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International Fact Sheets

Missouri Connections: Mexico

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Imports & Exports

$3.9B

Missouri's Imports from Mexico in 20211
  • Electrical Equipment 33%
  • Transportation Equipment 20%
  • Machinery, Except Electrical 16%
  • Fabricated Metal Products 9%
  • Other 22%

$3.3B

Missouri's Exports to Mexico in 20211
  • Agricultural Products 30%
  • Food Manufactures 17%
  • Transportation Equipment 9%
  • Electrical Equipment 8%
  • Other 36%

Direct Flights

From St. Louis (STL) to Cancun (CUN)

From Kansas City (MCI) to Cancun (CUN)

By the Numbers

40,760

Missourians Born in Mexico2

24

Educational Institutions with Spanish Programs

149,698

Missourians Who Speak Spanish 2

Sister Cities & States

  • Kansas City: Guadalajara
  • Kansas City: Morelia
  • Springfield: Tlaquepaque
  • St. Louis: San Luis PotosÍ
Kansas City: Guadalajara / Kansas City: Morelia / Springfield: Tlaquepaque / St. Louis: San Luis PotosÍ /

7 Mexican Companies in Missouri

Cemex
Deacero
Gruma
Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Elektra
Kaluz

16 Missouri Companies in Mexico

Barry Wehmiller
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Bunge
Emerson
Energizer
Enterprise Holdings
Leggett & Platt
RGA
World Wide Technology

Footnotes

1 International trade administration, 2021

2 American Community Survey, 2020, 1-year estimates