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Cities in Missouri by population

Kansas City, MO had the highest population of 81 cities in 2023, at 511,549. Ellisville, MO had the lowest, at 9,832. The median was 18,065 and the figure for Missouri was 6.21 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest511,549Kansas City, MO
Lowest9,832Ellisville, MO
Median18,06581 cities
Missouri6,205,956History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Kansas City, MO: 511,549 personsKansas City, MO511,549St. Louis, MO: 283,190 personsSt. Louis, MO283,190Springfield, MO: 170,290 personsSpringfield, MO170,290Columbia, MO: 129,381 personsColumbia, MO129,381Independence, MO: 121,213 personsIndependence, MO121,213Lee's Summit, MO: 104,316 personsLee's Summit, MO104,316O'Fallon, MO: 94,308 personsO'Fallon, MO94,308St. Charles, MO: 72,023 personsSt. Charles, MO72,023St. Joseph, MO: 70,892 personsSt. Joseph, MO70,892Blue Springs, MO: 60,520 personsBlue Springs, MO60,520St. Peters, MO: 59,513 personsSt. Peters, MO59,513Joplin, MO: 53,081 personsJoplin, MO53,081Florissant, MO: 51,275 personsFlorissant, MO51,275Chesterfield, MO: 49,278 personsChesterfield, MO49,278Wentzville, MO: 47,904 personsWentzville, MO47,904Jefferson City, MO: 42,577 personsJefferson City, MO42,577Cape Girardeau, MO: 40,502 personsCape Girardeau, MO40,502Wildwood, MO: 34,925 personsWildwood, MO34,925University City, MO: 34,361 personsUniversity City, MO34,361Ballwin, MO: 31,005 personsBallwin, MO31,005Liberty, MO: 30,795 personsLiberty, MO30,795Kirkwood, MO: 29,260 personsKirkwood, MO29,260Raytown, MO: 29,077 personsRaytown, MO29,077Maryland Heights, MO: 27,647 personsMaryland Heights, MO27,647Gladstone, MO: 27,347 personsGladstone, MO27,347Grandview, MO: 26,559 personsGrandview, MO26,559Belton, MO: 25,553 personsBelton, MO25,553Nixa, MO: 25,408 personsNixa, MO25,408Raymore, MO: 25,272 personsRaymore, MO25,272Hazelwood, MO: 24,926 personsHazelwood, MO24,926Webster Groves, MO: 23,525 personsWebster Groves, MO23,525Ozark, MO: 22,923 personsOzark, MO22,923Sedalia, MO: 22,116 personsSedalia, MO22,116Arnold, MO: 21,097 personsArnold, MO21,097Rolla, MO: 20,409 personsRolla, MO20,409Republic, MO: 19,991 personsRepublic, MO19,991Warrensburg, MO: 19,685 personsWarrensburg, MO19,685Lake St. Louis, MO: 18,697 personsLake St. Louis, MO18,697Creve Coeur, MO: 18,508 personsCreve Coeur, MO18,508Farmington, MO: 18,342 personsFarmington, MO18,342Kansas City, MO: 511,549 personsKansas City, MO511,549St. Louis, MO: 283,190 personsSt. Louis, MO283,190Springfield, MO: 170,290 personsSpringfield, MO170,290Columbia, MO: 129,381 personsColumbia, MO129,381Independence, MO: 121,213 personsIndependence, MO121,213Lee's Summit, MO: 104,316 personsLee's Summit, MO104,316O'Fallon, MO: 94,308 personsO'Fallon, MO94,308St. Charles, MO: 72,023 personsSt. Charles, MO72,023St. Joseph, MO: 70,892 personsSt. Joseph, MO70,892Blue Springs, MO: 60,520 personsBlue Springs, MO60,520St. Peters, MO: 59,513 personsSt. Peters, MO59,513Joplin, MO: 53,081 personsJoplin, MO53,081Florissant, MO: 51,275 personsFlorissant, MO51,275Chesterfield, MO: 49,278 personsChesterfield, MO49,278Wentzville, MO: 47,904 personsWentzville, MO47,904Jefferson City, MO: 42,577 personsJefferson City, MO42,577Cape Girardeau, MO: 40,502 personsCape Girardeau, MO40,502Wildwood, MO: 34,925 personsWildwood, MO34,925University City, MO: 34,361 personsUniversity City, MO34,361Ballwin, MO: 31,005 personsBallwin, MO31,005Liberty, MO: 30,795 personsLiberty, MO30,795Kirkwood, MO: 29,260 personsKirkwood, MO29,260Raytown, MO: 29,077 personsRaytown, MO29,077Maryland Heights, MO: 27,647 personsMaryland Heights, MO27,647Gladstone, MO: 27,347 personsGladstone, MO27,347Grandview, MO: 26,559 personsGrandview, MO26,559Belton, MO: 25,553 personsBelton, MO25,553Nixa, MO: 25,408 personsNixa, MO25,408Raymore, MO: 25,272 personsRaymore, MO25,272Hazelwood, MO: 24,926 personsHazelwood, MO24,926Webster Groves, MO: 23,525 personsWebster Groves, MO23,525Ozark, MO: 22,923 personsOzark, MO22,923Sedalia, MO: 22,116 personsSedalia, MO22,116Arnold, MO: 21,097 personsArnold, MO21,097Rolla, MO: 20,409 personsRolla, MO20,409Republic, MO: 19,991 personsRepublic, MO19,991Warrensburg, MO: 19,685 personsWarrensburg, MO19,685Lake St. Louis, MO: 18,697 personsLake St. Louis, MO18,697Creve Coeur, MO: 18,508 personsCreve Coeur, MO18,508Farmington, MO: 18,342 personsFarmington, MO18,342
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Kansas City, MO511,549+0.5%
2St. Louis, MO283,190-1.2%
3Springfield, MO170,290+0.1%
4Columbia, MO129,381+0.9%
5Independence, MO121,213+0.1%
6Lee's Summit, MO104,316+1%
7O'Fallon, MO94,308+0.6%
8St. Charles, MO72,023+1%
9St. Joseph, MO70,892+0.2%
10Blue Springs, MO60,520+1.8%
11St. Peters, MO59,513+1.6%
12Joplin, MO53,081+1.2%
13Florissant, MO51,275-0.6%
14Chesterfield, MO49,278-0.2%
15Wentzville, MO47,904+0.7%
16Jefferson City, MO42,577+0.1%
17Cape Girardeau, MO40,502+0.3%
18Wildwood, MO34,925-0.2%
19University City, MO34,361-0.6%
20Ballwin, MO31,005-0.5%
21Liberty, MO30,795+0.1%
22Kirkwood, MO29,260-0.2%
23Raytown, MO29,077-0.4%
24Maryland Heights, MO27,647-0.6%
25Gladstone, MO27,347+1.6%
26Grandview, MO26,559-0.4%
27Belton, MO25,553+0.5%
28Nixa, MO25,408+2.7%
29Raymore, MO25,272+4.7%
30Hazelwood, MO24,926-0.6%
31Webster Groves, MO23,525-0.5%
32Ozark, MO22,923+1.8%
33Sedalia, MO22,116+0.8%
34Arnold, MO21,097+1.1%
35Rolla, MO20,409+0.7%
36Republic, MO19,991+2.2%
37Warrensburg, MO19,685+1.2%
38Lake St. Louis, MO18,697+1.9%
39Creve Coeur, MO18,508-0.4%
40Farmington, MO18,342+1.3%
41Manchester, MO18,065-0.2%
42Ferguson, MO18,043-0.6%
43Kirksville, MO17,514+0.4%
44Clayton, MO17,510+2.1%
45Hannibal, MO16,793-0.9%
46Grain Valley, MO16,626+2.9%
47Poplar Bluff, MO16,206-0.5%
48Sikeston, MO16,085-0%
49Jackson, MO15,747+0.2%
50Carthage, MO15,576+0.6%
51Overland, MO15,540-0.6%
52Washington, MO15,445+2.5%
53Lebanon, MO15,388+1.1%
54Troy, MO14,599+4.5%
55Dardenne Prairie, MO13,825+1.9%
56Marshall, MO13,696+0.6%
57Festus, MO13,500+1.9%
58Neosho, MO13,468+2%
59Webb City, MO13,357+1.4%
60Moberly, MO13,298-3.5%
61Eureka, MO13,109+3%
62Union, MO13,001+1.9%
63Branson, MO12,910-0.1%
64Jennings, MO12,874+0.3%
65St. Ann, MO12,670-0.6%
66West Plains, MO12,602+0.6%
67Fulton, MO12,481-1.7%
68Crestwood, MO12,210-0.2%
69Town and Country, MO11,567-0.1%
70Mexico, MO11,5050%
71Bolivar, MO11,392+1.6%
72Bridgeton, MO11,312-0.5%
73Kearney, MO11,066+1.4%
74Smithville, MO10,785+1.3%
75Excelsior Springs, MO10,619+0.3%
76Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO10,406-0.5%
77Maryville, MO10,320-1.6%
78Kennett, MO10,145-1.1%
79Monett, MO10,041+2.3%
80Harrisonville, MO9,846-0.1%
81Ellisville, MO9,832-0.4%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/missouri-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Kansas City, MO, with 511,549 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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