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Missouri in United States
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Missouri is a state located in the central United States. It's known for its big cities, beautiful rivers, and friendly people. In Missouri, cities are organized into different types based on their population. This helps decide how they are governed.

There are three main types of cities in Missouri:

  • 3rd Class Cities: These are cities with populations between 3,000 and 29,999 people. They have more choices in how their local government works.
  • 4th Class Cities: These cities have populations between 500 and 2,999 people. If a town has fewer than 500 people, it can become a village instead.
  • Constitutional Charter Cities: These cities have their own special rules, called a "charter," that they create themselves. This gives them a lot of freedom in how they run their city.

Some older cities, like Carrollton and Liberty, were set up with "legislative charters" a long time ago. These types of charters are not used for new cities today. A city's class is usually decided when it first becomes a city, based on its population at that time. It doesn't change automatically if the population grows or shrinks, unless the people living there vote to change it.

Missouri's Biggest Cities

Check out some of the largest cities in Missouri! These photos show you what they look like.

The populations listed below are based on estimates from 2022.

 †  This city is a county seat (the main city for a county's government).
 ††  This city is both the state capital and a county seat.

2022 Rank City 2022 Estimate 2020 Census Change County
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 Kansas City † 509,297 508,090 &10000000000000000237556+0.24% Jackson
Clay
Platte
Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 St. Louis 286,578 301,578 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.97% none (independent city)
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 Springfield † 170,067 169,176 &10000000000000000526670+0.53% Greene
Christian
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 Columbia † 128,555 126,254 &10000000000000001822516+1.82% Boone
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 Independence † 121,202 123,011 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.47% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 Lee's Summit 103,465 101,108 &10000000000000002331170+2.33% Jackson
Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 O'Fallon 93,663 91,316 &10000000000000002570195+2.57% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 St. Charles † 71,184 70,493 &10000000000000000980239+0.98% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 St. Joseph † 70,656 72,473 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.51% Buchanan
&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 Blue Springs 59,518 58,603 &10000000000000001561353+1.56% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 St. Peters 58,523 57,732 &10000000000000001370124+1.37% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 Joplin 52,518 51,762 &10000000000000001460530+1.46% Jasper
Newton
&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 Florissant 51,506 52,533 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.95% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 Chesterfield 49,327 49,999 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.34% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 Wentzville 47,197 44,372 &10000000000000006366627+6.37% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 Jefferson City †† 42,528 43,228 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.62% Cole
&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 Cape Girardeau 40,377 39,540 &10000000000000002116843+2.12% Cape Girardeau
Scott
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 Wildwood 34,954 35,417 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.31% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 University City 34,355 35,065 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.02% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 Liberty † 30,775 30,167 &10000000000000002015447+2.02% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 Ballwin 30,622 31,103 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.55% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 Raytown 29,312 30,012 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.33% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 Kirkwood 29,279 29,461 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.62% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 Maryland Heights 27,769 28,284 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.82% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 Gladstone 26,907 27,063 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.58% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026 Grandview 25,610 26,209 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.29% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 Belton 25,420 23,953 &10000000000000006124493+6.12% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028 Hazelwood 25,047 25,548 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.96% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 Nixa 24,749 23,257 &10000000000000006415272+6.42% Christian
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 Raymore 24,203 22,941 &10000000000000005501067+5.50% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 Webster Groves 23,610 24,010 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.67% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 Ozark † 22,512 21,284 &10000000000000005769592+5.77% Christian
&&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 Sedalia † 21,947 21,725 &10000000000000001021864+1.02% Pettis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034 Arnold 20,845 20,858 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.06% Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035 Rolla † 20,322 19,943 &10000000000000001900416+1.90% Phelps
&&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 Republic 19,728 18,750 &10000000000000005216000+5.22% Greene
Christian
&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 Warrensburg † 19,458 20,313 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.21% Johnson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 Creve Coeur 18,565 18,834 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.43% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 Lake St. Louis 18,337 16,707 &10000000000000009756389+9.76% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040 Farmington † 18,143 18,217 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.41% St. Francois
&&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041 Ferguson 18,143 18,527 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.07% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042 Manchester 18,076 18,333 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.40% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043 Kirksville † 17,474 17,530 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.32% Adair
&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 Clayton † 17,130 17,355 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.30% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 Hannibal 16,938 17,108 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.99% Marion
Ralls
&&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046 Poplar Bluff † 16,232 16,225 &10000000000000000043143+0.04% Butler
&&&&&&&&&&&&&047.&&&&&047 Grain Valley 16,178 15,627 &10000000000000003525948+3.53% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048 Sikeston 16,073 16,291 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.34% Scott
New Madrid
&&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&&&&&049 Jackson † 15,702 15,481 &10000000000000001427556+1.43% Cape Girardeau
&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050 Overland 15,616 15,955 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.12% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051 Carthage † 15,491 15,522 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.20% Jasper
&&&&&&&&&&&&&052.&&&&&052 Lebanon † 15,232 15,013 &10000000000000001458735+1.46% Laclede
&&&&&&&&&&&&&053.&&&&&053 Washington 15,075 14,500 &10000000000000003965517+3.97% Franklin
&&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054 Troy † 13,951 12,686 &10000000000000009971622+9.97% Lincoln
&&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055 Moberly 13,774 13,783 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.07% Randolph
&&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 Marshall † 13,622 13,806 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.33% Saline
&&&&&&&&&&&&&057.&&&&&057 Dardenne Prairie 13,564 12,743 &10000000000000006442752+6.44% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&058.&&&&&058 Festus 13,193 12,706 &10000000000000003832834+3.83% Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059 Webb City 13,165 13,031 &10000000000000001028317+1.03% Jasper
&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060 Neosho † 13,061 12,590 &10000000000000003741064+3.74% Newton
&&&&&&&&&&&&&061.&&&&&061 Branson 12,947 12,638 &10000000000000002445007+2.45% Taney
Stone
&&&&&&&&&&&&&062.&&&&&062 Jennings 12,824 12,895 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.55% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&063.&&&&&063 Union † 12,756 12,348 &10000000000000003304178+3.30% Franklin
&&&&&&&&&&&&&064.&&&&&064 St. Ann 12,755 13,019 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.03% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&&&&&065 Eureka 12,729 11,646 &10000000000000009299330+9.30% St. Louis
Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&066.&&&&&066 Fulton † 12,710 12,600 &10000000000000000873015+0.87% Callaway
&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067 West Plains † 12,528 12,184 &10000000000000002823374+2.82% Howell
&&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068 Crestwood 12,221 12,404 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.48% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069 Town and Country 11,584 11,640 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.48% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070 Mexico † 11,496 11,469 &10000000000000000235417+0.24% Audrain
&&&&&&&&&&&&&071.&&&&&071 Bridgeton 11,338 11,445 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.93% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&072.&&&&&072 Bolivar † 11,110 10,679 &10000000000000004035958+4.04% Polk
&&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073 Kearney 10,913 10,404 &10000000000000004892349+4.89% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&074.&&&&&074 Smithville 10,653 10,406 &10000000000000002373630+2.37% Clay
Platte
&&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075 Excelsior Springs 10,580 10,553 &10000000000000000255851+0.26% Clay
Ray
&&&&&&&&&&&&&076.&&&&&076 Maryville † 10,461 10,633 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.62% Nodaway
&&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077 Bellefontaine Neighbors 10,447 10,740 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.73% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&078.&&&&&078 Kennett † 10,229 10,515 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.72% Dunklin
&&&&&&&&&&&&&079.&&&&&079 Ellisville 9,861 9,985 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.24% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&080.&&&&&080 Harrisonville † 9,854 10,121 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.64% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&081.&&&&&081 Monett 9,789 9,576 &10000000000000002224310+2.22% Barry
Lawrence
&&&&&&&&&&&&&082.&&&&&082 Clinton † 9,374 9,174 &10000000000000002180074+2.18% Henry
&&&&&&&&&&&&&083.&&&&&083 Warrenton † 9,176 8,429 &10000000000000008862261+8.86% Warren
&&&&&&&&&&&&&084.&&&&&084 Des Peres 9,126 9,193 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.73% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&085.&&&&&085 Richmond Heights 9,115 9,286 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.84% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&086.&&&&&086 Sunset Hills 9,070 9,198 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.39% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&087.&&&&&087 Chillicothe † 8,927 9,107 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.98% Livingston
&&&&&&&&&&&&&088.&&&&&088 Ladue 8,905 8,989 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.93% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&089.&&&&&089 Pleasant Hill 8,715 8,777 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.71% Cass
Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&090.&&&&&090 Cameron 8,678 8,513 &10000000000000001938212+1.94% Clinton
DeKalb
Caldwell
&&&&&&&&&&&&&091.&&&&&091 Park Hills 8,641 8,587 &10000000000000000628857+0.63% St. Francois
&&&&&&&&&&&&&092.&&&&&092 Parkville 8,541 7,117 &10000000000000020008430+20.01% Platte
&&&&&&&&&&&&&093.&&&&&093 Oak Grove 8,492 8,157 &10000000000000004106902+4.11% Jackson
Lafayette
&&&&&&&&&&&&&094.&&&&&094 Perryville † 8,488 8,555 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.78% Perry
&&&&&&&&&&&&&095.&&&&&095 Olivette 8,393 8,504 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.31% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&096.&&&&&096 Carl Junction 8,366 8,143 &10000000000000002738548+2.74% Jasper
&&&&&&&&&&&&&097.&&&&&097 Nevada † 8,205 8,212 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.09% Vernon
&&&&&&&&&&&&&098.&&&&&098 Brentwood 8,100 8,233 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.62% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&099.&&&&&099 Maplewood 8,099 8,269 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.06% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100 Berkeley 8,064 8,228 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.99% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0101.&&&&&0101 Dexter 7,866 7,927 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.77% Stoddard
&&&&&&&&&&&&0102.&&&&&0102 Marshfield † 7,686 7,458 &10000000000000003057119+3.06% Webster
&&&&&&&&&&&&0103.&&&&&0103 Boonville † 7,666 7,964 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.74% Cooper
&&&&&&&&&&&&0104.&&&&&0104 Pacific 7,434 7,414 &10000000000000000269759+0.27% Franklin
St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0105.&&&&&0105 Aurora 7,412 7,219 &10000000000000002673500+2.67% Lawrence
&&&&&&&&&&&&0106.&&&&&0106 Sullivan 6,858 6,906 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.70% Franklin
Crawford
&&&&&&&&&&&&0107.&&&&&0107 Valley Park 6,768 6,885 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.70% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0108.&&&&&0108 Bonne Terre 6,667 6,903 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.42% St. Francois
&&&&&&&&&&&&0109.&&&&&0109 Black Jack 6,559 6,634 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.13% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0110.&&&&&0110 Willard 6,511 6,344 &10000000000000002632408+2.63% Greene
&&&&&&&&&&&&0111.&&&&&0111 St. John 6,509 6,643 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.02% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0112.&&&&&0112 De Soto 6,451 6,449 &10000000000000000031012+0.03% Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&0113.&&&&&0113 Shrewsbury 6,286 6,406 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.87% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0114.&&&&&0114 Battlefield 6,214 5,990 &10000000000000003739565+3.74% Greene
&&&&&&&&&&&&0115.&&&&&0115 Greenwood 6,088 6,021 &10000000000000001112771+1.11% Jackson
Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&0116.&&&&&0116 Glendale 6,077 6,176 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.60% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0117.&&&&&0117 Pevely 6,027 6,026 &10000000000000000016594+0.02% Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&0118.&&&&&0118 Richmond † 5,959 6,013 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.90% Ray
&&&&&&&&&&&&0119.&&&&&0119 Peculiar 5,958 5,621 &10000000000000005995374+6.00% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&0120.&&&&&0120 Cottleville 5,787 5,611 &10000000000000003136695+3.14% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&0121.&&&&&0121 Trenton † 5,626 5,609 &10000000000000000303084+0.30% Grundy
&&&&&&&&&&&&0122.&&&&&0122 Odessa 5,606 5,593 &10000000000000000232433+0.23% Lafayette
&&&&&&&&&&&&0123.&&&&&0123 Macon † 5,456 5,457 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.02% Macon
&&&&&&&&&&&&0124.&&&&&0124 Waynesville † 5,432 5,406 &10000000000000000480947+0.48% Pulaski
&&&&&&&&&&&&0125.&&&&&0125 St. Robert 5,386 5,192 &10000000000000003736517+3.74% Pulaski
&&&&&&&&&&&&0126.&&&&&0126 Caruthersville † 5,295 5,562 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.80% Pemiscot
&&&&&&&&&&&&0127.&&&&&0127 Weldon Spring 5,275 5,326 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.96% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&0128.&&&&&0128 Wright City 5,241 4,881 &10000000000000007375537+7.38% Warren
&&&&&&&&&&&&0129.&&&&&0129 Herculaneum 5,165 4,672 &10000000000000010552226+10.55% Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&0130.&&&&&0130 Savannah † 5,036 5,069 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.65% Andrew
&&&&&&&&&&&&0131.&&&&&0131 Ste. Genevieve † 5,033 4,999 &10000000000000000680136+0.68% Ste. Genevieve

All Cities in Missouri (Alphabetical Order)

Cities Starting with A-C

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B

C

Cities Starting with D-F

D

E

F

Cities Starting with G-K

G

H

I

J

K

Cities Starting with L-N

L

M

N

Cities Starting with O-R

O

P

Q

R

Cities Starting with S-W

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T

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