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Lowest unemployment, Missouri cities

Missouri cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 148 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 148 is 4.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Herculaneum, MO, up 137 places to #7.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲38Odessa, MOMO5,7210.0%−3.1 pts

02▲3Glendale, MOMO6,0600.3%−0.6 pts

03▲5Des Peres, MOMO9,1020.5%−0.8 pts

04▲9Carl Junction, MOMO8,4840.6%−1.2 pts

05▲1Greenwood, MOMO6,3150.9%0.0 pts

06▲89Smithville, MOMO11,1601.1%−3.8 pts

07▲137Herculaneum, MOMO5,4021.2%−8.9 pts

08▲3Dexter, MOMO7,8511.4%−0.1 pts

09▲50Affton, MOMO19,0521.5%−2.0 pts

10▲6Crestwood, MOMO12,2071.6%−0.2 pts

11▲8Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,0321.6%−0.5 pts

12▼10Ladue, MOMO8,9341.7%+1.0 pts

13▲105Jackson, MOMO16,0331.8%−4.2 pts

14▲110Macon, MOMO5,5321.8%−4.7 pts

15▲17Grain Valley, MOMO16,9081.8%−1.1 pts

16▲20Ashland, MOMO5,2211.8%−1.2 pts

17▲59Pevely, MOMO6,2391.8%−2.3 pts

18▲23Pacific, MOMO7,8241.8%−1.3 pts

19▲47Republic, MOMO22,4041.9%−1.8 pts

20▲11Richmond Heights, MOMO9,0931.9%−1.0 pts

21▼11Maplewood, MOMO8,0332.0%+0.6 pts

22▲35Battlefield, MOMO6,3612.1%−1.3 pts

23▲17St. Peters, MOMO61,4792.3%−0.9 pts

24▲3Wildwood, MOMO34,9552.3%−0.2 pts

25▲30Troy, MOMO15,2012.3%−1.0 pts

26▼12Willard, MOMO6,9042.3%+0.6 pts

27▲24Cottleville, MOMO6,7172.3%−1.0 pts

28▼19Brentwood, MOMO8,0792.4%+1.0 pts

29▼28Savannah, MOMO5,1072.4%+2.3 pts

30▲17Parkville, MOMO9,0932.4%−0.9 pts

31▲71Lemay, MOMO16,2282.5%−2.7 pts

32▲14Maryland Heights, MOMO27,5592.5%−0.7 pts

33▼7Town and Country, MOMO11,6192.5%+0.1 pts

34▲45Mehlville, MOMO29,8052.6%−1.7 pts

35▼20Creve Coeur, MOMO18,4802.6%+0.8 pts

36▼24Kearney, MOMO11,2962.6%+1.0 pts

37▲52Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,9772.6%−2.0 pts

38▲50Rogersville, MOMO5,7542.6%−2.0 pts

39▲92Osage Beach, MOMO5,0792.7%−4.9 pts

40▼6O'Fallon, MOMO96,1012.7%−0.3 pts

41▲17Wentzville, MOMO49,4952.7%−0.8 pts

42▼14Maryville, MOMO10,0922.7%+0.1 pts

43▲37Barnhart, MOMO5,7852.8%−1.6 pts

44▲5Arnold, MOMO20,9942.8%−0.5 pts

45▼25St. Charles, MOMO72,5612.9%+0.8 pts

46▲6Ballwin, MOMO30,9012.9%−0.4 pts

47▲20Concord, MOMO18,3682.9%−0.7 pts

48▼19Raymore, MOMO26,6333.0%+0.3 pts

49▼1Kirkwood, MOMO29,3313.1%−0.2 pts

50▲35Bridgeton, MOMO11,2773.2%−1.4 pts

51▲21Jefferson City, MOMO42,4893.2%−0.6 pts

52▼28Chesterfield, MOMO49,3093.2%+0.8 pts

53▲34Nixa, MOMO26,5973.2%−1.4 pts

54▲60Carthage, MOMO15,8953.2%−2.5 pts

55▲52Gladstone, MOMO27,4973.3%−2.2 pts

56▲42Marshfield, MOMO8,0783.4%−1.6 pts

57▼50Shrewsbury, MOMO6,2313.4%+2.3 pts

58▲34Eureka, MOMO13,4223.4%−1.4 pts

59▲9Blue Springs, MOMO61,6323.5%−0.2 pts

60▼7Sikeston, MOMO15,9833.5%+0.2 pts

61▼40Clayton, MOMO17,8073.6%+1.4 pts

62▲3Chillicothe, MOMO9,1143.6%0.0 pts

63▼9Richmond, MOMO5,9683.6%+0.3 pts

64▲40Union, MOMO13,4453.7%−1.7 pts

65▲17Webster Groves, MOMO23,4503.7%−0.7 pts

66▲8Lee's Summit, MOMO107,5143.8%−0.3 pts

67▼23University City, MOMO34,6573.8%+0.6 pts

68▼33Washington, MOMO15,9063.8%+0.8 pts

69▲1Sappington, MOMO7,3673.9%+0.2 pts

70▼52Monett, MOMO10,2483.9%+1.8 pts

71Olivette, MOMO8,9373.9%+0.2 pts

72▼42Wright City, MOMO5,8544.0%+1.2 pts

73▲53Kirksville, MOMO17,8634.0%−2.7 pts

74▼13Columbia, MOMO130,8514.0%+0.5 pts

75▼50Oakville, MOMO35,3334.0%+1.6 pts

76▼16Marshall, MOMO13,7664.1%+0.5 pts

77▲23Sunset Hills, MOMO9,0754.1%−1.0 pts

78▼36Manchester, MOMO18,0694.1%+0.9 pts

79▼16Trenton, MOMO5,5574.1%+0.5 pts

80▼43Farmington, MOMO19,2264.1%+1.1 pts

81▼17Peculiar, MOMO6,3654.1%+0.5 pts

82▼37West Plains, MOMO12,7804.2%+1.0 pts

83▼45Weldon Spring, MOMO5,3014.2%+1.1 pts

84▼81St. Robert, MOMO5,6024.3%+3.5 pts

85▼10Ozark, MOMO23,5444.3%+0.2 pts

86▲17Springfield, MOMO169,8474.3%−0.9 pts

87▲14St. Joseph, MOMO71,0014.3%−0.8 pts

88▼5Webb City, MOMO13,4594.3%−0.1 pts

89▲8Kansas City, MOMO521,2204.4%−0.6 pts

90▲51De Soto, MOMO6,5274.4%−5.1 pts

91▲22Bonne Terre, MOMO6,6364.5%−1.2 pts

92▼69Liberty, MOMO31,3194.5%+2.0 pts

93▼12Neosho, MOMO14,0784.5%+0.2 pts

94▲34Imperial, MOMO5,4884.5%−2.7 pts

95▼1Rolla, MOMO20,5884.6%−0.2 pts

96▲21Murphy, MOMO8,2854.6%−1.3 pts

97▼64Bolivar, MOMO11,9944.7%+1.7 pts

98▲40Valley Park, MOMO6,7674.7%−4.0 pts

99▲33Clinton, MOMO9,5044.7%−2.9 pts

100▼16Warrenton, MOMO9,6674.7%+0.2 pts

101▼24Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,1294.7%+0.5 pts

102▼29Belton, MOMO26,1934.8%+0.8 pts

103▼13St. Ann, MOMO12,6174.9%+0.3 pts

104▲33Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,2954.9%−3.4 pts

105▼36Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,8195.0%+1.3 pts

106▲10St. Louis, MOMO278,1445.0%−0.8 pts

107▼2Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,4325.1%−0.4 pts

108▲25Florissant, MOMO51,1245.1%−2.6 pts

109▲16Waynesville, MOMO5,5585.1%−1.4 pts

110▲17Sedalia, MOMO22,6215.2%−1.9 pts

111▲8Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,9565.2%−0.8 pts

112▼6Hannibal, MOMO16,8045.2%−0.3 pts

113▼5Joplin, MOMO53,9305.3%−0.3 pts

114▼71Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,0655.3%+2.1 pts

115▲20Kennett, MOMO10,1185.4%−2.7 pts

116▼94Cameron, MOMO7,3415.4%+3.0 pts

117▼24Ellisville, MOMO10,3155.4%+0.6 pts

118▼56Old Jamestown, MOMO20,6515.6%+2.0 pts

119▼28Raytown, MOMO29,1545.6%+0.9 pts

120▼11Independence, MOMO121,6755.6%+0.1 pts

121▲18Berkeley, MOMO8,0265.7%−3.2 pts

122▼36Nevada, MOMO8,4045.7%+1.1 pts

123▼106Branson, MOMO12,9215.8%+3.9 pts

124▲5Boonville, MOMO7,8675.8%−1.5 pts

125▼5Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,3685.9%−0.3 pts

126▲8Ferguson, MOMO17,9535.9%−2.2 pts

127▼77Sullivan, MOMO6,9425.9%+2.6 pts

128▼17Park Hills, MOMO8,7535.9%+0.3 pts

129▲16Black Jack, MOMO6,5476.0%−4.3 pts

130▼34Warrensburg, MOMO20,2836.0%+1.1 pts

131▼19Grandview, MOMO26,6536.2%+0.5 pts

132▼9Harrisonville, MOMO10,0406.2%−0.2 pts

133▼23St. John, MOMO6,4416.3%+0.7 pts

134▼19Overland, MOMO15,4746.4%+0.7 pts

135▼57Moberly, MOMO13,7196.5%+2.3 pts

136▼37Oak Grove, MOMO9,3706.5%+1.6 pts

137▼16Festus, MOMO14,0666.6%+0.4 pts

138▼82Perryville, MOMO8,5936.8%+3.4 pts

139▼9Lebanon, MOMO15,6636.9%−0.6 pts

140▲8Aurora, MOMO7,6867.1%−7.4 pts

141▲1Spanish Lake, MOMO17,8737.2%−2.4 pts

142▼20Mexico, MOMO11,5587.3%+1.0 pts

143▼3Jennings, MOMO13,0938.9%−0.3 pts

144▲2Caruthersville, MOMO5,2119.0%−1.4 pts

145▲2Fulton, MOMO12,8539.5%−3.3 pts

146▼142North Kansas City, MOMO5,6139.5%+8.6 pts

147▼4Glasgow, MOMO5,50410.0%0.0 pts

148▼12Hazelwood, MOMO24,84910.4%+2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES