Missouri Business Licenses

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General Missouri Guides & Resources

Missouri Business Licenses for Regulated Industries

Missouri Corporate Filings

Missouri Tax Filings

Missouri State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Missouri that a business should check for business license requirements.

Attorney General - Charities
Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects
Board of Pharmacy

Department of Insurance
Department of Labor - Division of Employment Security
Department of Revenue

Division of Professional Registration
Division of Professional Registration - Real Estate Commission
Secretary of State - Corporations Division
State Board of Accountancy

Missouri Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Missouri that a business should check for local business license requirements.

County / Parish

Adair County
Andrew County
Atchison County
Audrain County
Barry County
Barton County
Bates County
Benton County
Bollinger County
Boone County
Buchanan County
Butler County
Caldwell County
Callaway County
Camden County
Cape Girardeau County
Carroll County
Carter County
Cass County
Cedar County
Chariton County
Christian County
Clark County
Clay County
Clinton County
Cole County
Cooper County
Crawford County
Dade County
Dallas County
Daviess County
DeKalb County
Dent County
Douglas County
Dunklin County
Franklin County
Gasconade County
Gentry County

Greene County
Grundy County
Harrison County
Henry County
Hickory County
Holt County
Howard County
Howell County
Iron County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Knox County
Laclede County
Lafayette County
Lawrence County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Linn County
Livingston County
Macon County
Madison County
Maries County
Marion County
McDonald County
Mercer County
Miller County
Mississippi County
Moniteau County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
New Madrid County
Newton County
Nodaway County
Oregon County
Osage County

Ozark County
Pemiscot County
Perry County
Pettis County
Phelps County
Pike County
Platte County
Polk County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Ralls County
Randolph County
Ray County
Reynolds County
Ripley County
Saline County
Schuyler County
Scotland County
Scott County
Shannon County
Shelby County
St. Charles County
St. Clair County
St. Francois County
St. Louis County
Ste. Genevieve County
Stoddard County
Stone County
Sullivan County
Taney County
Texas County
Vernon County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Worth County
Wright County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Adrian
Advance
Affton
Agency
Albany
Alma
Altenburg
Alton
Amoret
Anderson
Annapolis
Appleton City
Arbyrd
Arcadia
Archie
Arnold
Ash Grove
Ashland
Atlanta
Aurora
Auxvasse
Ava
Avilla
Bakersfield
Ballwin
Barnard
Barnhart
Bates City
Beaufort
Bell City
Belle
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Belleview
Belton
Benton
Berger
Berkeley
Bernie
Bethany
Bevier
Billings
Bismarck
Blackwater
Bland
Bloomfield
Blue Springs
Bolivar
Bonne Terre
Boonville
Bosworth
Bourbon
Bowling Green
Bradleyville
Branson
Brashear
Braymer
Breckenridge
Brentwood
Bridgeton
Bronaugh
Brookfield
Brookline
Broseley
Brunswick
Bucklin
Buffalo
Bunceton
Bunker
Burlington Junction
Butler
Cabool
Cadet
Cainsville
Cairo
Caledonia
Calhoun
California
Callao
Camdenton
Cameron
Campbell
Canton
Cape Girardeau
Cardwell
Carl Junction
Carrollton
Carterville
Carthage
Caruthersville
Cassville
Cedar Hill
Center
Centerview
Centerville
Centralia
Chadwick
Chaffee
Chamois
Charleston
Chesterfield
Chilhowee
Chillicothe
Chula
Clarksburg
Clarksville
Clarkton
Clayton
Cleveland
Clever
Climax Springs
Clinton
Cole Camp
Columbia
Conception
Conception Junction
Concord
Concordia
Conway
Cooter
Corder
Cosby
Craig
Crane
Creighton
Crestwood
Creve Coeur
Crocker
Crystal City
Cuba
Dadeville
De Kalb
De Soto
Dearborn
Deepwater
Deering
Defiance
Delta
Des Peres
Dexter
Diamond
Dittmer
Dixon
Doniphan
Dora
Drexel
Dudley
Eagle Rock
Eagleville
Earth City
East Lynne
East Prairie
Edgar Springs
Edina
Edwards
El Dorado Springs
Eldon
Ellington
Ellsinore
Elsberry
Eminence
Eolia
Essex
Eugene
Eureka
Everton
Ewing
Excelsior Springs
Exeter
Fair Grove
Fair Play
Fairfax
Falcon
Farber
Farmington
Faucett
Fayette
Fenton
Ferguson
Festus
Flemington
Florissant
Fordland
Foristell
Forsyth
Fort Leonard Wood
Fredericktown
Freeman
Fulton

Gainesville
Galena
Gallatin
Galt
Garden City
Gasconade
Gatewood
Gentry
Gerald
Gideon
Gilman City
Gladstone
Glasgow
Glencoe
Golden City
Gower
Graham
Grain Valley
Granby
Grandview
Grant City
Green City
Green Ridge
Greenfield
Greenville
Greenwood
Grover
Hale
Halfway
Hallsville
Hamilton
Hannibal
Hardin
Harrisburg
Harrisonville
Hartville
Hawk Point
Hayti
Hazelwood
Herculaneum
Hermann
Hermitage
Higbee
Higginsville
High Ridge
Hillsboro
Holcomb
Holden
Holliday
Hollister
Holt
Holts Summit
Hopkins
Hornersville
House Springs
Houston
Hughesville
Humansville
Hume
Huntsville
Hurdland
Hurley
Iberia
Imperial
Independence
Irondale
Ironton
Jackson
Jameson
Jamesport
Jamestown
Jasper
Jefferson City
Jennings
Joplin
Kahoka
Kansas City
Kearney
Kennett
Keytesville
Kimberling City
King City
Kingdom City
Kingston
Kingsville
Kirbyville
Kirksville
Kirkwood
Knob Noster
Koshkonong
La Belle
La Grange
La Monte
La Plata
Laddonia
Ladue
Lake Ozark
Lake Saint Louis
Lamar
Lancaster
Laquey
Laredo
Lathrop
Laurie
Lawson
Leadwood
Leasburg
Lebanon
Lee's Summit
Leeton
Leopold
Lesterville
Lexington
Liberal
Liberty
Licking
Lincoln
Linn
Linn Creek
Linneus
Lockwood
Lone Jack
Lonedell
Louisiana
Ludlow
Macks Creek
Macon
Madison
Maitland
Malden
Malta Bend
Manchester
Mansfield
Maplewood
Marble Hill
Marceline
Marionville
Marquand
Marshall
Marshfield
Marthasville
Martinsburg
Maryland Heights
Maryville
Maysville
Meadville
Mehlville
Memphis
Mendon
Mercer
Mexico
Miami
Milan
Miller
Missouri City
Moberly
Mokane
Monett
Monroe City
Montgomery City
Monticello
Montrose
Morrisville
Mound City
Mount Vernon
Mountain Grove
Mountain View
Murphy
Myrtle
Naylor
Neelyville
Neosho
Nevada
New Bloomfield
New Cambria
New Franklin
New Haven
New London
New Madrid
Newburg
Newtown
Niangua
Nixa
Noel
Norborne
Normandy
North Kansas City
Norwood

Novinger
O'Fallon
Oak Grove
Oak Ridge
Oakville
Odessa
Olivette
Oran
Oregon
Orrick
Osage Beach
Osborn
Osceola
Otterville
Overland
Owensville
Ozark
Pacific
Palmyra
Paris
Park Hills
Parkville
Patton
Pattonsburg
Peace Valley
Peculiar
Perry
Perryville
Philadelphia
Piedmont
Pierce City
Pilot Grove
Pineville
Pittsburg
Plato
Platte City
Plattsburg
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hope
Point Lookout
Polo
Poplar Bluff
Portageville
Potosi
Prairie Home
Princeton
Purdin
Purdy
Puxico
Queen City
Ravenwood
Raymondville
Raymore
Raytown
Reeds Spring
Renick
Republic
Revere
Rhineland
Rich Hill
Richland
Richmond
Richmond Heights
Richwoods
Ridgeway
Risco
Riverside
Rocheport
Rock Port
Rogersville
Rolla
Roscoe
Rosendale
Russellville
Saint Albans
Saint Ann
Saint Charles
Saint Clair
Saint Elizabeth
Saint James
Saint John
Saint Joseph
Saint Robert
Salem
Salisbury
Sarcoxie
Savannah
Schell City
Scott City
Sedalia
Senath
Seneca
Seymour
Shelbina
Shelbyville
Sheldon
Shell Knob
Sikeston
Silex
Slater
Smithton
Smithville
South Gorin
Southwest City
Spanish Lake
Sparta
Spickard
Spokane
Springfield
St. Louis
St. Peters
Stanberry
Stanton
Ste. Genevieve
Steele
Steelville
Stet
Stewartsville
Stockton
Stoutland
Stover
Strafford
Strasburg
Sturgeon
Success
Sullivan
Summersville
Sunrise Beach
Sunset Hills
Swedeborg
Sweet Springs
Taneyville
Tarkio
Thayer
Theodosia
Thornfield
Tiff City
Tina
Tipton
Town and Country
Trenton
Trimble
Troy
Tuscumbia
Union
Union Star
Unionville
University City
Urbana
Valley Park
Van Buren
Vandalia
Vanzant
Verona
Versailles
Viburnum
Vienna
Walker
Walnut Grove
Wardell
Warrensburg
Warrenton
Warsaw
Washburn
Washington
Waynesville
Weaubleau
Webb City
Webster Groves
Weldon Spring
Wellington
Wellsville
Wentzville
West Plains
Weston
Westphalia
Wheatland
Wheaton
Whiteman Air Force Base
Wildwood
Willard
Willow Springs
Windsor
Winfield
Winona
Winston
Wright City
Wyaconda
Zalma