Springfield Business Journal_2021-02-22

14 · SBJ.NET FEB. 22-28, 2021 LAW AREA'S LARGEST COUNTIES Rank County Courthouse Address Telephone • Website Population Percent Change Since 2010 County Seat Population Largest City Population Median Household Income Poverty Rate Households Median Home Value Homeownership Rate Presiding Commissioner County Clerk Prosecuting Attorney Year Founded 1 (1) GREENE COUNTY 940 Boonville Ave, Springfield 65802 417-868-4000 • GreeneCountyMo.gov 293,086 6.5% Springfield 167,882 same same $46,086 14.4% 125,201 $146,000 56% Bob Dixon Shane Schoeller Dan Patterson 1833 2 (2) JASPER COUNTY 302 S Main St, Carthage 64836 417-358-0421 • JasperCounty.org 121,328 3.4% Carthage 14,746 Joplin 50,925 $48,357 18.8% 45,759 $118,400 63.6% John Bartosh Charlie Davis Theresa Kenney 1841 3 (3) CHRISTIAN COUNTY 100 W Church St, Ozark 65721 417-582-4300 • ChristianCountyMo.gov 88,595 14.4% Ozark 20,482 Nixa 22,515 $60,645 10.4% 31,645 $169,000 74.2% Ralph Phillips Kay Brown Amy Fite 1859 4 (4) TANEY COUNTY 132 David St, Forsyth 65653 417-546-7200 • TaneyCounty.org 55,928 8.2% Forsyth 2,560 Branson 11,630 $46,031 12.6% 22,272 $139,800 61.7% Mike Scofield Donna Neeley William Duston 1837 5 (5) WEBSTER COUNTY 101 S Crittenden St, Marshfield 65706 417-468-2223 • WebsterCountyMo.gov 39,592 9.2% Marshfield 7,563 same same $50,560 16.2% 13,575 $136,200 75% Paul Ipock Stanley Whitehurst Ben Berkstresser 1855 6 (6) LAWRENCE COUNTY 1 E Courthouse Square, Mount Vernon 65712 417-466-2638 • LawrenceCountyMo.org 38,355 (0.8%) Mount Vernon 4,508 Aurora 7,447 $44,742 16.1% 14,787 $109,600 71.8% Bob Senninger Tammy Riebe Don Trotter 1845 7 (7) BARRY COUNTY 700 Main St, Cassville 65625 417-847-2561 • 35,789 0.5% Cassville 3,290 Monett 9,124 $44,403 18.6% 13,645 $120,600 73.7% Gary Youngblood Jill LeCompte Amy Boxx 1835 8 (8) LACLEDE COUNTY 200 N Adams Ave, Lebanon 65536 417-532-5471 • LacledeCountyMissouri.org 35,723 0.4% Lebanon 14,798 same same $47,257 15.8% 14,112 $113,900 69.5% Randy Angst Linda Cansler Jon Morris 1849 9 (9) POLK COUNTY 102 E Broadway St, Bolivar 65613 417-326-4031 • PolkCountyMo.gov 32,149 3.3% Bolivar 11,067 same same $45,660 19.6% 11,712 $132,300 69% Shannon Hancock Bobbi Lear Ken Ashlock 1835 10 (10) STONE COUNTY 108 E Fourth St, Galena 65656 417-357-6127 • StoneCo-Mo.us 31,952 (0.8%) Galena 437 Kimberling City 2,300 $49,656 15.4% 12,783 $172,600 81.7% Mark Maples Cynthia Elmore Matt Selby 1851 11 (11) WRIGHT COUNTY 125 Court Square, Hartville 65667 417-741-6661 • WrightCountyMo.gov 18,289 (2.4%) Hartville 607 Mountain Grove 4,690 $34,776 19.6% 7,063 $103,600 70% Zack Williams Nelda Masner John Tyrrell 1841 12 (12) DALLAS COUNTY 108 S Maple St, Buffalo 65622 417-345-2632 • 16,878 0.7% Buffalo 3,091 same same $43,542 17.8% 6,209 $115,000 76.1% Kevin Sharpe Stephanie Hendricks Johnathan Barker 1844 13 (13) CEDAR COUNTY 113 South St, Stockton 65785 417-276-6700 • CedarCountyMo.gov 14,349 2.6% Stockton 1,934 El Dorado Springs 3,612 $39,365 17.9% 5,842 $98,900 70.7% Marlon Collins Heather York Ty Gaither 1845 14 (14) DOUGLAS COUNTY 203 E Lincoln Ave, Ava 65608 417-683-4714 • 13,185 (3.7%) Ava 2,865 same same $37,425 18.7% 5,137 $123,100 79.8% Lance Stillings Karry Davis Christopher Wade 1857 15 (15) HICKORY COUNTY 100 W Polk St, Hermitage 65668 417-745-6415 • HickoryCoMo.com 9,544 0.9% Hermitage 464 same same $34,182 18.2% 3,976 $83,400 82.2% Keith Mertz Tamara Weidman Keaton Ashlock 1845 16 (16) DADE COUNTY 300 W Water St, Greenfield 65661 417-637-2724 • 7,516 (4%) Greenfield 1,313 same same $40,399 15.9% 3,068 $83,500 76.8% Randy Daniel Melinda Wright Kati Greenwade 1841 Ranked by county population as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2019, the most recent data available. Counties must have a city within 50 miles of Springfield. Median, rate and household figures are five-year federal estimates between 2015 and 2019, the most recent data available. Information compiled from Census.gov/quickfacts and the counties. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses. To be considered for future lists, email lists@sbj.net. Researched by Karen Bliss © Copyright 2021 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed.