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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-23-004043
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230621

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000700565
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				371103704
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1515 CHARLESTON AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 499
		CITY:			MATTOON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61938
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2172347454

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1515 CHARLESTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 499
		CITY:			MATTOON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61938

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST MID ILLINOIS BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040326

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST-MID ILLINOIS BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">First Mid Bancshares, Inc.<BR>
1421 Charleston Avenue<BR>
Mattoon, Illinois 61938</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: right; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3.5in">June 21, 2023<BR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Division of Corporate Finance<BR>
100 F Street, NE<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Attention: Aisha Adegbuyi</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 5%; font-size: 10pt">Re:</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 91%; font-size: 10pt">First Mid Bancshares, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt"><U>Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-272273)</U></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">The undersigned, First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;),
pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, hereby requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission grant acceleration
of the effectiveness of the Company&rsquo;s above referenced Registration Statement so that it may become effective at 9:00 A.M. Eastern
Daylight Time on June 23, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">The Company hereby authorizes Jason Zgliniec of ArentFox
Schiff LLP to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Please contact Jason Zgliniec of ArentFox Schiff LLP
at (312) 258-5795 or jason.zgliniec@afslaw.com with any questions you may have concerning this request, and please notify him when the
request for acceleration has been granted.</P>

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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD COLSPAN="2">Very truly yours,</TD>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD COLSPAN="2">FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>By:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Joseph R. Dively</TD>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>Name:</TD>
  <TD>Joseph R. Dively</TD>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>Title:</TD>
  <TD COLSPAN="2">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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