Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Births for Missouri was 68.82K. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of births (10.47K), followed by Jackson County (8.48K), and St. Charles County (4.07K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Number of Births in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 10472 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 8477 |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 4073 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 3799 |
| 5 | Greene County | 3206 |
| 6 | Clay County | 2981 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 2358 |
| 8 | Boone County | 1924 |
| 9 | Jasper County | 1515 |
| 10 | Platte County | 1211 |
| 11 | Cass County | 1119 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 1090 |
| 13 | Buchanan County | 1049 |
| 14 | Christian County | 1032 |
| 15 | Cape Girardeau County | 870 |
| 16 | Cole County | 818 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 761 |
| 18 | Pulaski County | 699 |
| 19 | Johnson County | 690 |
| 20 | Newton County | 676 |
| 21 | St. Francois County | 660 |
| 22 | Taney County | 574 |
| 23 | Pettis County | 573 |
| 24 | Butler County | 563 |
| 25 | Webster County | 556 |
| 26 | Scott County | 487 |
| 27 | Lawrence County | 486 |
| 28 | Howell County | 478 |
| 29 | Laclede County | 472 |
| 30 | Callaway County | 444 |
| 31 | Barry County | 425 |
| 32 | Phelps County | 402 |
| 33 | Warren County | 388 |
| 34 | Dunklin County | 365 |
| 35 | Lafayette County | 364 |
| 36 | Camden County | 363 |
| 37 | Polk County | 361 |
| 38 | Marion County | 352 |
| 39 | Stoddard County | 333 |
| 40 | McDonald County | 320 |
| 41 | Audrain County | 307 |
| 42 | Miller County | 293 |
| 43 | Adair County | 288 |
| 44 | Ray County | 274 |
| 45 | Morgan County | 272 |
| 45 | Texas County | 272 |
| 46 | Randolph County | 268 |
| 47 | Stone County | 263 |
| 48 | Washington County | 248 |
| 49 | Crawford County | 246 |
| 50 | Saline County | 243 |
| 51 | Henry County | 236 |
| 52 | Vernon County | 235 |
| 53 | Wright County | 234 |
| 54 | Pemiscot County | 230 |
| 55 | Nodaway County | 223 |
| 56 | Pike County | 220 |
| 57 | Perry County | 216 |
| 58 | New Madrid County | 215 |
| 59 | Clinton County | 209 |
| 60 | Dallas County | 205 |
| 61 | Moniteau County | 201 |
| 62 | Ste. Genevieve County | 195 |
| 63 | Cedar County | 194 |
| 64 | Cooper County | 192 |
| 65 | Bates County | 183 |
| 65 | Macon County | 183 |
| 66 | Livingston County | 170 |
| 67 | Ripley County | 165 |
| 68 | Andrew County | 162 |
| 69 | Dent County | 160 |
| 70 | Gasconade County | 149 |
| 71 | Benton County | 147 |
| 72 | Osage County | 140 |
| 73 | Douglas County | 137 |
| 73 | Madison County | 137 |
| 74 | Barton County | 136 |
| 75 | Bollinger County | 135 |
| 76 | Linn County | 132 |
| 77 | Grundy County | 126 |
| 78 | Mississippi County | 123 |
| 79 | Montgomery County | 118 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 112 |
| 81 | Daviess County | 111 |
| 82 | Oregon County | 106 |
| 82 | St. Clair County | 106 |
| 83 | Harrison County | 98 |
| 84 | Caldwell County | 97 |
| 85 | Lewis County | 94 |
| 86 | Carroll County | 93 |
| 86 | Iron County | 93 |
| 87 | Hickory County | 92 |
| 88 | DeKalb County | 91 |
| 89 | Howard County | 90 |
| 89 | Shannon County | 90 |
| 90 | Monroe County | 89 |
| 91 | Ralls County | 86 |
| 92 | Maries County | 83 |
| 93 | Clark County | 79 |
| 94 | Gentry County | 77 |
| 95 | Carter County | 76 |
| 95 | Scotland County | 76 |
| 96 | Chariton County | 74 |
| 97 | Dade County | 70 |
| 97 | Ozark County | 70 |
| 97 | Schuyler County | 70 |
| 98 | Reynolds County | 63 |
| 98 | Sullivan County | 63 |
| 99 | Putnam County | 60 |
| 100 | Shelby County | 59 |
| 101 | Mercer County | 48 |
| 102 | Holt County | 41 |
| 103 | Knox County | 40 |
| 104 | Atchison County | 39 |
| 105 | Worth County | 17 |