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  • FIPS 29157
  • Largest town: Perryville

Perry County, Missouri

Perry County had 19,100 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 474.4 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 115 in Missouri by population and 90th by land area.

Population
19,100
#58 of 115 in Missouri · #1,879 in US
Area
474.4 sq mi
#90 of 115 in Missouri · #2,172 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#47 of 115 in Missouri · #1,668 in US
Median household income
$64,302
#26 of 115 in Missouri · #1,428 in US

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

Perry County within Missouri. Pin: Jefferson City.

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Perry County population, land area and income

Perry County had 19,100 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 474.4 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 115 in Missouri by population and 90th by land area. That works out to 40.3 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, about the same as Perry County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,302 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,100

3144th1st

1879th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

474 sq mi

3144th1st

2172nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

40.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1668th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,302

3143rd1st

1428th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Missouri (115)

Population

19,100

115th1st

58th of 115 (MO)

Land area

474 sq mi

115th1st

90th of 115 (MO)

Density

40.3 / sq mi

115th1st

47th of 115 (MO)

Median household income

$64,302

115th1st

26th of 115 (MO)

How Perry County's population changed since 2020

Perry County gained 129 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 66th 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, Perry County recorded 846 births and 985 deaths, a natural change of -139. Net international migration added +89 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +182. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 182 people.

19.0k202019.0k202118.9k202219.0k202319.1k2024
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
846
Deaths
985
Net international migration
+89
Net domestic migration
+182
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+150

Where Perry County is

The Census internal point of Perry County is at 37.711100, -89.802100. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Missouri's 115 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Perry 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: Perry County internal point. Dark pin: Jefferson City.

Internal point

Decimal
37.711100, -89.802100
DMS
37°42'39.96"N 89°48'7.56"W
UTM
16N 252996.1E 4177458.0N
Geohash
dn8ns9055
Plus code
869GP56X+C5

Towns in Perry County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Perry County, 8,554 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Perry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Perryville with 8,554.

  1. 01Perryville8,554
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Perry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Perry County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Cape Girardeau County, MO, with 83,658 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Jefferson City and the nearest big city

Jefferson City is 142.1 miles WNW of Perry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO (population 279,695), 68.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jackson, MO (population 15,929), 24.3 miles away.

Perry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Perry County is 29157: state code 29 for Missouri plus county code 157. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,302.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Perry County, Missouri?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,100. That is up 129 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,971.

What is the FIPS code of Perry County?

29157. The first two digits (29) are Missouri; the last three (157) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Perry County?

Perryville, with 8,554 residents inside Perry County in 2024.

Which counties border Perry County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cape Girardeau County, MO; St. Francois County, MO; Jackson County, IL; Randolph County, IL; Ste. Genevieve County, MO; Union County, IL; Madison County, MO; Bollinger 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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