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Missouri

Capital: Jefferson City · Statehood: 1821

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Population (2020 Census)

6,154,913

Total area

69,707

mi² · 180,540 km²

GDP per capita 2024

$72,108

Nominal GDP 2024

$451,201

millions USD

Current constitution

March 30, 1945

Last amendment

November 5, 2024

# of constitutions

4

# of amendments

126

National rank

By population

#19 of 50

By area

#18 of 50

By statehood

#24 of 50

By # of amendments

#22 of 50

USA comparison

By population

−7% vs avg
6,154,913 · this stateAvg: 6,615,195Median: 4,657,757Max: 39,538,223

By area

−3% vs avg
68,742 sq mi · this stateAvg: 70,637 sq miMedian: 54,158 sq miMax: 570,641 sq mi

Regional comparison

By population

El Salvador6,481,102
Nicaragua6,203,441
Maryland6,177,224
Missouri6,154,913
Wisconsin5,893,718

By area

North Dakota69,001 sq mi
Missouri68,742 sq mi
Oklahoma68,595 sq mi
Uruguay67,037 sq mi
Nicaragua50,337 sq mi
This stateUS statesLatin-American countries

Judicial branch

Court of last resort

Supreme Court

State appellate court of last resort

Intermediate appellate court

Court of Appeals

Court of intermediate appellate jurisdiction

Trial court

Circuit Court

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Inferior trial court

Municipal Court

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

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