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Missouri Connections: Germany

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Imports & Exports

$2.1B

Missouri's Imports from Germany in 20231
  • Computer & Electronic Products 31%
  • Chemicals 31%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 17%
  • Fabricated Metal Products 5%
  • Other 16%

$734M

Missouri's Exports to Germany in 20231
  • Chemicals 63%
  • Minerals & Ores 8%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 6%
  • Paper 5%
  • Other 18%

Direct Flights

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

By the Numbers

7,967

Missourians Born in Germany2

9

Educational Institutions with German Programs

19,305

Missourians Who Speak German 2

Sister Cities & States

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

54 German Companies in Missouri

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

17 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

Germanic Genealogy Society of St Louis

Missouri Germans Consortium

St. Charles County German Heritage Club

St. Louis Schuetzenverein

University of Missouri-St. Louis German Culture Center

1 International Trade Administration, 2023

2 American Community Survey, 2022, 1-year estimates