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  • Largest town: Boonville

Cooper County, Missouri

Cooper County had 17,122 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 564.8 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 115 in Missouri by population and 62nd by land area.

Population
17,122
#63 of 115 in Missouri · #1,969 in US
Area
564.8 sq mi
#62 of 115 in Missouri · #1,818 in US
Density
30 / sq mi
#59 of 115 in Missouri · #1,918 in US
Median household income
$70,769
#17 of 115 in Missouri · #950 in US

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

Cooper County within Missouri. Pin: Jefferson City.

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Cooper County population, land area and income

Cooper County had 17,122 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 564.8 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 115 in Missouri by population and 62nd by land area. That works out to 30.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Missouri has 19,100 residents; Cooper County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,769 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,122

3144th1st

1969th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

565 sq mi

3144th1st

1818th of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1918th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,769

3143rd1st

950th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Missouri (115)

Population

17,122

115th1st

63rd of 115 (MO)

Land area

565 sq mi

115th1st

62nd of 115 (MO)

Density

30.3 / sq mi

115th1st

59th of 115 (MO)

Median household income

$70,769

115th1st

17th of 115 (MO)

How Cooper County's population changed since 2020

Cooper County gained 475 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 35th 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, Cooper County recorded 749 births and 849 deaths, a natural change of -100. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +215. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 215 people.

16.6k202016.7k202116.7k202216.9k202317.1k2024
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
749
Deaths
849
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+215
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+196

Where Cooper County is

The Census internal point of Cooper County is at 38.847100, -92.810100. 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 Cooper 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: Cooper County internal point. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

Internal point

Decimal
38.847100, -92.810100
DMS
38°50'49.56"N 92°48'36.36"W
UTM
15N 516479.1E 4299826.5N
Geohash
9yyhbpcsz
Plus code
86C9R5WQ+RX

Towns in Cooper County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cooper County, 7,863 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cooper County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Boonville with 7,863.

  1. 01Boonville7,863
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cooper County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cooper County. The most populous is Boone County, MO, with 192,154 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jefferson City and the nearest big city

Jefferson City is 39.0 miles ESE of Cooper County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbia, MO (population 130,900), 26.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sedalia, MO (population 22,310), 24.9 miles away.

Cooper County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cooper County is 29053: state code 29 for Missouri plus county code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,769.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cooper County, Missouri?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,122. That is up 475 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,647.

What is the FIPS code of Cooper County?

29053. The first two digits (29) are Missouri; the last three (053) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cooper County?

Boonville, with 7,863 residents inside Cooper County in 2024.

Which counties border Cooper County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Boone County, MO; Pettis County, MO; Saline County, MO; Morgan 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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