Worth County, Missouri

Worth County
Worth County
County
	Worth County Courthouse in Grant City
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 40°29′N 94°25′W / 40.48°N 94.42°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	February 8, 1861
Named for	William J. Worth
Seat	Grant City
Largest city	Grant City
Area
• Total	267 sq mi (690 km2)
• Land	267 sq mi (690 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.08%
Population (2020)
• Total	1,973
• Estimate (2021)	1,983
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.worthcounty.us

Worth County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,973.^[1] It is the smallest county in the state in population and, excluding the independent city of St. Louis, the smallest in total area. Its county seat is Grant City.^[2] The county was organized February 8, 1861, and named for General William J. Worth, who served in the Mexican–American War.^[3] Worth County is also the youngest county in the state.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 372.
^ "What are the Origins of Missouri Counties?". State of Missouri. Retrieved October 10, 2017.