Facts
- Population
- 6,245,466 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 1.5 %
- Natural change, 2023
- -90
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 6,154,854 (2020)
- Births
- 68,424 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.0
- Deaths
- 68,514 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.0
- International migration
- 19,460 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 9,638 (2023)
- Net migration
- 29,098 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 4.7
- Postal code
- MO
- FIPS code
- 29
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,245,466 |
| 2023 | 6,208,038 |
| 2022 | 6,179,414 |
| 2021 | 6,171,374 |
| 2020 | 6,154,744 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 % |
| 2023 | 3.1 % |
| 2022 | 2.6 % |
| 2021 | 4.1 % |
| 2020 | 6.1 % |
Counties · 115
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 992,929 | -1.2 % | 4.1 % |
| 2 | Jackson County | 727,362 | 1.4 % | 4.2 % |
| 3 | St. Charles County | 423,726 | 4.6 % | 3.4 % |
| 4 | Greene County | 307,942 | 3.0 % | 3.7 % |
| 5 | St. Louis city | 279,695 | -7.2 % | 4.6 % |
| 6 | Clay County | 263,370 | 4.0 % | 3.8 % |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 231,888 | 2.3 % | 3.7 % |
| 8 | Boone County | 192,154 | 4.7 % | 3.4 % |
| 9 | Jasper County | 126,479 | 3.0 % | 3.8 % |
| 10 | Cass County | 113,873 | 5.6 % | 3.6 % |
| 11 | Platte County | 113,207 | 6.1 % | 3.4 % |
| 12 | Franklin County | 107,256 | 2.5 % | 3.7 % |
| 13 | Christian County | 96,045 | 8.1 % | 3.5 % |
| 14 | Cape Girardeau County | 83,658 | 2.4 % | 3.6 % |
| 15 | Buchanan County | 83,574 | -1.4 % | 4.2 % |
| 16 | Cole County | 77,625 | 0.5 % | 3.2 % |
| 17 | St. Francois County | 67,503 | 0.9 % | 4.7 % |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 65,888 | 10.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 19 | Newton County | 61,519 | 4.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 20 | Taney County | 56,744 | 1.2 % | 6.0 % |
| 21 | Johnson County | 55,880 | 3.5 % | 4.0 % |
| 22 | Pulaski County | 53,964 | 0.0 % | 4.1 % |
| 23 | Phelps County | 45,672 | 2.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 24 | Callaway County | 45,126 | 1.9 % | 3.4 % |
| 25 | Camden County | 44,135 | 3.3 % | 4.6 % |
| 26 | Pettis County | 43,791 | 1.9 % | 4.0 % |
| 27 | Webster County | 42,041 | 7.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 28 | Butler County | 41,814 | -0.7 % | 5.2 % |
| 29 | Howell County | 40,762 | 2.5 % | 4.6 % |
| 30 | Lawrence County | 39,151 | 3.0 % | 4.2 % |
| 31 | Warren County | 38,478 | 8.3 % | 3.7 % |
| 32 | Scott County | 37,957 | -0.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 33 | Laclede County | 36,738 | 1.9 % | 5.0 % |
| 34 | Barry County | 35,618 | 3.2 % | 4.4 % |
| 35 | Lafayette County | 33,511 | 1.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 36 | Polk County | 33,070 | 4.9 % | 4.2 % |
| 37 | Stone County | 32,630 | 5.0 % | 5.7 % |
| 38 | Stoddard County | 28,438 | -0.8 % | 4.5 % |
| 39 | Marion County | 28,425 | -0.4 % | 4.2 % |
| 40 | Dunklin County | 27,002 | -4.5 % | 5.5 % |
| 41 | Texas County | 25,715 | 5.0 % | 4.4 % |
| 42 | Miller County | 25,668 | 3.8 % | 3.8 % |
| 43 | Adair County | 25,660 | 1.4 % | 4.7 % |
| 44 | Audrain County | 24,304 | -2.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 45 | Randolph County | 24,077 | -2.6 % | 3.8 % |
| 46 | McDonald County | 24,054 | 3.2 % | 4.9 % |
| 47 | Washington County | 23,583 | 0.3 % | 4.9 % |
| 48 | Saline County | 23,325 | -0.0 % | 3.6 % |
| 49 | Ray County | 23,199 | 0.2 % | 4.2 % |
| 50 | Crawford County | 22,808 | -1.1 % | 4.6 % |
| 51 | Henry County | 22,575 | 2.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 52 | Morgan County | 22,399 | 6.6 % | 5.1 % |
| 53 | Clinton County | 21,721 | 2.5 % | 4.1 % |
| 54 | Benton County | 20,614 | 6.3 % | 5.4 % |
| 55 | Nodaway County | 20,503 | -3.4 % | 3.1 % |
| 56 | Vernon County | 19,787 | 0.4 % | 3.8 % |
| 57 | Wright County | 19,505 | 7.2 % | 5.2 % |
| 58 | Perry County | 19,100 | 0.8 % | 3.2 % |
| 59 | Ste. Genevieve County | 18,546 | 0.4 % | 3.4 % |
| 60 | Andrew County | 18,091 | -0.2 % | 3.7 % |
| 61 | Pike County | 17,961 | 2.1 % | 4.4 % |
| 62 | Dallas County | 17,877 | 4.7 % | 4.8 % |
| 63 | Cooper County | 17,122 | 0.1 % | 3.7 % |
| 64 | Bates County | 16,394 | 2.2 % | 4.0 % |
| 65 | Moniteau County | 15,294 | -1.2 % | 3.3 % |
| 66 | New Madrid County | 15,212 | -7.4 % | 5.1 % |
| 67 | Macon County | 15,177 | -0.2 % | 4.5 % |
| 68 | Cedar County | 15,023 | 5.9 % | 4.6 % |
| 69 | Dent County | 14,721 | 2.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 70 | Livingston County | 14,658 | 0.7 % | 3.6 % |
| 71 | Gasconade County | 14,655 | -0.9 % | 3.7 % |
| 72 | Pemiscot County | 14,407 | -8.0 % | 5.8 % |
| 73 | Osage County | 13,478 | 1.6 % | 3.1 % |
| 74 | Madison County | 12,852 | 1.8 % | 4.8 % |
| 75 | Douglas County | 12,290 | 6.2 % | 4.7 % |
| 76 | Linn County | 11,910 | 0.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 77 | Mississippi County | 11,750 | -6.5 % | 6.1 % |
| 78 | Barton County | 11,717 | 0.7 % | 4.1 % |
| 79 | Montgomery County | 11,511 | 1.7 % | 3.6 % |
| 80 | Wayne County | 10,820 | -1.4 % | 5.8 % |
| 81 | Ripley County | 10,715 | 0.4 % | 4.9 % |
| 82 | Bollinger County | 10,610 | 0.4 % | 3.9 % |
| 83 | Ralls County | 10,499 | 1.4 % | 3.8 % |
| 84 | Howard County | 10,150 | -0.0 % | 4.0 % |
| 85 | DeKalb County | 9,884 | -10.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 86 | Lewis County | 9,852 | -1.8 % | 4.6 % |
| 87 | St. Clair County | 9,848 | 6.1 % | 4.3 % |
| 88 | Grundy County | 9,766 | -0.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 89 | Iron County | 9,420 | -1.2 % | 5.2 % |
| 90 | Ozark County | 9,090 | 6.3 % | 6.3 % |
| 91 | Caldwell County | 9,000 | 2.2 % | 4.2 % |
| 92 | Monroe County | 8,890 | 2.6 % | 4.2 % |
| 93 | Hickory County | 8,766 | 6.0 % | 6.7 % |
| 94 | Oregon County | 8,699 | 0.7 % | 4.6 % |
| 95 | Daviess County | 8,541 | 1.3 % | 3.3 % |
| 96 | Maries County | 8,506 | 0.9 % | 3.8 % |
| 97 | Carroll County | 8,414 | -0.9 % | 4.3 % |
| 98 | Harrison County | 8,186 | 0.4 % | 3.9 % |
| 99 | Dade County | 7,622 | 0.7 % | 3.8 % |
| 100 | Chariton County | 7,397 | -0.2 % | 3.9 % |
| 101 | Shannon County | 7,275 | 3.4 % | 5.8 % |
| 102 | Clark County | 6,623 | -0.2 % | 4.8 % |
| 103 | Gentry County | 6,298 | 2.1 % | 3.6 % |
| 104 | Reynolds County | 5,927 | -2.7 % | 4.7 % |
| 105 | Shelby County | 5,926 | -3.0 % | 3.6 % |
| 106 | Sullivan County | 5,750 | -4.0 % | 3.7 % |
| 107 | Carter County | 5,359 | 3.0 % | 4.7 % |
| 108 | Atchison County | 5,139 | -3.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 109 | Scotland County | 4,698 | -0.4 % | 3.6 % |
| 110 | Putnam County | 4,539 | -2.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 111 | Holt County | 4,241 | 0.2 % | 3.9 % |
| 112 | Schuyler County | 4,069 | 0.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 113 | Knox County | 3,740 | -0.1 % | 4.7 % |
| 114 | Mercer County | 3,452 | -2.3 % | 4.1 % |
| 115 | Worth County | 1,872 | -5.1 % | 3.4 % |