Counties in Missouri by natural change, July to June
Clay County had the highest natural change, July to June of 115 counties in 2022, at 604. St. Louis County had the lowest, at -1,059. The median was -54 and the figure for Missouri was -6,836. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County Estimated | 604 | -8.1% |
| 2 | St. Charles County Estimated | 572 | +158.8% |
| 3 | Boone County Estimated | 424 | -18.5% |
| 4 | Jackson County Estimated | 287 | -65.6% |
| 5 | Pulaski County Estimated | 261 | +7% |
| 6 | Platte County Estimated | 232 | -18.9% |
| 7 | Lincoln County Estimated | 177 | +13.5% |
| 8 | St. Louis city Estimated | 149 | -19% |
| 9 | Johnson County Estimated | 125 | -20.9% |
| 10 | Webster County Estimated | 114 | +17.5% |
| 11 | Christian County Estimated | 63 | -53.3% |
| 12 | McDonald County Estimated | 42 | +180% |
| 13 | Scotland County Estimated | 34 | +750% |
| 14 | Schuyler County Estimated | 11 | +266.7% |
| 15 | Carter County Estimated | 6 | +125% |
| 16 | Nodaway County Estimated | 4 | -88.9% |
| 17 | Pettis County Estimated | 3 | +200% |
| 18 | Osage County Estimated | 2 | +114.3% |
| 19 | Daviess County Estimated | -1 | -116.7% |
| 20 | Mercer County Estimated | -3 | +72.7% |
| 21 | Moniteau County Estimated | -5 | -129.4% |
| 22 | Clinton County Estimated | -8 | +91.9% |
| 22 | Sullivan County Estimated | -8 | +77.1% |
| 24 | Knox County Estimated | -15 | +16.7% |
| 25 | Cole County Estimated | -17 | +79% |
| 25 | Gentry County Estimated | -17 | +22.7% |
| 27 | Adair County Estimated | -19 | -258.3% |
| 27 | Cedar County Estimated | -19 | +9.5% |
| 29 | Clark County Estimated | -23 | -9.5% |
| 29 | Monroe County Estimated | -23 | +58.2% |
| 31 | Worth County Estimated | -24 | -100% |
| 32 | Callaway County Estimated | -25 | +72.5% |
| 33 | Perry County Estimated | -28 | +9.7% |
| 33 | Pike County Estimated | -28 | -133.3% |
| 35 | Holt County Estimated | -29 | +39.6% |
| 36 | Ralls County Estimated | -30 | +51.6% |
| 36 | Shelby County Estimated | -30 | -15.4% |
| 38 | Caldwell County Estimated | -31 | -14.8% |
| 38 | Warren County Estimated | -31 | -342.9% |
| 40 | Andrew County Estimated | -32 | +17.9% |
| 41 | Maries County Estimated | -34 | +39.3% |
| 42 | Carroll County Estimated | -38 | +22.4% |
| 42 | Harrison County Estimated | -38 | -52% |
| 42 | Linn County Estimated | -38 | +47.2% |
| 45 | Grundy County Estimated | -42 | -44.8% |
| 45 | Putnam County Estimated | -42 | -121.1% |
| 47 | Shannon County Estimated | -43 | +20.4% |
| 48 | Barton County Estimated | -47 | -113.6% |
| 49 | Howard County Estimated | -48 | -84.6% |
| 50 | Atchison County Estimated | -49 | +22.2% |
| 51 | Livingston County Estimated | -50 | +16.7% |
| 51 | Polk County Estimated | -50 | +51.5% |
| 53 | Bollinger County Estimated | -51 | -24.4% |
| 54 | Dade County Estimated | -52 | +21.2% |
| 55 | DeKalb County Estimated | -53 | +22.1% |
| 55 | Reynolds County Estimated | -53 | -43.2% |
| 57 | Chariton County Estimated | -54 | +8.5% |
| 57 | Dallas County Estimated | -54 | +56.5% |
| 59 | Macon County Estimated | -56 | +22.2% |
| 60 | St. Clair County Estimated | -58 | -23.4% |
| 61 | Cape Girardeau County Estimated | -63 | +66.5% |
| 62 | Mississippi County Estimated | -65 | +38.7% |
| 63 | Lewis County Estimated | -66 | -73.7% |
| 63 | Ste. Genevieve County Estimated | -66 | -88.6% |
| 65 | Cooper County Estimated | -71 | -222.7% |
| 66 | Gasconade County Estimated | -75 | +46% |
| 67 | Audrain County Estimated | -78 | -59.2% |
| 68 | Miller County Estimated | -79 | -33.9% |
| 68 | Oregon County Estimated | -79 | -2.6% |
| 70 | Madison County Estimated | -81 | +12.9% |
| 71 | Pemiscot County Estimated | -83 | -20.3% |
| 71 | Wright County Estimated | -83 | -84.4% |
| 73 | Jasper County Estimated | -84 | -20% |
| 74 | Saline County Estimated | -85 | -6.3% |
| 75 | Montgomery County Estimated | -86 | -48.3% |
| 76 | Randolph County Estimated | -88 | 0% |
| 77 | Lawrence County Estimated | -92 | +14.8% |
| 78 | Ozark County Estimated | -94 | 0% |
| 79 | Douglas County Estimated | -95 | -13.1% |
| 80 | Bates County Estimated | -96 | -95.9% |
| 81 | Marion County Estimated | -100 | -222.6% |
| 82 | Morgan County Estimated | -102 | -50% |
| 83 | Vernon County Estimated | -106 | -35.9% |
| 84 | Laclede County Estimated | -108 | -71.4% |
| 85 | Hickory County Estimated | -109 | -32.9% |
| 86 | Scott County Estimated | -111 | -33.7% |
| 87 | Iron County Estimated | -112 | -28.7% |
| 88 | Ripley County Estimated | -116 | -123.1% |
| 89 | Ray County Estimated | -122 | -74.3% |
| 90 | Barry County Estimated | -132 | -17.9% |
| 90 | Buchanan County Estimated | -132 | +14.8% |
| 90 | Wayne County Estimated | -132 | -18.9% |
| 93 | Henry County Estimated | -133 | -11.8% |
| 94 | Washington County Estimated | -136 | +17.1% |
| 95 | Dunklin County Estimated | -139 | +29.4% |
| 96 | Dent County Estimated | -144 | -53.2% |
| 96 | Lafayette County Estimated | -144 | -29.7% |
| 96 | New Madrid County Estimated | -144 | -24.1% |
| 99 | Cass County Estimated | -148 | -108.5% |
| 99 | Newton County Estimated | -148 | -9.6% |
| 101 | Texas County Estimated | -154 | +5.5% |
| 102 | Stoddard County Estimated | -163 | -75.3% |
| 103 | Phelps County Estimated | -173 | +30.5% |
| 104 | Crawford County Estimated | -204 | -46.8% |
| 105 | Franklin County Estimated | -224 | +17.3% |
| 106 | Stone County Estimated | -225 | +0.4% |
| 107 | Butler County Estimated | -228 | -39% |
| 108 | Howell County Estimated | -240 | -48.1% |
| 109 | Benton County Estimated | -241 | -18.7% |
| 110 | Taney County Estimated | -245 | -16.1% |
| 111 | Jefferson County Estimated | -262 | -67.9% |
| 112 | Camden County Estimated | -281 | +13.8% |
| 113 | St. Francois County Estimated | -313 | +21.2% |
| 114 | Greene County Estimated | -411 | -0.2% |
| 115 | St. Louis County Estimated | -1,059 | +35.7% |
Other periods
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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
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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.
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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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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, 2022}},
year = {2026},
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?
Clay County, with 604 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
St. Louis County, with -1,059 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: 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.