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People Statistics · Region

Population density in Missouri

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 29 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Missouri United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 35.2per km² +0.4% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 29 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +3.3% +0.6% a year on average
vs United States −5.8% United States: 37.3 · 2025
Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Missouri · United States · World
+3.3% since 2015
Missouri United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population density · per km²
Missouri
35.2
United States
37.3
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Missouri · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 35.2 · 2025
First value 28.8 · 1990
Highest 35.2 · 2025
Lowest 28.8 · 1990
Average change +0.6% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearMissouriChange United StatesWorld
2025 35.2 +0.4% 37.3 —
2024 35.0 +0.6% 37.1 —
2023 34.8 +0.5% 36.8 62.1
2022 34.6 +0.1% 36.5 61.6
2021 34.6 +0.3% 36.2 61.0
2020 34.5 +0.3% 36.2 60.4
2019 34.4 +0.3% 35.8 59.8
2018 34.3 +0.2% 35.7 59.2
2017 34.2 +0.3% 35.5 58.6
2016 34.1 +0.3% 35.2 57.9
2015 34.0 +0.3% 35.0 57.3
2014 33.9 +0.2% 34.7 56.6
2013 33.9 +0.3% 34.5 55.9
2012 33.8 +0.2% 34.2 55.2
2011 33.7 +0.2% 34.0 55.6
2010 33.6 +0.6% 33.8 54.9
2009 33.4 +0.6% 33.5 54.3
2008 33.2 +0.6% 33.2 53.6
2007 33.0 +0.8% 32.9 52.9
2006 32.8 +0.9% 32.6 52.3
2005 32.4 +0.7% 32.2 51.6
2004 32.2 +0.7% 32.0 51.0
2003 32.0 +0.6% 31.7 50.4
2002 31.8 +0.6% 31.4 49.7
2001 31.6 +0.6% 31.1 49.1
2000 31.4 +0.8% 30.8 48.4
1999 31.2 +0.7% 30.5 47.8
1998 31.0 +0.7% 30.1 47.2
1997 30.7 +0.9% 29.8 46.5
1996 30.4 +1.0% 29.4 45.8
1995 30.1 +1.0% 29.1 45.1
1994 29.8 +1.0% 28.7 44.5
1993 29.5 +1.0% 28.4 43.8
1992 29.2 +0.9% 28.0 43.5
1991 29.0 +0.8% 27.6 51.7
1990 28.8 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
1 District of Columbia 4,370
2 New Jersey 463
3 Rhode Island 390
4 Massachusetts 338
5 Connecticut 285
6 Maryland 238
7 Delaware 189
8 New York 160
9 Florida 150
10 Pennsylvania 110
11 Ohio 110
12 California 97.4
13 Illinois 88.8
14 Hawaii 85.6
15 Virginia 82.5
16 North Carolina 81.4
17 Indiana 71.7
18 Georgia 69.4
19 Michigan 67.8
20 South Carolina 64.4
21 Tennessee 62.8
22 New Hampshire 58.1
23 Kentucky 43.3
24 Washington 43.1
25 Texas 41.7
26 Louisiana 41.4
27 Wisconsin 41.2
28 Alabama 37.1
29 Missouri 34.2
30 West Virginia 29.1
31 Minnesota 27.0
32 Vermont 26.1
33 Mississippi 24.6
34 Arizona 23.9
35 Arkansas 22.3
36 Oklahoma 22.1
37 Iowa 21.7
38 Colorado 20.9
39 Maine 16.7
40 Oregon 16.7
41 Utah 14.6
42 Kansas 13.7
43 Nevada 10.4
44 Nebraska 9.6
45 Idaho 8.0
46 New Mexico 6.7
47 South Dakota 4.4
48 North Dakota 4.2
49 Montana 2.8
50 Wyoming 2.3
51 Alaska 0.5

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2017

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.