Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-09-11
7 of Missouri's 115 counties — 6% — set no minimum dwelling size. That is the 3rd-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Macon County (77/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 60 counties nationwide → Missouri: no building codes → Missouri: no zoning → Missouri: no codes, no zoning → Missouri: owner-builder → Full Missouri profile →
7 of 115 Missouri counties · sorted by Index score
Minimum dwelling-size requirements arising from Macon County zoning in unincorporated Macon County. Macon County states it currently has no Planning and Zoning. This absence con…
County Commission | Macon County, Missouri ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Webster County. The county source states that Webster County does not currently have planning and zoning. This does n…
Commission – Data Center Update – May 19 ↗Minimum dwelling-size zoning controls in unincorporated Johnson County outside the Whiteman Air Force Base Zoning Area. The county expressly states that no planning and zoning r…
Planning & Zoning ↗Minimum dwelling-size requirements imposed by McDonald County in unincorporated areas. The source states that McDonald County has not adopted zoning; incorporated municipalities…
Camp Crowder Joint Land Use Study ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling-size requirements in unincorporated Lincoln County. Lincoln County states that it has no planning and zoning within unincorporated areas. Mu…
Planning and Zoning in Lincoln County, Missouri ↗Residential dwelling size in unincorporated Callaway County. The county has not adopted planning or zoning; incorporated cities and villages may have their own planning, zoning,…
Callaway County Planning and Zoning Information ↗Residential dwellings in unincorporated Lawrence County, Missouri; minimum dwelling size is a zoning-based control. This conclusion applies only to county zoning in unincorporat…
Planning & zoning | Lawrence County govt ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Missouri state page for all 115 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
