LawnByCounty

Missouri Lawn Care Guide

Lawn care guide for 115 counties · Average LDS: 22/100

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

Missouri covers USDA hardiness zones 5–7, with lawn difficulty averaging 22/100 across 115 counties. Kentucky Bluegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.

County grass atlas

Missouri grass suitability by county

A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.

Counties

115/115

Avg best fit

100%

Species

4

Counties by Lawn Difficulty

CountyLDSZone
Mercer County95b
Harrison County105b
Nodaway County105b
Putnam County115b
Andrew County146a
New Madrid County157b
Butler County167b
Chariton County166a
Montgomery County166b
Pemiscot County167b
Camden County176b
Dunklin County177b
Morgan County176b
Benton County186b
Caldwell County186a
Jackson County186b
Ste. Genevieve County186b
Carroll County196a
Cass County196b
Daviess County196a
DeKalb County196a
Grundy County196a
Jefferson County197a
Livingston County196a
Miller County196b
Pike County196a
Saline County196b
St. Charles County196b
Sullivan County196a
Washington County196b
Worth County195b
Atchison County205b
Boone County206b
Cole County206b
Cooper County206b
Gentry County206a
Marion County206a
Pettis County206b
Schuyler County206a
St. Louis city207a
St. Louis County207a
Audrain County216b
Cedar County217a
Clay County216a
Dent County216b
Hickory County216b
Howard County216b
Lafayette County216b
Macon County216a
Moniteau County216b
Platte County216b
Ralls County216a
Ray County216a
Scotland County216a
Vernon County216b
Warren County216b
Adair County226a
Barton County227a
Callaway County226b
Lincoln County226b
McDonald County227a
Mississippi County227b
Monroe County226a
Phelps County226b
Scott County227a
Stoddard County227a
Bates County236b
Cape Girardeau County237a
Clark County236a
Dallas County236b
Franklin County236b
Gasconade County236b
Henry County236b
Jasper County237a
Knox County236a
Madison County236b
Maries County236b
Osage County236b
Perry County237a
St. Francois County236b
Taney County237a
Texas County237a
Wright County236b
Christian County246b
Douglas County247a
Laclede County246b
Lewis County246a
Linn County246a
Ozark County247a
Pulaski County246b
Shelby County246a
Webster County246b
Barry County257a
Greene County256b
Newton County257a
Polk County256b
Wayne County257a
Buchanan County266a
Dade County267a
Howell County267a
Lawrence County267a
Randolph County266a
Stone County267a
Bollinger County276b
Johnson County276b
Holt County286a
Clinton County296a
St. Clair County306b
Iron County316b
Oregon County317a
Reynolds County316b
Shannon County316b
Crawford County336b
Ripley County337a
Carter County377a