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Cities in Missouri by households

Kansas City, MO had the highest households of 81 cities in 2021, at 213,560. Fulton, MO had the lowest, at 3,464. The median was 6,988 and the figure for Missouri was 2.43 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest213,560Kansas City, MO
Lowest3,464Fulton, MO
Median6,98881 cities
Missouri2,433,819History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Kansas City, MO: 213,560 countKansas City, MO213,560St. Louis, MO: 141,161 countSt. Louis, MO141,161Springfield, MO: 78,824 countSpringfield, MO78,824Independence, MO: 50,293 countIndependence, MO50,293Columbia, MO: 49,666 countColumbia, MO49,666Lee's Summit, MO: 38,193 countLee's Summit, MO38,193O'Fallon, MO: 33,163 countO'Fallon, MO33,163St. Charles, MO: 29,173 countSt. Charles, MO29,173St. Joseph, MO: 28,594 countSt. Joseph, MO28,594St. Peters, MO: 23,051 countSt. Peters, MO23,051Joplin, MO: 21,434 countJoplin, MO21,434Blue Springs, MO: 21,354 countBlue Springs, MO21,354Florissant, MO: 20,468 countFlorissant, MO20,468Chesterfield, MO: 20,254 countChesterfield, MO20,254Jefferson City, MO: 16,655 countJefferson City, MO16,655University City, MO: 16,647 countUniversity City, MO16,647Cape Girardeau, MO: 15,503 countCape Girardeau, MO15,503Wentzville, MO: 14,674 countWentzville, MO14,674Raytown, MO: 12,777 countRaytown, MO12,777Wildwood, MO: 12,755 countWildwood, MO12,755Maryland Heights, MO: 12,590 countMaryland Heights, MO12,590Kirkwood, MO: 12,077 countKirkwood, MO12,077Ballwin, MO: 12,071 countBallwin, MO12,071Gladstone, MO: 11,849 countGladstone, MO11,849Hazelwood, MO: 11,137 countHazelwood, MO11,137Liberty, MO: 10,928 countLiberty, MO10,928Grandview, MO: 10,859 countGrandview, MO10,859Webster Groves, MO: 9,533 countWebster Groves, MO9,533Belton, MO: 9,363 countBelton, MO9,363Sedalia, MO: 8,938 countSedalia, MO8,938Raymore, MO: 8,557 countRaymore, MO8,557Arnold, MO: 8,405 countArnold, MO8,405Nixa, MO: 8,355 countNixa, MO8,355Creve Coeur, MO: 8,352 countCreve Coeur, MO8,352Rolla, MO: 8,350 countRolla, MO8,350Ferguson, MO: 8,004 countFerguson, MO8,004Ozark, MO: 7,893 countOzark, MO7,893Warrensburg, MO: 7,431 countWarrensburg, MO7,431Manchester, MO: 7,399 countManchester, MO7,399Republic, MO: 7,313 countRepublic, MO7,313Kansas City, MO: 213,560 countKansas City, MO213,560St. Louis, MO: 141,161 countSt. Louis, MO141,161Springfield, MO: 78,824 countSpringfield, MO78,824Independence, MO: 50,293 countIndependence, MO50,293Columbia, MO: 49,666 countColumbia, MO49,666Lee's Summit, MO: 38,193 countLee's Summit, MO38,193O'Fallon, MO: 33,163 countO'Fallon, MO33,163St. Charles, MO: 29,173 countSt. Charles, MO29,173St. Joseph, MO: 28,594 countSt. Joseph, MO28,594St. Peters, MO: 23,051 countSt. Peters, MO23,051Joplin, MO: 21,434 countJoplin, MO21,434Blue Springs, MO: 21,354 countBlue Springs, MO21,354Florissant, MO: 20,468 countFlorissant, MO20,468Chesterfield, MO: 20,254 countChesterfield, MO20,254Jefferson City, MO: 16,655 countJefferson City, MO16,655University City, MO: 16,647 countUniversity City, MO16,647Cape Girardeau, MO: 15,503 countCape Girardeau, MO15,503Wentzville, MO: 14,674 countWentzville, MO14,674Raytown, MO: 12,777 countRaytown, MO12,777Wildwood, MO: 12,755 countWildwood, MO12,755Maryland Heights, MO: 12,590 countMaryland Heights, MO12,590Kirkwood, MO: 12,077 countKirkwood, MO12,077Ballwin, MO: 12,071 countBallwin, MO12,071Gladstone, MO: 11,849 countGladstone, MO11,849Hazelwood, MO: 11,137 countHazelwood, MO11,137Liberty, MO: 10,928 countLiberty, MO10,928Grandview, MO: 10,859 countGrandview, MO10,859Webster Groves, MO: 9,533 countWebster Groves, MO9,533Belton, MO: 9,363 countBelton, MO9,363Sedalia, MO: 8,938 countSedalia, MO8,938Raymore, MO: 8,557 countRaymore, MO8,557Arnold, MO: 8,405 countArnold, MO8,405Nixa, MO: 8,355 countNixa, MO8,355Creve Coeur, MO: 8,352 countCreve Coeur, MO8,352Rolla, MO: 8,350 countRolla, MO8,350Ferguson, MO: 8,004 countFerguson, MO8,004Ozark, MO: 7,893 countOzark, MO7,893Warrensburg, MO: 7,431 countWarrensburg, MO7,431Manchester, MO: 7,399 countManchester, MO7,399Republic, MO: 7,313 countRepublic, MO7,313
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Kansas City, MO213,560
2St. Louis, MO141,161
3Springfield, MO78,824
4Independence, MO50,293
5Columbia, MO49,666
6Lee's Summit, MO38,193
7O'Fallon, MO33,163
8St. Charles, MO29,173
9St. Joseph, MO28,594
10St. Peters, MO23,051
11Joplin, MO21,434
12Blue Springs, MO21,354
13Florissant, MO20,468
14Chesterfield, MO20,254
15Jefferson City, MO16,655
16University City, MO16,647
17Cape Girardeau, MO15,503
18Wentzville, MO14,674
19Raytown, MO12,777
20Wildwood, MO12,755
21Maryland Heights, MO12,590
22Kirkwood, MO12,077
23Ballwin, MO12,071
24Gladstone, MO11,849
25Hazelwood, MO11,137
26Liberty, MO10,928
27Grandview, MO10,859
28Webster Groves, MO9,533
29Belton, MO9,363
30Sedalia, MO8,938
31Raymore, MO8,557
32Arnold, MO8,405
33Nixa, MO8,355
34Creve Coeur, MO8,352
35Rolla, MO8,350
36Ferguson, MO8,004
37Ozark, MO7,893
38Warrensburg, MO7,431
39Manchester, MO7,399
40Republic, MO7,313
41Hannibal, MO6,988
42Sikeston, MO6,846
43Lake St. Louis, MO6,747
44Overland, MO6,518
45Poplar Bluff, MO6,390
46Jennings, MO6,299
47Washington, MO6,048
48Kirksville, MO6,020
49Lebanon, MO5,979
50Farmington, MO5,936
51St. Ann, MO5,846
52Grain Valley, MO5,712
53Jackson, MO5,700
54Clayton, MO5,566
55Carthage, MO5,496
56Branson, MO5,051
57Webb City, MO5,017
58Festus, MO4,958
59Crestwood, MO4,842
60Moberly, MO4,815
61West Plains, MO4,803
62Union, MO4,610
63Bridgeton, MO4,590
64Troy, MO4,562
65Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO4,519
66Dardenne Prairie, MO4,459
67Neosho, MO4,449
68Mexico, MO4,345
69Marshall, MO4,243
70Maryville, MO4,214
71Town and Country, MO4,194
72Kennett, MO4,137
73Eureka, MO4,034
74Ellisville, MO4,010
75Harrisonville, MO3,986
76Bolivar, MO3,898
77Kearney, MO3,824
78Excelsior Springs, MO3,696
79Smithville, MO3,694
80Monett, MO3,506
81Fulton, MO3,464

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Missouri by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Missouri by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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