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Counties in Missouri by birth rate (July to June)

Scotland County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 115 counties in 2022, at 20.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Benton County had the lowest, at 8.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Missouri was 11.15 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.19Scotland County
Lowest8.06Benton County
Median11.33115 counties
Missouri11.15History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Scotland CountyScotland County: 20.19 per 1,000 inhabitants20.19Carter CountyCarter County: 17.76 per 1,000 inhabitants17.76Webster CountyWebster County: 15.78 per 1,000 inhabitants15.78Mercer CountyMercer County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitants15.53Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Cedar CountyCedar County: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5Daviess CountyDaviess County: 14.11 per 1,000 inhabitants14.11Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 14.02 per 1,000 inhabitants14.02Oregon CountyOregon County: 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants13.52Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 13.33 per 1,000 inhabitants13.33Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 13.26 per 1,000 inhabitants13.26Knox CountyKnox County: 13.25 per 1,000 inhabitants13.25Maries CountyMaries County: 13.16 per 1,000 inhabitants13.16Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 13.11 per 1,000 inhabitants13.11Wright CountyWright County: 13.09 per 1,000 inhabitants13.09Grundy CountyGrundy County: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Osage CountyOsage County: 12.84 per 1,000 inhabitants12.84Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.82 per 1,000 inhabitants12.82Pettis CountyPettis County: 12.58 per 1,000 inhabitants12.58Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.56 per 1,000 inhabitants12.56Douglas CountyDouglas County: 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants12.48Ripley CountyRipley County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Vernon CountyVernon County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Warren CountyWarren County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Laclede CountyLaclede County: 12.39 per 1,000 inhabitants12.39Scott CountyScott County: 12.33 per 1,000 inhabitants12.33Sullivan CountySullivan County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Gentry CountyGentry County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Morgan CountyMorgan County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 12.14 per 1,000 inhabitants12.14Dallas CountyDallas County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Johnson CountyJohnson County: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 12.04 per 1,000 inhabitants12.04Clark CountyClark County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01Stoddard CountyStoddard County: 11.92 per 1,000 inhabitants11.92Henry CountyHenry County: 11.88 per 1,000 inhabitants11.88
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Scotland County Estimated20.19+3.96 pts
2Carter County Estimated17.76+3.32 pts
3Webster County Estimated15.78+1.69 pts
4Mercer County Estimated15.53+1.81 pts
5Schuyler County Estimated14.7-2.75 pts
6Cedar County Estimated14.7+1.05 pts
7McDonald County Estimated14.5+0.67 pts
8Daviess County Estimated14.11+0.93 pts
9Pemiscot County Estimated14.02-0.84 pts
10Oregon County Estimated13.52+1.32 pts
11Pulaski County Estimated13.33+0.32 pts
12Dunklin County Estimated13.26+0.36 pts
13Knox County Estimated13.25+2.6 pts
14Maries County Estimated13.16+3.33 pts
15Mississippi County Estimated13.11+2.79 pts
16Wright County Estimated13.09+0.39 pts
17Grundy County Estimated13.07+0.17 pts
18Osage County Estimated12.84+2.34 pts
19Lincoln County Estimated12.82+0.29 pts
20Pettis County Estimated12.58-0.7 pts
21Jasper County Estimated12.56+0.33 pts
22Douglas County Estimated12.48+0.75 pts
23Ripley County Estimated12.46-3.02 pts
24Vernon County Estimated12.46+0.59 pts
25Warren County Estimated12.4+1.67 pts
26Laclede County Estimated12.39-0.77 pts
27Scott County Estimated12.33-0.29 pts
28Sullivan County Estimated12.26+1.66 pts
29St. Clair County Estimated12.21+0.91 pts
30Gentry County Estimated12.19-0.31 pts
31Moniteau County Estimated12.18-0.86 pts
32Morgan County Estimated12.18-0.69 pts
33Bollinger County Estimated12.14-0.63 pts
34Dallas County Estimated12.13+0.24 pts
35Johnson County Estimated12.1-0.65 pts
36St. Louis city Estimated12.04-0.71 pts
37Clark County Estimated12.02-0.06 pts
38Lawrence County Estimated12.01-0.76 pts
39Stoddard County Estimated11.92+0.3 pts
40Henry County Estimated11.88+1.29 pts
41Shannon County Estimated11.87-0.86 pts
42Monroe County Estimated11.87+1.64 pts
43Washington County Estimated11.84+1.25 pts
44Miller County Estimated11.77+0.02 pts
45Jackson County Estimated11.75-0.08 pts
46Texas County Estimated11.73+0.71 pts
47Linn County Estimated11.65+0.34 pts
48Butler County Estimated11.55-1.6 pts
49Holt County Estimated11.55+1.8 pts
50Putnam County Estimated11.55-1.24 pts
51Audrain County Estimated11.48-0.81 pts
52Buchanan County Estimated11.46-1.04 pts
53Montgomery County Estimated11.43+1.05 pts
54Randolph County Estimated11.42+0.49 pts
55Livingston County Estimated11.42-0.32 pts
56Christian County Estimated11.42-0.02 pts
57Clay County Estimated11.4-0.23 pts
58Clinton County Estimated11.33+1.62 pts
59Polk County Estimated11.310 pts
60Newton County Estimated11.29-0.08 pts
61Ralls County Estimated11.26+3.15 pts
62Barton County Estimated11.21-0.46 pts
63Caldwell County Estimated11.2+0.26 pts
64Macon County Estimated11.17-0.88 pts
65Bates County Estimated11.17-0.03 pts
66Shelby County Estimated11.03+1.25 pts
67Barry County Estimated11.01-1.19 pts
68Cape Girardeau County Estimated10.98+0.44 pts
69Greene County Estimated10.95+0.34 pts
70Franklin County Estimated10.88+0.52 pts
71New Madrid County Estimated10.84-2.38 pts
72Pike County Estimated10.78-1.9 pts
73Perry County Estimated10.77-0.61 pts
74Gasconade County Estimated10.75+0.53 pts
75Worth County Estimated10.74+2.1 pts
76Platte County Estimated10.64-0.51 pts
77Madison County Estimated10.62-0.21 pts
78Cole County Estimated10.6-0.01 pts
79Dent County Estimated10.58-0.51 pts
80St. Louis County Estimated10.57+0.11 pts
81Cass County Estimated10.56+0.22 pts
82Howell County Estimated10.54-1.43 pts
83Marion County Estimated10.52-1.68 pts
84Ray County Estimated10.52-1.12 pts
85Callaway County Estimated10.49+0.54 pts
86St. Charles County Estimated10.45+0.48 pts
87Chariton County Estimated10.44+0.41 pts
88St. Francois County Estimated10.44+0.47 pts
89Saline County Estimated10.41+0.07 pts
90Hickory County Estimated10.34-3.14 pts
91Adair County Estimated10.34-1.16 pts
92Lafayette County Estimated10.27-0.65 pts
93Reynolds County Estimated10.27-0.09 pts
94Jefferson County Estimated10.25-0.07 pts
95Boone County Estimated10.19-0.18 pts
96Cooper County Estimated10.06-1.59 pts
97Carroll County Estimated10-1.03 pts
98Taney County Estimated9.97-0.26 pts
99Ozark County Estimated9.91+1.82 pts
100Crawford County Estimated9.73-0.91 pts
101Nodaway County Estimated9.73-0.98 pts
102Andrew County Estimated9.71+0.8 pts
103Dade County Estimated9.68+0.2 pts
104Wayne County Estimated9.66-0.58 pts
105Atchison County Estimated9.63+1.65 pts
106Phelps County Estimated9.52+0.58 pts
107Harrison County Estimated9.52-2.48 pts
108Ste. Genevieve County Estimated9.46-1.06 pts
109Iron County Estimated9.45-0.37 pts
110Stone County Estimated8.91+0.54 pts
111Howard County Estimated8.87+0.1 pts
112Lewis County Estimated8.44-0.93 pts
113DeKalb County Estimated8.35+0.54 pts
114Camden County Estimated8.31-0.1 pts
115Benton County Estimated8.06+0.55 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Scotland County, with 20.19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Benton County, with 8.06 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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