Counties in Missouri by housing units, 2024

St. Louis County had the highest housing units of 115 counties in 2024, at 446,192. Worth County had the lowest, at 1,116. The median was 8,367 and the figure for Missouri was 2.83 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest446,192St. Louis County
Lowest1,116Worth County
Median8,367115 counties
Missouri2,825,287History

Top 40 counties, 2024

St. Louis County: 446,192 countSt. Louis County446,192Jackson County: 336,288 countJackson County336,288St. Louis city: 174,111 countSt. Louis city174,111St. Charles County: 167,163 countSt. Charles County167,163Greene County: 138,982 countGreene County138,982Clay County: 107,719 countClay County107,719Jefferson County: 93,955 countJefferson County93,955Boone County: 81,675 countBoone County81,675Jasper County: 54,480 countJasper County54,480Platte County: 46,606 countPlatte County46,606Franklin County: 46,312 countFranklin County46,312Cass County: 45,834 countCass County45,834Camden County: 40,072 countCamden County40,072Buchanan County: 38,472 countBuchanan County38,472Christian County: 36,643 countChristian County36,643Cape Girardeau County: 36,086 countCape Girardeau County36,086Cole County: 33,533 countCole County33,533Taney County: 30,175 countTaney County30,175St. Francois County: 28,945 countSt. Francois County28,945Newton County: 24,866 countNewton County24,866Lincoln County: 23,790 countLincoln County23,790Johnson County: 22,731 countJohnson County22,731Stone County: 20,464 countStone County20,464Phelps County: 20,295 countPhelps County20,295Pulaski County: 19,431 countPulaski County19,431Butler County: 19,303 countButler County19,303Pettis County: 18,673 countPettis County18,673Callaway County: 18,645 countCallaway County18,645Howell County: 18,149 countHowell County18,149Barry County: 17,063 countBarry County17,063Scott County: 16,861 countScott County16,861Lawrence County: 16,303 countLawrence County16,303Warren County: 16,161 countWarren County16,161Laclede County: 16,012 countLaclede County16,012Webster County: 15,493 countWebster County15,493Morgan County: 15,176 countMorgan County15,176Lafayette County: 14,221 countLafayette County14,221Benton County: 13,594 countBenton County13,594Polk County: 13,482 countPolk County13,482Dunklin County: 13,447 countDunklin County13,447
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1St. Louis County446,192+0.2%
2Jackson County336,288+0.9%
3St. Louis city174,111+0.1%
4St. Charles County167,163+1.6%
5Greene County138,982+0.8%
6Clay County107,719+1%
7Jefferson County93,955+0.7%
8Boone County81,675+0.9%
9Jasper County54,480+1.4%
10Platte County46,606+1.2%
11Franklin County46,312+1%
12Cass County45,834+2%
13Camden County40,072+0.6%
14Buchanan County38,472+0.1%
15Christian County36,643+1.9%
16Cape Girardeau County36,086+0.5%
17Cole County33,533+0.4%
18Taney County30,175+1%
19St. Francois County28,945+0.5%
20Newton County24,866+0.4%
21Lincoln County23,790+0.8%
22Johnson County22,731+0.3%
23Stone County20,464+1%
24Phelps County20,295+0.2%
25Pulaski County19,431+0.3%
26Butler County19,3030%
27Pettis County18,673+0.3%
28Callaway County18,645+0.3%
29Howell County18,149+0.2%
30Barry County17,063+0.2%
31Scott County16,861+0.2%
32Lawrence County16,303+0.1%
33Warren County16,161+2.1%
34Laclede County16,012+0.4%
35Webster County15,493+0.9%
36Morgan County15,176+0.1%
37Lafayette County14,221+0.3%
38Benton County13,594+0.1%
39Polk County13,482+0.4%
40Dunklin County13,447-0%
41Stoddard County13,4000%
42Marion County12,917+0.2%
43Miller County12,541+0.3%
44Crawford County11,416-0.1%
45Adair County11,389+0.1%
46Texas County11,006-0.3%
47Randolph County10,862+0.5%
48Washington County10,734-0%
49Henry County10,714+0.1%
50Audrain County10,561-0%
51Ray County9,931+0.3%
52McDonald County9,828+0.2%
53Saline County9,813-0.2%
54Nodaway County9,536+0.6%
55Clinton County9,077+0.6%
56Vernon County8,928-0.2%
57Perry County8,552+0.5%
58Wright County8,367-0%
59Ste. Genevieve County8,3260%
60New Madrid County7,876-0.1%
61Pike County7,620-0.1%
62Dallas County7,6130%
63Gasconade County7,574-0.3%
64Andrew County7,558+0.1%
65Pemiscot County7,501-0.1%
66Macon County7,419-0.1%
67Cooper County7,300+0.3%
68Bates County7,1920%
69Cedar County6,946-0.3%
70Dent County6,822-0.2%
71Osage County6,501+0.2%
72Livingston County6,399+0.4%
73Moniteau County6,175-0%
74Wayne County6,119-0.5%
75Linn County5,988-0.3%
76Madison County5,866+0.2%
77Montgomery County5,832+0.6%
78Hickory County5,480-0.4%
79Douglas County5,391-0.1%
80St. Clair County5,290-0.1%
81Barton County5,285-0.2%
82Mississippi County5,272-0.2%
83Ripley County5,168-0.4%
84Ralls County5,056+0.4%
85Bollinger County5,046-0%
86Ozark County5,030-0.3%
87Grundy County4,834-0.4%
88Iron County4,682-0.5%
89Monroe County4,467-0.2%
90Carroll County4,3810%
91Howard County4,374-0.2%
92Oregon County4,321-0.3%
93Lewis County4,320+0.1%
94Caldwell County4,275+0.1%
95DeKalb County4,270-0.2%
96Maries County4,261-0.2%
97Daviess County4,122-0.4%
98Harrison County4,008-0.4%
99Chariton County3,788-0.2%
100Dade County3,774-0.4%
101Shannon County3,517-0.1%
102Reynolds County3,461-0.2%
103Clark County3,2330%
104Sullivan County3,010-0.7%
105Shelby County2,950-0.1%
106Gentry County2,923-0.2%
107Putnam County2,834-0.4%
108Atchison County2,7260%
109Carter County2,676-0.6%
110Holt County2,405-0.6%
111Scotland County2,201-0.6%
112Knox County1,937-0.2%
113Mercer County1,902-0.3%
114Schuyler County1,899-0.4%
115Worth County1,116+0.1%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Missouri by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Missouri by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/missouri-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Missouri by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

St. Louis County, with 446,192 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worth County, with 1,116 in 2024.

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