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 2023, at 11%. 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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Highest11Clayton, MO
Lowest0.1Jennings, MO
Median2.481 cities
Missouri2.5History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Clayton, MO: 11 %Clayton, MO11Harrisonville, MO: 6.3 %Harrisonville, MO6.3Town and Country, MO: 5.2 %Town and Country, MO5.2Maryville, MO: 5.1 %Maryville, MO5.1Bolivar, MO: 4.9 %Bolivar, MO4.9Fulton, MO: 4.8 %Fulton, MO4.8Cape Girardeau, MO: 4.7 %Cape Girardeau, MO4.7Rolla, MO: 4.5 %Rolla, MO4.5Kansas City, MO: 4.2 %Kansas City, MO4.2Columbia, MO: 4 %Columbia, MO4Branson, MO: 3.7 %Branson, MO3.7Warrensburg, MO: 3.7 %Warrensburg, MO3.7Joplin, MO: 3.6 %Joplin, MO3.6Webb City, MO: 3.6 %Webb City, MO3.6Maryland Heights, MO: 3.6 %Maryland Heights, MO3.6Ozark, MO: 3.5 %Ozark, MO3.5Chesterfield, MO: 3.5 %Chesterfield, MO3.5University City, MO: 3.5 %University City, MO3.5Kirksville, MO: 3.4 %Kirksville, MO3.4Union, MO: 3.3 %Union, MO3.3Poplar Bluff, MO: 3.3 %Poplar Bluff, MO3.3Webster Groves, MO: 3.2 %Webster Groves, MO3.2St. Joseph, MO: 3.2 %St. Joseph, MO3.2St. Louis, MO: 3.2 %St. Louis, MO3.2Creve Coeur, MO: 3.1 %Creve Coeur, MO3.1St. Charles, MO: 3.1 %St. Charles, MO3.1West Plains, MO: 3 %West Plains, MO3Springfield, MO: 3 %Springfield, MO3Jefferson City, MO: 2.9 %Jefferson City, MO2.9Lee's Summit, MO: 2.9 %Lee's Summit, MO2.9Carthage, MO: 2.8 %Carthage, MO2.8Gladstone, MO: 2.7 %Gladstone, MO2.7Neosho, MO: 2.6 %Neosho, MO2.6Raytown, MO: 2.6 %Raytown, MO2.6Smithville, MO: 2.5 %Smithville, MO2.5Kirkwood, MO: 2.5 %Kirkwood, MO2.5Nixa, MO: 2.4 %Nixa, MO2.4Eureka, MO: 2.4 %Eureka, MO2.4Marshall, MO: 2.4 %Marshall, MO2.4Hannibal, MO: 2.4 %Hannibal, MO2.4Clayton, MO: 11 %Clayton, MO11Harrisonville, MO: 6.3 %Harrisonville, MO6.3Town and Country, MO: 5.2 %Town and Country, MO5.2Maryville, MO: 5.1 %Maryville, MO5.1Bolivar, MO: 4.9 %Bolivar, MO4.9Fulton, MO: 4.8 %Fulton, MO4.8Cape Girardeau, MO: 4.7 %Cape Girardeau, MO4.7Rolla, MO: 4.5 %Rolla, MO4.5Kansas City, MO: 4.2 %Kansas City, MO4.2Columbia, MO: 4 %Columbia, MO4Branson, MO: 3.7 %Branson, MO3.7Warrensburg, MO: 3.7 %Warrensburg, MO3.7Joplin, MO: 3.6 %Joplin, MO3.6Webb City, MO: 3.6 %Webb City, MO3.6Maryland Heights, MO: 3.6 %Maryland Heights, MO3.6Ozark, MO: 3.5 %Ozark, MO3.5Chesterfield, MO: 3.5 %Chesterfield, MO3.5University City, MO: 3.5 %University City, MO3.5Kirksville, MO: 3.4 %Kirksville, MO3.4Union, MO: 3.3 %Union, MO3.3Poplar Bluff, MO: 3.3 %Poplar Bluff, MO3.3Webster Groves, MO: 3.2 %Webster Groves, MO3.2St. Joseph, MO: 3.2 %St. Joseph, MO3.2St. Louis, MO: 3.2 %St. Louis, MO3.2Creve Coeur, MO: 3.1 %Creve Coeur, MO3.1St. Charles, MO: 3.1 %St. Charles, MO3.1West Plains, MO: 3 %West Plains, MO3Springfield, MO: 3 %Springfield, MO3Jefferson City, MO: 2.9 %Jefferson City, MO2.9Lee's Summit, MO: 2.9 %Lee's Summit, MO2.9Carthage, MO: 2.8 %Carthage, MO2.8Gladstone, MO: 2.7 %Gladstone, MO2.7Neosho, MO: 2.6 %Neosho, MO2.6Raytown, MO: 2.6 %Raytown, MO2.6Smithville, MO: 2.5 %Smithville, MO2.5Kirkwood, MO: 2.5 %Kirkwood, MO2.5Nixa, MO: 2.4 %Nixa, MO2.4Eureka, MO: 2.4 %Eureka, MO2.4Marshall, MO: 2.4 %Marshall, MO2.4Hannibal, MO: 2.4 %Hannibal, MO2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clayton, MO11-1.1 pts
2Harrisonville, MO6.3+0.2 pts
3Town and Country, MO5.2-0.1 pts
4Maryville, MO5.1-1.7 pts
5Bolivar, MO4.9-1 pts
6Fulton, MO4.8-0 pts
7Cape Girardeau, MO4.7+1.1 pts
8Rolla, MO4.5+0.1 pts
9Kansas City, MO4.2-0 pts
10Columbia, MO4-0.2 pts
11Branson, MO3.7-0.8 pts
12Warrensburg, MO3.7-0.8 pts
13Joplin, MO3.6-0.7 pts
13Webb City, MO3.6+0.2 pts
15Maryland Heights, MO3.6-0.6 pts
16Ozark, MO3.5+0.4 pts
17Chesterfield, MO3.5+0.4 pts
18University City, MO3.5-0.1 pts
19Kirksville, MO3.4+0.2 pts
20Union, MO3.3-1.2 pts
21Poplar Bluff, MO3.3-0.6 pts
22Webster Groves, MO3.2-0.3 pts
23St. Joseph, MO3.2-0.1 pts
24St. Louis, MO3.2-0.1 pts
25Creve Coeur, MO3.1-0.1 pts
26St. Charles, MO3.10 pts
27West Plains, MO3-1.8 pts
28Springfield, MO30 pts
29Jefferson City, MO2.9-0 pts
29Lee's Summit, MO2.9-0.4 pts
31Carthage, MO2.8-2.8 pts
32Gladstone, MO2.7-0.1 pts
33Neosho, MO2.6-0.1 pts
34Raytown, MO2.6+0.2 pts
35Smithville, MO2.5+1.6 pts
36Kirkwood, MO2.5-0.4 pts
37Nixa, MO2.40 pts
38Eureka, MO2.4+0.5 pts
38Marshall, MO2.4-0.6 pts
40Hannibal, MO2.4-0.3 pts
40Sedalia, MO2.4+1 pts
42Grain Valley, MO2.3+0.8 pts
43Belton, MO2.3-2 pts
43Kennett, MO2.3-0.7 pts
45Republic, MO2.20 pts
46Independence, MO2.2+0.3 pts
47Excelsior Springs, MO2.1+0.7 pts
48Liberty, MO2.1-0.2 pts
49Grandview, MO2-0.5 pts
50Lake St. Louis, MO2-0.2 pts
50O'Fallon, MO2+0.2 pts
52Wentzville, MO2+0.3 pts
53Kearney, MO1.9+1.2 pts
54Raymore, MO1.8-0.2 pts
55Crestwood, MO1.7-0.3 pts
55Florissant, MO1.7-0.1 pts
57Blue Springs, MO1.7-0.5 pts
58Ellisville, MO1.6-0.2 pts
59Ferguson, MO1.6+0.2 pts
60Ballwin, MO1.4-0.1 pts
61Jackson, MO1.4-0.4 pts
61Overland, MO1.4+0.6 pts
63Troy, MO1.4-0.6 pts
64St. Ann, MO1.3+0.1 pts
65Lebanon, MO1.1+0.1 pts
66Hazelwood, MO1.1-0.1 pts
67Farmington, MO1.1-0.6 pts
67Mexico, MO1.1-1.1 pts
69Wildwood, MO1.1-0.4 pts
70Washington, MO1.1-0.1 pts
71Bridgeton, MO0.9+0.1 pts
72Monett, MO0.9+0.5 pts
72St. Peters, MO0.9-0.5 pts
74Festus, MO0.9-0.2 pts
75Manchester, MO0.9-0.6 pts
76Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO0.9+0.2 pts
77Dardenne Prairie, MO0.8+0.2 pts
78Moberly, MO0.7-0.1 pts
79Sikeston, MO0.6-0.3 pts
80Arnold, MO0.3-0.1 pts
81Jennings, MO0.1+0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/missouri-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {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 11% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jennings, MO, with 0.1% in 2023.

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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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