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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 – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. 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.

Largest cities

Population data based on 2019 estimates.

 †  County seat
 ††  State capital and county seat

2019 Rank City 2019 Estimate 2010 Census Change County
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 Kansas City † 495,327 459,787 &10000000000000007729666+7.73% Jackson, Platte, Cass, Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 St. Louis 300,576 319,294 Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.86% none (independent city)
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 Springfield † 167,882 159,498 &10000000000000005256492+5.26% Greene
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 Columbia † 123,195 108,500 &10000000000000013543778+13.54% Boone
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 Independence † 116,672 116,830 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.14% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 Lee's Summit 99,357 91,364 &10000000000000008748522+8.75% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 O'Fallon 88,673 79,329 &10000000000000011778794+11.78% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 St. Joseph † 74,875 76,780 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.48% Buchanan
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 St. Charles † 71,028 65,794 &10000000000000007955132+7.96% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 St. Peters 58,212 52,575 &10000000000000010721825+10.72% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 Blue Springs 55,829 52,575 &10000000000000006189253+6.19% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 Florissant 50,952 52,158 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.31% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 Joplin 50,925 50,150 &10000000000000001545363+1.55% Jasper, Newton
&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 Chesterfield 47,538 47,484 &10000000000000000113722+0.11% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 Jefferson City †† 42,708 43,079 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.86% Cole
&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 Wentzville 41,784 29,070 &10000000000000043735810+43.74% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 Cape Girardeau 40,559 37,941 &10000000000000006900187+6.90% Cape Girardeau
&&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 Wildwood 35,432 35,517 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.24% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 University City 34,165 35,371 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.41% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 Liberty † 32,100 29,149 &10000000000000010123846+10.12% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 Ballwin 30,082 30,404 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.06% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 Raytown 28,991 29,526 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.81% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 Kirkwood 27,807 27,540 &10000000000000000969498+0.97% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 Gladstone 27,489 25,410 &10000000000000008181818+8.18% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 Maryland Heights 26,956 27,472 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.88% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026 Hazelwood 25,117 25,703 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.28% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 Grandview 24,856 24,475 &10000000000000001556690+1.56% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028 Belton 23,642 23,116 &10000000000000002275480+2.28% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 Webster Groves 22,819 22,995 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.77% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030 Nixa 22,515 19,022 &10000000000000018362948+18.36% Christian
&&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 Raymore 22,194 19,206 &10000000000000015557638+15.56% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 Sedalia † 21,629 21,387 &10000000000000001131528+1.13% Pettis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 Arnold 21,091 20,808 &10000000000000001360053+1.36% Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034 Ferguson 20,525 21,203 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.20% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035 Ozark † 20,482 17,820 &10000000000000014938271+14.94% Christian
&&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 Rolla † 20,431 19,559 &10000000000000004458305+4.46% Phelps
&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 Warrensburg † 20,418 18,838 &10000000000000008387302+8.39% Johnson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 Farmington † 19,113 16,240 &10000000000000017690886+17.69% St. Francois
&&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 Creve Coeur 18,612 17,833 &10000000000000004368305+4.37% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040 Manchester 18,073 18,094 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.12% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041 Kirksville † 17,602 17,505 &10000000000000000554127+0.55% Adair
&&&&&&&&&&&&&042.&&&&&042 Hannibal 17,346 17,916 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.18% Marion
&&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043 Republic 16,938 14,751 &10000000000000014826113+14.83% Greene
&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 Poplar Bluff † 16,937 17,023 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.51% Butler
&&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 Lake St. Louis 16,864 14,545 &10000000000000015943623+15.94% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046 Clayton † 16,747 15,939 &10000000000000005069326+5.07% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&047.&&&&&047 Sikeston 16,023 16,318 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.81% Scott
&&&&&&&&&&&&&048.&&&&&048 Overland 15,551 16,062 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.18% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&&&&&049 Jackson † 14,836 13,758 &10000000000000007835441+7.84% Cape Girardeau
&&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050 Lebanon † 14,798 14,474 &10000000000000002238496+2.24% Laclede
&&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051 Carthage † 14,746 14,378 &10000000000000002559465+2.56% Jasper
&&&&&&&&&&&&&052.&&&&&052 Jennings 14,575 14,712 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.93% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&053.&&&&&053 Grain Valley 14,526 12,854 &10000000000000013007624+13.01% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054 Washington 14,081 13,982 &10000000000000000708053+0.71% Franklin
&&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055 Moberly 13,615 13,974 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.57% Randolph
&&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 Dardenne Prairie 13,348 11,494 &10000000000000016130154+16.13% St. Charles
&&&&&&&&&&&&&057.&&&&&057 Marshall † 12,841 13,065 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.71% Saline
&&&&&&&&&&&&&058.&&&&&058 Troy † 12,820 10,540 &10000000000000021631878+21.63% Lincoln
&&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059 St. Ann 12,629 13,020 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.00% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060 Fulton † 12,596 12,790 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.52% Callaway
&&&&&&&&&&&&&061.&&&&&061 West Plains † 12,304 11,986 &10000000000000002653095+2.65% Howell
&&&&&&&&&&&&&062.&&&&&062 Webb City 12,134 10,996 &10000000000000010349217+10.35% Jasper
&&&&&&&&&&&&&063.&&&&&063 Neosho † 12,054 11,835 &10000000000000001850443+1.85% Newton
&&&&&&&&&&&&&064.&&&&&064 Festus 12,036 11,602 &10000000000000003740734+3.74% Jefferson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&&&&&065 Union † 11,990 10,204 &10000000000000017502940+17.50% Franklin
&&&&&&&&&&&&&066.&&&&&066 Crestwood 11,834 11,912 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.65% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067 Excelsior Springs 11,731 11,084 &10000000000000005837242+5.84% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068 Branson 11,630 10,520 &10000000000000010551330+10.55% Taney
&&&&&&&&&&&&&069.&&&&&069 Maryville † 11,599 11,972 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.12% Nodaway
&&&&&&&&&&&&&070.&&&&&070 Bridgeton 11,520 11,550 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.26% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&071.&&&&&071 Mexico † 11,517 11,543 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.23% Audrain
&&&&&&&&&&&&&072.&&&&&072 Town and Country 11,109 10,815 &10000000000000002718446+2.72% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073 Bolivar † 11,067 10,325 &10000000000000007186440+7.19% Polk
&&&&&&&&&&&&&074.&&&&&074 Eureka 10,946 10,189 &10000000000000007429580+7.43% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075 Kearney 10,858 8,381 &10000000000000029554945+29.55% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&076.&&&&&076 Smithville 10,795 8,425 &10000000000000028130563+28.13% Clay
&&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077 Bellefontaine Neighbors 10,397 10,860 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.26% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&078.&&&&&078 Kennett † 10,094 10,932 Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.67% Dunklin
&&&&&&&&&&&&&079.&&&&&079 Harrisonville † 10,078 10,019 &10000000000000000588881+0.59% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&080.&&&&&080 Ellisville 9,862 9,133 &10000000000000007982043+7.98% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&081.&&&&&081 Chillicothe † 9,705 9,515 &10000000000000001996847+2.00% Livingston
&&&&&&&&&&&&&082.&&&&&082 Cameron 9,649 9,933 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.86% Clinton
&&&&&&&&&&&&&083.&&&&&083 Monett 9,124 8,873 &10000000000000002828806+2.83% Barry
&&&&&&&&&&&&&084.&&&&&084 Clinton † 8,945 9,008 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.70% Henry
&&&&&&&&&&&&&085.&&&&&085 Berkeley 8,841 8,978 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.53% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&086.&&&&&086 Richmond Heights 8,801 8,603 &10000000000000002301522+2.30% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&087.&&&&&087 Des Peres 8,697 8,373 &10000000000000003869580+3.87% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&088.&&&&&088 Pleasant Hill 8,683 8,113 &10000000000000007025761+7.03% Cass
&&&&&&&&&&&&&089.&&&&&089 Ladue 8,616 8,521 &10000000000000001114892+1.11% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&090.&&&&&090 Park Hills 8,529 8,759 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.63% St. Francois
&&&&&&&&&&&&&091.&&&&&091 Perryville † 8,496 8,225 &10000000000000003294832+3.29% Perry
&&&&&&&&&&&&&092.&&&&&092 Sunset Hills 8,447 8,496 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.58% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&093.&&&&&093 Boonville † 8,439 8,319 &10000000000000001442481+1.44% Cooper
&&&&&&&&&&&&&094.&&&&&094 Warrenton † 8,396 7,880 &10000000000000006548223+6.55% Warren
&&&&&&&&&&&&&095.&&&&&095 Carl Junction 8,274 7,445 &10000000000000011134989+11.13% Jasper
&&&&&&&&&&&&&096.&&&&&096 Nevada † 8,261 8,386 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.49% Vernon
&&&&&&&&&&&&&097.&&&&&097 Oak Grove 8,258 7,795 &10000000000000005939704+5.94% Jackson
&&&&&&&&&&&&&098.&&&&&098 Maplewood 8,092 8,046 &10000000000000000571712+0.57% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&&099.&&&&&099 Brentwood 7,966 8,055 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.10% St. Louis
&&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100 Olivette 7,822 7,737 &10000000000000001098617+1.10% St. Louis

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