Facts
- Population
- 992,929 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -1.2 %
- Net migration
- -424 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1 % (2025)
- State
- Missouri
- Population base, April 2020
- 1,004,501 (2020)
- Births
- 10,075 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.1
- Deaths
- 10,654 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.7
- Natural change, 2023
- -579
- International migration
- 5,382 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -5,806 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -0.4
- Postal code
- MO
- FIPS code
- 29189
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.1 % |
| 2024 | 3.7 % |
| 2023 | 3.1 % |
| 2022 | 2.6 % |
| 2021 | 4.3 % |
| 2020 | 6.5 % |
| 2019 | 3.1 % |
| 2018 | 3.1 % |
| 2017 | 3.5 % |
| 2016 | 4.3 % |
| 2015 | 4.7 % |
| 2014 | 5.9 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 992,929 |
| 2023 | 990,875 |
| 2022 | 991,881 |
| 2021 | 998,785 |
| 2020 | 1,003,376 |