Counties in Missouri by births (July to June)

St. Louis County had the highest births (July to June) of 115 counties in 2022, at 10,517. Worth County had the lowest, at 21. The median was 211 and the figure for Missouri was 68,867. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10,517St. Louis County
Lowest21Worth County
Median211115 counties
Missouri68,867History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 10,517 count10,517Jackson CountyJackson County: 8,435 count8,435St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 4,307 count4,307St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 3,491 count3,491Greene CountyGreene County: 3,309 count3,309Clay CountyClay County: 2,923 count2,923Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2,344 count2,344Boone CountyBoone County: 1,904 count1,904Jasper CountyJasper County: 1,553 count1,553Platte CountyPlatte County: 1,167 count1,167Cass CountyCass County: 1,162 count1,162Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,149 count1,149Christian CountyChristian County: 1,055 count1,055Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 955 count955Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 906 count906Cole CountyCole County: 814 count814Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 800 count800Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 717 count717St. Francois CountySt. Francois County: 699 count699Newton CountyNewton County: 675 count675Johnson CountyJohnson County: 657 count657Webster CountyWebster County: 631 count631Taney CountyTaney County: 564 count564Pettis CountyPettis County: 545 count545Butler CountyButler County: 487 count487Callaway CountyCallaway County: 469 count469Scott CountyScott County: 467 count467Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 462 count462Warren CountyWarren County: 458 count458Laclede CountyLaclede County: 449 count449Phelps CountyPhelps County: 429 count429Howell CountyHowell County: 425 count425Barry CountyBarry County: 384 count384Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 366 count366Polk CountyPolk County: 366 count366Camden CountyCamden County: 363 count363McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 341 count341Stoddard CountyStoddard County: 339 count339Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 338 count338Marion CountyMarion County: 300 count300
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1St. Louis County Estimated10,517+0.5%
2Jackson County Estimated8,435-0.7%
3St. Charles County Estimated4,307+5.7%
4St. Louis city Estimated3,491-7.8%
5Greene County Estimated3,309+3.9%
6Clay County Estimated2,923-1.4%
7Jefferson County Estimated2,344-0.1%
8Boone County Estimated1,904-0.8%
9Jasper County Estimated1,553+3.2%
10Platte County Estimated1,167-3.1%
11Cass County Estimated1,162+3.2%
12Franklin County Estimated1,149+5.5%
13Christian County Estimated1,055+1.9%
14Buchanan County Estimated955-9.1%
15Cape Girardeau County Estimated906+4.9%
16Cole County Estimated814+0.1%
17Lincoln County Estimated800+5.1%
18Pulaski County Estimated717+2.3%
19St. Francois County Estimated699+5.1%
20Newton County Estimated675+0.4%
21Johnson County Estimated657-4.8%
22Webster County Estimated631+13.9%
23Taney County Estimated564-1.9%
24Pettis County Estimated545-4.9%
25Butler County Estimated487-12.1%
26Callaway County Estimated469+5.9%
27Scott County Estimated467-2.5%
28Lawrence County Estimated462-5.1%
29Warren County Estimated458+18%
30Laclede County Estimated449-5.5%
31Phelps County Estimated429+7.2%
32Howell County Estimated425-11.1%
33Barry County Estimated384-9.2%
34Dunklin County Estimated366+1.4%
34Polk County Estimated366+1.7%
36Camden County Estimated3630%
37McDonald County Estimated341+5.6%
38Stoddard County Estimated339+2.1%
39Lafayette County Estimated338-6.1%
40Marion County Estimated300-13.8%
41Miller County Estimated296+1.4%
42Texas County Estimated294+8.5%
43Stone County Estimated284+8%
44Audrain County Estimated283-7.2%
45Randolph County Estimated281+4.9%
46Washington County Estimated277+11.7%
47Henry County Estimated265+13.2%
48Morgan County Estimated263-3.7%
49Adair County Estimated260-10.3%
50Wright County Estimated247+5.6%
51Vernon County Estimated244+4.7%
52Ray County Estimated243-9.7%
53Clinton County Estimated241+17%
53Saline County Estimated2410%
55Crawford County Estimated221-9.4%
56Cedar County Estimated214+9.2%
57Dallas County Estimated212+3.4%
58Pemiscot County Estimated211-7.9%
59Perry County Estimated204-5.6%
60Nodaway County Estimated203-9.8%
61Pike County Estimated190-14.4%
62Moniteau County Estimated186-6.5%
63Bates County Estimated1800%
64Ste. Genevieve County Estimated176-9.7%
65Andrew County Estimated175+8.7%
66New Madrid County Estimated172-19.6%
66Osage County Estimated172+22.9%
68Macon County Estimated169-7.7%
69Cooper County Estimated168-13.4%
70Livingston County Estimated167-2.9%
71Benton County Estimated162+9.5%
72Gasconade County Estimated159+5.3%
73Mississippi County Estimated156+24.8%
74Dent County Estimated153-4.4%
75Douglas County Estimated148+8%
76Linn County Estimated138+3%
77Madison County Estimated135-1.5%
78Ripley County Estimated133-19.4%
79Barton County Estimated131-3.7%
79Montgomery County Estimated131+11%
81Bollinger County Estimated128-5.2%
81Grundy County Estimated128+1.6%
83Daviess County Estimated119+7.2%
84Oregon County Estimated117+11.4%
84Ralls County Estimated117+39.3%
86St. Clair County Estimated116+9.4%
87Maries County Estimated111+33.7%
88Wayne County Estimated105-6.3%
89Monroe County Estimated103+15.7%
90Caldwell County Estimated100+3.1%
91DeKalb County Estimated96+5.5%
92Carter County Estimated94+23.7%
92Scotland County Estimated94+23.7%
94Howard County Estimated90+1.1%
95Hickory County Estimated89-21.9%
95Iron County Estimated89-4.3%
97Ozark County Estimated88+25.7%
98Shannon County Estimated85-5.6%
99Carroll County Estimated84-9.7%
99Lewis County Estimated84-10.6%
101Clark County Estimated810%
102Harrison County Estimated78-20.4%
103Chariton County Estimated77+4.1%
104Gentry County Estimated76-1.3%
105Dade County Estimated74+2.8%
106Sullivan County Estimated72+14.3%
107Shelby County Estimated66+11.9%
108Reynolds County Estimated62-1.6%
109Schuyler County Estimated59-15.7%
110Mercer County Estimated54+12.5%
110Putnam County Estimated54-10%
112Atchison County Estimated50+19%
112Knox County Estimated50+25%
114Holt County Estimated49+19.5%
115Worth County Estimated21+23.5%

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: births, 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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Questions

Which county has the highest births (July to June)?

St. Louis County, with 10,517 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Worth County, with 21 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: births, 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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