Missouri Open Country Population, 1990-2000

By UM Extension Region

	Population In City or CDP						Open Country-Balance of County Population
			Change		Pct of Total				Change		Pct of Total
UM Extension 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
Central	256,017	228,414	27,603	12.1	57.3	58.6	190,595	161,077	29,518	18.3	42.7	41.4
East Central	1,574,946	1,479,421	95,525	6.5	74.5	74.0	537,779	520,785	16,994	3.3	25.5	26.0
Northeast	114,852	115,532	-680	-0.6	58.8	61.1	80,546	73,543	7,003	9.5	41.2	38.9
Northwest	161,110	154,460	6,650	4.3	69.9	69.5	69,474	67,870	1,604	2.4	30.1	30.5
South Central	135,912	123,848	12,064	9.7	38.2	39.4	219,672	190,155	29,517	15.5	61.8	60.6
Southeast	200,824	198,124	2,700	1.4	56.1	57.6	157,308	146,090	11,218	7.7	43.9	42.4
Southwest	404,676	340,567	64,109	18.8	55.6	57.6	323,413	250,710	72,703	29.0	44.4	42.4
West Central	1,013,222	932,293	80,929	8.7	86.7	87.4	154,865	134,184	20,681	15.4	13.3	12.6
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decenial Census, Summary File 1 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 22FEB2002 by setup in moopencountry