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Explore dated, statewide figures across taxes and the economy, housing, public safety, health, education, and other civic topics.

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Public money

How Missouri funds state services

The signed FY2027 all-funds budget, FY2025 statewide tax revenue, and spending by service area. Each section keeps its own period and accounting scope; appropriations, government-wide results, and locally imposed taxes are separate. Missouri's FY2025 audit qualification is disclosed with the affected figures.

Enacted budget plan

$50.7BFY2027

Signed June 30, 2026

FY2027 signed all-funds budget

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Exact reported total: $50,684,432,163

The Office of Administration's after-veto grand total for FY2027 operating and capital-improvement appropriations. It includes General Revenue, federal funds, and other State funds; expenditure restrictions are not subtracted from the legal appropriation totals.

Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Budget and Planning: Fiscal Year 2027 Totals by Department

FY2027

How the enacted budget is financed

$50.7B$50,684,432,163

Federal funds$22.2B · 43.9%

Federal funding included in Missouri's signed FY2027 appropriation bills.

General Revenue$15.9B · 31.4%

Appropriations from Missouri's General Revenue Fund after line-item vetoes.

Other funds$12.5B · 24.7%

Dedicated, earmarked, and other State funds included in the all-funds budget.

FY2025 ACFR actual — qualified opinion

Where State tax revenue comes from

$17.1B$17,080,283,000

Shares of the $17.080 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Missouri's primary government. The State Auditor issued qualified opinions on governmental activities and the General Fund because auditors were not allowed access to income-tax returns and related source documents; the other listed tax lines remain the amounts reported in the ACFR.

Individual and pass-through income tax$9.0B · 52.8%

The ACFR's individual and pass-through-entity income-tax line; this revenue is directly affected by the auditor's access limitation.

Sales and use taxes$4.9B · 28.6%

State sales-and-use-tax general revenue reported in the ACFR; locally imposed sales taxes are outside this denominator.

Other taxes$1.2B · 7.2%

County foreign-insurance, alcoholic-beverage, and miscellaneous State tax lines combined.

Fuel tax$1.0B · 6.1%

State motor-fuel-tax general revenue reported in the ACFR.

Corporate income tax$907.0M · 5.3%

Corporate-income-tax general revenue reported in the ACFR.

FY2027 after-veto appropriations

FY2027 signed spending plan

$50.7B$50,684,432,163

Every after-veto department total in the Office of Administration's FY2027 table is assigned exactly once to one of these service groups. Operating, ARPA, and capital-improvement bills are included and reconcile to the exact $50.684 billion grand total.

Health and human services$24.8B · 48.9%

Mental Health, Health and Senior Services, and Social Services appropriations combined.

Education$9.8B · 19.4%

Elementary and Secondary Education plus Higher Education and Workforce Development.

General government$4.3B · 8.6%

Revenue, Office of Administration, employee benefits, elected officials, courts, Public Defender, General Assembly, and statewide real-estate appropriations combined.

Transportation$4.0B · 7.8%

Department of Transportation appropriations across General Revenue, federal, and other funds.

Public safety and corrections$3.2B · 6.3%

Public Safety, the Missouri National Guard, and Corrections appropriations combined.

Natural resources and agriculture$1.8B · 3.6%

Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Conservation appropriations combined.

ARPA programs$1.2B · 2.3%

House Bill 20 appropriations from American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds.

Capital improvements$848.1M · 1.7%

Signed capital-improvement appropriations included in the official after-veto grand total.

Economy, insurance, and labor$750.4M · 1.5%

Economic Development, Commerce and Insurance, and Labor and Industrial Relations appropriations combined.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

0%–4.7%Missouri uses graduated individual-income-tax brackets. The current Department of Revenue table has a 4.7% top rate on Missouri taxable income over the indexed top-bracket threshold.Missouri Department of Revenue: Individual Income Tax FAQs

Sales and use tax

4.225% State + localThe State sales-and-use-tax rate is 4.225%. Cities, counties, and special taxing districts may impose additional local rates.Missouri Department of Revenue: Sales and Use Tax

Corporate income tax

4%Missouri's corporate-income-tax rate is 4% for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.Missouri Department of Revenue: Corporation Income Tax

Property tax

Local rates varyMissouri property-tax rates are established by local political subdivisions and vary by location. The State Auditor reviews local rates annually for compliance with State law.Missouri State Auditor: Property Tax Calculators and Rate Review

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 — qualified opinion

Government-wide activity for Missouri's primary government as reported in the FY2025 ACFR. Revenue combines program revenue and general revenue before internal transfers. The State Auditor qualified the opinion on governmental activities because auditors were not allowed access to income-tax returns and related source documents; the business-type-activities opinion was unmodified.

Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Accounting: FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $42.6B
Government-wide expenses: $40.7B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the Governor's June 30, 2026 signing announcement for enactment status and the Office of Administration's after-veto FY2027 totals for exact fund and department amounts. Spending groups combine every published department total once. FY2025 tax-source shares and government-wide results come from the ACFR and retain the State Auditor's qualification.

The $50.684 billion budget is appropriation authority, not a forecast of actual spending. It includes federal and other funds in addition to General Revenue.
The Governor also imposed expenditure restrictions after signing. Restrictions limit allotments but do not reduce the legal after-veto appropriation totals shown here.
The State Auditor qualified the FY2025 opinions on governmental activities and the General Fund because auditors were not allowed access to income-tax returns and related source documents. Income taxes were approximately 25% of governmental-activities revenue.
Local property taxes and locally imposed sales taxes are outside the primary-government tax-source denominator shown here.

Last verified August 28, 2026 · Review by July 31, 2027 · Missouri figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$70,702

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by Missouri households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

3.7%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed Missouri residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 3.7%
Employed people: 3M
Employment since 2015: +4.5%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

Missouri: 3.7%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #23 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	5.1%	2,895,538	100.0
2016	4.6%	2,927,598	101.1
2017	3.8%	2,934,928	101.4
2018	3.2%	2,944,226	101.7
2019	3.2%	2,969,069	102.5
2020	6.1%	2,840,459	98.1
2021	4.1%	2,912,173	100.6
2022	2.6%	2,971,441	102.6
2023	3.1%	3,009,927	104.0
2024	3.7%	3,026,902	104.5

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,033/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how Missouri housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+88.0%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +88.0%
Income growth: +54.2%
Income per person: $67,587

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

Missouri: +88.0%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #22 of 50

Income growth

Missouri: +54.2%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #25 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	236.80	100.0	$43,826	100.0
2017	245.47	103.7	$44,781	102.2
2018	257.05	108.6	$46,680	106.5
2019	268.99	113.6	$48,425	110.5
2020	283.29	119.6	$52,204	119.1
2021	320.56	135.4	$56,896	129.8
2022	370.97	156.7	$58,527	133.5
2023	399.06	168.5	$62,456	142.5
2024	422.90	178.6	$64,940	148.2
2025	445.17	188.0	$67,587	154.2

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

472.7 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Missouri's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.0% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 98.3%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

2,007.6 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Missouri's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.0% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 98.3%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

555

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 9.4 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

98.3% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 472.7 per 100k
Property crime: 2007.6 per 100k
Population coverage: 98.3%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

Missouri: 472.7 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #9 of 50

Property-crime rate

Missouri: 2007.6 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #14 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	498.0 per 100k	2879.2 per 100k	99.8%
2016	521.2 per 100k	2826.3 per 100k	99.7%
2017	533.5 per 100k	2858.6 per 100k	99.6%
2018	504.2 per 100k	2677.6 per 100k	99.2%
2019	506.4 per 100k	2667.3 per 100k	98.7%
2020	557.2 per 100k	2602.7 per 100k	97.6%
2021	539.1 per 100k	2414.9 per 100k	96.0%
2022	501.2 per 100k	2418.2 per 100k	98.0%
2023	474.0 per 100k	2177.6 per 100k	98.2%
2024	472.7 per 100k	2007.6 per 100k	98.3%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Missouri's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 96.0% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

9.4%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of Missouri’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

7.7%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 7.7%
Margin of error: ±0.3 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

Missouri: 7.7%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #22 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	11.7%	±0.3 points
2015	9.8%	±0.3 points
2016	8.9%	±0.2 points
2017	9.1%	±0.3 points
2018	9.4%	±0.3 points
2019	10.0%	±0.3 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	9.4%	±0.3 points
2022	8.6%	±0.3 points
2023	7.5%	±0.3 points
2024	7.7%	±0.3 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

75.2 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on Missouri's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

Missouri: 75.2 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #40 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	76.6 years
2019	76.9 years
2020	75.1 years
2021	74.6 years
2022	75.2 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Missouri population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

91.9%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Missouri residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

View breakdowns and source

How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

211.9Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 211.9
Grade 4 math: 235.0
Grade 8 reading: 255.3
Grade 8 math: 270.4

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

Missouri: 211.9
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #37 of 50

Grade 4 math

Missouri: 235.0
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #35 of 50

Grade 8 reading

Missouri: 255.3
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #32 of 50

Grade 8 math

Missouri: 270.4
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #29 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	222.3	234.8	267.4	278.8
2005	221.2	235.0	264.7	276.4
2007	220.8	239.4	263.4	280.6
2009	223.8	240.7	266.9	285.8
2011	220.3	240.5	266.8	281.9
2013	222.3	239.5	267.2	283.0
2015	222.7	239.0	266.9	280.8
2017	222.7	239.5	266.0	280.6
2019	218.0	238.4	263.3	280.8
2022	213.4	232.4	257.6	272.2
2024	211.9	235.0	255.3	270.4

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Missouri. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

$3.85/gal

Midwest regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations, including taxes, in EIA's Midwest petroleum district. The district includes Missouri and 14 other states.

Missouri$3.847/gal

United States$4.071/gal

The Midwest average was 22.4 cents per gallon lower, or about 5.5% below the U.S. average.

View breakdowns and source

Missouri and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

Missouri: $3.847/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Midwest average was 22.4 cents per gallon lower, or about 5.5% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026. The Missouri-side figure is the Midwest regional average, not a Missouri statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: Weekly U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.934/gal
Weekly change: −$0.087/gal
One year earlier: $3.088/gal
Change from one year earlier: +$0.759/gal

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail motor-gasoline survey estimate for the Midwest region. FactVote displays the published dollars-per-gallon value and calculates changes from EIA's published prior-week and nearest year-earlier weekly observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Missouri statewide weekly gasoline-price series; this Midwest regional estimate should not be read as Missouri's statewide average.
The regional estimate combines Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Missouri community.
This nominal weekly snapshot does not identify why prices changed or establish the effect of any tax, bill, executive action, or market event.

Related state trends

Environment over time

Missouri electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

12.91¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas13.6%
Coal58.1%
Nuclear15.7%
Solar0.3%
Hydroelectric1.5%
Wind10.2%
Other0.6%

Residential price: 12.91¢/kWh
Total generation: 66.9 TWh
Largest source: Coal · 58.1%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

Missouri: 12.91¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #37 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	83.640 TWh	4.596 TWh	65.326 TWh	10.440 TWh	0.017 TWh	1.595 TWh	1.033 TWh	0.633 TWh	11.21¢/kWh
2016	78.612 TWh	6.032 TWh	60.322 TWh	9.430 TWh	0.033 TWh	1.268 TWh	1.122 TWh	0.405 TWh	11.21¢/kWh
2017	84.607 TWh	5.205 TWh	67.519 TWh	8.304 TWh	0.056 TWh	1.182 TWh	2.032 TWh	0.308 TWh	11.63¢/kWh
2018	85.095 TWh	7.050 TWh	63.355 TWh	10.655 TWh	0.091 TWh	0.828 TWh	2.835 TWh	0.281 TWh	11.34¢/kWh
2019	78.279 TWh	7.675 TWh	55.686 TWh	9.190 TWh	0.100 TWh	2.216 TWh	2.858 TWh	0.554 TWh	11.14¢/kWh
2020	72.568 TWh	7.561 TWh	51.756 TWh	7.742 TWh	0.101 TWh	1.879 TWh	3.345 TWh	0.184 TWh	11.22¢/kWh
2021	76.941 TWh	6.059 TWh	57.858 TWh	4.292 TWh	0.116 TWh	1.697 TWh	6.534 TWh	0.384 TWh	11.42¢/kWh
2022	79.361 TWh	8.152 TWh	52.832 TWh	8.875 TWh	0.152 TWh	1.384 TWh	7.525 TWh	0.442 TWh	11.74¢/kWh
2023	66.703 TWh	9.260 TWh	40.347 TWh	9.180 TWh	0.174 TWh	0.785 TWh	6.775 TWh	0.182 TWh	12.58¢/kWh
2024	66.876 TWh	9.100 TWh	38.832 TWh	10.526 TWh	0.208 TWh	1.020 TWh	6.790 TWh	0.401 TWh	12.91¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside Missouri, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.714/galmonthly average

Monthly retail prices for regular-grade gasoline in EIA's 15-state Midwest petroleum district show the market trend surrounding Missouri. EIA does not publish a current Missouri statewide weekly or monthly series.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.714/gal
From prior month: −14.4¢
From one year earlier: +71.0¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

Missouri: $3.714/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #32* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current Missouri statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a 15-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.409/gal
February 2020	$2.309/gal
March 2020	$2.036/gal
April 2020	$1.542/gal
May 2020	$1.748/gal
June 2020	$2.014/gal
July 2020	$2.098/gal
August 2020	$2.072/gal
September 2020	$2.047/gal
October 2020	$2.023/gal
November 2020	$1.957/gal
December 2020	$2.076/gal
January 2021	$2.231/gal
February 2021	$2.409/gal
March 2021	$2.724/gal
April 2021	$2.776/gal
May 2021	$2.882/gal
June 2021	$2.973/gal
July 2021	$3.035/gal
August 2021	$3.034/gal
September 2021	$3.044/gal
October 2021	$3.158/gal
November 2021	$3.211/gal
December 2021	$3.069/gal
January 2022	$3.112/gal
February 2022	$3.357/gal
March 2022	$4.024/gal
April 2022	$3.915/gal
May 2022	$4.260/gal
June 2022	$4.879/gal
July 2022	$4.496/gal
August 2022	$3.809/gal
September 2022	$3.590/gal
October 2022	$3.744/gal
November 2022	$3.587/gal
December 2022	$3.014/gal
January 2023	$3.217/gal
February 2023	$3.231/gal
March 2023	$3.270/gal
April 2023	$3.512/gal
May 2023	$3.454/gal
June 2023	$3.471/gal
July 2023	$3.436/gal
August 2023	$3.701/gal
September 2023	$3.666/gal
October 2023	$3.371/gal
November 2023	$3.138/gal
December 2023	$2.887/gal
January 2024	$2.829/gal
February 2024	$3.044/gal
March 2024	$3.318/gal
April 2024	$3.441/gal
May 2024	$3.430/gal
June 2024	$3.312/gal
July 2024	$3.411/gal
August 2024	$3.338/gal
September 2024	$3.091/gal
October 2024	$3.016/gal
November 2024	$2.888/gal
December 2024	$2.881/gal
January 2025	$2.942/gal
February 2025	$2.956/gal
March 2025	$2.954/gal
April 2025	$3.029/gal
May 2025	$3.013/gal
June 2025	$3.019/gal
July 2025	$3.004/gal
August 2025	$3.028/gal
September 2025	$3.012/gal
October 2025	$2.856/gal
November 2025	$2.876/gal
December 2025	$2.672/gal
January 2026	$2.633/gal
February 2026	$2.674/gal
March 2026	$3.371/gal
April 2026	$3.833/gal
May 2026	$4.389/gal
June 2026	$3.858/gal
July 2026	$3.714/gal
August 2026	$3.893/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's monthly Midwest Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. EIA calculates monthly averages as simple averages of the published weekly retail estimates; prices include taxes.

This is EIA's Midwest petroleum district, not a Missouri statewide average; it combines Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns, and the weekly fact can differ from the monthly average.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

1,234

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

View breakdowns and source

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 19.6 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

4.5%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Missouri residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

6.3Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: +177
Domestic migration: +14K
International migration: +12.7K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

Missouri: 6,270,541
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #18 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	6,155,074	—	—	—	—
2021	6,172,551	-6,627	17,735	3,860	2,509
2022	6,179,285	-6,836	3,624	11,263	-1,317
2023	6,205,956	-210	9,682	17,573	-374
2024	6,243,544	1,221	12,385	24,076	-94
2025	6,270,541	177	14,028	12,665	127

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

67.56%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Missouri's official November 2024 voter-turnout percentage based on actual voters and registered voters.

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2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 67.56%
Primary election turnoutAugust 6, 2024 primary election: 24.34% comparison rate

Missouri does not publish a comparable statewide registered-voter turnout percentage for this primary. The displayed comparison divides the 1,079,194 certified votes in the governor contest—the primary's highest-participation statewide race—by the 4,433,383 voters registered for the November general election.

The primary figure is a transparent comparison rate, not an official Missouri turnout statistic, and its November registration denominator may differ from primary-day registration.
Contest votes can omit voters who cast a ballot but skipped that race; primary and general ballot choices also differ.

Missouri Secretary of State: Official Results — Primary Election, August 6, 2024 Review by January 31, 2027

Official general-election participation totals

Actual voters: 2,995,376
Registered voters: 4,433,383

How it was measured

The Missouri Secretary of State reports 2,995,376 actual voters, 4,433,383 registered voters, and 67.56% turnout for the November 2024 general election.

Keep in mind

Missouri's turnout report states that general-election turnout uses the statewide race or issue with the highest voter participation.
Turnout is not a measure of every eligible resident or of election accuracy.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

3,029

Resident abortions reported

2023

Abortions reported for Missouri residents in the state's 2023 vital-statistics tables, including reports received from participating out-of-state jurisdictions.

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Selected gestational-age groups

Under 9 weeks: 2,024
9–10 weeks: 491
11–12 weeks: 204

How it was measured

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services compiles resident abortion reports from Missouri providers and records exchanged by other states.

Keep in mind

Missouri reports that it has not received individual abortion records from Illinois since 1983 and receives incomplete records from several surrounding states, so the resident total undercounts some out-of-state care.
The selected gestational groups do not sum to the total because later and unknown groups are omitted; the count does not establish the effect of a law or candidate position.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How Missouri is changing

Eight statewide trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, and energy without mixing unlike reporting periods. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

Missouri

FY2027 signed all-funds budget

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 — qualified opinion

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

EIA generation totals

How it was measured

Missouri and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Beneficiaries by grouped benefit type

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

Official general-election participation totals

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

Selected gestational-age groups

How it was measured