Missouri Population and Change, 1990-2000 and 2000-2003

By Dept. of Economic Development Region

	Total Population			Change, 2000-2003		Change, 1990-2000
DED Economic Region	2003	2000	1990	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
-Missouri Totals-	5,704,484	5,596,683	5,117,073	107,801	1.9	479,610	9.4
St. Louis MSA	2,031,637	2,003,757	1,903,530	27,880	1.4	100,227	5.3
Kansas City MSA	1,099,211	1,070,052	977,991	29,159	2.7	92,061	9.4
Springfield - Branson	455,998	436,735	343,457	19,263	4.4	93,278	27.2
Central	389,287	380,382	330,879	8,905	2.3	49,503	15.0
Bootheel	230,060	230,092	226,800	-32	-0.0	3,292	1.5
Lake Ozark Rolla	250,080	240,061	208,333	10,019	4.2	31,728	15.2
Lower East Central-Cape	229,017	224,867	202,735	4,150	1.8	22,132	10.9
North Central	72,382	73,666	74,091	-1,284	-1.7	-425	-0.6
Northeast	143,997	144,539	139,415	-542	-0.4	5,124	3.7
Northwest	182,786	184,335	176,884	-1,549	-0.8	7,451	4.2
South Central	121,282	119,490	107,238	1,792	1.5	12,252	11.4
Southwest	310,138	302,868	259,526	7,270	2.4	43,342	16.7
West Central	188,609	185,839	166,194	2,770	1.5	19,645	11.8
Source: USDC, Census Bureau, Decennial Census 1990 and 2000, Federal State Cooperative for Population Estimates Prepared by the University of Missouri Extension, Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA 2000 decennial data is the adjusted number. Report generated on 27MAY2004 by setup in moco_totpop_1990_2003