| Population | 186 |
| Nationwide Rank | 16930 |
Nelson, Missouri is the 16,930th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Nelson, Missouri is a city.
Nelson, Missouri is currently 12.3% smaller than it was in 2000, the year of its peak recorded population.
Nelson, Missouri's growth is about average. 57% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16920 | Rossburg, Ohio | 187 | -16.5% |
| 16921 | Starr, South Carolina | 187 | 7.4% |
| 16922 | Woodside, Delaware | 187 | 1.6% |
| 16923 | Wren, Ohio | 187 | -5.5% |
| 16924 | Allen, Michigan | 186 | -17.3% |
| 16925 | Camden, Missouri | 186 | -11.0% |
| 16926 | Enville, Tennessee | 186 | -19.1% |
| 16927 | Glenwood, Alabama | 186 | -2.6% |
| 16928 | Grenola, Kansas | 186 | -18.4% |
| 16929 | Kline, South Carolina | 186 | -21.8% |
| 16930 | Nelson, Missouri | 186 | -12.2% |
| 16931 | Prairieburg, Iowa | 186 | 7.5% |
| 16932 | Rayle, Georgia | 186 | 33.8% |
| 16933 | Royal Lakes, Illinois | 186 | -2.1% |
| 16934 | Watson, Arkansas | 186 | -35.1% |
| 16935 | Wilson, Wisconsin | 186 | 5.6% |
| 16936 | Banner, Illinois | 185 | 24.1% |
| 16937 | Barnum, Iowa | 185 | -5.6% |
| 16938 | Beaverton, Alabama | 185 | -18.1% |
| 16939 | Carney, Michigan | 185 | -17.7% |
| 16940 | Clawson, Utah | 185 | 10.7% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14584 | Montrose | 370 | -11.6% |
| 14618 | Wheatland | 366 | -5.6% |
| 14625 | Sibley | 365 | 5.4% |
| 14626 | Gilman City | 364 | -4.4% |
| 14644 | Bellflower | 362 | -15.2% |
| 14673 | Breckenridge | 359 | -21.0% |
| 14700 | Henrietta | 357 | -21.8% |
| 14716 | Raymondville | 356 | -19.2% |
| 14724 | Mineral Point | 355 | -2.4% |
| 14739 | Bunceton | 353 | 1.1% |
| 14755 | Lake Mykee Town | 352 | 7.6% |
| 14776 | Howardville | 350 | 2.9% |
| 14803 | St. Mary | 348 | -7.9% |
| 14812 | Mindenmines | 347 | -15.1% |
| 14839 | Pattonsburg | 346 | 42.9% |
| 14855 | Creighton | 344 | 5.8% |
| 14860 | Northmoor | 344 | -14.0% |
| 14864 | Annapolis | 343 | 12.0% |
| 14866 | Clarksburg | 343 | -8.7% |
| 14868 | Crystal Lakes | 343 | -10.9% |
| 14883 | Williamsville | 342 | -9.7% |
| 14884 | Altenburg | 341 | 10.3% |
| 14892 | Huntleigh | 341 | 5.2% |
| 14902 | Downing | 340 | -13.9% |
| 14922 | St. Elizabeth | 339 | 12.6% |
| 14947 | Kingston | 336 | 17.8% |
| 14956 | Fisk | 335 | -7.7% |
| 15001 | Laclede | 331 | -20.2% |
| 15002 | Lake Lafayette | 331 | -4.8% |
| 15008 | Portage Des Sioux | 331 | -6.4% |
| 15012 | Windsor Place | 331 | 54.6% |
| 15033 | Shoal Creek Drive | 328 | -4.9% |
| 15036 | Leasburg | 327 | 0.9% |
| 15045 | Junction City | 326 | 1.8% |
| 15118 | Chilhowee | 319 | -3.6% |
| 15121 | Hume | 319 | -5.6% |
| 15127 | Risco | 319 | -19.2% |
| 15135 | Frankford | 318 | -9.1% |
| 15154 | Farber | 316 | -22.5% |
| 15161 | Amazonia | 315 | 13.3% |
| 15204 | Diggins | 312 | 2.2% |
| 15221 | Kidder | 311 | 14.7% |
| 15229 | Canalou | 310 | -10.4% |
| 15252 | Mercer | 309 | -10.1% |
| 15262 | Jane | 308 | |
| 15289 | Everton | 306 | -4.9% |
| 15293 | Maitland | 306 | -10.0% |
| 15324 | East Lynne | 303 | 0.0% |
| 15332 | Eagleville | 302 | -6.2% |
| 15336 | Saginaw | 302 | 9.4% |
| 15357 | Martinsburg | 300 | -8.2% |
| 15445 | McCord Bend | 293 | 0.0% |
| 15458 | Wyatt | 293 | -19.0% |
| 15463 | Kinloch | 292 | -34.8% |
| 15469 | Bosworth | 291 | -23.8% |
| 15472 | Clark | 291 | 4.3% |
| 15474 | Farley | 291 | 27.6% |
| 15523 | Missouri City | 287 | -3.6% |
| 15544 | Cairo | 285 | -2.7% |
| 15555 | Centertown | 284 | 10.9% |
| 15566 | Callao | 283 | -2.4% |
| 15573 | Silex | 283 | 36.7% |
| 15584 | Armstrong | 281 | -1.7% |
| 15591 | Harrisburg | 281 | 52.7% |
| 15611 | Old Monroe | 280 | 10.2% |
| 15620 | Prairie Home | 279 | 26.8% |
| 15629 | Westwood | 278 | -2.4% |
| 15638 | St. Thomas | 277 | -3.1% |
| 15644 | New Hampton | 276 | -15.8% |
| 15655 | Cainsville | 275 | -25.8% |
| 15668 | Carytown | 274 | 25.6% |
| 15679 | Vinita Terrace | 274 | -6.1% |
| 15705 | Rushville | 272 | -2.5% |
| 15786 | Linneus | 265 | -28.1% |
| 15797 | Centerview | 264 | 5.6% |
| 15806 | Vanduser | 264 | 22.2% |
| 15807 | Wheeling | 264 | -1.1% |
| 15823 | Skidmore | 263 | -22.8% |
| 15827 | Brashear | 262 | -6.4% |
| 15846 | Clarksdale | 261 | -25.8% |
| 15850 | Kingsville | 261 | 1.1% |
| 15855 | Theodosia | 261 | 8.2% |
| 15862 | Fidelity | 260 | 2.7% |
| 15874 | Lake Tekakwitha | 259 | |
| 15892 | Walker | 258 | -6.1% |
| 15912 | Augusta | 256 | 2.8% |
| 15937 | Winston | 255 | 3.2% |
| 15941 | Greencastle | 254 | -17.7% |
| 15964 | Rocheport | 252 | 21.1% |
| 15966 | Utica | 252 | -7.6% |
| 15967 | Browning | 251 | -20.8% |
| 15970 | Frohna | 251 | 30.0% |
| 15974 | Linn Creek | 251 | -14.0% |
| 16042 | Forest City | 247 | -26.4% |
| 16063 | Houston Lake | 245 | -10.5% |
| 16067 | Spickard | 245 | -22.2% |
| 16071 | Galt | 244 | -11.2% |
| 16119 | Oak Ridge | 241 | 0.4% |
| 16133 | Malta Bend | 240 | -3.6% |
| 16141 | Blackburn | 239 | -15.8% |
| 16152 | Saddlebrooke | 239 | 469.0% |
| 16153 | Schell City | 239 | -16.4% |
| 16159 | Grandin | 238 | 0.8% |
| 16168 | Tracy | 238 | 10.1% |
| 16173 | Bronaugh | 237 | -3.2% |
| 16175 | Emerald Beach | 237 | -5.5% |
| 16181 | Cedar Hill Lakes | 236 | 3.0% |
| 16209 | Easton | 234 | -9.3% |
| 16221 | Emma | 233 | -4.1% |
| 16249 | Amsterdam | 231 | -18.0% |
| 16251 | Bakersfield | 231 | -18.9% |
| 16278 | Jerico Springs | 229 | -11.5% |
| 16283 | Rensselaer | 229 | 56.8% |
| 16301 | Curryville | 227 | -9.5% |
| 16313 | Cobalt | 226 | 19.5% |
| 16331 | Dudley | 225 | -22.1% |
| 16349 | Dadeville | 224 | 0.0% |
| 16350 | De Kalb | 224 | -12.8% |
| 16359 | Meta | 224 | -10.0% |
| 16375 | Kirbyville | 223 | 23.8% |
| 16380 | Scotsdale | 223 | 5.6% |
| 16388 | Craig | 222 | -27.9% |
| 16404 | Berger | 221 | 7.2% |
| 16411 | Houstonia | 221 | -19.9% |
| 16446 | Preston | 219 | 0.4% |
| 16462 | Stotts City | 218 | -13.1% |
| 16464 | Bates City | 217 | -13.5% |
| 16480 | Gasconade | 216 | -19.1% |
| 16488 | Anniston | 215 | -24.2% |
| 16525 | Napoleon | 213 | 1.9% |
| 16532 | Cross Timbers | 212 | 14.5% |
| 16562 | Asbury | 210 | -4.1% |
| 16567 | Holland | 210 | -14.6% |
| 16586 | Wyaconda | 209 | -32.3% |
| 16592 | Mayview | 208 | -29.4% |
| 16605 | Knox City | 207 | -7.1% |
| 16614 | Barnard | 206 | -16.9% |
| 16616 | Blodgett | 206 | -22.2% |
| 16662 | Altamont | 203 | -6.8% |
| 16667 | Chula | 203 | -1.9% |
| 16675 | Marquand | 203 | -21.3% |
| 16683 | Tuscumbia | 203 | -6.8% |
| 16708 | Koshkonong | 201 | -1.9% |
| 16721 | Glenwood | 200 | -1.4% |
| 16740 | Haywood City | 199 | -17.0% |
| 16746 | Phillipsburg | 199 | -7.4% |
| 16753 | Birmingham | 198 | -7.4% |
| 16761 | Mosby | 198 | -16.1% |
| 16788 | Barnett | 196 | -7.9% |
| 16790 | Edgar Springs | 196 | 3.1% |
| 16801 | Newtonia | 196 | -15.1% |
| 16813 | Oakwood Park | 195 | 10.1% |
| 16821 | Oakwood | 194 | -1.5% |
| 16823 | Stoutland | 194 | 4.8% |
| 16858 | Gilliam | 191 | -16.5% |
| 16860 | Laredo | 191 | -23.6% |
| 16877 | Neck City | 190 | 59.6% |
| 16888 | New Cambria | 189 | -14.8% |
| 16906 | Bolckow | 187 | -20.0% |
| 16925 | Camden | 186 | -11.0% |
| 16930 | Nelson | 186 | -12.2% |
| 16941 | Conception Junction | 185 | -8.4% |
| 16951 | Bellerive Acres | 184 | |
| 16952 | Blythedale | 184 | -21.0% |
| 16954 | Fillmore | 184 | -12.7% |
| 16956 | Hughesville | 184 | 5.7% |
| 16964 | Sheridan | 184 | -0.5% |
| 16969 | Cowgill | 183 | -25.9% |
| 16988 | Amoret | 182 | -14.1% |
| 16995 | Mokane | 182 | -3.1% |
| 17000 | Centerville | 181 | 1.6% |
| 17006 | Homestead | 181 | -0.5% |
| 17010 | Purdin | 181 | -18.8% |
| 17065 | High Hill | 177 | -23.3% |
| 17068 | Mill Spring | 177 | -19.1% |
| 17072 | Parnell | 177 | -9.6% |
| 17083 | Hurley | 176 | 16.5% |
| 17113 | Fountain N' Lakes | 174 | 32.8% |
| 17114 | Hunnewell | 174 | -23.3% |
| 17123 | Halfway | 173 | -1.7% |
| 17144 | Halltown | 172 | -9.4% |
| 17169 | Lamar Heights | 170 | -21.2% |
| 17171 | Miami | 170 | 6.2% |
| 17179 | Sedgewickville | 170 | -14.5% |
| 17190 | Leslie | 169 | 94.2% |
| 17204 | Newtown | 168 | -17.6% |
| 17206 | Renick | 168 | -24.3% |
| 17208 | Syracuse | 168 | -2.8% |
| 17217 | Foley | 167 | -6.7% |
| 17222 | Lohman | 167 | -0.5% |
| 17227 | Blue Eye | 166 | 72.9% |
| 17229 | Des Arc | 166 | -16.5% |
| 17239 | Coffey | 165 | 17.8% |
| 17265 | Parkdale | 164 | -22.6% |
| 17282 | Freistatt | 162 | -12.4% |
| 17287 | Mendon | 162 | -21.7% |
| 17329 | Argyle | 159 | -3.0% |
| 17335 | Graham | 159 | -16.7% |
| 17343 | Rockville | 159 | -3.6% |
| 17348 | Blackwater | 158 | -20.6% |
| 17351 | Clearmont | 158 | -17.2% |
| 17357 | Glen Echo Park | 158 | -4.8% |
| 17359 | Hurdland | 158 | -33.8% |
| 17373 | Elmo | 157 | -5.4% |
| 17384 | Bogard | 156 | -33.3% |
| 17387 | Diehlstadt | 156 | -4.2% |
| 17401 | Stella | 156 | -12.3% |
| 17408 | Brandsville | 155 | -10.9% |
| 17438 | Tallapoosa | 154 | -24.1% |
| 17459 | Collins | 152 | -15.5% |
| 17464 | Kimmswick | 152 | 33.3% |
| 17487 | Middletown | 151 | -24.1% |
| 17509 | Tina | 150 | -22.2% |
| 17513 | Alexandria | 149 | -10.2% |
| 17520 | Redings Mill | 149 | -6.2% |
| 17532 | Flemington | 148 | 19.3% |
| 17556 | Pickering | 147 | -5.1% |
| 17557 | Rush Hill | 147 | 13.0% |
| 17558 | Turney | 147 | -5.1% |
| 17565 | Jacksonville | 146 | -10.4% |
| 17577 | Big Lake | 145 | 15.0% |
| 17582 | Excelsior Estates | 145 | -45.2% |
| 17592 | Wentworth | 145 | 2.8% |
| 17615 | Rosendale | 143 | -20.5% |
| 17629 | Gravois Mills | 142 | -32.0% |
| 17651 | Strasburg | 141 | 3.6% |
| 17701 | Bragg City | 137 | -27.5% |
| 17713 | Stark City | 137 | -18.9% |
| 17722 | Holliday | 136 | 5.4% |
| 17723 | Homestown | 136 | -24.8% |
| 17782 | Morrison | 133 | 7.2% |
| 17784 | Oaks | 133 | -2.2% |
| 17797 | Jameson | 132 | 10.0% |
| 17799 | Mackenzie | 132 | -3.6% |
| 17803 | Novelty | 132 | 10.9% |
| 17810 | Westboro | 132 | -18.5% |
| 17848 | Rhineland | 130 | -26.1% |
| 17851 | Caledonia | 129 | -18.3% |
| 17852 | Chain-O-Lakes | 129 | 1.5% |
| 17861 | Lewis and Clark Village | 129 | -16.2% |
| 17863 | Olean | 129 | -17.8% |
| 17877 | Kingdom City | 128 | -1.5% |
| 17879 | Ludlow | 128 | -42.8% |
| 17881 | Prathersville | 128 | 15.3% |
| 17902 | Baring | 126 | -20.7% |
| 17914 | Avilla | 125 | -8.7% |
| 17921 | Fleming | 125 | 2.4% |
| 17954 | Cosby | 123 | -13.9% |
| 17974 | Whitewater | 123 | 8.8% |
| 17999 | Gunn City | 121 | 42.3% |
| 18001 | Louisburg | 121 | -17.6% |
| 18003 | Miramiguoa Park | 121 | -4.7% |
| 18010 | Darlington | 120 | 6.1% |
| 18024 | De Witt | 119 | -0.8% |
| 18044 | Moundville | 118 | 14.5% |
| 18048 | Roscoe | 118 | 5.3% |
| 18068 | Allenville | 116 | 11.5% |
| 18089 | Bethel | 115 | -4.9% |
| 18098 | West Sullivan | 115 | 30.6% |
| 18106 | La Russell | 114 | -17.9% |
| 18113 | Pocahontas | 114 | -10.2% |
| 18129 | Ridgely | 113 | 20.2% |
| 18132 | Wilson City | 113 | -31.0% |
| 18138 | Foster | 112 | -13.8% |
| 18140 | Grand Falls Plaza | 112 | 7.6% |
| 18151 | Clifton Hill | 111 | -10.4% |
| 18158 | Rutledge | 111 | 7.7% |
| 18166 | Humphreys | 110 | -32.0% |
| 18204 | Plato | 108 | 74.1% |
| 18217 | Hartsburg | 107 | -0.9% |
| 18275 | Gibbs | 104 | 4.0% |
| 18287 | Weatherby | 104 | -15.4% |
| 18290 | Benton City | 103 | -15.5% |
| 18292 | Brownington | 103 | -14.1% |
| 18310 | Brooklyn Heights | 102 | -18.4% |
| 18315 | Dover | 102 | -5.5% |
| 18324 | West Line | 102 | -25.0% |
| 18326 | Longtown | 101 | 32.8% |
| 18331 | Pascola | 101 | -26.8% |
| 18354 | Lake Annette | 100 | -38.6% |
| 18375 | Reeds | 98 | -4.8% |
| 18377 | Sumner | 98 | -30.9% |
| 18379 | Aullville | 97 | 12.7% |
| 18392 | Bagnell | 96 | 10.3% |
| 18393 | Chain of Rocks | 96 | 4.3% |
| 18404 | Monticello | 96 | -23.8% |
| 18415 | Franklin | 95 | -15.1% |
| 18422 | Rothville | 95 | 2.1% |
| 18423 | Shoal Creek Estates | 95 | 31.9% |
| 18427 | Baldwin Park | 94 | -20.3% |
| 18428 | Blairstown | 94 | -33.8% |
| 18430 | Brumley | 94 | -8.7% |
| 18433 | Dutchtown | 94 | -5.0% |
| 18447 | Truxton | 94 | -3.0% |
| 18458 | Luray | 93 | -8.8% |
| 18462 | Richards | 93 | -2.1% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 186 | 16,930 |
| 2016 | 190 | 16,900 |
| 2015 | 193 | 16,853 |
| 2014 | 194 | 16,847 |
| 2013 | 191 | 16,902 |
| 2012 | 193 | 16,876 |
| 2011 | 192 | 16,900 |
| 2010 | 192 | 16,885 |
| 2008 | 205 | 16,786 |
| 2007 | 206 | 16,769 |
| 2006 | 207 | 16,762 |
| 2005 | 208 | 16,748 |
| 2004 | 208 | 16,770 |
| 2003 | 206 | 16,805 |
| 2002 | 206 | 16,822 |
| 2001 | 210 | 16,776 |
| 2000 | 212 | 16,761 |
| 1990 | 181 | 17,050 |