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Highest Medicaid coverage, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 19.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mercer County, MO, up 48 places to #22.

Highest Medicaid coverage by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020
01Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46539.6%+1.5 pts
02Mississippi County, MOMO12,00335.2%+1.6 pts
03Wayne County, MOMO10,78234.0%+2.4 pts
04Dunklin County, MOMO26,85533.1%+2.8 pts
05▲5New Madrid County, MOMO15,08632.0%+5.8 pts
06▲18Carter County, MOMO5,41831.7%+10.4 pts
07▲4Butler County, MOMO41,90428.8%+3.1 pts
08▼3Oregon County, MOMO8,70928.8%−1.5 pts
09▲5Howell County, MOMO40,79828.6%+4.6 pts
10▲2Washington County, MOMO23,81028.5%+3.2 pts
11▼5Ripley County, MOMO10,71727.9%+0.2 pts
12▼3Stoddard County, MOMO28,28427.8%+1.0 pts
13▲9McDonald County, MOMO23,99227.5%+5.8 pts
14▼6Wright County, MOMO19,67127.2%−0.1 pts
15▲6Shannon County, MOMO7,28526.4%+4.2 pts
16▲23Barton County, MOMO11,79526.0%+6.2 pts
17▼1Ozark County, MOMO9,17225.8%+2.2 pts
18▲26Laclede County, MOMO36,94325.5%+6.0 pts
19▼2Douglas County, MOMO12,34225.4%+2.2 pts
20▲12Benton County, MOMO20,53624.9%+4.6 pts
21▲7Henry County, MOMO22,67124.7%+4.0 pts
22▲48Mercer County, MOMO3,40424.6%+8.5 pts
23▼4Iron County, MOMO9,31824.1%+1.4 pts
24▲5Reynolds County, MOMO5,99224.0%+3.3 pts
25▲26Texas County, MOMO25,99423.9%+5.3 pts
26▼11Scott County, MOMO37,97523.8%+0.2 pts
27▲3St. Francois County, MOMO67,80923.6%+3.0 pts
28▲20Crawford County, MOMO22,92923.6%+4.2 pts
29▲36Vernon County, MOMO19,94623.6%+7.0 pts
30▼3Gentry County, MOMO6,38423.4%+2.7 pts
31▼13Dallas County, MOMO18,02523.3%+0.5 pts
32▲17Dade County, MOMO7,80423.2%+4.1 pts
33▲2Jasper County, MOMO127,42823.1%+3.1 pts
34▼11St. Louis, MOMO278,14422.7%+1.1 pts
35▲5Dent County, MOMO14,58422.6%+2.8 pts
36▼2Barry County, MOMO36,20022.5%+2.4 pts
37▼24Harrison County, MOMO8,28122.5%−1.7 pts
38▲7Pettis County, MOMO44,25422.4%+2.9 pts
39▼14Madison County, MOMO12,85822.3%+1.0 pts
40▼9Morgan County, MOMO22,41822.1%+1.7 pts
41▼4Randolph County, MOMO24,51322.0%+2.0 pts
42▲26Hickory County, MOMO9,04421.8%+5.6 pts
43▼7St. Clair County, MOMO9,97621.7%+1.7 pts
44▲10Shelby County, MOMO5,87021.6%+3.5 pts
45▲2Worth County, MOMO1,91421.5%+2.1 pts
46▼20Bollinger County, MOMO10,64621.4%+0.5 pts
47▼14Putnam County, MOMO4,54621.3%+1.1 pts
48▲16Newton County, MOMO62,26321.1%+4.1 pts
49▲3Pike County, MOMO17,95520.9%+2.5 pts
50▼30Lawrence County, MOMO39,40120.6%−2.0 pts
51▼44Cedar County, MOMO14,88820.6%−7.0 pts
52▼9Marion County, MOMO28,52520.4%+0.8 pts
53▲21Livingston County, MOMO14,70820.3%+4.7 pts
54▲5Buchanan County, MOMO83,54020.2%+2.5 pts
55▲29Miller County, MOMO25,81720.1%+5.7 pts
56▲15Schuyler County, MOMO4,14020.0%+3.9 pts
57▲4Saline County, MOMO23,26519.8%+2.4 pts
58▼17Sullivan County, MOMO5,73819.8%0.0 pts
59▼2Clark County, MOMO6,47519.7%+1.9 pts
60▲3Phelps County, MOMO45,24719.7%+2.5 pts
61▼23Bates County, MOMO16,51219.6%−0.3 pts
62Taney County, MOMO57,00119.6%+2.3 pts
63▼3Carroll County, MOMO8,41719.4%+2.0 pts
64▲8Montgomery County, MOMO11,59019.3%+3.3 pts
65▼15Macon County, MOMO15,19018.9%+0.3 pts
66▼20Webster County, MOMO43,05418.8%−0.7 pts
67▲25Perry County, MOMO19,09318.3%+5.1 pts
68▲5Pulaski County, MOMO54,44218.3%+2.4 pts
69Holt County, MOMO4,20018.2%+2.0 pts
70▲24Knox County, MOMO3,72818.2%+5.6 pts
71▼29Polk County, MOMO33,60418.2%−1.5 pts
72▲9Stone County, MOMO32,50317.9%+3.3 pts
73▲7Maries County, MOMO8,39717.7%+3.1 pts
74▼19Audrain County, MOMO24,52817.6%−0.4 pts
75▲4Linn County, MOMO11,81517.4%+2.7 pts
76▲9Atchison County, MOMO5,17517.1%+2.8 pts
77▲20Gasconade County, MOMO14,78417.1%+4.7 pts
78▼22Daviess County, MOMO8,55816.9%−1.1 pts
79▼2Howard County, MOMO10,18016.8%+1.9 pts
80▲7Greene County, MOMO309,28616.8%+2.8 pts
81▲2Jackson County, MOMO732,99416.4%+1.9 pts
82▲4Callaway County, MOMO45,76516.0%+1.9 pts
83▲13Clinton County, MOMO21,66116.0%+3.5 pts
84▲16Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99915.9%+3.8 pts
85▼3Chariton County, MOMO7,37715.9%+1.4 pts
86▲2Christian County, MOMO96,72515.8%+2.0 pts
87▼9Adair County, MOMO25,68415.8%+1.0 pts
88▼35Grundy County, MOMO9,74415.8%−2.5 pts
89▲2Camden County, MOMO44,04715.7%+2.2 pts
90▼1Ralls County, MOMO10,44415.6%+2.0 pts
91▼24Caldwell County, MOMO9,01215.1%−1.2 pts
92▲19Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68914.9%+4.7 pts
93▼18Monroe County, MOMO8,95914.8%−0.3 pts
94▼28Lafayette County, MOMO33,53114.7%−1.7 pts
95▼37Lewis County, MOMO9,87914.6%−3.2 pts
96▲5DeKalb County, MOMO9,79514.4%+2.4 pts
97▼2Ray County, MOMO23,39814.3%+1.7 pts
98▲4Franklin County, MOMO108,09014.0%+2.1 pts
99▲4Johnson County, MOMO56,67014.0%+2.1 pts
100▼7Lincoln County, MOMO66,67613.9%+0.9 pts
101▼2Nodaway County, MOMO20,17413.4%+1.2 pts
102▲6Moniteau County, MOMO15,42813.3%+2.5 pts
103▲1Jefferson County, MOMO233,13213.0%+1.3 pts
104▼14Cooper County, MOMO17,13612.7%−0.8 pts
105▲2Cole County, MOMO77,90812.6%+1.7 pts
106▲3St. Louis County, MOMO990,91112.6%+1.8 pts
107▼9Andrew County, MOMO18,24112.0%−0.2 pts
108▲2Boone County, MOMO191,74611.7%+1.4 pts
109▼33Warren County, MOMO39,01611.5%−3.5 pts
110▼5Cass County, MOMO115,85911.2%+0.1 pts
111▲2Osage County, MOMO13,61111.0%+3.5 pts
112Clay County, MOMO265,03210.4%+0.2 pts
113▼7Scotland County, MOMO4,79610.3%−0.7 pts
114Platte County, MOMO114,4007.9%+0.9 pts
115St. Charles County, MOMO426,4997.3%+1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES