International Fact Sheets

Missouri Connections: Italy

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Imports & Exports

$458M

Missouri's Imports from Italy in 2025
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 31%
  • Fabricated Metal Products 17%
  • Chemicals 12%
  • Electrical Equipment, Appliances& Components 8%
  • Other 32%

$219M

Missouri's Exports to Italy in 20251
  • Chemicals 42%
  • Leather & Allied Products 20%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 9%
  • Minerals& Ores 7%
  • Other 22%

By the Numbers

771

Missourians Born in Italy

4

Educational Institutions with Italian Programs

2,900

Missourians Who Speak Italian

205,930

Missourians With Italian Ancestry2

Sister Cities & States

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

14 Italian Companies in Missouri

Buzzi Unicem
Enel
Leonardo
Gruppo Generali
Max-Air
Piva Group
Prysmian
Reply
Serioplast

12 Missouri Companies in Italy

Barry Wehmiller
Belden
Build-A-Bear
Bunge
Emerson
Energizer
H&R Block
Leggett & Platt
RGA

Footnotes

1 International trade administration, 2025

2 Census Bureau 2024, 1-year estimates