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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction in Missouri, 2026 Edition

NAICS 21
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
253
Employees
3,702
Annual payroll
$256.5M

2. National context

Missouri accounts for 1.09% of the 23,179 US establishments in this sector and ranks 22nd out of 50 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

MO avg annual wage
$69,292
US avg annual wage
$109,364

Missouri sector wages are -36.6% versus the national average for NAICS 21.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,171
SAM debarred/excluded
1,651

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1St. Louis County12265
#2Lincoln County1077
#3Jefferson County10121
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.