Missouri Population Projections through 2030

State Releases Population Projections through 2030 JEFFERSON CITY - Commissioner of Administration Larry Schepker announced today that the state has released a new set of population projections for the State of Missouri, all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis, through the year 2030. "I hope these projections assist individuals and communities across the state by providing additional information about Missouri population trends," the Commissioner stated. Based on the latest projections: Missouri's population is expected to approach 6.8 million people in 2030, a growth of roughly 1.2 million people from the year 2000, which will represent a 21% increase in the state's population. Missouri's rank among the nation's most populous states has been on the decline since the turn of the century, when Missouri ranked fifth in the nation. Missouri's standing fell two positions during the decade of the 1990s dropping from the fifteenth spot in 1990 to seventeenth by 2000. Missouri's projected growth rate of approximately 6% per decade is slower than the nation's projected rate of 10% per decade. By 2030, persons over age 65 will represent more than one-fifth of all Missourians. Senior citizens are expected to increase 87% between 2000 and 2030 when there are projected to be 1.4 million seniors. The number of children under the age of 18 in Missouri is expected to increase but not as rapidly as persons 18 and over. Between 2000 and 2030, Missouri children are expected to increase by roughly 7% while the 18 and over population will increase by nearly 25%. Natural change (births minus deaths) will continue to add the largest number of people to Missouri's population. Natural change is expected to add an average of 244,000 Missourians per decade. Moreover, net migration (those migrating in compared to those migrating out) is expected to further increase Missouri's population by 139,000 persons every ten years. The projections were completed by the State Demographer, housed in the Office of Administration's Division of Budget and Planning. The projections were reviewed by a team of demographic experts before being released. Note: The projections do not include breakouts by ethnic group. 2007 estimates of Missouri's population by race and ethnicity will be available, by county, in August of 2008 from the U.S. Census Bureau. More information and the complete set of projections can be found at the following link: http://www.oa.mo.gov/bp/projections/. -- http://www.bransonedge.com http://www.bransonmissouri.blogspot.com