Counties in Missouri by median household income, 2024

St. Charles County had the highest median household income of 115 counties in 2024, at $104,692. Hickory County had the lowest, at $39,390. The median was $59,934 and the figure for Missouri was $70,702. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest104,692St. Charles County
Lowest39,390Hickory County
Median59,934115 counties
Missouri70,702History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 104,692 USD104,692Platte CountyPlatte County: 96,227 USD96,227Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 89,278 USD89,278Clay CountyClay County: 88,468 USD88,468Cass CountyCass County: 87,535 USD87,535Christian CountyChristian County: 83,437 USD83,437St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 82,936 USD82,936Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 82,851 USD82,851Warren CountyWarren County: 81,209 USD81,209Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 80,612 USD80,612Osage CountyOsage County: 76,681 USD76,681Andrew CountyAndrew County: 75,625 USD75,625Cole CountyCole County: 74,876 USD74,876Ray CountyRay County: 74,573 USD74,573Callaway CountyCallaway County: 74,176 USD74,176Franklin CountyFranklin County: 73,165 USD73,165Boone CountyBoone County: 72,758 USD72,758Chariton CountyChariton County: 71,520 USD71,520Webster CountyWebster County: 71,155 USD71,155Clinton CountyClinton County: 70,627 USD70,627Cooper CountyCooper County: 70,625 USD70,625DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 69,826 USD69,826Scotland CountyScotland County: 68,913 USD68,913Jackson CountyJackson County: 68,577 USD68,577Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 68,464 USD68,464Johnson CountyJohnson County: 67,272 USD67,272Camden CountyCamden County: 66,387 USD66,387Ste. Genevieve CountySte. Genevieve County: 66,339 USD66,339Newton CountyNewton County: 66,301 USD66,301Howard CountyHoward County: 65,938 USD65,938Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 65,715 USD65,715Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 65,500 USD65,500Ralls CountyRalls County: 65,388 USD65,388Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 64,806 USD64,806Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 64,466 USD64,466Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 64,232 USD64,232Daviess CountyDaviess County: 63,984 USD63,984Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 63,814 USD63,814Livingston CountyLivingston County: 63,627 USD63,627Stone CountyStone County: 63,520 USD63,520
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1St. Charles County104,692+1.7%
2Platte County96,227+0.5%
3Lincoln County89,278+4.7%
4Clay County88,468+2.7%
5Cass County87,535+0.1%
6Christian County83,437+2.7%
7St. Louis County82,936+2%
8Jefferson County82,851+2.9%
9Warren County81,209+4.1%
10Lafayette County80,612+1.9%
11Osage County76,681+1.8%
12Andrew County75,625+2.2%
13Cole County74,876+2.2%
14Ray County74,573+3.4%
15Callaway County74,176+2.1%
16Franklin County73,165+1.7%
17Boone County72,758+4.1%
18Chariton County71,520+13%
19Webster County71,155+2%
20Clinton County70,6270%
21Cooper County70,625+4.6%
22DeKalb County69,826+1.1%
23Scotland County68,913+2%
24Jackson County68,577+2.1%
25Cape Girardeau County68,464-0.7%
26Johnson County67,272+0.2%
27Camden County66,387+5.5%
28Ste. Genevieve County66,339+8.2%
29Newton County66,301+2.7%
30Howard County65,938+5.3%
31Moniteau County65,715+0.9%
32Montgomery County65,500+7.3%
33Ralls County65,388+5.4%
34Caldwell County64,806+3.7%
35Pulaski County64,466-3%
36Gasconade County64,232-1.3%
37Daviess County63,984+5.5%
38Bollinger County63,814+11.4%
39Livingston County63,627+5.8%
40Stone County63,520+3.6%
41Putnam County63,510+11.7%
42Perry County62,981-0.6%
43Marion County62,903-1.6%
44Scott County62,782+6.7%
45Mercer County62,679+3.8%
46Macon County62,357+6.9%
47Buchanan County62,158+4.6%
48Carroll County62,154+0.7%
49Linn County61,635-0.5%
50Adair County61,536+8.8%
51Greene County61,479+6.9%
52Lawrence County61,215+9.6%
53Schuyler County61,205+9.2%
54Holt County61,187+4.6%
55Bates County60,733+4.9%
56Jasper County60,694+5.5%
57Pettis County60,430+0.3%
58Lewis County59,934+14.5%
59Polk County59,647+5.2%
60Maries County59,455-3.1%
61Audrain County59,448+5.7%
62Nodaway County59,315+6%
63Atchison County58,750-0.9%
64Phelps County58,396+5.4%
65Barry County58,346+3.1%
66Stoddard County57,957+7.2%
67Saline County57,931+2.4%
68Henry County57,926+2.3%
69Knox County57,788+8.4%
70Crawford County57,629+2.3%
71St. Francois County57,477+4.9%
72Sullivan County56,964+2.6%
73Miller County56,736+2.8%
74Taney County56,497-3%
75Dent County56,312+3.7%
76St. Louis city56,160+1.6%
77Washington County56,043+8%
78Gentry County55,848-2.8%
79Shannon County55,222-6.4%
80Pike County54,989-4.5%
81Monroe County54,516+12.9%
82Madison County54,434-6.8%
83Harrison County54,367+1.9%
84Dade County53,750+7.7%
85Dallas County53,464+0.5%
86Morgan County53,412+7.5%
87Laclede County53,282+4.8%
88St. Clair County53,043+13.5%
89Randolph County53,033-4.1%
90Benton County52,567+0.7%
91McDonald County52,375+8.8%
92Vernon County52,230-4.2%
93Grundy County51,975-3.5%
94New Madrid County51,881+5.4%
95Clark County51,781+0.6%
96Barton County51,635+4.3%
97Shelby County51,594-1%
98Howell County50,993+2.4%
99Texas County50,036+4.1%
100Carter County50,000+10.9%
101Butler County49,089-0.3%
102Iron County48,850-4.5%
103Cedar County48,181+5.7%
104Mississippi County48,160+4.1%
105Wright County47,909+1.3%
106Dunklin County47,849+1%
107Worth County47,847+3.6%
108Wayne County47,226+8.8%
109Douglas County45,985-7.7%
110Reynolds County45,028+1.5%
111Ozark County44,163+4.3%
112Oregon County43,069-2.7%
113Ripley County42,037-4.2%
114Pemiscot County40,089-1.6%
115Hickory County39,390+12.3%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

St. Charles County, with $104,692 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hickory County, with $39,390 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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