Texas County was among seven south-central Missouri counties that lost population over the last decade, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Thursday.
The county lost 5.8 percent of its population, dropping 1,521 residents to 24,487, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The biggest decline (16.7 percent) was in Shannon County, where the head count fell 1,410 to 14,421. The smallest reduction was in Phelps County, where the population declined by 518 to 44,638.
Other neighboring counties show:
•Dent County, 2020 population (-1,236), down 7.9 percent
•Howell, 2020 population (-650), down 1.6 percent
•Douglas, 2020 population (-2,106), down -15.4 percent
•Wright, 2020 population (-627), down 5.8 percent
•Laclede, 2020 population (+468), increase 1.3 percent
•Pulaski, 2020 population (+1,681), increase 3.2 percent
County 2010 2020 +/- % Texas 26,008 24,487 -1,521 -5.8 Dent 15,657 14,421 -1,236 -7.9 Shannon 8,441 7,031 -1,410 -16.7 Howell 40,400 39,750 -650 -1.6 Douglas 13,684 11,578 -2,106 -15.4 Wright 18,815 18,188 -627 -5.8 Laclede 35,571 36,039 +468 +1.3 Pulaski 52,274 53,955 +1,681 +3.2 Phelps 45,156 44,638 -518 -1.1