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Most sparsely populated, Missouri cities · 2020

Missouri cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 148 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 148 is 1,457.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Park Hills, MOMO8,753422+9%

02Osage Beach, MOMO5,079472+27%

03Parkville, MOMO9,093476+75%

04Wildwood, MOMO34,955531+8%

05Branson, MOMO12,921592+109%

06St. Robert, MOMO5,602617+88%

07Peculiar, MOMO6,365620+116%

08Smithville, MOMO11,160644+89%

09Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,432693+17%

10Weldon Spring, MOMO5,301696+1%

11Waynesville, MOMO5,558756+54%

12Ashland, MOMO5,221762+154%

13Kearney, MOMO11,296780+90%

14Bridgeton, MOMO11,277786−26%

15Neosho, MOMO14,078799+20%

16Wright City, MOMO5,854805+219%

17Imperial, MOMO5,488841+1%

18Sullivan, MOMO6,942843+9%

19Trenton, MOMO5,557870−10%

20Macon, MOMO5,532900−1%

21Nevada, MOMO8,404905−5%

22West Plains, MOMO12,780916+12%

23Warrenton, MOMO9,667932+60%

24Mexico, MOMO11,558942+1%

25Sikeston, MOMO15,983950−4%

26Boonville, MOMO7,867962−3%

27Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,819973−3%

28Richmond, MOMO5,968978−2%

29Clinton, MOMO9,5041,007−1%

30Town and Country, MOMO11,6191,013+7%

31Liberty, MOMO31,3191,017+15%

32North Kansas City, MOMO5,6131,021−5%

33Fulton, MOMO12,8531,022+4%

34Harrisonville, MOMO10,0401,024+13%

35Sunset Hills, MOMO9,0751,024+11%

36Lebanon, MOMO15,6631,025+24%

37Rogersville, MOMO5,7541,030+158%

38Eureka, MOMO13,4221,045+52%

39Moberly, MOMO13,7191,046+15%

40Perryville, MOMO8,5931,048+12%

41Willard, MOMO6,9041,049+99%

42Ladue, MOMO8,9341,050+4%

43Hannibal, MOMO16,8041,069−4%

44Caruthersville, MOMO5,2111,078−18%

45Pacific, MOMO7,8241,084+35%

46Monett, MOMO10,2481,089+29%

47Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,9561,093+57%

48Dexter, MOMO7,8511,100+8%

49Herculaneum, MOMO5,4021,124+67%

50Aurora, MOMO7,6861,146+3%

51Greenwood, MOMO6,3151,154+52%

52Republic, MOMO22,4041,170+122%

53Barnhart, MOMO5,7851,177−5%

54Cottleville, MOMO6,7171,186+191%

55Pevely, MOMO6,2391,191+60%

56Jefferson City, MOMO42,4891,199+9%

57Kirksville, MOMO17,8631,219+3%

58Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,2951,235−3%

59Cameron, MOMO7,3411,240+2%

60Oak Grove, MOMO9,3701,272+47%

61Chillicothe, MOMO9,1141,277+2%

62Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,0651,282+12%

63Carthage, MOMO15,8951,284+23%

64Maryland Heights, MOMO27,5591,293+10%

65Bolivar, MOMO11,9941,298+17%

66Old Jamestown, MOMO20,6511,324–

67Raymore, MOMO26,6331,325+106%

68Marshfield, MOMO8,0781,351+30%

69Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,9771,351+12%

70Union, MOMO13,4451,358+59%

71Joplin, MOMO53,9301,359+14%

72Marshall, MOMO13,7661,364+11%

73Odessa, MOMO5,7211,365+16%

74Jackson, MOMO16,0331,440+30%

75Washington, MOMO15,9061,457+9%

76De Soto, MOMO6,5271,472+1%

77Carl Junction, MOMO8,4841,488+54%

78Kennett, MOMO10,1181,502−7%

79Webb City, MOMO13,4591,508+33%

80Sedalia, MOMO22,6211,520+7%

81Valley Park, MOMO6,7671,529+6%

82Savannah, MOMO5,1071,560+6%

83Chesterfield, MOMO49,3091,571+7%

84Independence, MOMO121,6751,577+9%

85Lee's Summit, MOMO107,5141,582+43%

86Hazelwood, MOMO24,8491,587−3%

87Kansas City, MOMO521,2201,615+15%

88Maryville, MOMO10,0921,6360%

89Troy, MOMO15,2011,643+88%

90Rolla, MOMO20,5881,644+22%

91St. Joseph, MOMO71,0011,646−2%

92Berkeley, MOMO8,0261,659−18%

93Belton, MOMO26,1931,682+10%

94Bonne Terre, MOMO6,6361,697+71%

95Ozark, MOMO23,5441,752+120%

96Grandview, MOMO26,6531,780+5%

97Arnold, MOMO20,9941,809+4%

98Creve Coeur, MOMO18,4801,833+14%

99Columbia, MOMO130,8511,876+49%

100Farmington, MOMO19,2261,919+31%

101Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,1291,956+64%

102Springfield, MOMO169,8472,033+12%

103Warrensburg, MOMO20,2832,056+18%

104Wentzville, MOMO49,4952,078+543%

105Des Peres, MOMO9,1022,129+7%

106Festus, MOMO14,0662,152+32%

107Murphy, MOMO8,2852,181−7%

108Oakville, MOMO35,3332,286+3%

109Ellisville, MOMO10,3152,288+10%

110Battlefield, MOMO6,3612,334+151%

111Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,0322,389+191%

112Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,3682,441−5%

113Spanish Lake, MOMO17,8732,498−14%

114Nixa, MOMO26,5972,499+92%

115Grain Valley, MOMO16,9082,536+203%

116Black Jack, MOMO6,5472,565−2%

117St. Peters, MOMO61,4792,568+12%

118Blue Springs, MOMO61,6322,584+22%

119St. Charles, MOMO72,5612,797+17%

120O'Fallon, MOMO96,1012,992+98%

121Ferguson, MOMO17,9533,003−17%

122Raytown, MOMO29,1543,022−1%

123Olivette, MOMO8,9373,069+14%

124Kirkwood, MOMO29,3313,209+8%

125Concord, MOMO18,3683,215+6%

126Sappington, MOMO7,3673,340+10%

127Gladstone, MOMO27,4973,349+3%

128Jennings, MOMO13,0933,454−17%

129Crestwood, MOMO12,2073,459+5%

130Ballwin, MOMO30,9013,463−1%

131Overland, MOMO15,4743,635−5%

132Manchester, MOMO18,0693,643−4%

133Mehlville, MOMO29,8053,8730%

134Richmond Heights, MOMO9,0934,053−3%

135Webster Groves, MOMO23,4504,061+3%

136St. Ann, MOMO12,6174,126−4%

137Lemay, MOMO16,2284,185−1%

138Florissant, MOMO51,1244,185+4%

139Brentwood, MOMO8,0794,216+7%

140Shrewsbury, MOMO6,2314,446−4%

141Affton, MOMO19,0524,468−1%

142St. John, MOMO6,4414,665−3%

143Glendale, MOMO6,0604,762+7%

144Glasgow, MOMO5,5044,785−12%

145St. Louis, MOMO278,1444,886−13%

146Maplewood, MOMO8,0335,284−10%

147University City, MOMO34,6575,961−6%

148Clayton, MOMO17,8076,923+35%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS