Missouri Open Country Population, 1990-2000

By Dept of Economic Development Region

	Population In City or CDP						Open Country-Balance of County Population
			Change		Pct of Total				Change		Pct of Total
DED Economic Region	2000	1990	Number	Pct	2000	1990	2000	1990	Number	Pct	2000	1990
-Missouri Totals-	3,861,559	3,572,659	288,900	8.1	69.0	69.8	1,733,652	1,544,414	189,238	12.3	31.0	30.2
St. Louis MSA	1,525,470	1,432,930	92,540	6.5	76.1	75.3	478,292	470,600	7,692	1.6	23.9	24.7
Kansas City MSA	960,464	880,704	79,760	9.1	89.8	90.1	109,588	97,287	12,301	12.6	10.2	9.9
Springfield - Branson	243,848	199,596	44,252	22.2	55.8	58.1	192,887	143,861	49,026	34.1	44.2	41.9
Central	224,391	197,888	26,503	13.4	59.0	59.8	155,991	132,991	23,000	17.3	41.0	40.2
Bootheel	131,459	133,477	-2,018	-1.5	57.1	58.9	98,633	93,323	5,310	5.7	42.9	41.1
Lake Ozark Rolla	95,220	86,267	8,953	10.4	39.7	41.4	144,841	122,066	22,775	18.7	60.3	58.6
Lower East Central-Cape	112,412	104,939	7,473	7.1	50.0	51.8	112,455	97,796	14,659	15.0	50.0	48.2
North Central	44,355	44,322	33	0.1	60.2	59.8	29,311	29,769	-458	-1.5	39.8	40.2
Northeast	83,987	84,290	-303	-0.4	58.1	60.5	60,552	55,125	5,427	9.8	41.9	39.5
Northwest	131,452	126,480	4,972	3.9	71.9	71.5	51,406	50,404	1,002	2.0	28.1	28.5
South Central	39,078	35,464	3,614	10.2	32.7	33.1	80,412	71,774	8,638	12.0	67.3	66.9
Southwest	169,717	149,832	19,885	13.3	56.0	57.7	133,151	109,694	23,457	21.4	44.0	42.3
West Central	99,706	96,470	3,236	3.4	53.7	58.0	86,133	69,724	16,409	23.5	46.3	42.0
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decenial Census, Summary File 1 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 22FEB2002 by setup in moopencountry