Missouri
Missouri: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Missouri at a glance
Rolled up from the 14 regions inside Missouri on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Population6,168,181
census
Places inside14
8 with a full /local page
Businesses on file95,501
business register, all places inside
Companies headquartered100
in the company directory
Who represents them3
places with a /politics page
Property & employers3 · 0
/property and /employers records
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Who leads Missouri, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-08 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
Leadership
Economy & households
- Population
- 6,270,541 persons (resident population, July 1 estimate, Census Bureau via FRED MOPOP: 6,270.541 thousand) (2025) ↗
- GDP
- 475,377.3 USD millions, current dollars (BEA GDP all-industry total, via FRED MONGSP) (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 3.6 % seasonally adjusted (LAUS; labor force 3,173,894, unemployed 113,644) (2026-09) ↗
- Median household income
- 84,700 USD, current dollars (Census CPS ASEC, via FRED MEHOINUSMOA646N) (2025) ↗
- Home ownership
- 68.3 % (Census CPS/HVS, via FRED MOHOWN) (2025) ↗
- Debt per person with a credit report
- 49,420 USD, total debt balance per capita (adults 18+ with an Equifax credit file; NY Fed CCP/Equifax), Q4 (2025-Q4) ↗
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Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL (CBSA) ↗ | 285,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS (CBSA) ↗ | 385,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Springfield, MO (CBSA) ↗ | 339,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Columbia, MO (CBSA) ↗ | 385,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Jefferson City, MO (CBSA) ↗ | 334,900 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
| Joplin, MO (CBSA) ↗ | 250,000 USD | median listing price (Realtor.com) | 2026-10 |
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Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
| Language | Share | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only ↗ | 93.4% | speak only English at home, population 5+ (ACS 5-yr 2019-2023) | 2023 |
| Language other than English ↗ | 6.6% | speak a language other than English at home, population 5+ (ACS 5-yr 2019-2023) | 2023 |
| Spanish ↗ | 2.9% | speak Spanish at home, population 5+ (165,840 people; ACS 5-yr 2019-2023) | 2023 |
| Limited English proficiency ↗ | 2.2% | population 5+ with limited English proficiency (ACS 5-yr 2019-2023) | 2023 |
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Largest companies in Missouri
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centene (Clayton) ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 19) | 194.8 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| Reinsurance Group of America (Chesterfield) ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 193) | 23.7 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| Emerson Electric (Clayton) ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 245) | 18 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| Jones Financial (Edward Jones) ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 249) | 17.9 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| O'Reilly Automotive (Springfield) ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 250) | 17.8 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| Graybar Electric ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 342) | 12.9 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| Ameren ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 466) | 8.5 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| Post Holdings ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 479) | 8.2 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
| Core & Main ↗ | revenue (Fortune 500 2026 rank 495) | 7.6 USD billions, FY2025 | 2025 |
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Worth knowing
- 2025-01Mike Kehoe was sworn in as Missouri's 58th Governor on January 13, 2025; he had previously served as the state's 47th Lieutenant Governor. ↗
- 2024-11David Wasinger was elected Missouri's 49th Lieutenant Governor on November 5, 2024. ↗
- 2026-09Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased from 3.9% in January 2026 to 3.6% in September 2026 (low of 3.5% in August). ↗
- 2026-06Nine Missouri companies made the 2026 Fortune 500; Centene was the top-ranked Missouri company for the eighth straight year (No. 19), and eight of the nine are St. Louis-area firms. O'Reilly Automotive of Springfield is the exception. ↗
- 2026-02Total household debt per capita in Missouri rose from $47,890 (Q4 2024) to $49,420 (Q4 2025), according to the NY Fed Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax. ↗
- 2025-07Sullivan (16.5%), McDonald (14.9%), Pettis (11.9%) and Pulaski (11.3%) counties have Missouri's highest shares of residents who speak a language other than English at home. ↗
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Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
Median household income$68,920
Median rent$996/mo
Immigrants4.4%
Renters32.1%
Aged 65+17.5%
Unemployment4.1%
Low income12.6%
Speak a language other than English6.2%
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
- Spanish165,840 · 2.7%
- Other Indo-European languages34,706 · 0.6%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages29,857 · 0.5%
- German or other West Germanic languages28,442 · 0.5%
- Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages24,933 · 0.4%
- Other and unspecified languages22,163 · 0.4%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)20,757 · 0.3%
- French, Haitian, or Cajun13,730 · 0.2%
- Vietnamese12,592 · 0.2%
- Arabic12,493 · 0.2%
- Tagalog (incl. Filipino)8,748 · 0.1%
- Korean6,788 · 0.1%
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Largest places in Missouri
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.St. Louis, Missouri full301,578
- 2.Springfield, Missouri full169,176
- 3.Columbia, Missouri full126,254
- 4.Independence, Missouri full123,011
- 5.St. Charles, Missouri full70,493
- 6.Joplin, Missouri full51,762
- 7.Jefferson City, MO43,228
- 8.Cape Girardeau, Missouri39,540
- 9.Sedalia, Missouri full21,725
- 10.Ozark, Missouri21,284
- 11.Kirksville, Missouri full17,530
- 12.Branson, Missouri12,638
- 13.Osage Beach, Missouri5,100
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Inside Missouri
14 regions have Missouri as their parent.
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Companies based in Missouri
100 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Missouri. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Missouri are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.