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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 2024, at 17.73 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ralls County had the lowest, at 7.45 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Missouri was 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest17.73Scotland County
Lowest7.45Ralls County
Median11.38115 counties
Missouri10.87History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Scotland CountyScotland County: 17.73 per 1,000 inhabitants17.73Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 16.23 per 1,000 inhabitants16.23Putnam CountyPutnam County: 15.42 per 1,000 inhabitants15.42Carter CountyCarter County: 15.34 per 1,000 inhabitants15.34Harrison CountyHarrison County: 15.31 per 1,000 inhabitants15.31Webster CountyWebster County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitants14.65McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Shelby CountyShelby County: 14.25 per 1,000 inhabitants14.25Knox CountyKnox County: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14Barton CountyBarton County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Pettis CountyPettis County: 13.78 per 1,000 inhabitants13.78Wright CountyWright County: 13.77 per 1,000 inhabitants13.77Ripley CountyRipley County: 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants13.75Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 13.56 per 1,000 inhabitants13.56Bates CountyBates County: 13.51 per 1,000 inhabitants13.51Sullivan CountySullivan County: 13.43 per 1,000 inhabitants13.43Grundy CountyGrundy County: 13.29 per 1,000 inhabitants13.29Gentry CountyGentry County: 13.16 per 1,000 inhabitants13.16Hickory CountyHickory County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12Shannon CountyShannon County: 12.93 per 1,000 inhabitants12.93Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9Daviess CountyDaviess County: 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants12.78Audrain CountyAudrain County: 12.72 per 1,000 inhabitants12.72Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 12.65 per 1,000 inhabitants12.65Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.65 per 1,000 inhabitants12.65Osage CountyOsage County: 12.62 per 1,000 inhabitants12.62Laclede CountyLaclede County: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Vernon CountyVernon County: 12.55 per 1,000 inhabitants12.55Johnson CountyJohnson County: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Oregon CountyOregon County: 12.43 per 1,000 inhabitants12.43Polk CountyPolk County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Jackson CountyJackson County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Douglas CountyDouglas County: 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitants12.24Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 12.12 per 1,000 inhabitants12.12Cedar CountyCedar County: 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants12.09Scott CountyScott County: 12.05 per 1,000 inhabitants12.05St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 12.05 per 1,000 inhabitants12.05
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Scotland County Estimated17.73+1.66 pts
2Schuyler County Estimated16.23-0.37 pts
3Putnam County Estimated15.42-0.06 pts
4Carter County Estimated15.34+0.23 pts
5Harrison County Estimated15.31+2.53 pts
6Webster County Estimated14.65-0.04 pts
7McDonald County Estimated14.6+1.19 pts
8Shelby County Estimated14.25+1.02 pts
9Knox County Estimated14+0.64 pts
10Barton County Estimated13.87+0.82 pts
11Dunklin County Estimated13.82+1.2 pts
12Pettis County Estimated13.78+0.03 pts
13Wright County Estimated13.77-0.31 pts
14Ripley County Estimated13.75+1.29 pts
15Bollinger County Estimated13.56+0.15 pts
16Bates County Estimated13.51+2.1 pts
17Sullivan County Estimated13.43+1.63 pts
18Grundy County Estimated13.29-1.17 pts
19Gentry County Estimated13.16-0.35 pts
20Hickory County Estimated13.12-0.09 pts
21Shannon County Estimated12.93-0.47 pts
22Pemiscot County Estimated12.9-0.03 pts
23Daviess County Estimated12.78+0.31 pts
24Audrain County Estimated12.72+0.77 pts
25Moniteau County Estimated12.65-1.06 pts
26Lawrence County Estimated12.65-1.25 pts
27Osage County Estimated12.62+0.41 pts
28Laclede County Estimated12.6-0.67 pts
29Vernon County Estimated12.55+0.29 pts
30Johnson County Estimated12.5-0.51 pts
31Jasper County Estimated12.46-0.51 pts
32Oregon County Estimated12.43+1.17 pts
33Polk County Estimated12.28-0.44 pts
34Jackson County Estimated12.25+0.26 pts
35Douglas County Estimated12.24+0.01 pts
36Pulaski County Estimated12.13-0.33 pts
37Buchanan County Estimated12.12+0.04 pts
38Cedar County Estimated12.09-1.64 pts
39Scott County Estimated12.05+0.2 pts
40St. Clair County Estimated12.05-1.2 pts
41Newton County Estimated12+0.3 pts
42Marion County Estimated11.96+0.3 pts
43Mississippi County Estimated11.94+0.38 pts
44Mercer County Estimated11.88-2.49 pts
45Barry County Estimated11.87-0.41 pts
46Lincoln County Estimated11.78-1.06 pts
47Morgan County Estimated11.64+0.39 pts
48Dallas County Estimated11.62+0.54 pts
49Gasconade County Estimated11.62+2.34 pts
50Macon County Estimated11.59-0.77 pts
51Butler County Estimated11.57-0.23 pts
52Randolph County Estimated11.55-0.6 pts
53New Madrid County Estimated11.53-0.04 pts
54Worth County Estimated11.49-3.03 pts
55Adair County Estimated11.46+0.09 pts
56St. Louis city Estimated11.43-0.12 pts
57Howell County Estimated11.4+0.33 pts
58Lewis County Estimated11.38+1.24 pts
59Atchison County Estimated11.26+0.39 pts
60Linn County Estimated11.24+0.15 pts
61Stoddard County Estimated11.21-0.25 pts
62Warren County Estimated11.21-0.61 pts
63Perry County Estimated11.2+1.04 pts
64Saline County Estimated11.13+0.17 pts
65Clay County Estimated10.99-0.16 pts
66Texas County Estimated10.95+0.66 pts
67Livingston County Estimated10.92+0.62 pts
68Clark County Estimated10.89+1.16 pts
69Cole County Estimated10.87+0.45 pts
70Miller County Estimated10.85-1.09 pts
71Christian County Estimated10.83-0.42 pts
72Crawford County Estimated10.8-0.23 pts
73Clinton County Estimated10.78-0.09 pts
74Lafayette County Estimated10.77-0.9 pts
75Ray County Estimated10.76-0.12 pts
76Cass County Estimated10.54+0.32 pts
77Taney County Estimated10.54-0.28 pts
78Cape Girardeau County Estimated10.52-0.23 pts
79Franklin County Estimated10.51+0.35 pts
80Maries County Estimated10.5-2.05 pts
81Platte County Estimated10.47+0.34 pts
82Pike County Estimated10.46-0.34 pts
83Ozark County Estimated10.39+2.04 pts
84Callaway County Estimated10.37+0.26 pts
85Greene County Estimated10.35-0.09 pts
86St. Francois County Estimated10.23+0.68 pts
87Jefferson County Estimated10.17-0.14 pts
88Cooper County Estimated10.15-0.42 pts
89Nodaway County Estimated10.1+0.11 pts
90Wayne County Estimated9.96-2.61 pts
91Ste. Genevieve County Estimated9.93-0.91 pts
92Caldwell County Estimated9.93-1.47 pts
93Iron County Estimated9.86-0.74 pts
94Henry County Estimated9.82-0.4 pts
95Montgomery County Estimated9.73-0.12 pts
96St. Louis County Estimated9.71-0.51 pts
97Dent County Estimated9.69-0.41 pts
98Holt County Estimated9.67-0.19 pts
99Reynolds County Estimated9.59-1.28 pts
100Boone County Estimated9.59-0.86 pts
101Washington County Estimated9.5-1.83 pts
102Monroe County Estimated9.44-0.92 pts
103St. Charles County Estimated9.34-0.48 pts
104Carroll County Estimated9.3+0.71 pts
105Chariton County Estimated9.19-0.27 pts
106DeKalb County Estimated9.1-0.71 pts
107Madison County Estimated8.99-0.19 pts
108Howard County Estimated8.79-1.76 pts
109Phelps County Estimated8.62-0.55 pts
110Andrew County Estimated8.55-0.19 pts
111Dade County Estimated8.46+0.28 pts
112Stone County Estimated8.06+0.04 pts
113Benton County Estimated7.83-0.4 pts
114Camden County Estimated7.5-0.47 pts
115Ralls County Estimated7.45-0.11 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 17.73 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ralls County, with 7.45 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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