Counties in Missouri by median household income

St. Charles County had the highest median household income of 115 counties in 2022, at $99,596. Hickory County had the lowest, at $33,302. The median was $54,122 and the figure for Missouri was $65,920. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99,596St. Charles County
Lowest33,302Hickory County
Median54,122115 counties
Missouri65,920History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 99,596 USD99,596Platte CountyPlatte County: 92,543 USD92,543Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 82,543 USD82,543Cass CountyCass County: 82,473 USD82,473Clay CountyClay County: 82,264 USD82,264Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 78,397 USD78,397St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 78,067 USD78,067Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 77,217 USD77,217Christian CountyChristian County: 75,787 USD75,787Warren CountyWarren County: 75,531 USD75,531Cole CountyCole County: 70,667 USD70,667Callaway CountyCallaway County: 70,599 USD70,599Osage CountyOsage County: 70,313 USD70,313Franklin CountyFranklin County: 70,111 USD70,111Ray CountyRay County: 69,779 USD69,779Andrew CountyAndrew County: 68,774 USD68,774DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 67,910 USD67,910Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 66,792 USD66,792Boone CountyBoone County: 66,564 USD66,564Clinton CountyClinton County: 66,494 USD66,494Jackson CountyJackson County: 65,169 USD65,169Webster CountyWebster County: 65,103 USD65,103Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 65,070 USD65,070Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 62,638 USD62,638Ralls CountyRalls County: 62,615 USD62,615Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 62,541 USD62,541Johnson CountyJohnson County: 62,503 USD62,503Marion CountyMarion County: 62,492 USD62,492Cooper CountyCooper County: 62,239 USD62,239Chariton CountyChariton County: 61,910 USD61,910Perry CountyPerry County: 61,486 USD61,486Ste. Genevieve CountySte. Genevieve County: 61,215 USD61,215Newton CountyNewton County: 60,313 USD60,313Camden CountyCamden County: 59,834 USD59,834Daviess CountyDaviess County: 59,706 USD59,706Carroll CountyCarroll County: 59,101 USD59,101Howard CountyHoward County: 59,023 USD59,023Livingston CountyLivingston County: 58,772 USD58,772Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 58,660 USD58,660Scotland CountyScotland County: 58,656 USD58,656
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1St. Charles County99,596+8.5%
2Platte County92,543+8.8%
3Lincoln County82,543+7.7%
4Cass County82,473+7.2%
5Clay County82,264+8.8%
6Lafayette County78,397+10.5%
7St. Louis County78,067+7.6%
8Jefferson County77,217+8.3%
9Christian County75,787+9.5%
10Warren County75,531+10.5%
11Cole County70,667+9.2%
12Callaway County70,599+10.7%
13Osage County70,313+4.8%
14Franklin County70,111+7.4%
15Ray County69,779+3.2%
16Andrew County68,774+7.8%
17DeKalb County67,910+14.2%
18Moniteau County66,792+13.4%
19Boone County66,564+6.2%
20Clinton County66,494+4.1%
21Jackson County65,169+7.2%
22Webster County65,103+9.7%
23Cape Girardeau County65,070+9.8%
24Gasconade County62,638+6.2%
25Ralls County62,615+6.4%
26Pulaski County62,541+5.6%
27Johnson County62,503+4.3%
28Marion County62,492+11.2%
29Cooper County62,239+11.7%
30Chariton County61,910+9.1%
31Perry County61,486+8.2%
32Ste. Genevieve County61,215-2.2%
33Newton County60,313+8%
34Camden County59,834+7.4%
35Daviess County59,706+7.1%
36Carroll County59,101+7.5%
37Howard County59,023+0.7%
38Livingston County58,772+8.2%
39Montgomery County58,660+7.9%
40Scotland County58,656+20.4%
41Atchison County58,521+8.6%
42Linn County58,435+7.7%
43Stone County58,392+7.5%
44Buchanan County58,303+7.8%
45Caldwell County58,269+7.3%
46Pettis County57,581+10.9%
47Maries County56,491+12%
48Barry County55,592+12.1%
48Mercer County55,592+6.7%
50Saline County55,396+11.4%
51Holt County55,153+5.1%
52Greene County54,968+8.5%
53Jasper County54,963+6%
54Henry County54,903+10.5%
55Scott County54,621+8%
56Polk County54,487+7.1%
57Taney County54,467+6.7%
58Bates County54,122+3.9%
59Macon County54,113+11.4%
60Madison County54,042+7%
61Nodaway County53,917+13.1%
62Gentry County53,799+12.7%
63Schuyler County53,728+8%
64Miller County53,490+13.1%
65Sullivan County53,438+13.8%
66Iron County53,401+19.4%
67Pike County53,363+12.6%
68Clark County53,362+16.1%
69Vernon County53,318+7.7%
70Phelps County53,242+10.6%
71St. Francois County53,083+6.1%
72St. Louis city52,941+8.6%
73Crawford County52,367+12.3%
74Bollinger County52,306+2.1%
75Lawrence County52,225+11.3%
76Harrison County51,809+14.3%
77Audrain County51,745+9.7%
78Stoddard County51,703+12.3%
79Randolph County51,480+0.1%
80Dent County51,410+12.5%
81Grundy County51,045+2.9%
82Adair County51,020+9.4%
83Putnam County50,950+10.4%
84Shelby County50,387+9.1%
85Monroe County50,245+8.2%
86Benton County50,229+10.3%
87Lewis County49,779+7.6%
88Washington County49,364+9.8%
89Laclede County49,202+4.8%
90Knox County49,167+20.5%
91Morgan County48,841+6%
92Barton County48,105+6.6%
93Douglas County47,848+6%
94Butler County47,245+5.4%
95Dade County46,806+7.2%
96Shannon County46,767+13.6%
97Dallas County46,547+3.6%
98McDonald County46,494+7.9%
99Howell County46,401+7.4%
100Carter County45,737+7.9%
101Dunklin County44,868+6.3%
102New Madrid County44,092+4.1%
103Reynolds County43,856+4.6%
104Cedar County43,589+5.8%
105Wright County43,573+8.4%
106Worth County43,536+4%
107St. Clair County43,483+7.4%
108Texas County42,870+12.8%
109Wayne County42,758+1.2%
110Ripley County42,541+17.9%
111Oregon County41,365+15%
112Mississippi County40,833+4.4%
113Ozark County39,125+7.5%
114Pemiscot County37,426+4.4%
115Hickory County33,302+3.6%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

St. Charles County, with $99,596 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hickory County, with $33,302 in 2022.

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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