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Boone County, Missouri

Boone County had 192,154 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 685.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 115 in Missouri by population and 31st by land area.

Population
192,154
#8 of 115 in Missouri · #369 in US
Area
685.6 sq mi
#31 of 115 in Missouri · #1,368 in US
Density
280 / sq mi
#8 of 115 in Missouri · #458 in US
Median household income
$70,153
#19 of 115 in Missouri · #992 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Boone County within Missouri. Pin: Jefferson City.

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Boone County population, land area and income

Boone County had 192,154 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 685.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 115 in Missouri by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 280.3 people per square mile, 2.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Missouri has 19,100 residents, so Boone County is 10.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,153 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

192,154

3144th1st

369th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

686 sq mi

3144th1st

1368th of 3,144 (US)

Density

280.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

458th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,153

3143rd1st

992nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Missouri (115)

Population

192,154

115th1st

8th of 115 (MO)

Land area

686 sq mi

115th1st

31st of 115 (MO)

Density

280.3 / sq mi

115th1st

8th of 115 (MO)

Median household income

$70,153

115th1st

19th of 115 (MO)

How Boone County's population changed since 2020

Boone County gained 8,104 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.4%. That ranks 20th of 115 in Missouri for growth. The median Missouri county changed by +1.4%, and the state as a whole by +1.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Boone County recorded 8,355 births and 5,912 deaths, a natural change of +2,443. Net international migration added +4,411 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,653. The largest single component was international migration, which added 4,411 people.

184.1k2020186.1k2021187.7k2022190.1k2023192.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
8,355
Deaths
5,912
Net international migration
+4,411
Net domestic migration
+1,653
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,016

Where Boone County is

The Census internal point of Boone County is at 38.989900, -92.310200. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Missouri's 115 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Boone County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Pettis County: +1.8%Henry County: +2.7%Texas County: +5.7%Madison County: +1.8%St. Louis city: -6.9%Cole County: +1.3%Washington County: +0.6%Macon County: -0.1%Barton County: +0.8%Grundy County: +0.1%Cedar County: +5.7%Randolph County: -1.6%Ray County: +0.3%Caldwell County: +2.0%Benton County: +6.1%Douglas County: +5.9%Shannon County: +3.4%Dade County: +0.5%Wright County: +7.1%Gentry County: +2.6%Lawrence County: +3.0%Cooper County: +2.9%Hickory County: +5.6%Moniteau County: +0.5%Dent County: +2.3%Monroe County: +2.3%Maries County: +0.7%Bollinger County: +0.5%Clinton County: +2.4%Knox County: +0.0%Webster County: +7.8%Harrison County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.1%Adair County: +1.5%Warren County: +7.7%Daviess County: +1.3%Audrain County: -1.9%Howard County: -0.1%Linn County: +0.4%Saline County: -0.1%Miller County: +3.6%Dallas County: +4.3%Morgan County: +6.7%New Madrid County: -6.8%Newton County: +4.8%Oregon County: +1.0%Franklin County: +2.3%Greene County: +2.9%Ralls County: +1.4%Lafayette County: +1.4%Livingston County: +4.8%McDonald County: +3.3%Barry County: +3.1%Cape Girardeau County: +2.2%Carroll County: -0.6%Christian County: +7.6%Vernon County: +0.6%Carter County: +3.0%Andrew County: -0.1%Jasper County: +2.9%Worth County: -4.9%Lincoln County: +10.1%Marion County: -0.2%Holt County: +1.2%Howell County: +2.4%St. Francois County: +1.6%Chariton County: +0.1%Butler County: -0.6%Iron County: -1.0%Perry County: +0.7%Cass County: +5.3%St. Louis County: -1.0%Dunklin County: -4.3%Wayne County: -1.1%Ozark County: +6.7%Laclede County: +1.9%Reynolds County: -2.5%Lewis County: -1.9%Taney County: +1.2%Ripley County: +0.4%Ste. Genevieve County: +0.4%Scotland County: -0.1%Putnam County: -3.1%Schuyler County: +1.5%Shelby County: -2.8%Boone County: +4.4%Mercer County: -1.7%Platte County: +5.6%Camden County: +3.1%Bates County: +2.1%Johnson County: +3.4%Sullivan County: -3.8%Atchison County: -3.1%Scott County: -0.2%Montgomery County: +2.0%Jefferson County: +2.2%Clark County: -0.5%Callaway County: +1.8%St. Clair County: +5.4%Buchanan County: -1.1%Pemiscot County: -7.6%Polk County: +4.6%Phelps County: +2.5%Stone County: +4.6%Osage County: +1.7%Clay County: +3.6%Nodaway County: -2.4%Crawford County: -1.0%Jackson County: +1.4%St. Charles County: +4.3%Mississippi County: -3.1%Pike County: +3.1%Stoddard County: -0.7%Gasconade County: -0.7%DeKalb County: -14.8%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.7%
  2. < +0.5%
  3. < +2.0%
  4. < +3.6%
  5. ≥ +3.6%
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Orange pin: Boone County internal point. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

Internal point

Decimal
38.989900, -92.310200
DMS
38°59'23.64"N 92°18'36.72"W
UTM
15N 559739.8E 4315882.0N
Geohash
9yymg3vu8
Plus code
86C9XMQQ+XW

Towns in Boone County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Boone County, 142,637 people together, or 74% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Boone County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Columbia with 130,900.

  1. 01Columbia130,900
  2. 02Ashland5,164
  3. 03Centralia4,807
  4. 04Hallsville1,766
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Boone County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Boone County. The most populous is Cole County, MO, with 77,625 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jefferson City and the nearest big city

Jefferson City is 29.3 miles SSE of Boone County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO (population 130,900), 3.0 miles away.

Boone County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Boone County is 29019: state code 29 for Missouri plus county code 019. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,153.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Boone County, Missouri?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 192,154. That is up 8,104 people (4.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 184,050.

What is the FIPS code of Boone County?

29019. The first two digits (29) are Missouri; the last three (019) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Boone County?

Columbia, with 130,900 residents inside Boone County in 2024.

Which counties border Boone County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cole County, MO; Callaway County, MO; Audrain County, MO; Randolph County, MO; Cooper County, MO; Moniteau County, MO; Howard County, MO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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