Cities in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024

Clayton, MO had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 81 cities in 2024, at 10.4%. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.4% and the figure for Missouri was 2.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.4Clayton, MO
Lowest0.1Jennings, MO
Median2.481 cities
Missouri2.5History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Clayton, MO: 10.4 %Clayton, MO10.4Harrisonville, MO: 6.8 %Harrisonville, MO6.8Town and Country, MO: 5.8 %Town and Country, MO5.8Maryville, MO: 5.5 %Maryville, MO5.5Branson, MO: 5.3 %Branson, MO5.3Kirksville, MO: 5.2 %Kirksville, MO5.2Rolla, MO: 4.7 %Rolla, MO4.7Fulton, MO: 4.5 %Fulton, MO4.5Maryland Heights, MO: 4.5 %Maryland Heights, MO4.5University City, MO: 4.1 %University City, MO4.1Neosho, MO: 4.1 %Neosho, MO4.1Warrensburg, MO: 4 %Warrensburg, MO4Kansas City, MO: 3.9 %Kansas City, MO3.9Columbia, MO: 3.8 %Columbia, MO3.8Cape Girardeau, MO: 3.8 %Cape Girardeau, MO3.8Ozark, MO: 3.6 %Ozark, MO3.6Union, MO: 3.5 %Union, MO3.5Bolivar, MO: 3.5 %Bolivar, MO3.5St. Joseph, MO: 3.3 %St. Joseph, MO3.3Springfield, MO: 3.3 %Springfield, MO3.3Chesterfield, MO: 3.3 %Chesterfield, MO3.3St. Louis, MO: 3.3 %St. Louis, MO3.3Joplin, MO: 3.2 %Joplin, MO3.2Eureka, MO: 3.2 %Eureka, MO3.2Webb City, MO: 3.2 %Webb City, MO3.2Creve Coeur, MO: 3.1 %Creve Coeur, MO3.1Carthage, MO: 3 %Carthage, MO3Lee's Summit, MO: 3 %Lee's Summit, MO3Raymore, MO: 2.9 %Raymore, MO2.9Ballwin, MO: 2.8 %Ballwin, MO2.8Marshall, MO: 2.8 %Marshall, MO2.8Webster Groves, MO: 2.8 %Webster Groves, MO2.8St. Charles, MO: 2.7 %St. Charles, MO2.7Sedalia, MO: 2.7 %Sedalia, MO2.7Lake St. Louis, MO: 2.6 %Lake St. Louis, MO2.6Raytown, MO: 2.6 %Raytown, MO2.6Republic, MO: 2.5 %Republic, MO2.5Excelsior Springs, MO: 2.5 %Excelsior Springs, MO2.5Belton, MO: 2.4 %Belton, MO2.4Kirkwood, MO: 2.4 %Kirkwood, MO2.4Clayton, MO: 10.4 %Clayton, MO10.4Harrisonville, MO: 6.8 %Harrisonville, MO6.8Town and Country, MO: 5.8 %Town and Country, MO5.8Maryville, MO: 5.5 %Maryville, MO5.5Branson, MO: 5.3 %Branson, MO5.3Kirksville, MO: 5.2 %Kirksville, MO5.2Rolla, MO: 4.7 %Rolla, MO4.7Fulton, MO: 4.5 %Fulton, MO4.5Maryland Heights, MO: 4.5 %Maryland Heights, MO4.5University City, MO: 4.1 %University City, MO4.1Neosho, MO: 4.1 %Neosho, MO4.1Warrensburg, MO: 4 %Warrensburg, MO4Kansas City, MO: 3.9 %Kansas City, MO3.9Columbia, MO: 3.8 %Columbia, MO3.8Cape Girardeau, MO: 3.8 %Cape Girardeau, MO3.8Ozark, MO: 3.6 %Ozark, MO3.6Union, MO: 3.5 %Union, MO3.5Bolivar, MO: 3.5 %Bolivar, MO3.5St. Joseph, MO: 3.3 %St. Joseph, MO3.3Springfield, MO: 3.3 %Springfield, MO3.3Chesterfield, MO: 3.3 %Chesterfield, MO3.3St. Louis, MO: 3.3 %St. Louis, MO3.3Joplin, MO: 3.2 %Joplin, MO3.2Eureka, MO: 3.2 %Eureka, MO3.2Webb City, MO: 3.2 %Webb City, MO3.2Creve Coeur, MO: 3.1 %Creve Coeur, MO3.1Carthage, MO: 3 %Carthage, MO3Lee's Summit, MO: 3 %Lee's Summit, MO3Raymore, MO: 2.9 %Raymore, MO2.9Ballwin, MO: 2.8 %Ballwin, MO2.8Marshall, MO: 2.8 %Marshall, MO2.8Webster Groves, MO: 2.8 %Webster Groves, MO2.8St. Charles, MO: 2.7 %St. Charles, MO2.7Sedalia, MO: 2.7 %Sedalia, MO2.7Lake St. Louis, MO: 2.6 %Lake St. Louis, MO2.6Raytown, MO: 2.6 %Raytown, MO2.6Republic, MO: 2.5 %Republic, MO2.5Excelsior Springs, MO: 2.5 %Excelsior Springs, MO2.5Belton, MO: 2.4 %Belton, MO2.4Kirkwood, MO: 2.4 %Kirkwood, MO2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clayton, MO10.4-0.6 pts
2Harrisonville, MO6.8+0.5 pts
3Town and Country, MO5.8+0.6 pts
4Maryville, MO5.5+0.4 pts
5Branson, MO5.3+1.6 pts
6Kirksville, MO5.2+1.8 pts
7Rolla, MO4.7+0.1 pts
8Fulton, MO4.5-0.3 pts
9Maryland Heights, MO4.5+0.9 pts
10University City, MO4.1+0.6 pts
11Neosho, MO4.1+1.4 pts
12Warrensburg, MO4+0.3 pts
13Kansas City, MO3.9-0.3 pts
14Columbia, MO3.8-0.1 pts
15Cape Girardeau, MO3.8-0.9 pts
16Ozark, MO3.60 pts
17Union, MO3.5+0.2 pts
18Bolivar, MO3.5-1.4 pts
19St. Joseph, MO3.3+0.1 pts
20Springfield, MO3.3+0.3 pts
21Chesterfield, MO3.3-0.3 pts
21St. Louis, MO3.3+0.1 pts
23Joplin, MO3.2-0.4 pts
24Eureka, MO3.2+0.8 pts
24Webb City, MO3.2-0.5 pts
26Creve Coeur, MO3.10 pts
27Carthage, MO3+0.3 pts
27Lee's Summit, MO3+0.1 pts
29Raymore, MO2.9+1.1 pts
30Ballwin, MO2.8+1.4 pts
31Marshall, MO2.8+0.4 pts
32Webster Groves, MO2.8-0.5 pts
33St. Charles, MO2.7-0.4 pts
34Sedalia, MO2.7+0.3 pts
35Lake St. Louis, MO2.6+0.7 pts
36Raytown, MO2.60 pts
37Republic, MO2.5+0.3 pts
38Excelsior Springs, MO2.5+0.3 pts
39Belton, MO2.4+0.1 pts
40Kirkwood, MO2.4-0.1 pts
41Independence, MO2.4+0.2 pts
42Poplar Bluff, MO2.3-0.9 pts
43Grain Valley, MO2.3-0 pts
44Wentzville, MO2.2+0.3 pts
45Smithville, MO2.2-0.3 pts
46Hannibal, MO2.2-0.2 pts
47Grandview, MO2.1+0.1 pts
48Gladstone, MO2.1-0.6 pts
49Jefferson City, MO1.8-1.1 pts
50O'Fallon, MO1.8-0.2 pts
51Crestwood, MO1.7-0 pts
52Nixa, MO1.7-0.8 pts
53Festus, MO1.7+0.8 pts
54Monett, MO1.6+0.7 pts
55Blue Springs, MO1.6-0.1 pts
55Florissant, MO1.6-0.1 pts
55Kennett, MO1.6-0.7 pts
58Farmington, MO1.6+0.5 pts
59Manchester, MO1.5+0.7 pts
60Lebanon, MO1.5+0.4 pts
61Liberty, MO1.4-0.7 pts
62Jackson, MO1.4-0 pts
63St. Peters, MO1.3+0.4 pts
64Dardenne Prairie, MO1.3+0.4 pts
64Kearney, MO1.3-0.6 pts
66Ferguson, MO1.2-0.4 pts
67Ellisville, MO1-0.6 pts
68Hazelwood, MO1-0.1 pts
69Sikeston, MO1+0.3 pts
70St. Ann, MO0.9-0.4 pts
71Mexico, MO0.9-0.2 pts
72West Plains, MO0.8-2.3 pts
73Moberly, MO0.7+0.1 pts
73Overland, MO0.7-0.6 pts
75Bridgeton, MO0.7-0.2 pts
76Washington, MO0.6-0.4 pts
77Arnold, MO0.6+0.3 pts
78Wildwood, MO0.5-0.6 pts
79Troy, MO0.5-0.9 pts
80Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO0.3-0.6 pts
81Jennings, MO0.1-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Missouri by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Clayton, MO, with 10.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jennings, MO, with 0.1% in 2024.

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