Counties in Missouri by natural change, July to June
Jackson County had the highest natural change, July to June of 115 counties in 2021, at 835. St. Louis County had the lowest, at -1,646. The median was -59 and the figure for Missouri was -6,627. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2021
- Under -90
- -90 to -50
- -50 to 0
- 0 to 20
- 20 to 180
- 180 and over
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County Estimated | 835 | -53.4% |
| 2 | Clay County Estimated | 657 | -41.2% |
| 3 | Boone County Estimated | 520 | -36.1% |
| 4 | Platte County Estimated | 286 | -36% |
| 5 | Pulaski County Estimated | 244 | -36.6% |
| 6 | St. Charles County Estimated | 221 | -77.4% |
| 7 | St. Louis city Estimated | 184 | -70.4% |
| 8 | Johnson County Estimated | 158 | -40.4% |
| 9 | Lincoln County Estimated | 156 | -47.7% |
| 10 | Christian County Estimated | 135 | -55.4% |
| 11 | Webster County Estimated | 97 | -52.9% |
| 12 | Nodaway County Estimated | 36 | +56.5% |
| 13 | Moniteau County Estimated | 17 | -22.7% |
| 14 | McDonald County Estimated | 15 | -83.1% |
| 15 | Adair County Estimated | 12 | -79.7% |
| 16 | Daviess County Estimated | 6 | -80.6% |
| 17 | Scotland County Estimated | 4 | -85.2% |
| 18 | Schuyler County Estimated | 3 | -82.4% |
| 19 | Pettis County Estimated | 1 | -99.3% |
| 20 | Warren County Estimated | -7 | -106.4% |
| 21 | Mercer County Estimated | -11 | -222.2% |
| 22 | Pike County Estimated | -12 | -700% |
| 22 | Worth County Estimated | -12 | -500% |
| 24 | Osage County Estimated | -14 | -1,500% |
| 25 | Knox County Estimated | -18 | -194.7% |
| 26 | Putnam County Estimated | -19 | 0% |
| 27 | Cedar County Estimated | -21 | +30% |
| 27 | Clark County Estimated | -21 | |
| 29 | Barton County Estimated | -22 | -15.8% |
| 29 | Cooper County Estimated | -22 | -466.7% |
| 29 | Gentry County Estimated | -22 | -214.3% |
| 32 | Carter County Estimated | -24 | -20% |
| 33 | Harrison County Estimated | -25 | +19.4% |
| 34 | Howard County Estimated | -26 | -262.5% |
| 34 | Shelby County Estimated | -26 | -285.7% |
| 36 | Caldwell County Estimated | -27 | -575% |
| 37 | Grundy County Estimated | -29 | |
| 38 | Marion County Estimated | -31 | -234.8% |
| 38 | Perry County Estimated | -31 | -210% |
| 40 | Ste. Genevieve County Estimated | -35 | -600% |
| 40 | Sullivan County Estimated | -35 | -259.1% |
| 42 | Reynolds County Estimated | -37 | -15.6% |
| 43 | Lewis County Estimated | -38 | -416.7% |
| 44 | Andrew County Estimated | -39 | -343.8% |
| 45 | Bollinger County Estimated | -41 | |
| 46 | Wright County Estimated | -45 | |
| 47 | St. Clair County Estimated | -47 | +21.7% |
| 48 | Holt County Estimated | -48 | -118.2% |
| 49 | Audrain County Estimated | -49 | -644.4% |
| 49 | Bates County Estimated | -49 | -69% |
| 49 | Carroll County Estimated | -49 | -69% |
| 52 | Ripley County Estimated | -52 | +22.4% |
| 53 | Shannon County Estimated | -54 | -200% |
| 54 | Monroe County Estimated | -55 | -120% |
| 55 | Maries County Estimated | -56 | -115.4% |
| 56 | Montgomery County Estimated | -58 | -75.8% |
| 57 | Chariton County Estimated | -59 | -353.8% |
| 57 | Miller County Estimated | -59 | -318.5% |
| 59 | Livingston County Estimated | -60 | -46.3% |
| 60 | Ralls County Estimated | -62 | -1,450% |
| 61 | Atchison County Estimated | -63 | -57.5% |
| 61 | Laclede County Estimated | -63 | -228.6% |
| 63 | Dade County Estimated | -66 | -46.7% |
| 64 | DeKalb County Estimated | -68 | -2,166.7% |
| 64 | Morgan County Estimated | -68 | -38.8% |
| 66 | Pemiscot County Estimated | -69 | -305.9% |
| 67 | Jasper County Estimated | -70 | -127.1% |
| 67 | Ray County Estimated | -70 | -125.8% |
| 69 | Cass County Estimated | -71 | -193.4% |
| 70 | Linn County Estimated | -72 | -213% |
| 70 | Macon County Estimated | -72 | -188% |
| 72 | Oregon County Estimated | -77 | -133.3% |
| 73 | Vernon County Estimated | -78 | -2,500% |
| 74 | Saline County Estimated | -80 | -2,566.7% |
| 75 | Cole County Estimated | -81 | -177.9% |
| 76 | Hickory County Estimated | -82 | -12.3% |
| 77 | Scott County Estimated | -83 | -1,085.7% |
| 78 | Douglas County Estimated | -84 | -86.7% |
| 79 | Iron County Estimated | -87 | -24.3% |
| 80 | Randolph County Estimated | -88 | -588.9% |
| 81 | Callaway County Estimated | -91 | -345.9% |
| 82 | Madison County Estimated | -93 | -97.9% |
| 82 | Stoddard County Estimated | -93 | -24% |
| 84 | Dent County Estimated | -94 | -38.2% |
| 84 | Ozark County Estimated | -94 | -56.7% |
| 86 | Clinton County Estimated | -99 | -518.8% |
| 87 | Polk County Estimated | -103 | -2,475% |
| 88 | Mississippi County Estimated | -106 | -120.8% |
| 89 | Lawrence County Estimated | -108 | -569.6% |
| 90 | Lafayette County Estimated | -111 | -840% |
| 90 | Wayne County Estimated | -111 | -65.7% |
| 92 | Barry County Estimated | -112 | -761.5% |
| 93 | New Madrid County Estimated | -116 | -222.2% |
| 94 | Henry County Estimated | -119 | -158.7% |
| 95 | Dallas County Estimated | -124 | -6,300% |
| 96 | Newton County Estimated | -135 | -290.1% |
| 97 | Crawford County Estimated | -139 | -78.2% |
| 97 | Gasconade County Estimated | -139 | -82.9% |
| 99 | Buchanan County Estimated | -155 | -264.9% |
| 100 | Jefferson County Estimated | -156 | -204.7% |
| 101 | Howell County Estimated | -162 | -131.4% |
| 102 | Texas County Estimated | -163 | -181% |
| 103 | Butler County Estimated | -164 | -121.6% |
| 103 | Washington County Estimated | -164 | -272.7% |
| 105 | Cape Girardeau County Estimated | -188 | -376.5% |
| 106 | Dunklin County Estimated | -197 | -126.4% |
| 107 | Benton County Estimated | -203 | -26.9% |
| 108 | Taney County Estimated | -211 | -944% |
| 109 | Stone County Estimated | -226 | -31.4% |
| 110 | Phelps County Estimated | -249 | -465.9% |
| 111 | Franklin County Estimated | -271 | -3,971.4% |
| 112 | Camden County Estimated | -326 | -46.8% |
| 113 | St. Francois County Estimated | -397 | -151.3% |
| 114 | Greene County Estimated | -410 | -237.1% |
| 115 | St. Louis County Estimated | -1,646 | -479.3% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.
Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.
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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Missouri by natural change, July to June, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Missouri by natural change, July to June, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/missouri-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Missouri by natural change, July to June, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/missouri-counties?period=2021.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Missouri by natural change, July to June, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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title = {{Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Missouri by natural change, July to June, 2021}},
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howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Jackson County, with 835 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
St. Louis County, with -1,646 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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Natural change, July to June: other rankings
Counties in Missouri: more rankings
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