The small metro area of Kennett in the southeast corner of Missouri lost just under 1,200 residents between 2020 and 2023 — a 4.2% decrease in its 2020 population of around 28,200 people.

The hamlet of about 600 people in the Missouri Ozarks is located about 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the center of the U.S. population distribution, according to the Census Bureau.

U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday estimate Missouri's population grew by fewer than 20,000 people from 2014 to 2015, to a total of 6.08 million people.

The state Office of Administration on Friday released updated population projections for Missouri going out to 2030. By then, the state is projected to have more than 6.7 million people -- a 21 ...

Stacker compiled a list of states where the most people are moving to Missouri using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Missouri's population of 6 million grew by fewer than 20,000 people from 2012 to 2013, according to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.