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Counties in Missouri by housing units

St. Louis County had the highest housing units of 115 counties in 2023, at 445,472. Worth County had the lowest, at 1,115. The median was 8,370 and the figure for Missouri was 2.81 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest445,472St. Louis County
Lowest1,115Worth County
Median8,370115 counties
Missouri2,809,501History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 11,380 countAndrew County: 7,551 countAtchison County: 2,726 countAudrain County: 10,566 countBarry County: 17,028 countBarton County: 5,295 countBates County: 7,192 countBenton County: 13,579 countBollinger County: 5,047 countBoone County: 80,912 countBuchanan County: 38,415 countButler County: 19,296 countCaldwell County: 4,269 countCallaway County: 18,596 countCamden County: 39,839 countCape Girardeau County: 35,892 countCarroll County: 4,380 countCarter County: 2,692 countCass County: 44,928 countCedar County: 6,964 countChariton County: 3,797 countChristian County: 35,972 countClark County: 3,233 countClay County: 106,689 countClinton County: 9,019 countCole County: 33,385 countCooper County: 7,276 countCrawford County: 11,423 countDade County: 3,790 countDallas County: 7,610 countDaviess County: 4,140 countDeKalb County: 4,277 countDent County: 6,834 countDouglas County: 5,397 countDunklin County: 13,451 countFranklin County: 45,843 countGasconade County: 7,597 countGentry County: 2,928 countGreene County: 137,930 countGrundy County: 4,851 countHarrison County: 4,023 countHenry County: 10,708 countHickory County: 5,502 countHolt County: 2,420 countHoward County: 4,381 countHowell County: 18,104 countIron County: 4,704 countJackson County: 333,385 countJasper County: 53,749 countJefferson County: 93,276 countJohnson County: 22,663 countKnox County: 1,940 countLaclede County: 15,951 countLafayette County: 14,183 countLawrence County: 16,280 countLewis County: 4,315 countLincoln County: 23,600 countLinn County: 6,007 countLivingston County: 6,376 countMcDonald County: 9,807 countMacon County: 7,425 countMadison County: 5,853 countMaries County: 4,269 countMarion County: 12,886 countMercer County: 1,908 countMiller County: 12,508 countMississippi County: 5,282 countMoniteau County: 6,177 countMonroe County: 4,476 countMontgomery County: 5,797 countMorgan County: 15,161 countNew Madrid County: 7,886 countNewton County: 24,762 countNodaway County: 9,478 countOregon County: 4,332 countOsage County: 6,490 countOzark County: 5,046 countPemiscot County: 7,509 countPerry County: 8,507 countPettis County: 18,608 countPhelps County: 20,246 countPike County: 7,629 countPlatte County: 46,045 countPolk County: 13,434 countPulaski County: 19,374 countPutnam County: 2,845 countRalls County: 5,036 countRandolph County: 10,811 countRay County: 9,901 countReynolds County: 3,468 countRipley County: 5,191 countSt. Charles County: 164,594 countSt. Clair County: 5,295 countSte. Genevieve County: 8,323 countSt. Francois County: 28,815 countSt. Louis County: 445,472 countSaline County: 9,833 countSchuyler County: 1,906 countScotland County: 2,215 countScott County: 16,833 countShannon County: 3,522 countShelby County: 2,952 countStoddard County: 13,398 countStone County: 20,267 countSullivan County: 3,032 countTaney County: 29,875 countTexas County: 11,034 countVernon County: 8,949 countWarren County: 15,834 countWashington County: 10,736 countWayne County: 6,148 countWebster County: 15,360 countWorth County: 1,115 countWright County: 8,370 countSt. Louis city: 173,920 count
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  • 4,000 to 6,000
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  • 13K to 25K
  • 25K and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

St. Louis County: 445,472 countSt. Louis County445,472Jackson County: 333,385 countJackson County333,385St. Louis city: 173,920 countSt. Louis city173,920St. Charles County: 164,594 countSt. Charles County164,594Greene County: 137,930 countGreene County137,930Clay County: 106,689 countClay County106,689Jefferson County: 93,276 countJefferson County93,276Boone County: 80,912 countBoone County80,912Jasper County: 53,749 countJasper County53,749Platte County: 46,045 countPlatte County46,045Franklin County: 45,843 countFranklin County45,843Cass County: 44,928 countCass County44,928Camden County: 39,839 countCamden County39,839Buchanan County: 38,415 countBuchanan County38,415Christian County: 35,972 countChristian County35,972Cape Girardeau County: 35,892 countCape Girardeau County35,892Cole County: 33,385 countCole County33,385Taney County: 29,875 countTaney County29,875St. Francois County: 28,815 countSt. Francois County28,815Newton County: 24,762 countNewton County24,762Lincoln County: 23,600 countLincoln County23,600Johnson County: 22,663 countJohnson County22,663Stone County: 20,267 countStone County20,267Phelps County: 20,246 countPhelps County20,246Pulaski County: 19,374 countPulaski County19,374Butler County: 19,296 countButler County19,296Pettis County: 18,608 countPettis County18,608Callaway County: 18,596 countCallaway County18,596Howell County: 18,104 countHowell County18,104Barry County: 17,028 countBarry County17,028Scott County: 16,833 countScott County16,833Lawrence County: 16,280 countLawrence County16,280Laclede County: 15,951 countLaclede County15,951Warren County: 15,834 countWarren County15,834Webster County: 15,360 countWebster County15,360Morgan County: 15,161 countMorgan County15,161Lafayette County: 14,183 countLafayette County14,183Benton County: 13,579 countBenton County13,579Dunklin County: 13,451 countDunklin County13,451Polk County: 13,434 countPolk County13,434St. Louis County: 445,472 countSt. Louis County445,472Jackson County: 333,385 countJackson County333,385St. Louis city: 173,920 countSt. Louis city173,920St. Charles County: 164,594 countSt. Charles County164,594Greene County: 137,930 countGreene County137,930Clay County: 106,689 countClay County106,689Jefferson County: 93,276 countJefferson County93,276Boone County: 80,912 countBoone County80,912Jasper County: 53,749 countJasper County53,749Platte County: 46,045 countPlatte County46,045Franklin County: 45,843 countFranklin County45,843Cass County: 44,928 countCass County44,928Camden County: 39,839 countCamden County39,839Buchanan County: 38,415 countBuchanan County38,415Christian County: 35,972 countChristian County35,972Cape Girardeau County: 35,892 countCape Girardeau County35,892Cole County: 33,385 countCole County33,385Taney County: 29,875 countTaney County29,875St. Francois County: 28,815 countSt. Francois County28,815Newton County: 24,762 countNewton County24,762Lincoln County: 23,600 countLincoln County23,600Johnson County: 22,663 countJohnson County22,663Stone County: 20,267 countStone County20,267Phelps County: 20,246 countPhelps County20,246Pulaski County: 19,374 countPulaski County19,374Butler County: 19,296 countButler County19,296Pettis County: 18,608 countPettis County18,608Callaway County: 18,596 countCallaway County18,596Howell County: 18,104 countHowell County18,104Barry County: 17,028 countBarry County17,028Scott County: 16,833 countScott County16,833Lawrence County: 16,280 countLawrence County16,280Laclede County: 15,951 countLaclede County15,951Warren County: 15,834 countWarren County15,834Webster County: 15,360 countWebster County15,360Morgan County: 15,161 countMorgan County15,161Lafayette County: 14,183 countLafayette County14,183Benton County: 13,579 countBenton County13,579Dunklin County: 13,451 countDunklin County13,451Polk County: 13,434 countPolk County13,434
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1St. Louis County445,472+0.1%
2Jackson County333,385+0.8%
3St. Louis city173,920+0.1%
4St. Charles County164,594+1.6%
5Greene County137,930+0.8%
6Clay County106,689+1.1%
7Jefferson County93,276+0.7%
8Boone County80,912+0.9%
9Jasper County53,749+1.4%
10Platte County46,045+1.5%
11Franklin County45,843+0.9%
12Cass County44,928+2.1%
13Camden County39,839+0.3%
14Buchanan County38,415+0.1%
15Christian County35,972+1.8%
16Cape Girardeau County35,892+1.1%
17Cole County33,385+0.2%
18Taney County29,875+0.8%
19St. Francois County28,815+0.1%
20Newton County24,762+0.5%
21Lincoln County23,600+1%
22Johnson County22,663+0.3%
23Stone County20,267+0.8%
24Phelps County20,246+0.3%
25Pulaski County19,374+0.3%
26Butler County19,296-0.2%
27Pettis County18,608+0.2%
28Callaway County18,596+0.1%
29Howell County18,104+0.1%
30Barry County17,028-0%
31Scott County16,833+0.2%
32Lawrence County16,280+0.1%
33Laclede County15,951+0.1%
34Warren County15,834+2%
35Webster County15,360+0.5%
36Morgan County15,161-0.1%
37Lafayette County14,183+0.2%
38Benton County13,579-0.1%
39Dunklin County13,451-0.3%
40Polk County13,434+0.2%
41Stoddard County13,398-0.1%
42Marion County12,886+0.1%
43Miller County12,508+0.1%
44Crawford County11,423-0.1%
45Adair County11,380+0.2%
46Texas County11,034-0.1%
47Randolph County10,811+0.1%
48Washington County10,736-0%
49Henry County10,7080%
50Audrain County10,5660%
51Ray County9,901+0.2%
52Saline County9,833-0.4%
53McDonald County9,807+0.3%
54Nodaway County9,478+0.1%
55Clinton County9,019+0.7%
56Vernon County8,949-0.2%
57Perry County8,507+0.2%
58Wright County8,370-0%
59Ste. Genevieve County8,3230%
60New Madrid County7,886-0.4%
61Pike County7,629+0.1%
62Dallas County7,610+0.2%
63Gasconade County7,597-0.2%
64Andrew County7,551+0.3%
65Pemiscot County7,509-0.4%
66Macon County7,425-0.2%
67Cooper County7,276-0.4%
68Bates County7,192-0.5%
69Cedar County6,964+0.2%
70Dent County6,834-0.2%
71Osage County6,490-0.2%
72Livingston County6,376-0.3%
73Moniteau County6,177-0%
74Wayne County6,148-1.1%
75Linn County6,007-0.1%
76Madison County5,853-0%
77Montgomery County5,797-0%
78Hickory County5,502-0.8%
79Douglas County5,397-0.4%
80Barton County5,295-0.3%
80St. Clair County5,295-0.3%
82Mississippi County5,282-0.4%
83Ripley County5,191-0.9%
84Bollinger County5,047-0.6%
85Ozark County5,046-0.3%
86Ralls County5,036-0.3%
87Grundy County4,851+0.1%
88Iron County4,704-0.5%
89Monroe County4,476-0.4%
90Howard County4,381-0.1%
91Carroll County4,380-0%
92Oregon County4,332-1.1%
93Lewis County4,315-0.4%
94DeKalb County4,277+0.5%
95Caldwell County4,269+0.2%
95Maries County4,269-0.5%
97Daviess County4,140+0.4%
98Harrison County4,023-0.4%
99Chariton County3,797-0.6%
100Dade County3,790-0.1%
101Shannon County3,522-0.6%
102Reynolds County3,468-0.9%
103Clark County3,233-0.1%
104Sullivan County3,032-0.8%
105Shelby County2,952-0.5%
106Gentry County2,928-0.2%
107Putnam County2,8450%
108Atchison County2,726-0.7%
109Carter County2,692-0.5%
110Holt County2,420-0.8%
111Scotland County2,215-0.2%
112Knox County1,940-0.6%
113Mercer County1,908-1.1%
114Schuyler County1,906+0.3%
115Worth County1,115-0.4%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

St. Louis County, with 445,472 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Worth County, with 1,115 in 2023.

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