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

Clayton, MO had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 81 cities in 2022, at 12%. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.4% and the figure for Missouri was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12Clayton, MO
Median2.481 cities
Missouri2.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Clayton, MO: 12 %Clayton, MO12Maryville, MO: 6.8 %Maryville, MO6.8Harrisonville, MO: 6.1 %Harrisonville, MO6.1Bolivar, MO: 5.8 %Bolivar, MO5.8Carthage, MO: 5.6 %Carthage, MO5.6Town and Country, MO: 5.4 %Town and Country, MO5.4West Plains, MO: 4.8 %West Plains, MO4.8Fulton, MO: 4.8 %Fulton, MO4.8Union, MO: 4.5 %Union, MO4.5Branson, MO: 4.5 %Branson, MO4.5Warrensburg, MO: 4.5 %Warrensburg, MO4.5Rolla, MO: 4.5 %Rolla, MO4.5Joplin, MO: 4.3 %Joplin, MO4.3Belton, MO: 4.3 %Belton, MO4.3Kansas City, MO: 4.3 %Kansas City, MO4.3Maryland Heights, MO: 4.2 %Maryland Heights, MO4.2Columbia, MO: 4.2 %Columbia, MO4.2Poplar Bluff, MO: 3.9 %Poplar Bluff, MO3.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 3.6 %Cape Girardeau, MO3.6University City, MO: 3.6 %University City, MO3.6Webster Groves, MO: 3.5 %Webster Groves, MO3.5Webb City, MO: 3.4 %Webb City, MO3.4St. Joseph, MO: 3.3 %St. Joseph, MO3.3Lee's Summit, MO: 3.3 %Lee's Summit, MO3.3St. Louis, MO: 3.3 %St. Louis, MO3.3Creve Coeur, MO: 3.2 %Creve Coeur, MO3.2Kirksville, MO: 3.2 %Kirksville, MO3.2Chesterfield, MO: 3.1 %Chesterfield, MO3.1Ozark, MO: 3.1 %Ozark, MO3.1St. Charles, MO: 3 %St. Charles, MO3Marshall, MO: 3 %Marshall, MO3Springfield, MO: 3 %Springfield, MO3Kennett, MO: 3 %Kennett, MO3Jefferson City, MO: 2.9 %Jefferson City, MO2.9Kirkwood, MO: 2.8 %Kirkwood, MO2.8Neosho, MO: 2.8 %Neosho, MO2.8Gladstone, MO: 2.7 %Gladstone, MO2.7Hannibal, MO: 2.7 %Hannibal, MO2.7Grandview, MO: 2.5 %Grandview, MO2.5Nixa, MO: 2.4 %Nixa, MO2.4Clayton, MO: 12 %Clayton, MO12Maryville, MO: 6.8 %Maryville, MO6.8Harrisonville, MO: 6.1 %Harrisonville, MO6.1Bolivar, MO: 5.8 %Bolivar, MO5.8Carthage, MO: 5.6 %Carthage, MO5.6Town and Country, MO: 5.4 %Town and Country, MO5.4West Plains, MO: 4.8 %West Plains, MO4.8Fulton, MO: 4.8 %Fulton, MO4.8Union, MO: 4.5 %Union, MO4.5Branson, MO: 4.5 %Branson, MO4.5Warrensburg, MO: 4.5 %Warrensburg, MO4.5Rolla, MO: 4.5 %Rolla, MO4.5Joplin, MO: 4.3 %Joplin, MO4.3Belton, MO: 4.3 %Belton, MO4.3Kansas City, MO: 4.3 %Kansas City, MO4.3Maryland Heights, MO: 4.2 %Maryland Heights, MO4.2Columbia, MO: 4.2 %Columbia, MO4.2Poplar Bluff, MO: 3.9 %Poplar Bluff, MO3.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 3.6 %Cape Girardeau, MO3.6University City, MO: 3.6 %University City, MO3.6Webster Groves, MO: 3.5 %Webster Groves, MO3.5Webb City, MO: 3.4 %Webb City, MO3.4St. Joseph, MO: 3.3 %St. Joseph, MO3.3Lee's Summit, MO: 3.3 %Lee's Summit, MO3.3St. Louis, MO: 3.3 %St. Louis, MO3.3Creve Coeur, MO: 3.2 %Creve Coeur, MO3.2Kirksville, MO: 3.2 %Kirksville, MO3.2Chesterfield, MO: 3.1 %Chesterfield, MO3.1Ozark, MO: 3.1 %Ozark, MO3.1St. Charles, MO: 3 %St. Charles, MO3Marshall, MO: 3 %Marshall, MO3Springfield, MO: 3 %Springfield, MO3Kennett, MO: 3 %Kennett, MO3Jefferson City, MO: 2.9 %Jefferson City, MO2.9Kirkwood, MO: 2.8 %Kirkwood, MO2.8Neosho, MO: 2.8 %Neosho, MO2.8Gladstone, MO: 2.7 %Gladstone, MO2.7Hannibal, MO: 2.7 %Hannibal, MO2.7Grandview, MO: 2.5 %Grandview, MO2.5Nixa, MO: 2.4 %Nixa, MO2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clayton, MO120 pts
2Maryville, MO6.8+0.2 pts
3Harrisonville, MO6.1-0.5 pts
4Bolivar, MO5.8-0.9 pts
5Carthage, MO5.6+0.9 pts
6Town and Country, MO5.4+1.4 pts
7West Plains, MO4.8+0.8 pts
8Fulton, MO4.8+1.4 pts
9Union, MO4.5+1.7 pts
10Branson, MO4.5+0.7 pts
10Warrensburg, MO4.5-0.2 pts
12Rolla, MO4.5-0.3 pts
13Joplin, MO4.3+0.3 pts
14Belton, MO4.3-2.9 pts
15Kansas City, MO4.3-0 pts
16Maryland Heights, MO4.2-0.2 pts
17Columbia, MO4.2-0.1 pts
18Poplar Bluff, MO3.9-0.4 pts
19Cape Girardeau, MO3.6+0.6 pts
20University City, MO3.6-0.4 pts
21Webster Groves, MO3.5+0.9 pts
22Webb City, MO3.4+0.4 pts
23St. Joseph, MO3.3+0.3 pts
24Lee's Summit, MO3.3-0.1 pts
25St. Louis, MO3.3-0.1 pts
26Creve Coeur, MO3.2+0.4 pts
27Kirksville, MO3.2-0.2 pts
28Chesterfield, MO3.1-0.4 pts
29Ozark, MO3.1-0.2 pts
30St. Charles, MO3-0.2 pts
31Marshall, MO3-2.6 pts
32Springfield, MO3+0.3 pts
33Kennett, MO3-1.7 pts
34Jefferson City, MO2.9+0.4 pts
35Kirkwood, MO2.80 pts
36Neosho, MO2.8-1.7 pts
37Gladstone, MO2.7-0.5 pts
38Hannibal, MO2.70 pts
39Grandview, MO2.5+0.4 pts
40Nixa, MO2.4-0 pts
41Raytown, MO2.4-0.7 pts
42Liberty, MO2.3+0.2 pts
43Blue Springs, MO2.2-0.2 pts
44Lake St. Louis, MO2.2-0.4 pts
45Mexico, MO2.2+0.4 pts
46Republic, MO2.20 pts
47Crestwood, MO2.1+1.3 pts
48Raymore, MO2-0.1 pts
49Troy, MO2-0 pts
50Eureka, MO1.9-0.4 pts
51Independence, MO1.9-0.1 pts
52Florissant, MO1.90 pts
53Ellisville, MO1.8-0.8 pts
54O'Fallon, MO1.8+0.3 pts
55Jackson, MO1.7-0.1 pts
56Wentzville, MO1.7+0.1 pts
57Farmington, MO1.7-0.5 pts
58Grain Valley, MO1.5+0.5 pts
59Ballwin, MO1.5-0.7 pts
60Wildwood, MO1.5-0.1 pts
61Manchester, MO1.5+0.1 pts
62Excelsior Springs, MO1.4+0.5 pts
63St. Peters, MO1.40 pts
64Ferguson, MO1.4+0.5 pts
65Sedalia, MO1.3+0.2 pts
66Hazelwood, MO1.2+0.2 pts
67St. Ann, MO1.2+0.6 pts
68Washington, MO1.1+0.1 pts
69Festus, MO1.1+0.2 pts
70Lebanon, MO1.1+0.2 pts
71Sikeston, MO0.90 pts
72Bridgeton, MO0.9+0.3 pts
73Smithville, MO0.8+0.5 pts
74Overland, MO0.8-0.8 pts
75Kearney, MO0.7-0.3 pts
75Moberly, MO0.7-0.4 pts
77Dardenne Prairie, MO0.7+0.1 pts
78Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO0.6-0.6 pts
79Monett, MO0.4-0.7 pts
80Arnold, MO0.4-0.1 pts
81Jennings, MO0-1.4 pts

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 12% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Jennings, MO, with 0% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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