Counties in Missouri by personal income

St. Louis County had the highest personal income of 115 counties in 2016, at $65.05 billion. Worth County had the lowest, at $66.33 million. The median was $637.33 million and the figure for Missouri was $267.01 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest65,053.2St. Louis County

Lowest66.3Worth County

Median637.3115 counties

Missouri267,005.6History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 300
300 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 1,000
1,000 to 2,000
2,000 and over

USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 USD million	Change on 2015
1	St. Louis County	65,053.2	+5%
2	Jackson County	29,929.1	+2.6%
3	St. Charles County	19,432.2	+4.2%
4	St. Louis city	13,091.1	+0.9%
5	Greene County	11,565.1	+1.5%
6	Clay County	10,907.6	+2.2%
7	Jefferson County	8,860.6	+2.9%
8	Boone County	7,772.4	+2.1%
9	Platte County	5,417.9	+3.5%
10	Cass County	4,575.7	+6.5%
11	Jasper County	4,455.1	+3.2%
12	Franklin County	4,200.3	+3.3%
13	Cole County	3,333.9	+1.7%
14	Cape Girardeau County	3,271.3	+2.3%
15	Buchanan County	3,260	+0.5%
16	Christian County	3,181.3	+5.1%
17	Newton County	2,104.7	-0.1%
18	St. Francois County	2,095.7	+2%
19	Lincoln County	2,078.8	+5.6%
20	Pulaski County	1,988.9	-2.3%
21	Taney County	1,887.2	+3.4%
22	Johnson County	1,837.5	+1.9%
23	Phelps County	1,612.4	+2.6%
24	Callaway County	1,583.5	+2.7%
25	Camden County	1,580	+0.6%
26	Pettis County	1,504	+0.5%
27	Scott County	1,460.2	+1.7%
28	Butler County	1,457.2	+2%
29	Warren County	1,304.3	+5.1%
30	Lafayette County	1,281.3	+6.1%
31	Howell County	1,250.4	-0.3%
32	Lawrence County	1,212.9	-1.3%
33	Barry County	1,180.2	-2.7%
34	Webster County	1,166.9	+2.7%
35	Laclede County	1,144.7	+0.8%
36	Stone County	1,128.6	+5.3%
37	Marion County	1,071.7	+2.9%
38	Stoddard County	1,060.5	+3.8%
39	Polk County	979.6	+0.6%
40	Dunklin County	973.1	+0.1%
41	Audrain County	957.3	-1.3%
42	Randolph County	911.3	+3.4%
43	Ray County	909.1	+3.5%
44	Saline County	845.9	+2.2%
45	Henry County	835.1	+0.1%
46	Miller County	825	-0.1%
47	Clinton County	815.6	+3%
48	Crawford County	807.4	+2.9%
49	Adair County	783	+0.1%
50	Morgan County	768.6	-1.2%
51	Perry County	724.4	+2.8%
52	Andrew County	718.7	+2.7%
53	Washington County	684.3	-0.5%
54	Vernon County	677.7	-1.7%
55	Texas County	662.7	-0.6%
56	Nodaway County	639.7	+3.4%
57	Ste. Genevieve County	638.9	+0.2%
58	Benton County	637.3	-2%
59	Cooper County	627.3	+4%
60	McDonald County	620.9	-3.2%
61	Macon County	612.3	+4.7%
62	Pike County	596.2	+4.1%
63	Bates County	586.1	+3.8%
64	New Madrid County	578.1	+6.3%
65	Osage County	560.9	-2.7%
66	Pemiscot County	544.9	+5.8%
67	Wright County	544.7	-0.1%
68	Livingston County	540.4	+2.7%
69	Gasconade County	535.4	+1.4%
70	Moniteau County	531.2	-1.6%
71	Dallas County	510.8	+2.8%
72	Dent County	474.5	+0.3%
73	Linn County	434.3	-0.9%
74	Montgomery County	424.2	+3.8%
75	Madison County	415.3	-0.2%
76	Mississippi County	411.2	+8.9%
77	Cedar County	401.9	-1.2%
78	Ripley County	399.2	-0.7%
79	Carroll County	389	+6.6%
80	Barton County	387.4	+1.2%
81	Wayne County	376.8	+1.6%
82	Ralls County	376.6	+4.4%
83	Howard County	374.5	+5.7%
84	Bollinger County	374.3	+3.9%
85	Douglas County	338.1	+0.7%
86	Monroe County	336.2	+7.1%
87	Grundy County	329.4	+2.8%
88	DeKalb County	322.5	+3%
89	Caldwell County	313.6	+4.2%
90	Iron County	311.2	-3.8%
91	Lewis County	307	-0.9%
92	Chariton County	300.6	+3.9%
93	Oregon County	288.3	-1.8%
94	Harrison County	281.6	+3.4%
95	Maries County	272.3	-0.9%
96	Ozark County	260.7	+0.2%
97	St. Clair County	258.5	-0.9%
98	Daviess County	254	+2.4%
99	Hickory County	246.2	-2.4%
100	Gentry County	242.9	-1.1%
101	Dade County	238.7	+0.1%
102	Clark County	238.4	+5.8%
103	Shannon County	229.1	+2%
104	Atchison County	222.1	+12.4%
105	Sullivan County	218.7	-1%
106	Shelby County	215.1	-0.3%
107	Holt County	196.9	+13.9%
108	Reynolds County	196.5	-0.2%
109	Carter County	187.8	+1%
110	Putnam County	152	-5.6%
111	Scotland County	151.3	+0.5%
112	Schuyler County	122.9	-1%
113	Knox County	119.9	+4.4%
114	Mercer County	107.8	+3.8%
115	Worth County	66.3	-5.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Missouri by personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Missouri by personal income, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/missouri-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Missouri by personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/missouri-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Missouri by personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/missouri-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

St. Louis County, with $65.05 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Worth County, with $66.33 million in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.