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Counties in Missouri by housing units

St. Louis County had the highest housing units of 115 counties in 2022, at 444,860. Worth County had the lowest, at 1,120. The median was 8,374 and the figure for Missouri was 2.8 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest444,860St. Louis County
Lowest1,120Worth County
Median8,374115 counties
Missouri2,795,030History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 11,354 countAndrew County: 7,532 countAtchison County: 2,746 countAudrain County: 10,563 countBarry County: 17,030 countBarton County: 5,311 countBates County: 7,225 countBenton County: 13,591 countBollinger County: 5,079 countBoone County: 80,187 countBuchanan County: 38,368 countButler County: 19,336 countCaldwell County: 4,260 countCallaway County: 18,573 countCamden County: 39,729 countCape Girardeau County: 35,506 countCarroll County: 4,381 countCarter County: 2,705 countCass County: 44,013 countCedar County: 6,953 countChariton County: 3,819 countChristian County: 35,348 countClark County: 3,237 countClay County: 105,571 countClinton County: 8,955 countCole County: 33,304 countCooper County: 7,305 countCrawford County: 11,435 countDade County: 3,792 countDallas County: 7,597 countDaviess County: 4,125 countDeKalb County: 4,255 countDent County: 6,849 countDouglas County: 5,419 countDunklin County: 13,492 countFranklin County: 45,420 countGasconade County: 7,615 countGentry County: 2,934 countGreene County: 136,889 countGrundy County: 4,848 countHarrison County: 4,041 countHenry County: 10,704 countHickory County: 5,547 countHolt County: 2,440 countHoward County: 4,387 countHowell County: 18,081 countIron County: 4,730 countJackson County: 330,584 countJasper County: 53,018 countJefferson County: 92,590 countJohnson County: 22,605 countKnox County: 1,952 countLaclede County: 15,935 countLafayette County: 14,151 countLawrence County: 16,267 countLewis County: 4,334 countLincoln County: 23,363 countLinn County: 6,011 countLivingston County: 6,394 countMcDonald County: 9,782 countMacon County: 7,442 countMadison County: 5,854 countMaries County: 4,290 countMarion County: 12,874 countMercer County: 1,929 countMiller County: 12,501 countMississippi County: 5,303 countMoniteau County: 6,178 countMonroe County: 4,493 countMontgomery County: 5,798 countMorgan County: 15,171 countNew Madrid County: 7,919 countNewton County: 24,636 countNodaway County: 9,465 countOregon County: 4,380 countOsage County: 6,503 countOzark County: 5,059 countPemiscot County: 7,542 countPerry County: 8,491 countPettis County: 18,562 countPhelps County: 20,194 countPike County: 7,623 countPlatte County: 45,378 countPolk County: 13,410 countPulaski County: 19,325 countPutnam County: 2,845 countRalls County: 5,050 countRandolph County: 10,801 countRay County: 9,878 countReynolds County: 3,498 countRipley County: 5,236 countSt. Charles County: 161,979 countSt. Clair County: 5,309 countSte. Genevieve County: 8,319 countSt. Francois County: 28,780 countSt. Louis County: 444,860 countSaline County: 9,872 countSchuyler County: 1,900 countScotland County: 2,219 countScott County: 16,803 countShannon County: 3,542 countShelby County: 2,966 countStoddard County: 13,416 countStone County: 20,102 countSullivan County: 3,057 countTaney County: 29,643 countTexas County: 11,042 countVernon County: 8,965 countWarren County: 15,530 countWashington County: 10,740 countWayne County: 6,215 countWebster County: 15,290 countWorth County: 1,120 countWright County: 8,374 countSt. Louis city: 173,792 count
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  • 4,000 to 6,000
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  • 25K and over
count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

St. Louis County: 444,860 countSt. Louis County444,860Jackson County: 330,584 countJackson County330,584St. Louis city: 173,792 countSt. Louis city173,792St. Charles County: 161,979 countSt. Charles County161,979Greene County: 136,889 countGreene County136,889Clay County: 105,571 countClay County105,571Jefferson County: 92,590 countJefferson County92,590Boone County: 80,187 countBoone County80,187Jasper County: 53,018 countJasper County53,018Franklin County: 45,420 countFranklin County45,420Platte County: 45,378 countPlatte County45,378Cass County: 44,013 countCass County44,013Camden County: 39,729 countCamden County39,729Buchanan County: 38,368 countBuchanan County38,368Cape Girardeau County: 35,506 countCape Girardeau County35,506Christian County: 35,348 countChristian County35,348Cole County: 33,304 countCole County33,304Taney County: 29,643 countTaney County29,643St. Francois County: 28,780 countSt. Francois County28,780Newton County: 24,636 countNewton County24,636Lincoln County: 23,363 countLincoln County23,363Johnson County: 22,605 countJohnson County22,605Phelps County: 20,194 countPhelps County20,194Stone County: 20,102 countStone County20,102Butler County: 19,336 countButler County19,336Pulaski County: 19,325 countPulaski County19,325Callaway County: 18,573 countCallaway County18,573Pettis County: 18,562 countPettis County18,562Howell County: 18,081 countHowell County18,081Barry County: 17,030 countBarry County17,030Scott County: 16,803 countScott County16,803Lawrence County: 16,267 countLawrence County16,267Laclede County: 15,935 countLaclede County15,935Warren County: 15,530 countWarren County15,530Webster County: 15,290 countWebster County15,290Morgan County: 15,171 countMorgan County15,171Lafayette County: 14,151 countLafayette County14,151Benton County: 13,591 countBenton County13,591Dunklin County: 13,492 countDunklin County13,492Stoddard County: 13,416 countStoddard County13,416St. Louis County: 444,860 countSt. Louis County444,860Jackson County: 330,584 countJackson County330,584St. Louis city: 173,792 countSt. Louis city173,792St. Charles County: 161,979 countSt. Charles County161,979Greene County: 136,889 countGreene County136,889Clay County: 105,571 countClay County105,571Jefferson County: 92,590 countJefferson County92,590Boone County: 80,187 countBoone County80,187Jasper County: 53,018 countJasper County53,018Franklin County: 45,420 countFranklin County45,420Platte County: 45,378 countPlatte County45,378Cass County: 44,013 countCass County44,013Camden County: 39,729 countCamden County39,729Buchanan County: 38,368 countBuchanan County38,368Cape Girardeau County: 35,506 countCape Girardeau County35,506Christian County: 35,348 countChristian County35,348Cole County: 33,304 countCole County33,304Taney County: 29,643 countTaney County29,643St. Francois County: 28,780 countSt. Francois County28,780Newton County: 24,636 countNewton County24,636Lincoln County: 23,363 countLincoln County23,363Johnson County: 22,605 countJohnson County22,605Phelps County: 20,194 countPhelps County20,194Stone County: 20,102 countStone County20,102Butler County: 19,336 countButler County19,336Pulaski County: 19,325 countPulaski County19,325Callaway County: 18,573 countCallaway County18,573Pettis County: 18,562 countPettis County18,562Howell County: 18,081 countHowell County18,081Barry County: 17,030 countBarry County17,030Scott County: 16,803 countScott County16,803Lawrence County: 16,267 countLawrence County16,267Laclede County: 15,935 countLaclede County15,935Warren County: 15,530 countWarren County15,530Webster County: 15,290 countWebster County15,290Morgan County: 15,171 countMorgan County15,171Lafayette County: 14,151 countLafayette County14,151Benton County: 13,591 countBenton County13,591Dunklin County: 13,492 countDunklin County13,492Stoddard County: 13,416 countStoddard County13,416
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1St. Louis County444,860+0.2%
2Jackson County330,584+0.8%
3St. Louis city173,792-0%
4St. Charles County161,979+1.5%
5Greene County136,889+0.8%
6Clay County105,571+1.2%
7Jefferson County92,590+0.6%
8Boone County80,187+1.1%
9Jasper County53,018+1.2%
10Franklin County45,420+0.6%
11Platte County45,378+1.7%
12Cass County44,013+2%
13Camden County39,729+0.1%
14Buchanan County38,368+0.1%
15Cape Girardeau County35,506+1.4%
16Christian County35,348+1.6%
17Cole County33,304+0.3%
18Taney County29,643+0.5%
19St. Francois County28,780+0.1%
20Newton County24,636+0.3%
21Lincoln County23,363+1.2%
22Johnson County22,605+0.3%
23Phelps County20,194+0.2%
24Stone County20,102+0.3%
25Butler County19,336-0.2%
26Pulaski County19,325+0.2%
27Callaway County18,5730%
28Pettis County18,562+0.2%
29Howell County18,081+0.1%
30Barry County17,030-0.1%
31Scott County16,803-0.1%
32Lawrence County16,267-0.1%
33Laclede County15,935+0.1%
34Warren County15,530+2%
35Webster County15,290+0.8%
36Morgan County15,171-0%
37Lafayette County14,1510%
38Benton County13,591-0.3%
39Dunklin County13,492-0.4%
40Stoddard County13,416-0.2%
41Polk County13,4100%
42Marion County12,874+0.1%
43Miller County12,501-0.2%
44Crawford County11,435-0.2%
45Adair County11,354+0.2%
46Texas County11,042-0.5%
47Randolph County10,801+0.3%
48Washington County10,740-0.3%
49Henry County10,704-0.3%
50Audrain County10,563-0.1%
51Ray County9,878+0.3%
52Saline County9,872-0%
53McDonald County9,7820%
54Nodaway County9,465-0%
55Vernon County8,965-0.4%
56Clinton County8,955+0.4%
57Perry County8,491+0.2%
58Wright County8,374-0.1%
59Ste. Genevieve County8,319-0.2%
60New Madrid County7,919-0.5%
61Pike County7,623-0.4%
62Gasconade County7,615-0.5%
63Dallas County7,597+0.1%
64Pemiscot County7,542-0.2%
65Andrew County7,532-0%
66Macon County7,442+0.2%
67Cooper County7,3050%
68Bates County7,225-0.8%
69Cedar County6,953-0.3%
70Dent County6,849-0.4%
71Osage County6,503+0.1%
72Livingston County6,394-0.2%
73Wayne County6,215-1.7%
74Moniteau County6,178+0.1%
75Linn County6,011-0.7%
76Madison County5,8540%
77Montgomery County5,798-0.3%
78Hickory County5,547-1.3%
79Douglas County5,419-1.1%
80Barton County5,311-0.4%
81St. Clair County5,309-0.4%
82Mississippi County5,303-0.7%
83Ripley County5,236-1.4%
84Bollinger County5,079-1.1%
85Ozark County5,059-1%
86Ralls County5,050+0.1%
87Grundy County4,848-0.2%
88Iron County4,730-0.8%
89Monroe County4,493-0.5%
90Howard County4,387-0.1%
91Carroll County4,381-0.4%
92Oregon County4,380-1.4%
93Lewis County4,334-0.2%
94Maries County4,290-0.1%
95Caldwell County4,260-0.6%
96DeKalb County4,255-0.1%
97Daviess County4,125-0%
98Harrison County4,041-0.6%
99Chariton County3,819-0.5%
100Dade County3,792-0.2%
101Shannon County3,542-1.2%
102Reynolds County3,498-0.9%
103Clark County3,237-0.6%
104Sullivan County3,057-0.2%
105Shelby County2,966-0.3%
106Gentry County2,934-0.8%
107Putnam County2,845-0.4%
108Atchison County2,746-0.4%
109Carter County2,705-1.1%
110Holt County2,440-0.9%
111Scotland County2,219-0.5%
112Knox County1,952-1%
113Mercer County1,929-0.1%
114Schuyler County1,900-0.9%
115Worth County1,120-0.5%

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

St. Louis County, with 444,860 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Worth County, with 1,120 in 2022.

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