38 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 1 | 5,102 | 4,987 | 0.79% | 143 | 36 | Township |
| Butler | 2 | 4,298 | 4,221 | 0.35% | 1,057 | 4 | City |
| Deer Creek | 3 | 2,472 | 2,376 | 1.31% | 79 | 31 | Township |
| Adrian | 4 | 1,787 | 1,727 | 0.68% | 1,068 | 2 | City |
| Osage | 5 | 1,667 | 1,615 | 1.15% | 39 | 42 | Township |
| Rich Hill | 6 | 1,596 | 1,059 | 0.06% | 44 | 36 | Township |
| Rich Hill | 7 | 1,264 | 1,228 | 0.56% | 925 | 1 | City |
| Drexel | 8 | 951 | 965 | -0.31% | 349 | 3 | City |
| Mound | 9 | 788 | 756 | 1.42% | 22 | 36 | Township |
| West Boone | 10 | 751 | 726 | 0.81% | 25 | 30 | Township |
| East Boone | 11 | 584 | 561 | 1.04% | 18 | 32 | Township |
| Howard | 12 | 530 | 514 | 0.95% | 15 | 36 | Township |
| West Point | 13 | 454 | 435 | 1.57% | 14 | 33 | Township |
| Homer | 14 | 377 | 365 | 1.07% | 11 | 34 | Township |
| Walnut | 15 | 335 | 325 | 0.9% | 8 | 45 | Township |
| Charlotte | 16 | 316 | 307 | 0.96% | 9 | 36 | Township |
| Spruce | 17 | 311 | 301 | 1.3% | 9 | 36 | Township |
| Lone Oak | 18 | 305 | 294 | 0.99% | 9 | 34 | Township |
| Grand River | 19 | 299 | 292 | 1.01% | 12 | 25 | Township |
| Shawnee | 20 | 292 | 283 | 1.04% | 8 | 36 | Township |
| Hume | 21 | 289 | 282 | 0.35% | 437 | 1 | Town |
| Elkhart | 22 | 289 | 280 | 1.05% | 8 | 35 | Township |
| Summit | 23 | 244 | 237 | 0.83% | 7 | 36 | Township |
| Mingo | 24 | 237 | 228 | 0.85% | 9 | 26 | Township |
| Amsterdam | 25 | 224 | 218 | 0.45% | 392 | 1 | City |
| Pleasant Gap | 26 | 207 | 199 | 0.98% | 5 | 45 | Township |
| New Home | 27 | 205 | 199 | 0.99% | 5 | 44 | Township |
| Rockville | 28 | 193 | 188 | 1.05% | 8 | 24 | Township |
| Hudson | 29 | 187 | 181 | 1.08% | 4 | 45 | Township |
| Prairie | 30 | 156 | 152 | 0.65% | 7 | 24 | Township |
| Rockville | 31 | 139 | 137 | 0% | 422 | 0 | City |
| Amoret | 32 | 134 | 131 | 0% | 626 | 0 | City |
| Butler | 33 | 102 | 101 | 0% | 3 | 30 | Township |
| Foster | 34 | 78 | 76 | 0% | 164 | 0 | Village |
| Merwin | 35 | 68 | 67 | 0% | 463 | 0 | Village |
| Hartwell | 36 | 62 | 99 | 6.9% | 131 | 0 | CDP |
| Passaic | 37 | 30 | 29 | 0% | 423 | 0 | Town |
| Stotesbury | 38 | 13 | 13 | 0% | 118 | 0 | Town |
Mount Pleasant is the largest city in Bates County, with a population of 5,102.
Stotesbury is the smallest city in Bates County, with a population of 13.
There are 38 cities in Bates County, Missouri.