RANKING · 2024 ACS · 148 SHOWN OF 148

Most white-collar workforce, Missouri cities

Missouri cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 148 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 148 is 38.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Overland, MO, up 72 places to #68.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01▲1Ladue, MOMO8,93482.4%+15.3 pts

02▲3Glendale, MOMO6,06079.4%+17.4 pts

03▲1Clayton, MOMO17,80776.6%+7.3 pts

04▼1Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09372.6%+18.7 pts

05▼4Town and Country, MOMO11,61972.5%+9.7 pts

06Chesterfield, MOMO49,30970.1%+12.3 pts

07▲11Des Peres, MOMO9,10267.7%+6.9 pts

08▼1Webster Groves, MOMO23,45067.5%+11.3 pts

09Olivette, MOMO8,93765.6%+13.1 pts

10▲7Brentwood, MOMO8,07965.6%+9.6 pts

11▼3Creve Coeur, MOMO18,48065.2%+0.8 pts

12Kirkwood, MOMO29,33163.8%+11.1 pts

13▲9Weldon Spring, MOMO5,30162.9%+7.2 pts

14Wildwood, MOMO34,95562.2%+8.2 pts

15▼5Parkville, MOMO9,09362.2%+9.4 pts

16▼1University City, MOMO34,65762.1%+8.8 pts

17▼6Manchester, MOMO18,06960.9%+12.8 pts

18▼2Maplewood, MOMO8,03359.6%+19.8 pts

19▼6Eureka, MOMO13,42259.4%+11.0 pts

20Ballwin, MOMO30,90159.3%+10.3 pts

21▲28Ashland, MOMO5,22158.0%+12.2 pts

22▲6Shrewsbury, MOMO6,23157.4%+11.1 pts

23▲7Crestwood, MOMO12,20756.5%+13.7 pts

24▼5Maryland Heights, MOMO27,55956.3%+13.2 pts

25▼2Ellisville, MOMO10,31553.9%+3.8 pts

26▲7Valley Park, MOMO6,76752.6%+2.7 pts

27▼3Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,03252.5%+4.2 pts

28▲33Kearney, MOMO11,29652.3%+10.4 pts

29Columbia, MOMO130,85152.3%+8.1 pts

30▼4Lee's Summit, MOMO107,51450.7%+2.7 pts

31▲1O'Fallon, MOMO96,10150.5%+8.4 pts

32▼5Sappington, MOMO7,36750.3%+7.2 pts

33▼12Sunset Hills, MOMO9,07550.3%+0.7 pts

34▲2Battlefield, MOMO6,36150.0%+10.0 pts

35▲5Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,12949.9%+3.3 pts

36▲18Nixa, MOMO26,59749.6%+12.2 pts

37▲2Concord, MOMO18,36849.5%+2.9 pts

38▼3St. Louis, MOMO278,14449.2%+14.2 pts

39▼2St. Charles, MOMO72,56149.0%+10.8 pts

40▼15Cottleville, MOMO6,71748.2%+0.3 pts

41▲61Black Jack, MOMO6,54747.4%+11.3 pts

42▲1Wentzville, MOMO49,49547.2%+10.8 pts

43▼1Old Jamestown, MOMO20,65147.2%+4.6 pts

44▼3Oakville, MOMO35,33346.8%+4.4 pts

45▼11Raymore, MOMO26,63346.6%+6.9 pts

46▼8St. Peters, MOMO61,47945.4%+6.4 pts

47▲16Jefferson City, MOMO42,48945.0%+3.9 pts

48▼3Kansas City, MOMO521,22044.8%+8.6 pts

49▲28Carl Junction, MOMO8,48444.6%+3.3 pts

50▲30Washington, MOMO15,90644.5%+8.9 pts

51▲44Smithville, MOMO11,16043.9%+6.1 pts

52▼21Rolla, MOMO20,58843.5%+4.5 pts

53▼9Willard, MOMO6,90443.4%+18.9 pts

54▲6Affton, MOMO19,05243.0%+8.2 pts

55▼7Jackson, MOMO16,03342.5%+13.7 pts

56▼10Liberty, MOMO31,31942.1%+2.4 pts

57▲7Kirksville, MOMO17,86341.0%+2.5 pts

58▲12Blue Springs, MOMO61,63240.7%+4.2 pts

59▲16Republic, MOMO22,40440.5%+9.4 pts

60▼10Waynesville, MOMO5,55840.4%+11.3 pts

61▲12Grain Valley, MOMO16,90840.4%+4.4 pts

62▼10Greenwood, MOMO6,31540.1%+1.3 pts

63▼8Ozark, MOMO23,54440.1%+4.4 pts

64▼6Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,97739.7%+7.3 pts

65▲13North Kansas City, MOMO5,61339.4%+6.2 pts

66▲10Gladstone, MOMO27,49739.3%+6.0 pts

67▲22Savannah, MOMO5,10739.3%+10.6 pts

68▲72Overland, MOMO15,47439.2%+16.3 pts

69▲2Odessa, MOMO5,72139.0%+14.2 pts

70▼17West Plains, MOMO12,78038.8%+11.4 pts

71▼2Macon, MOMO5,53238.5%+8.4 pts

72▲19Branson, MOMO12,92138.5%+6.5 pts

73▼11Warrensburg, MOMO20,28338.5%+12.2 pts

74▼8Hazelwood, MOMO24,84938.4%+3.8 pts

75▼10Bolivar, MOMO11,99438.1%+4.7 pts

76▲3Arnold, MOMO20,99437.8%+10.1 pts

77▲11Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,95637.6%+11.0 pts

78▼10Bridgeton, MOMO11,27737.5%+6.2 pts

79▼5Mehlville, MOMO29,80536.9%+3.5 pts

80▼8Joplin, MOMO53,93036.8%+8.2 pts

81▲3Springfield, MOMO169,84736.6%+7.9 pts

82▲32Peculiar, MOMO6,36536.5%+9.9 pts

83▲3Farmington, MOMO19,22636.0%+7.2 pts

84▲1Fulton, MOMO12,85335.8%+9.2 pts

85▲16Pacific, MOMO7,82435.7%+11.1 pts

86▼19Marshfield, MOMO8,07835.7%+18.0 pts

87▼5Maryville, MOMO10,09235.6%+13.1 pts

88▲17Rogersville, MOMO5,75435.5%+12.8 pts

89▲11Belton, MOMO26,19335.4%+7.0 pts

90▲23Imperial, MOMO5,48835.2%+8.5 pts

91▲31Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,36835.0%+11.2 pts

92▼33Barnhart, MOMO5,78534.4%+5.5 pts

93▼37Festus, MOMO14,06634.4%+3.0 pts

94▲5Oak Grove, MOMO9,37033.6%+6.3 pts

95▲15Raytown, MOMO29,15433.5%+3.7 pts

96▼45St. Robert, MOMO5,60233.2%+7.0 pts

97▲12Dexter, MOMO7,85133.1%+8.1 pts

98▼4Sikeston, MOMO15,98333.0%+9.6 pts

99▼18Boonville, MOMO7,86732.4%+5.4 pts

100▲11Webb City, MOMO13,45932.3%+8.3 pts

101▲3Independence, MOMO121,67532.1%+4.9 pts

102▲22Troy, MOMO15,20131.8%+4.9 pts

103▼56Herculaneum, MOMO5,40231.7%+5.7 pts

104▼11Chillicothe, MOMO9,11431.6%+1.9 pts

105▼22Cameron, MOMO7,34131.5%+6.7 pts

106▲11Perryville, MOMO8,59331.3%+9.8 pts

107▲34Clinton, MOMO9,50431.2%+6.8 pts

108▲12Grandview, MOMO26,65331.1%+2.6 pts

109▲12Osage Beach, MOMO5,07930.8%−6.9 pts

110▼3Moberly, MOMO13,71930.7%+1.8 pts

111▼15Florissant, MOMO51,12430.7%+3.9 pts

112▲21Pevely, MOMO6,23930.6%+9.3 pts

113▼56Nevada, MOMO8,40430.2%+5.2 pts

114▲20Wright City, MOMO5,85430.2%+5.6 pts

115St. Joseph, MOMO71,00129.8%+0.8 pts

116▼10Hannibal, MOMO16,80429.3%+1.6 pts

117▲30Bonne Terre, MOMO6,63629.3%+9.0 pts

118▼28Union, MOMO13,44529.1%+3.0 pts

119▲25Jennings, MOMO13,09329.0%+7.4 pts

120▲7Ferguson, MOMO17,95328.8%+2.5 pts

121▲16Lemay, MOMO16,22828.7%+10.0 pts

122▼19Kennett, MOMO10,11828.2%+2.8 pts

123▲7Warrenton, MOMO9,66728.1%+0.5 pts

124▲5St. John, MOMO6,44128.0%+6.4 pts

125▲14Carthage, MOMO15,89527.8%+4.4 pts

126▼34Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,06527.8%+5.5 pts

127▲11Spanish Lake, MOMO17,87327.7%+2.2 pts

128▼3Neosho, MOMO14,07827.4%+1.8 pts

129▼21Trenton, MOMO5,55727.4%+8.4 pts

130▼18Glasgow, MOMO5,50426.8%+6.8 pts

131▲12Mexico, MOMO11,55826.5%+4.0 pts

132▼4Lebanon, MOMO15,66326.4%+10.0 pts

133▲13Richmond, MOMO5,96826.4%−0.9 pts

134▼11St. Ann, MOMO12,61726.4%+3.5 pts

135▼37Murphy, MOMO8,28526.4%+2.4 pts

136▼18Harrisonville, MOMO10,04025.5%−0.2 pts

137▼1Aurora, MOMO7,68625.3%+1.9 pts

138▼6Monett, MOMO10,24824.7%−6.5 pts

139▼52Marshall, MOMO13,76624.6%−1.7 pts

140▼43Sullivan, MOMO6,94224.3%−1.5 pts

141▼15Sedalia, MOMO22,62123.9%+2.7 pts

142▲6Park Hills, MOMO8,75323.8%−1.4 pts

143▼12Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,81923.3%+2.7 pts

144▼2Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,29523.0%−4.9 pts

145▼29Caruthersville, MOMO5,21122.6%+1.9 pts

146▼27Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,43221.1%+2.3 pts

147▼12Berkeley, MOMO8,02617.6%−7.5 pts

148▼3De Soto, MOMO6,52717.5%−10.3 pts

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