How many people live in Dade County, MO?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 7,600 people living in Dade County, MO. That makes Dade County the 99th-most populous county in Missouri. It is home to 0.12% of people living in the state.
7.62K
population of Dade County, MO (2024)
0.12%
County share of the Missouri population (2024)
About 7,600 people lived in Dade County, MO in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Dade County, MO’s age demographics?
About 1,900 Dade County, MO residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.8% of Missouri’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,500 Dade County residents, or 20.1% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22% of Missouri’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Dade County, MO's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Dade County, MO’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 92.2% of the Dade County, MO population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Dade County, MO also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (3.2%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Dade County’s Hispanic population accounts for 2.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.63% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Dade County, MO has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Missouri as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Dade County, MO is Greenfield with about 1,200 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Dade County, MO ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greenfield | 1,214 |
| 2. | Lockwood | 846 |
| 3. | Everton | 279 |
| 4. | Dadeville | 237 |
| 5. | South Greenfield | 123 |
| 6. | Arcola | 38 |
| 7. | Balance of Dade County | 4,885 |
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