Missouri · 338 places

Cities and towns in Missouri

Short answer

Missouri has 338 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 3,974,915 residents in 2024. Kansas City is the largest with 516,032.
Places 1,000+
338
5,000+
135
Share of state
64%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Crestwood with 12,239 people, and the smallest in that group is Ste. Genevieve with 5,025. 85 of the 135 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 31 places cross a county line.

Largest places in Missouri

  1. 01Kansas City516,032
  2. 02St. Louis279,695
  3. 03Springfield170,596
  4. 04Columbia130,900
  5. 05Independence121,629
  6. 06Lee's Summit106,419
  7. 07O'Fallon95,355
  8. 08St. Charles72,458
  9. 09St. Joseph71,098
  10. 10St. Peters61,398
  11. 11Blue Springs61,246
  12. 12Joplin53,605
  13. 13Florissant51,290
  14. 14Chesterfield49,465
  15. 15Wentzville48,646
  16. 16Jefferson City42,564
  17. 17Cape Girardeau40,818
  18. 18Wildwood35,082
  19. 19University City34,349
  20. 20Liberty31,245
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Rogersville (+37.1%), North Kansas City (+23.2%), Parkville (+20.2%). Largest decline: Cameron (-19.3%).

All 338 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Missouri?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 338 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Missouri, and 135 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Missouri?

Kansas City, with 516,032 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Missouri town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Rogersville grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +37.1%, to 5,344.

What share of Missouri lives in incorporated places?

64%: 3,974,915 of the state's 6,245,466 residents live in the 338 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.