International Fact Sheets

Missouri Connections: Italy

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Imports & Exports

$596M

Missouri's Imports from Italy in 2024
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 30%
  • Transportation Equipment 19%
  • Fabricated Metal Products 12%
  • Chemicals 11%
  • Other 28%

$151M

Missouri's Exports to Italy in 20241
  • Leather & Allied Products 31%
  • Chemicals 27%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 17%
  • Miscellaneous Manufactures 5%
  • Other 20%

By the Numbers

1,667

Missourians Born in Italy2

4

Educational Institutions with Italian Programs

2,986

Missourians Who Speak Italian 2

197,620

Missourians With Italian Ancestry2

Sister Cities & States

  • St. Louis: Bologna
St. Louis: Bologna /

14 Italian Companies in Missouri

12 Missouri Companies in Italy

Footnotes

1 International trade administration, 2024

2 Census Bureau 2023, 1-year estimates