Missouri

The freest counties in Missouri (2026)

Missouri has 115 counties in the ranking. The freest is Scotland, #120 of 3,144 in the country. The state itself scores6.81 of 10 for fraser institute state ranking and 10 of 10 for 2a, which every county in Missouri shares.

  1. 120ScotlandMissouri
  2. 188OsageMissouri
  3. 197DeKalbMissouri
  4. 213PerryMissouri
  5. 225DaviessMissouri
  6. 234CedarMissouri
  7. 253RallsMissouri
  8. 257SchuylerMissouri
  9. 259LewisMissouri
  10. 264SullivanMissouri
  11. 267ShannonMissouri
  12. 271MercerMissouri
  13. 276BatesMissouri
  14. 277AdairMissouri
  15. 278ClarkMissouri
  16. 284MonroeMissouri
  17. 286DadeMissouri
  18. 296DouglasMissouri
  19. 297GentryMissouri
  20. 309StoddardMissouri
  21. 323HickoryMissouri
  22. 330GrundyMissouri
  23. 339NodawayMissouri
  24. 357HarrisonMissouri
  25. 363MontgomeryMissouri
  26. 370ReynoldsMissouri
  27. 375BollingerMissouri
  28. 376BarryMissouri
  29. 377CamdenMissouri
  30. 377ShelbyMissouri
  31. 383HoltMissouri
  32. 387MariesMissouri
  33. 389VernonMissouri
  34. 403CharitonMissouri
  35. 405OzarkMissouri
  36. 418MoniteauMissouri
  37. 422MaconMissouri
  38. 427AndrewMissouri
  39. 448LafayetteMissouri
  40. 450BartonMissouri
  41. 451CarterMissouri
  42. 481PolkMissouri
  43. 483CarrollMissouri
  44. 492PettisMissouri
  45. 502WebsterMissouri
  46. 506GasconadeMissouri
  47. 506WayneMissouri
  48. 513CooperMissouri
  49. 516KnoxMissouri
  50. 532WarrenMissouri
  51. 535ChristianMissouri
  52. 535LivingstonMissouri
  53. 538MillerMissouri
  54. 581AtchisonMissouri
  55. 595MorganMissouri
  56. 601ClintonMissouri
  57. 602WrightMissouri
  58. 635LinnMissouri
  59. 643NewtonMissouri
  60. 645DallasMissouri
  61. 646Saint ClairMissouri
  62. 668PutnamMissouri
  63. 671CaldwellMissouri
  64. 695RayMissouri
  65. 703ColeMissouri
  66. 722TexasMissouri
  67. 738Sainte GenevieveMissouri
  68. 741AudrainMissouri
  69. 748StoneMissouri
  70. 755RandolphMissouri
  71. 755SalineMissouri
  72. 763Cape GirardeauMissouri
  73. 805LacledeMissouri
  74. 822McDonaldMissouri
  75. 825LawrenceMissouri
  76. 828FranklinMissouri
  77. 864MadisonMissouri
  78. 866CallawayMissouri
  79. 890CassMissouri
  80. 966TaneyMissouri
  81. 991HenryMissouri
  82. 1022LincolnMissouri
  83. 1043Saint CharlesMissouri
  84. 1054RipleyMissouri
  85. 1065PulaskiMissouri
  86. 1078PlatteMissouri
  87. 1133PikeMissouri
  88. 1135MarionMissouri
  89. 1156WashingtonMissouri
  90. 1197JasperMissouri
  91. 1198PhelpsMissouri
  92. 1208DentMissouri
  93. 1215HowardMissouri
  94. 1222JeffersonMissouri
  95. 1236JohnsonMissouri
  96. 1245DunklinMissouri
  97. 1259CrawfordMissouri
  98. 1343IronMissouri
  99. 1352OregonMissouri
  100. 1373WorthMissouri
  101. 1426HowellMissouri
  102. 1436ClayMissouri
  103. 1467GreeneMissouri
  104. 1478ScottMissouri
  105. 1500BentonMissouri
  106. 1519BooneMissouri
  107. 1576ButlerMissouri
  108. 1643BuchananMissouri
  109. 1688Saint FrancoisMissouri
  110. 1970MississippiMissouri
  111. 2114New MadridMissouri
  112. 2545PemiscotMissouri
  113. 2727Saint LouisMissouri
  114. 2788JacksonMissouri
  115. 3079St. Louis CityMissouri

See the freest counties of 2026 nationally, or readhow the ranking works.