Perry County, Missouri
8 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 18,976
- Median household income
- $62,981
- ±3,485
- Unemployed
- 4.9%
- 467 of 9,515 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.8%
- 6,379 of 7,525 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Perry | 18,922 (2021) | 321 N Main St, Perryville | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Altenburg | 343 (2021) | Po Box 117, Altenburg | — |
| City of Frohna | 243 (2021) | Po Box 99, Frohna | — |
| City of Perryville | 8,475 (2021) | 215 N West St, Perryville | Website |
| Town of Longtown | 90 (2021) | 6503 S Highway 61, Perryville | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1003 N Main St, Perryville | — |
| Perry County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | 1595 N Kingshighway St, Perryville | — |
| Perry County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | Route 1, Mc Bride | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ALTENBURG 48
School district1 schools
8432 MAIN ST, Altenburg, MO, 63732
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PERRY CO. 32
School district5 schools
326 COLLEGE ST, Perryville, MO, 63775
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Cape Riverfront Market (Cape Girardeau)
Desoto Community Farmers Market (101 W. Main St. Desoto) · Murphysboro Farmers Market (1101 Walnut St Murphysboro) · Carbondale Farmers Market (2001 West Main Street Carbondale) · and 3 more
Steeleville Farmers Market (107 West Broadway 107 West Broadway Steeleville)
Paul's Farm Fresh Produce Market (304 Potosi St. Farmington) · MCB Farmers' Market (9 Bennett Street Park Hills) · Farmington Farmers' Market (Farmington)
Crown Valley Farmers' Market ()
Union County Farmers' Market (Anna) · LEAF Food Hub (Cobden) · Anna / Union County Farmers' Market (IL 629062032)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.