Missouri (MO)

Capital: Jefferson City

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	6,196,156
Population 2022	6,177,957
Population 2021	6,169,823
Population 2020	6,151,548
Population 2019	6,140,475
Population 2018	6,126,452
Population 2017	6,108,612
Population 2016	6,087,203
Below Poverty 2022	13.2
Below Poverty 2021	12.7
Below Poverty 2020	13
Below Poverty 2019	12.9
Below Poverty 2018	12.4
Below Poverty 2017	13.4
Below Poverty 2016	14
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	60.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	59.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	62
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	62
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	61.6
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	61.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	61.8
Unemployed 2022	3.8
Unemployed 2021	5
Unemployed 2020	5.8
Unemployed 2019	3.2
Unemployed 2018	3.2
Unemployed 2017	3.8
Unemployed 2016	4.6
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 in 2,617
Forecosure Rate 2021	1 in 1,073
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 3,170
Median Household Income 2021	63,594
Median Individual Income 2022	53,547
High School Graduation Rate 2022	89.73
High School Graduation Rate 2021	89.21
High School Graduation Rate 2020	89.38
High School Graduation Rate 2019	89.58
High School Graduation Rate 2018	89.23
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	1,316
GDP 2023	344.12 Billion
GDP 2022	336.63 Billion
GDP 2021	330.12 Billion
GDP 2020	315.28 Billion
GDP 2019	320.88 Billion
GDP 2018	314.18 Billion

STATE FACTS
St. Louis is also called “The Gate Way to the West.”
Kansas City has more miles of boulevards than Paris and more fountains than any city except Rome.
Jefferson City, the state’s capital, was named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Mike Kehoe (R)
Lieutenant Governor	David Wasinger (R)
Attorney General	Andrew Bailey (R)
Secretary of State	Denny Hoskins (R)
State Senate Control	D – 23; R – 7
State House Control	R – 111; D – 51

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 8, 2025
Sine Die Adjournment	May 16, 2025
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	15 days
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	45 days
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	90 days following adjournment