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Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States. In Missouri, cities are classified into three types: 3rd Class, 4th Class, and those under constitutional charters. A few older cities are incorporated under legislative charters (Carrollton, Chillicothe, LaGrange, Liberty, Miami, Missouri City, and Pleasant Hill) which are no longer allowed. (Carthage is also a Charter City and Charter Cities are by constitution not legislation and are still allowed to this day). The level at which they incorporate is determined by their population when they incorporate. They do not change if they gain or lose in population, unless a vote is held by the people.
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
Cities under constitutional charters may operate under any form of municipal government if it is enacted in the city's charter.
Population data based on 2022 estimates. [3]
† County seat
†† State capital and county seat
2022 Rank | City | 2022 Estimate | 2020 Census | Change | County |
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1 | Kansas City † | 509,297 | 508,090 | +0.24% |
Jackson Clay Platte Cass |
2 | St. Louis | 286,578 | 301,578 | −4.97% | none ( independent city) |
3 | Springfield † | 170,067 | 169,176 | +0.53% |
Greene Christian |
4 | Columbia † | 128,555 | 126,254 | +1.82% | Boone |
5 | Independence † | 121,202 | 123,011 | −1.47% | Jackson |
6 | Lee's Summit | 103,465 | 101,108 | +2.33% |
Jackson Cass |
7 | O'Fallon | 93,663 | 91,316 | +2.57% | St. Charles |
8 | St. Charles † | 71,184 | 70,493 | +0.98% | St. Charles |
9 | St. Joseph † | 70,656 | 72,473 | −2.51% | Buchanan |
10 | Blue Springs | 59,518 | 58,603 | +1.56% | Jackson |
11 | St. Peters | 58,523 | 57,732 | +1.37% | St. Charles |
12 | Joplin | 52,518 | 51,762 | +1.46% |
Jasper Newton |
13 | Florissant | 51,506 | 52,533 | −1.95% | St. Louis |
14 | Chesterfield | 49,327 | 49,999 | −1.34% | St. Louis |
15 | Wentzville | 47,197 | 44,372 | +6.37% | St. Charles |
16 | Jefferson City †† | 42,528 | 43,228 | −1.62% | Cole |
17 | Cape Girardeau | 40,377 | 39,540 | +2.12% |
Cape Girardeau Scott |
18 | Wildwood | 34,954 | 35,417 | −1.31% | St. Louis |
19 | University City | 34,355 | 35,065 | −2.02% | St. Louis |
20 | Liberty † | 30,775 | 30,167 | +2.02% | Clay |
21 | Ballwin | 30,622 | 31,103 | −1.55% | St. Louis |
22 | Raytown | 29,312 | 30,012 | −2.33% | Jackson |
23 | Kirkwood | 29,279 | 29,461 | −0.62% | St. Louis |
24 | Maryland Heights | 27,769 | 28,284 | −1.82% | St. Louis |
25 | Gladstone | 26,907 | 27,063 | −0.58% | Clay |
26 | Grandview | 25,610 | 26,209 | −2.29% | Jackson |
27 | Belton | 25,420 | 23,953 | +6.12% | Cass |
28 | Hazelwood | 25,047 | 25,548 | −1.96% | St. Louis |
29 | Nixa | 24,749 | 23,257 | +6.42% | Christian |
30 | Raymore | 24,203 | 22,941 | +5.50% | Cass |
31 | Webster Groves | 23,610 | 24,010 | −1.67% | St. Louis |
32 | Ozark † | 22,512 | 21,284 | +5.77% | Christian |
33 | Sedalia † | 21,947 | 21,725 | +1.02% | Pettis |
34 | Arnold | 20,845 | 20,858 | −0.06% | Jefferson |
35 | Rolla † | 20,322 | 19,943 | +1.90% | Phelps |
36 | Republic | 19,728 | 18,750 | +5.22% |
Greene Christian |
37 | Warrensburg † | 19,458 | 20,313 | −4.21% | Johnson |
38 | Creve Coeur | 18,565 | 18,834 | −1.43% | St. Louis |
39 | Lake St. Louis | 18,337 | 16,707 | +9.76% | St. Charles |
40 | Farmington † | 18,143 | 18,217 | −0.41% | St. Francois |
41 | Ferguson | 18,143 | 18,527 | −2.07% | St. Louis |
42 | Manchester | 18,076 | 18,333 | −1.40% | St. Louis |
43 | Kirksville † | 17,474 | 17,530 | −0.32% | Adair |
44 | Clayton † | 17,130 | 17,355 | −1.30% | St. Louis |
45 | Hannibal | 16,938 | 17,108 | −0.99% |
Marion Ralls |
46 | Poplar Bluff † | 16,232 | 16,225 | +0.04% | Butler |
47 | Grain Valley | 16,178 | 15,627 | +3.53% | Jackson |
48 | Sikeston | 16,073 | 16,291 | −1.34% |
Scott New Madrid |
49 | Jackson † | 15,702 | 15,481 | +1.43% | Cape Girardeau |
50 | Overland | 15,616 | 15,955 | −2.12% | St. Louis |
51 | Carthage † | 15,491 | 15,522 | −0.20% | Jasper |
52 | Lebanon † | 15,232 | 15,013 | +1.46% | Laclede |
53 | Washington | 15,075 | 14,500 | +3.97% | Franklin |
54 | Troy † | 13,951 | 12,686 | +9.97% | Lincoln |
55 | Moberly | 13,774 | 13,783 | −0.07% | Randolph |
56 | Marshall † | 13,622 | 13,806 | −1.33% | Saline |
57 | Dardenne Prairie | 13,564 | 12,743 | +6.44% | St. Charles |
58 | Festus | 13,193 | 12,706 | +3.83% | Jefferson |
59 | Webb City | 13,165 | 13,031 | +1.03% | Jasper |
60 | Neosho † | 13,061 | 12,590 | +3.74% | Newton |
61 | Branson | 12,947 | 12,638 | +2.45% |
Taney Stone |
62 | Jennings | 12,824 | 12,895 | −0.55% | St. Louis |
63 | Union † | 12,756 | 12,348 | +3.30% | Franklin |
64 | St. Ann | 12,755 | 13,019 | −2.03% | St. Louis |
65 | Eureka | 12,729 | 11,646 | +9.30% |
St. Louis Jefferson |
66 | Fulton † | 12,710 | 12,600 | +0.87% | Callaway |
67 | West Plains † | 12,528 | 12,184 | +2.82% | Howell |
68 | Crestwood | 12,221 | 12,404 | −1.48% | St. Louis |
69 | Town and Country | 11,584 | 11,640 | −0.48% | St. Louis |
70 | Mexico † | 11,496 | 11,469 | +0.24% | Audrain |
71 | Bridgeton | 11,338 | 11,445 | −0.93% | St. Louis |
72 | Bolivar † | 11,110 | 10,679 | +4.04% | Polk |
73 | Kearney | 10,913 | 10,404 | +4.89% | Clay |
74 | Smithville | 10,653 | 10,406 | +2.37% |
Clay Platte |
75 | Excelsior Springs | 10,580 | 10,553 | +0.26% |
Clay Ray |
76 | Maryville † | 10,461 | 10,633 | −1.62% | Nodaway |
77 | Bellefontaine Neighbors | 10,447 | 10,740 | −2.73% | St. Louis |
78 | Kennett † | 10,229 | 10,515 | −2.72% | Dunklin |
79 | Ellisville | 9,861 | 9,985 | −1.24% | St. Louis |
80 | Harrisonville † | 9,854 | 10,121 | −2.64% | Cass |
81 | Monett | 9,789 | 9,576 | +2.22% |
Barry Lawrence |
82 | Clinton † | 9,374 | 9,174 | +2.18% | Henry |
83 | Warrenton † | 9,176 | 8,429 | +8.86% | Warren |
84 | Des Peres | 9,126 | 9,193 | −0.73% | St. Louis |
85 | Richmond Heights | 9,115 | 9,286 | −1.84% | St. Louis |
86 | Sunset Hills | 9,070 | 9,198 | −1.39% | St. Louis |
87 | Chillicothe † | 8,927 | 9,107 | −1.98% | Livingston |
88 | Ladue | 8,905 | 8,989 | −0.93% | St. Louis |
89 | Pleasant Hill | 8,715 | 8,777 | −0.71% |
Cass Jackson |
90 | Cameron | 8,678 | 8,513 | +1.94% |
Clinton DeKalb Caldwell |
91 | Park Hills | 8,641 | 8,587 | +0.63% | St. Francois |
92 | Parkville | 8,541 | 7,117 | +20.01% | Platte |
93 | Oak Grove | 8,492 | 8,157 | +4.11% |
Jackson Lafayette |
94 | Perryville † | 8,488 | 8,555 | −0.78% | Perry |
95 | Olivette | 8,393 | 8,504 | −1.31% | St. Louis |
96 | Carl Junction | 8,366 | 8,143 | +2.74% | Jasper |
97 | Nevada † | 8,205 | 8,212 | −0.09% | Vernon |
98 | Brentwood | 8,100 | 8,233 | −1.62% | St. Louis |
99 | Maplewood | 8,099 | 8,269 | −2.06% | St. Louis |
100 | Berkeley | 8,064 | 8,228 | −1.99% | St. Louis |
101 | Dexter | 7,866 | 7,927 | −0.77% | Stoddard |
102 | Marshfield † | 7,686 | 7,458 | +3.06% | Webster |
103 | Boonville † | 7,666 | 7,964 | −3.74% | Cooper |
104 | Pacific | 7,434 | 7,414 | +0.27% |
Franklin St. Louis |
105 | Aurora | 7,412 | 7,219 | +2.67% | Lawrence |
106 | Sullivan | 6,858 | 6,906 | −0.70% |
Franklin Crawford |
107 | Valley Park | 6,768 | 6,885 | −1.70% | St. Louis |
108 | Bonne Terre | 6,667 | 6,903 | −3.42% | St. Francois |
109 | Black Jack | 6,559 | 6,634 | −1.13% | St. Louis |
110 | Willard | 6,511 | 6,344 | +2.63% | Greene |
111 | St. John | 6,509 | 6,643 | −2.02% | St. Louis |
112 | De Soto | 6,451 | 6,449 | +0.03% | Jefferson |
113 | Shrewsbury | 6,286 | 6,406 | −1.87% | St. Louis |
114 | Battlefield | 6,214 | 5,990 | +3.74% | Greene |
115 | Greenwood | 6,088 | 6,021 | +1.11% |
Jackson Cass |
116 | Glendale | 6,077 | 6,176 | −1.60% | St. Louis |
117 | Pevely | 6,027 | 6,026 | +0.02% | Jefferson |
118 | Richmond † | 5,959 | 6,013 | −0.90% | Ray |
119 | Peculiar | 5,958 | 5,621 | +6.00% | Cass |
120 | Cottleville | 5,787 | 5,611 | +3.14% | St. Charles |
121 | Trenton † | 5,626 | 5,609 | +0.30% | Grundy |
122 | Odessa | 5,606 | 5,593 | +0.23% | Lafayette |
123 | Macon † | 5,456 | 5,457 | −0.02% | Macon |
124 | Waynesville † | 5,432 | 5,406 | +0.48% | Pulaski |
125 | St. Robert | 5,386 | 5,192 | +3.74% | Pulaski |
126 | Caruthersville † | 5,295 | 5,562 | −4.80% | Pemiscot |
127 | Weldon Spring | 5,275 | 5,326 | −0.96% | St. Charles |
128 | Wright City | 5,241 | 4,881 | +7.38% | Warren |
129 | Herculaneum | 5,165 | 4,672 | +10.55% | Jefferson |
130 | Savannah † | 5,036 | 5,069 | −0.65% | Andrew |
131 | Ste. Genevieve † | 5,033 | 4,999 | +0.68% | Ste. Genevieve |
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