
Top 10 Biggest Counties in Missouri (by size)
The state of Missouri is 44.6-million acres divided into 114 counties. Some counties have hundreds of thousands of residents, while others have only a few thousand. Here is a list of the largest counties in the Show Me State.
County Size County Seat Largest City
- Texas County – 1,179 sq mi – Houston – Licking
- Shannon County – 1,004 sq mi – Eminence – Winona
- Howell County – 928 sq mi – West Plains – West Plains
- Franklin County – 922 sq mi – Union – Washington
- Nodaway County – 877 sq mi – Maryville – Maryville
- Bates County – 848 sq mi – Butler – Butler
- Callaway County – 839 sq mi – Fulton – Fulton
- Vernon County – 834 sq mi – Nevada – Nevada
- Johnson County – 831 sq mi – Warrensburg – Warrensburg
- Stoddard County – 827 sq mi – Bloomfield – Dexter


