Missouri
StateUS-MOData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of United States.
North AmericaCapital: Jefferson CityGovernor: Mike Kehoe (Republican)Language: English
Population
6.2M
Metros tracked
21
8.1M in metros (129%)
Composite score
79.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-MO
At a glance
- Nickname
- The Show Me State
- Established
- 1821
- Demonym
- Missourian
- Area
- 180,533 km² (69,704 mi²)
- Population density
- 35/km² (90/mi²)
- Highest point
- Taum Sauk Mountain (540 m (1,772 ft))
- Legislature
- Missouri General Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.920 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 10
- U.S. House seats
- 8
- U.S. senators
- 2
- Rank in United States
- 20th of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 21st of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- St. Louis
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Missouri metro footprint
21 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
21 tracked metros
#70St. Louis
2.9M · Major Metro
35.9
#110Kansas City
2.6M · Major Metro
27.1
#401Fayetteville
630K · Established Metro
6.5
#556Columbia (MO)
268K · Emerging Metro
4.3
#777Springfield (MO)
497K · Emerging Metro
2.6
#1427Quincy
113K · Local Metro
0.9
#1537Cape Girardeau
137K · Local Metro
0.8
#1772Jefferson City★ Capital
152K · Local Metro
0.6
#2213Joplin
218K · Local Metro
0.3
#3614Burlington (IA)
100K · Local Metro
0.0
#3673Branson
89K · Local Metro
0.0
#3932Fort Leonard Wood
54K · Local Metro
0.0