Lewis County 9.38
96 Dade County 9.22
97 Phelps County 8.99
98 Andrew County 8.97
99 Howard County 8.87
100 Worth County 8.63
101 Camden County 8.41
102 Stone County 8.38
103 Ralls County 8.3
104 Ozark County 8.09
105 DeKalb County 7.81
106 Benton County 7.47
107 Atchison County 7.42