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Missouri commercial real estate data, county by county.

The Census Bureau estimates 6,245,466 residents in Missouri on July 1, 2024. Every one of its 115 county-equivalents has a data page built from federal sources, each figure carrying its publisher and the period it describes.

Population, July 1, 2024
6,245,466
Households
2,508,227
Median household income
$70,702
Gross domestic product, 2025
$468.47 bn
Unemployment rate
3.5 percent

Census Bureau population estimates and 2020 Census

How many people live in Missouri, and is the population growing?

  • Population, July 1, 20246,245,466
  • Population, April 1, 2020 estimates base6,154,854
  • Change since the 2020 base1.47 percent
  • Rank by population among the 50 states and DC19th of 51
  • Rank by growth since 2020 among the 50 states and DC32nd of 51
  • Share of residents in urban areas, 202069.5 percent

Net domestic and international migration, by year to July 1

  • 2021: domestic +17,206, international +3,856
  • 2022: domestic +4,160, international +11,763
  • 2023: domestic +9,638, international +19,460
  • 2024: domestic +12,289, international +23,569

Change since 2020 is MMCG Analytics arithmetic on the two published estimates; ranks order the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure; the urban share divides the published urban count by the published total.

US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024. US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics, table P2. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Missouri.

Census Bureau American Community Survey

Who lives in Missouri?

  • Households2,508,227
  • Median household income$70,702
  • Median age39.0 years
  • Residents under 1822.3 percent
  • Residents 65 and over17.9 percent
  • Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher32.4 percent
  • Median home value$230,300
  • Median gross rent, per month$1,033

The three shares are MMCG Analytics arithmetic on published counts: the survey's age groups under 18 and 65 and over, and its degree counts, each divided by the published total.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Missouri.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

How many people are working in Missouri?

  • Labor force3,169,856
  • Employed3,057,441
  • Unemployed112,415
  • Unemployment rate3.5 percent

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026, preliminary. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Missouri.

Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product by state

How large is the Missouri economy?

  • Gross domestic product, 2025$468.47 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2024$448.71 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2023$428.89 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2022$397.54 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2021$366.19 bn
  • Rank by 2025 gross domestic product among the 50 states and DC22nd of 51

The rank orders the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, 2021 to 2025. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Missouri.

SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records

How active is SBA lending in Missouri?

  • 7(a) loans approved, FY2020 to FY20266,539
  • 7(a) approval dollars, FY2020 to FY2026$3.51 bn
  • Rank by 7(a) loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2020 to FY202622nd of 51
  • 504 loans approved, FY2010 to FY20262,012
  • 504 approval dollars, FY2010 to FY2026$1.37 bn
  • Rank by 504 loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2010 to FY202619th of 51

Most active 7(a) lenders, by loans approved, FY2020 to FY2026

  • U.S. Bank, National Association: 667 loans
  • OakStar Bank: 530 loans
  • The Central Trust Bank: 276 loans
  • The Huntington National Bank: 209 loans
  • Commerce Bank: 197 loans

Most active Certified Development Companies, by 504 loans, FY2010 to FY2026

  • Rural Missouri, Inc.: 748 loans
  • St. Charles County Economic Development Council: 492 loans
  • STL Partnership CDC: 159 loans
  • Heartland Business Capital, Inc.: 156 loans
  • Enterprise Development Corporation: 101 loans

Industries with the most 7(a) loans, FY2020 to FY2026

  • Full-Service Restaurants: 296 loans
  • Limited-Service Restaurants: 221 loans
  • Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers: 163 loans
  • General Automotive Repair: 124 loans
  • Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors: 110 loans

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics arithmetic over the SBA's loan-level records whose project state is Missouri: counts of records, sums of the gross approval amount, and ranks among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These are approvals, not disbursements or balances.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan records, FY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Missouri.

FEMA NFIP Community Status Book and EPA radon zones

How do flood insurance and radon screening stand in Missouri?

  • Communities participating in the NFIP694
  • Communities earning a Community Rating System discount, classes 1 to 912
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 1, the highest predicted level11
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 297
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 37

Communities by Community Rating System class (class 1 earns the largest discount, class 10 none)

  • Class 6: 2
  • Class 7: 1
  • Class 8: 4
  • Class 9: 5
  • Class 10: 3

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics counting over the agency's own list: FEMA's community rows for the state, and the state's county records by EPA radon zone. Radon zones are county-wide predictions, never a site measurement.

FEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Missouri.

What do jobs in Missouri pay, county by county?

  • Combined county product, 2024$448.71 bn
  • Covered employment, summed over counties2,759,492
  • Average annual pay, weighted by county employment$62,295

The average annual pay of $62,295 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labor market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How many businesses are in Missouri?

  • Business establishments, summed over counties150,662
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents of those counties24.3
  • Employment at those establishments2,547,284
  • Annual payroll$153.79 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Building permits in Missouri

  • Housing units permitted, summed over counties18,464
  • Permitted construction value$4.81 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households7.4

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

SBA loan charge-off rates in Missouri

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans6.40 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate1,494
  • 7(a) loans charged off95
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans3.20 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate696
  • 504 loans charged off22

Of the 1,494 Missouri 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 6.40 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over loans resolved in a window starting in FY2020, so it leans toward early outcomes and is not a lifetime loss rate.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates →

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How large is Missouri?

  • Land area, summed over counties68,744 sq mi
  • County-equivalents115
  • People per square mile, county records90

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Which are the largest counties in Missouri?

Missouri county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
St. Louis County995,569$82,93629,717$114.81 bn1,457
Jackson County719,976$68,57718,212$65.09 bn1,086
St. Charles County414,535$104,6928,946$26.42 bn632
Greene County303,375$61,4798,676$24.47 bn807
St. Louis city288,512$56,1608,468$40.40 bn424
Clay County258,122$88,4685,654$17.31 bn347
Jefferson County229,458$82,8513,956$6.91 bn180
Boone County188,043$72,7584,725$13.93 bn378
Jasper County124,357$60,6942,828$7.43 bn272
Cass County110,773$87,5352,148$4.30 bn127

Counties

All 115 Missouri county-equivalents, resolved locally.

Missouri counties. Select a county to open its site intelligence page.Jasper CountyKnox CountyLawrence CountyLivingston CountyMiller CountyMonroe CountyOsage CountyPettis CountyPulaski CountyReynolds CountySaline CountyShelby CountySullivan CountyWashington CountyWright CountyAdair CountyBarry CountyBuchanan CountyCarroll CountyChristian CountyCooper CountyDent CountyGentry CountyHickory CountyAudrain CountyBollinger CountyButler CountyCamden CountyCarter CountyChariton CountyClark CountyClay CountyCole CountyCrawford CountyDade CountyDaviess CountyDouglas CountyGasconade CountyGreene CountyGrundy CountyHolt CountyLaclede CountyLewis CountyMcDonald CountyMaries CountyMercer CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyNodaway CountyOzark CountyPerry CountyPhelps CountyPolk CountyPutnam CountyRandolph CountyRay CountyRipley CountySte. Genevieve CountySt. Francois CountySchuyler CountyShannon CountyStoddard CountyTaney CountyWarren CountyWebster CountySt. Louis cityJackson CountyJefferson CountyLinn CountyMacon CountyMoniteau CountyNewton CountyPike CountyRalls CountySt. Clair CountyScott CountyTexas CountyWayne CountyAndrew CountyBenton CountyCallaway CountyCedar CountyClinton CountyDallas CountyFranklin CountyHenry CountyIron CountyAtchison CountyBarton CountyBoone CountyCaldwell CountyCape Girardeau CountyCass CountyJohnson CountyLafayette CountyLincoln CountyMadison CountyMarion CountySt. Charles CountySt. Louis CountyScotland CountyDeKalb CountyDunklin CountyHarrison CountyHoward CountyHowell CountyMississippi CountyNew Madrid CountyOregon CountyPemiscot CountyPlatte CountyStone CountyVernon CountyWorth CountyBates County

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Missouri counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Adair County25,301$61,536606$1.10 bn8567
Andrew County18,065$75,625276$398.9 m9433
Atchison County5,187$58,750174$424.6 m4547
Audrain County24,548$59,448470$1.18 bn22692
Barry County35,033$58,346775$2.07 bn36778
Barton County11,690$51,635237$519.6 m16592
Bates County16,186$60,733344$626.5 m17837
Benton County20,151$52,567383$613.0 m19704
Bollinger County10,559$63,814200$235.5 m5618
Boone County188,043$72,7584,725$13.93 bn378685
Buchanan County83,568$62,1582,027$6.73 bn93408
Butler County42,020$49,0891,030$2.00 bn30695
Caldwell County8,927$64,806153$277.4 m5426
Callaway County44,741$74,176782$2.70 bn63835
Camden County43,667$66,3871,566$2.35 bn104656
Cape Girardeau County82,735$68,4642,334$5.36 bn72579
Carroll County8,411$62,154200$419.8 mNone recorded695
Carter County5,297$50,000150$162.8 mNone recorded507
Cass County110,773$87,5352,148$4.30 bn127697
Cedar County14,615$48,181305$458.8 m17474
Chariton County7,390$71,520197$379.5 m4751
Christian County92,915$83,4372,098$2.96 bn221563
Clark County6,675$51,781134$201.0 m2505
Clay County258,122$88,4685,654$17.31 bn347397
Clinton County21,414$70,627392$575.1 m17419
Cole County77,032$74,8762,224$7.42 bn81394
Cooper County16,824$70,625408$633.3 m15565
Crawford County22,797$57,629496$964.7 m22743
Dade County7,641$53,750147$274.1 m14490
Dallas County17,551$53,464267$407.5 m34541
Daviess County8,477$63,984167$263.7 m5563
DeKalb County10,876$69,826231$417.4 m5421
Dent County14,539$56,312292$485.7 m7753
Douglas County11,965$45,985224$286.2 m12814
Dunklin County27,493$47,849606$1.15 bn5541
Franklin County105,950$73,1652,702$6.42 bn181923
Gasconade County14,746$64,232405$581.4 m4518
Gentry County6,245$55,848183$301.2 m2491
Greene County303,375$61,4798,676$24.47 bn807675
Grundy County9,787$51,975221$390.0 m2435
Harrison County8,190$54,367180$308.8 m4723
Henry County22,328$57,926593$1.06 bn38697
Hickory County8,585$39,390154$228.4 m16399
Holt County4,240$61,187144$246.3 mNone recorded463
Howard County10,147$65,938179$295.1 m10464
Howell County40,383$50,9931,076$1.76 bn22927
Iron County9,446$48,850193$371.0 m2550
Jackson County719,976$68,57718,212$65.09 bn1,086604
Jasper County124,357$60,6942,828$7.43 bn272638
Jefferson County229,458$82,8513,956$6.91 bn180657
Johnson County54,732$67,272951$2.62 bn64829
Knox County3,756$57,78897$162.8 mNone recorded504
Laclede County36,390$53,282729$2.07 bn49765
Lafayette County33,115$80,612732$1.16 bn30628
Lawrence County38,593$61,215689$1.34 bn71612
Lewis County9,924$59,934182$308.3 m1505
Lincoln County63,057$89,2781,010$1.86 bn37627
Linn County11,852$61,635304$541.5 m2616
Livingston County14,364$63,627391$741.9 m7532
Macon County15,163$62,357350$749.6 m10801
Madison County12,729$54,434231$368.0 m5494
Maries County8,450$59,455134$243.3 m3527
Marion County28,457$62,903797$1.63 bn16437
McDonald County23,701$52,375312$981.3 m15539
Mercer County3,482$62,67979$136.6 m4454
Miller County25,269$56,736714$1.05 bn37593
Mississippi County11,902$48,160214$425.5 m3412
Moniteau County15,262$65,715330$666.2 m11415
Monroe County8,734$54,516179$289.0 mNone recorded648
Montgomery County11,426$65,500239$479.3 m15536
Morgan County21,717$53,412545$845.8 m25598
New Madrid County15,731$51,881376$1.37 bn8675
Newton County60,118$66,3011,251$3.08 bn83625
Nodaway County20,774$59,315491$1.01 bn12877
Oregon County8,673$43,069178$289.1 m5790
Osage County13,402$76,681270$608.8 m10604
Ozark County8,873$44,163163$194.7 m6745
Pemiscot County14,958$40,089284$610.6 m2493
Perry County18,976$62,981520$1.33 bn21474
Pettis County43,397$60,4301,004$3.34 bn45682
Phelps County45,194$58,3961,050$2.14 bn52672
Pike County17,711$54,989395$684.3 m10670
Platte County110,371$96,2272,659$9.63 bn151420
Polk County32,444$59,647600$1.17 bn86636
Pulaski County53,894$64,466653$3.01 bn44547
Putnam County4,642$63,51089$188.0 mNone recorded517
Ralls County10,428$65,388226$803.6 m6470
Randolph County24,365$53,033551$1.59 bn42483
Ray County23,145$74,573360$651.3 m18569
Reynolds County6,010$45,028145$227.9 m3808
Ripley County10,708$42,037248$285.3 m5630
Saline County23,231$57,931451$1.30 bn6756
Schuyler County4,038$61,20575$181.3 mNone recorded307
Scotland County4,686$68,913134$236.1 m2437
Scott County37,933$62,782970$2.22 bn29420
Shannon County7,177$55,222141$190.4 m61,004
Shelby County5,986$51,594161$214.1 m1501
St. Charles County414,535$104,6928,946$26.42 bn632560
St. Clair County9,587$53,043161$257.2 m13670
St. Francois County66,999$57,4771,438$2.45 bn61452
St. Louis city288,512$56,1608,468$40.40 bn42462
St. Louis County995,569$82,93629,717$114.81 bn1,457508
Ste. Genevieve County18,571$66,339423$871.3 m12499
Stoddard County28,470$57,957644$1.48 bn14823
Stone County32,048$63,520736$1.13 bn53464
Sullivan County5,857$56,964102$618.8 m4648
Taney County56,529$56,4971,928$3.72 bn188632
Texas County25,161$50,036433$753.0 m201,177
Vernon County19,687$52,230436$1.14 bn24826
Warren County37,177$81,209654$1.23 bn52429
Washington County23,470$56,043371$579.7 m16760
Wayne County10,862$47,226196$259.8 m6759
Webster County40,500$71,155743$1.26 bn52593
Worth County1,934$47,84750$73.9 m1267
Wright County18,965$47,909438$578.8 m22682

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Questions

Missouri questions, answered from this page.

What is the population of Missouri?

The Census Bureau estimates 6,245,466 residents on July 1, 2024 (Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024).

What is the unemployment rate in Missouri?

3.5 percent in August 2026, preliminary, seasonally adjusted, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How many SBA 7(a) loans were approved in Missouri?

6,539 loans with a project in Missouri, counted by MMCG Analytics from the SBA's 7(a) loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30.

How many counties does Missouri have?

115. Each has a page on this site covering population, income, business establishments, employment and wages, building permits, SBA lending and hazard records.

The register

Every source behind this page and its 115 county pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicense
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, state totals (NST-EST2024-ALLDATA)Vintage 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, state tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B11001, B15003, B19013, B25064, B250772020 to 2024, 5-yearPublic domain
US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File, table P2, urban and rural2020 CensusPublic domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, gross domestic product by state, millions of current dollars2021 to 2025Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, statewide series, seasonally adjustedAugust 2026, preliminaryPublic domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataFY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan-level dataFY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA NfipCommunityStatusBook)as of 2026-09-26Public domain
US Environmental Protection Agency, Map of Radon Zones, county list2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001Public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualPublic domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsPublic domain
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