| Change in Population Under 18, 1990-2000 |
| By County Within UM Extension Region |
| Population Under 5 Years | Population Age 5 to 17 Years | |||||||
| Change, 1990-2000 | Change, 1990-2000 | |||||||
| 2000 | 1990 | Number | Percent | 2000 | 1990 | Number | Percent | |
| Missouri Totals | ||||||||
| Missouri | 369,898 | 369,244 | 654 | 0.2 | 1057794 | 945,582 | 112,212 | 11.9 |
| UM Extension Region: Central | ||||||||
| Central | 27,981 | 26,569 | 1,412 | 5.3 | 79,318 | 69,166 | 10,152 | 14.7 |
| Audrain | 1,649 | 1,581 | 68 | 4.3 | 4,711 | 4,642 | 69 | 1.5 |
| Benton | 818 | 706 | 112 | 15.9 | 2,698 | 2,271 | 427 | 18.8 |
| Boone | 8,452 | 7,923 | 529 | 6.7 | 22,450 | 17,441 | 5,009 | 28.7 |
| Callaway | 2,524 | 2,393 | 131 | 5.5 | 7,847 | 6,204 | 1,643 | 26.5 |
| Carroll | 659 | 697 | -38 | -5.5 | 1,930 | 2,128 | -198 | -9.3 |
| Chariton | 427 | 625 | -198 | -31.7 | 1,570 | 1,749 | -179 | -10.2 |
| Cole | 4,658 | 4,357 | 301 | 6.9 | 12,636 | 11,562 | 1,074 | 9.3 |
| Cooper | 969 | 952 | 17 | 1.8 | 2,832 | 2,669 | 163 | 6.1 |
| Howard | 574 | 611 | -37 | -6.1 | 1,877 | 1,774 | 103 | 5.8 |
| Moniteau | 995 | 854 | 141 | 16.5 | 2,841 | 2,536 | 305 | 12.0 |
| Morgan | 1,162 | 1,022 | 140 | 13.7 | 3,433 | 2,582 | 851 | 33.0 |
| Osage | 871 | 849 | 22 | 2.6 | 2,566 | 2,490 | 76 | 3.1 |
| Pettis | 2,768 | 2,536 | 232 | 9.1 | 7,609 | 6,679 | 930 | 13.9 |
| Saline | 1,455 | 1,463 | -8 | -0.5 | 4,318 | 4,439 | -121 | -2.7 |
| UM Extension Region: East Central | ||||||||
| East Central | 140,856 | 151,108 | -10,252 | -6.8 | 413,622 | 371,542 | 42,080 | 11.3 |
| Franklin | 6,488 | 6,308 | 180 | 2.9 | 19,173 | 16,692 | 2,481 | 14.9 |
| Jefferson | 14,257 | 14,396 | -139 | -1.0 | 41,013 | 36,602 | 4,411 | 12.1 |
| Lincoln | 2,850 | 2,444 | 406 | 16.6 | 8,841 | 6,232 | 2,609 | 41.9 |
| Montgomery | 696 | 783 | -87 | -11.1 | 2,389 | 2,188 | 201 | 9.2 |
| St. Charles | 21,662 | 19,023 | 2,639 | 13.9 | 60,586 | 45,044 | 15,542 | 34.5 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,075 | 1,156 | -81 | -7.0 | 3,674 | 3,333 | 341 | 10.2 |
| St. Francois | 3,353 | 3,176 | 177 | 5.6 | 9,982 | 9,272 | 710 | 7.7 |
| St. Louis | 63,851 | 69,322 | -5,471 | -7.9 | 192,140 | 175,073 | 17,067 | 9.7 |
| Warren | 1,602 | 1,599 | 3 | 0.2 | 4,984 | 3,886 | 1,098 | 28.3 |
| Washington | 1,545 | 1,546 | -1 | -0.1 | 4,660 | 4,535 | 125 | 2.8 |
| St. Louis City | 23,477 | 31,355 | -7,878 | -25.1 | 66,180 | 68,685 | -2,505 | -3.6 |
| UM Extension Region: Northeast | ||||||||
| Northeast | 12,114 | 12,098 | 16 | 0.1 | 35,072 | 34,938 | 134 | 0.4 |
| Adair | 1,321 | 1,368 | -47 | -3.4 | 3,475 | 3,580 | -105 | -2.9 |
| Clark | 456 | 499 | -43 | -8.6 | 1,396 | 1,555 | -159 | -10.2 |
| Knox | 268 | 287 | -19 | -6.6 | 819 | 783 | 36 | 4.6 |
| Lewis | 754 | 609 | 145 | 23.8 | 1,873 | 1,795 | 78 | 4.3 |
| Linn | 836 | 871 | -35 | -4.0 | 2,653 | 2,584 | 69 | 2.7 |
| Macon | 1,008 | 883 | 125 | 14.2 | 2,812 | 2,891 | -79 | -2.7 |
| Marion | 1,912 | 1,955 | -43 | -2.2 | 5,357 | 5,583 | -226 | -4.0 |
| Monroe | 606 | 651 | -45 | -6.9 | 1,804 | 1,852 | -48 | -2.6 |
| Pike | 984 | 1,134 | -150 | -13.2 | 3,309 | 3,222 | 87 | 2.7 |
| Putnam | 339 | 281 | 58 | 20.6 | 915 | 870 | 45 | 5.2 |
| Ralls | 545 | 536 | 9 | 1.7 | 1,884 | 1,714 | 170 | 9.9 |
| Randolph | 1,570 | 1,561 | 9 | 0.6 | 4,304 | 4,527 | -223 | -4.9 |
| Schuyler | 252 | 302 | -50 | -16.6 | 775 | 738 | 37 | 5.0 |
| Scotland | 357 | 352 | 5 | 1.4 | 1,066 | 873 | 193 | 22.1 |
| Shelby | 390 | 475 | -85 | -17.9 | 1,339 | 1,324 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Sullivan | 516 | 334 | 182 | 54.5 | 1,291 | 1,047 | 244 | 23.3 |
| UM Extension Region: Northwest | ||||||||
| Northwest | 13,866 | 14,753 | -887 | -6.0 | 41,860 | 41,043 | 817 | 2.0 |
| Andrew | 1,043 | 986 | 57 | 5.8 | 3,305 | 2,966 | 339 | 11.4 |
| Atchison | 289 | 398 | -109 | -27.4 | 1,258 | 1,281 | -23 | -1.8 |
| Buchanan | 5,407 | 5,976 | -569 | -9.5 | 15,530 | 15,477 | 53 | 0.3 |
| Caldwell | 563 | 585 | -22 | -3.8 | 1,865 | 1,615 | 250 | 15.5 |
| Clinton | 1,247 | 1,192 | 55 | 4.6 | 3,832 | 3,426 | 406 | 11.9 |
| Daviess | 562 | 545 | 17 | 3.1 | 1,600 | 1,573 | 27 | 1.7 |
| DeKalb | 601 | 557 | 44 | 7.9 | 1,802 | 1,566 | 236 | 15.1 |
| Gentry | 426 | 443 | -17 | -3.8 | 1,356 | 1,244 | 112 | 9.0 |
| Grundy | 636 | 653 | -17 | -2.6 | 1,788 | 1,846 | -58 | -3.1 |
| Harrison | 569 | 489 | 80 | 16.4 | 1,534 | 1,446 | 88 | 6.1 |
| Holt | 256 | 396 | -140 | -35.4 | 1,016 | 1,147 | -131 | -11.4 |
| Livingston | 893 | 946 | -53 | -5.6 | 2,660 | 2,740 | -80 | -2.9 |
| Mercer | 209 | 182 | 27 | 14.8 | 655 | 657 | -2 | -0.3 |
| Nodaway | 1,033 | 1,244 | -211 | -17.0 | 3,212 | 3,634 | -422 | -11.6 |
| Worth | 132 | 161 | -29 | -18.0 | 447 | 425 | 22 | 5.2 |
| UM Extension Region: South Central | ||||||||
| South Central | 22,416 | 21,794 | 622 | 2.9 | 67,059 | 60,162 | 6,897 | 11.5 |
| Camden | 1,721 | 1,583 | 138 | 8.7 | 5,787 | 4,411 | 1,376 | 31.2 |
| Crawford | 1,485 | 1,296 | 189 | 14.6 | 4,505 | 3,864 | 641 | 16.6 |
| Dent | 959 | 851 | 108 | 12.7 | 2,757 | 2,760 | -3 | -0.1 |
| Douglas | 785 | 819 | -34 | -4.2 | 2,597 | 2,359 | 238 | 10.1 |
| Gasconade | 895 | 951 | -56 | -5.9 | 2,905 | 2,537 | 368 | 14.5 |
| Howell | 2,500 | 2,128 | 372 | 17.5 | 7,176 | 6,134 | 1,042 | 17.0 |
| Laclede | 2,243 | 1,968 | 275 | 14.0 | 6,432 | 5,326 | 1,106 | 20.8 |
| Maries | 587 | 543 | 44 | 8.1 | 1,731 | 1,527 | 204 | 13.4 |
| Miller | 1,606 | 1,535 | 71 | 4.6 | 4,592 | 4,249 | 343 | 8.1 |
| Oregon | 614 | 532 | 82 | 15.4 | 1,901 | 1,725 | 176 | 10.2 |
| Ozark | 511 | 431 | 80 | 18.6 | 1,596 | 1,555 | 41 | 2.6 |
| Phelps | 2,261 | 2,298 | -37 | -1.6 | 7,181 | 6,124 | 1,057 | 17.3 |
| Pulaski | 3,154 | 3,650 | -496 | -13.6 | 8,184 | 8,272 | -88 | -1.1 |
| Shannon | 513 | 557 | -44 | -7.9 | 1,686 | 1,474 | 212 | 14.4 |
| Texas | 1,326 | 1,452 | -126 | -8.7 | 4,408 | 4,337 | 71 | 1.6 |
| Wright | 1,256 | 1,200 | 56 | 4.7 | 3,621 | 3,508 | 113 | 3.2 |
| UM Extension Region: Southeast | ||||||||
| Southeast | 23,019 | 23,729 | -710 | -3.0 | 67,502 | 67,548 | -46 | -0.1 |
| Bollinger | 728 | 744 | -16 | -2.2 | 2,423 | 2,038 | 385 | 18.9 |
| Butler | 2,607 | 2,533 | 74 | 2.9 | 7,279 | 7,430 | -151 | -2.0 |
| Cape Girardeau | 4,088 | 4,119 | -31 | -0.8 | 12,009 | 10,510 | 1,499 | 14.3 |
| Carter | 369 | 391 | -22 | -5.6 | 1,124 | 1,131 | -7 | -0.6 |
| Dunklin | 2,368 | 2,226 | 142 | 6.4 | 6,245 | 6,519 | -274 | -4.2 |
| Iron | 634 | 671 | -37 | -5.5 | 2,039 | 2,193 | -154 | -7.0 |
| Madison | 699 | 742 | -43 | -5.8 | 2,205 | 2,119 | 86 | 4.1 |
| Mississippi | 962 | 1,056 | -94 | -8.9 | 2,572 | 3,113 | -541 | -17.4 |
| New Madrid | 1,302 | 1,501 | -199 | -13.3 | 3,921 | 4,620 | -699 | -15.1 |
| Pemiscot | 1,625 | 1,829 | -204 | -11.2 | 4,390 | 4,931 | -541 | -11.0 |
| Perry | 1,224 | 1,195 | 29 | 2.4 | 3,491 | 3,464 | 27 | 0.8 |
| Reynolds | 388 | 417 | -29 | -7.0 | 1,220 | 1,337 | -117 | -8.8 |
| Ripley | 809 | 832 | -23 | -2.8 | 2,543 | 2,473 | 70 | 2.8 |
| Scott | 2,828 | 3,022 | -194 | -6.4 | 8,257 | 8,169 | 88 | 1.1 |
| Stoddard | 1,686 | 1,755 | -69 | -3.9 | 5,407 | 5,464 | -57 | -1.0 |
| Wayne | 702 | 696 | 6 | 0.9 | 2,377 | 2,037 | 340 | 16.7 |
| UM Extension Region: Southwest | ||||||||
| Southwest | 48,437 | 39,159 | 9,278 | 23.7 | 131,454 | 106,481 | 24,973 | 23.5 |
| Barry | 2,289 | 1,812 | 477 | 26.3 | 6,586 | 5,165 | 1,421 | 27.5 |
| Barton | 961 | 766 | 195 | 25.5 | 2,484 | 2,220 | 264 | 11.9 |
| Cedar | 776 | 716 | 60 | 8.4 | 2,606 | 2,098 | 508 | 24.2 |
| Christian | 4,169 | 2,430 | 1,739 | 71.6 | 10,945 | 6,899 | 4,046 | 58.6 |
| Dade | 463 | 518 | -55 | -10.6 | 1,465 | 1,365 | 100 | 7.3 |
| Dallas | 1,050 | 901 | 149 | 16.5 | 3,252 | 2,496 | 756 | 30.3 |
| Greene | 14,699 | 13,282 | 1,417 | 10.7 | 38,802 | 34,358 | 4,444 | 12.9 |
| Hickory | 387 | 335 | 52 | 15.5 | 1,395 | 1,077 | 318 | 29.5 |
| Jasper | 7,602 | 6,157 | 1,445 | 23.5 | 19,350 | 16,965 | 2,385 | 14.1 |
| Lawrence | 2,513 | 2,132 | 381 | 17.9 | 7,065 | 5,954 | 1,111 | 18.7 |
| McDonald | 1,687 | 1,316 | 371 | 28.2 | 4,572 | 3,354 | 1,218 | 36.3 |
| Newton | 3,688 | 3,211 | 477 | 14.9 | 10,131 | 8,562 | 1,569 | 18.3 |
| Polk | 1,825 | 1,416 | 409 | 28.9 | 5,122 | 3,943 | 1,179 | 29.9 |
| Stone | 1,565 | 1,018 | 547 | 53.7 | 4,573 | 3,082 | 1,491 | 48.4 |
| Taney | 2,428 | 1,351 | 1,077 | 79.7 | 6,484 | 3,936 | 2,548 | 64.7 |
| Webster | 2,335 | 1,798 | 537 | 29.9 | 6,622 | 5,007 | 1,615 | 32.3 |
| UM Extension Region: West Central | ||||||||
| West Central | 81,209 | 80,034 | 1,175 | 1.5 | 221,907 | 194,702 | 27,205 | 14.0 |
| Bates | 1,017 | 981 | 36 | 3.7 | 3,402 | 2,947 | 455 | 15.4 |
| Cass | 6,041 | 5,127 | 914 | 17.8 | 17,266 | 13,425 | 3,841 | 28.6 |
| Clay | 13,213 | 11,414 | 1,799 | 15.8 | 34,317 | 28,088 | 6,229 | 22.2 |
| Henry | 1,312 | 1,274 | 38 | 3.0 | 3,908 | 3,644 | 264 | 7.2 |
| Jackson | 45,894 | 48,167 | -2,273 | -4.7 | 122,872 | 112,648 | 10,224 | 9.1 |
| Johnson | 3,238 | 3,232 | 6 | 0.2 | 8,886 | 7,144 | 1,742 | 24.4 |
| Lafayette | 2,008 | 2,181 | -173 | -7.9 | 6,628 | 6,055 | 573 | 9.5 |
| Platte | 5,045 | 4,245 | 800 | 18.8 | 13,981 | 10,958 | 3,023 | 27.6 |
| Ray | 1,547 | 1,616 | -69 | -4.3 | 4,886 | 4,648 | 238 | 5.1 |
| St. Clair | 530 | 512 | 18 | 3.5 | 1,689 | 1,464 | 225 | 15.4 |
| Vernon | 1,364 | 1,285 | 79 | 6.1 | 4,072 | 3,681 | 391 | 10.6 |
| Source: 1990 and 2000 Decenial Census, Summary File 1 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 15APR2002 by setup in mocopop_und18_1990_2000 |
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