Missouri Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Missouri ranks 16th nationally with 1,320,369 companies — 2.0% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• St. Louis is the state’s largest business hub, with 246,582 companies — 18.7% of every company in Missouri.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield together hold 34.9% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 356,656 companies (27.0%), across 10 tracked sectors.

How Missouri ranks nationally

Missouri and its closest neighbours by total company count. Select a state to open its own study.

Top Missouri cities by number of companies

These 10 cities account for 45.3% of all companies in Missouri. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Missouri companies by industry

Every company is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Select a sector to see those Missouri companies.

What the numbers show

Missouri’s 1,320,369 companies place it 16th nationally, 2.0% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield alone account for 34.9% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 27.0%. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers and manufacturers sit in a handful of cities and one or two sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.

Methodology

Figures reflect companies listed in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of 2026, classified by headquarters city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. “Companies” includes manufacturers, suppliers, and B2B businesses of all sizes; counts are directory totals, not official census figures, and percentages are computed against the Missouri directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.