State profile
Missouri FIPS 29
Population
6,141,534
Median household income
$61,043
Nonfarm employment
3,004,600
Business establishments
151,475
Every figure above traces to a primary source · view data sources & methodology
State Highlights
Largest employer sector
Health care and social assistance
427,714 employees
Business concentration
16.3%
of private employment in Health care and social assistance
Home prices, 1 year
+3.7%
FHFA
Federal outlays per capita
$11,328.36
USASpending.gov
Economy & Labor
Total nonfarm employment
BLS Current Employment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted · persons · 20 months available
· latest observation: August 2026
Employment ratio
49.1%
employed ÷ population
Unemployed population (ACS)
138,820
Vs. July
▼ 2,700
Business density
24.8 per 1,000
establishments per capita
Leading Industries
Leading industries by employment
Ranked by private-sector employment, same measure as the Business & Industry tab · see the full breakdown there
1
Health care and social assistance
427,714 employees
2
Retail trade
314,186 employees
3
Manufacturing
283,563 employees
4
Accommodation and food services
268,355 employees
5
Professional, scientific, and technical services
186,280 employees
Leading Public Companies
Top 5 by latest reported revenue
SEC EDGAR / XBRL Company Facts · see the full listing on the Public Companies tab
CENTENE CORP · CNC
$194.78B
$23.70B
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO · EMR
$18.02B
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC · ORLY
$17.78B
AMEREN CORP · AEE
$8.80B
Population & People
Homeownership rate
67.6%
1.65M of 2.43M occupied homes are owner-occupied
Population by age
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimate (table B01001) · reconciles to total population
Housing & Real Estate
Median home value
$171,800
Median gross rent
$886 / month
Vacancy rate
12.5%
Total housing units
2.78M
Owner-occupied homes
1.65M
Renter-occupied homes
788.4K
Home prices, 1 year
+3.7%
Home prices, 5 years
+44.2%
Latest FHFA period
2026 Q2
ACS: 2021 ACS 5-year · FHFA: 2026 Q2
ACS housing estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau — median home value reflects owner-reported value, not a current sale price. House-price changes are from the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, a measure of price appreciation over time, not a home-value estimate.
Federal Spending
Total federal outlays
$69.26B
Outlays per capita
$11,328.36
Total prime award value
$87.36B
Source: USASpending.gov · specific reporting period not published in this dataset
Business establishments
151,475
Private-sector employment
2,631,543
Annual payroll
$160.65B
Avg. employees / establishment
17.4
derived: employment ÷ establishments
Census County Business Patterns · reference year 2023 State Ledger collected this data Sep 19, 2026, 12:10 UTC — not the measurement period.
Industry breakdown
Ranked by private-sector employment · NAICS 2-digit sectors as published (merged groups such as 31-33 kept intact)
62Health care and social assistance
427,714 employees
20,637 establishments ·
$25.40B payroll
44-45Retail trade
314,186 employees
19,971 establishments ·
$10.82B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 2
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC (BBW)
· O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC (ORLY)
31-33Manufacturing
283,563 employees
5,460 establishments ·
$18.90B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 4
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (AOUT)
· BELDEN INC. (BDC)
· ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE)
· Stereotaxis, Inc. (STXS)
72Accommodation and food services
268,355 employees
13,846 establishments ·
$6.27B payroll
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
186,280 employees
13,844 establishments ·
$16.94B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 1
JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC (JKHY)
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
167,396 employees
7,719 establishments ·
$8.49B payroll
52Finance and insurance
155,581 employees
10,384 establishments ·
$15.58B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 11
CENTENE CORP (CNC)
· COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (CBSH)
· ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP (EFSC)
· EPR PROPERTIES (EPR)
· FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MO/ (FBSI)
· GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. (GSBC)
· HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. (HWBK)
· REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC (RGA)
· SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP, INC. (SMBC)
· STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP (SF)
·+1 more
23Construction
149,699 employees
14,570 establishments ·
$11.61B payroll
42Wholesale trade
133,638 employees
6,781 establishments ·
$10.05B payroll
81Other services (except public administration)
112,018 employees
15,950 establishments ·
$4.28B payroll
48-49Transportation and warehousing
107,662 employees
5,517 establishments ·
$5.55B payroll
55Management of companies and enterprises
86,543 employees
1,356 establishments ·
$10.65B payroll
61Educational services
81,560 employees
1,739 establishments ·
$4.53B payroll
51Information
52,743 employees
2,582 establishments ·
$4.87B payroll
71Arts, entertainment, and recreation
43,107 employees
2,472 establishments ·
$2.05B payroll
53Real estate and rental and leasing
39,708 employees
7,262 establishments ·
$2.39B payroll
22Utilities
16,566 employees
426 establishments ·
$1.95B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 4
AMEREN CORP (AEE)
· Evergy, Inc. (EVRG)
· SPIRE INC (SR)
· UNION ELECTRIC CO (UELMO)
21Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
3,570 employees
249 establishments ·
$250.81M payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 1
PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
11Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1,304 employees
317 establishments ·
$55.94M payroll
99Industries not classified
350 employees
393 establishments ·
$7.23M payroll
Public-company links use SEC-to-NAICS sector mappings and may not cover every company headquartered here.
Publicly traded companies in the State Ledger SEC dataset headquartered in Missouri.
The dataset is still expanding and is not yet a complete listing of every public company in the state.
Public companies listed
42
Companies showing market data
37
Eligible ticker coverage
62.7%
Latest session
Oct 12, 2026
Coverage is based on eligible SEC ticker symbols and may differ from the number of companies listed.
CENTENE CORP CNC
$67.02
+2.52%
Revenue$194.78B
Net income-$6.67B
Assets$76.75B
$260.07
+1.56%
Revenue$23.70B
Net income$1.18B
Assets$156.59B
$162.43
+0.36%
Revenue$18.02B
Net income$2.29B
Assets$41.96B
$86.65
+0.22%
Revenue$17.78B
Net income$2.54B
Assets$16.54B
AMEREN CORP AEE
$103.12
+0.92%
Revenue$8.80B
Net income$1.46B
Assets$48.48B
Post Holdings, Inc. POST
$76.70
+2.47%
Revenue$8.16B
Net income$335.70M
Assets$13.53B
$40.65
+0.69%
Revenue$7.65B
Net income$441.00M
Assets$6.09B
OLIN Corp OLN
$14.71
-1.24%
Revenue$6.78B
Net income-$101.10M
Assets$7.33B
$70.07
-0.30%
Revenue$6.35B
Net income$683.78M
Assets$41.27B
Evergy, Inc. EVRG
$81.51
+0.67%
Revenue$5.96B
Net income$855.60M
Assets$33.95B
$14.76
-2.19%
Revenue$4.38B
Net income$40.00M
Assets$5.99B
H&R BLOCK INC HRB
$44.30
+0.61%
Revenue$3.95B
Net income$733.60M
Assets$3.26B
$25.08
-0.22%
Revenue$3.86B
Net income-$52.90M
Assets$5.81B
$30.71
+1.84%
Revenue$3.54B
Net income-$227.74M
Assets$2.79B
$21.24
-0.35%
Revenue$2.95B
Net income$239.00M
Assets$4.56B
BELDEN INC. BDC
$105.34
-3.56%
Revenue$2.72B
Net income$237.52M
Assets$3.54B
$149.65
+0.26%
Revenue$2.54B
Net income$502.78M
Assets$3.15B
SPIRE INC SR
$79.57
+1.49%
Revenue$2.48B
Net income$271.70M
Assets$11.58B
$8.60
+0.70%
Revenue$2.32B
Net income$216.20M
Assets$941.00M
$9.22
-0.32%
Revenue$1.94B
Net income-$31.05M
Assets$3.44B
Revenue$1.86B
Net income$71.73M
Assets$1.36B
$261.64
+1.49%
Revenue$1.10B
Net income$299.22M
Assets$2.41B
EPR PROPERTIES EPR
$55.38
+1.19%
Revenue$718.36M
Net income$274.94M
Assets$5.70B
$27.09
-2.38%
Revenue$652.86M
Net income-$206.37M
Assets$2.65B
$25.55
-0.08%
Revenue$529.83M
Net income$52.20M
Assets$345.45M
$53.30
-0.02%
Revenue$190.75M
Net income$35.12M
Assets$2.61B
$16.46
+0.40%
Revenue$190.54M
Net income-$9.21M
Assets$226.62M
Nerdy Inc. NRDY
$6.20
-9.88%
Revenue$178.99M
Net income-$39.92M
Assets$76.17M
Latch, Inc. LTCH
Revenue$70.12M
Net income-$53.75M
Assets$106.80M
Stereotaxis, Inc. STXS
$1.15
+3.14%
Revenue$32.38M
Net income-$21.64M
Assets$52.25M
Revenue$467.8K
Net income-$3.38M
Assets$38.06M
Revenue—
Net income-$71.8K
Assets$3.0K
CALERES INC CAL
$12.19
+0.95%
Revenue—
Net income-$6.69M
Assets$1.97B
$32.57
+0.48%
Revenue—
Net income$390.85M
Assets$20.75B
$54.58
+0.40%
Revenue—
Net income$566.25M
Assets$32.92B
$59.50
+1.48%
Revenue—
Net income$201.37M
Assets$17.30B
Latest financials unavailable
$77.53
+0.69%
Revenue—
Net income$70.97M
Assets$5.60B
$37.68
-0.70%
Revenue—
Net income$23.80M
Assets$1.89B
$70.70
+1.01%
Revenue—
Net income$71.84M
Assets$5.24B
UMB FINANCIAL CORP UMBF
$131.32
+0.70%
Revenue—
Net income$702.40M
Assets$73.09B
UNION ELECTRIC CO UELMO
Latest financials unavailable
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Showing top 10 of 42 companies by latest annual revenue
Sources: SEC EDGAR submissions (company information) · SEC XBRL Company Facts (financials) State Ledger collected this data Sep 19, 2026, 15:11 UTC — fiscal year above reflects each company's own reporting period, not this collection time. Market data: Alpaca via IEX, latest completed session stored by State Ledger. See the Markets & Economy page for the full non-SIP coverage disclosure and national market activity.
Education Summary
High school graduate+
90.98%
population 25+
Bachelor’s degree+
30.69%
population 25+
Public K-12 enrollment
892,246
2,473 schools
Student/teacher ratio
12.8 : 1
K-12 public schools
Educational Attainment
Attainment among population 25 and older
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · 2021 ACS 5-year · 4,187,819 people
K-12 Education
Public schools
2,473
Teachers (FTE)
69,838
Graduation rate
90.00%
class of 2022
Per-pupil spending
$11,999
2021
Average teacher salary
$52,481
2022
National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics · reference year 2023
Higher Education
College enrollment
333,470
Degree-granting institutions
88
Avg. published tuition, public 4-yr
$9,926
Public
27
Private nonprofit
50
Private for-profit
11
National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics · reference year 2023
Schools & Institutions
ADVANCE HIGH
Regular School
183 enrolled
ADVANCE PRESCHOOL
Regular School
0 enrolled
AFFTON HIGH
Regular School
739 enrolled
ALBANY HIGH
Regular School
133 enrolled
ALBANY MIDDLE
Regular School
87 enrolled
ALEXANDER DONIPHAN ELEM.
Regular School
360 enrolled
ALEXANDER ELEM.
Regular School
211 enrolled
ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.
Regular School
427 enrolled
ALGOA CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Alternative School
0 enrolled
ALLEN VILLAGE ELEMENTARY ACADE
Regular School
98 enrolled
ALLEN VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOL
Regular School
133 enrolled
ALLEN VILLAGE JUNIOR ACADEMY
Regular School
105 enrolled
ALLEN VILLAGE PRESCHOOL
Regular School
12 enrolled
ALLEN VILLAGE PRIMARY ACADEMY
Regular School
74 enrolled
ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.
Regular School
351 enrolled
ALPHA HART LEWIS
Regular School
486 enrolled
ALT. RESOURCE CTR.
Regular School
0 enrolled
ALTENBURG ELEM.
Regular School
110 enrolled
ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE CTR.
Alternative School
9 enrolled
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
Regular School
41 enrolled
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Common Core of Data (K-12) / IPEDS (higher education) State Ledger collected this directory Sep 21, 2026, 19:14 UTC — reference year above reflects NCES's own collection period, not this collection time.