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Counties in Missouri by households

St. Louis County had the highest households of 115 counties in 2022, at 413,247. Worth County had the lowest, at 773. The median was 7,121 and the figure for Missouri was 2.46 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest413,247St. Louis County
Lowest773Worth County
Median7,121115 counties
Missouri2,458,324History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 8,864 countAndrew County: 6,865 countAtchison County: 2,351 countAudrain County: 8,968 countBarry County: 13,415 countBarton County: 4,477 countBates County: 5,929 countBenton County: 8,146 countBollinger County: 3,791 countBoone County: 74,269 countBuchanan County: 33,363 countButler County: 16,269 countCaldwell County: 3,480 countCallaway County: 15,981 countCamden County: 16,494 countCape Girardeau County: 31,578 countCarroll County: 3,367 countCarter County: 1,925 countCass County: 41,524 countCedar County: 5,476 countChariton County: 2,591 countChristian County: 33,411 countClark County: 2,300 countClay County: 99,501 countClinton County: 8,047 countCole County: 30,151 countCooper County: 6,125 countCrawford County: 9,285 countDade County: 3,020 countDallas County: 6,604 countDaviess County: 3,016 countDeKalb County: 3,715 countDent County: 5,825 countDouglas County: 4,616 countDunklin County: 11,134 countFranklin County: 41,512 countGasconade County: 5,970 countGentry County: 2,347 countGreene County: 131,109 countGrundy County: 3,806 countHarrison County: 3,013 countHenry County: 9,241 countHickory County: 3,504 countHolt County: 1,744 countHoward County: 3,350 countHowell County: 15,433 countIron County: 3,821 countJackson County: 298,908 countJasper County: 47,481 countJefferson County: 86,455 countJohnson County: 20,613 countKnox County: 1,154 countLaclede County: 14,345 countLafayette County: 12,165 countLawrence County: 14,629 countLewis County: 3,329 countLincoln County: 21,961 countLinn County: 4,773 countLivingston County: 5,463 countMcDonald County: 8,399 countMacon County: 5,848 countMadison County: 4,633 countMaries County: 3,602 countMarion County: 11,295 countMercer County: 1,253 countMiller County: 10,116 countMississippi County: 4,612 countMoniteau County: 5,691 countMonroe County: 3,425 countMontgomery County: 4,644 countMorgan County: 7,820 countNew Madrid County: 6,769 countNewton County: 21,991 countNodaway County: 8,261 countOregon County: 3,383 countOsage County: 5,220 countOzark County: 3,654 countPemiscot County: 6,275 countPerry County: 7,329 countPettis County: 16,696 countPhelps County: 17,730 countPike County: 6,307 countPlatte County: 42,606 countPolk County: 11,803 countPulaski County: 15,653 countPutnam County: 1,768 countRalls County: 4,014 countRandolph County: 9,101 countRay County: 8,773 countReynolds County: 2,309 countRipley County: 3,936 countSt. Charles County: 156,381 countSt. Clair County: 3,955 countSte. Genevieve County: 7,121 countSt. Francois County: 23,973 countSt. Louis County: 413,247 countSaline County: 7,808 countSchuyler County: 1,264 countScotland County: 1,527 countScott County: 15,160 countShannon County: 2,753 countShelby County: 2,362 countStoddard County: 11,472 countStone County: 12,726 countSullivan County: 1,991 countTaney County: 21,595 countTexas County: 9,335 countVernon County: 7,776 countWarren County: 13,067 countWashington County: 9,032 countWayne County: 4,490 countWebster County: 13,717 countWorth County: 773 countWright County: 6,825 countSt. Louis city: 143,059 count
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count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

St. Louis County: 413,247 countSt. Louis County413,247Jackson County: 298,908 countJackson County298,908St. Charles County: 156,381 countSt. Charles County156,381St. Louis city: 143,059 countSt. Louis city143,059Greene County: 131,109 countGreene County131,109Clay County: 99,501 countClay County99,501Jefferson County: 86,455 countJefferson County86,455Boone County: 74,269 countBoone County74,269Jasper County: 47,481 countJasper County47,481Platte County: 42,606 countPlatte County42,606Cass County: 41,524 countCass County41,524Franklin County: 41,512 countFranklin County41,512Christian County: 33,411 countChristian County33,411Buchanan County: 33,363 countBuchanan County33,363Cape Girardeau County: 31,578 countCape Girardeau County31,578Cole County: 30,151 countCole County30,151St. Francois County: 23,973 countSt. Francois County23,973Newton County: 21,991 countNewton County21,991Lincoln County: 21,961 countLincoln County21,961Taney County: 21,595 countTaney County21,595Johnson County: 20,613 countJohnson County20,613Phelps County: 17,730 countPhelps County17,730Pettis County: 16,696 countPettis County16,696Camden County: 16,494 countCamden County16,494Butler County: 16,269 countButler County16,269Callaway County: 15,981 countCallaway County15,981Pulaski County: 15,653 countPulaski County15,653Howell County: 15,433 countHowell County15,433Scott County: 15,160 countScott County15,160Lawrence County: 14,629 countLawrence County14,629Laclede County: 14,345 countLaclede County14,345Webster County: 13,717 countWebster County13,717Barry County: 13,415 countBarry County13,415Warren County: 13,067 countWarren County13,067Stone County: 12,726 countStone County12,726Lafayette County: 12,165 countLafayette County12,165Polk County: 11,803 countPolk County11,803Stoddard County: 11,472 countStoddard County11,472Marion County: 11,295 countMarion County11,295Dunklin County: 11,134 countDunklin County11,134St. Louis County: 413,247 countSt. Louis County413,247Jackson County: 298,908 countJackson County298,908St. Charles County: 156,381 countSt. Charles County156,381St. Louis city: 143,059 countSt. Louis city143,059Greene County: 131,109 countGreene County131,109Clay County: 99,501 countClay County99,501Jefferson County: 86,455 countJefferson County86,455Boone County: 74,269 countBoone County74,269Jasper County: 47,481 countJasper County47,481Platte County: 42,606 countPlatte County42,606Cass County: 41,524 countCass County41,524Franklin County: 41,512 countFranklin County41,512Christian County: 33,411 countChristian County33,411Buchanan County: 33,363 countBuchanan County33,363Cape Girardeau County: 31,578 countCape Girardeau County31,578Cole County: 30,151 countCole County30,151St. Francois County: 23,973 countSt. Francois County23,973Newton County: 21,991 countNewton County21,991Lincoln County: 21,961 countLincoln County21,961Taney County: 21,595 countTaney County21,595Johnson County: 20,613 countJohnson County20,613Phelps County: 17,730 countPhelps County17,730Pettis County: 16,696 countPettis County16,696Camden County: 16,494 countCamden County16,494Butler County: 16,269 countButler County16,269Callaway County: 15,981 countCallaway County15,981Pulaski County: 15,653 countPulaski County15,653Howell County: 15,433 countHowell County15,433Scott County: 15,160 countScott County15,160Lawrence County: 14,629 countLawrence County14,629Laclede County: 14,345 countLaclede County14,345Webster County: 13,717 countWebster County13,717Barry County: 13,415 countBarry County13,415Warren County: 13,067 countWarren County13,067Stone County: 12,726 countStone County12,726Lafayette County: 12,165 countLafayette County12,165Polk County: 11,803 countPolk County11,803Stoddard County: 11,472 countStoddard County11,472Marion County: 11,295 countMarion County11,295Dunklin County: 11,134 countDunklin County11,134
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1St. Louis County413,247+0.1%
2Jackson County298,908+1.3%
3St. Charles County156,381+2.1%
4St. Louis city143,059+1.3%
5Greene County131,109+1.3%
6Clay County99,501+1.5%
7Jefferson County86,455+0.8%
8Boone County74,269+1.6%
9Jasper County47,481+0.8%
10Platte County42,606+1.1%
11Cass County41,524+1%
12Franklin County41,512+2.2%
13Christian County33,411+2.4%
14Buchanan County33,363+0.4%
15Cape Girardeau County31,578+2.2%
16Cole County30,151+1%
17St. Francois County23,973+2.4%
18Newton County21,991+0.3%
19Lincoln County21,961+2.6%
20Taney County21,595+1.6%
21Johnson County20,613+0.4%
22Phelps County17,730-0.8%
23Pettis County16,696+0.5%
24Camden County16,494+1.7%
25Butler County16,269+1.5%
26Callaway County15,981+1.1%
27Pulaski County15,653+0.9%
28Howell County15,433-0.7%
29Scott County15,160+1.1%
30Lawrence County14,629+1.1%
31Laclede County14,345-0.2%
32Webster County13,717+0.1%
33Barry County13,415-1.1%
34Warren County13,067+2.4%
35Stone County12,726+3.7%
36Lafayette County12,165+0.7%
37Polk County11,803+1.5%
38Stoddard County11,472+1.6%
39Marion County11,295-1.3%
40Dunklin County11,134-0.3%
41Miller County10,116+0.3%
42Texas County9,335-0.1%
43Crawford County9,285+0.1%
44Henry County9,241+0.6%
45Randolph County9,101+2.8%
46Washington County9,032+2.6%
47Audrain County8,968-0.7%
48Adair County8,864+0.2%
49Ray County8,773+2%
50McDonald County8,399+2%
51Nodaway County8,261-1.2%
52Benton County8,146+3.2%
53Clinton County8,047+1.3%
54Morgan County7,820+3.4%
55Saline County7,808-0%
56Vernon County7,776-0.1%
57Perry County7,329+0.3%
58Ste. Genevieve County7,121+0.5%
59Andrew County6,865-0.2%
60Wright County6,825+1.5%
61New Madrid County6,769-0.7%
62Dallas County6,604+1.4%
63Pike County6,307-2.5%
64Pemiscot County6,275+1.8%
65Cooper County6,125+0.6%
66Gasconade County5,970+1.7%
67Bates County5,929-0.9%
68Macon County5,848+2.7%
69Dent County5,825-1.7%
70Moniteau County5,691+3.4%
71Cedar County5,476-0.5%
72Livingston County5,463-0.5%
73Osage County5,220+0.3%
74Linn County4,773+0.3%
75Montgomery County4,644+0.2%
76Madison County4,633+0.6%
77Douglas County4,616+1.9%
78Mississippi County4,612+0.1%
79Wayne County4,490+4.9%
80Barton County4,477-1%
81Ralls County4,014+0.1%
82St. Clair County3,9550%
83Ripley County3,936-0.3%
84Iron County3,821+4.7%
85Grundy County3,806+3.8%
86Bollinger County3,791+0.4%
87DeKalb County3,715-1.5%
88Ozark County3,654+1.8%
89Maries County3,602-0.9%
90Hickory County3,504+2.8%
91Caldwell County3,480+2.5%
92Monroe County3,425-2.3%
93Oregon County3,383-1.2%
94Carroll County3,367+0.8%
95Howard County3,350+5.1%
96Lewis County3,329-0.4%
97Dade County3,020+0.9%
98Daviess County3,016+0.4%
99Harrison County3,013-2.6%
100Shannon County2,753+0.8%
101Chariton County2,591+1.1%
102Shelby County2,362+1.4%
103Atchison County2,351-1%
104Gentry County2,347+2%
105Reynolds County2,309+2.5%
106Clark County2,300-2.7%
107Sullivan County1,991-1.4%
108Carter County1,925+2%
109Putnam County1,768+3.8%
110Holt County1,744-2.8%
111Scotland County1,527-6.8%
112Schuyler County1,264+1%
113Mercer County1,253+2%
114Knox County1,154-3.5%
115Worth County773+6.6%

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Missouri by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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St. Louis County, with 413,247 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worth County, with 773 in 2022.

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