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Counties in Missouri by birth rate (July to June)

Schuyler County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 115 counties in 2023, at 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ralls County had the lowest, at 7.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Missouri was 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.6Schuyler County
Lowest7.56Ralls County
Median11.39115 counties
Missouri11.04History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6Scotland CountyScotland County: 16.07 per 1,000 inhabitants16.07Putnam CountyPutnam County: 15.48 per 1,000 inhabitants15.48Carter CountyCarter County: 15.11 per 1,000 inhabitants15.11Webster CountyWebster County: 14.69 per 1,000 inhabitants14.69Worth CountyWorth County: 14.51 per 1,000 inhabitants14.51Grundy CountyGrundy County: 14.47 per 1,000 inhabitants14.47Mercer CountyMercer County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Wright CountyWright County: 14.08 per 1,000 inhabitants14.08Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Pettis CountyPettis County: 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants13.75Cedar CountyCedar County: 13.73 per 1,000 inhabitants13.73Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 13.71 per 1,000 inhabitants13.71Gentry CountyGentry County: 13.51 per 1,000 inhabitants13.51Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41Shannon CountyShannon County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41Knox CountyKnox County: 13.35 per 1,000 inhabitants13.35Laclede CountyLaclede County: 13.27 per 1,000 inhabitants13.27St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 13.24 per 1,000 inhabitants13.24Shelby CountyShelby County: 13.23 per 1,000 inhabitants13.23Hickory CountyHickory County: 13.21 per 1,000 inhabitants13.21Barton CountyBarton County: 13.05 per 1,000 inhabitants13.05Johnson CountyJohnson County: 13.01 per 1,000 inhabitants13.01Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 12.94 per 1,000 inhabitants12.94Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.83 per 1,000 inhabitants12.83Harrison CountyHarrison County: 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants12.78Polk CountyPolk County: 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants12.72Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 12.61 per 1,000 inhabitants12.61Wayne CountyWayne County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Maries CountyMaries County: 12.55 per 1,000 inhabitants12.55Daviess CountyDaviess County: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47Ripley CountyRipley County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Macon CountyMacon County: 12.36 per 1,000 inhabitants12.36Barry CountyBarry County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Vernon CountyVernon County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26Douglas CountyDouglas County: 12.23 per 1,000 inhabitants12.23Osage CountyOsage County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Schuyler County Estimated16.6+1.9 pts
2Scotland County Estimated16.07-4.11 pts
3Putnam County Estimated15.48+3.93 pts
4Carter County Estimated15.11-2.66 pts
5Webster County Estimated14.69-1.09 pts
6Worth County Estimated14.51+3.77 pts
7Grundy County Estimated14.47+1.4 pts
8Mercer County Estimated14.37-1.17 pts
9Wright County Estimated14.08+0.98 pts
10Lawrence County Estimated13.9+1.89 pts
11Pettis County Estimated13.75+1.16 pts
12Cedar County Estimated13.73-0.97 pts
13Moniteau County Estimated13.71+1.53 pts
14Gentry County Estimated13.51+1.31 pts
15Bollinger County Estimated13.41+1.27 pts
16McDonald County Estimated13.41-1.09 pts
17Shannon County Estimated13.41+1.53 pts
18Knox County Estimated13.35+0.1 pts
19Laclede County Estimated13.27+0.88 pts
20St. Clair County Estimated13.24+1.03 pts
21Shelby County Estimated13.23+2.2 pts
22Hickory County Estimated13.21+2.87 pts
23Barton County Estimated13.05+1.84 pts
24Johnson County Estimated13.01+0.91 pts
25Jasper County Estimated12.97+0.41 pts
26Pemiscot County Estimated12.94-1.08 pts
27Lincoln County Estimated12.83+0.01 pts
28Harrison County Estimated12.78+3.26 pts
29Polk County Estimated12.72+1.4 pts
30Dunklin County Estimated12.61-0.64 pts
31Wayne County Estimated12.57+2.91 pts
32Maries County Estimated12.55-0.61 pts
33Daviess County Estimated12.47-1.64 pts
34Ripley County Estimated12.46-0 pts
35Pulaski County Estimated12.46-0.87 pts
36Macon County Estimated12.36+1.19 pts
37Barry County Estimated12.28+1.27 pts
38Vernon County Estimated12.26-0.21 pts
39Douglas County Estimated12.23-0.25 pts
40Osage County Estimated12.22-0.63 pts
41Randolph County Estimated12.15+0.72 pts
42Buchanan County Estimated12.08+0.62 pts
43Jackson County Estimated11.99+0.23 pts
44Audrain County Estimated11.95+0.47 pts
45Miller County Estimated11.94+0.17 pts
46Scott County Estimated11.86-0.47 pts
47Warren County Estimated11.82-0.58 pts
48Butler County Estimated11.8+0.25 pts
49Sullivan County Estimated11.8-0.46 pts
50Newton County Estimated11.7+0.41 pts
51Lafayette County Estimated11.67+1.39 pts
52Marion County Estimated11.67+1.15 pts
53New Madrid County Estimated11.57+0.73 pts
54Mississippi County Estimated11.56-1.56 pts
55St. Louis city Estimated11.55-0.49 pts
56Stoddard County Estimated11.46-0.45 pts
57Bates County Estimated11.42+0.25 pts
58Caldwell County Estimated11.39+0.19 pts
59Adair County Estimated11.37+1.04 pts
60Washington County Estimated11.33-0.51 pts
61Oregon County Estimated11.26-2.25 pts
62Christian County Estimated11.25-0.16 pts
63Morgan County Estimated11.25-0.92 pts
64Clay County Estimated11.15-0.24 pts
65Linn County Estimated11.09-0.57 pts
66Dallas County Estimated11.08-1.05 pts
67Howell County Estimated11.07+0.52 pts
68Crawford County Estimated11.03+1.3 pts
69Saline County Estimated10.96+0.55 pts
70Ray County Estimated10.89+0.37 pts
71Clinton County Estimated10.87-0.46 pts
72Atchison County Estimated10.87+1.24 pts
73Reynolds County Estimated10.87+0.6 pts
74Ste. Genevieve County Estimated10.84+1.37 pts
75Taney County Estimated10.81+0.84 pts
76Pike County Estimated10.8+0.02 pts
77Cape Girardeau County Estimated10.74-0.24 pts
78Iron County Estimated10.6+1.15 pts
79Cooper County Estimated10.57+0.52 pts
80Howard County Estimated10.56+1.69 pts
81Boone County Estimated10.44+0.25 pts
82Greene County Estimated10.43-0.52 pts
83Cole County Estimated10.42-0.18 pts
84Monroe County Estimated10.37-1.51 pts
85Jefferson County Estimated10.32+0.06 pts
86Livingston County Estimated10.31-1.11 pts
87Texas County Estimated10.3-1.43 pts
88Cass County Estimated10.22-0.33 pts
89St. Louis County Estimated10.22-0.35 pts
90Henry County Estimated10.21-1.67 pts
91Franklin County Estimated10.17-0.72 pts
92Perry County Estimated10.15-0.62 pts
93Lewis County Estimated10.14+1.7 pts
94Platte County Estimated10.13-0.51 pts
95Callaway County Estimated10.12-0.37 pts
96Dent County Estimated10.1-0.48 pts
97Nodaway County Estimated9.99+0.27 pts
98Holt County Estimated9.86-1.69 pts
99Montgomery County Estimated9.85-1.58 pts
100DeKalb County Estimated9.82+1.47 pts
101St. Charles County Estimated9.81-0.63 pts
102Clark County Estimated9.72-2.3 pts
103St. Francois County Estimated9.56-0.88 pts
104Chariton County Estimated9.47-0.97 pts
105Gasconade County Estimated9.28-1.47 pts
106Madison County Estimated9.18-1.44 pts
107Phelps County Estimated9.17-0.35 pts
108Andrew County Estimated8.74-0.97 pts
109Carroll County Estimated8.59-1.41 pts
110Ozark County Estimated8.35-1.56 pts
111Benton County Estimated8.23+0.17 pts
112Dade County Estimated8.18-1.5 pts
113Stone County Estimated8.02-0.89 pts
114Camden County Estimated7.96-0.35 pts
115Ralls County Estimated7.56-3.7 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)?

Schuyler County, with 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ralls County, with 7.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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