Effective - 28 Aug 1939
46.040. State divided into one hundred and fourteen counties and one city. — This state is divided into one hundred and fourteen counties and one city, by the names and designations following:
| NORTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER | ||
| 1. Adair | 16. Gentry | 31. Nodaway |
| 2. Andrew | 17. Grundy | 32. Pike |
| 3. Atchison | 18. Harrison | 33. Platte |
| 4. Audrain | 19. Holt | 34. Putnam |
| 5. Boone | 20. Howard | 35. Ralls |
| 6. Buchanan | 21. Knox | 36. Randolph |
| 7. Caldwell | 22. Lewis | 37. Ray |
| 8. Callaway | 23. Lincoln | 38. Schuyler |
| 9. Carroll | 24. Linn | 39. Scotland |
| 10. Chariton | 25. Livingston | 40. Shelby |
| 11. Clark | 26. Macon | 41. St. Charles |
| 12. Clay | 27. Marion | 42. Sullivan |
| 13. Clinton | 28. Mercer | 43. Warren |
| 14. Daviess | 29. Monroe | 44. Worth |
| 15. DeKalb | 30. Montgomery | |
| SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER | ||
| 45. Barry | 69. Hickory | 93. Pettis |
| 46. Barton | 70. Howell | 94. Phelps |
| 47. Bates | 71. Iron | 95. Polk |
| 48. Benton | 72. Jackson | 96. Pulaski |
| 49. Bollinger | 73. Jasper | 97. Reynolds |
| 50. Butler | 74. Jefferson | 98. Ripley |
| 51. Camden | 75. Johnson | 99. Saline |
| 52. Cape Girardeau | 76. Laclede | 100. Scott |
| 53. Carter | 77. Lafayette | 101. Shannon |
| 54. Cass | 78. Lawrence | 102. Stoddard |
| 55. Cedar | 79. Madison | 103. St. Clair |
| 56. Christian | 80. Maries | 104. St. Francois |
| 57. Cole | 81. McDonald | 105. Ste. Genevieve |
| 58. Cooper | 82. Miller | 106. St. Louis |
| 59. Crawford | 83. Mississippi | 107. Stone |
| 60. Dade | 84. Moniteau | 108. Taney |
| 61. Dallas | 85. Morgan | 109. Texas |
| 62. Dent | 86. New Madrid | 110. Vernon |
| 63. Douglas | 87. Newton | 111. Washington |
| 64. Dunklin | 88. Oregon | 112. Wayne |
| 65. Franklin | 89. Osage | 113. Webster |
| 66. Gasconade | 90. Ozark | 114. Wright |
| 67. Greene | 91. Pemiscot | 115. City of St. Louis |
| 68. Henry | 92. Perry | |
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(RSMo 1939 § 13548)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11889; 1919 § 9291; 1909 § 3508