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Missouri: county data, all 115 of them.

6,191,814 residents across 115 county-equivalents, 150,662 business establishments, and 8,551 SBA approvals worth $4.87 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 115 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Missouri?

  • Population6,191,814
  • Households2,508,227
  • Average household size2.47
  • County-equivalents115
  • People per square mile90

Missouri has 6,191,814 residents in 2,508,227 households across 115 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Missouri economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$448.71 bn
  • County product per resident$72,469
  • Covered employment2,759,492
  • Average annual pay$62,295

The average annual pay of $62,295 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Missouri?

  • Business establishments150,662
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents24.3
  • Employment at those establishments2,547,284
  • Annual payroll$153.79 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Missouri

  • Housing units permitted18,464
  • Permitted construction value$4.81 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households7.4

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Missouri (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded6,539
  • 7(a) approval dollars$3.51 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$536,127
  • 504 approvals recorded2,012
  • 504 approval dollars$1.37 bn
  • Average 504 approval$680,498
  • Counties with a 7(a) record107 of 115

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Missouri

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans6.40 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate1,494
  • 7(a) loans charged off95
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans3.20 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate696
  • 504 loans charged off22

Of the 1,494 Missouri 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 6.40 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Missouri?

  • Land area68,744 sq mi
  • County-equivalents115
  • People per square mile90

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Missouri.

Missouri county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
St. Louis County995,569$82,93629,717$114.81 bn1,457
Jackson County719,976$68,57718,212$65.09 bn1,086
St. Charles County414,535$104,6928,946$26.42 bn632
Greene County303,375$61,4798,676$24.47 bn807
St. Louis city288,512$56,1608,468$40.40 bn424
Clay County258,122$88,4685,654$17.31 bn347
Jefferson County229,458$82,8513,956$6.91 bn180
Boone County188,043$72,7584,725$13.93 bn378
Jasper County124,357$60,6942,828$7.43 bn272
Cass County110,773$87,5352,148$4.30 bn127

Counties

All 115 Missouri county-equivalents.

Missouri counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Adair County25,301$61,536606$1.10 bn8567
Andrew County18,065$75,625276$398.9 m9433
Atchison County5,187$58,750174$424.6 m4547
Audrain County24,548$59,448470$1.18 bn22692
Barry County35,033$58,346775$2.07 bn36778
Barton County11,690$51,635237$519.6 m16592
Bates County16,186$60,733344$626.5 m17837
Benton County20,151$52,567383$613.0 m19704
Bollinger County10,559$63,814200$235.5 m5618
Boone County188,043$72,7584,725$13.93 bn378685
Buchanan County83,568$62,1582,027$6.73 bn93408
Butler County42,020$49,0891,030$2.00 bn30695
Caldwell County8,927$64,806153$277.4 m5426
Callaway County44,741$74,176782$2.70 bn63835
Camden County43,667$66,3871,566$2.35 bn104656
Cape Girardeau County82,735$68,4642,334$5.36 bn72579
Carroll County8,411$62,154200$419.8 mNone recorded695
Carter County5,297$50,000150$162.8 mNone recorded507
Cass County110,773$87,5352,148$4.30 bn127697
Cedar County14,615$48,181305$458.8 m17474
Chariton County7,390$71,520197$379.5 m4751
Christian County92,915$83,4372,098$2.96 bn221563
Clark County6,675$51,781134$201.0 m2505
Clay County258,122$88,4685,654$17.31 bn347397
Clinton County21,414$70,627392$575.1 m17419
Cole County77,032$74,8762,224$7.42 bn81394
Cooper County16,824$70,625408$633.3 m15565
Crawford County22,797$57,629496$964.7 m22743
Dade County7,641$53,750147$274.1 m14490
Dallas County17,551$53,464267$407.5 m34541
Daviess County8,477$63,984167$263.7 m5563
DeKalb County10,876$69,826231$417.4 m5421
Dent County14,539$56,312292$485.7 m7753
Douglas County11,965$45,985224$286.2 m12814
Dunklin County27,493$47,849606$1.15 bn5541
Franklin County105,950$73,1652,702$6.42 bn181923
Gasconade County14,746$64,232405$581.4 m4518
Gentry County6,245$55,848183$301.2 m2491
Greene County303,375$61,4798,676$24.47 bn807675
Grundy County9,787$51,975221$390.0 m2435
Harrison County8,190$54,367180$308.8 m4723
Henry County22,328$57,926593$1.06 bn38697
Hickory County8,585$39,390154$228.4 m16399
Holt County4,240$61,187144$246.3 mNone recorded463
Howard County10,147$65,938179$295.1 m10464
Howell County40,383$50,9931,076$1.76 bn22927
Iron County9,446$48,850193$371.0 m2550
Jackson County719,976$68,57718,212$65.09 bn1,086604
Jasper County124,357$60,6942,828$7.43 bn272638
Jefferson County229,458$82,8513,956$6.91 bn180657
Johnson County54,732$67,272951$2.62 bn64829
Knox County3,756$57,78897$162.8 mNone recorded504
Laclede County36,390$53,282729$2.07 bn49765
Lafayette County33,115$80,612732$1.16 bn30628
Lawrence County38,593$61,215689$1.34 bn71612
Lewis County9,924$59,934182$308.3 m1505
Lincoln County63,057$89,2781,010$1.86 bn37627
Linn County11,852$61,635304$541.5 m2616
Livingston County14,364$63,627391$741.9 m7532
Macon County15,163$62,357350$749.6 m10801
Madison County12,729$54,434231$368.0 m5494
Maries County8,450$59,455134$243.3 m3527
Marion County28,457$62,903797$1.63 bn16437
McDonald County23,701$52,375312$981.3 m15539
Mercer County3,482$62,67979$136.6 m4454
Miller County25,269$56,736714$1.05 bn37593
Mississippi County11,902$48,160214$425.5 m3412
Moniteau County15,262$65,715330$666.2 m11415
Monroe County8,734$54,516179$289.0 mNone recorded648
Montgomery County11,426$65,500239$479.3 m15536
Morgan County21,717$53,412545$845.8 m25598
New Madrid County15,731$51,881376$1.37 bn8675
Newton County60,118$66,3011,251$3.08 bn83625
Nodaway County20,774$59,315491$1.01 bn12877
Oregon County8,673$43,069178$289.1 m5790
Osage County13,402$76,681270$608.8 m10604
Ozark County8,873$44,163163$194.7 m6745
Pemiscot County14,958$40,089284$610.6 m2493
Perry County18,976$62,981520$1.33 bn21474
Pettis County43,397$60,4301,004$3.34 bn45682
Phelps County45,194$58,3961,050$2.14 bn52672
Pike County17,711$54,989395$684.3 m10670
Platte County110,371$96,2272,659$9.63 bn151420
Polk County32,444$59,647600$1.17 bn86636
Pulaski County53,894$64,466653$3.01 bn44547
Putnam County4,642$63,51089$188.0 mNone recorded517
Ralls County10,428$65,388226$803.6 m6470
Randolph County24,365$53,033551$1.59 bn42483
Ray County23,145$74,573360$651.3 m18569
Reynolds County6,010$45,028145$227.9 m3808
Ripley County10,708$42,037248$285.3 m5630
Saline County23,231$57,931451$1.30 bn6756
Schuyler County4,038$61,20575$181.3 mNone recorded307
Scotland County4,686$68,913134$236.1 m2437
Scott County37,933$62,782970$2.22 bn29420
Shannon County7,177$55,222141$190.4 m61,004
Shelby County5,986$51,594161$214.1 m1501
St. Charles County414,535$104,6928,946$26.42 bn632560
St. Clair County9,587$53,043161$257.2 m13670
St. Francois County66,999$57,4771,438$2.45 bn61452
St. Louis city288,512$56,1608,468$40.40 bn42462
St. Louis County995,569$82,93629,717$114.81 bn1,457508
Ste. Genevieve County18,571$66,339423$871.3 m12499
Stoddard County28,470$57,957644$1.48 bn14823
Stone County32,048$63,520736$1.13 bn53464
Sullivan County5,857$56,964102$618.8 m4648
Taney County56,529$56,4971,928$3.72 bn188632
Texas County25,161$50,036433$753.0 m201,177
Vernon County19,687$52,230436$1.14 bn24826
Warren County37,177$81,209654$1.23 bn52429
Washington County23,470$56,043371$579.7 m16760
Wayne County10,862$47,226196$259.8 m6759
Webster County40,500$71,155743$1.26 bn52593
Worth County1,934$47,84750$73.9 m1267
Wright County18,965$47,909438$578.8 m22682

The register

Every source behind these 115 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Missouri statutory guide is in preparation.

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