Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Births for Missouri was 73.72K. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of births (11.54K), followed by Jackson County (9.35K), and St. Charles County (4.48K).

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 Number of Births in 2017
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Rank County Number of Births
1 St. Louis County 11539
2 Jackson County 9348
3 St. Charles County 4481
4 St. Louis city 4170
5 Greene County 3500
6 Clay County 2945
7 Jefferson County 2605
8 Boone County 2078
9 Jasper County 1606
10 Franklin County 1210
11 Platte County 1202
12 Cass County 1172
13 Buchanan County 1164
14 Christian County 1019
15 Cape Girardeau County 915
16 Cole County 863
17 Pulaski County 768
18 Lincoln County 732
19 St. Francois County 702
20 Johnson County 699
21 Newton County 680
22 Taney County 641
23 Pettis County 579
24 Webster County 577
25 Butler County 544
26 Laclede County 519
27 Howell County 510
28 Lawrence County 488
29 Phelps County 480
30 Callaway County 473
31 Scott County 469
32 Barry County 459
33 Warren County 435
34 Camden County 391
35 Polk County 382
36 McDonald County 362
37 Lafayette County 358
38 Dunklin County 356
39 Marion County 351
40 Audrain County 344
41 Stoddard County 315
42 Miller County 312
43 Washington County 294
44 Randolph County 291
45 Texas County 283
46 Morgan County 280
47 Wright County 267
48 Ray County 266
49 Adair County 265
50 Stone County 263
51 Crawford County 253
52 Clinton County 251
53 Pemiscot County 249
54 Henry County 233
55 Saline County 231
55 Vernon County 231
56 New Madrid County 230
57 Nodaway County 226
58 Perry County 222
59 Dallas County 220
59 Pike County 220
60 Cedar County 201
61 Bates County 200
62 Moniteau County 198
63 Ste. Genevieve County 193
64 Cooper County 188
65 Andrew County 185
66 Macon County 181
67 Dent County 178
68 Benton County 177
69 Osage County 165
70 Mississippi County 159
71 Livingston County 158
71 Ripley County 158
72 Gasconade County 156
73 Douglas County 155
74 Madison County 151
75 Grundy County 150
76 Wayne County 144
77 Linn County 143
78 Barton County 126
79 Lewis County 119
80 Montgomery County 116
81 Oregon County 114
82 Bollinger County 110
82 Howard County 110
83 Daviess County 108
84 Monroe County 102
85 Harrison County 101
86 Ralls County 100
87 St. Clair County 96
87 Scotland County 96
88 Iron County 95
88 Ozark County 95
89 DeKalb County 94
90 Caldwell County 93
91 Shannon County 92
92 Chariton County 90
92 Shelby County 90
93 Gentry County 87
94 Sullivan County 84
95 Carroll County 82
96 Schuyler County 81
97 Dade County 74
97 Hickory County 74
98 Carter County 73
99 Clark County 69
100 Maries County 68
101 Putnam County 64
102 Knox County 53
103 Mercer County 52
104 Reynolds County 46
105 Atchison County 44
106 Holt County 38
107 Worth County 25