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Cities in Missouri by population

Kansas City, MO had the highest population of 81 cities in 2024, at 516,539. Harrisonville, MO had the lowest, at 9,980. The median was 18,098 and the figure for Missouri was 6.24 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest516,539Kansas City, MO
Lowest9,980Harrisonville, MO
Median18,09881 cities
Missouri6,243,544History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Kansas City, MO: 516,539 personsKansas City, MO516,539St. Louis, MO: 280,445 personsSt. Louis, MO280,445Springfield, MO: 170,233 personsSpringfield, MO170,233Columbia, MO: 130,077 personsColumbia, MO130,077Independence, MO: 121,944 personsIndependence, MO121,944Lee's Summit, MO: 106,582 personsLee's Summit, MO106,582O'Fallon, MO: 95,103 personsO'Fallon, MO95,103St. Charles, MO: 72,354 personsSt. Charles, MO72,354St. Joseph, MO: 71,104 personsSt. Joseph, MO71,104Blue Springs, MO: 61,246 personsBlue Springs, MO61,246St. Peters, MO: 61,207 personsSt. Peters, MO61,207Joplin, MO: 53,583 personsJoplin, MO53,583Florissant, MO: 51,231 personsFlorissant, MO51,231Chesterfield, MO: 49,372 personsChesterfield, MO49,372Wentzville, MO: 48,539 personsWentzville, MO48,539Jefferson City, MO: 42,690 personsJefferson City, MO42,690Cape Girardeau, MO: 40,723 personsCape Girardeau, MO40,723Wildwood, MO: 34,996 personsWildwood, MO34,996University City, MO: 34,315 personsUniversity City, MO34,315Liberty, MO: 31,146 personsLiberty, MO31,146Ballwin, MO: 30,992 personsBallwin, MO30,992Kirkwood, MO: 29,314 personsKirkwood, MO29,314Raytown, MO: 29,229 personsRaytown, MO29,229Maryland Heights, MO: 27,630 personsMaryland Heights, MO27,630Gladstone, MO: 27,509 personsGladstone, MO27,509Grandview, MO: 26,714 personsGrandview, MO26,714Nixa, MO: 26,322 personsNixa, MO26,322Raymore, MO: 25,948 personsRaymore, MO25,948Belton, MO: 25,878 personsBelton, MO25,878Hazelwood, MO: 24,924 personsHazelwood, MO24,924Webster Groves, MO: 23,511 personsWebster Groves, MO23,511Ozark, MO: 23,240 personsOzark, MO23,240Sedalia, MO: 22,354 personsSedalia, MO22,354Republic, MO: 21,162 personsRepublic, MO21,162Arnold, MO: 21,048 personsArnold, MO21,048Rolla, MO: 20,455 personsRolla, MO20,455Warrensburg, MO: 19,936 personsWarrensburg, MO19,936Lake St. Louis, MO: 19,117 personsLake St. Louis, MO19,117Farmington, MO: 19,046 personsFarmington, MO19,046Creve Coeur, MO: 18,508 personsCreve Coeur, MO18,508
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Kansas City, MO516,539+1%
2St. Louis, MO280,445-1%
3Springfield, MO170,233-0%
4Columbia, MO130,077+0.5%
5Independence, MO121,944+0.6%
6Lee's Summit, MO106,582+2.2%
7O'Fallon, MO95,103+0.8%
8St. Charles, MO72,354+0.5%
9St. Joseph, MO71,104+0.3%
10Blue Springs, MO61,246+1.2%
11St. Peters, MO61,207+2.8%
12Joplin, MO53,583+0.9%
13Florissant, MO51,231-0.1%
14Chesterfield, MO49,372+0.2%
15Wentzville, MO48,539+1.3%
16Jefferson City, MO42,690+0.3%
17Cape Girardeau, MO40,723+0.5%
18Wildwood, MO34,996+0.2%
19University City, MO34,315-0.1%
20Liberty, MO31,146+1.1%
21Ballwin, MO30,992-0%
22Kirkwood, MO29,314+0.2%
23Raytown, MO29,229+0.5%
24Maryland Heights, MO27,630-0.1%
25Gladstone, MO27,509+0.6%
26Grandview, MO26,714+0.6%
27Nixa, MO26,322+3.6%
28Raymore, MO25,948+2.7%
29Belton, MO25,878+1.3%
30Hazelwood, MO24,924-0%
31Webster Groves, MO23,511-0.1%
32Ozark, MO23,240+1.4%
33Sedalia, MO22,354+1.1%
34Republic, MO21,162+5.9%
35Arnold, MO21,048-0.2%
36Rolla, MO20,455+0.2%
37Warrensburg, MO19,936+1.3%
38Lake St. Louis, MO19,117+2.2%
39Farmington, MO19,046+3.8%
40Creve Coeur, MO18,5080%
41Manchester, MO18,098+0.2%
42Ferguson, MO18,019-0.1%
43Kirksville, MO17,814+1.7%
44Clayton, MO17,503-0%
45Grain Valley, MO16,877+1.5%
46Hannibal, MO16,7950%
47Poplar Bluff, MO16,2120%
48Sikeston, MO16,056-0.2%
49Jackson, MO15,889+0.9%
50Carthage, MO15,705+0.8%
51Washington, MO15,542+0.6%
52Overland, MO15,529-0.1%
53Lebanon, MO15,498+0.7%
54Troy, MO14,945+2.4%
55Dardenne Prairie, MO14,355+3.8%
56Neosho, MO13,798+2.5%
57Festus, MO13,797+2.2%
58Marshall, MO13,732+0.3%
59Moberly, MO13,636+2.5%
60Webb City, MO13,440+0.6%
61Eureka, MO13,240+1%
62Union, MO13,208+1.6%
63Jennings, MO13,011+1.1%
64Branson, MO12,895-0.1%
65West Plains, MO12,744+1.1%
66St. Ann, MO12,662-0.1%
67Fulton, MO12,659+1.4%
68Crestwood, MO12,230+0.2%
69Town and Country, MO11,605+0.3%
70Bolivar, MO11,593+1.8%
71Mexico, MO11,511+0.1%
72Bridgeton, MO11,306-0.1%
73Kearney, MO11,191+1.1%
74Smithville, MO10,931+1.4%
75Excelsior Springs, MO10,698+0.7%
76Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO10,400-0.1%
77Ellisville, MO10,341+5.2%
78Maryville, MO10,171-1.4%
79Kennett, MO10,158+0.1%
80Monett, MO10,112+0.7%
81Harrisonville, MO9,980+1.4%

Other periods

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Resident population. 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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How to cite

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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/missouri-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Kansas City, MO, with 516,539 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Harrisonville, MO, with 9,980 in 2024.

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