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Counties in Missouri by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Knox County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 115 counties in 2021, at 87.3%. St. Louis city had the lowest, at 44.7%. The median was 74.7% and the figure for Missouri was 67.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest87.3Knox County
Lowest44.7St. Louis city
Median74.7115 counties
Missouri67.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Knox CountyKnox County: 87.3 %87.3Ralls CountyRalls County: 86.5 %86.5Stone CountyStone County: 84.5 %84.5Ste. Genevieve CountySte. Genevieve County: 84 %84Osage CountyOsage County: 84 %84Hickory CountyHickory County: 83.9 %83.9Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 83.2 %83.2Camden CountyCamden County: 82.3 %82.3Benton CountyBenton County: 81.7 %81.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 81.7 %81.7Warren CountyWarren County: 81.6 %81.6Worth CountyWorth County: 81.4 %81.4Howard CountyHoward County: 81.3 %81.3St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 81.2 %81.2Reynolds CountyReynolds County: 81.1 %81.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 81.1 %81.1Mercer CountyMercer County: 80.8 %80.8Chariton CountyChariton County: 80.6 %80.6Ripley CountyRipley County: 80.4 %80.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 80.2 %80.2Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 80.1 %80.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 79.9 %79.9Scotland CountyScotland County: 79.8 %79.8Daviess CountyDaviess County: 79.5 %79.5Ozark CountyOzark County: 79.5 %79.5Shannon CountyShannon County: 79 %79St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 78.9 %78.9Webster CountyWebster County: 78.5 %78.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 78.4 %78.4Washington CountyWashington County: 78.3 %78.3Holt CountyHolt County: 78.3 %78.3Andrew CountyAndrew County: 78.1 %78.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 78.1 %78.1Ray CountyRay County: 77.9 %77.9Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 77.8 %77.8Gentry CountyGentry County: 77.6 %77.6Linn CountyLinn County: 77.5 %77.5Texas CountyTexas County: 77.2 %77.2Wright CountyWright County: 77.2 %77.2Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 76.8 %76.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Knox County87.3
2Ralls County86.5
3Stone County84.5
4Ste. Genevieve County84
5Osage County84
6Hickory County83.9
7Bollinger County83.2
8Camden County82.3
9Benton County81.7
10Morgan County81.7
11Warren County81.6
12Worth County81.4
13Howard County81.3
14St. Charles County81.2
15Reynolds County81.1
16Putnam County81.1
17Mercer County80.8
18Chariton County80.6
19Ripley County80.4
20Lincoln County80.2
21Gasconade County80.1
22Jefferson County79.9
23Scotland County79.8
24Daviess County79.5
25Ozark County79.5
26Shannon County79
27St. Clair County78.9
28Webster County78.5
29Douglas County78.4
30Washington County78.3
31Holt County78.3
32Andrew County78.1
33Franklin County78.1
34Ray County77.9
35Caldwell County77.8
36Gentry County77.6
37Linn County77.5
38Texas County77.2
39Wright County77.2
40Moniteau County76.8
41Dallas County76.6
42Schuyler County76.4
43Clark County76.3
44Dade County76.3
45Lewis County76.2
46Cass County76.2
47Clinton County76.1
48Iron County75.9
49Wayne County75.8
50Christian County75.8
51Cooper County75.7
52Callaway County75.6
53Miller County75.5
54Macon County75.3
55Sullivan County75.2
56Monroe County74.9
57Shelby County74.8
58Maries County74.7
59Newton County74.7
59Vernon County74.7
61Madison County74.4
62Perry County74.1
63Carroll County74.1
64Lafayette County73.3
65Bates County73
66Cedar County73
67Montgomery County72.9
68Barry County72.4
69Pike County72.3
70Crawford County72.3
71Harrison County72.2
72Oregon County72.1
73Dent County71.9
74Saline County71.8
75DeKalb County71.4
76Audrain County71.3
77Henry County71.2
78Polk County71.1
79Carter County70.9
80Barton County70.7
81Lawrence County70.4
82Atchison County70
83Laclede County69.9
84Grundy County69.7
85Stoddard County69.6
86Pettis County69.5
87St. Francois County69.4
88Randolph County69.4
89Livingston County69.1
90St. Louis County68.8
91Cape Girardeau County68.5
92Howell County67.9
93Taney County67.8
94Cole County67.6
95Clay County67.5
96Marion County66.7
97Platte County66.5
98Scott County66.5
99Butler County65.8
100McDonald County65.4
101New Madrid County65.1
102Dunklin County64.1
103Jasper County63.6
104Adair County62.8
104Buchanan County62.8
104Johnson County62.8
107Mississippi County61.4
108Phelps County60.9
109Nodaway County58.7
110Jackson County58.6
111Boone County58.2
112Greene County56.7
113Pemiscot County55.8
114Pulaski County53
115St. Louis city44.7

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Knox County, with 87.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

St. Louis city, with 44.7% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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