State Brief · MO

Missouri

Capital: Jefferson City · Latest trade year: 2024

Exports to Romania: $3.6M
Imports from Romania: $18.1M
Trade balance: -$14.5M
Export CAGR: -14.7%

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Missouri and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit

Peak imports

$25.3M

in 2022

Import CAGR

+16.8%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY

-41.2%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Missouri and Romania

Transportation Equipment make up 31.5% of what Missouri imports from Romania, while computer & electronic products lead the goods Missouri sends back.

What Missouri imports from Romania

Total$16.4M

Transportation Equipment$5.7M32%
Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components$3.6M20%
Primary Metal Mfg$2.5M14%
Plastics & Rubber Products$2.0M11%
Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi$1.4M8%
Textiles & Fabrics$1.3M7%

What Missouri exports to Romania

Total$2.4M

Computer & Electronic Products$1.2M33%
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities$649K18%
Machinery, Except Electrical$511K14%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 5,282 residents of Missouri identify as Romanian-American — ranking #22 of 51 nationwide.

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Missouri grew

An estimated 1,294 Romanian-born residents call Missouri home. Arrivals peaked in the 2010s.

Romanian-born

1,294

ACS 2022

US citizens

38.6%

US average

Avg annual wages

$39K

US average

Bachelor's+

27.2%

US average

Education, citizenship, and wage figures shown are national averages for Romanian-born Americans — the sample for Missouri is too small for reliable state-level estimates.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Arrivals by year

2005 onward

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Missouri

St. Louis County747
St. Louis city516
Platte County451
Jackson County279
Buchanan County223

Faith communities

3 Romanian-affiliated churches

The Romanian-American community in Missouri sustains 3 registered parishes across 2 denominations.

Pentecostal (2)Orthodox (OCA) (1)

View all 3 parishes

St. Thomas the Apostle ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Saint Louis, MO
Grace Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Springfield, MO
Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Union, MO