Counties in Missouri
Missouri has 115 county-level areas. Find yours from your location, or explore the map and the full list with seats, population, time zones and FIPS codes.
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Missouri has 115 county-level areas (114 counties, 1 independent city), home to about 6,168,181 people. Sort the table by any column, or search by name or seat.
County-level areas115Central time
Most peopleSt. Louis County996,618 residents, 16% of the state
Fewest peopleWorth County1,956 residents
Most crowdedSt. Louis city4,751 people per sq mi
Largest by landTexas County1,177.3 sq mi
Priciest homesPlatte Countymedian value $317,600
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County-level area explorer: all 115 county-level areas in Missouri
| County-level area | Seat | Population | Land sq mi | People / sq mi | Median home | Time zone | FIPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | Clayton | 996,618 | 508.0 | 1,962 | $260,700 | Central | 29189 |
| Jackson | Independence and Kansas City | 717,021 | 604.5 | 1,186 | $213,300 | Central | 29095 |
| St. Charles | St. Charles | 409,830 | 560.5 | 731 | $296,800 | Central | 29183 |
| Greene | Springfield | 301,121 | 675.3 | 446 | $203,500 | Central | 29077 |
| St. Louis city | - | 293,109 | 61.7 | 4,751 | $185,100 | Central | 29510 |
| Clay | Liberty | 255,566 | 397.7 | 643 | $256,400 | Central | 29047 |
| Jefferson | Hillsboro | 228,227 | 656.3 | 348 | $218,800 | Central | 29099 |
| Boone | Columbia | 185,874 | 685.6 | 271 | $254,100 | Central | 29019 |
| Jasper | Carthage | 123,532 | 638.5 | 193 | $158,500 | Central | 29097 |
| Cass | Harrisonville | 109,393 | 696.6 | 157 | $269,000 | Central | 29037 |
| Platte | Platte City | 108,751 | 419.8 | 259 | $317,600 | Central | 29165 |
| Franklin | Union | 105,316 | 922.7 | 114 | $214,900 | Central | 29071 |
| Christian | Ozark | 91,229 | 562.6 | 162 | $249,700 | Central | 29043 |
| Buchanan | St. Joseph | 83,855 | 408.2 | 205 | $156,600 | Central | 29021 |
| Cape Girardeau | Jackson | 82,180 | 578.5 | 142 | $208,300 | Central | 29031 |
| Cole | Jefferson City | 76,924 | 391.5 | 196 | $214,400 | Central | 29051 |
| St. Francois | Farmington | 66,864 | 451.9 | 148 | $155,100 | Central | 29187 |
| Lincoln | Troy | 61,636 | 626.6 | 98 | $224,800 | Central | 29113 |
| Newton | Neosho | 59,490 | 624.8 | 95 | $175,300 | Central | 29145 |
| Taney | Forsyth | 56,382 | 632.3 | 89 | $203,800 | Central | 29213 |
| Johnson | Warrensburg | 54,331 | 829.3 | 66 | $221,400 | Central | 29101 |
| Pulaski | Waynesville | 53,850 | 547.1 | 98 | $189,700 | Central | 29169 |
| Phelps | Rolla | 44,948 | 671.8 | 67 | $194,900 | Central | 29161 |
| Callaway | Fulton | 44,541 | 834.6 | 53 | $196,200 | Central | 29027 |
| Camden | Camdenton | 43,416 | 656.0 | 66 | $270,700 | Central | 29029 |
| Pettis | Sedalia | 43,205 | 682.2 | 63 | $161,500 | Central | 29159 |
| Butler | Poplar Bluff | 42,166 | 694.8 | 61 | $138,800 | Central | 29023 |
| Howell | West Plains | 40,168 | 927.2 | 43 | $161,000 | Central | 29091 |
| Webster | Marshfield | 39,868 | 592.6 | 67 | $219,100 | Central | 29225 |
| Lawrence | Mount Vernon | 38,392 | 611.8 | 63 | $159,800 | Central | 29109 |
| Scott | Benton | 37,967 | 420.0 | 90 | $143,700 | Central | 29201 |
| Warren | Warrenton | 36,467 | 428.6 | 85 | $241,200 | Central | 29219 |
| Laclede | Lebanon | 36,245 | 764.6 | 47 | $158,000 | Central | 29105 |
| Barry | Cassville | 34,831 | 778.1 | 45 | $172,900 | Central | 29009 |
| Lafayette | Lexington | 32,974 | 628.3 | 52 | $200,300 | Central | 29107 |
| Polk | Bolivar | 32,109 | 635.5 | 51 | $189,600 | Central | 29167 |
| Stone | Galena | 31,697 | 463.8 | 68 | $236,500 | Central | 29209 |
| Stoddard | Bloomfield | 28,547 | 823.1 | 35 | $135,400 | Central | 29207 |
| Marion | Palmyra | 28,493 | 436.9 | 65 | $158,100 | Central | 29127 |
| Dunklin | Kennett | 27,795 | 541.9 | 51 | $93,800 | Central | 29069 |
| Adair | Kirksville | 25,224 | 567.3 | 44 | $159,500 | Central | 29001 |
| Miller | Tuscumbia | 25,081 | 592.6 | 42 | $169,800 | Central | 29131 |
| Texas | Houston | 24,956 | 1,177.3 | 21 | $123,300 | Central | 29215 |
| Audrain | Mexico | 24,688 | 692.2 | 36 | $121,600 | Central | 29007 |
| Randolph | Huntsville | 24,524 | 482.7 | 51 | $141,900 | Central | 29175 |
| McDonald | Pineville | 23,492 | 539.4 | 44 | $134,100 | Central | 29119 |
| Washington | Potosi | 23,483 | 759.9 | 31 | $118,400 | Central | 29221 |
| Saline | Marshall | 23,177 | 755.5 | 31 | $139,600 | Central | 29195 |
| Ray | Richmond | 23,149 | 569.0 | 41 | $187,400 | Central | 29177 |
| Crawford | Steelville | 22,890 | 742.5 | 31 | $166,000 | Central | 29055 |
| Henry | Clinton | 22,194 | 696.9 | 32 | $153,500 | Central | 29083 |
| Morgan | Versailles | 21,430 | 597.6 | 36 | $180,400 | Central | 29141 |
| Clinton | Plattsburg | 21,259 | 418.9 | 51 | $204,300 | Central | 29049 |
| Nodaway | Maryville | 20,959 | 877.0 | 24 | $165,100 | Central | 29147 |
| Benton | Warsaw | 19,887 | 704.0 | 28 | $164,700 | Central | 29015 |
| Vernon | Nevada | 19,713 | 826.4 | 24 | $136,700 | Central | 29217 |
| Perry | Perryville | 18,947 | 474.4 | 40 | $189,400 | Central | 29157 |
| Wright | Hartville | 18,722 | 681.8 | 27 | $152,300 | Central | 29229 |
| Ste. Genevieve | Ste. Genevieve | 18,551 | 499.2 | 37 | $215,600 | Central | 29186 |
| Andrew | Savannah | 18,086 | 432.6 | 42 | $196,200 | Central | 29003 |
| Pike | Bowling Green | 17,623 | 670.4 | 26 | $129,400 | Central | 29163 |
| Dallas | Buffalo | 17,344 | 541.0 | 32 | $151,200 | Central | 29059 |
| Cooper | Boonville | 16,835 | 564.7 | 30 | $197,100 | Central | 29053 |
| Bates | Butler | 16,121 | 836.7 | 19 | $154,800 | Central | 29013 |
| New Madrid | New Madrid | 16,041 | 674.9 | 24 | $105,500 | Central | 29143 |
| Moniteau | California | 15,303 | 415.0 | 37 | $168,300 | Central | 29135 |
| Pemiscot | Caruthersville | 15,232 | 492.6 | 31 | $95,900 | Central | 29155 |
| Macon | Macon | 15,163 | 801.2 | 19 | $127,000 | Central | 29121 |
| Gasconade | Hermann | 14,774 | 519.0 | 28 | $168,900 | Central | 29073 |
| Dent | Salem | 14,506 | 752.8 | 19 | $149,700 | Central | 29065 |
| Cedar | Stockton | 14,440 | 474.5 | 30 | $162,500 | Central | 29039 |
| Livingston | Chillicothe | 14,330 | 532.3 | 27 | $138,300 | Central | 29117 |
| Osage | Linn | 13,379 | 606.6 | 22 | $205,700 | Central | 29151 |
| Madison | Fredericktown | 12,665 | 494.4 | 26 | $155,900 | Central | 29123 |
| Mississippi | Charleston | 12,079 | 411.6 | 29 | $100,300 | Central | 29133 |
| Douglas | Ava | 11,850 | 813.6 | 15 | $164,400 | Central | 29067 |
| Linn | Linneus | 11,850 | 615.6 | 19 | $117,300 | Central | 29115 |
| Barton | Lamar | 11,685 | 592.0 | 20 | $136,000 | Central | 29011 |
| Montgomery | Montgomery City | 11,422 | 535.0 | 21 | $171,300 | Central | 29139 |
| DeKalb | Maysville | 11,176 | 421.4 | 27 | $167,500 | Central | 29063 |
| Wayne | Greenville | 10,942 | 759.2 | 14 | $113,100 | Central | 29223 |
| Ripley | Doniphan | 10,755 | 629.5 | 17 | $110,800 | Central | 29181 |
| Bollinger | Marble Hill | 10,591 | 617.9 | 17 | $142,400 | Central | 29017 |
| Ralls | New London | 10,394 | 469.8 | 22 | $153,400 | Central | 29173 |
| Howard | Fayette | 10,141 | 463.8 | 22 | $145,300 | Central | 29089 |
| Lewis | Monticello | 9,945 | 505.0 | 20 | $118,900 | Central | 29111 |
| Grundy | Trenton | 9,822 | 435.3 | 23 | $107,000 | Central | 29079 |
| Iron | Ironton | 9,482 | 550.3 | 17 | $113,000 | Central | 29093 |
| St. Clair | Osceola | 9,451 | 675.0 | 14 | $142,500 | Central | 29185 |
| Caldwell | Kingston | 8,890 | 426.4 | 21 | $156,700 | Central | 29025 |
| Ozark | Gainesville | 8,773 | 745.0 | 12 | $156,400 | Central | 29153 |
| Oregon | Alton | 8,704 | 789.8 | 11 | $117,700 | Central | 29149 |
| Monroe | Paris | 8,672 | 647.6 | 13 | $147,400 | Central | 29137 |
| Hickory | Hermitage | 8,501 | 398.8 | 21 | $123,200 | Central | 29085 |
| Carroll | Carrollton | 8,459 | 694.6 | 12 | $110,500 | Central | 29033 |
| Daviess | Gallatin | 8,449 | 563.3 | 15 | $149,200 | Central | 29061 |
| Maries | Vienna | 8,435 | 527.0 | 16 | $193,100 | Central | 29125 |
| Harrison | Bethany | 8,198 | 722.5 | 11 | $107,400 | Central | 29081 |
| Dade | Greenfield | 7,627 | 490.0 | 16 | $157,200 | Central | 29057 |
| Chariton | Keytesville | 7,406 | 751.2 | 10 | $118,900 | Central | 29041 |
| Shannon | Eminence | 7,137 | 1,003.8 | 7 | $151,000 | Central | 29203 |
| Clark | Kahoka | 6,680 | 504.6 | 13 | $117,600 | Central | 29045 |
| Gentry | Albany | 6,224 | 491.4 | 13 | $123,000 | Central | 29075 |
| Reynolds | Centerville | 6,058 | 808.5 | 7 | $119,900 | Central | 29179 |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 6,011 | 500.9 | 12 | $86,200 | Central | 29205 |
| Sullivan | Milan | 5,903 | 648.0 | 9 | $103,300 | Central | 29211 |
| Carter | Van Buren | 5,269 | 507.4 | 10 | $147,600 | Central | 29035 |
| Atchison | Rock Port | 5,216 | 547.3 | 10 | $100,600 | Central | 29005 |
| Scotland | Memphis | 4,698 | 436.5 | 11 | $141,100 | Central | 29199 |
| Putnam | Unionville | 4,675 | 517.3 | 9 | $111,600 | Central | 29171 |
| Holt | Oregon | 4,254 | 462.7 | 9 | $122,300 | Central | 29087 |
| Schuyler | Lancaster | 4,044 | 307.3 | 13 | $118,200 | Central | 29197 |
| Knox | Edina | 3,760 | 504.0 | 7 | $97,200 | Central | 29103 |
| Mercer | Princeton | 3,501 | 453.8 | 8 | $95,300 | Central | 29129 |
| Worth | Grant City | 1,956 | 266.6 | 7 | $94,600 | Central | 29227 |
Which Missouri cities are in more than one county-level area?
- Kansas City: Jackson County 62.0%, Clay County 27.4%, Platte County 10.6% of residents
- Lee's Summit: Jackson County 97.4%, Cass County 2.6% of residents
- Joplin: Jasper County 85.9%, Newton County 14.1% of residents
- Republic: Greene County 99.7%, Christian County 0.3% of residents
- Hannibal: Marion County 99.4%, Ralls County 0.6% of residents
- Sikeston: Scott County 87.2%, New Madrid County 12.8% of residents
- Eureka: St. Louis County 98.7%, Jefferson County 1.3% of residents
- Excelsior Springs: Clay County 99.2%, Ray County 0.8% of residents
- Monett: Barry County 63.6%, Lawrence County 36.4% of residents
- Pleasant Hill: Cass County 98.6%, Jackson County 1.4% of residents
- Cameron: Clinton County 58.4%, DeKalb County 41.6% of residents
- Oak Grove: Jackson County 98.1%, Lafayette County 1.9% of residents
Sources: Census TIGER/Line 2024; ACS 2019-2023 5-year; Wikidata, CC0 (seats); timezone-boundary-builder (time zones). Data as of November 1, 2026. Not affiliated with any government agency.
FAQ
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How many county-level areas are in Missouri?
115 (114 counties, 1 independent city).
What is the most populated county-level area in Missouri?
St. Louis County, with about 996,618 people (16% of the state).
What is the least populated county-level area in Missouri?
Worth County, with about 1,956 people.
What is the largest county-level area in Missouri by land?
Texas County, 1,177.3 sq mi of land.
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