Missouri counties by area

Official, comparable measurements for 115 counties and county equivalents.

Source fields preserved2026 Census Gazetteer · GEOID · ALAND · AWATER
County equivalents115
Combined land68,746.5 mi²
Population (2025)6,270,541
Largest by landTexas County
Map of the 115 county equivalents in Missouri, shaded by land area Adair County: 567.3 mi² land (#61 in Missouri); 25,684 people, 45 per mi²Andrew County: 432.6 mi² land (#100 in Missouri); 18,241 people, 42 per mi²Atchison County: 547.3 mi² land (#67 in Missouri); 5,175 people, 9.5 per mi²Audrain County: 692.3 mi² land (#30 in Missouri); 24,528 people, 35 per mi²Barry County: 778.1 mi² land (#15 in Missouri); 36,200 people, 47 per mi²Barton County: 592 mi² land (#58 in Missouri); 11,795 people, 20 per mi²Bates County: 836.7 mi² land (#6 in Missouri); 16,512 people, 20 per mi²Benton County: 704 mi² land (#25 in Missouri); 20,536 people, 29 per mi²Bollinger County: 617.9 mi² land (#50 in Missouri); 10,646 people, 17 per mi²Boone County: 685.6 mi² land (#31 in Missouri); 191,746 people, 280 per mi²Buchanan County: 408.3 mi² land (#109 in Missouri); 83,540 people, 205 per mi²Butler County: 694.8 mi² land (#28 in Missouri); 41,904 people, 60 per mi²Caldwell County: 426.4 mi² land (#102 in Missouri); 9,012 people, 21 per mi²Callaway County: 834.6 mi² land (#7 in Missouri); 45,765 people, 55 per mi²Camden County: 655.8 mi² land (#40 in Missouri); 44,047 people, 67 per mi²Cape Girardeau County: 578.5 mi² land (#59 in Missouri); 83,999 people, 145 per mi²Carroll County: 694.6 mi² land (#29 in Missouri); 8,417 people, 12 per mi²Carter County: 507.3 mi² land (#78 in Missouri); 5,418 people, 11 per mi²Cass County: 696.6 mi² land (#27 in Missouri); 115,859 people, 166 per mi²Cedar County: 474.5 mi² land (#89 in Missouri); 14,888 people, 31 per mi²Chariton County: 751.2 mi² land (#21 in Missouri); 7,377 people, 9.8 per mi²Christian County: 562.6 mi² land (#64 in Missouri); 96,725 people, 172 per mi²Clark County: 504.6 mi² land (#80 in Missouri); 6,475 people, 13 per mi²Clay County: 397.7 mi² land (#111 in Missouri); 265,032 people, 666 per mi²Clinton County: 418.9 mi² land (#106 in Missouri); 21,661 people, 52 per mi²Cole County: 391.6 mi² land (#112 in Missouri); 77,908 people, 199 per mi²Cooper County: 564.7 mi² land (#62 in Missouri); 17,136 people, 30 per mi²Crawford County: 742.5 mi² land (#23 in Missouri); 22,929 people, 31 per mi²Dade County: 490 mi² land (#87 in Missouri); 7,804 people, 16 per mi²Dallas County: 541 mi² land (#70 in Missouri); 18,025 people, 33 per mi²Daviess County: 563.3 mi² land (#63 in Missouri); 8,558 people, 15 per mi²DeKalb County: 421.4 mi² land (#103 in Missouri); 9,795 people, 23 per mi²Dent County: 752.8 mi² land (#20 in Missouri); 14,584 people, 19 per mi²Douglas County: 813.6 mi² land (#11 in Missouri); 12,342 people, 15 per mi²Dunklin County: 541.9 mi² land (#69 in Missouri); 26,855 people, 50 per mi²Franklin County: 922.5 mi² land (#4 in Missouri); 108,090 people, 117 per mi²Gasconade County: 519 mi² land (#75 in Missouri); 14,784 people, 28 per mi²Gentry County: 491.4 mi² land (#86 in Missouri); 6,384 people, 13 per mi²Greene County: 675.3 mi² land (#34 in Missouri); 309,286 people, 458 per mi²Grundy County: 435.3 mi² land (#99 in Missouri); 9,744 people, 22 per mi²Harrison County: 722.5 mi² land (#24 in Missouri); 8,281 people, 11 per mi²Henry County: 696.9 mi² land (#26 in Missouri); 22,671 people, 33 per mi²Hickory County: 398.8 mi² land (#110 in Missouri); 9,044 people, 23 per mi²Holt County: 462.7 mi² land (#94 in Missouri); 4,200 people, 9.1 per mi²Howard County: 463.8 mi² land (#93 in Missouri); 10,180 people, 22 per mi²Howell County: 927.2 mi² land (#3 in Missouri); 40,798 people, 44 per mi²Iron County: 550.3 mi² land (#66 in Missouri); 9,318 people, 17 per mi²Jackson County: 604.7 mi² land (#54 in Missouri); 732,994 people, 1,212 per mi²Jasper County: 638.5 mi² land (#43 in Missouri); 127,428 people, 200 per mi²Jefferson County: 656 mi² land (#39 in Missouri); 233,132 people, 355 per mi²Johnson County: 829.3 mi² land (#8 in Missouri); 56,670 people, 68 per mi²Knox County: 504 mi² land (#81 in Missouri); 3,728 people, 7.4 per mi²Laclede County: 764.7 mi² land (#16 in Missouri); 36,943 people, 48 per mi²Lafayette County: 628.3 mi² land (#47 in Missouri); 33,531 people, 53 per mi²Lawrence County: 611.8 mi² land (#52 in Missouri); 39,401 people, 64 per mi²Lewis County: 505 mi² land (#79 in Missouri); 9,879 people, 20 per mi²Lincoln County: 626.6 mi² land (#48 in Missouri); 66,676 people, 106 per mi²Linn County: 615.6 mi² land (#51 in Missouri); 11,815 people, 19 per mi²Livingston County: 532.3 mi² land (#73 in Missouri); 14,708 people, 28 per mi²Macon County: 801.2 mi² land (#13 in Missouri); 15,190 people, 19 per mi²Madison County: 494.4 mi² land (#84 in Missouri); 12,858 people, 26 per mi²Maries County: 526.9 mi² land (#74 in Missouri); 8,397 people, 16 per mi²Marion County: 436.9 mi² land (#97 in Missouri); 28,525 people, 65 per mi²McDonald County: 539.4 mi² land (#71 in Missouri); 23,992 people, 44 per mi²Mercer County: 453.8 mi² land (#95 in Missouri); 3,404 people, 7.5 per mi²Miller County: 592.7 mi² land (#56 in Missouri); 25,817 people, 44 per mi²Mississippi County: 411.6 mi² land (#108 in Missouri); 12,003 people, 29 per mi²Moniteau County: 415.1 mi² land (#107 in Missouri); 15,428 people, 37 per mi²Monroe County: 647.6 mi² land (#42 in Missouri); 8,959 people, 14 per mi²Montgomery County: 535 mi² land (#72 in Missouri); 11,590 people, 22 per mi²Morgan County: 597.5 mi² land (#55 in Missouri); 22,418 people, 38 per mi²New Madrid County: 674.9 mi² land (#36 in Missouri); 15,086 people, 22 per mi²Newton County: 624.8 mi² land (#49 in Missouri); 62,263 people, 100 per mi²Nodaway County: 877 mi² land (#5 in Missouri); 20,174 people, 23 per mi²Oregon County: 789.8 mi² land (#14 in Missouri); 8,709 people, 11 per mi²Osage County: 606.5 mi² land (#53 in Missouri); 13,611 people, 22 per mi²Ozark County: 745 mi² land (#22 in Missouri); 9,172 people, 12 per mi²Pemiscot County: 492.6 mi² land (#85 in Missouri); 14,465 people, 29 per mi²Perry County: 474.4 mi² land (#90 in Missouri); 19,093 people, 40 per mi²Pettis County: 682.2 mi² land (#32 in Missouri); 44,254 people, 65 per mi²Phelps County: 671.8 mi² land (#37 in Missouri); 45,247 people, 67 per mi²Pike County: 670.4 mi² land (#38 in Missouri); 17,955 people, 27 per mi²Platte County: 419.8 mi² land (#105 in Missouri); 114,400 people, 272 per mi²Polk County: 635.5 mi² land (#44 in Missouri); 33,604 people, 53 per mi²Pulaski County: 547.2 mi² land (#68 in Missouri); 54,442 people, 99 per mi²Putnam County: 517.3 mi² land (#76 in Missouri); 4,546 people, 8.8 per mi²Ralls County: 469.8 mi² land (#91 in Missouri); 10,444 people, 22 per mi²Randolph County: 482.7 mi² land (#88 in Missouri); 24,513 people, 51 per mi²Ray County: 569 mi² land (#60 in Missouri); 23,398 people, 41 per mi²Reynolds County: 808.5 mi² land (#12 in Missouri); 5,992 people, 7.4 per mi²Ripley County: 629.5 mi² land (#46 in Missouri); 10,717 people, 17 per mi²Saline County: 755.5 mi² land (#19 in Missouri); 23,265 people, 31 per mi²Schuyler County: 307.3 mi² land (#113 in Missouri); 4,140 people, 13 per mi²Scotland County: 436.5 mi² land (#98 in Missouri); 4,796 people, 11 per mi²Scott County: 420 mi² land (#104 in Missouri); 37,975 people, 90 per mi²Shannon County: 1,003.8 mi² land (#2 in Missouri); 7,285 people, 7.3 per mi²Shelby County: 500.9 mi² land (#82 in Missouri); 5,870 people, 12 per mi²St. Charles County: 560.3 mi² land (#65 in Missouri); 426,499 people, 761 per mi²St. Clair County: 675 mi² land (#35 in Missouri); 9,976 people, 15 per mi²St. Francois County: 451.9 mi² land (#96 in Missouri); 67,809 people, 150 per mi²St. Louis County: 508.5 mi² land (#77 in Missouri); 990,911 people, 1,949 per mi²St. Louis city: 61.7 mi² land (#115 in Missouri); 278,144 people, 4,507 per mi²Ste. Genevieve County: 499.2 mi² land (#83 in Missouri); 18,689 people, 37 per mi²Stoddard County: 823.1 mi² land (#10 in Missouri); 28,284 people, 34 per mi²Stone County: 463.8 mi² land (#92 in Missouri); 32,503 people, 70 per mi²Sullivan County: 648 mi² land (#41 in Missouri); 5,738 people, 8.9 per mi²Taney County: 632.3 mi² land (#45 in Missouri); 57,001 people, 90 per mi²Texas County: 1,177.3 mi² land (#1 in Missouri); 25,994 people, 22 per mi²Vernon County: 826.4 mi² land (#9 in Missouri); 19,946 people, 24 per mi²Warren County: 428.6 mi² land (#101 in Missouri); 39,016 people, 91 per mi²Washington County: 759.9 mi² land (#17 in Missouri); 23,810 people, 31 per mi²Wayne County: 759.2 mi² land (#18 in Missouri); 10,782 people, 14 per mi²Webster County: 592.6 mi² land (#57 in Missouri); 43,054 people, 73 per mi²Worth County: 266.6 mi² land (#114 in Missouri); 1,914 people, 7.2 per mi²Wright County: 681.8 mi² land (#33 in Missouri); 19,671 people, 29 per mi²
  • 61.7–463.8 mi²
  • 463.8–541 mi²
  • 541.9–628.3 mi²
  • 629.5–722.5 mi²
  • 742.5–1,177.3 mi²
Each county equivalent is shaded into one of 5 groups with equal numbers of entries, from lowest (lightest) to highest value; the map starts with land area and can switch to population density. Select a county to open its profile. 2025 Census cartographic boundaries, equal-area projection. About the maps

Understanding Missouri’s county areas

The land-area range runs from St. Louis city at 61.7 mi² to Texas County at 1,177.3 mi². The largest has 19.1 times the land area of the smallest and accounts for 1.7% of the combined county land in Missouri. Compare with every state’s largest county.

The median county-equivalent land area is 592 mi², below the national median of 604.5 mi². The median describes the middle of the county size distribution; it does not describe how people or development are distributed. A state with a few very large counties can have a much smaller median than its largest entry suggests.

Where water changes the picture

Camden County has the most assigned water area, at 52.7 mi². Stone County has the highest water share, with water making up 9.2% of its total area. Water area and water percentage answer different questions: the first measures an amount, while the second measures the mix of land and water.

Across all 115 entries, water accounts for 1.4% of the combined total area. This is calculated from the summed land and water measurements, rather than averaging county percentages, which would give each small and large county equal weight.

Where people live

An estimated 6,270,541 people lived in Missouri on July 1, 2025 (+1.9% since 2020), or 1.8% of the national total in this dataset. St. Louis County is the most populous county equivalent, with 990,911 residents — 15.8% of the state. The largest by land, Texas County, has 25,994.

Across the state there are 91 people per square mile of land. County densities range from 4,507 in St. Louis city to 7.2 in Worth County; the median county equivalent has 31. Switch the map above to density to see where the state’s population concentrates.

Compare the largest and smallest county equivalents in Missouri to see land, water, and total area on the same scale.

These calculations use the 2026 Census county records listed below. County-equivalent boundaries vary between states; area alone does not measure population, density, or usable land. See coverage and calculation rules.

Complete area table

Sorted from largest to smallest land area.

#County / equivalentLandWaterWater sharePopulationPer mi²
1Texas CountyGEOID 292151,177.3 mi²2 mi²0.2%25,99422
2Shannon CountyGEOID 292031,003.8 mi²0.2 mi²0%7,2857.3
3Howell CountyGEOID 29091927.2 mi²1.1 mi²0.1%40,79844
4Franklin CountyGEOID 29071922.5 mi²8.1 mi²0.9%108,090117
5Nodaway CountyGEOID 29147877 mi²0.9 mi²0.1%20,17423
6Bates CountyGEOID 29013836.7 mi²14.7 mi²1.7%16,51220
7Callaway CountyGEOID 29027834.6 mi²12.8 mi²1.5%45,76555
8Johnson CountyGEOID 29101829.3 mi²3.9 mi²0.5%56,67068
9Vernon CountyGEOID 29217826.4 mi²10.4 mi²1.2%19,94624
10Stoddard CountyGEOID 29207823.1 mi²5.8 mi²0.7%28,28434
11Douglas CountyGEOID 29067813.6 mi²1 mi²0.1%12,34215
12Reynolds CountyGEOID 29179808.5 mi²5.9 mi²0.7%5,9927.4
13Macon CountyGEOID 29121801.2 mi²11.2 mi²1.4%15,19019
14Oregon CountyGEOID 29149789.8 mi²1.7 mi²0.2%8,70911
15Barry CountyGEOID 29009778.1 mi²12.7 mi²1.6%36,20047
16Laclede CountyGEOID 29105764.7 mi²3.4 mi²0.4%36,94348
17Washington CountyGEOID 29221759.9 mi²2.6 mi²0.3%23,81031
18Wayne CountyGEOID 29223759.2 mi²14.9 mi²1.9%10,78214
19Saline CountyGEOID 29195755.5 mi²11.4 mi²1.5%23,26531
20Dent CountyGEOID 29065752.8 mi²1.7 mi²0.2%14,58419
21Chariton CountyGEOID 29041751.2 mi²15.6 mi²2%7,3779.8
22Ozark CountyGEOID 29153745 mi²10.3 mi²1.4%9,17212
23Crawford CountyGEOID 29055742.5 mi²1.3 mi²0.2%22,92931
24Harrison CountyGEOID 29081722.5 mi²3.9 mi²0.5%8,28111
25Benton CountyGEOID 29015704 mi²48.5 mi²6.4%20,53629
26Henry CountyGEOID 29083696.9 mi²35.4 mi²4.8%22,67133
27Cass CountyGEOID 29037696.6 mi²5.8 mi²0.8%115,859166
28Butler CountyGEOID 29023694.8 mi²4.3 mi²0.6%41,90460
29Carroll CountyGEOID 29033694.6 mi²6.8 mi²1%8,41712
30Audrain CountyGEOID 29007692.3 mi²4.6 mi²0.7%24,52835
31Boone CountyGEOID 29019685.6 mi²5.5 mi²0.8%191,746280
32Pettis CountyGEOID 29159682.2 mi²4 mi²0.6%44,25465
33Wright CountyGEOID 29229681.8 mi²1.4 mi²0.2%19,67129
34Greene CountyGEOID 29077675.3 mi²2.6 mi²0.4%309,286458
35St. Clair CountyGEOID 29185675 mi²27.1 mi²3.9%9,97615
36New Madrid CountyGEOID 29143674.9 mi²21.7 mi²3.1%15,08622
37Phelps CountyGEOID 29161671.8 mi²2.5 mi²0.4%45,24767
38Pike CountyGEOID 29163670.4 mi²14.3 mi²2.1%17,95527
39Jefferson CountyGEOID 29099656 mi²7.8 mi²1.2%233,132355
40Camden CountyGEOID 29029655.8 mi²52.7 mi²7.4%44,04767
41Sullivan CountyGEOID 29211648 mi²3.5 mi²0.5%5,7388.9
42Monroe CountyGEOID 29137647.6 mi²22.5 mi²3.4%8,95914
43Jasper CountyGEOID 29097638.5 mi²2.8 mi²0.4%127,428200
44Polk CountyGEOID 29167635.5 mi²6.9 mi²1.1%33,60453
45Taney CountyGEOID 29213632.3 mi²19.3 mi²3%57,00190
46Ripley CountyGEOID 29181629.5 mi²2.1 mi²0.3%10,71717
47Lafayette CountyGEOID 29107628.3 mi²10.4 mi²1.6%33,53153
48Lincoln CountyGEOID 29113626.6 mi²13.9 mi²2.2%66,676106
49Newton CountyGEOID 29145624.8 mi²1.8 mi²0.3%62,263100
50Bollinger CountyGEOID 29017617.9 mi²3.3 mi²0.5%10,64617
51Linn CountyGEOID 29115615.6 mi²5.8 mi²0.9%11,81519
52Lawrence CountyGEOID 29109611.8 mi²1.6 mi²0.3%39,40164
53Osage CountyGEOID 29151606.5 mi²6.8 mi²1.1%13,61122
54Jackson CountyGEOID 29095604.7 mi²11.6 mi²1.9%732,9941,212
55Morgan CountyGEOID 29141597.5 mi²16.4 mi²2.7%22,41838
56Miller CountyGEOID 29131592.7 mi²7.4 mi²1.2%25,81744
57Webster CountyGEOID 29225592.6 mi²1.2 mi²0.2%43,05473
58Barton CountyGEOID 29011592 mi²4.7 mi²0.8%11,79520
59Cape Girardeau CountyGEOID 29031578.5 mi²7.8 mi²1.3%83,999145
60Ray CountyGEOID 29177569 mi²5.2 mi²0.9%23,39841
61Adair CountyGEOID 29001567.3 mi²2.1 mi²0.4%25,68445
62Cooper CountyGEOID 29053564.7 mi²4.4 mi²0.8%17,13630
63Daviess CountyGEOID 29061563.3 mi²5.8 mi²1%8,55815
64Christian CountyGEOID 29043562.6 mi²1.2 mi²0.2%96,725172
65St. Charles CountyGEOID 29183560.3 mi²32.1 mi²5.4%426,499761
66Iron CountyGEOID 29093550.3 mi²1.8 mi²0.3%9,31817
67Atchison CountyGEOID 29005547.3 mi²2.8 mi²0.5%5,1759.5
68Pulaski CountyGEOID 29169547.2 mi²4.4 mi²0.8%54,44299
69Dunklin CountyGEOID 29069541.9 mi²5.3 mi²1%26,85550
70Dallas CountyGEOID 29059541 mi²1.9 mi²0.3%18,02533
71McDonald CountyGEOID 29119539.4 mi²0.2 mi²0%23,99244
72Montgomery CountyGEOID 29139535 mi²5.4 mi²1%11,59022
73Livingston CountyGEOID 29117532.3 mi²6.3 mi²1.2%14,70828
74Maries CountyGEOID 29125526.9 mi²2.9 mi²0.6%8,39716
75Gasconade CountyGEOID 29073519 mi²7 mi²1.3%14,78428
76Putnam CountyGEOID 29171517.3 mi²2.3 mi²0.4%4,5468.8
77St. Louis CountyGEOID 29189508.5 mi²15.4 mi²2.9%990,9111,949
78Carter CountyGEOID 29035507.3 mi²1.7 mi²0.3%5,41811
79Lewis CountyGEOID 29111505 mi²5.8 mi²1.1%9,87920
80Clark CountyGEOID 29045504.6 mi²7.2 mi²1.4%6,47513
81Knox CountyGEOID 29103504 mi²2.8 mi²0.6%3,7287.4
82Shelby CountyGEOID 29205500.9 mi²1.5 mi²0.3%5,87012
83Ste. Genevieve CountyGEOID 29186499.2 mi²7.6 mi²1.5%18,68937
84Madison CountyGEOID 29123494.4 mi²3.2 mi²0.6%12,85826
85Pemiscot CountyGEOID 29155492.6 mi²20.8 mi²4.1%14,46529
86Gentry CountyGEOID 29075491.4 mi²0.3 mi²0.1%6,38413
87Dade CountyGEOID 29057490 mi²16.2 mi²3.2%7,80416
88Randolph CountyGEOID 29175482.7 mi²5.1 mi²1%24,51351
89Cedar CountyGEOID 29039474.5 mi²24.2 mi²4.9%14,88831
90Perry CountyGEOID 29157474.4 mi²9.8 mi²2%19,09340
91Ralls CountyGEOID 29173469.8 mi²14 mi²2.9%10,44422
92Stone CountyGEOID 29209463.8 mi²46.8 mi²9.2%32,50370
93Howard CountyGEOID 29089463.8 mi²7.7 mi²1.6%10,18022
94Holt CountyGEOID 29087462.7 mi²7.7 mi²1.6%4,2009.1
95Mercer CountyGEOID 29129453.8 mi²1.3 mi²0.3%3,4047.5
96St. Francois CountyGEOID 29187451.9 mi²2.8 mi²0.6%67,809150
97Marion CountyGEOID 29127436.9 mi²7.4 mi²1.7%28,52565
98Scotland CountyGEOID 29199436.5 mi²2.8 mi²0.6%4,79611
99Grundy CountyGEOID 29079435.3 mi²2.7 mi²0.6%9,74422
100Andrew CountyGEOID 29003432.6 mi²3.7 mi²0.9%18,24142
101Warren CountyGEOID 29219428.6 mi²9.1 mi²2.1%39,01691
102Caldwell CountyGEOID 29025426.4 mi²3.2 mi²0.8%9,01221
103DeKalb CountyGEOID 29063421.4 mi²4.5 mi²1%9,79523
104Scott CountyGEOID 29201420 mi²5.9 mi²1.4%37,97590
105Platte CountyGEOID 29165419.8 mi²6.5 mi²1.5%114,400272
106Clinton CountyGEOID 29049418.9 mi²4.5 mi²1.1%21,66152
107Moniteau CountyGEOID 29135415.1 mi²3.8 mi²0.9%15,42837
108Mississippi CountyGEOID 29133411.6 mi²17.2 mi²4%12,00329
109Buchanan CountyGEOID 29021408.3 mi²6.9 mi²1.7%83,540205
110Hickory CountyGEOID 29085398.8 mi²12.9 mi²3.1%9,04423
111Clay CountyGEOID 29047397.7 mi²11 mi²2.7%265,032666
112Cole CountyGEOID 29051391.6 mi²7.4 mi²1.9%77,908199
113Schuyler CountyGEOID 29197307.3 mi²0.9 mi²0.3%4,14013
114Worth CountyGEOID 29227266.6 mi²0.2 mi²0.1%1,9147.2
115St. Louis cityGEOID 2951061.7 mi²4.5 mi²6.7%278,1444,507
How to read this table. Land and water areas are Census statistical measurements in square miles; population is the Census Bureau’s July 1, 2025 estimate, and density divides it by land area. Adding county rows can differ slightly from separately published state totals because of rounding and geographic treatment.