Fastest Growing Cities in Missouri.

Cities in Missouri with the fastest population growth, April 2020 to July 2025.

86 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Population Growth
1	Republic	19,829	+20.3%
2	Troy	13,947	+19.7%
3	Dardenne Prairie	13,503	+17.8%
4	Raymore	24,526	+16.2%
5	Eureka	13,081	+14.7%
6	Nixa	24,836	+14.4%
7	Lake St. Louis	18,066	+14.4%
8	Bolivar	11,170	+11.4%
9	Neosho	13,224	+10.8%
10	Ozark	22,417	+10.7%
11	Festus	13,201	+10.2%
12	Wentzville	47,061	+10.1%
13	Belton	25,008	+9.2%
14	Union	12,781	+8.9%
15	Washington	15,130	+8.6%
16	Kearney	10,885	+8.6%
17	Grain Valley	16,271	+8.3%
18	Smithville	10,705	+7.0%
19	Old Jamestown	20,651	+6.8%
20	St. Peters	59,092	+6.5%
21	Lee's Summit	103,656	+6.3%
22	Farmington	18,282	+5.6%
23	O'Fallon	93,801	+5.2%
24	Blue Springs	59,965	+5.1%
25	Warrensburg	19,582	+5.0%
26	West Plains	12,441	+4.9%
27	Lebanon	15,270	+4.4%
28	Joplin	52,593	+4.3%
29	Sedalia	22,003	+4.1%
30	Mehlville	29,805	+4.0%
31	Spanish Lake	17,873	+4.0%
32	Liberty	30,689	+3.9%
33	Columbia	128,548	+3.8%
34	Cape Girardeau	40,344	+3.6%
35	Jackson	15,659	+3.5%
36	Rolla	20,287	+3.3%
37	Webb City	13,221	+3.1%
38	St. Charles	71,508	+2.7%
39	Kansas City	510,612	+2.6%
40	Clayton	17,380	+2.5%
41	Excelsior Springs	10,484	+2.5%
42	Branson	12,817	+2.2%
43	Carthage	15,574	+2.1%
44	Fulton	12,617	+2.0%
45	Kirksville	17,563	+1.8%
46	Grandview	26,527	+1.7%
47	Gladstone	27,207	+1.6%
48	Jennings	12,918	+1.5%
49	Mexico	11,477	+0.8%
50	Concord	18,368	+0.6%
51	Arnold	20,956	+0.5%
52	Springfield	169,954	+0.4%
53	Poplar Bluff	16,254	0.0%
54	Marshall	13,739	-0.1%
55	Town and Country	11,607	-0.1%
56	Kirkwood	29,363	-0.5%
57	Affton	19,052	-0.6%
58	Moberly	13,526	-0.6%
59	Harrisonville	9,970	-0.8%
60	Independence	121,740	-1.0%
61	Wildwood	35,133	-1.3%
62	Chesterfield	49,574	-1.4%
63	Manchester	18,160	-1.5%
64	University City	34,685	-1.6%
65	Crestwood	12,295	-1.6%
66	Hannibal	16,771	-1.7%
67	Bridgeton	11,369	-1.7%
68	Jefferson City	42,488	-1.8%
69	Creve Coeur	18,643	-1.9%
70	Sikeston	16,320	-1.9%
71	St. Joseph	71,236	-2.0%
72	Webster Groves	23,712	-2.3%
73	Hazelwood	25,114	-2.4%
74	Ballwin	31,279	-2.5%
75	Raytown	29,445	-2.5%
76	Maryland Heights	27,880	-2.6%
77	Florissant	51,773	-2.7%
78	Lemay	16,228	-2.9%
79	Overland	15,695	-2.9%
80	St. Ann	12,811	-2.9%
81	Ferguson	18,213	-3.0%
82	Oakville	35,333	-3.4%
83	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,498	-3.4%
84	Kennett	10,196	-3.8%
85	Maryville	10,428	-5.1%
86	St. Louis	288,512	-7.7%