The Show Me State just keeps growing. Recently released data shows that 76 of Missouri’s counties gained residents, while the other 39 lost population or remained approximately the same.

According to 2015 census estimates, half of the US population lives in these 143 counties (ranked by population): Los Angeles County, California Cook County, Illinois Harris County, Texas Maricopa ...

To find out how life expectancy varies within Missouri, Stacker used 2024 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to identify the counties ...

More counties in the United States experienced population growth in the last year ... Stacker compiled a list of the best counties to live in Missouri using rankings from Niche.