| Independent city and Counties of Missouri | |
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| Location | State of Missouri |
| Number | 114 counties 1 independent city |
| Populations | 1,872 (Worth) – 992,929 (St. Louis) |
| Areas | 266 square miles (690 km2) (Worth) – 1,179 square miles (3,050 km2) (Texas) |
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There are 114counties and oneindependent city in theU.S. State ofMissouri. Following theLouisiana Purchase and the admittance ofLouisiana into the United States in 1812, five counties were formed out of theMissouri Territory at the first general assembly:Cape Girardeau,New Madrid,Saint Charles,Saint Louis, andSte. Genevieve. Most subsequent counties were apportioned from these five original counties. Six more counties were added through the 1836Platte Purchase, the acquired lands of which formed the northwest tip of the state and consisted ofAndrew,Atchison,Buchanan,Holt,Nodaway, andPlatte 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 asheriff,prosecuting attorney, andassessor.[2]
Most of the counties in Missouri are named after politicians. One such county,Cass, was originally named Van Buren County after PresidentMartin Van Buren, and was changed to its present name in support of Van Buren'sDemocratic opponentLewis Cass during thepresidential election of 1848. Other counties are named after war heroes, natural resources, explorers, andformer U.S. territories.[3]
The city ofSt. Louis is an independent city, and is not within the limits of a county. Its residents voted to secede fromSt. Louis County in 1876. Throughout the United States, St. Louis is one of three independent cities outside the state ofVirginia (the other two areBaltimore, Maryland, andCarson City, Nevada).[4]
Population figures are based on the 2024Census estimate. According to that census estimate, the population of Missouri is 6,245,466, an increase of 1.5% from 2020. The average population of Missouri's counties is 54,308;St. Louis County is the most populous (992,929), andWorth County is the least (1,872). The average land area is 599 sq mi (1,550 km2). The largest county isTexas County (1,179 sq mi, 3,054 km2) and the smallest isSt. Louis city (61.9 sq mi, 160 km2).[5][6]
TheFederal 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 theUnited 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]
| 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 seventhGovernor of Kentucky | 25,660 | 568 sq mi (1,471 km2) |  |
| Andrew County | 003 | Savannah | 1841 | Part of thePlatte Purchase | Andrew Jackson Davis , a prominent citizen ofSt. Louis | 18,091 | 435 sq mi (1,127 km2) |  |
| Atchison County | 005 | Rock Port | 1843 | Holt County, part of thePlatte Purchase | U.S. SenatorDavid Rice Atchison (1807–1886), aDemocrat from Missouri | 5,139 | 545 sq mi (1,412 km2) |  |
| Audrain County | 007 | Mexico | 1831 | Callaway, Monroe and Ralls counties | James Hunter Audrain, aWar of 1812 colonel Missouri State Legislator | 24,304 | 693 sq mi (1,795 km2) |  |
| Barry County | 009 | Cassville | 1835 | Greene County | William Taylor Barry (1784–1835),jurist andUnited States Postmaster General | 35,618 | 779 sq mi (2,018 km2) |  |
| Barton County | 011 | Lamar | 1855 | Jasper County | U.S. SenatorDavid Barton (1783–1837), one of the first senators from Missouri | 11,717 | 594 sq mi (1,538 km2) |  |
| Bates County | 013 | Butler | 1841 | Van Buren (now Cass) County | Frederick Bates (1777–1825), the secondgovernor of Missouri | 16,394 | 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 | 20,614 | 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 | 10,610 | 621 sq mi (1,608 km2) |  |
| Boone County | 019 | Columbia | 1820 | Howard County | Daniel Boone (1734–1820),American pioneer andhunter | 192,154 | 685 sq mi (1,774 km2) |  |
| Buchanan County | 021 | Saint Joseph | 1838 | Part of thePlatte Purchase | James Buchanan (1791–1868),15th President of the United States | 83,574 | 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 underLewis Cass | 41,814 | 698 sq mi (1,808 km2) |  |
| Caldwell County | 025 | Kingston | 1836 | Ray County | Disputed; either John Caldwell, an Indian scout and friend of respected ColonelAlexander William Doniphan;John Caldwell, Lieutenant Governor ofKentucky; orMathew Caldwell, a signer of theTexas Declaration of Independence | 9,000 | 429 sq mi (1,111 km2) |  |
| Callaway County | 027 | Fulton | 1821 | Boone, Howard and Montgomery counties | James Callaway (1783–1815), soldier during theWar of 1812 and grandson ofDaniel Boone | 45,126 | 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 | 44,135 | 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 | 83,658 | 579 sq mi (1,500 km2) |  |
| Carroll County | 033 | Carrollton | 1833 | Ray County | Charles Carroll (1737–1832), delegate to theContinental Congress andU.S. Senator forMaryland | 8,414 | 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 | 5,359 | 508 sq mi (1,316 km2) |  |
| Cass County | 037 | Harrisonville | 1833 | Jackson County | Lewis Cass (1782–1866), senator fromMichigan | 113,873 | 699 sq mi (1,810 km2) |  |
| Cedar County | 039 | Stockton | 1845 | Dade and St. Clair counties | Named for the abundance ofEastern Red Cedar trees | 15,023 | 476 sq mi (1,233 km2) |  |
| Chariton County | 041 | Keytesville | 1821 | Howard County | Chariton River, atributary of theMissouri River, whose naming origin is disputed | 7,397 | 756 sq mi (1,958 km2) |  |
| Christian County | 043 | Ozark | 1859 | Greene, Taney and Webster counties | William Christian (1743–1786), colonel in theAmerican Revolution | 96,045 | 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 | 6,623 | 507 sq mi (1,313 km2) |  |
| Clay County | 047 | Liberty | 1822 | Ray County | Henry Clay (1777–1852), American Senator and orator fromKentucky | 263,370 | 396 sq mi (1,026 km2) |  |
| Clinton County | 049 | Plattsburg | 1833 | Clay County | George Clinton (1739–1812), soldier andGovernor of New York, considered one of theFounding Fathers of the United States | 21,721 | 419 sq mi (1,085 km2) |  |
| Cole County | 051 | Jefferson City | 1820 | Cooper County | Stephen Cole, pioneering settler | 77,625 | 392 sq mi (1,015 km2) |  |
| Cooper County | 053 | Boonville | 1818 | Howard County | Sarshel Benjamin Cooper, pioneering settler | 17,122 | 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 | 22,808 | 743 sq mi (1,924 km2) |  |
| Dade County | 057 | Greenfield | 1841 | Barry and Polk counties | MajorFrancis L. Dade (1793?–1835),Major in theU.S. 4th Infantry Regiment,United States Army, during theSecond Seminole War | 7,622 | 490 sq mi (1,269 km2) |  |
| Dallas County | 059 | Buffalo | 1841 | Polk County | George M. Dallas (1792–1864), U.S. Vice President underJames K. Polk | 17,877 | 542 sq mi (1,404 km2) |  |
| Daviess County | 061 | Gallatin | 1836 | Ray County | Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (1774–1811), commanded theDragoons of theIndiana Militia at theBattle of Tippecanoe | 8,541 | 567 sq mi (1,469 km2) |  |
| DeKalb County | 063 | Maysville | 1843 | Clinton County | Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who served as amajor general in theContinental Army during theAmerican Revolutionary War | 9,884 | 424 sq mi (1,098 km2) |  |
| Dent County | 065 | Salem | 1851 | Crawford and Shannon counties | James Dent, pioneering settler | 14,721 | 754 sq mi (1,953 km2) |  |
| Douglas County | 067 | Ava | 1857 | Ozark County | Stephen A. Douglas (1813–1861), American Senator fromIllinois, and theDemocratic nominee for President in1860 | 12,290 | 815 sq mi (2,111 km2) |  |
| Dunklin County | 069 | Kennett | 1843 | Stoddard County | Daniel Dunklin (1790–1844), fifthgovernor of Missouri | 27,002 | 546 sq mi (1,414 km2) |  |
| Franklin County | 071 | Union | 1818 | St. Louis County | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), writer, publisher, orator, and one of theFounding Fathers of the United States | 107,256 | 922 sq mi (2,388 km2) |  |
| Gasconade County | 073 | Hermann | 1821 | Franklin County | Gasconade River, atributary of theMissouri River; the river probably derives its name from the French word "gascon" which meansbraggart, and could be an old satirical name describing those who boast about their adventures upon return to St. Louis | 14,655 | 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 | 6,298 | 492 sq mi (1,274 km2) |  |
| Greene County | 077 | Springfield | 1833 | Crawford and Wayne counties | Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), amajor general of theContinental Army in theAmerican Revolutionary War | 307,942 | 675 sq mi (1,748 km2) |  |
| Grundy County | 079 | Trenton | 1839 | Livingston County | Felix Grundy (1777–1840),U.S. Congressman andU.S. Senator fromTennessee who also served as the 13thAttorney General of the United States | 9,766 | 436 sq mi (1,129 km2) |  |
| Harrison County | 081 | Bethany | 1843 | Daviess County | Albert G. Harrison (1800–1839),U.S. Representative fromMissouri | 8,186 | 725 sq mi (1,878 km2) |  |
| Henry County | 083 | Clinton | 1834 | Lillard (now Lafayette) County | Patrick Henry (1736–1799), first post-colonialGovernor of Virginia and prominent figure in theAmerican Revolution | 22,575 | 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 | 8,766 | 399 sq mi (1,033 km2) |  |
| Holt County | 087 | Oregon | 1841 | Part of thePlatte Purchase | David Rice Holt, Missouri State Representative | 4,241 | 462 sq mi (1,197 km2) |  |
| Howard County | 089 | Fayette | 1816 | St. Charles and St. Louis counties | Benjamin Howard (1760–1814), a Congressman fromKentucky, governor ofMissouri Territory and a brigadier general in theWar of 1812 | 10,150 | 466 sq mi (1,207 km2) |  |
| Howell County | 091 | West Plains | 1857 | Oregon County | Disputed – Josiah Howell, pioneering settler | 40,762 | 928 sq mi (2,404 km2) |  |
| Iron County | 093 | Ironton | 1857 | Madison, Reynolds, St. Francois, Washington and Wayne counties | The abundance of iron ore in the area | 9,420 | 551 sq mi (1,427 km2) |  |
| Jackson County | 095 | Independence, Kansas City | 1826 | Lillard (now Lafayette) County | Andrew Jackson (1767–1845),U.S. Senator fromTennessee and later 7thPresident of the United States from 1829 to 1837 | 727,362 | 605 sq mi (1,567 km2) |  |
| Jasper County | 097 | Carthage | 1841 | Barry County | William Jasper (c. 1750–1779), a noted American soldier in theRevolutionary War | 126,479 | 640 sq mi (1,658 km2) |  |
| Jefferson County | 099 | Hillsboro | 1818 | St. Louis and Sainte Genevieve counties | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826),third President of the United States, principal author of theDeclaration of Independence, and one of the most influentialFounding Fathers | 231,888 | 657 sq mi (1,702 km2) |  |
| Johnson County | 101 | Warrensburg | 1834 | Lillard (now Lafayette) County | Richard M. Johnson (1780–1850),ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration ofMartin Van Buren | 55,880 | 831 sq mi (2,152 km2) |  |
| Knox County | 103 | Edina | 1843 | Scotland County | Henry Knox (1750–1806) an Americanbookseller fromBoston who became the chiefartillery officer of theContinental Army and later the nation's firstSecretary of War | 3,740 | 506 sq mi (1,311 km2) |  |
| Laclede County | 105 | Lebanon | 1849 | Camden, Pulaski and Wright counties | Pierre Laclede (1729–1778), founder ofSt. Louis, Missouri | 36,738 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km2) |  |
| Lafayette County | 107 | Lexington | 1821 | Cooper County | Gilbert du Motier, theMarquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French military officer and general in theAmerican Revolutionary War | 33,511 | 629 sq mi (1,629 km2) |  |
| Lawrence County | 109 | Mount Vernon | 1843 | Barry and Dade counties | James Lawrence (1781–1813), an Americannaval officer best known for hislast words "Don't give up the ship!" | 39,151 | 613 sq mi (1,588 km2) |  |
| Lewis County | 111 | Monticello | 1833 | Marion County | Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer and governor of theLouisiana Territory | 9,852 | 505 sq mi (1,308 km2) |  |
| Lincoln County | 113 | Troy | 1818 | St. Charles County | Disputed; eitherLincoln County, Kentucky (birthplace of Christopher Clark, a Missouri legislator who advocated for the county's creation),[12] or forBenjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), an American revolutionary war general | 65,888 | 630 sq mi (1,632 km2) |  |
| Linn County | 115 | Linneus | 1837 | Chariton County | Lewis F. Linn (1796–1843), aJacksonianDemocraticU.S. Senator forMissouri | 11,910 | 620 sq mi (1,606 km2) |  |
| Livingston County | 117 | Chillicothe | 1837 | Carroll County | Edward Livingston (1764–1836), a prominent American jurist and statesman, influential in the drafting of theLouisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on theNapoleonic Code | 14,658 | 535 sq mi (1,386 km2) |  |
| Macon County | 121 | Macon | 1837 | Chariton and Randolph counties | Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1815 who briefly served in theAmerican Revolutionary War | 15,177 | 804 sq mi (2,082 km2) |  |
| Madison County | 123 | Fredericktown | 1818 | Cape Girardeau and Sainte Genevieve counties | James Madison (1751–1836), politician andpolitical philosopher who served as thefourth President of the United States, and one of theFounding Fathers of the United States | 12,852 | 497 sq mi (1,287 km2) |  |
| Maries County | 125 | Vienna | 1855 | Osage and Pulaski counties | Maries River, possibly a corruption of the French wordmarais meaning "marsh" or "swamp" | 8,506 | 528 sq mi (1,368 km2) |  |
| Marion County | 127 | Palmyra | 1826 | Ralls County | Francis Marion (1732–1795), a military officer who served in theAmerican Revolutionary War | 28,425 | 438 sq mi (1,134 km2) |  |
| McDonald County | 119 | Pineville | 1847 | Newton County | Alexander McDonald,American Revolutionary War sergeant | 24,054 | 540 sq mi (1,399 km2) |  |
| Mercer County | 129 | Princeton | 1845 | Grundy County | John F. Mercer (1759–1821), an American lawyer, planter, andGovernor of Maryland | 3,452 | 454 sq mi (1,176 km2) |  |
| Miller County | 131 | Tuscumbia | 1837 | Cole and Pulaski counties | John Miller (1781–1846), an American publisher and politician fromSt. Louis, Missouri. He was the fourthGovernor of Missouri and representedMissouri in theU.S. House | 25,668 | 592 sq mi (1,533 km2) |  |
| Mississippi County | 133 | Charleston | 1842 | Scott County | Mississippi River, the second-longest river in the United States which formsMissouri's eastern border | 11,750 | 413 sq mi (1,070 km2) |  |
| Moniteau County | 135 | California | 1845 | Cole and Morgan counties | Moniteau Creek; "moniteau" is a French spelling ofmanitou, theAlgonquianGreat Spirit | 15,294 | 417 sq mi (1,080 km2) |  |
| Monroe County | 137 | Paris | 1831 | Ralls County | James Monroe (1758–1831),fifth President of the United States who crafted theMissouri Compromise | 8,890 | 646 sq mi (1,673 km2) |  |
| Montgomery County | 139 | Montgomery City | 1818 | St. Charles County | Richard Montgomery (1738–1775), an Irish-born soldier who first served in theBritish Army and later became abrigadier-general in theContinental Army during theRevolutionary War | 11,511 | 539 sq mi (1,396 km2) |  |
| Morgan County | 141 | Versailles | 1833 | Cooper County | Daniel Morgan (c. 1736–1802), American pioneer, soldier, andUnited States Representative fromVirginia | 22,399 | 598 sq mi (1,549 km2) |  |
| New Madrid County | 143 | New Madrid | 1812 | One of the five original counties | Madrid, Spain | 15,212 | 678 sq mi (1,756 km2) |  |
| Newton County | 145 | Neosho | 1838 | Barry County | John Newton (1755–1780), legendary soldier of theAmerican Revolution | 61,519 | 626 sq mi (1,621 km2) |  |
| Nodaway County | 147 | Maryville | 1843 | Andrew County, thePlatte Purchase | Nodaway River, a 120-mile (190 km) long river in southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri | 20,503 | 877 sq mi (2,271 km2) |  |
| Oregon County | 149 | Alton | 1841 | Ripley County | Oregon Territory | 8,699 | 792 sq mi (2,051 km2) |  |
| Osage County | 151 | Linn | 1841 | Gasconade County | Osage River, a 360 miles (580 km) long tributary of theMissouri River in centralMissouri; the name of the river is probably derived from a French corruption of "Washazhe" – the name of theOsage Native Americans | 13,478 | 606 sq mi (1,570 km2) |  |
| Ozark County | 153 | Gainesville | 1841 | Taney County | Ozark Mountains – Ozark is the anglicized form of the French "aux arcs", an abbreviation of "Aux Arkansas", which meansin the county of Arkansas | 9,090 | 747 sq mi (1,935 km2) |  |
| Pemiscot County | 155 | Caruthersville | 1851 | New Madrid County | AnAmerican Indian word meaning "liquid mud" | 14,407 | 493 sq mi (1,277 km2) |  |
| Perry County | 157 | Perryville | 1821 | Sainte Genevieve County | Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), naval officer in theWar of 1812 against Britain, earned the title "Hero ofLake Erie" for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at theBattle of Lake Erie | 19,100 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km2) |  |
| Pettis County | 159 | Sedalia | 1833 | Cooper and Saline counties | Spencer Darwin Pettis (1802–1831), U.S. Representative fromMissouri | 43,791 | 685 sq mi (1,774 km2) |  |
| Phelps County | 161 | Rolla | 1857 | Crawford County | John S. Phelps (1814–1886), a politician, soldier during theAmerican Civil War, andtwenty-third Governor ofMissouri | 45,672 | 673 sq mi (1,743 km2) |  |
| Pike County | 163 | Bowling Green | 1818 | St. Charles County | Zebulon Pike (1778–1813), American soldier and explorer for whomPikes Peak inColorado is also named | 17,961 | 673 sq mi (1,743 km2) |  |
| Platte County | 165 | Platte City | 1838 | Part of thePlatte Purchase | Platte River, a tributary of theMissouri River, which is in turn named for the French word "platte" meaningflat orshallow | 113,207 | 420 sq mi (1,088 km2) |  |
| Polk County | 167 | Bolivar | 1835 | Greene County | James K. Polk (1795–1849),11th President of the United States | 33,070 | 637 sq mi (1,650 km2) |  |
| Pulaski County | 169 | Waynesville | 1833 | Crawford County | Kazimierz Pulaski (1745–1779),Polishsoldier of fortune in theAmerican Revolutionary War, he saved the life ofGeorge Washington and became ageneral in theContinental Army | 53,964 | 547 sq mi (1,417 km2) |  |
| Putnam County | 171 | Unionville | 1843 | Adair and Sullivan counties | Israel Putnam (1718–1790), an American army general who fought with distinction at theBattle of Bunker Hill during theAmerican Revolutionary War | 4,539 | 518 sq mi (1,342 km2) |  |
| Ralls County | 173 | New London | 1821 | Pike County | Daniel Ralls, a Missouri State Representative | 10,499 | 471 sq mi (1,220 km2) |  |
| Randolph County | 175 | Huntsville | 1829 | Chariton and Ralls counties | John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), a leader in Congress fromVirginia and spokesman for the "Old Republican" | 24,077 | 482 sq mi (1,248 km2) |  |
| Ray County | 177 | Richmond | 1820 | Howard County | John Ray, Missouri State Representative | 23,199 | 570 sq mi (1,476 km2) |  |
| Reynolds County | 179 | Centerville | 1845 | Shannon County | Thomas Reynolds (1796–1844),governor of Missouri from 1840 to 1844 | 5,927 | 811 sq mi (2,100 km2) |  |
| Ripley County | 181 | Doniphan | 1831 | Wayne County | Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (1782–1839), Brigadier General in theWar of 1812 | 10,715 | 630 sq mi (1,632 km2) |  |
| Saint Charles County | 183 | Saint Charles | 1812 | One of the five original counties | St. Charles Borromeo (1538–1584), an Italiansaint andcardinal of the Roman Catholic Church | 423,726 | 561 sq mi (1,453 km2) |  |
| Saint Clair County | 185 | Osceola | 1841 | Rives (now Henry) County | Arthur St. Clair (1737–1818), an American soldier and Governor of the Northwest Territory | 9,848 | 677 sq mi (1,753 km2) |  |
| Saint Francois County | 187 | Farmington | 1821 | Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve and Washington counties | St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1182–1226), aCatholicdeacon and the founder of theOrder of Friars Minor, more commonly known as theFranciscans | 67,503 | 450 sq mi (1,165 km2) |  |
| Saint Louis County | 189 | Clayton | 1812 | One of the five original counties | King Louis IX (1214–1270),King of France from 1226 until his death | 992,929 | 508 sq mi (1,316 km2) |  |
| Saint Louis City | 510 | St. Louis | 1876 | Created in 1876 when city residents voted to secede from St. Louis County | King Louis IX (1214–1270),King of France from 1226 until his death | 279,695 | 61.9 sq mi (160 km2) |  |
| Sainte Genevieve County | 186 | Ste. Genevieve | 1812 | One of the five original counties | St. Genevieve (c. 420 – c. 510), the patron saint of Paris inRoman Catholic andEastern Orthodox tradition | 18,546 | 502 sq mi (1,300 km2) |  |
| Saline County | 195 | Marshall | 1820 | Cooper County | Localhot springs | 23,325 | 756 sq mi (1,958 km2) |  |
| Schuyler County | 197 | Lancaster | 1843 | Adair County | Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), a general in theAmerican Revolution and aUnited States Senator from New York | 4,069 | 308 sq mi (798 km2) |  |
| Scotland County | 199 | Memphis | 1841 | Clark, Lewis, and Shelby counties | Scotland (country) | 4,698 | 438 sq mi (1,134 km2) |  |
| Scott County | 201 | Benton | 1822 | New Madrid County | John Guier Scott (1819–1892), aU.S. Representative fromMissouri | 37,957 | 421 sq mi (1,090 km2) |  |
| Shannon County | 203 | Eminence | 1837 | Ripley County | George Shannon (1785–1836), member of theLewis and Clark Expedition | 7,275 | 1,004 sq mi (2,600 km2) |  |
| Shelby County | 205 | Shelbyville | 1835 | Marion County | Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), the first and fifthGovernor of Kentucky | 5,926 | 501 sq mi (1,298 km2) |  |
| Stoddard County | 207 | Bloomfield | 1835 | New Madrid County | Amos Stoddard (1762–1813), the only commandant ofUpper Louisiana for the French Republic and the only commandant for theDistrict of Louisiana for the United States in 1804 during the handover of theLouisiana Purchase | 28,438 | 827 sq mi (2,142 km2) |  |
| Stone County | 209 | Galena | 1851 | Taney County | William Stone, first elected judge of Taney County | 32,630 | 463 sq mi (1,199 km2) |  |
| Sullivan County | 211 | Milan | 1843 | Linn County | John Sullivan (1740–1795),American Revolutionary War general | 5,750 | 651 sq mi (1,686 km2) |  |
| Taney County | 213 | Forsyth | 1837 | Greene County | Roger Brooke Taney (1777–1864), eleventhUnited States Attorney General and fifthChief Justice of the United States | 56,744 | 632 sq mi (1,637 km2) |  |
| Texas County | 215 | Houston | 1843 | Shannon and Wright counties | Republic of Texas | 25,715 | 1,179 sq mi (3,054 km2) |  |
| Vernon County | 217 | Nevada | 1851 | Bates County | Miles Vernon, Missouri State Senator – the county was originally defined as having the same boundaries as Bates county, but was later declared unconstitutional and changed | 19,787 | 834 sq mi (2,160 km2) |  |
| Warren County | 219 | Warrenton | 1833 | Montgomery County | Joseph Warren (1741–1775),Revolutionary War doctor and general | 38,478 | 432 sq mi (1,119 km2) |  |
| Washington County | 221 | Potosi | 1813 | Sainte Genevieve County | George Washington (1732–1799), commander of theContinental Army in theAmerican Revolutionary War andfirst President of the United States | 23,583 | 760 sq mi (1,968 km2) |  |
| Wayne County | 223 | Greenville | 1818 | Cape Girardeau and Lawrence counties | Anthony Wayne (1745–1796),United States Army general and statesman | 10,820 | 761 sq mi (1,971 km2) |  |
| Webster County | 225 | Marshfield | 1855 | Greene County | Daniel Webster (1782–1852),U.S. Secretary of State and Senator from Massachusetts | 42,041 | 593 sq mi (1,536 km2) |  |
| Worth County | 227 | Grant City | 1861 | Gentry County | William J. Worth (1794–1849), a United States general during theMexican–American War | 1,872 | 266 sq mi (689 km2) |  |
| Wright County | 229 | Hartville | 1841 | Pulaski County | Silas Wright (1795–1847), an AmericanDemocratic politician and Governor of New York | 19,505 | 682 sq mi (1,766 km2) |  |
| County[3] | Etymology[3][10] | Changed to[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Unknown | Atchison County in 1845 |
| Ashley County | William Henry Ashley (1778–1838), early settler | Texas County in 1845 upon organization |
| Decatur County | Stephen Decatur (1779–1820),American naval officer[13] | Ozark County in 1845 |
| Highland County | Unknown | Sullivan County in 1845 upon organization |
| Kinderhook County | Kinderhook, New York, birthplace ofMartin Van Buren | Camden County in 1843 |
| Lillard County | James Lillard ofTennessee, who served in the first state legislature of Missouri | Lafayette County in 1825 |
| Niangua County | Niangua River, a tributary of theOsage River – "niangua" comes from the Native American wordnehemgar, which means "a river of numerous springs or sources"[14] | Dallas County in 1844 because of the difficulty in pronouncing and spelling Niangua |
| Seneca County | Seneca Nation, a group of Native Americans from New York | McDonald County in 1847 upon organization |
| Van Buren County | Martin Van Buren (1782–1862),eighth President of the United States and also Vice President underAndrew Jackson | Cass County in 1849 in honor of Van Buren's opponent in thepresidential election of 1848 |
