US church locations from public map data: church office contacts, fields, by-state counts and prices.
How many churches are in Missouri?
Missouri had 9,058 congregations of all faiths in the 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2022), the figure to quote for congregations.
Overture Maps places (release of 2026-09-23) lists ~10,000 church locations in Missouri, 15% more than the census count. That puts Missouri at number 27 of 51 (states and DC) by the size of the gap in percentage terms, near the middle. The map count is number 16 of 51, 2.4% of the US. Per resident, Missouri is well above the US: 166.4 church locations per 100,000 residents against 129.3, number 14 of 51. A map listing is a place, so a closed church that is still listed or a church with two campuses adds to the map count but not to the census.
The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 9,058 congregations of all faiths in Missouri.
9,058Overture Maps lists ~10,000 church locations in Missouri, number 16 of 51 (states and DC).
~10,000Missouri has 166.4 church locations per 100,000 residents, number 14 of 51.
166.4Saint Louis addresses hold 9.8% of Missouri's church locations, with Kansas City second.
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Where churches in Missouri are
Saint Louis addresses hold 9.8% of the state's church locations, and Kansas City is not far behind. Springfield is a clear third, with fewer than half of Kansas City's count.
| City | Listed on public maps |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis | ~1,000 |
| Kansas City | ~820 |
| Springfield | ~370 |
| Independence | ~190 |
| Joplin | ~160 |
| Columbia | ~150 |
| Saint Joseph | ~130 |
| Florissant | ~110 |
| Saint Charles | ~100 |
| Jefferson City | ~90 |
| Poplar Bluff | ~90 |
| Lee's Summit | ~80 |
| Cape Girardeau | ~80 |
| Branson | ~70 |
| Lebanon | ~70 |
Counts are rounded.
Each of the two big metro areas has suburban rows of its own: Florissant and Saint Charles near St. Louis, Independence and Lee's Summit near Kansas City. Many St. Louis County addresses probably use "Saint Louis" as their mailing city, so that row likely reaches past the city limits. In the south, Joplin, Branson, Poplar Bluff, Lebanon and Cape Girardeau are in the top 15, and the 15 cities hold 34% of the state's listings.
Missouri compared with the US
Missouri's map leans further toward Baptist tags than the US map does. Baptist has more than four times as many listings as Roman Catholic here, against about four times nationally, and Anglican or Episcopal and Jehovah's Witnesses rows are also among the largest tags.
Map category tags, not denominational shares.
| Category | Places |
|---|---|
| Christian, tradition not given | ~6,900 |
| Baptist | ~1,900 |
| Religious organization with a worship name | ~620 |
| Roman Catholic | ~440 |
| Pentecostal | ~340 |
| Anglican or Episcopal | ~60 |
| Protestant, denomination not given | ~40 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | ~40 |
Counts are rounded.
On listing detail Missouri is close to the US: 82% of its listings are marked open by their source (US: 83%) and 77% name a website (US: 77%). Across the river, Illinois has 119.4 church locations per 100,000 residents, well below Missouri's rate.
Questions about churches in Missouri
How many churches are in Missouri? The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 9,058 congregations of all faiths. Public maps list ~10,000 church locations, a higher count of places.
Does St. Louis or Kansas City have more churches? Saint Louis addresses do: 9.8% of Missouri's church locations, ahead of Kansas City. Kansas City, Kansas is in the Kansas data and not counted here.
Is Missouri a churchgoing state by this measure? The map can't measure attendance. It shows that Missouri has more church locations per resident than most states: number 14 of 51.
Is there a Missouri church email list? Yes. Each row is one church location with the phone and website the church publishes, its email and the email's source page where it publishes one, and no named pastors. You can order Missouri churches as a state file from the order panel on this page. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Missouri
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Congregations of all faiths in Missouri | 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., ASARB), 2020_USRC_Summaries.xlsx | Data year 2020; published 2022; file dated June 2023 |
| Missouri church locations, rank, share, cities, map tags, open and website shares | Overture Maps places, release 2026-09-23.1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Church locations per 100,000 residents in Missouri and Illinois, and the rank | Overture Maps places; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-09-23; July 1, 2025 |
| Map count against the census figure, and its rank | Our comparison of the census and map counts for the 50 states and DC | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
Rural churches with no listing. Small country churches are the ones a map most often misses.
Metro totals. St. Louis and Kansas City suburbs are split over many city rows.
Denomination. Most listings carry only the generic Christian tag.
Current status. "Marked open" comes from the map source, not from our check.
LimitsDownload the data
churches-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-03
nodilist.com, "How many churches are in Missouri?", church locations from Overture Maps places release 2026-09-23.1 with the 2020 U.S. Religion Census congregation count, https://nodilist.com/churches/missouri/.
- churches-register-2026-10.csv: map counts of church locations in Missouri and the other states and DC, with rates per 100,000 residents, shares of the US and ranks.
The census figures are copyright ASARB and are not part of the file. Contains data from Overture Maps Foundation, licensed under CDLA Permissive 2.0.