Counties in Missouri by homeownership rate (US, housing units)
Ralls County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 115 counties in 2023, at 86.1%. St. Louis city had the lowest, at 45.4%. The median was 75.9% and the figure for Missouri was 67.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralls County | 86.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 2 | Knox County | 85.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 3 | Hickory County | 84.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 4 | Benton County | 83.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 5 | Stone County | 83.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 6 | Shannon County | 83.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 7 | Camden County | 83.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 8 | Scotland County | 83 | +2.9 pts |
| 9 | Warren County | 82.4 | +2 pts |
| 10 | Ste. Genevieve County | 81.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 81.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 12 | Osage County | 81.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 13 | Putnam County | 81.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 14 | Gasconade County | 81.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 15 | Caldwell County | 81 | +1 pts |
| 16 | Chariton County | 80.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 17 | St. Charles County | 80.7 | -0 pts |
| 18 | Reynolds County | 80.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 19 | Ozark County | 80.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 20 | Howard County | 80.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 21 | Bollinger County | 80.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 22 | Morgan County | 79.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 23 | Douglas County | 79.3 | -2 pts |
| 24 | Mercer County | 79.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 25 | Schuyler County | 79 | +4.9 pts |
| 26 | Ripley County | 78.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 27 | Linn County | 78.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 28 | Clark County | 78.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Holt County | 78.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 78.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 31 | Cooper County | 78.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 32 | Maries County | 77.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 33 | Worth County | 77.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 34 | Moniteau County | 77.8 | +1 pts |
| 35 | Daviess County | 77.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 36 | Perry County | 77.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 37 | Wright County | 77.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 38 | Ray County | 77.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 39 | Lewis County | 77 | +0.4 pts |
| 40 | Andrew County | 77 | -1.5 pts |
| 41 | Newton County | 76.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 42 | Dent County | 76.8 | +2 pts |
| 43 | Oregon County | 76.7 | +5.8 pts |
| 44 | Webster County | 76.6 | -0 pts |
| 45 | Texas County | 76.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 46 | Lafayette County | 76.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 47 | Dade County | 76.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 47 | Franklin County | 76.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 49 | Callaway County | 76.3 | -1 pts |
| 50 | Iron County | 76.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 50 | Washington County | 76.3 | -2.3 pts |
| 52 | Clinton County | 76.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 53 | Dallas County | 76.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 54 | Macon County | 76.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 54 | Miller County | 76.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 56 | Christian County | 76 | +0.1 pts |
| 56 | Wayne County | 76 | +1.7 pts |
| 58 | Cass County | 75.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 59 | St. Clair County | 75.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 60 | Madison County | 75.4 | -3 pts |
| 61 | Monroe County | 75 | -0.8 pts |
| 62 | Shelby County | 75 | +1.2 pts |
| 63 | Barry County | 74.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 64 | Gentry County | 74.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 65 | Cedar County | 73.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 66 | Henry County | 73.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 67 | Sullivan County | 73.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 68 | Atchison County | 73.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 69 | Pike County | 73.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 73.3 | -1 pts |
| 71 | Harrison County | 73.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 72 | Lawrence County | 72.8 | +2 pts |
| 73 | Audrain County | 72.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 74 | Vernon County | 72.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 75 | Carroll County | 72.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 76 | Crawford County | 72.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 77 | Bates County | 72.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 78 | DeKalb County | 72 | +2.1 pts |
| 79 | Polk County | 71.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 80 | Saline County | 70.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 81 | Stoddard County | 70.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 82 | Randolph County | 70.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 83 | Pettis County | 70.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 84 | Laclede County | 70.1 | -0 pts |
| 85 | Marion County | 69.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 86 | Barton County | 69.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 87 | Grundy County | 69.3 | +1 pts |
| 88 | St. Francois County | 69.1 | -0 pts |
| 89 | St. Louis County | 69 | +0.6 pts |
| 90 | Clay County | 68.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 91 | Scott County | 68.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 92 | Howell County | 68.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 93 | Livingston County | 68.5 | -1 pts |
| 94 | McDonald County | 67.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 95 | Cole County | 67.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 96 | Platte County | 67 | +0.6 pts |
| 97 | Taney County | 66.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 98 | Cape Girardeau County | 66 | -1.2 pts |
| 99 | Butler County | 65 | -0.4 pts |
| 100 | Buchanan County | 64.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 101 | Carter County | 64.1 | -5.3 pts |
| 102 | Johnson County | 63.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 103 | New Madrid County | 63.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 104 | Jasper County | 63.2 | 0 pts |
| 105 | Nodaway County | 62.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 106 | Phelps County | 61.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 107 | Dunklin County | 61.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 108 | Mississippi County | 60.9 | +1 pts |
| 109 | Adair County | 60.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 110 | Pulaski County | 59.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 111 | Jackson County | 58.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 112 | Boone County | 58.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 113 | Pemiscot County | 57.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 114 | Greene County | 56.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 115 | St. Louis city | 45.4 | +0.5 pts |
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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?
Ralls County, with 86.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?
St. Louis city, with 45.4% in 2023.
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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