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Missouri County Map and Population List in Excel

GENERAL INFO

The US state Missouri (MO) is the 18th largest state by population and 21st biggest state by area. Missouri has 115 counties ranking it the 5th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Missouri
Abbreviation:MO
Capital:Jefferson City
Largest City:Kansas City
Population:6,137,428
Population rank in US:18th
Total Area [mi²]:69,715
Total Area [km²]:180,560
Area rank in US:21st
Number of Counties:115

MISSOURI COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Missouri Population Density Map per County:

Missouri County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Missouri County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Missouri County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

MISSOURI COUNTIES LIST

Below are 115 Missouri counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1St. Louis County994,205
2Jackson County703,011
3St. Charles County402,022
4St. Louis city/county300,576
5Greene County293,086
6Clay County249,948
7Jefferson County225,081
8Boone County180,463
9Jasper County121,328
10Cass County105,780
11Platte County104,418
12Franklin County103,967
13Christian County88,595
14Buchanan County87,364
15Cape Girardeau County78,871
16Cole County76,745
17St. Francois County67,215
18Lincoln County59,013
19Newton County58,236
20Taney County55,928
21Johnson County54,062
22Pulaski County52,607
23Camden County46,305
24Callaway County44,743
25Phelps County44,573
26Butler County42,478
27Pettis County42,339
28Howell County40,117
29Webster County39,592
30Lawrence County38,355
31Scott County38,280
32Barry County35,789
33Laclede County35,723
34Warren County35,649
35Lafayette County32,708
36Polk County32,149
37Stone County31,952
38Dunklin County29,131
39Stoddard County29,025
40Marion County28,530
41Miller County25,619
42Texas County25,398
43Audrain County25,388
44Adair County25,343
45Randolph County24,748
46Washington County24,730
47Crawford County23,920
48Ray County23,018
49McDonald County22,837
50Saline County22,761
51Nodaway County22,092
52Henry County21,824
53Morgan County20,627
54Vernon County20,563
55Clinton County20,387
56Benton County19,443
57Perry County19,136
58Pike County18,302
59Wright County18,289
60Ste. Genevieve County17,894
61Andrew County17,712
62Cooper County17,709
63New Madrid County17,076
64Dallas County16,878
65Bates County16,172
66Moniteau County16,132
67Pemiscot County15,805
68Dent County15,573
69Livingston County15,227
70Macon County15,117
71Gasconade County14,706
72Cedar County14,349
73Osage County13,615
74Ripley County13,288
75Douglas County13,185
76Mississippi County13,180
77Wayne County12,873
78DeKalb County12,547
79Bollinger County12,133
80Madison County12,088
81Linn County11,920
82Barton County11,754
83Montgomery County11,551
84Oregon County10,529
85Ralls County10,309
86Iron County10,125
87Howard County10,001
88Grundy County9,850
89Lewis County9,776
90Hickory County9,544
91St. Clair County9,397
92Ozark County9,174
93Caldwell County9,020
94Maries County8,697
95Carroll County8,679
96Monroe County8,644
97Harrison County8,352
98Daviess County8,278
99Shannon County8,166
100Dade County7,561
101Chariton County7,426
102Clark County6,797
103Gentry County6,571
104Reynolds County6,270
105Sullivan County6,089
106Carter County5,982
107Shelby County5,930
108Atchison County5,143
109Scotland County4,902
110Putnam County4,696
111Schuyler County4,660
112Holt County4,403
113Knox County3,959
114Mercer County3,617
115Worth County2,013

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MISSOURI COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Missouri?

Out of the 115 counties in Missouri, St. Louis County is the largest by population. Texas County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Missouri?

Worth County is the smallest Missouri county by population. Saint Louis City is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Missouri?

In terms of economics and average income level, Charles County is the richest Missouri county.

What is the poorest county in Missouri?

Shannon County is the poorest Missouri county.

MISSOURI COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Missouri county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Missouri County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Missouri County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT MISSOURI COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Missouri County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Missouri counties.

CREATE YOUR MISSOURI DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Missouri Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Missouri state and Missouri counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Missouri Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Missouri

Official Website of the State of Missouri:
https://www.mo.gov

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