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Missouri Connections: Germany

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Imports & Exports

$1.3B

Missouri's Imports from Germany in 20251
  • Chemicals 36%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 20%
  • Computer & Electronic Products 10%
  • Fabricated Metal Products 6%
  • Other 28%

$704M

Missouri's Exports to Germany in 20251
  • Chemicals 55%
  • Minerals & Ores 8%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 9%
  • Paper 3%
  • Other 25%

Direct Flights

From St. Louis (STL) to Frankfurt (FRA)

By the Numbers

7,871

Missourians Born in Germany2

9

Educational Institutions with German Programs

20,289

Missourians Who Speak German 2

1,274,800

Missourians With German Ancestry2

Sister Cities & States

Kansas City: Hanover / Washington: Marbach / St. Charles: Ludwigsburg / St. Louis: Stuttgart /

65 German Companies in Missouri

BASF
Bayer
Boehringer Ingelheim
Frogfish Surveillance
Henkel
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Schwenk
Siemens
Symrise

15 Missouri Companies in Germany

Barry Wehmiller
Belden
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Build-A-Bear
Bunge
Emerson
Enterprise Holdings
ESCO Technologies
H&R Block

Cultural Organizations

German-American Committee

German Citizens Association of KC

German Cultural Society of St. Louis

St. Louis Genealogical Society German Special Interest Group

Missouri Germans Consortium

St. Charles County German Heritage Club

St. Louis Schuetzenverein

University of Missouri-St. Louis German Culture Center

1 International Trade Administration, 2025

2 American Community Survey, 2024, 1-year estimates