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Counties in Missouri by households, 2024

St. Louis County had the highest households of 115 counties in 2024, at 413,849. Worth County had the lowest, at 847. The median was 7,187 and the figure for Missouri was 2.51 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest413,849St. Louis County
Lowest847Worth County
Median7,187115 counties
Missouri2,508,227History

Top 40 counties, 2024

St. Louis County: 413,849 countSt. Louis County413,849Jackson County: 306,798 countJackson County306,798St. Charles County: 161,311 countSt. Charles County161,311St. Louis city: 144,891 countSt. Louis city144,891Greene County: 130,951 countGreene County130,951Clay County: 102,171 countClay County102,171Jefferson County: 88,309 countJefferson County88,309Boone County: 76,562 countBoone County76,562Jasper County: 49,489 countJasper County49,489Platte County: 43,902 countPlatte County43,902Cass County: 43,206 countCass County43,206Franklin County: 43,036 countFranklin County43,036Christian County: 35,142 countChristian County35,142Buchanan County: 33,439 countBuchanan County33,439Cape Girardeau County: 32,454 countCape Girardeau County32,454Cole County: 31,086 countCole County31,086St. Francois County: 24,816 countSt. Francois County24,816Lincoln County: 22,817 countLincoln County22,817Taney County: 22,788 countTaney County22,788Newton County: 22,129 countNewton County22,129Johnson County: 21,087 countJohnson County21,087Camden County: 17,925 countCamden County17,925Phelps County: 17,329 countPhelps County17,329Pettis County: 16,996 countPettis County16,996Pulaski County: 16,851 countPulaski County16,851Butler County: 16,594 countButler County16,594Callaway County: 16,485 countCallaway County16,485Howell County: 15,965 countHowell County15,965Scott County: 15,327 countScott County15,327Lawrence County: 14,602 countLawrence County14,602Laclede County: 14,558 countLaclede County14,558Webster County: 13,964 countWebster County13,964Warren County: 13,845 countWarren County13,845Stone County: 13,530 countStone County13,530Barry County: 13,336 countBarry County13,336Lafayette County: 12,576 countLafayette County12,576Polk County: 12,059 countPolk County12,059Stoddard County: 11,585 countStoddard County11,585Marion County: 11,323 countMarion County11,323Dunklin County: 11,257 countDunklin County11,257
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1St. Louis County413,849-0.2%
2Jackson County306,798+1.3%
3St. Charles County161,311+1.7%
4St. Louis city144,891+0.3%
5Greene County130,951-0.6%
6Clay County102,171+1.2%
7Jefferson County88,309+1.5%
8Boone County76,562+2%
9Jasper County49,489+2.3%
10Platte County43,902+1.4%
11Cass County43,206+2.1%
12Franklin County43,036+1.8%
13Christian County35,142+2.6%
14Buchanan County33,439+0.1%
15Cape Girardeau County32,454-0.3%
16Cole County31,086+1.1%
17St. Francois County24,816+2.9%
18Lincoln County22,817+1.8%
19Taney County22,788+2.9%
20Newton County22,129+0.2%
21Johnson County21,087+2%
22Camden County17,925+4.4%
23Phelps County17,329-1.8%
24Pettis County16,996+0.3%
25Pulaski County16,851+2.5%
26Butler County16,594+0.6%
27Callaway County16,485+1.7%
28Howell County15,965-0.2%
29Scott County15,327+1.1%
30Lawrence County14,602-0.6%
31Laclede County14,558+0.7%
32Webster County13,964+1.5%
33Warren County13,845+3.2%
34Stone County13,530+2.8%
35Barry County13,336-0.2%
36Lafayette County12,576+1.1%
37Polk County12,059+0.9%
38Stoddard County11,585+1.7%
39Marion County11,323+0.6%
40Dunklin County11,257+0.8%
41Miller County9,857-1.8%
42Crawford County9,580+1.2%
43Texas County9,503-0.3%
44Randolph County9,247-0.1%
45Audrain County9,219+2.5%
46Henry County9,217-0.3%
47Adair County9,126+2.4%
48Ray County9,116+0.8%
49Washington County8,920+0.6%
50Morgan County8,699+6.1%
51Benton County8,573+5%
52McDonald County8,558+0.5%
53Nodaway County8,460+0.8%
54Clinton County8,329+1.1%
55Saline County8,053+0.6%
56Vernon County7,754-0.8%
57Perry County7,525+2.8%
58Wright County7,187+3.2%
59Ste. Genevieve County7,137+0.3%
60Andrew County6,988+0.2%
61Dallas County6,768+2.2%
62New Madrid County6,695-1.5%
63Pike County6,424-0.4%
64Pemiscot County6,333+1.6%
65Cooper County6,246+1.2%
66Bates County6,158+3.1%
67Macon County6,067+2%
68Gasconade County6,061+0.4%
69Cedar County5,773+2.4%
70Moniteau County5,729-0.8%
71Dent County5,618-1%
72Livingston County5,608+1.5%
73Osage County5,287+2.2%
74Linn County4,801-0.1%
75Madison County4,683+1.7%
76Douglas County4,654-0.7%
77Montgomery County4,640+1.1%
78Wayne County4,623+2.7%
79Mississippi County4,482-1.7%
80Barton County4,454+0.7%
81St. Clair County4,071-0.5%
82Ripley County4,002-0.7%
83Ralls County3,970+0.3%
84Bollinger County3,941+1.4%
85Grundy County3,907+2.1%
86Iron County3,861+1.5%
87Caldwell County3,769+5%
88DeKalb County3,732-1.1%
89Ozark County3,709+3.5%
90Hickory County3,601+4.2%
91Howard County3,585+3.3%
92Carroll County3,522+2.3%
93Monroe County3,468+0.2%
94Maries County3,428-3.1%
95Oregon County3,380+0.6%
96Harrison County3,195+4.3%
97Lewis County3,185-1%
98Dade County3,057+0.6%
99Daviess County3,020-1.7%
100Shannon County2,882+2.9%
101Chariton County2,681+1%
102Gentry County2,426+1%
103Clark County2,423+7%
104Shelby County2,391+0.7%
105Reynolds County2,335+1%
106Atchison County2,287-0.3%
107Sullivan County2,0400%
108Carter County2,038+3.7%
109Putnam County1,791-4.4%
110Holt County1,744+1.3%
111Scotland County1,550+0.5%
112Schuyler County1,307+4.5%
113Mercer County1,302+1.1%
114Knox County1,288+6.1%
115Worth County847+6.1%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Missouri by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Missouri by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Missouri by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Missouri by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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St. Louis County, with 413,849 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worth County, with 847 in 2024.

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