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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Odessa, MOMO5,7210.0%−3.1 pts

02Glendale, MOMO6,0600.3%−0.6 pts

03Des Peres, MOMO9,1020.5%−0.8 pts

04Carl Junction, MOMO8,4840.6%−1.2 pts

05Greenwood, MOMO6,3150.9%−0.0 pts

06Smithville, MOMO11,1601.1%−3.8 pts

07Herculaneum, MOMO5,4021.2%−8.9 pts

08Dexter, MOMO7,8511.4%−0.1 pts

09Affton, MOMO19,0521.5%−2.0 pts

10Crestwood, MOMO12,2071.6%−0.2 pts

11Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,0321.6%−0.5 pts

12Ladue, MOMO8,9341.7%+1.0 pts

13Jackson, MOMO16,0331.8%−4.2 pts

14Macon, MOMO5,5321.8%−4.7 pts

15Grain Valley, MOMO16,9081.8%−1.1 pts

16Ashland, MOMO5,2211.8%−1.2 pts

17Pevely, MOMO6,2391.8%−2.3 pts

18Pacific, MOMO7,8241.8%−1.3 pts

19Republic, MOMO22,4041.9%−1.8 pts

20Richmond Heights, MOMO9,0931.9%−1.0 pts

21Maplewood, MOMO8,0332.0%+0.6 pts

22Battlefield, MOMO6,3612.1%−1.3 pts

23St. Peters, MOMO61,4792.3%−0.9 pts

24Wildwood, MOMO34,9552.3%−0.2 pts

25Troy, MOMO15,2012.3%−1.0 pts

26Willard, MOMO6,9042.3%+0.6 pts

27Cottleville, MOMO6,7172.3%−1.0 pts

28Brentwood, MOMO8,0792.4%+1.0 pts

29Savannah, MOMO5,1072.4%+2.3 pts

30Parkville, MOMO9,0932.4%−0.9 pts

31Lemay, MOMO16,2282.5%−2.7 pts

32Maryland Heights, MOMO27,5592.5%−0.7 pts

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

34Mehlville, MOMO29,8052.6%−1.7 pts

35Creve Coeur, MOMO18,4802.6%+0.8 pts

36Kearney, MOMO11,2962.6%+1.0 pts

37Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,9772.6%−2.0 pts

38Rogersville, MOMO5,7542.6%−2.0 pts

39Osage Beach, MOMO5,0792.7%−4.9 pts

40O'Fallon, MOMO96,1012.7%−0.3 pts

41Wentzville, MOMO49,4952.7%−0.8 pts

42Maryville, MOMO10,0922.7%+0.1 pts

43Barnhart, MOMO5,7852.8%−1.6 pts

44Arnold, MOMO20,9942.8%−0.5 pts

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

46Ballwin, MOMO30,9012.9%−0.4 pts

47Concord, MOMO18,3682.9%−0.7 pts

48Raymore, MOMO26,6333.0%+0.3 pts

49Kirkwood, MOMO29,3313.1%−0.2 pts

50Bridgeton, MOMO11,2773.2%−1.4 pts

51Jefferson City, MOMO42,4893.2%−0.6 pts

52Chesterfield, MOMO49,3093.2%+0.8 pts

53Nixa, MOMO26,5973.2%−1.4 pts

54Carthage, MOMO15,8953.2%−2.5 pts

55Gladstone, MOMO27,4973.3%−2.2 pts

56Marshfield, MOMO8,0783.4%−1.6 pts

57Shrewsbury, MOMO6,2313.4%+2.3 pts

58Eureka, MOMO13,4223.4%−1.4 pts

59Blue Springs, MOMO61,6323.5%−0.2 pts

60Sikeston, MOMO15,9833.5%+0.2 pts

61Clayton, MOMO17,8073.6%+1.4 pts

62Chillicothe, MOMO9,1143.6%−0.0 pts

63Richmond, MOMO5,9683.6%+0.3 pts

64Union, MOMO13,4453.7%−1.7 pts

65Webster Groves, MOMO23,4503.7%−0.7 pts

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

67University City, MOMO34,6573.8%+0.6 pts

68Washington, MOMO15,9063.8%+0.8 pts

69Sappington, MOMO7,3673.9%+0.2 pts

70Monett, MOMO10,2483.9%+1.8 pts

71Olivette, MOMO8,9373.9%+0.2 pts

72Wright City, MOMO5,8544.0%+1.2 pts

73Kirksville, MOMO17,8634.0%−2.7 pts

74Columbia, MOMO130,8514.0%+0.5 pts

75Oakville, MOMO35,3334.0%+1.6 pts

76Marshall, MOMO13,7664.1%+0.5 pts

77Sunset Hills, MOMO9,0754.1%−1.0 pts

78Manchester, MOMO18,0694.1%+0.9 pts

79Trenton, MOMO5,5574.1%+0.5 pts

80Farmington, MOMO19,2264.1%+1.1 pts

81Peculiar, MOMO6,3654.1%+0.5 pts

82West Plains, MOMO12,7804.2%+1.0 pts

83Weldon Spring, MOMO5,3014.2%+1.1 pts

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

85Ozark, MOMO23,5444.3%+0.2 pts

86Springfield, MOMO169,8474.3%−0.9 pts

87St. Joseph, MOMO71,0014.3%−0.8 pts

88Webb City, MOMO13,4594.3%−0.1 pts

89Kansas City, MOMO521,2204.4%−0.6 pts

90De Soto, MOMO6,5274.4%−5.1 pts

91Bonne Terre, MOMO6,6364.5%−1.2 pts

92Liberty, MOMO31,3194.5%+2.0 pts

93Neosho, MOMO14,0784.5%+0.2 pts

94Imperial, MOMO5,4884.5%−2.7 pts

95Rolla, MOMO20,5884.6%−0.2 pts

96Murphy, MOMO8,2854.6%−1.3 pts

97Bolivar, MOMO11,9944.7%+1.7 pts

98Valley Park, MOMO6,7674.7%−4.0 pts

99Clinton, MOMO9,5044.7%−2.9 pts

100Warrenton, MOMO9,6674.7%+0.2 pts

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

102Belton, MOMO26,1934.8%+0.8 pts

103St. Ann, MOMO12,6174.9%+0.3 pts

104Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,2954.9%−3.4 pts

105Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,8195.0%+1.3 pts

106St. Louis, MOMO278,1445.0%−0.8 pts

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

108Florissant, MOMO51,1245.1%−2.6 pts

109Waynesville, MOMO5,5585.1%−1.4 pts

110Sedalia, MOMO22,6215.2%−1.9 pts

111Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,9565.2%−0.8 pts

112Hannibal, MOMO16,8045.2%−0.3 pts

113Joplin, MOMO53,9305.3%−0.3 pts

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

115Kennett, MOMO10,1185.4%−2.7 pts

116Cameron, MOMO7,3415.4%+3.0 pts

117Ellisville, MOMO10,3155.4%+0.6 pts

118Old Jamestown, MOMO20,6515.6%+2.0 pts

119Raytown, MOMO29,1545.6%+0.9 pts

120Independence, MOMO121,6755.6%+0.1 pts

121Berkeley, MOMO8,0265.7%−3.2 pts

122Nevada, MOMO8,4045.7%+1.1 pts

123Branson, MOMO12,9215.8%+3.9 pts

124Boonville, MOMO7,8675.8%−1.5 pts

125Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,3685.9%−0.3 pts

126Ferguson, MOMO17,9535.9%−2.2 pts

127Sullivan, MOMO6,9425.9%+2.6 pts

128Park Hills, MOMO8,7535.9%+0.3 pts

129Black Jack, MOMO6,5476.0%−4.3 pts

130Warrensburg, MOMO20,2836.0%+1.1 pts

131Grandview, MOMO26,6536.2%+0.5 pts

132Harrisonville, MOMO10,0406.2%−0.2 pts

133St. John, MOMO6,4416.3%+0.7 pts

134Overland, MOMO15,4746.4%+0.7 pts

135Moberly, MOMO13,7196.5%+2.3 pts

136Oak Grove, MOMO9,3706.5%+1.6 pts

137Festus, MOMO14,0666.6%+0.4 pts

138Perryville, MOMO8,5936.8%+3.4 pts

139Lebanon, MOMO15,6636.9%−0.6 pts

140Aurora, MOMO7,6867.1%−7.4 pts

141Spanish Lake, MOMO17,8737.2%−2.4 pts

142Mexico, MOMO11,5587.3%+1.0 pts

143Jennings, MOMO13,0938.9%−0.3 pts

144Caruthersville, MOMO5,2119.0%−1.4 pts

145Fulton, MOMO12,8539.5%−3.3 pts

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

147Glasgow, MOMO5,50410.0%−0.0 pts

148Hazelwood, MOMO24,84910.4%+2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES