City profile · United States · North America
Jefferson City
City population
42,595
#1,044
in United States
#15
in Missouri
#13,191
worldwide
38.577, -92.174 · 1,312 km from Washington
About Jefferson City
Jefferson City is a city in Missouri, United States with a population of 42,595. It is the 1,044th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 13,191st largest worldwide. It lies 1,312 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#15of 54
Coordinates
38.577, -92.174
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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