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Cities in Missouri by population

Kansas City, MO had the highest population of 81 cities in 2022, at 509,218. Monett, MO had the lowest, at 9,817. The median was 18,103 and the figure for Missouri was 6.18 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest509,218Kansas City, MO
Lowest9,817Monett, MO
Median18,10381 cities
Missouri6,179,285History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Kansas City, MO: 509,218 personsKansas City, MO509,218St. Louis, MO: 286,509 personsSt. Louis, MO286,509Springfield, MO: 170,061 personsSpringfield, MO170,061Columbia, MO: 128,255 personsColumbia, MO128,255Independence, MO: 121,083 personsIndependence, MO121,083Lee's Summit, MO: 103,314 personsLee's Summit, MO103,314O'Fallon, MO: 93,749 personsO'Fallon, MO93,749St. Charles, MO: 71,342 personsSt. Charles, MO71,342St. Joseph, MO: 70,738 personsSt. Joseph, MO70,738Blue Springs, MO: 59,462 personsBlue Springs, MO59,462St. Peters, MO: 58,547 personsSt. Peters, MO58,547Joplin, MO: 52,430 personsJoplin, MO52,430Florissant, MO: 51,567 personsFlorissant, MO51,567Chesterfield, MO: 49,364 personsChesterfield, MO49,364Wentzville, MO: 47,562 personsWentzville, MO47,562Jefferson City, MO: 42,538 personsJefferson City, MO42,538Cape Girardeau, MO: 40,388 personsCape Girardeau, MO40,388Wildwood, MO: 34,984 personsWildwood, MO34,984University City, MO: 34,570 personsUniversity City, MO34,570Ballwin, MO: 31,166 personsBallwin, MO31,166Liberty, MO: 30,760 personsLiberty, MO30,760Kirkwood, MO: 29,311 personsKirkwood, MO29,311Raytown, MO: 29,205 personsRaytown, MO29,205Maryland Heights, MO: 27,801 personsMaryland Heights, MO27,801Gladstone, MO: 26,908 personsGladstone, MO26,908Grandview, MO: 26,655 personsGrandview, MO26,655Belton, MO: 25,414 personsBelton, MO25,414Hazelwood, MO: 25,066 personsHazelwood, MO25,066Nixa, MO: 24,743 personsNixa, MO24,743Raymore, MO: 24,149 personsRaymore, MO24,149Webster Groves, MO: 23,651 personsWebster Groves, MO23,651Ozark, MO: 22,522 personsOzark, MO22,522Sedalia, MO: 21,951 personsSedalia, MO21,951Arnold, MO: 20,877 personsArnold, MO20,877Rolla, MO: 20,266 personsRolla, MO20,266Republic, MO: 19,565 personsRepublic, MO19,565Warrensburg, MO: 19,452 personsWarrensburg, MO19,452Creve Coeur, MO: 18,588 personsCreve Coeur, MO18,588Lake St. Louis, MO: 18,344 personsLake St. Louis, MO18,344Ferguson, MO: 18,154 personsFerguson, MO18,154Kansas City, MO: 509,218 personsKansas City, MO509,218St. Louis, MO: 286,509 personsSt. Louis, MO286,509Springfield, MO: 170,061 personsSpringfield, MO170,061Columbia, MO: 128,255 personsColumbia, MO128,255Independence, MO: 121,083 personsIndependence, MO121,083Lee's Summit, MO: 103,314 personsLee's Summit, MO103,314O'Fallon, MO: 93,749 personsO'Fallon, MO93,749St. Charles, MO: 71,342 personsSt. Charles, MO71,342St. Joseph, MO: 70,738 personsSt. Joseph, MO70,738Blue Springs, MO: 59,462 personsBlue Springs, MO59,462St. Peters, MO: 58,547 personsSt. Peters, MO58,547Joplin, MO: 52,430 personsJoplin, MO52,430Florissant, MO: 51,567 personsFlorissant, MO51,567Chesterfield, MO: 49,364 personsChesterfield, MO49,364Wentzville, MO: 47,562 personsWentzville, MO47,562Jefferson City, MO: 42,538 personsJefferson City, MO42,538Cape Girardeau, MO: 40,388 personsCape Girardeau, MO40,388Wildwood, MO: 34,984 personsWildwood, MO34,984University City, MO: 34,570 personsUniversity City, MO34,570Ballwin, MO: 31,166 personsBallwin, MO31,166Liberty, MO: 30,760 personsLiberty, MO30,760Kirkwood, MO: 29,311 personsKirkwood, MO29,311Raytown, MO: 29,205 personsRaytown, MO29,205Maryland Heights, MO: 27,801 personsMaryland Heights, MO27,801Gladstone, MO: 26,908 personsGladstone, MO26,908Grandview, MO: 26,655 personsGrandview, MO26,655Belton, MO: 25,414 personsBelton, MO25,414Hazelwood, MO: 25,066 personsHazelwood, MO25,066Nixa, MO: 24,743 personsNixa, MO24,743Raymore, MO: 24,149 personsRaymore, MO24,149Webster Groves, MO: 23,651 personsWebster Groves, MO23,651Ozark, MO: 22,522 personsOzark, MO22,522Sedalia, MO: 21,951 personsSedalia, MO21,951Arnold, MO: 20,877 personsArnold, MO20,877Rolla, MO: 20,266 personsRolla, MO20,266Republic, MO: 19,565 personsRepublic, MO19,565Warrensburg, MO: 19,452 personsWarrensburg, MO19,452Creve Coeur, MO: 18,588 personsCreve Coeur, MO18,588Lake St. Louis, MO: 18,344 personsLake St. Louis, MO18,344Ferguson, MO: 18,154 personsFerguson, MO18,154
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Kansas City, MO509,2180%
2St. Louis, MO286,509-2.4%
3Springfield, MO170,061+0.5%
4Columbia, MO128,255+0.7%
5Independence, MO121,083-0.9%
6Lee's Summit, MO103,314+0.5%
7O'Fallon, MO93,749-0%
8St. Charles, MO71,342+0.2%
9St. Joseph, MO70,738-0.9%
10Blue Springs, MO59,462-0%
11St. Peters, MO58,547+0.6%
12Joplin, MO52,430+1%
13Florissant, MO51,567-1%
14Chesterfield, MO49,364-0.8%
15Wentzville, MO47,562+3.6%
16Jefferson City, MO42,538+0.3%
17Cape Girardeau, MO40,388+1%
18Wildwood, MO34,984-0.8%
19University City, MO34,570-1%
20Ballwin, MO31,166-0.9%
21Liberty, MO30,760+1.4%
22Kirkwood, MO29,311-0.3%
23Raytown, MO29,205-1.1%
24Maryland Heights, MO27,801-0.9%
25Gladstone, MO26,908-0.6%
26Grandview, MO26,655+1.5%
27Belton, MO25,414+4.7%
28Hazelwood, MO25,066-0.6%
29Nixa, MO24,743+2.4%
30Raymore, MO24,1490%
31Webster Groves, MO23,651-0.9%
32Ozark, MO22,522+2.4%
33Sedalia, MO21,951+0.5%
34Arnold, MO20,877-0.1%
35Rolla, MO20,266+0.9%
36Republic, MO19,565+2.5%
37Warrensburg, MO19,452+0.8%
38Creve Coeur, MO18,588-0.6%
39Lake St. Louis, MO18,344+5.8%
40Ferguson, MO18,154-1%
41Farmington, MO18,103+0.7%
42Manchester, MO18,100-0.8%
43Kirksville, MO17,446-0.2%
44Clayton, MO17,157-0.8%
45Hannibal, MO16,945-0.6%
46Poplar Bluff, MO16,294-0.1%
47Grain Valley, MO16,151+0.9%
48Sikeston, MO16,088-0.5%
49Jackson, MO15,710+1.4%
50Overland, MO15,635-1%
51Carthage, MO15,481-0.5%
52Lebanon, MO15,215+0.8%
53Washington, MO15,066+0.8%
54Troy, MO13,969+3.8%
55Moberly, MO13,776+0.7%
56Marshall, MO13,613-1.1%
57Dardenne Prairie, MO13,565+4.7%
58Festus, MO13,246+2.2%
59Neosho, MO13,206+2.4%
60Webb City, MO13,179-0.8%
61Branson, MO12,923+1.3%
62Jennings, MO12,840-0.4%
63Union, MO12,756+2%
64St. Ann, MO12,747-1%
65Eureka, MO12,727+4.3%
66Fulton, MO12,702+0.4%
67West Plains, MO12,532+2%
68Crestwood, MO12,238-0.8%
69Town and Country, MO11,578-0.4%
70Mexico, MO11,504+0.4%
71Bridgeton, MO11,370-0.5%
72Bolivar, MO11,211+2.2%
73Kearney, MO10,912+1.4%
74Smithville, MO10,647+0.6%
75Excelsior Springs, MO10,583-0.2%
76Maryville, MO10,484-1%
77Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO10,462-1%
78Kennett, MO10,260-0.8%
79Ellisville, MO9,867-0.8%
80Harrisonville, MO9,851-2%
81Monett, MO9,817+0.8%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Cities in Missouri by population, 2022}},
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Kansas City, MO, with 509,218 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monett, MO, with 9,817 in 2022.

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