Counties in Missouri by personal income

St. Louis County had the highest personal income of 115 counties in 2021, at $89.8 billion. Worth County had the lowest, at $84.13 million. The median was $844.28 million and the figure for Missouri was $351.31 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest89,802.1St. Louis County
Lowest84.1Worth County
Median844.3115 counties
Missouri351,314.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 956.3 USD millionAndrew County: 914.9 USD millionAtchison County: 282 USD millionAudrain County: 1,092.7 USD millionBarry County: 1,465.7 USD millionBarton County: 501.3 USD millionBates County: 767.5 USD millionBenton County: 867.7 USD millionBollinger County: 480 USD millionBoone County: 10,187.2 USD millionBuchanan County: 3,922 USD millionButler County: 1,836.3 USD millionCaldwell County: 404.7 USD millionCallaway County: 2,035.1 USD millionCamden County: 2,384.7 USD millionCape Girardeau County: 4,004.5 USD millionCarroll County: 480.3 USD millionCarter County: 244.7 USD millionCass County: 5,980 USD millionCedar County: 533.8 USD millionChariton County: 384.4 USD millionChristian County: 4,466.2 USD millionClark County: 296.3 USD millionClay County: 14,295.2 USD millionClinton County: 1,021.8 USD millionCole County: 4,230.8 USD millionCooper County: 833.9 USD millionCrawford County: 1,001.6 USD millionDade County: 318.3 USD millionDallas County: 679.5 USD millionDaviess County: 322.1 USD millionDeKalb County: 420.2 USD millionDent County: 603.6 USD millionDouglas County: 448.4 USD millionDunklin County: 1,221.8 USD millionFranklin County: 5,522.6 USD millionGasconade County: 687 USD millionGentry County: 315.5 USD millionGreene County: 15,494 USD millionGrundy County: 403.5 USD millionHarrison County: 360 USD millionHenry County: 1,083.5 USD millionHickory County: 339.8 USD millionHolt County: 246.5 USD millionHoward County: 490.3 USD millionHowell County: 1,624.6 USD millionIron County: 388.4 USD millionJackson County: 37,806.9 USD millionJasper County: 5,396.8 USD millionJefferson County: 11,405.8 USD millionJohnson County: 2,541.7 USD millionKnox County: 167.6 USD millionLaclede County: 1,547.7 USD millionLafayette County: 1,637.9 USD millionLawrence County: 1,539.9 USD millionLewis County: 413.8 USD millionLincoln County: 3,001 USD millionLinn County: 543.1 USD millionLivingston County: 685.4 USD millionMcDonald County: 831.1 USD millionMacon County: 732.4 USD millionMadison County: 520.5 USD millionMaries County: 349.3 USD millionMarion County: 1,373.3 USD millionMercer County: 139 USD millionMiller County: 1,097.2 USD millionMississippi County: 505 USD millionMoniteau County: 701.6 USD millionMonroe County: 420.7 USD millionMontgomery County: 570.4 USD millionMorgan County: 1,006.1 USD millionNew Madrid County: 796.6 USD millionNewton County: 2,691.9 USD millionNodaway County: 844.3 USD millionOregon County: 375.9 USD millionOsage County: 704.9 USD millionOzark County: 352.7 USD millionPemiscot County: 710.3 USD millionPerry County: 922.6 USD millionPettis County: 1,895.7 USD millionPhelps County: 1,981.8 USD millionPike County: 730.9 USD millionPlatte County: 7,215.9 USD millionPolk County: 1,340.7 USD millionPulaski County: 2,442.1 USD millionPutnam County: 206.3 USD millionRalls County: 489.6 USD millionRandolph County: 1,188.7 USD millionRay County: 1,113.8 USD millionReynolds County: 254 USD millionRipley County: 483.1 USD millionSt. Charles County: 25,800.4 USD millionSt. Clair County: 351.8 USD millionSte. Genevieve County: 878.2 USD millionSt. Francois County: 2,779.6 USD millionSt. Louis County: 89,802.1 USD millionSaline County: 1,054.4 USD millionSchuyler County: 163.4 USD millionScotland County: 224 USD millionScott County: 1,860.4 USD millionShannon County: 295.1 USD millionShelby County: 294.4 USD millionStoddard County: 1,310.7 USD millionStone County: 1,500.3 USD millionSullivan County: 274.1 USD millionTaney County: 2,520.6 USD millionTexas County: 917.8 USD millionVernon County: 846.7 USD millionWarren County: 1,836.7 USD millionWashington County: 880.9 USD millionWayne County: 459.4 USD millionWebster County: 1,646.1 USD millionWorth County: 84.1 USD millionWright County: 728.6 USD millionSt. Louis city: 16,164.5 USD million
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USD million, 2021. 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, 2021

St. Louis County: 89,802.1 USD millionSt. Louis County89,802.1Jackson County: 37,806.9 USD millionJackson County37,806.9St. Charles County: 25,800.4 USD millionSt. Charles County25,800.4St. Louis city: 16,164.5 USD millionSt. Louis city16,164.5Greene County: 15,494 USD millionGreene County15,494Clay County: 14,295.2 USD millionClay County14,295.2Jefferson County: 11,405.8 USD millionJefferson County11,405.8Boone County: 10,187.2 USD millionBoone County10,187.2Platte County: 7,215.9 USD millionPlatte County7,215.9Cass County: 5,980 USD millionCass County5,980Franklin County: 5,522.6 USD millionFranklin County5,522.6Jasper County: 5,396.8 USD millionJasper County5,396.8Christian County: 4,466.2 USD millionChristian County4,466.2Cole County: 4,230.8 USD millionCole County4,230.8Cape Girardeau County: 4,004.5 USD millionCape Girardeau County4,004.5Buchanan County: 3,922 USD millionBuchanan County3,922Lincoln County: 3,001 USD millionLincoln County3,001St. Francois County: 2,779.6 USD millionSt. Francois County2,779.6Newton County: 2,691.9 USD millionNewton County2,691.9Johnson County: 2,541.7 USD millionJohnson County2,541.7Taney County: 2,520.6 USD millionTaney County2,520.6Pulaski County: 2,442.1 USD millionPulaski County2,442.1Camden County: 2,384.7 USD millionCamden County2,384.7Callaway County: 2,035.1 USD millionCallaway County2,035.1Phelps County: 1,981.8 USD millionPhelps County1,981.8Pettis County: 1,895.7 USD millionPettis County1,895.7Scott County: 1,860.4 USD millionScott County1,860.4Warren County: 1,836.7 USD millionWarren County1,836.7Butler County: 1,836.3 USD millionButler County1,836.3Webster County: 1,646.1 USD millionWebster County1,646.1Lafayette County: 1,637.9 USD millionLafayette County1,637.9Howell County: 1,624.6 USD millionHowell County1,624.6Laclede County: 1,547.7 USD millionLaclede County1,547.7Lawrence County: 1,539.9 USD millionLawrence County1,539.9Stone County: 1,500.3 USD millionStone County1,500.3Barry County: 1,465.7 USD millionBarry County1,465.7Marion County: 1,373.3 USD millionMarion County1,373.3Polk County: 1,340.7 USD millionPolk County1,340.7Stoddard County: 1,310.7 USD millionStoddard County1,310.7Dunklin County: 1,221.8 USD millionDunklin County1,221.8St. Louis County: 89,802.1 USD millionSt. Louis County89,802.1Jackson County: 37,806.9 USD millionJackson County37,806.9St. Charles County: 25,800.4 USD millionSt. Charles County25,800.4St. Louis city: 16,164.5 USD millionSt. Louis city16,164.5Greene County: 15,494 USD millionGreene County15,494Clay County: 14,295.2 USD millionClay County14,295.2Jefferson County: 11,405.8 USD millionJefferson County11,405.8Boone County: 10,187.2 USD millionBoone County10,187.2Platte County: 7,215.9 USD millionPlatte County7,215.9Cass County: 5,980 USD millionCass County5,980Franklin County: 5,522.6 USD millionFranklin County5,522.6Jasper County: 5,396.8 USD millionJasper County5,396.8Christian County: 4,466.2 USD millionChristian County4,466.2Cole County: 4,230.8 USD millionCole County4,230.8Cape Girardeau County: 4,004.5 USD millionCape Girardeau County4,004.5Buchanan County: 3,922 USD millionBuchanan County3,922Lincoln County: 3,001 USD millionLincoln County3,001St. Francois County: 2,779.6 USD millionSt. Francois County2,779.6Newton County: 2,691.9 USD millionNewton County2,691.9Johnson County: 2,541.7 USD millionJohnson County2,541.7Taney County: 2,520.6 USD millionTaney County2,520.6Pulaski County: 2,442.1 USD millionPulaski County2,442.1Camden County: 2,384.7 USD millionCamden County2,384.7Callaway County: 2,035.1 USD millionCallaway County2,035.1Phelps County: 1,981.8 USD millionPhelps County1,981.8Pettis County: 1,895.7 USD millionPettis County1,895.7Scott County: 1,860.4 USD millionScott County1,860.4Warren County: 1,836.7 USD millionWarren County1,836.7Butler County: 1,836.3 USD millionButler County1,836.3Webster County: 1,646.1 USD millionWebster County1,646.1Lafayette County: 1,637.9 USD millionLafayette County1,637.9Howell County: 1,624.6 USD millionHowell County1,624.6Laclede County: 1,547.7 USD millionLaclede County1,547.7Lawrence County: 1,539.9 USD millionLawrence County1,539.9Stone County: 1,500.3 USD millionStone County1,500.3Barry County: 1,465.7 USD millionBarry County1,465.7Marion County: 1,373.3 USD millionMarion County1,373.3Polk County: 1,340.7 USD millionPolk County1,340.7Stoddard County: 1,310.7 USD millionStoddard County1,310.7Dunklin County: 1,221.8 USD millionDunklin County1,221.8
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

RankCounties2021
USD million
Change on 2020
1St. Louis County89,802.1+13.4%
2Jackson County37,806.9+6.5%
3St. Charles County25,800.4+9.3%
4St. Louis city16,164.5+4.9%
5Greene County15,494+8%
6Clay County14,295.2+6.5%
7Jefferson County11,405.8+8.6%
8Boone County10,187.2+8.9%
9Platte County7,215.9+10.7%
10Cass County5,980+7.5%
11Franklin County5,522.6+7.5%
12Jasper County5,396.8+6.7%
13Christian County4,466.2+10.3%
14Cole County4,230.8+5.6%
15Cape Girardeau County4,004.5+5.7%
16Buchanan County3,922+5.9%
17Lincoln County3,001+12.9%
18St. Francois County2,779.6+9.5%
19Newton County2,691.9+9.7%
20Johnson County2,541.7+18%
21Taney County2,520.6+12.9%
22Pulaski County2,442.1+3%
23Camden County2,384.7+20.8%
24Callaway County2,035.1+5.6%
25Phelps County1,981.8+5.1%
26Pettis County1,895.7+8.9%
27Scott County1,860.4+9.4%
28Warren County1,836.7+10.8%
29Butler County1,836.3+7%
30Webster County1,646.1+13.1%
31Lafayette County1,637.9+7.7%
32Howell County1,624.6+6.2%
33Laclede County1,547.7+9.8%
34Lawrence County1,539.9+9.2%
35Stone County1,500.3+9.8%
36Barry County1,465.7+9.6%
37Marion County1,373.3+7.9%
38Polk County1,340.7+10%
39Stoddard County1,310.7+13.8%
40Dunklin County1,221.8+11.9%
41Randolph County1,188.7+10.1%
42Ray County1,113.8+6.4%
43Miller County1,097.2+7.6%
44Audrain County1,092.7+6.9%
45Henry County1,083.5+8.8%
46Saline County1,054.4+8%
47Clinton County1,021.8+4.5%
48Morgan County1,006.1+6.8%
49Crawford County1,001.6+8.7%
50Adair County956.3+5.8%
51Perry County922.6+6.1%
52Texas County917.8+9.2%
53Andrew County914.9+6.5%
54Washington County880.9+7.7%
55Ste. Genevieve County878.2+7.8%
56Benton County867.7+8.7%
57Vernon County846.7+7%
58Nodaway County844.3+5.2%
59Cooper County833.9+9.4%
60McDonald County831.1+12.7%
61New Madrid County796.6+15.4%
62Bates County767.5+6.8%
63Macon County732.4+7.8%
64Pike County730.9+5.7%
65Wright County728.6+10.5%
66Pemiscot County710.3+13.5%
67Osage County704.9+9.5%
68Moniteau County701.6+4.3%
69Gasconade County687+6%
70Livingston County685.4+7.1%
71Dallas County679.5+9.6%
72Dent County603.6+5.6%
73Montgomery County570.4+10.5%
74Linn County543.1+6.1%
75Cedar County533.8+8.6%
76Madison County520.5+4.4%
77Mississippi County505+9.5%
78Barton County501.3+5%
79Howard County490.3+9.7%
80Ralls County489.6+6.3%
81Ripley County483.1+6.8%
82Carroll County480.3+11.4%
83Bollinger County480+7.4%
84Wayne County459.4+6.5%
85Douglas County448.4+8.4%
86Monroe County420.7+9.9%
87DeKalb County420.2+5.4%
88Lewis County413.8+7%
89Caldwell County404.7+7.4%
90Grundy County403.5+6.6%
91Iron County388.4+6.3%
92Chariton County384.4+7.9%
93Oregon County375.9+8.3%
94Harrison County360+6.6%
95Ozark County352.7+10.8%
96St. Clair County351.8+9.9%
97Maries County349.3+6%
98Hickory County339.8+10%
99Daviess County322.1+3.2%
100Dade County318.3+9.7%
101Gentry County315.5+4.3%
102Clark County296.3+8.4%
103Shannon County295.1+7%
104Shelby County294.4+10.3%
105Atchison County282+6.8%
106Sullivan County274.1-0.3%
107Reynolds County254+8.8%
108Holt County246.5+3.5%
109Carter County244.7+9.5%
110Scotland County224+13.7%
111Putnam County206.3+8.7%
112Knox County167.6+7.2%
113Schuyler County163.4+8.5%
114Mercer County139+6.2%
115Worth County84.1+1.3%

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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.

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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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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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

St. Louis County, with $89.8 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Worth County, with $84.13 million in 2021.

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