Counties in Missouri by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Missouri by deaths (July to June), 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

St. Louis County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 115 counties in 2021, at 12,113. Worth County had the lowest, at 29. The median was 290 and the figure for Missouri was 75,371. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12,113St. Louis County

Lowest29Worth County

Median290115 counties

Missouri75,371History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 count
1	St. Louis County Estimated	12,113
2	Jackson County Estimated	7,661
3	St. Charles County Estimated	3,852
4	St. Louis city Estimated	3,602
5	Greene County Estimated	3,596
6	Jefferson County Estimated	2,503
7	Clay County Estimated	2,309
8	Jasper County Estimated	1,575
9	Boone County Estimated	1,399
10	Franklin County Estimated	1,360
11	Buchanan County Estimated	1,206
12	Cass County Estimated	1,197
13	St. Francois County Estimated	1,062
14	Cape Girardeau County Estimated	1,052
15	Platte County Estimated	918
16	Christian County Estimated	900
17	Cole County Estimated	894
18	Newton County Estimated	807
19	Taney County Estimated	786
20	Butler County Estimated	718
21	Camden County Estimated	689
22	Phelps County Estimated	649
23	Howell County Estimated	640
24	Lincoln County Estimated	605
25	Lawrence County Estimated	595
26	Pettis County Estimated	572
27	Scott County Estimated	562
28	Dunklin County Estimated	558
29	Laclede County Estimated	538
30	Barry County Estimated	535
31	Callaway County Estimated	534
32	Johnson County Estimated	532
33	Stone County Estimated	489
34	Lafayette County Estimated	471
35	Polk County Estimated	463
36	Pulaski County Estimated	457
36	Webster County Estimated	457
38	Texas County Estimated	434
39	Stoddard County Estimated	425
40	Washington County Estimated	412
41	Warren County Estimated	395
42	Crawford County Estimated	383
43	Marion County Estimated	379
44	Randolph County Estimated	356
45	Audrain County Estimated	354
46	Henry County Estimated	353
47	Benton County Estimated	351
47	Miller County Estimated	351
49	Morgan County Estimated	341
50	Ray County Estimated	339
51	New Madrid County Estimated	330
52	Dallas County Estimated	329
53	Saline County Estimated	321
54	Vernon County Estimated	311
55	McDonald County Estimated	308
56	Clinton County Estimated	305
57	Pemiscot County Estimated	298
58	Gasconade County Estimated	290
59	Wright County Estimated	279
60	Adair County Estimated	278
61	Macon County Estimated	255
62	Dent County Estimated	254
63	Perry County Estimated	247
64	Pike County Estimated	234
65	Livingston County Estimated	232
66	Mississippi County Estimated	231
67	Madison County Estimated	230
67	Ste. Genevieve County Estimated	230
69	Bates County Estimated	229
70	Wayne County Estimated	223
71	Douglas County Estimated	221
72	Cedar County Estimated	217
72	Ripley County Estimated	217
74	Cooper County Estimated	216
75	Linn County Estimated	206
76	Andrew County Estimated	200
77	Hickory County Estimated	196
78	Nodaway County Estimated	189
79	Moniteau County Estimated	182
79	Oregon County Estimated	182
81	Iron County Estimated	180
82	Bollinger County Estimated	176
82	Montgomery County Estimated	176
84	Ozark County Estimated	164
85	DeKalb County Estimated	159
86	Barton County Estimated	158
87	Grundy County Estimated	155
88	Osage County Estimated	154
89	St. Clair County Estimated	153
90	Ralls County Estimated	146
91	Monroe County Estimated	144
91	Shannon County Estimated	144
93	Carroll County Estimated	142
94	Maries County Estimated	139
95	Dade County Estimated	138
96	Chariton County Estimated	133
97	Lewis County Estimated	132
98	Caldwell County Estimated	124
99	Harrison County Estimated	123
100	Howard County Estimated	115
101	Atchison County Estimated	105
101	Daviess County Estimated	105
103	Clark County Estimated	102
104	Carter County Estimated	100
104	Reynolds County Estimated	100
106	Gentry County Estimated	99
107	Sullivan County Estimated	98
108	Holt County Estimated	89
109	Shelby County Estimated	85
110	Putnam County Estimated	79
111	Scotland County Estimated	72
112	Schuyler County Estimated	67
113	Mercer County Estimated	59
114	Knox County Estimated	58
115	Worth County Estimated	29

Other periods

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents 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 death 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: deaths, 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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Missouri by deaths (July to June) using official data, and cite the source.

rank_places {"indicator":"deaths_july_june","level":"province","within":"Missouri","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=deaths_july_june&level=province&within=Missouri&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

St. Louis County, with 12,113 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Worth County, with 29 in 2021.

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: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.