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Cities in Missouri by households

Kansas City, MO had the highest households of 81 cities in 2022, at 216,513. Fulton, MO had the lowest, at 3,419. The median was 6,897 and the figure for Missouri was 2.46 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest216,513Kansas City, MO
Lowest3,419Fulton, MO
Median6,89781 cities
Missouri2,458,324History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Kansas City, MO: 216,513 countKansas City, MO216,513St. Louis, MO: 143,059 countSt. Louis, MO143,059Springfield, MO: 79,070 countSpringfield, MO79,070Independence, MO: 51,251 countIndependence, MO51,251Columbia, MO: 50,948 countColumbia, MO50,948Lee's Summit, MO: 38,919 countLee's Summit, MO38,919O'Fallon, MO: 34,174 countO'Fallon, MO34,174St. Charles, MO: 29,760 countSt. Charles, MO29,760St. Joseph, MO: 28,633 countSt. Joseph, MO28,633St. Peters, MO: 23,680 countSt. Peters, MO23,680Blue Springs, MO: 21,864 countBlue Springs, MO21,864Joplin, MO: 21,274 countJoplin, MO21,274Florissant, MO: 20,505 countFlorissant, MO20,505Chesterfield, MO: 20,447 countChesterfield, MO20,447Jefferson City, MO: 16,852 countJefferson City, MO16,852University City, MO: 16,796 countUniversity City, MO16,796Cape Girardeau, MO: 15,865 countCape Girardeau, MO15,865Wentzville, MO: 15,000 countWentzville, MO15,000Wildwood, MO: 12,841 countWildwood, MO12,841Maryland Heights, MO: 12,568 countMaryland Heights, MO12,568Raytown, MO: 12,561 countRaytown, MO12,561Kirkwood, MO: 12,125 countKirkwood, MO12,125Ballwin, MO: 11,973 countBallwin, MO11,973Gladstone, MO: 11,838 countGladstone, MO11,838Hazelwood, MO: 11,519 countHazelwood, MO11,519Grandview, MO: 11,159 countGrandview, MO11,159Liberty, MO: 11,071 countLiberty, MO11,071Belton, MO: 9,659 countBelton, MO9,659Webster Groves, MO: 9,617 countWebster Groves, MO9,617Sedalia, MO: 8,915 countSedalia, MO8,915Raymore, MO: 8,601 countRaymore, MO8,601Arnold, MO: 8,546 countArnold, MO8,546Nixa, MO: 8,479 countNixa, MO8,479Creve Coeur, MO: 8,232 countCreve Coeur, MO8,232Rolla, MO: 8,222 countRolla, MO8,222Ozark, MO: 8,179 countOzark, MO8,179Ferguson, MO: 7,913 countFerguson, MO7,913Republic, MO: 7,694 countRepublic, MO7,694Manchester, MO: 7,440 countManchester, MO7,440Warrensburg, MO: 7,246 countWarrensburg, MO7,246Kansas City, MO: 216,513 countKansas City, MO216,513St. Louis, MO: 143,059 countSt. Louis, MO143,059Springfield, MO: 79,070 countSpringfield, MO79,070Independence, MO: 51,251 countIndependence, MO51,251Columbia, MO: 50,948 countColumbia, MO50,948Lee's Summit, MO: 38,919 countLee's Summit, MO38,919O'Fallon, MO: 34,174 countO'Fallon, MO34,174St. Charles, MO: 29,760 countSt. Charles, MO29,760St. Joseph, MO: 28,633 countSt. Joseph, MO28,633St. Peters, MO: 23,680 countSt. Peters, MO23,680Blue Springs, MO: 21,864 countBlue Springs, MO21,864Joplin, MO: 21,274 countJoplin, MO21,274Florissant, MO: 20,505 countFlorissant, MO20,505Chesterfield, MO: 20,447 countChesterfield, MO20,447Jefferson City, MO: 16,852 countJefferson City, MO16,852University City, MO: 16,796 countUniversity City, MO16,796Cape Girardeau, MO: 15,865 countCape Girardeau, MO15,865Wentzville, MO: 15,000 countWentzville, MO15,000Wildwood, MO: 12,841 countWildwood, MO12,841Maryland Heights, MO: 12,568 countMaryland Heights, MO12,568Raytown, MO: 12,561 countRaytown, MO12,561Kirkwood, MO: 12,125 countKirkwood, MO12,125Ballwin, MO: 11,973 countBallwin, MO11,973Gladstone, MO: 11,838 countGladstone, MO11,838Hazelwood, MO: 11,519 countHazelwood, MO11,519Grandview, MO: 11,159 countGrandview, MO11,159Liberty, MO: 11,071 countLiberty, MO11,071Belton, MO: 9,659 countBelton, MO9,659Webster Groves, MO: 9,617 countWebster Groves, MO9,617Sedalia, MO: 8,915 countSedalia, MO8,915Raymore, MO: 8,601 countRaymore, MO8,601Arnold, MO: 8,546 countArnold, MO8,546Nixa, MO: 8,479 countNixa, MO8,479Creve Coeur, MO: 8,232 countCreve Coeur, MO8,232Rolla, MO: 8,222 countRolla, MO8,222Ozark, MO: 8,179 countOzark, MO8,179Ferguson, MO: 7,913 countFerguson, MO7,913Republic, MO: 7,694 countRepublic, MO7,694Manchester, MO: 7,440 countManchester, MO7,440Warrensburg, MO: 7,246 countWarrensburg, MO7,246
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Kansas City, MO216,513+1.4%
2St. Louis, MO143,059+1.3%
3Springfield, MO79,070+0.3%
4Independence, MO51,251+1.9%
5Columbia, MO50,948+2.6%
6Lee's Summit, MO38,919+1.9%
7O'Fallon, MO34,174+3%
8St. Charles, MO29,760+2%
9St. Joseph, MO28,633+0.1%
10St. Peters, MO23,680+2.7%
11Blue Springs, MO21,864+2.4%
12Joplin, MO21,274-0.7%
13Florissant, MO20,505+0.2%
14Chesterfield, MO20,447+1%
15Jefferson City, MO16,852+1.2%
16University City, MO16,796+0.9%
17Cape Girardeau, MO15,865+2.3%
18Wentzville, MO15,000+2.2%
19Wildwood, MO12,841+0.7%
20Maryland Heights, MO12,568-0.2%
21Raytown, MO12,561-1.7%
22Kirkwood, MO12,125+0.4%
23Ballwin, MO11,973-0.8%
24Gladstone, MO11,838-0.1%
25Hazelwood, MO11,519+3.4%
26Grandview, MO11,159+2.8%
27Liberty, MO11,071+1.3%
28Belton, MO9,659+3.2%
29Webster Groves, MO9,617+0.9%
30Sedalia, MO8,915-0.3%
31Raymore, MO8,601+0.5%
32Arnold, MO8,546+1.7%
33Nixa, MO8,479+1.5%
34Creve Coeur, MO8,232-1.4%
35Rolla, MO8,222-1.5%
36Ozark, MO8,179+3.6%
37Ferguson, MO7,913-1.1%
38Republic, MO7,694+5.2%
39Manchester, MO7,440+0.6%
40Warrensburg, MO7,246-2.5%
41Lake St. Louis, MO6,897+2.2%
42Sikeston, MO6,836-0.1%
43Hannibal, MO6,810-2.5%
44Overland, MO6,482-0.6%
45Poplar Bluff, MO6,261-2%
46Washington, MO6,223+2.9%
47Farmington, MO6,205+4.5%
48St. Ann, MO6,153+5.3%
49Lebanon, MO6,114+2.3%
50Jennings, MO5,988-4.9%
51Kirksville, MO5,951-1.1%
52Jackson, MO5,928+4%
53Clayton, MO5,819+4.5%
54Grain Valley, MO5,783+1.2%
55Carthage, MO5,612+2.1%
56Branson, MO5,593+10.7%
57Webb City, MO5,070+1.1%
58Festus, MO5,021+1.3%
59Moberly, MO4,935+2.5%
60West Plains, MO4,874+1.5%
61Troy, MO4,873+6.8%
62Crestwood, MO4,827-0.3%
63Union, MO4,708+2.1%
64Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO4,584+1.4%
65Dardenne Prairie, MO4,550+2%
66Neosho, MO4,513+1.4%
67Bridgeton, MO4,499-2%
68Mexico, MO4,393+1.1%
69Marshall, MO4,376+3.1%
70Eureka, MO4,229+4.8%
71Town and Country, MO4,147-1.1%
72Ellisville, MO4,0100%
73Maryville, MO4,003-5%
74Kennett, MO3,992-3.5%
75Kearney, MO3,982+4.1%
76Bolivar, MO3,926+0.7%
77Harrisonville, MO3,912-1.9%
78Excelsior Springs, MO3,853+4.2%
79Monett, MO3,702+5.6%
80Smithville, MO3,638-1.5%
81Fulton, MO3,419-1.3%

Other periods

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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