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Health · Missouri

Healthiest Counties in Missouri 2026

Ranked by life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health care access.

Top 10 — Health in Missouri

Score reflects health only — not overall county quality.

1St. Charles County, MO
86.4
2Platte County, MO
80.6
3Boone County, MO
74.1
4Clay County, MO
73.8
5Cass County, MO
69.6
6Andrew County, MO
67.6
7Cole County, MO
67.4
8Osage County, MO
67.4
9St. Louis County, MO
66.1
10Nodaway County, MO
60

All Missouri Counties — Health Rankings

115 counties ranked by health score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1St. Charles County, MO
86.4
48.2
2Platte County, MO
80.6
45.2
3Boone County, MO
74.1
39.5
4Clay County, MO
73.8
45.5
5Cass County, MO
69.6
33.2
6Andrew County, MO
67.6
53.8
7Cole County, MO
67.4
54.8
8Osage County, MO
67.4
67.2
9St. Louis County, MO
66.1
36.6
10Nodaway County, MO
60
50.3
11Christian County, MO
57.6
38.5
12Lincoln County, MO
55.3
45
13Cooper County, MO
54.7
56.7
14Chariton County, MO
54.5
61.3
15Greene County, MO
53.5
54.4
16Holt County, MO
53
57.5
17Franklin County, MO
52.8
42.5
18Clinton County, MO
52.5
47.7
19Jefferson County, MO
52.5
40.4
20Johnson County, MO
52.2
44.9
21Perry County, MO
51.5
47.2
22Harrison County, MO
50.9
50.3
23Ralls County, MO
50.9
61.9
24Ste. Genevieve County, MO
50.8
54
25Cape Girardeau County, MO
49.8
42.6
26Livingston County, MO
49.2
52.7
27Warren County, MO
49.1
43.2
28Callaway County, MO
49
39.7
29DeKalb County, MO
49
55.9
30Howard County, MO
48.9
52.4
31Macon County, MO
48
52.6
32Jackson County, MO
47.9
35.7
33Camden County, MO
47.2
48.6
34Pulaski County, MO
46.9
49.8
35Putnam County, MO
46.9
62.9
36Saline County, MO
44.4
42.8
37Stone County, MO
44.3
52.2
38Adair County, MO
43.7
44.3
39Lafayette County, MO
42.8
56.2
40Newton County, MO
42.2
42.6
41Carroll County, MO
42
58.1
42Worth County, MO
41.5
59.2
43Clark County, MO
41.4
55.1
44Marion County, MO
41.4
42.3
45Henry County, MO
40.9
44.5
46Webster County, MO
40.5
50
47Schuyler County, MO
40.4
55.5
48Monroe County, MO
40.2
58.6
49Bates County, MO
38.4
45.2
50Miller County, MO
38.4
54.3
51Shelby County, MO
37.9
60.1
52Mercer County, MO
37.8
62.8
53Caldwell County, MO
37.5
64.7
54Linn County, MO
37.3
61.9
55Pike County, MO
37.1
54.6
56Gasconade County, MO
37
59.2
57Ray County, MO
36.8
42.2
58Atchison County, MO
36.7
58.3
59Pettis County, MO
35.9
41.1
60Buchanan County, MO
35.3
31.1
61Randolph County, MO
35.3
49.9
62St. Clair County, MO
35.3
59.1
63Madison County, MO
34.6
46
64Phelps County, MO
34.2
43
65Montgomery County, MO
34.1
53.4
66Taney County, MO
34
42.2
67Lewis County, MO
33.5
62.1
68St. Louis city, MO
33.4
26.2
69Jasper County, MO
33.1
32
70Scotland County, MO
32.7
60.6
71Gentry County, MO
32.1
57.1
72Sullivan County, MO
31.8
62.4
73Daviess County, MO
31.6
53.5
74Maries County, MO
31.5
64
75Lawrence County, MO
31.3
45.6
76Moniteau County, MO
31.1
59.1
77Barry County, MO
30.6
45.9
78Polk County, MO
30.3
44.3
79Douglas County, MO
30.2
60.8
80Grundy County, MO
30.2
51
81Barton County, MO
29.6
44.6
82Vernon County, MO
29.3
42
83Scott County, MO
29
54
84Laclede County, MO
28.2
43.7
85St. Francois County, MO
26.9
37.3
86Benton County, MO
26.8
50.4
87Knox County, MO
26.6
66
88Cedar County, MO
26.1
45.4
89Stoddard County, MO
26
47.1
90Audrain County, MO
24.8
51.2
91Texas County, MO
24.7
50.3
92Dade County, MO
24.6
44.1
93Wright County, MO
24.3
64.2
94Dallas County, MO
23.5
59
95Reynolds County, MO
23.5
66.2
96Howell County, MO
23.2
49.1
97Iron County, MO
23.2
59.3
98Hickory County, MO
22.6
57.8
99Morgan County, MO
22.5
53.7
100Bollinger County, MO
21.9
54.3
101Wayne County, MO
21.5
50
102Carter County, MO
21.4
57.5
103Dent County, MO
20
55.5
104Shannon County, MO
20
61.3
105Ozark County, MO
19.3
60.2
106Butler County, MO
17.9
37.9
107New Madrid County, MO
17
38.1
108Washington County, MO
16.8
51.4
109Oregon County, MO
16.1
60
110Crawford County, MO
15.3
40.7
111Dunklin County, MO
14.6
40.9
112Pemiscot County, MO
13.6
34.6
113McDonald County, MO
13.2
44.7
114Ripley County, MO
12.4
49.8
115Mississippi County, MO
8.7
35.4

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