Linn Macon

Northwest Northeast

Atchison Nodaway Harrison

GentryHolt

AndrewDe Kalb

Daviess

Grundy

Mercer

LivingstonCaldwell

ClintonBuchanan

Putnam

Sullivan Adair

Schuyler

Knox

Scotla

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Lewis

Shelby Marion

Rando

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Pike

Ste. Gene-vieve

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Jackson Lafayette

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St. Louis City

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Henry

St. ClairHickory

Camden

MillerMaries

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CarrollChariton

Saline Howard

PettisCooper

Audrain

Callaway

BentonMorgan

Mon

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ColeOsage

Gas

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Franklin

Jeffe

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Jasper

Newton

McDonald

Cedar

Dade

Lawrence

Barry

Polk

Greene

Christian

Sto

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DallasLaclede

Webster Wright

Douglas

Ozark

Howell

Texas

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Cape Gira-rdeau

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East Central

SoutheastSouthwest

West Central

University of Missouri Extension Regions

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Camden

Laclede

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Worth

Urban Region

Urban Region

Effective January 1, 2013

50-250,000 youth

50-250,000 youth

50-250,000 youth

Youth > 25% of Population

Youth > 25% of Population

Youth > 25% of Population

15%-40% Growth

(2000-2010)

15%-40% Growth

(2000-2010)

15%-40% Growth

(2000-2010)

“Power Players”: Population & Growth

Largest PopulationsLargest Percentage of Youth

Fastest Growing

50-250,000 youth

50-250,000 youth

50-250,000 youth

Youth > 25% of Population

Youth > 25% of Population

Youth > 25% of Population

Fastest Growth (15%-40%)

Fastest Growth (15%-40%)

Fastest Growth (15%-40%)

“Power Players”: Population & Growth