Missouri — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Missouri during 2025.
Missouri indexed 3,815 projects with decisions in 2025 across 15 counties, with 5,301 approved and 28 denied actions (99.5% approval rate). St. Charles County led with 628 projects (16% of the state), followed by Buchanan County (547) and Jasper County (488). Together those three counties accounted for 44% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Missouri Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Missouri.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone | 475 | 537 | 6 | 98.9% |
| Buchanan | 547 | 802 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Caldwell | 40 | 51 | 3 | 94.4% |
| Cass | 33 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jackson | 147 | 171 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jasper | 488 | 737 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Jefferson | 84 | 96 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Johnson | 396 | 698 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Newton | 82 | 90 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nodaway | 7 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Perry | 58 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ralls | 406 | 587 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Randolph | 49 | 92 | 0 | 100.0% |
| St. Charles | 628 | 856 | 4 | 99.5% |
| St. Louis | 376 | 479 | 8 | 98.4% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.