Missouri Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown
Missouri has 1,320,369 business records in Factur’s directory — the 16th-most of any U.S. state, or 2.0% of the national total. St. Louis leads its cities with 18.7% of the state’s records, Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector at 27.0%, and Missouri ranks 18th for large employers (500+ employees).
Data as of July 2026. The figures come from Factur’s U.S. business directory, spanning 11 Missouri cities and 10 industry sectors. They count records, not unique companies: one company can have more than one record (see the methodology). Every number links to the browsable list behind it. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with a link back to this page.
Key findings
- Missouri ranks 16th nationally with 1,320,369 business records — 2.0% of all 64,799,929 U.S. records in the directory.
- A national-average share of large employers. Missouri is 18th for records of companies with 500+ employees (1,823), with 13.8 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally (26th of 52 states).
- Missouri has more food & beverage and real estate than the U.S. mix:Food & Beverage is 2.4% of the state’s records against 1.4% nationally (1.6×); Real Estate is 5.6% of the state’s records against 4.4% nationally (1.3×).
- St. Louis is the state’s largest business hub, with 18.7% of all Missouri records.
- Business is concentrated in a few metros: St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield together hold 34.9% of the state’s records.
How Missouri ranks nationally
Missouri and its closest neighbours by total business records. Select a state to open its own study.
Top Missouri cities by number of business records
These 10 cities account for 45.3% of all records in Missouri. Select any city to browse its full company list.
Missouri businesses by industry
Every record is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes; the shares are of all Missouri records. Select a sector to see those Missouri companies.
What sets Missouri apart
Sectors that make up a bigger share of Missouri’s records than of the U.S. as a whole. A ratio of 2.0× means the sector is twice as common here as nationally. Select a sector to browse it.
Missouri businesses by size
Most records in every state are small businesses. In Missouri, 1.41% of records with a known size have 51 or more employees, against 1.77% nationally. 473 records belong to companies with $1 billion or more in revenue.
| Employees | Records | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 1,291,526 | 98.59% | 98.23% |
| 51-200 | 13,915 | 1.06% | 1.37% |
| 201-1000 | 3,678 | 0.28% | 0.33% |
| 1001-5000 | 624 | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 5001+ | 315 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
What the numbers show
Missouri’s 1,320,369 records place it 16th nationally, 2.0% of the U.S. total, and 18th for large employers. Activity clusters in its largest metros — St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield alone account for 34.9% of the state’s records — and the state leans toward food & beverage and real estate compared with the rest of the country. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers sit in a handful of cities and sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.
Frequently asked questions
How many businesses are in Missouri?
Factur’s directory has 1,320,369 business records for Missouri, the 16th-most of any U.S. state. That counts records rather than unique companies: a company can have more than one record, so the number of distinct businesses is lower.
How many large companies are in Missouri?
1,823 Missouri records belong to companies with 500 or more employees, 18th among U.S. states, or 13.8 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally. Large companies often have several records (one per department or location), so this overstates the number of distinct large employers.
Which Missouri city has the most businesses?
St. Louis has the most, with 18.7% of the state’s records.
What is the largest industry in Missouri?
Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector, at 27.0% of Missouri records. Compared with the U.S. mix, Missouri has proportionally more food & beverage and real estate.
Where does this data come from?
From Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and by primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Every figure on this page links to the list behind it.
Cite this data
Free to use with attribution — please credit Factur and link back to this page.
Factur. (2026). Missouri Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown. data.facturmfg.com. https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/missouri<a href="https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/missouri">Missouri Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown</a> — data by FacturMethodology
Figures count records in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Records cover manufacturers, suppliers and businesses of all sizes. They are not a count of unique companies: one company can have several records (for example one per department or location), and some records are duplicates. That affects large companies most, so treat raw totals as an upper bound and rely on the ranks, shares and comparisons, which it affects much less. These are directory totals, not official census figures. Percentages are computed against the Missouri directory total; size shares use records with a known employee count. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.
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