Show-Me State Times

Of the 6,124,160 people living in Missouri in 2020, 50.9 percent (3,120,159) were women and 49.1 percent (3,004,001) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Show-Me State Times.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by 28,085. In the 65 and over age range, there were 577,216 females and 456,168 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau compiles statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	1,841,634	30.1
Females 18 and over	1,869,719	30.5
Males 65 and over	456,168	7.4
Females 65 and over	577,216	9.4

Source: US Census Bureau