| Missouri Population Age 18 to 24 Years and Age 25 to 34 Years, 1990-2000 |
| By County Within Dept. of Economic Development Region |
| Population Age 18 to 24 Years | Population Age 25 to 34 Years | |||||||
| Change, 1990-2000 | Change, 1990-2000 | |||||||
| 2000 | 1990 | Number | Percent | 2000 | 1990 | Number | Percent | |
| Missouri Totals | ||||||||
| Missouri | 535,978 | 517,191 | 18,787 | 3.6 | 738,733 | 852,042 | -113309 | -13.3 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: St. Louis MSA | ||||||||
| St. Louis MSA | 173,698 | 178,042 | -4,344 | -2.4 | 269,887 | 339,010 | -69,123 | -20.4 |
| Franklin | 7,678 | 7,721 | -43 | -0.6 | 12,365 | 13,389 | -1,024 | -7.6 |
| Jefferson | 16,936 | 16,152 | 784 | 4.9 | 27,258 | 32,479 | -5,221 | -16.1 |
| Lincoln | 3,139 | 2,322 | 817 | 35.2 | 4,915 | 5,061 | -146 | -2.9 |
| St. Charles | 23,194 | 19,143 | 4,051 | 21.2 | 39,668 | 42,618 | -2,950 | -6.9 |
| St. Louis | 84,064 | 89,715 | -5,651 | -6.3 | 128,486 | 169,630 | -41,144 | -24.3 |
| Warren | 1,874 | 1,567 | 307 | 19.6 | 2,800 | 3,165 | -365 | -11.5 |
| St. Louis City | 36,813 | 41,422 | -4,609 | -11.1 | 54,395 | 72,668 | -18,273 | -25.1 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Kansas City MSA | ||||||||
| Kansas City MSA | 93,599 | 93,176 | 423 | 0.5 | 155,520 | 176,696 | -21,176 | -12.0 |
| Cass | 6,014 | 5,515 | 499 | 9.0 | 10,604 | 10,888 | -284 | -2.6 |
| Clay | 16,067 | 15,129 | 938 | 6.2 | 28,281 | 28,377 | -96 | -0.3 |
| Clinton | 1,399 | 1,242 | 157 | 12.6 | 2,211 | 2,424 | -213 | -8.8 |
| Jackson | 59,796 | 61,400 | -1,604 | -2.6 | 97,129 | 116,418 | -19,289 | -16.6 |
| Lafayette | 2,494 | 2,693 | -199 | -7.4 | 3,900 | 4,508 | -608 | -13.5 |
| Platte | 6,093 | 5,511 | 582 | 10.6 | 10,624 | 10,745 | -121 | -1.1 |
| Ray | 1,736 | 1,686 | 50 | 3.0 | 2,771 | 3,336 | -565 | -16.9 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Springfield - Branson | ||||||||
| Springfield - Branson | 50,608 | 43,726 | 6,882 | 15.7 | 57,895 | 53,248 | 4,647 | 8.7 |
| Christian | 4,392 | 2,851 | 1,541 | 54.1 | 8,088 | 5,567 | 2,521 | 45.3 |
| Dallas | 1,159 | 921 | 238 | 25.8 | 1,700 | 1,745 | -45 | -2.6 |
| Greene | 33,245 | 30,719 | 2,526 | 8.2 | 33,067 | 33,828 | -761 | -2.2 |
| Polk | 3,411 | 3,086 | 325 | 10.5 | 3,138 | 2,955 | 183 | 6.2 |
| Stone | 1,769 | 1,339 | 430 | 32.1 | 2,881 | 2,262 | 619 | 27.4 |
| Taney | 4,054 | 2,589 | 1,465 | 56.6 | 4,829 | 3,193 | 1,636 | 51.2 |
| Webster | 2,578 | 2,221 | 357 | 16.1 | 4,192 | 3,698 | 494 | 13.4 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Central | ||||||||
| Central | 50,949 | 46,388 | 4,561 | 9.8 | 53,624 | 56,473 | -2,849 | -5.0 |
| Audrain | 2,042 | 1,701 | 341 | 20.0 | 3,288 | 3,189 | 99 | 3.1 |
| Boone | 26,934 | 24,798 | 2,136 | 8.6 | 20,629 | 21,215 | -586 | -2.8 |
| Callaway | 4,529 | 3,807 | 722 | 19.0 | 5,688 | 5,355 | 333 | 6.2 |
| Cole | 6,969 | 6,437 | 532 | 8.3 | 10,829 | 12,092 | -1,263 | -10.4 |
| Cooper | 2,328 | 1,992 | 336 | 16.9 | 2,164 | 2,003 | 161 | 8.0 |
| Gasconade | 1,052 | 1,009 | 43 | 4.3 | 1,569 | 2,042 | -473 | -23.2 |
| Howard | 1,362 | 1,120 | 242 | 21.6 | 1,085 | 1,326 | -241 | -18.2 |
| Moniteau | 1,221 | 1,046 | 175 | 16.7 | 2,125 | 1,861 | 264 | 14.2 |
| Montgomery | 897 | 825 | 72 | 8.7 | 1,295 | 1,575 | -280 | -17.8 |
| Osage | 1,247 | 1,302 | -55 | -4.2 | 1,635 | 1,821 | -186 | -10.2 |
| Randolph | 2,368 | 2,351 | 17 | 0.7 | 3,317 | 3,994 | -677 | -17.0 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Bootheel | ||||||||
| Bootheel | 19,182 | 19,763 | -581 | -2.9 | 27,272 | 31,844 | -4,572 | -14.4 |
| Butler | 3,439 | 3,326 | 113 | 3.4 | 4,957 | 5,581 | -624 | -11.2 |
| Carter | 477 | 449 | 28 | 6.2 | 662 | 734 | -72 | -9.8 |
| Dunklin | 2,697 | 2,837 | -140 | -4.9 | 4,019 | 4,470 | -451 | -10.1 |
| Mississippi | 1,176 | 1,237 | -61 | -4.9 | 1,589 | 2,038 | -449 | -22.0 |
| New Madrid | 1,675 | 1,887 | -212 | -11.2 | 2,353 | 3,022 | -669 | -22.1 |
| Pemiscot | 1,817 | 1,989 | -172 | -8.6 | 2,338 | 2,932 | -594 | -20.3 |
| Ripley | 1,063 | 965 | 98 | 10.2 | 1,492 | 1,561 | -69 | -4.4 |
| Scott | 3,438 | 3,610 | -172 | -4.8 | 5,119 | 6,027 | -908 | -15.1 |
| Stoddard | 2,516 | 2,526 | -10 | -0.4 | 3,456 | 4,030 | -574 | -14.2 |
| Wayne | 884 | 937 | -53 | -5.7 | 1,287 | 1,449 | -162 | -11.2 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lake Ozark Rolla | ||||||||
| Lake Ozark Rolla | 24,408 | 22,856 | 1,552 | 6.8 | 29,100 | 32,322 | -3,222 | -10.0 |
| Camden | 2,272 | 1,798 | 474 | 26.4 | 3,431 | 3,520 | -89 | -2.5 |
| Crawford | 1,803 | 1,489 | 314 | 21.1 | 2,591 | 2,793 | -202 | -7.2 |
| Dent | 1,141 | 1,021 | 120 | 11.8 | 1,615 | 1,811 | -196 | -10.8 |
| Laclede | 2,727 | 2,408 | 319 | 13.2 | 3,999 | 4,202 | -203 | -4.8 |
| Maries | 649 | 669 | -20 | -3.0 | 1,011 | 1,098 | -87 | -7.9 |
| Miller | 1,977 | 1,745 | 232 | 13.3 | 2,873 | 3,141 | -268 | -8.5 |
| Morgan | 1,200 | 1,100 | 100 | 9.1 | 1,918 | 1,873 | 45 | 2.4 |
| Phelps | 5,793 | 5,519 | 274 | 5.0 | 4,738 | 5,270 | -532 | -10.1 |
| Pulaski | 6,846 | 7,107 | -261 | -3.7 | 6,924 | 8,614 | -1,690 | -19.6 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lower East Central-Cape | ||||||||
| Lower East Central-Cape | 22,696 | 21,563 | 1,133 | 5.3 | 28,342 | 31,092 | -2,750 | -8.8 |
| Bollinger | 933 | 907 | 26 | 2.9 | 1,426 | 1,490 | -64 | -4.3 |
| Cape Girardeau | 9,203 | 9,181 | 22 | 0.2 | 8,894 | 9,651 | -757 | -7.8 |
| Iron | 830 | 828 | 2 | 0.2 | 1,167 | 1,387 | -220 | -15.9 |
| Madison | 930 | 895 | 35 | 3.9 | 1,332 | 1,577 | -245 | -15.5 |
| Perry | 1,557 | 1,402 | 155 | 11.1 | 2,267 | 2,401 | -134 | -5.6 |
| Reynolds | 455 | 493 | -38 | -7.7 | 762 | 915 | -153 | -16.7 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,363 | 1,297 | 66 | 5.1 | 1,983 | 2,507 | -524 | -20.9 |
| St. Francois | 5,144 | 4,590 | 554 | 12.1 | 7,394 | 7,900 | -506 | -6.4 |
| Washington | 2,281 | 1,970 | 311 | 15.8 | 3,117 | 3,264 | -147 | -4.5 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: North Central | ||||||||
| North Central | 5,334 | 5,191 | 143 | 2.8 | 7,826 | 9,602 | -1,776 | -18.5 |
| Carroll | 762 | 754 | 8 | 1.1 | 1,096 | 1,359 | -263 | -19.4 |
| Chariton | 548 | 610 | -62 | -10.2 | 770 | 1,189 | -419 | -35.2 |
| Grundy | 862 | 757 | 105 | 13.9 | 1,065 | 1,351 | -286 | -21.2 |
| Linn | 966 | 896 | 70 | 7.8 | 1,449 | 1,822 | -373 | -20.5 |
| Livingston | 1,073 | 1,129 | -56 | -5.0 | 1,657 | 2,081 | -424 | -20.4 |
| Mercer | 253 | 204 | 49 | 24.0 | 348 | 445 | -97 | -21.8 |
| Putnam | 325 | 349 | -24 | -6.9 | 545 | 612 | -67 | -10.9 |
| Sullivan | 545 | 492 | 53 | 10.8 | 896 | 743 | 153 | 20.6 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northeast | ||||||||
| Northeast | 17,092 | 16,010 | 1,082 | 6.8 | 16,248 | 19,119 | -2,871 | -15.0 |
| Adair | 6,837 | 6,530 | 307 | 4.7 | 2,720 | 3,336 | -616 | -18.5 |
| Clark | 577 | 626 | -49 | -7.8 | 819 | 998 | -179 | -17.9 |
| Knox | 272 | 317 | -45 | -14.2 | 395 | 576 | -181 | -31.4 |
| Lewis | 1,349 | 1,488 | -139 | -9.3 | 1,127 | 1,343 | -216 | -16.1 |
| Macon | 1,190 | 1,177 | 13 | 1.1 | 1,772 | 2,004 | -232 | -11.6 |
| Marion | 2,693 | 2,302 | 391 | 17.0 | 3,330 | 4,113 | -783 | -19.0 |
| Monroe | 681 | 649 | 32 | 4.9 | 977 | 1,274 | -297 | -23.3 |
| Pike | 1,661 | 1,233 | 428 | 34.7 | 2,449 | 2,186 | 263 | 12.0 |
| Ralls | 686 | 620 | 66 | 10.6 | 1,053 | 1,173 | -120 | -10.2 |
| Schuyler | 280 | 312 | -32 | -10.3 | 437 | 552 | -115 | -20.8 |
| Scotland | 377 | 341 | 36 | 10.6 | 508 | 627 | -119 | -19.0 |
| Shelby | 489 | 415 | 74 | 17.8 | 661 | 937 | -276 | -29.5 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northwest | ||||||||
| Northwest | 20,509 | 18,979 | 1,530 | 8.1 | 21,994 | 26,260 | -4,266 | -16.2 |
| Andrew | 1,300 | 1,188 | 112 | 9.4 | 1,908 | 2,132 | -224 | -10.5 |
| Atchison | 416 | 854 | -438 | -51.3 | 650 | 916 | -266 | -29.0 |
| Buchanan | 9,456 | 8,128 | 1,328 | 16.3 | 11,232 | 13,128 | -1,896 | -14.4 |
| Caldwell | 637 | 600 | 37 | 6.2 | 942 | 1,097 | -155 | -14.1 |
| Daviess | 611 | 551 | 60 | 10.9 | 857 | 992 | -135 | -13.6 |
| DeKalb | 953 | 1,037 | -84 | -8.1 | 1,788 | 2,095 | -307 | -14.7 |
| Gentry | 483 | 459 | 24 | 5.2 | 667 | 886 | -219 | -24.7 |
| Harrison | 639 | 545 | 94 | 17.2 | 913 | 1,122 | -209 | -18.6 |
| Holt | 348 | 419 | -71 | -16.9 | 537 | 770 | -233 | -30.3 |
| Nodaway | 5,504 | 5,047 | 457 | 9.1 | 2,300 | 2,831 | -531 | -18.8 |
| Worth | 162 | 151 | 11 | 7.3 | 200 | 291 | -91 | -31.3 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: South Central | ||||||||
| South Central | 8,905 | 8,214 | 691 | 8.4 | 12,868 | 14,375 | -1,507 | -10.5 |
| Douglas | 913 | 856 | 57 | 6.7 | 1,325 | 1,580 | -255 | -16.1 |
| Howell | 2,903 | 2,591 | 312 | 12.0 | 4,401 | 4,268 | 133 | 3.1 |
| Oregon | 729 | 718 | 11 | 1.5 | 1,090 | 1,131 | -41 | -3.6 |
| Ozark | 660 | 540 | 120 | 22.2 | 879 | 1,013 | -134 | -13.2 |
| Shannon | 599 | 597 | 2 | 0.3 | 925 | 1,118 | -193 | -17.3 |
| Texas | 1,625 | 1,599 | 26 | 1.6 | 2,287 | 2,926 | -639 | -21.8 |
| Wright | 1,476 | 1,313 | 163 | 12.4 | 1,961 | 2,339 | -378 | -16.2 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Southwest | ||||||||
| Southwest | 27,804 | 23,357 | 4,447 | 19.0 | 37,151 | 38,119 | -968 | -2.5 |
| Barry | 2,655 | 2,139 | 516 | 24.1 | 3,852 | 3,844 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Barton | 1,038 | 825 | 213 | 25.8 | 1,390 | 1,658 | -268 | -16.2 |
| Cedar | 883 | 807 | 76 | 9.4 | 1,305 | 1,390 | -85 | -6.1 |
| Dade | 540 | 488 | 52 | 10.7 | 757 | 972 | -215 | -22.1 |
| Jasper | 11,547 | 9,214 | 2,333 | 25.3 | 14,010 | 14,245 | -235 | -1.6 |
| Lawrence | 2,773 | 2,480 | 293 | 11.8 | 4,261 | 4,302 | -41 | -1.0 |
| McDonald | 1,888 | 1,498 | 390 | 26.0 | 2,910 | 2,533 | 377 | 14.9 |
| Newton | 4,604 | 4,132 | 472 | 11.4 | 6,336 | 6,558 | -222 | -3.4 |
| Vernon | 1,876 | 1,774 | 102 | 5.7 | 2,330 | 2,617 | -287 | -11.0 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: West Central | ||||||||
| West Central | 21,194 | 19,926 | 1,268 | 6.4 | 21,006 | 23,882 | -2,876 | -12.0 |
| Bates | 1,255 | 1,055 | 200 | 19.0 | 1,832 | 1,990 | -158 | -7.9 |
| Benton | 984 | 878 | 106 | 12.1 | 1,426 | 1,493 | -67 | -4.5 |
| Henry | 1,716 | 1,527 | 189 | 12.4 | 2,463 | 2,695 | -232 | -8.6 |
| Hickory | 473 | 376 | 97 | 25.8 | 674 | 688 | -14 | -2.0 |
| Johnson | 9,724 | 9,965 | -241 | -2.4 | 6,285 | 7,099 | -814 | -11.5 |
| Pettis | 3,660 | 3,129 | 531 | 17.0 | 4,862 | 5,573 | -711 | -12.8 |
| St. Clair | 543 | 558 | -15 | -2.7 | 894 | 990 | -96 | -9.7 |
| Saline | 2,839 | 2,438 | 401 | 16.4 | 2,570 | 3,354 | -784 | -23.4 |
| Source: 1990 and 2000 Decenial Census, Summary File 1 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 19MAR2002 by setup in mocopop_18_34_1990_2000 |
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