US Census Data

Largest by population in Missouri

Missouri counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Missouri by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, St. Louis County leads at 996,618.

Among cities & places, Kansas City leads at 508,233.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1St. Louis County996,618
2Jackson County717,021
3St. Charles County409,830
4Greene County301,121
5St. Louis city293,109
6Clay County255,566
7Jefferson County228,227
8Boone County185,874
9Jasper County123,532
10Cass County109,393
11Platte County108,751
12Franklin County105,316
13Christian County91,229
14Buchanan County83,855
15Cape Girardeau County82,180
16Cole County76,924
17St. Francois County66,864
18Lincoln County61,636
19Newton County59,490
20Taney County56,382
21Johnson County54,331
22Pulaski County53,850
23Phelps County44,948
24Callaway County44,541
25Camden County43,416
26Pettis County43,205
27Butler County42,166
28Howell County40,168
29Webster County39,868
30Lawrence County38,392
31Scott County37,967
32Warren County36,467
33Laclede County36,245
34Barry County34,831
35Lafayette County32,974
36Polk County32,109
37Stone County31,697
38Stoddard County28,547
39Marion County28,493
40Dunklin County27,795
41Adair County25,224
42Miller County25,081
43Texas County24,956
44Audrain County24,688
45Randolph County24,524
46McDonald County23,492
47Washington County23,483
48Saline County23,177
49Ray County23,149
50Crawford County22,890
51Henry County22,194
52Morgan County21,430
53Clinton County21,259
54Nodaway County20,959
55Benton County19,887
56Vernon County19,713
57Perry County18,947
58Wright County18,722
59Ste. Genevieve County18,551
60Andrew County18,086
61Pike County17,623
62Dallas County17,344
63Cooper County16,835
64Bates County16,121
65New Madrid County16,041
66Moniteau County15,303
67Pemiscot County15,232
68Macon County15,163
69Gasconade County14,774
70Dent County14,506
71Cedar County14,440
72Livingston County14,330
73Osage County13,379
74Madison County12,665
75Mississippi County12,079
76Douglas County11,850
77Linn County11,850
78Barton County11,685
79Montgomery County11,422
80DeKalb County11,176
81Wayne County10,942
82Ripley County10,755
83Bollinger County10,591
84Ralls County10,394
85Howard County10,141
86Lewis County9,945
87Grundy County9,822
88Iron County9,482
89St. Clair County9,451
90Caldwell County8,890
91Ozark County8,773
92Oregon County8,704
93Monroe County8,672
94Hickory County8,501
95Carroll County8,459
96Daviess County8,449
97Maries County8,435
98Harrison County8,198
99Dade County7,627
100Chariton County7,406

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Kansas City508,233
2St. Louis293,109
3Springfield169,432
4Columbia127,200
5Independence121,944
6Lee's Summit102,583
7O'Fallon92,697
8St. Joseph71,542
9St. Charles71,048
10Blue Springs59,416
11St. Peters58,200
12Joplin52,218
13Florissant51,915
14Chesterfield49,591
15Wentzville45,734
16Jefferson City42,565
17Cape Girardeau40,047
18Wildwood35,168
19Oakville35,166
20University City34,655
21Ballwin30,835
22Liberty30,446
23Raytown29,593
24Kirkwood29,302
25Mehlville29,089
26Maryland Heights27,981
27Gladstone27,069
28Grandview25,821
29Hazelwood25,214
30Belton24,618
31Nixa24,131
32Raymore23,849
33Webster Groves23,771
34Ozark21,953
35Sedalia21,869
36Old Jamestown21,121
37Arnold20,884
38Rolla20,144
39Affton20,035
40Warrensburg19,437
41Republic19,233
42Creve Coeur18,643
43Ferguson18,350
44Manchester18,189
45Spanish Lake18,183
46Concord18,028
47Farmington17,999
48Lake St. Louis17,538
49Kirksville17,493
50Clayton17,282
51Hannibal16,825
52Lemay16,431
53Poplar Bluff16,243
54Sikeston16,231
55Grain Valley15,967
56Overland15,762
57Jackson15,532
58Carthage15,513
59Fort Leonard Wood15,317
60Lebanon15,157
61Washington14,948
62Marshall13,699
63Moberly13,634
64Troy13,467
65Webb City13,139
66Dardenne Prairie13,137
67Festus12,965
68Jennings12,900
69St. Ann12,865
70Neosho12,857
71Branson12,760
72Fulton12,611
73Union12,560
74Eureka12,371
75West Plains12,341
76Crestwood12,298
77Town and Country11,605
78Mexico11,487
79Bridgeton11,372
80Bolivar10,996
81Kearney10,696
82Bellefontaine Neighbors10,562
83Maryville10,556
84Smithville10,552
85Excelsior Springs10,502
86Kennett10,236
87Harrisonville10,002
88Ellisville9,908
89Monett9,734
90Richmond Heights9,179
91Des Peres9,145
92Chillicothe9,129
93Sunset Hills9,113
94Clinton9,047
95Ladue8,948
96Warrenton8,870
97Pleasant Hill8,853
98Cameron8,721
99Park Hills8,667
100Murphy8,566

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