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Missouri

StateUS-MO

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
77.8
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
Population density
35 /km²
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 metros
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Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro 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

#69St. Louis
35.9
2.9MMajor Metro
#115Kansas City
26.1
2.6MMajor Metro
#392Fayetteville
6.3
630KEstablished Metro
#531Columbia (MO)
4.3
268KEmerging Metro
#740Springfield (MO)
2.6
497KEmerging Metro
#1402Quincy
0.9
113KLocal Metro
#1509Cape Girardeau
0.8
137KLocal Metro
#1780Jefferson City★ Capital
0.6
152KLocal Metro
#2207Joplin
0.3
218KLocal Metro
#3621Burlington (IA)
0.0
100KLocal Metro
#3683Branson
0.0
89KLocal Metro
#3930Fort Leonard Wood
0.0
54KLocal Metro
#3997Rolla
0.0
46KLocal Metro
#4012Sedalia
0.0
44KLocal Metro
#4031Poplar Bluff
0.0
42KLocal Metro
#4041West Plains (MO)
0.0
41KLocal Metro
#4086Lebanon (MO)
0.0
37KLocal Metro
#4143Kirksville (MO)
0.0
30KLocal Metro
#4164Kennett (MO)
0.0
27KLocal Metro
#4199Marshall (MO)
0.0
23KLocal Metro
#4222Maryville (MO)
0.0
21KLocal Metro