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Counties in Missouri by households

St. Louis County had the highest households of 115 counties in 2023, at 414,739. Worth County had the lowest, at 798. The median was 7,113 and the figure for Missouri was 2.48 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest414,739St. Louis County
Lowest798Worth County
Median7,113115 counties
Missouri2,484,834History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 8,911 countAndrew County: 6,975 countAtchison County: 2,295 countAudrain County: 8,991 countBarry County: 13,360 countBarton County: 4,425 countBates County: 5,975 countBenton County: 8,166 countBollinger County: 3,887 countBoone County: 75,084 countBuchanan County: 33,398 countButler County: 16,490 countCaldwell County: 3,591 countCallaway County: 16,203 countCamden County: 17,170 countCape Girardeau County: 32,544 countCarroll County: 3,443 countCarter County: 1,965 countCass County: 42,311 countCedar County: 5,636 countChariton County: 2,655 countChristian County: 34,256 countClark County: 2,265 countClay County: 101,008 countClinton County: 8,238 countCole County: 30,746 countCooper County: 6,169 countCrawford County: 9,468 countDade County: 3,038 countDallas County: 6,621 countDaviess County: 3,071 countDeKalb County: 3,775 countDent County: 5,675 countDouglas County: 4,688 countDunklin County: 11,165 countFranklin County: 42,267 countGasconade County: 6,037 countGentry County: 2,402 countGreene County: 131,708 countGrundy County: 3,828 countHarrison County: 3,064 countHenry County: 9,248 countHickory County: 3,457 countHolt County: 1,722 countHoward County: 3,469 countHowell County: 15,997 countIron County: 3,803 countJackson County: 302,726 countJasper County: 48,367 countJefferson County: 87,025 countJohnson County: 20,680 countKnox County: 1,214 countLaclede County: 14,453 countLafayette County: 12,438 countLawrence County: 14,694 countLewis County: 3,216 countLincoln County: 22,420 countLinn County: 4,804 countLivingston County: 5,523 countMcDonald County: 8,512 countMacon County: 5,947 countMadison County: 4,604 countMaries County: 3,536 countMarion County: 11,253 countMercer County: 1,288 countMiller County: 10,034 countMississippi County: 4,559 countMoniteau County: 5,774 countMonroe County: 3,461 countMontgomery County: 4,589 countMorgan County: 8,198 countNew Madrid County: 6,796 countNewton County: 22,084 countNodaway County: 8,389 countOregon County: 3,360 countOsage County: 5,173 countOzark County: 3,583 countPemiscot County: 6,231 countPerry County: 7,323 countPettis County: 16,937 countPhelps County: 17,644 countPike County: 6,451 countPlatte County: 43,316 countPolk County: 11,957 countPulaski County: 16,434 countPutnam County: 1,874 countRalls County: 3,959 countRandolph County: 9,252 countRay County: 9,046 countReynolds County: 2,312 countRipley County: 4,030 countSt. Charles County: 158,682 countSt. Clair County: 4,090 countSte. Genevieve County: 7,113 countSt. Francois County: 24,113 countSt. Louis County: 414,739 countSaline County: 8,008 countSchuyler County: 1,251 countScotland County: 1,543 countScott County: 15,163 countShannon County: 2,802 countShelby County: 2,374 countStoddard County: 11,393 countStone County: 13,161 countSullivan County: 2,040 countTaney County: 22,145 countTexas County: 9,532 countVernon County: 7,815 countWarren County: 13,414 countWashington County: 8,864 countWayne County: 4,503 countWebster County: 13,751 countWorth County: 798 countWright County: 6,964 countSt. Louis city: 144,450 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

St. Louis County: 414,739 countSt. Louis County414,739Jackson County: 302,726 countJackson County302,726St. Charles County: 158,682 countSt. Charles County158,682St. Louis city: 144,450 countSt. Louis city144,450Greene County: 131,708 countGreene County131,708Clay County: 101,008 countClay County101,008Jefferson County: 87,025 countJefferson County87,025Boone County: 75,084 countBoone County75,084Jasper County: 48,367 countJasper County48,367Platte County: 43,316 countPlatte County43,316Cass County: 42,311 countCass County42,311Franklin County: 42,267 countFranklin County42,267Christian County: 34,256 countChristian County34,256Buchanan County: 33,398 countBuchanan County33,398Cape Girardeau County: 32,544 countCape Girardeau County32,544Cole County: 30,746 countCole County30,746St. Francois County: 24,113 countSt. Francois County24,113Lincoln County: 22,420 countLincoln County22,420Taney County: 22,145 countTaney County22,145Newton County: 22,084 countNewton County22,084Johnson County: 20,680 countJohnson County20,680Phelps County: 17,644 countPhelps County17,644Camden County: 17,170 countCamden County17,170Pettis County: 16,937 countPettis County16,937Butler County: 16,490 countButler County16,490Pulaski County: 16,434 countPulaski County16,434Callaway County: 16,203 countCallaway County16,203Howell County: 15,997 countHowell County15,997Scott County: 15,163 countScott County15,163Lawrence County: 14,694 countLawrence County14,694Laclede County: 14,453 countLaclede County14,453Webster County: 13,751 countWebster County13,751Warren County: 13,414 countWarren County13,414Barry County: 13,360 countBarry County13,360Stone County: 13,161 countStone County13,161Lafayette County: 12,438 countLafayette County12,438Polk County: 11,957 countPolk County11,957Stoddard County: 11,393 countStoddard County11,393Marion County: 11,253 countMarion County11,253Dunklin County: 11,165 countDunklin County11,165St. Louis County: 414,739 countSt. Louis County414,739Jackson County: 302,726 countJackson County302,726St. Charles County: 158,682 countSt. Charles County158,682St. Louis city: 144,450 countSt. Louis city144,450Greene County: 131,708 countGreene County131,708Clay County: 101,008 countClay County101,008Jefferson County: 87,025 countJefferson County87,025Boone County: 75,084 countBoone County75,084Jasper County: 48,367 countJasper County48,367Platte County: 43,316 countPlatte County43,316Cass County: 42,311 countCass County42,311Franklin County: 42,267 countFranklin County42,267Christian County: 34,256 countChristian County34,256Buchanan County: 33,398 countBuchanan County33,398Cape Girardeau County: 32,544 countCape Girardeau County32,544Cole County: 30,746 countCole County30,746St. Francois County: 24,113 countSt. Francois County24,113Lincoln County: 22,420 countLincoln County22,420Taney County: 22,145 countTaney County22,145Newton County: 22,084 countNewton County22,084Johnson County: 20,680 countJohnson County20,680Phelps County: 17,644 countPhelps County17,644Camden County: 17,170 countCamden County17,170Pettis County: 16,937 countPettis County16,937Butler County: 16,490 countButler County16,490Pulaski County: 16,434 countPulaski County16,434Callaway County: 16,203 countCallaway County16,203Howell County: 15,997 countHowell County15,997Scott County: 15,163 countScott County15,163Lawrence County: 14,694 countLawrence County14,694Laclede County: 14,453 countLaclede County14,453Webster County: 13,751 countWebster County13,751Warren County: 13,414 countWarren County13,414Barry County: 13,360 countBarry County13,360Stone County: 13,161 countStone County13,161Lafayette County: 12,438 countLafayette County12,438Polk County: 11,957 countPolk County11,957Stoddard County: 11,393 countStoddard County11,393Marion County: 11,253 countMarion County11,253Dunklin County: 11,165 countDunklin County11,165
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1St. Louis County414,739+0.4%
2Jackson County302,726+1.3%
3St. Charles County158,682+1.5%
4St. Louis city144,450+1%
5Greene County131,708+0.5%
6Clay County101,008+1.5%
7Jefferson County87,025+0.7%
8Boone County75,084+1.1%
9Jasper County48,367+1.9%
10Platte County43,316+1.7%
11Cass County42,311+1.9%
12Franklin County42,267+1.8%
13Christian County34,256+2.5%
14Buchanan County33,398+0.1%
15Cape Girardeau County32,544+3.1%
16Cole County30,746+2%
17St. Francois County24,113+0.6%
18Lincoln County22,420+2.1%
19Taney County22,145+2.5%
20Newton County22,084+0.4%
21Johnson County20,680+0.3%
22Phelps County17,644-0.5%
23Camden County17,170+4.1%
24Pettis County16,937+1.4%
25Butler County16,490+1.4%
26Pulaski County16,434+5%
27Callaway County16,203+1.4%
28Howell County15,997+3.7%
29Scott County15,1630%
30Lawrence County14,694+0.4%
31Laclede County14,453+0.8%
32Webster County13,751+0.2%
33Warren County13,414+2.7%
34Barry County13,360-0.4%
35Stone County13,161+3.4%
36Lafayette County12,438+2.2%
37Polk County11,957+1.3%
38Stoddard County11,393-0.7%
39Marion County11,253-0.4%
40Dunklin County11,165+0.3%
41Miller County10,034-0.8%
42Texas County9,532+2.1%
43Crawford County9,468+2%
44Randolph County9,252+1.7%
45Henry County9,248+0.1%
46Ray County9,046+3.1%
47Audrain County8,991+0.3%
48Adair County8,911+0.5%
49Washington County8,864-1.9%
50McDonald County8,512+1.3%
51Nodaway County8,389+1.5%
52Clinton County8,238+2.4%
53Morgan County8,198+4.8%
54Benton County8,166+0.2%
55Saline County8,008+2.6%
56Vernon County7,815+0.5%
57Perry County7,323-0.1%
58Ste. Genevieve County7,113-0.1%
59Andrew County6,975+1.6%
60Wright County6,964+2%
61New Madrid County6,796+0.4%
62Dallas County6,621+0.3%
63Pike County6,451+2.3%
64Pemiscot County6,231-0.7%
65Cooper County6,169+0.7%
66Gasconade County6,037+1.1%
67Bates County5,975+0.8%
68Macon County5,947+1.7%
69Moniteau County5,774+1.5%
70Dent County5,675-2.6%
71Cedar County5,636+2.9%
72Livingston County5,523+1.1%
73Osage County5,173-0.9%
74Linn County4,804+0.6%
75Douglas County4,688+1.6%
76Madison County4,604-0.6%
77Montgomery County4,589-1.2%
78Mississippi County4,559-1.1%
79Wayne County4,503+0.3%
80Barton County4,425-1.2%
81St. Clair County4,090+3.4%
82Ripley County4,030+2.4%
83Ralls County3,959-1.4%
84Bollinger County3,887+2.5%
85Grundy County3,828+0.6%
86Iron County3,803-0.5%
87DeKalb County3,775+1.6%
88Caldwell County3,591+3.2%
89Ozark County3,583-1.9%
90Maries County3,536-1.8%
91Howard County3,469+3.6%
92Monroe County3,461+1.1%
93Hickory County3,457-1.3%
94Carroll County3,443+2.3%
95Oregon County3,360-0.7%
96Lewis County3,216-3.4%
97Daviess County3,071+1.8%
98Harrison County3,064+1.7%
99Dade County3,038+0.6%
100Shannon County2,802+1.8%
101Chariton County2,655+2.5%
102Gentry County2,402+2.3%
103Shelby County2,374+0.5%
104Reynolds County2,312+0.1%
105Atchison County2,295-2.4%
106Clark County2,265-1.5%
107Sullivan County2,040+2.5%
108Carter County1,965+2.1%
109Putnam County1,874+6%
110Holt County1,722-1.3%
111Scotland County1,543+1%
112Mercer County1,288+2.8%
113Schuyler County1,251-1%
114Knox County1,214+5.2%
115Worth County798+3.2%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Missouri by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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St. Louis County, with 414,739 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worth County, with 798 in 2023.

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