Independent city and Counties of Missouri
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Location	State of Missouri
Number	114 counties 1 independent city
Populations	1,907 (Worth) – 987,059 (St. Louis)
Areas	266 square miles (690 km2) (Worth) – 1,179 square miles (3,050 km2) (Texas)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place

There are 114 counties and one independent city in the U.S. State of Missouri. Following the Louisiana Purchase and the admittance of Louisiana into the United States in 1812, five counties were formed out of the Missouri Territory at the first general assembly: Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, and Ste. Genevieve. Most subsequent counties were apportioned from these five original counties. Six more counties were added through the 1836 Platte Purchase, the acquired lands of which formed the northwest tip of the state and consisted of Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt, Nodaway, and Platte counties.^[1]

In Missouri, the county level of government comes between those of the city and the state. Its primary responsibilities include maintaining roads, providing security, prosecuting criminals, and collecting taxes. Elected officials at this level include a sheriff, prosecuting attorney, and assessor.^[2]

Most of the counties in Missouri are named after politicians. One such county, Cass, was originally named Van Buren County after President Martin Van Buren, and was changed to its present name in support of Van Buren's Democratic opponent Lewis Cass during the presidential election of 1848. Other counties are named after war heroes, natural resources, explorers, and former U.S. territories.^[3]

The city of St. Louis is an independent city, and is not within the limits of a county. Its residents voted to secede from St. Louis County in 1876. Throughout the United States, St. Louis is one of three independent cities outside the state of Virginia (the other two are Baltimore, Maryland, and Carson City, Nevada).^[4]

Population figures are based on the 2023 Census estimate. According to that census estimate, the population of Missouri is 6,196,156, an increase of 0.7% from 2020. The average population of Missouri's counties is 53,880; St. Louis County is the most populous (987,059), and Worth County is the least (1,907). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km²). The largest county is Texas County (1,179 sq mi, 3,054 km²) and the smallest is St. Louis city (61.9 sq mi, 160 km²).^[5][6]

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, and is provided for each entry. These codes link to the United States Census Bureau's "quick facts" for each county. To distinguish from counties in other states, one must use Missouri's FIPS code, 29. For example, Adair County's unique nationwide identifier is 29001.^[7]

Counties

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County	FIPS code[7]	County seat[8]	Est.[8]	Formed from[3]	Etymology[3][9][10]	Population[11]	Area[8]	Map
Adair County	001	Kirksville	1841	Macon County	John Adair (1757–1840), pioneer, soldier, and seventh Governor of Kentucky	25,122	568 sq mi (1,471 km2)
Andrew County	003	Savannah	1841	Part of the Platte Purchase	Andrew Jackson Davis , a prominent citizen of St. Louis	18,127	435 sq mi (1,127 km2)
Atchison County	005	Rock Port	1843	Holt County, part of the Platte Purchase	U.S. Senator David Rice Atchison (1807–1886), a Democrat from Missouri	5,107	545 sq mi (1,412 km2)
Audrain County	007	Mexico	1831	Callaway, Monroe and Ralls counties	James H. Audrain, a War of 1812 colonel Missouri State Legislator	24,394	693 sq mi (1,795 km2)
Barry County	009	Cassville	1835	Greene County	William Taylor Barry (1784–1835), jurist and United States Postmaster General	35,265	779 sq mi (2,018 km2)
Barton County	011	Lamar	1855	Jasper County	U.S. Senator David Barton (1783–1837), one of the first senators from Missouri	11,731	594 sq mi (1,538 km2)
Bates County	013	Butler	1841	Van Buren (now Cass) County	Frederick Bates (1777–1825), the second governor of Missouri	16,242	848 sq mi (2,196 km2)
Benton County	015	Warsaw	1835	Pettis and Greene counties	Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), U.S. Senator from Missouri	20,552	706 sq mi (1,829 km2)
Bollinger County	017	Marble Hill	1851	Cape Girardeau, Madison, Stoddard and Wayne counties	George Frederick Bollinger (1770–1842), early settler of Missouri	10,544	621 sq mi (1,608 km2)
Boone County	019	Columbia	1820	Howard County	Daniel Boone (1734–1820), American pioneer and hunter	189,463	685 sq mi (1,774 km2)
Buchanan County	021	Saint Joseph	1838	Part of the Platte Purchase	James Buchanan (1791–1868), 15th President of the United States	82,956	410 sq mi (1,062 km2)
Butler County	023	Poplar Bluff	1849	Wayne County	William O. Butler (1791–1880), U.S. Representative from Kentucky and vice-presidential nominee under Lewis Cass	41,948	698 sq mi (1,808 km2)
Caldwell County	025	Kingston	1836	Ray County	Disputed; either John Caldwell, an Indian scout and friend of respected Colonel Alexander William Doniphan; John Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky; or Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	8,955	429 sq mi (1,111 km2)
Callaway County	027	Fulton	1821	Boone, Howard and Montgomery counties	James Callaway (1783–1815), soldier during the War of 1812 and grandson of Daniel Boone	44,731	839 sq mi (2,173 km2)
Camden County	029	Camdenton	1841	Benton, Morgan and Pulaski counties	Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–1794), an English lawyer, judge, Whig politician, and proponent of civil liberties	44,044	655 sq mi (1,696 km2)
Cape Girardeau County	031	Jackson	1812	One of the five original counties	A rock promontory over the Mississippi River and Ensign Sieur Jean Baptiste de Girardot, a French officer and early explorer of the region	82,984	579 sq mi (1,500 km2)
Carroll County	033	Carrollton	1833	Ray County	Charles Carroll (1737–1832), delegate to the Continental Congress and U.S. Senator for Maryland	8,391	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)
Carter County	035	Van Buren	1859	Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley and Shannon counties	Zimri Carter (1794-1872), a pioneering settler	5,303	508 sq mi (1,316 km2)
Cass County	037	Harrisonville	1833	Jackson County	Lewis Cass (1782–1866), senator from Michigan	111,732	699 sq mi (1,810 km2)
Cedar County	039	Stockton	1845	Dade and St. Clair counties	Named for the abundance of Eastern Red Cedar trees	14,672	476 sq mi (1,233 km2)
Chariton County	041	Keytesville	1821	Howard County	Chariton River, a tributary of the Missouri River, whose naming origin is disputed	7,399	756 sq mi (1,958 km2)
Christian County	043	Ozark	1859	Greene, Taney and Webster counties	William Christian (1743–1786), colonel in the American Revolution	94,422	563 sq mi (1,458 km2)
Clark County	045	Kahoka	1836	Lewis County	William Clark (1770–1838), American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor	6,641	507 sq mi (1,313 km2)
Clay County	047	Liberty	1822	Ray County	Henry Clay (1777–1852), American Senator and orator from Kentucky	259,772	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)
Clinton County	049	Plattsburg	1833	Clay County	George Clinton (1739–1812), soldier and Governor of New York, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States	21,548	419 sq mi (1,085 km2)
Cole County	051	Jefferson City	1820	Cooper County	Stephen Cole, pioneering settler	77,278	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)
Cooper County	053	Boonville	1818	Howard County	Sarshel Benjamin Cooper, pioneering settler	16,947	565 sq mi (1,463 km2)
Crawford County	055	Steelville	1829	Gasconade County	William H. Crawford (1772–1834), U.S. Senator from Georgia, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, and judge	22,719	743 sq mi (1,924 km2)
Dade County	057	Greenfield	1841	Barry and Polk counties	Major Francis L. Dade (1793?–1835), Major in the U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, during the Second Seminole War	7,716	490 sq mi (1,269 km2)
Dallas County	059	Buffalo	1841	Polk County	George M. Dallas (1792–1864), U.S. Vice President under James K. Polk	17,768	542 sq mi (1,404 km2)
Daviess County	061	Gallatin	1836	Ray County	Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), commanded the Dragoons of the Indiana Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe	8,551	567 sq mi (1,469 km2)
DeKalb County	063	Maysville	1843	Clinton County	Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War	9,899	424 sq mi (1,098 km2)
Dent County	065	Salem	1851	Crawford and Shannon counties	James Dent, pioneering settler	14,647	754 sq mi (1,953 km2)
Douglas County	067	Ava	1857	Ozark County	Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), American Senator from Illinois, and the Democratic nominee for President in 1860	12,228	815 sq mi (2,111 km2)
Dunklin County	069	Kennett	1843	Stoddard County	Daniel Dunklin (1790–1844), fifth governor of Missouri	27,032	546 sq mi (1,414 km2)
Franklin County	071	Union	1818	St. Louis County	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), writer, publisher, orator, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States	106,404	922 sq mi (2,388 km2)
Gasconade County	073	Hermann	1821	Franklin County	Gasconade River, a tributary of the Missouri River; the river probably derives its name from the French word "gascon" which means braggart, and could be an old satirical name describing those who boast about their adventures upon return to St. Louis	14,705	520 sq mi (1,347 km2)
Gentry County	075	Albany	1841	Clinton County	Richard Gentry (1788–1837), a distinguished American military colonel in the Seminole Wars	6,287	492 sq mi (1,274 km2)
Greene County	077	Springfield	1833	Crawford and Wayne counties	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War	304,611	675 sq mi (1,748 km2)
Grundy County	079	Trenton	1839	Livingston County	Felix Grundy (1777–1840), U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Tennessee who also served as the 13th Attorney General of the United States	9,815	436 sq mi (1,129 km2)
Harrison County	081	Bethany	1843	Daviess County	Albert G. Harrison (1800–1839), U.S. Representative from Missouri	8,220	725 sq mi (1,878 km2)
Henry County	083	Clinton	1834	Lillard (now Lafayette) County	Patrick Henry (1736–1799), first post-colonial Governor of Virginia and prominent figure in the American Revolution	22,485	702 sq mi (1,818 km2)
Hickory County	085	Hermitage	1845	Benton and Polk counties	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), seventh U.S. President, who was nicknamed "Old Hickory" during his military service	8,718	399 sq mi (1,033 km2)
Holt County	087	Oregon	1841	Part of the Platte Purchase	David Rice Holt, Missouri State Representative	4,248	462 sq mi (1,197 km2)
Howard County	089	Fayette	1816	St. Charles and St. Louis counties	Benjamin Howard (1760–1814), a Congressman from Kentucky, governor of Missouri Territory and a brigadier general in the War of 1812	10,101	466 sq mi (1,207 km2)
Howell County	091	West Plains	1857	Oregon County