Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US states.

Safety14#44/51
Economy30#36/51
Housing78#12/51
Health14#44/51
Healthcare36#33/51
Environment40#30/49
Education40#31/51
Infrastructure26#38/51
Community54#24/51
Leisure & amenities28#37/51

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Missouri ranks highest and lowest among US states (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Loneliness · low32.5%
79/100United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · low28.1%
79/100United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Pharmacies · high2.1 /10k
79/100United States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Job growth · high0.1%
78/100United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Rent-burdened households · low45.6%
78/100United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Students per teacher · low12.7×
78/100United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Adult smoking · high19.5%
8/100United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Physical inactivity · high31.3%
10/100United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Frequent mental distress · high19.8%
12/100United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Firearm deaths · high20.1 /100k
12/100United States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Homicide rate · high7.7 /100k
12/100United States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Primary care shortage · high10.5
16/100United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
1% (2021) → 33% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+33 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
High ozone daysWorsening
1 days (2017) → 2 days (2022)
+97%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Child care cost burdenWorsening
16.3% (2020 & 2021) → 30.9% (2023 & 2024)
+15 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
33.4 /100k (2021) → 18.0 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−46%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
80.2% (2015-2019) → 89.3% (2020-2024)
+9.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New business applicationsImproving
11.4 /1k (2020) → 16.2 /1k (2025)
+42%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Missouri improved on 16 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 8 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among states: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved16

Uninsured−2.7 points11.9% → 9.2%
Real income+37%$52,340 → $71,484
Poverty−0.7 points12.9% → 12.2%
High school++1.9 points89.9% → 91.9%
New businesses+42%11.4 /1k → 16.2 /1k

Declined3

Traffic deaths+8.5%14.9 /100k → 16.2 /100k
Transit use−0.5 points1.3% → 0.8%
Price / income+0.4×2.8× → 3.3×

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Missouri between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.0 /10k2020	4.6 /10k2025	+16%	Improved	52%
Average commute time	23.9 min2015-2019	23.5 min2020-2024	−0.4 min	Little change	66%
Average weekly wage	$1,0392020	$1,2782025	+23%	Improved	48%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%2015-2019	32.4%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Improved	34%
Broadband subscriptions	80.2%2015-2019	89.3%2020-2024	+9.1 points	Improved	70%
Child poverty rate	17.0%2019	15.3%2024	−1.7 points	Improved	70%
Distance to an airport	40 mi2020	40 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	51%
Drug overdose deaths	29.0 /100k2020	18.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−38%	Improved	68%
Effective property tax rate	1.00%2015-2019	0.89%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	42%
Firearm deaths	23.2 /100k2020	20.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−13%	Improved	66%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−4.4%	Within the margin of error	17%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	+13%	Improved	56%
High school diploma or higher	89.9%2015-2019	91.9%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Improved	70%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	3.3×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	68%
Homicide rate	13.0 /100k2020	7.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−41%	Improved	75%
Income adjusted for local prices	$52,3402019	$71,4842024	+37%	Improved	85%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4642015-2019	0.4652020-2024	+0.001	Within the margin of error	56%
Median household income	$57,3752019	$71,5832024	+25%	Improved	54%
New business applications	11.4 /1k2020	16.2 /1k2025	+42%	Improved	74%
Pharmacies	2.0 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	+1.5%	Within the margin of error	89%
Poverty rate	12.9%2019	12.2%2024	−0.7 points	Improved	81%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.6 /10k2024	−0.9%	Within the margin of error	77%
Public transit commuters	1.3%2015-2019	0.8%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Declined	52%
Rent as share of income	27.9%2015-2019	28.1%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	75%
Rent-burdened households	45.0%2015-2019	45.6%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Restaurants and bars	8.4 /10k2020	8.6 /10k2025	+2.1%	Within the margin of error	54%
Students per teacher	13.3×2019	12.7×2024	−0.6×	Little change	46%
Suicide rate	18.3 /100k2020	19.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+4.4%	Within the margin of error	54%
Traffic deaths	14.9 /100k2015-2019	16.2 /100k2020-2024	+8.5%	Declined	38%
Unemployment rate	6.1%2020	4.0%2025	−2.1 points	Improved	23%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.9%2019	9.2%2024	−2.7 points	Improved	93%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

States like Missouri five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Missouri in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Missouri itself moved +2.1 points in standing on average over the same 31 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

6,191,814 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

6,191,814 residents

Missouri
United States share

White76%4,723,665
Black11%673,780
Hispanic or Latino5.2%324,379

Education

4,243,115 residents (±1,290)

Missouri
United States share

No high school diploma8.1%345,736
High school or GED30%1,280,733
Some college21%883,544

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,508,227 households (±6,821)

Missouri
United States share

Under $25k16%397,106
$25k–50k20%492,288
$50k–75k17%435,737
$75k–100k13%332,037
$100k–150k17%428,796
$150k–200k8.2%204,425
$200k or more8.7%217,838

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−5.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,508,227 households (±6,821)

Missouri
United States share

Own68%1,708,413
Rent32%799,814

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+1.4 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

752,105 households (±5,422)

Missouri
United States share

Under $75023%169,900
$750–1,00025%184,878
$1,000–1,50035%260,330
$1,500–2,000

Home values

1,708,413 homes (±9,125)

Missouri
United States share

Under $150k27%464,847
$150k–250k28%481,922
$250k–400k25%429,754
$400k–750k

Age of homes

2,825,287 homes (±1,043)

Missouri
United States share

2010 or later9.6%271,302
2000–200913%368,338
1980–199925%695,569
1960–1979

Size of homes

2,825,287 homes (±1,043)

Missouri
United States share

Studio2.0%56,697
1 bedroom9.7%275,008
2 bedrooms26%736,313
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

2,959,377 workers (±9,159)

Missouri
United States share

Drive alone75%2,215,039
Carpool8.1%240,731
Public transit0.8%24,849
Walk1.8%52,097
Bike0.2%5,647
Work from home13%384,872
Other1.2%36,142

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+8.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,574,505 workers (±9,478)

Missouri
United States share

Under 15 min30%767,555
15–29 min39%1,007,492
30–44 min20%502,354
45–59 min

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Missouri employ 694,220 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Missouri by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
General and Operations Managers109,020 jobs	109,020	$79,300US $105,770	−25%	1.65×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides94,810 jobs	94,810	$33,080US $35,800	−8%	1.17×
Registered Nurses76,310 jobs	76,310	$81,780US $97,550	−16%	1.2×
Cashiers69,430 jobs	69,430	$30,520US $32,880	−7%	1.19×
Stockers and Order Fillers67,390 jobs	67,390	$36,710US $37,330	−2%	1.26×
Retail Salespersons67,140 jobs	67,140	$33,460US $35,410	−6%	0.91×
Office Clerks, General56,050 jobs	56,050	$42,370US $45,010	−6%	1.2×
Cooks, Fast Food55,780 jobs	55,780	$29,890US $30,890	−3%	4.61×
Customer Service Representatives50,530 jobs	50,530	$44,190US $44,770	−1%	1.03×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers47,760 jobs	47,760	$54,550US $58,640	−7%	1.23×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Missouri.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Missouri has 151,475 employer establishments, 244 for every 10,000 residents (0.98× the US rate of 248), with 2,631,543 paid employees at an average annual pay of $61,049. The Census Bureau also counts 498,312 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 151,475; 498,312 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 244; US 248
Paid employees: 2,631,543
Average annual pay: $61,049; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Missouri by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	12,189	19.6	0.94×About typical	136,531	$73,111	18,357
Restaurants and other eating places	10,657	17.2	0.94×About typical	216,564	$22,011	2,035
Specialty trade contractors	9,617	15.5	1.00×About typical	96,028	$71,548	37,155
Lessors of real estate	6,217	10	0.81×About typical	30,055	$60,975	52,290
Limited-service restaurants	4,814	7.8	0.97×About typical	98,624	$19,516	870
Religious organizations	4,764	7.7	1.38×More than typical	41,527	$27,075	—
Full-service restaurants	4,522	7.3	0.95×About typical	101,104	$24,806	730
Individual and family services	4,380	7.1	2.52×More than typical	42,027	$32,336	2,797
Construction of buildings	4,213	6.8	0.90×About typical	33,153	$84,989	18,888
Services to buildings and dwellings	4,067	6.6	0.97×About typical	40,822	$35,550	30,061
Automotive repair and maintenance	3,616	5.8	1.16×About typical	21,463	$47,581	7,231
Insurance agencies and brokerages	3,613	5.8	1.33×More than typical	28,186	$86,047	8,308

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 6,205,956 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $11.8B on contracts performed in Missouri: $1,876 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $11.8B; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $1,876; US $1,994
Sole-source: 52%; US 30%
Single offer: 3.4%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Air Force$4.7B40%
Department of Energy$2.3B19%
Department of the Navy$1.3B11%
Defense Health Agency$690.7M5.9%
Defense Logistics Agency$665.8M5.7%
Department of the Army$620.6M5.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs$306.2M2.6%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$215.7M1.8%

Top recipients

THE BOEING COMPANY$5.3B45%
HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$2.3B19%
THE BOEING COMPANY$865.8M7.4%
EVERNORTH FEDERAL SERVICES INC$686.5M5.8%
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY LLC$298.5M2.5%

Spending by fiscal year

10.8BFY2017
16.2BFY2018
15.1BFY2019
15.8BFY2020
13.3BFY2021
11.2BFY2022
15.6BFY2023
16.2B

Top industries (NAICS)

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$4.4B38%
Facilities support services · 5612$2.4B20%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$1.5B13%
Insurance carriers · 5241$686.5M5.8%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$380.6M3.2%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415

Largest awards

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS -- CONTRACT NO. DE-NA0002839$17.7B
HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC· Jackson County, MO· Facilities & utilities· Oct 28, 2016 – Sep 29, 2026· DENA0002839
RSAF F-15 FLEET MODERNIZATION PROGRAM$11.2B
THE BOEING COMPANY· St. Louis County, MO· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Nov 2, 2016 – Apr 13, 2026· FA863412C2651
F-15, FMS, F-15QA AIR VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT$6.4B
THE BOEING COMPANY· St. Louis County, MO· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 22, 2017 – Jun 10, 2026· FA863418C2701
F/A-18E AIRCRAFT

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $79.3B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Missouri: $12,650 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $79.3B; −0.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $12,650; US $12,955
Loan face value: $3.9B; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$24B30%
93.778 · Grants to States for Medicaid$13.4B17%
93.770 · Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage$10.2B13%
93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$5.5B6.9%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$3.6B4.6%
93.773 · Medicare Hospital Insurance$3.5B4.4%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$3.5B4.4%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$2.2B2.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MISSO$16.3B21%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MISSOURI$1.7B2.2%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1.7B2.1%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF$1.2B1.6%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$33.4B42%
Department of Health and Human Services
Social Security Administration$30.7B39%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$4.1B5.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Food and Nutrition Service$2B2.6%
Department of Agriculture
Federal Highway Administration

Assistance by fiscal year

68BFY2021
65.3BFY2022
70.7BFY2023
76.2BFY2024
79.7BFY2025
79.3BFY2026

County aggregates

69%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

Federal money per resident in Missouri, and how its outcomes moved, each next to the United States. Counties whose money jumped are compared on their own pages.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Missouri
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Missouri	United States
FY2017	$1,775	$1,436
FY2018	$2,637	$1,552
FY2019	$2,459	$1,654
FY2020	$2,569	$1,880
FY2021	$2,151	$1,810
FY2022	$1,805	$1,917
FY2023	$2,507	$2,079
FY2024	$2,592	$2,047
FY2025	$2,228	$2,165
FY2026	$1,876 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Missouri	United States
FY2017	$66.44	$93.28
FY2018	$87.72	$105
FY2019	$180	$128
FY2020	$149	$145
FY2021	$125	$117
FY2022	$135

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Missouri	United States
FY2021	$5,786	$5,748
FY2022	$4,943	$5,221
FY2023	$5,949	$5,364
FY2024	$6,122	$5,501
FY2025	$5,462	$5,732
FY2026	$5,338

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Missouri	United States
FY2021	$345	$298
FY2022	$279	$357
FY2023	$281	$301
FY2024	$330	$319
FY2025	$329	$360
FY2026	$311 (partial year)

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Missouri	United States
FY2021	$172	$239
FY2022	$108	$185
FY2023	$149	$229
FY2024	$132	$229
FY2025	$166	$249
FY2026	$109 (partial year)

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Missouri	United States
FY2021	$2,185	$2,304
FY2022	$2,194	$2,197
FY2023	$2,571	$2,274
FY2024	$2,379	$2,267
FY2025	$2,329	$2,397
FY2026	$2,650 (partial year)

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Missouri	United States
FY2021	$1,003	$1,186
FY2022	$309	$465
FY2023	$78.97	$76.52
FY2024	$94.56	$120
FY2025	$136	$148
FY2026	$102 (partial year)

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Missouri
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Missouri and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	1.2%	2.0%
2015	1.8%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Counties of Missouri whose money per resident jumped. Open a county for its comparison with similar counties.

Osage County, MOContracts and grants · FY2024$6,527 (9.9×)
Perry County, MOFederal contracts · FY2024$1,598 (4.9×)
Bollinger County, MOContracts and grants · FY2024$1,284 (11×)
Crawford County, MOContracts and grants · FY2024$1,094 (3.4×)
Osage County, MOTransportation grants · FY2024$771 (4×)
Christian County, MO

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/29

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Missouri is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Senate

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Counties of Missouri

All 115 counties, best quality-of-life score first.

Metro areas in Missouri

Metropolitan and micropolitan areas based in Missouri, largest first.

Largest cities and towns in Missouri

By population.

All 1,081 cities and towns in Missouri

Neighboring states

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar states

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/29

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	−4.1%	−4.2%
2015	−1.2%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.7%	+3.3%
2018	+6.3%	+6.8%
2019	+9.6%	+10.5%
2020	+17.1%	+19.4%
2021	+22.4%	+26.1%
2022	+28.4%	+30.6%
2023	+33.8%	+35.0%
2024	+38.7%	+41.0%
2025	+44.1%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	−5.6%	−5.5%
2015	−2.6%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.2%	+4.1%
2018	+6.5%	+8.9%
2019	+10.5%	+13.5%
2020	+19.1%	+20.8%
2021	+29.8%	+32.1%
2022	+33.5%	+35.4%
2023	+42.5%	+42.9%
2024	+48.1%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	2.6/1k	3.3/1k
2015	3.0/1k	3.7/1k
2016	3.1/1k	3.7/1k
2017	3.1/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.8/1k	4.1/1k
2019	2.8/1k	4.2/1k
2020	3.2/1k	4.4/1k
2021	3.5/1k	5.2/1k
2022	3.4/1k	5.0/1k
2023	2.7/1k	4.5/1k
2024	3.0/1k	4.3/1k
2025	2.8/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	−6.6%	−6.9%
2015	−2.9%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.5%	+4.7%
2018	+5.2%	+7.5%
2019	+10.9%	+14.0%
2020	+13.7%	+16.9%
2021	+19.5%	+21.0%
2022	+25.3%	+29.7%
2023	+32.4%	+34.9%
2024	+38.4%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	15.5%	15.5%
2015	14.8%	14.7%
2016	14.0%	14.0%
2017	13.4%	13.4%
2018	13.2%	13.1%
2019	12.9%	12.3%
2020	12.1%	11.9%
2021	12.8%	12.8%
2022	13.1%	12.6%
2023	12.0%	12.5%
2024	12.2%	12.1%

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	6.2%	6.2%
2015	5.1%	5.3%
2016	4.6%	4.9%
2017	3.8%	4.4%
2018	3.2%	3.9%
2019	3.2%	3.7%
2020	6.1%	8.1%
2021	4.1%	5.4%
2022	2.6%	3.7%
2023	3.1%	3.6%
2024	3.7%	4.0%
2025	4.0%	4.3%

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	−9.6% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−4.7% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+5.5% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+11.3% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+16.8% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+29.6% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+46.5% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+60.7% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+67.5% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+73.9% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+77.8% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	13.7%	13.5%
2015	11.5%	10.9%
2016	10.6%	10.0%
2017	10.9%	10.2%
2018	11.4%	10.4%
2019	11.9%	10.8%
2020	12.2%	10.4%
2021	11.4%	10.2%
2022	10.2%	9.5%
2023	9.0%	9.5%
2024	9.2%	9.8%

Calendar years	Missouri	United States
2014	7.3/1k	8.5/1k
2015	7.8/1k	8.7/1k
2016	8.5/1k	9.1/1k
2017	9.0/1k	9.8/1k
2018	9.6/1k	10.7/1k
2019	9.6/1k	10.6/1k
2020	11.4/1k	13.1/1k
2021	13.7/1k	16.2/1k
2022	13.1/1k	15.1/1k
2023	14.4/1k	16.2/1k
2024	13.6/1k	15.4/1k
2025	16.2/1k	16.6/1k

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved16

Declined3

States like Missouri five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

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Getting to work

How people get to work

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Local businesses

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Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

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Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Public money & outcomes

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

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Representation in Congress

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Counties of Missouri

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Neighboring states

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Data and sources

Improved16

Declined3

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Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

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Home values

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Money per resident

How outcomes moved

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