37 cities
| City | Rank | 2026 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 1 | 5,142 | 4,987 | 0.78% | 144 | 36 | Township |
| Butler | 2 | 4,314 | 4,221 | 0.37% | 1,061 | 4 | City |
| Deer Creek | 3 | 2,504 | 2,376 | 1.29% | 80 | 31 | Township |
| Adrian | 4 | 1,799 | 1,727 | 0.67% | 1,075 | 2 | City |
| Osage | 5 | 1,686 | 1,615 | 1.14% | 40 | 42 | Township |
| Rich Hill | 6 | 1,597 | 1,059 | 0.06% | 44 | 36 | Township |
| Rich Hill | 7 | 1,271 | 1,228 | 0.55% | 930 | 1 | City |
| Drexel | 8 | 948 | 965 | -0.32% | 348 | 3 | City |
| Mound | 9 | 799 | 756 | 1.4% | 22 | 36 | Township |
| West Boone | 10 | 757 | 726 | 0.8% | 25 | 30 | Township |
| East Boone | 11 | 590 | 561 | 1.03% | 19 | 32 | Township |
| Howard | 12 | 535 | 514 | 0.94% | 15 | 36 | Township |
| West Point | 13 | 461 | 435 | 1.54% | 14 | 33 | Township |
| Homer | 14 | 381 | 365 | 1.06% | 11 | 34 | Township |
| Walnut | 15 | 338 | 325 | 0.9% | 8 | 45 | Township |
| Charlotte | 16 | 319 | 307 | 0.95% | 9 | 36 | Township |
| Spruce | 17 | 315 | 301 | 1.29% | 9 | 36 | Township |
| Lone Oak | 18 | 308 | 294 | 0.98% | 9 | 34 | Township |
| Grand River | 19 | 302 | 292 | 1% | 12 | 25 | Township |
| Shawnee | 20 | 295 | 283 | 1.03% | 8 | 36 | Township |
| Elkhart | 21 | 292 | 280 | 1.04% | 8 | 35 | Township |
| Hume | 22 | 291 | 282 | 0.69% | 440 | 1 | Town |
| Summit | 23 | 246 | 237 | 0.82% | 7 | 36 | Township |
| Mingo | 24 | 239 | 228 | 0.84% | 9 | 26 | Township |
| Amsterdam | 25 | 225 | 218 | 0.45% | 394 | 1 | City |
| Pleasant Gap | 26 | 209 | 199 | 0.97% | 5 | 45 | Township |
| New Home | 27 | 207 | 199 | 0.98% | 5 | 44 | Township |
| Rockville | 28 | 195 | 188 | 1.04% | 8 | 24 | Township |
| Hudson | 29 | 189 | 181 | 1.07% | 4 | 45 | Township |
| Prairie | 30 | 157 | 152 | 0.64% | 7 | 24 | Township |
| Rockville | 31 | 140 | 137 | 0.72% | 426 | 0 | City |
| Amoret | 32 | 135 | 131 | 0.75% | 631 | 0 | City |
| Butler | 33 | 102 | 101 | 0% | 3 | 30 | Township |
| Foster | 34 | 79 | 76 | 1.28% | 166 | 0 | Village |
| Merwin | 35 | 68 | 67 | 0% | 463 | 0 | Village |
| Passaic | 36 | 30 | 29 | 0% | 423 | 0 | Town |
| Stotesbury | 37 | 13 | 13 | 0% | 118 | 0 | Town |
Mount Pleasant is the largest city in Bates County, with a population of 5,142.
Stotesbury is the smallest city in Bates County, with a population of 13.
There are 37 cities in Bates County, Missouri.