Counties in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Pulaski County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 115 counties in 2021, at 20.8%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Missouri was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.8Pulaski County
Lowest0.2Monroe County
Median1.8115 counties
Missouri2.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 2.6 %Andrew County: 0.4 %Atchison County: 3 %Audrain County: 1.1 %Barry County: 1.4 %Barton County: 3.3 %Bates County: 1.8 %Benton County: 3 %Bollinger County: 1.1 %Boone County: 3.2 %Buchanan County: 2.6 %Butler County: 3.3 %Caldwell County: 1.2 %Callaway County: 1.6 %Camden County: 4.1 %Cape Girardeau County: 2.1 %Carroll County: 3.4 %Carter County: 1.7 %Cass County: 3.5 %Cedar County: 2 %Chariton County: 0.9 %Christian County: 2.1 %Clark County: 1.5 %Clay County: 2.8 %Clinton County: 2 %Cole County: 1.7 %Cooper County: 2.8 %Crawford County: 1.4 %Dade County: 2.2 %Dallas County: 0.8 %Daviess County: 1.2 %DeKalb County: 1.3 %Dent County: 2.1 %Douglas County: 5.4 %Dunklin County: 2.4 %Franklin County: 1.2 %Gasconade County: 0.7 %Gentry County: 0.8 %Greene County: 2.1 %Grundy County: 0.6 %Harrison County: 3.7 %Henry County: 2.1 %Hickory County: 1.6 %Holt County: 1.1 %Howard County: 1.1 %Howell County: 1.9 %Iron County: 2 %Jackson County: 3.4 %Jasper County: 3 %Jefferson County: 0.9 %Johnson County: 5 %Knox County: 0.8 %Laclede County: 0.9 %Lafayette County: 1.4 %Lawrence County: 2.7 %Lewis County: 4.8 %Lincoln County: 1 %Linn County: 1.5 %Livingston County: 1.9 %McDonald County: 2.6 %Macon County: 0.4 %Madison County: 0.9 %Maries County: 1.1 %Marion County: 2.3 %Mercer County: 5.3 %Miller County: 1.8 %Mississippi County: 1.2 %Moniteau County: 1.1 %Monroe County: 0.2 %Montgomery County: 1.3 %Morgan County: 1.6 %New Madrid County: 0.7 %Newton County: 2.7 %Nodaway County: 4.3 %Oregon County: 3.8 %Osage County: 0.7 %Ozark County: 1.5 %Pemiscot County: 1.2 %Perry County: 1.4 %Pettis County: 1.5 %Phelps County: 2.3 %Pike County: 0.9 %Platte County: 4 %Polk County: 3.1 %Pulaski County: 20.8 %Putnam County: 3.5 %Ralls County: 1.1 %Randolph County: 0.8 %Ray County: 1.2 %Reynolds County: 2.2 %Ripley County: 1.8 %St. Charles County: 1.9 %St. Clair County: 1.1 %Ste. Genevieve County: 2 %St. Francois County: 1.2 %St. Louis County: 2.3 %Saline County: 3.7 %Schuyler County: 1.2 %Scotland County: 5.4 %Scott County: 1.2 %Shannon County: 0.4 %Shelby County: 0.7 %Stoddard County: 1.6 %Stone County: 4.7 %Sullivan County: 1.2 %Taney County: 4.2 %Texas County: 2.6 %Vernon County: 3.3 %Warren County: 2.8 %Washington County: 0.9 %Wayne County: 1 %Webster County: 1.5 %Worth County: 2.3 %Wright County: 2.9 %St. Louis city: 3.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Pulaski County: 20.8 %Pulaski County20.8Scotland County: 5.4 %Scotland County5.4Douglas County: 5.4 %Douglas County5.4Mercer County: 5.3 %Mercer County5.3Johnson County: 5 %Johnson County5Lewis County: 4.8 %Lewis County4.8Stone County: 4.7 %Stone County4.7Nodaway County: 4.3 %Nodaway County4.3Taney County: 4.2 %Taney County4.2Camden County: 4.1 %Camden County4.1Platte County: 4 %Platte County4Oregon County: 3.8 %Oregon County3.8Harrison County: 3.7 %Harrison County3.7Saline County: 3.7 %Saline County3.7Cass County: 3.5 %Cass County3.5Putnam County: 3.5 %Putnam County3.5Jackson County: 3.4 %Jackson County3.4Carroll County: 3.4 %Carroll County3.4St. Louis city: 3.4 %St. Louis city3.4Butler County: 3.3 %Butler County3.3Vernon County: 3.3 %Vernon County3.3Barton County: 3.3 %Barton County3.3Boone County: 3.2 %Boone County3.2Polk County: 3.1 %Polk County3.1Jasper County: 3 %Jasper County3Benton County: 3 %Benton County3Atchison County: 3 %Atchison County3Wright County: 2.9 %Wright County2.9Warren County: 2.8 %Warren County2.8Clay County: 2.8 %Clay County2.8Cooper County: 2.8 %Cooper County2.8Lawrence County: 2.7 %Lawrence County2.7Newton County: 2.7 %Newton County2.7Adair County: 2.6 %Adair County2.6Buchanan County: 2.6 %Buchanan County2.6McDonald County: 2.6 %McDonald County2.6Texas County: 2.6 %Texas County2.6Dunklin County: 2.4 %Dunklin County2.4Phelps County: 2.3 %Phelps County2.3Worth County: 2.3 %Worth County2.3Pulaski County: 20.8 %Pulaski County20.8Scotland County: 5.4 %Scotland County5.4Douglas County: 5.4 %Douglas County5.4Mercer County: 5.3 %Mercer County5.3Johnson County: 5 %Johnson County5Lewis County: 4.8 %Lewis County4.8Stone County: 4.7 %Stone County4.7Nodaway County: 4.3 %Nodaway County4.3Taney County: 4.2 %Taney County4.2Camden County: 4.1 %Camden County4.1Platte County: 4 %Platte County4Oregon County: 3.8 %Oregon County3.8Harrison County: 3.7 %Harrison County3.7Saline County: 3.7 %Saline County3.7Cass County: 3.5 %Cass County3.5Putnam County: 3.5 %Putnam County3.5Jackson County: 3.4 %Jackson County3.4Carroll County: 3.4 %Carroll County3.4St. Louis city: 3.4 %St. Louis city3.4Butler County: 3.3 %Butler County3.3Vernon County: 3.3 %Vernon County3.3Barton County: 3.3 %Barton County3.3Boone County: 3.2 %Boone County3.2Polk County: 3.1 %Polk County3.1Jasper County: 3 %Jasper County3Benton County: 3 %Benton County3Atchison County: 3 %Atchison County3Wright County: 2.9 %Wright County2.9Warren County: 2.8 %Warren County2.8Clay County: 2.8 %Clay County2.8Cooper County: 2.8 %Cooper County2.8Lawrence County: 2.7 %Lawrence County2.7Newton County: 2.7 %Newton County2.7Adair County: 2.6 %Adair County2.6Buchanan County: 2.6 %Buchanan County2.6McDonald County: 2.6 %McDonald County2.6Texas County: 2.6 %Texas County2.6Dunklin County: 2.4 %Dunklin County2.4Phelps County: 2.3 %Phelps County2.3Worth County: 2.3 %Worth County2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Pulaski County20.8
2Scotland County5.4
3Douglas County5.4
4Mercer County5.3
5Johnson County5
6Lewis County4.8
7Stone County4.7
8Nodaway County4.3
9Taney County4.2
10Camden County4.1
11Platte County4
12Oregon County3.8
13Harrison County3.7
14Saline County3.7
15Cass County3.5
16Putnam County3.5
17Jackson County3.4
18Carroll County3.4
18St. Louis city3.4
20Butler County3.3
21Vernon County3.3
22Barton County3.3
23Boone County3.2
24Polk County3.1
25Jasper County3
26Benton County3
27Atchison County3
28Wright County2.9
29Warren County2.8
30Clay County2.8
31Cooper County2.8
32Lawrence County2.7
33Newton County2.7
34Adair County2.6
34Buchanan County2.6
36McDonald County2.6
37Texas County2.6
38Dunklin County2.4
39Phelps County2.3
40Worth County2.3
41Marion County2.3
42St. Louis County2.3
43Reynolds County2.2
44Dade County2.2
45Cape Girardeau County2.1
46Christian County2.1
46Dent County2.1
48Greene County2.1
49Henry County2.1
50Ste. Genevieve County2
51Cedar County2
51Clinton County2
51Iron County2
54Howell County1.9
55St. Charles County1.9
56Livingston County1.9
57Bates County1.8
58Miller County1.8
59Ripley County1.8
60Cole County1.7
61Carter County1.7
62Stoddard County1.6
63Hickory County1.6
64Morgan County1.6
65Callaway County1.6
66Linn County1.5
66Pettis County1.5
68Clark County1.5
69Webster County1.5
70Ozark County1.5
71Crawford County1.4
72Perry County1.4
73Lafayette County1.4
74Barry County1.4
75Montgomery County1.3
76DeKalb County1.3
77Caldwell County1.2
77Mississippi County1.2
77Pemiscot County1.2
80Schuyler County1.2
81Ray County1.2
82Daviess County1.2
82Scott County1.2
84Franklin County1.2
85St. Francois County1.2
86Sullivan County1.2
87Audrain County1.1
87Howard County1.1
89Bollinger County1.1
90Ralls County1.1
90St. Clair County1.1
92Maries County1.1
93Holt County1.1
94Moniteau County1.1
95Wayne County1
96Lincoln County1
97Jefferson County0.9
98Madison County0.9
99Chariton County0.9
100Laclede County0.9
101Pike County0.9
102Washington County0.9
103Randolph County0.8
104Gentry County0.8
105Dallas County0.8
106Knox County0.8
107New Madrid County0.7
108Gasconade County0.7
108Shelby County0.7
110Osage County0.7
111Grundy County0.6
112Andrew County0.4
113Macon County0.4
113Shannon County0.4
115Monroe County0.2

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Pulaski County, with 20.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Monroe County, with 0.2% in 2021.

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