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Cities in Missouri by population

Kansas City, MO had the highest population of 81 cities in 2020, at 508,128. Monett, MO had the lowest, at 9,639. The median was 17,730 and the figure for Missouri was 6.16 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest508,128Kansas City, MO
Lowest9,639Monett, MO
Median17,73081 cities
Missouri6,155,074History

Top 40 cities, 2020

Kansas City, MO: 508,128 personsKansas City, MO508,128St. Louis, MO: 300,302 personsSt. Louis, MO300,302Springfield, MO: 169,153 personsSpringfield, MO169,153Columbia, MO: 126,315 personsColumbia, MO126,315Independence, MO: 122,866 personsIndependence, MO122,866Lee's Summit, MO: 101,565 personsLee's Summit, MO101,565O'Fallon, MO: 91,673 personsO'Fallon, MO91,673St. Joseph, MO: 72,134 personsSt. Joseph, MO72,134St. Charles, MO: 70,841 personsSt. Charles, MO70,841Blue Springs, MO: 58,766 personsBlue Springs, MO58,766St. Peters, MO: 57,705 personsSt. Peters, MO57,705Florissant, MO: 52,447 personsFlorissant, MO52,447Joplin, MO: 51,736 personsJoplin, MO51,736Chesterfield, MO: 49,946 personsChesterfield, MO49,946Wentzville, MO: 45,293 personsWentzville, MO45,293Jefferson City, MO: 42,528 personsJefferson City, MO42,528Cape Girardeau, MO: 39,774 personsCape Girardeau, MO39,774Wildwood, MO: 35,393 personsWildwood, MO35,393University City, MO: 35,165 personsUniversity City, MO35,165Ballwin, MO: 31,662 personsBallwin, MO31,662Liberty, MO: 30,210 personsLiberty, MO30,210Raytown, MO: 29,838 personsRaytown, MO29,838Kirkwood, MO: 29,453 personsKirkwood, MO29,453Maryland Heights, MO: 28,254 personsMaryland Heights, MO28,254Gladstone, MO: 27,099 personsGladstone, MO27,099Grandview, MO: 26,533 personsGrandview, MO26,533Hazelwood, MO: 25,409 personsHazelwood, MO25,409Belton, MO: 24,038 personsBelton, MO24,038Webster Groves, MO: 23,996 personsWebster Groves, MO23,996Nixa, MO: 23,437 personsNixa, MO23,437Raymore, MO: 23,008 personsRaymore, MO23,008Sedalia, MO: 21,741 personsSedalia, MO21,741Ozark, MO: 21,400 personsOzark, MO21,400Arnold, MO: 20,907 personsArnold, MO20,907Rolla, MO: 19,912 personsRolla, MO19,912Warrensburg, MO: 19,325 personsWarrensburg, MO19,325Creve Coeur, MO: 18,811 personsCreve Coeur, MO18,811Republic, MO: 18,755 personsRepublic, MO18,755Ferguson, MO: 18,480 personsFerguson, MO18,480Manchester, MO: 18,321 personsManchester, MO18,321Kansas City, MO: 508,128 personsKansas City, MO508,128St. Louis, MO: 300,302 personsSt. Louis, MO300,302Springfield, MO: 169,153 personsSpringfield, MO169,153Columbia, MO: 126,315 personsColumbia, MO126,315Independence, MO: 122,866 personsIndependence, MO122,866Lee's Summit, MO: 101,565 personsLee's Summit, MO101,565O'Fallon, MO: 91,673 personsO'Fallon, MO91,673St. Joseph, MO: 72,134 personsSt. Joseph, MO72,134St. Charles, MO: 70,841 personsSt. Charles, MO70,841Blue Springs, MO: 58,766 personsBlue Springs, MO58,766St. Peters, MO: 57,705 personsSt. Peters, MO57,705Florissant, MO: 52,447 personsFlorissant, MO52,447Joplin, MO: 51,736 personsJoplin, MO51,736Chesterfield, MO: 49,946 personsChesterfield, MO49,946Wentzville, MO: 45,293 personsWentzville, MO45,293Jefferson City, MO: 42,528 personsJefferson City, MO42,528Cape Girardeau, MO: 39,774 personsCape Girardeau, MO39,774Wildwood, MO: 35,393 personsWildwood, MO35,393University City, MO: 35,165 personsUniversity City, MO35,165Ballwin, MO: 31,662 personsBallwin, MO31,662Liberty, MO: 30,210 personsLiberty, MO30,210Raytown, MO: 29,838 personsRaytown, MO29,838Kirkwood, MO: 29,453 personsKirkwood, MO29,453Maryland Heights, MO: 28,254 personsMaryland Heights, MO28,254Gladstone, MO: 27,099 personsGladstone, MO27,099Grandview, MO: 26,533 personsGrandview, MO26,533Hazelwood, MO: 25,409 personsHazelwood, MO25,409Belton, MO: 24,038 personsBelton, MO24,038Webster Groves, MO: 23,996 personsWebster Groves, MO23,996Nixa, MO: 23,437 personsNixa, MO23,437Raymore, MO: 23,008 personsRaymore, MO23,008Sedalia, MO: 21,741 personsSedalia, MO21,741Ozark, MO: 21,400 personsOzark, MO21,400Arnold, MO: 20,907 personsArnold, MO20,907Rolla, MO: 19,912 personsRolla, MO19,912Warrensburg, MO: 19,325 personsWarrensburg, MO19,325Creve Coeur, MO: 18,811 personsCreve Coeur, MO18,811Republic, MO: 18,755 personsRepublic, MO18,755Ferguson, MO: 18,480 personsFerguson, MO18,480Manchester, MO: 18,321 personsManchester, MO18,321
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1Kansas City, MO508,128
2St. Louis, MO300,302
3Springfield, MO169,153
4Columbia, MO126,315
5Independence, MO122,866
6Lee's Summit, MO101,565
7O'Fallon, MO91,673
8St. Joseph, MO72,134
9St. Charles, MO70,841
10Blue Springs, MO58,766
11St. Peters, MO57,705
12Florissant, MO52,447
13Joplin, MO51,736
14Chesterfield, MO49,946
15Wentzville, MO45,293
16Jefferson City, MO42,528
17Cape Girardeau, MO39,774
18Wildwood, MO35,393
19University City, MO35,165
20Ballwin, MO31,662
21Liberty, MO30,210
22Raytown, MO29,838
23Kirkwood, MO29,453
24Maryland Heights, MO28,254
25Gladstone, MO27,099
26Grandview, MO26,533
27Hazelwood, MO25,409
28Belton, MO24,038
29Webster Groves, MO23,996
30Nixa, MO23,437
31Raymore, MO23,008
32Sedalia, MO21,741
33Ozark, MO21,400
34Arnold, MO20,907
35Rolla, MO19,912
36Warrensburg, MO19,325
37Creve Coeur, MO18,811
38Republic, MO18,755
39Ferguson, MO18,480
40Manchester, MO18,321
41Farmington, MO17,730
42Kirksville, MO17,529
43Clayton, MO17,361
44Hannibal, MO17,064
45Lake St. Louis, MO16,804
46Poplar Bluff, MO16,277
47Sikeston, MO16,265
48Overland, MO15,913
49Grain Valley, MO15,677
50Carthage, MO15,580
51Jackson, MO15,448
52Lebanon, MO15,008
53Washington, MO14,701
54Marshall, MO13,786
55Moberly, MO13,587
56Webb City, MO13,106
57St. Ann, MO12,974
58Jennings, MO12,901
59Troy, MO12,822
60Festus, MO12,787
61Dardenne Prairie, MO12,780
62Neosho, MO12,726
63Branson, MO12,649
64Fulton, MO12,604
65Crestwood, MO12,395
66Union, MO12,382
67West Plains, MO12,203
68Eureka, MO11,777
69Town and Country, MO11,631
70Bridgeton, MO11,451
71Mexico, MO11,437
72Bolivar, MO10,803
73Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO10,700
74Maryville, MO10,626
75Excelsior Springs, MO10,577
76Kennett, MO10,483
77Smithville, MO10,482
78Kearney, MO10,466
79Harrisonville, MO10,130
80Ellisville, MO9,987
81Monett, MO9,639

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Missouri by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Missouri by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/missouri-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Missouri by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/missouri-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Missouri by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/missouri-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kansas City, MO, with 508,128 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monett, MO, with 9,639 in 2020.

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