Counties in Missouri by personal income

St. Louis County had the highest personal income of 115 counties in 2018, at $70.14 billion. Worth County had the lowest, at $67.43 million. The median was $679.88 million and the figure for Missouri was $286.03 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest70,135St. Louis County

Lowest67.4Worth County

Median679.9115 counties

Missouri286,033.4History

Map of counties, 2018

Under 300
300 to 400
400 to 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 2,100
2,100 and over

USD million, 2018. 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, 2018

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	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	St. Louis County	70,135	+7.8%
2	Jackson County	32,218.4	+3.9%
3	St. Charles County	21,215.3	+5.1%
4	St. Louis city	13,819.3	+3.5%
5	Greene County	12,686.9	+4.1%
6	Clay County	11,732.6	+4.1%
7	Jefferson County	9,445.8	+3.6%
8	Boone County	8,276.3	+2.3%
9	Platte County	5,868.2	+3.1%
10	Cass County	4,880.4	+4.1%
11	Jasper County	4,861.4	+6%
12	Franklin County	4,555.7	+3.1%
13	Christian County	3,510.8	+6.1%
14	Cole County	3,505.6	+1.6%
15	Cape Girardeau County	3,495	+4.5%
16	Buchanan County	3,353	+0.6%
17	Lincoln County	2,305.6	+5.1%
18	St. Francois County	2,259.9	+4.4%
19	Newton County	2,230	+2.7%
20	Pulaski County	2,067	+1.9%
21	Taney County	1,997.4	+4.9%
22	Johnson County	1,961.6	+2.9%
23	Phelps County	1,724.4	+4.6%
24	Camden County	1,714.9	+2.8%
25	Callaway County	1,661.4	+1.1%
26	Pettis County	1,562.6	+1.8%
27	Scott County	1,527.7	+2.8%
28	Butler County	1,493.4	+1.9%
29	Warren County	1,441.1	+5.9%
30	Howell County	1,350.3	+4.6%
31	Lafayette County	1,348.7	+2.4%
32	Lawrence County	1,298.5	+3.2%
33	Laclede County	1,270.5	+3.9%
34	Webster County	1,262.4	+4.2%
35	Barry County	1,258.7	+6.1%
36	Stone County	1,217.7	+4.1%
37	Marion County	1,136.2	+3.2%
38	Polk County	1,090	+5.4%
39	Stoddard County	1,009.8	-3.8%
40	Dunklin County	999.2	+1.8%
41	Ray County	953.6	+2.1%
42	Randolph County	949	+1.1%
43	Audrain County	924.4	-2.2%
44	Miller County	889.7	+4.7%
45	Henry County	889	+1.6%
46	Clinton County	847.9	+1.6%
47	Crawford County	839.7	+3.3%
48	Morgan County	831.8	+4.2%
49	Saline County	822.6	-2.3%
50	Adair County	813.5	+2.9%
51	Perry County	786.9	+3.2%
52	Andrew County	751.8	+0.7%
53	Washington County	734.8	+3.8%
54	Ste. Genevieve County	729.3	+8.9%
55	Benton County	715.2	+6.7%
56	Texas County	713.7	+2.6%
57	Vernon County	697.7	+0.1%
58	Nodaway County	679.9	+3.5%
59	Cooper County	669.1	+2.5%
60	McDonald County	662.6	+3.1%
61	Bates County	619.1	+1%
62	Macon County	617.1	+0.2%
63	Pike County	611.1	+0.6%
64	Osage County	591.5	+3.2%
65	Wright County	581.5	+3.8%
66	Gasconade County	575.2	+2.3%
67	New Madrid County	568.3	-1.1%
68	Moniteau County	568	+2.7%
69	Livingston County	564.7	+1.4%
70	Pemiscot County	551.5	+2.5%
71	Dallas County	550.1	+4.1%
72	Dent County	507.4	+4.4%
73	Linn County	456.2	+1.7%
74	Montgomery County	450.6	+2.1%
75	Madison County	432.3	+2.3%
76	Cedar County	432.1	+4%
77	Barton County	404.7	+0.3%
78	Ripley County	403	+0.2%
79	Mississippi County	394.7	-2.1%
80	Bollinger County	391.4	+2.6%
81	Ralls County	388.8	+1.4%
82	Howard County	385.4	+1.1%
83	Wayne County	381.6	+0.7%
84	Carroll County	363.5	-3.5%
85	Douglas County	362.5	+3.5%
86	DeKalb County	348.2	+3.5%
87	Lewis County	337.8	+3.2%
88	Caldwell County	335.7	+3.2%
89	Grundy County	335.2	-0.2%
90	Monroe County	334.3	+0.2%
91	Iron County	333.1	+3.9%
92	Oregon County	308.5	+4.6%
93	Chariton County	302.8	-0.4%
94	Harrison County	287.8	+0.2%
95	Maries County	283.2	+2.6%
96	Ozark County	276.6	+4.3%
97	St. Clair County	272.8	+2.9%
98	Hickory County	271.2	+3.5%
99	Gentry County	264.9	+2.8%
100	Daviess County	264.6	+1.6%
101	Dade County	254.7	+4.9%
102	Shannon County	244.4	+4.7%
103	Clark County	228.1	-3.5%
104	Sullivan County	225.8	+1%
105	Shelby County	225.1	-0.3%
106	Reynolds County	210.1	+4.8%
107	Atchison County	195.7	-10.3%
108	Holt County	189.9	-4.5%
109	Carter County	189.3	+0.5%
110	Putnam County	162.3	+3.9%
111	Scotland County	159.1	+0.3%
112	Schuyler County	134	+3.3%
113	Knox County	127.5	+1%
114	Mercer County	111.2	-1.6%
115	Worth County	67.4	+0.7%

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/missouri-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest personal income?

St. Louis County, with $70.14 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Worth County, with $67.43 million in 2018.

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.