Missouri County Map

Missouri County Maps

Missouri’s split into 114 counties, plus the independent city of St. Louis. The Show-Me State has a bit of everything when it comes to landscape. You’ve got the Ozark Mountains in the south, rolling plains in the north, and big rivers cutting through it all. So, each county is a mix of this geography.

Missouri Counties

When it comes to population, St. Louis County takes the cake. It wraps around the city of St. Louis like a horseshoe, packed with suburbs and bounded by the City of St. Louis. On the flip side, there’s Worth County up north. It’s the least populous, with fewer people than some high schools have students. Why? It’s mostly farmland, and let’s face it, not everyone’s cut out for that rural life.

Size-wise, Texas County is the largest county Missouri. Ironically, it’s right in the middle of the state, not anywhere near Texas. It has more land area than Singapore, if you can believe it. The smallest county is Pemiscot County, down in the Bootheel. It might be small, but it has some of the richest farmland in the state.

Missouri started divvying up into counties back in 1812, right after it became a territory. St. Charles, St. Louis, and Ste. Genevieve were among the first. Missouri’s counties have some stories to tell. Take Maries County – legend has it, it was named after the county clerk’s two daughters, both named Marie. Or how about Pulaski County? It’s named after a Polish count who fought in the American Revolution.