Missouri County Map — 114 Counties and 1 Independent City
All 115 of Missouri's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Color the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.
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Missouri at a glance
- Scale. Missouri is divided into 115 counties and independent cities across 68,747 sq mi of land, an average of 598 sq mi each. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
- People. Its counties and independent cities are home to 6,270,541 residents. That averages 54,526 each, or 91 per square mile statewide. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Water. Another 960 sq mi is water, or 1.4% of the state’s area. Camden County has the most. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
Missouri’s 114 counties and 1 independent city, by the numbers
The table lists every county or independent city’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area. Sort it by any column to find yours or rank them. A few patterns stand out:
- Concentrated. Half of Missouri’s 6,270,541 residents live in just 7 of 115 counties and independent cities, and the 5 largest hold 43.7% of the total. calculated from Census PEP V2025
- Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 2.4×, and the 10 highest-income counties and independent cities average 8.5% in poverty against 20.9% for the 10 lowest. calculated from Census SAIPE 2024
- The median county or independent city. Half of Missouri’s counties and independent cities have fewer than 19,093 residents, and half report a median household income below $60,822. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024
- Lopsided density. Only 20 of 115 counties and independent cities are denser than Missouri’s statewide average of 91 people per square mile. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
| Adair County | 25,684 | $58,548 | 3.6% | 45/sq mi | 567 sq mi | Kirksville |
| Andrew County | 18,241 | $78,305 | 3.0% | 42/sq mi | 433 sq mi | Savannah |
| Atchison County | 5,175 | $61,928 | 2.3% | 9/sq mi | 547 sq mi | Rock Port |
| Audrain County | 24,528 | $59,562 | 3.2% | 35/sq mi | 692 sq mi | Mexico |
| Barry County | 36,200 | $61,057 | 3.6% | 47/sq mi | 778 sq mi | Cassville |
| Barton County | 11,795 | $57,158 | 3.0% | 20/sq mi | 592 sq mi | Lamar |
| Bates County | 16,512 | $66,501 | 3.1% | 20/sq mi | 837 sq mi | Butler |
| Benton County | 20,536 | $49,634 | 4.5% | 29/sq mi | 704 sq mi | Warsaw |
| Bollinger County | 10,646 | $65,175 | 2.9% | 17/sq mi | 618 sq mi | Marble Hill |
| Boone County | 191,746 | $80,041 | 2.7% | 280/sq mi | 686 sq mi | Columbia |
| Buchanan County | 83,540 | $63,736 | 3.5% | 205/sq mi | 408 sq mi | St. Joseph |
| Butler County | 41,904 | $48,191 | 4.0% | 60/sq mi | 695 sq mi | Poplar Bluff |
| Caldwell County | 9,012 | $65,282 | 2.8% | 21/sq mi | 426 sq mi | Kingston |
| Callaway County | 45,765 | $71,868 | 2.7% | 55/sq mi | 835 sq mi | Fulton |
| Camden County | 44,047 | $68,312 | 3.4% | 67/sq mi | 656 sq mi | Camdenton |
| Cape Girardeau County | 83,999 | $66,862 | 2.9% | 145/sq mi | 579 sq mi | Jackson |
| Carroll County | 8,417 | $64,304 | 3.3% | 12/sq mi | 695 sq mi | Carrollton |
| Carter County | 5,418 | $50,268 | 4.1% | 11/sq mi | 507 sq mi | Van Buren |
| Cass County | 115,859 | $83,378 | 2.8% | 166/sq mi | 697 sq mi | Harrisonville |
| Cedar County | 14,888 | $53,079 | 3.5% | 31/sq mi | 474 sq mi | Stockton |
| Chariton County | 7,377 | $68,312 | 3.0% | 10/sq mi | 751 sq mi | Keytesville |
| Christian County | 96,725 | $81,892 | 2.9% | 172/sq mi | 563 sq mi | Ozark |
| Clark County | 6,475 | $59,565 | 3.0% | 13/sq mi | 505 sq mi | Kahoka |
| Clay County | 265,032 | $88,044 | 2.8% | 666/sq mi | 398 sq mi | Liberty |
| Clinton County | 21,661 | $78,703 | 3.0% | 52/sq mi | 419 sq mi | Plattsburg |
| Cole County | 77,908 | $75,881 | 2.7% | 199/sq mi | 392 sq mi | Jefferson City |
| Cooper County | 17,136 | $73,980 | 2.9% | 30/sq mi | 565 sq mi | Boonville |
| Crawford County | 22,929 | $59,081 | 3.6% | 31/sq mi | 742 sq mi | Steelville |
| Dade County | 7,804 | $56,747 | 3.1% | 16/sq mi | 490 sq mi | Greenfield |
| Dallas County | 18,025 | $53,767 | 3.9% | 33/sq mi | 541 sq mi | Buffalo |
| Daviess County | 8,558 | $63,306 | 2.6% | 15/sq mi | 563 sq mi | Gallatin |
| DeKalb County | 9,795 | $64,148 | 3.3% | 23/sq mi | 421 sq mi | Maysville |
| Dent County | 14,584 | $54,798 | 3.5% | 19/sq mi | 753 sq mi | Salem |
| Douglas County | 12,342 | $47,781 | 3.6% | 15/sq mi | 814 sq mi | Ava |
| Dunklin County | 26,855 | $47,022 | 4.9% | 50/sq mi | 542 sq mi | Kennett |
| Franklin County | 108,090 | $75,569 | 3.0% | 117/sq mi | 922 sq mi | Union |
| Gasconade County | 14,784 | $63,921 | 3.0% | 28/sq mi | 519 sq mi | Hermann |
| Gentry County | 6,384 | $59,821 | 2.5% | 13/sq mi | 491 sq mi | Albany |
| Greene County | 309,286 | $66,286 | 3.1% | 458/sq mi | 675 sq mi | Springfield |
| Grundy County | 9,744 | $52,924 | 2.8% | 22/sq mi | 435 sq mi | Trenton |
| Harrison County | 8,281 | $55,569 | 2.9% | 11/sq mi | 723 sq mi | Bethany |
| Henry County | 22,671 | $57,409 | 3.1% | 33/sq mi | 697 sq mi | Clinton |
| Hickory County | 9,044 | $52,694 | 5.3% | 23/sq mi | 399 sq mi | Hermitage |
| Holt County | 4,200 | $65,650 | 3.1% | 9/sq mi | 463 sq mi | Oregon |
| Howard County | 10,180 | $60,980 | 3.0% | 22/sq mi | 464 sq mi | Fayette |
| Howell County | 40,798 | $50,137 | 4.1% | 44/sq mi | 927 sq mi | West Plains |
| Iron County | 9,318 | $48,448 | 3.8% | 17/sq mi | 550 sq mi | Ironton |
| Jackson County | 732,994 | $70,661 | 3.3% | 1,212/sq mi | 605 sq mi | Independence; Kansas City |
| Jasper County | 127,428 | $62,016 | 3.2% | 200/sq mi | 639 sq mi | Carthage |
| Jefferson County | 233,132 | $86,073 | 3.0% | 355/sq mi | 656 sq mi | Hillsboro |
| Johnson County | 56,670 | $68,188 | 3.1% | 68/sq mi | 829 sq mi | Warrensburg |
| Knox County | 3,728 | $56,319 | 3.4% | 7/sq mi | 504 sq mi | Edina |
| Laclede County | 36,943 | $58,327 | 3.8% | 48/sq mi | 765 sq mi | Lebanon |
| Lafayette County | 33,531 | $74,488 | 3.0% | 53/sq mi | 628 sq mi | Lexington |
| Lawrence County | 39,401 | $62,434 | 3.2% | 64/sq mi | 612 sq mi | Mount Vernon |
| Lewis County | 9,879 | $66,006 | 3.6% | 20/sq mi | 505 sq mi | Monticello |
| Lincoln County | 66,676 | $93,517 | 3.1% | 106/sq mi | 627 sq mi | Troy |
| Linn County | 11,815 | $57,520 | 3.0% | 19/sq mi | 616 sq mi | Linneus |
| Livingston County | 14,708 | $62,122 | 2.9% | 28/sq mi | 532 sq mi | Chillicothe |
| Macon County | 15,190 | $60,822 | 3.1% | 19/sq mi | 801 sq mi | Macon |
| Madison County | 12,858 | $52,177 | 3.6% | 26/sq mi | 494 sq mi | Fredericktown |
| Maries County | 8,397 | $61,970 | 2.7% | 16/sq mi | 527 sq mi | Vienna |
| Marion County | 28,525 | $59,490 | 3.2% | 65/sq mi | 437 sq mi | Palmyra |
| McDonald County | 23,992 | $54,502 | 3.7% | 44/sq mi | 539 sq mi | Pineville |
| Mercer County | 3,404 | $56,564 | 2.8% | 8/sq mi | 454 sq mi | Princeton |
| Miller County | 25,817 | $64,343 | 2.9% | 44/sq mi | 593 sq mi | Tuscumbia |
| Mississippi County | 12,003 | $44,755 | 4.9% | 29/sq mi | 412 sq mi | Charleston |
| Moniteau County | 15,428 | $69,870 | 2.6% | 37/sq mi | 415 sq mi | California |
| Monroe County | 8,959 | $63,949 | 3.3% | 14/sq mi | 648 sq mi | Paris |
| Montgomery County | 11,590 | $67,180 | 2.9% | 22/sq mi | 535 sq mi | Montgomery City |
| Morgan County | 22,418 | $56,159 | 3.7% | 38/sq mi | 598 sq mi | Versailles |
| New Madrid County | 15,086 | $53,120 | 4.2% | 22/sq mi | 675 sq mi | New Madrid |
| Newton County | 62,263 | $66,231 | 3.2% | 100/sq mi | 625 sq mi | Neosho |
| Nodaway County | 20,174 | $63,242 | 2.3% | 23/sq mi | 877 sq mi | Maryville |
| Oregon County | 8,709 | $44,812 | 3.6% | 11/sq mi | 790 sq mi | Alton |
| Osage County | 13,611 | $79,468 | 2.4% | 22/sq mi | 607 sq mi | Linn |
| Ozark County | 9,172 | $48,903 | 4.4% | 12/sq mi | 745 sq mi | Gainesville |
| Pemiscot County | 14,465 | $43,377 | 4.9% | 29/sq mi | 493 sq mi | Caruthersville |
| Perry County | 19,093 | $69,940 | 2.7% | 40/sq mi | 474 sq mi | Perryville |
| Pettis County | 44,254 | $60,038 | 3.2% | 65/sq mi | 682 sq mi | Sedalia |
| Phelps County | 45,247 | $58,629 | 3.2% | 67/sq mi | 672 sq mi | Rolla |
| Pike County | 17,955 | $60,541 | 3.6% | 27/sq mi | 670 sq mi | Bowling Green |
| Platte County | 114,400 | $92,305 | 2.8% | 272/sq mi | 420 sq mi | Platte City |
| Polk County | 33,604 | $60,993 | 3.1% | 53/sq mi | 636 sq mi | Bolivar |
| Pulaski County | 54,442 | $59,368 | 3.3% | 99/sq mi | 547 sq mi | Waynesville |
| Putnam County | 4,546 | $56,997 | 3.0% | 9/sq mi | 517 sq mi | Unionville |
| Ralls County | 10,444 | $80,041 | 2.8% | 22/sq mi | 470 sq mi | New London |
| Randolph County | 24,513 | $61,452 | 3.2% | 51/sq mi | 483 sq mi | Huntsville |
| Ray County | 23,398 | $76,920 | 2.9% | 41/sq mi | 569 sq mi | Richmond |
| Reynolds County | 5,992 | $49,206 | 3.8% | 7/sq mi | 808 sq mi | Centerville |
| Ripley County | 10,717 | $44,357 | 3.7% | 17/sq mi | 630 sq mi | Doniphan |
| Saline County | 23,265 | $60,641 | 2.8% | 31/sq mi | 756 sq mi | Marshall |
| Schuyler County | 4,140 | $70,835 | 2.3% | 13/sq mi | 307 sq mi | Lancaster |
| Scotland County | 4,796 | $60,091 | 2.3% | 11/sq mi | 437 sq mi | Memphis |
| Scott County | 37,975 | $60,671 | 3.4% | 90/sq mi | 420 sq mi | Benton |
| Shannon County | 7,285 | $45,440 | 4.6% | 7/sq mi | 1,004 sq mi | Eminence |
| Shelby County | 5,870 | $55,114 | 2.3% | 12/sq mi | 501 sq mi | Shelbyville |
| St. Charles County | 426,499 | $103,890 | 2.9% | 761/sq mi | 560 sq mi | St. Charles |
| St. Clair County | 9,976 | $58,334 | 3.4% | 15/sq mi | 675 sq mi | Osceola |
| St. Francois County | 67,809 | $58,563 | 3.7% | 150/sq mi | 452 sq mi | Farmington |
| St. Louis city | 278,144 | $53,962 | 4.0% | 4,507/sq mi | 62 sq mi | None. An independent city, not part of any county. |
| St. Louis County | 990,911 | $84,109 | 3.6% | 1,949/sq mi | 509 sq mi | Clayton |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 18,689 | $78,977 | 2.6% | 37/sq mi | 499 sq mi | Ste. Genevieve |
| Stoddard County | 28,284 | $55,245 | 3.7% | 34/sq mi | 823 sq mi | Bloomfield |
| Stone County | 32,503 | $64,377 | 3.8% | 70/sq mi | 464 sq mi | Galena |
| Sullivan County | 5,738 | $54,486 | 3.1% | 9/sq mi | 648 sq mi | Milan |
| Taney County | 57,001 | $57,978 | 3.9% | 90/sq mi | 632 sq mi | Forsyth |
| Texas County | 25,994 | $49,849 | 3.7% | 22/sq mi | 1,177 sq mi | Houston |
| Vernon County | 19,946 | $56,007 | 3.1% | 24/sq mi | 826 sq mi | Nevada |
| Warren County | 39,016 | $85,698 | 3.1% | 91/sq mi | 429 sq mi | Warrenton |
| Washington County | 23,810 | $54,645 | 3.7% | 31/sq mi | 760 sq mi | Potosi |
| Wayne County | 10,782 | $51,716 | 4.4% | 14/sq mi | 759 sq mi | Greenville |
| Webster County | 43,054 | $65,325 | 3.2% | 73/sq mi | 593 sq mi | Marshfield |
| Worth County | 1,914 | $65,490 | 3.3% | 7/sq mi | 267 sq mi | Grant City |
| Wright County | 19,671 | $50,836 | 3.9% | 29/sq mi | 682 sq mi | Hartville |
Click a column heading to sort all 115 counties and independent cities. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county. Where Wikidata has none, the seat comes from the page cited for that county in the seat file, and where the table names no seat, it says why. See the methodology.
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Cities in Missouri
Missouri has 947 incorporated cities, villages, and towns. The largest is Kansas City with 510,612 residents. Its center is in Jackson County, and it also reaches into Clay County, Platte County and Cass County. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county or independent city it sits in.
| Kansas City | Jackson County +3 more (also Clay County, Platte County, Cass County) | 510,612 |
| St. Louis | independent city | 288,512 |
| Springfield | Greene County +1 more (also Christian County) | 169,954 |
| Columbia | Boone County | 128,548 |
| Independence | Jackson County +1 more (also Clay County) | 121,740 |
| Lee's Summit | Jackson County +1 more (also Cass County) | 103,656 |
| O'Fallon | St. Charles County | 93,801 |
| St. Charles | St. Charles County | 71,508 |
| St. Joseph | Buchanan County | 71,236 |
| Blue Springs | Jackson County | 59,965 |
| St. Peters | St. Charles County | 59,092 |
| Joplin | Jasper County +1 more (also Newton County) | 52,593 |
| Florissant | St. Louis County | 51,773 |
| Chesterfield | St. Louis County | 49,574 |
| Wentzville | St. Charles County | 47,061 |
| Jefferson City | Cole County +1 more (also Callaway County) | 42,488 |
| Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau County +1 more (also Scott County) | 40,344 |
| Wildwood | St. Louis County | 35,133 |
| University City | St. Louis County | 34,685 |
| Ballwin | St. Louis County | 31,279 |
| Liberty | Clay County | 30,689 |
| Raytown | Jackson County | 29,445 |
| Kirkwood | St. Louis County | 29,363 |
| Maryland Heights | St. Louis County | 27,880 |
| Gladstone | Clay County | 27,207 |
| Grandview | Jackson County | 26,527 |
| Hazelwood | St. Louis County | 25,114 |
| Belton | Cass County | 25,008 |
| Nixa | Christian County | 24,836 |
| Raymore | Cass County | 24,526 |
| Webster Groves | St. Louis County | 23,712 |
| Ozark | Christian County | 22,417 |
| Sedalia | Pettis County | 22,003 |
| Arnold | Jefferson County | 20,956 |
| Rolla | Phelps County | 20,287 |
| Republic | Greene County +1 more (also Christian County) | 19,829 |
| Warrensburg | Johnson County | 19,582 |
| Creve Coeur | St. Louis County | 18,643 |
| Farmington | St. Francois County | 18,282 |
| Ferguson | St. Louis County | 18,213 |
| Manchester | St. Louis County | 18,160 |
| Lake St. Louis | St. Charles County | 18,066 |
| Kirksville | Adair County | 17,563 |
| Clayton | St. Louis County | 17,380 |
| Hannibal | Marion County +1 more (also Ralls County) | 16,771 |
| Sikeston | Scott County +1 more (also New Madrid County) | 16,320 |
| Grain Valley | Jackson County | 16,271 |
| Poplar Bluff | Butler County | 16,254 |
| Overland | St. Louis County | 15,695 |
| Jackson | Cape Girardeau County | 15,659 |
The table shows the 50 most populous. Search the map above for the other 897.
A city can reach into more than one county or independent city. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each city by county or independent city part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts. Some Missouri cities are independent cities: each is its own county-equivalent, outside any surrounding county, and the table marks them.
Which Missouri county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers
- Missouri’s highest median household income is in St. Charles County ($103,890); the lowest is in Pemiscot County ($43,377). Census SAIPE 2024
- Missouri’s most populous county is St. Louis County (990,911); the least populous is Worth County (1,914), a 518× spread. calculated from Census PEP V2025
- Missouri’s largest county by land area is Texas County (1,177 sq mi); the smallest is St. Louis city (62 sq mi). Census TIGER 2026
- Missouri’s highest population density is in St. Louis city (4,507/sq mi); the lowest is in Worth County (7/sq mi). calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Missouri’s highest poverty rate is in Dunklin County (25.4%); the lowest is in Platte County (5.5%). Census SAIPE 2024
- In Missouri, unemployment is highest in Hickory County (5.3%) and lowest in Atchison County, Nodaway County, Schuyler County, Scotland County, and Shelby County (tied at 2.3%), for September 2026 (preliminary). BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary
- Missouri’s highest median age is in Hickory County (55.2); the lowest is in Pulaski County (27.8). Census ACS 2020–2024
- Missouri’s highest share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher is in Boone County (51.5%); the lowest is in Carter County (10.1%). Census ACS 2020–2024
Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named, never a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.
Missouri counties: common questions
How many counties are in Missouri?
Missouri has 114 counties and 1 independent city covering 68,747 sq mi and about 6.3M residents. Every one is on the map and in the table above.
What is the largest county in Missouri?
It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Texas County (1,177 sq mi); by population it’s St. Louis County (990,911 residents).
What county is Kansas City in?
Kansas City, population 510,612, has its center in Jackson County and also reaches into Clay County, Platte County and Cass County. Use the search on the map to find any Missouri city’s county.
What is the richest county in Missouri?
By median household income, St. Charles County is the richest at $103,890; the poorest is Pemiscot County at $43,377. Census SAIPE 2024
What is the most populous county in Missouri?
St. Louis County, with 990,911 residents, about 15.8% of Missouri’s people. That is 518× the least populous, Worth County (1,914).
Sources & vintages
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2024 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01002 median age — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, S1501 educational attainment — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), September 2026, preliminary — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb county boundaries, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb incorporated places, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01003 total population by place — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: Wikidata, county seats (P36), query of 2026-11-11 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: County, state and Census sources, seats and no-seat reasons for 92 county-equivalents (3 rows cite the Virginia Association of Counties) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Calculated: population density = population ÷ land area (people per sq mi) (method)
- Calculated: state totals = sum over the state’s counties (population, land area, water area) (method)
- Calculated: averages per county = state total ÷ number of counties (method)
- Calculated: population shares = county (or top-5) population ÷ state total × 100; “half the residents” = fewest largest counties whose populations sum to ≥ 50% of the total (method)
- Calculated: medians across counties = middle value of the county values (mean of the two middle values for an even count) (method)
- Calculated: spreads = highest county value ÷ lowest county value (method)
- Calculated: income tiers vs poverty = mean poverty rate of the N highest- and N lowest-income counties, N = min(10, ⌊counties ÷ 2⌋), only for states with ≥ 6 counties (method)
- Calculated: rankings and superlatives = highest / lowest county value; suppressed values excluded (method)
- Calculated: water share = water area ÷ (land area + water area) × 100 (method)
- Calculated: square miles = TIGER AREALAND or AREAWATER (m²) ÷ 2,589,988.11, rounded to 2 dp (method)
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