Introduction
A missing person is defined as an individual whose whereabouts are unknown, regardless of the circumstances surrounding their disappearance. That person is considered ‘missing’ until their location has been confidently established.
Missing person cases can remain unsolved for years on end, putting the families through much pain and anguish.
The latest data from NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, indicates that as of June 2022, there are 21,795 people missing within the United States.
Although there are usually people that go missing every year, in each state, the states that have the highest total populations tend to also have the highest numbers of people who go missing as well.
Among those states where the highest number of people have gone missing are California, Texas, Florida, Alaska, and New York.
Scroll the data in the charts to learn more about missing persons by state in the United States.
| # | State | Number of Missing Persons | Missing Persons Rate | Amber Alert Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 2,133 | 5.3 | 13 |
| 2 | Florida | 1,252 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 3 | Texas | 1,246 | 4.11 | 33 |
| 4 | Arizona | 915 | 12.4 | 4 |
| 5 | Washington | 643 | 8.04 | 9 |
| 6 | New York | 606 | 2.96 | 6 |
| 7 | Michigan | 556 | 5.49 | 1 |
| 8 | Oregon | 432 | 9.91 | 0 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 401 | 3.06 | 5 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 361 | 5.1 | 13 |
| 11 | Ohio | 358 | 3.01 | 14 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 327 | 3.05 | 19 |
| 13 | Illinois | 317 | 2.48 | 4 |
| 14 | Missouri | 316 | 5.09 | 7 |
| 15 | Alaska | 309 | 41.74 | 0 |
| 16 | New Jersey | 299 | 3.17 | 3 |
| 17 | Colorado | 292 | 4.87 | 7 |
| 18 | Louisiana | 266 | 5.67 | 2 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 252 | 6.27 | 12 |
| 20 | Georgia | 250 | 2.27 | 13 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 248 | 5.44 | 0 |
| 22 | Virginia | 239 | 2.71 | 8 |
| 23 | Alabama | 204 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 200 | 6.58 | 2 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 197 | 5.45 | 1 |
| 26 | Nevada | 192 | 5.95 | 0 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 184 | 3.49 | 1 |
| 28 | Maryland | 183 | 2.91 | 0 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 179 | 3.07 | 4 |
| 30 | Indiana | 174 | 2.53 | 4 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 149 | 2.5 | 11 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 143 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 126 | 1.76 | 0 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 120 | 6.76 | 1 |
| 35 | Mississippi | 115 | 3.89 | 1 |
| 36 | Maine | 108 | 7.87 | 0 |
| 37 | Hawaii | 107 | 7.21 | 0 |
| 38 | Utah | 107 | 3.13 | 8 |
| 39 | Idaho | 101 | 5.26 | 5 |
| 40 | Iowa | 86 | 2.66 | 1 |
| 41 | Kansas | 81 | 2.73 | 5 |
| 42 | Montana | 71 | 6.38 | 4 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 61 | 3.05 | 1 |
| 44 | Delaware | 58 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 45 | Vermont | 54 | 8.33 | 0 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 45 | 7.75 | 1 |
| 47 | New Hampshire | 35 | 2.51 | 1 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 31 | 3.82 | 0 |
| 49 | South Dakota | 23 | 2.53 | 2 |
| 50 | Rhode Island | 20 | 1.8 | 1 |
Number of Missing Persons by State
Alabama
Number of Missing Persons
204
Ranked in the US
#23
Missing Persons Rate
4
Ranked in the US
#27
Amber Alert Cases
4
↓ 20%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#20
Alaska
Number of Missing Persons
309
Ranked in the US
#15
Missing Persons Rate
41.74
Ranked in the US
#1
Amber Alert Cases
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#41
Arizona
Number of Missing Persons
915
Ranked in the US
#4
Missing Persons Rate
12.4
Ranked in the US
#2
Amber Alert Cases
4
↑ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#21
Arkansas
Number of Missing Persons
200
Ranked in the US
#24
Missing Persons Rate
6.58
Ranked in the US
#11
Amber Alert Cases
2
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#27
California
Number of Missing Persons
2,133
Ranked in the US
#1
Missing Persons Rate
5.3
Ranked in the US
#21
Amber Alert Cases
13
↑ 85.71%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#4
Colorado
Number of Missing Persons
292
Ranked in the US
#17
Missing Persons Rate
4.87
Ranked in the US
#25
Amber Alert Cases
7
↑ 40%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#14
Connecticut
Number of Missing Persons
197
Ranked in the US
#25
Missing Persons Rate
5.45
Ranked in the US
#19
Amber Alert Cases
1
↑ INF%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#30
Delaware
Number of Missing Persons
58
Ranked in the US
#44
Missing Persons Rate
5.7
Ranked in the US
#15
Amber Alert Cases
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#42
Florida
Number of Missing Persons
1,252
Ranked in the US
#2
Missing Persons Rate
5.6
Ranked in the US
#17
Amber Alert Cases
8
↓ 55.56%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#11
Georgia
Number of Missing Persons
250
Ranked in the US
#20
Missing Persons Rate
2.27
Ranked in the US
#48
Amber Alert Cases
13
↑ 18.18%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#5
Hawaii
Number of Missing Persons
107
Ranked in the US
#37
Missing Persons Rate
7.21
Ranked in the US
#8
Amber Alert Cases
0
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#43
Idaho
Number of Missing Persons
101
Ranked in the US
#39
Missing Persons Rate
5.26
Ranked in the US
#22
Amber Alert Cases
5
↑ 25%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#17
Illinois
Number of Missing Persons
317
Ranked in the US
#13
Missing Persons Rate
2.48
Ranked in the US
#47
Amber Alert Cases
4
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#22
Indiana
Number of Missing Persons
174
Ranked in the US
#30
Missing Persons Rate
2.53
Ranked in the US
#43
Amber Alert Cases
4
↑ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#23
Iowa
Number of Missing Persons
86
Ranked in the US
#40
Missing Persons Rate
2.66
Ranked in the US
#42
Amber Alert Cases
1
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#32
Kansas
Number of Missing Persons
81
Ranked in the US
#41
Missing Persons Rate
2.73
Ranked in the US
#40
Amber Alert Cases
5
↑ 66.67%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#18
Kentucky
Number of Missing Persons
248
Ranked in the US
#21
Missing Persons Rate
5.44
Ranked in the US
#20
Amber Alert Cases
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#44
Louisiana
Number of Missing Persons
266
Ranked in the US
#18
Missing Persons Rate
5.67
Ranked in the US
#16
Amber Alert Cases
2
↑ INF%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#28
Maine
Number of Missing Persons
108
Ranked in the US
#36
Missing Persons Rate
7.87
Ranked in the US
#6
Amber Alert Cases
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#45
Maryland
Number of Missing Persons
183
Ranked in the US
#28
Missing Persons Rate
2.91
Ranked in the US
#39
Amber Alert Cases
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#46
Massachusetts
Number of Missing Persons
126
Ranked in the US
#33
Missing Persons Rate
1.76
Ranked in the US
#50
Amber Alert Cases
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#47
Michigan
Number of Missing Persons
556
Ranked in the US
#7
Missing Persons Rate
5.49
Ranked in the US
#18
Amber Alert Cases
1
↓ 80%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#33
Minnesota
Number of Missing Persons
179
Ranked in the US
#29
Missing Persons Rate
3.07
Ranked in the US
#33
Amber Alert Cases
4
↑ INF%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#24
Mississippi
Number of Missing Persons
115
Ranked in the US
#35
Missing Persons Rate
3.89
Ranked in the US
#28
Amber Alert Cases
1
↓ 50%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#34
Missouri
Number of Missing Persons
316
Ranked in the US
#14
Missing Persons Rate
5.09
Ranked in the US
#24
Amber Alert Cases
7
↓ 22.22%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#15
Montana
Number of Missing Persons
71
Ranked in the US
#42
Missing Persons Rate
6.38
Ranked in the US
#12
Amber Alert Cases
4
↓ 42.86%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#25
Nebraska
Number of Missing Persons
61
Ranked in the US
#43
Missing Persons Rate
3.05
Ranked in the US
#35
Amber Alert Cases
1
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#35
Nevada
Number of Missing Persons
192
Ranked in the US
#26
Missing Persons Rate
5.95
Ranked in the US
#14
Amber Alert Cases
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#48
New Hampshire
Number of Missing Persons
35
Ranked in the US
#47
Missing Persons Rate
2.51
Ranked in the US
#45
Amber Alert Cases
1
↑ INF%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#36
New Jersey
Number of Missing Persons
299
Ranked in the US
#16
Missing Persons Rate
3.17
Ranked in the US
#31
Amber Alert Cases
3
↑ 200%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#26
New Mexico
Number of Missing Persons
143
Ranked in the US
#32
Missing Persons Rate
6.7
Ranked in the US
#10
Amber Alert Cases
12
↑ 200%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#7
New York
Number of Missing Persons
606
Ranked in the US
#6
Missing Persons Rate
2.96
Ranked in the US
#38
Amber Alert Cases
6
↑ 20%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#16
North Carolina
Number of Missing Persons
327
Ranked in the US
#12
Missing Persons Rate
3.05
Ranked in the US
#36
Amber Alert Cases
19
↑ 216.67%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#2
North Dakota
Number of Missing Persons
31
Ranked in the US
#48
Missing Persons Rate
3.82
Ranked in the US
#29
Amber Alert Cases
0
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#49
Ohio
Number of Missing Persons
358
Ranked in the US
#11
Missing Persons Rate
3.01
Ranked in the US
#37
Amber Alert Cases
14
↑ 75%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#3
Oklahoma
Number of Missing Persons
252
Ranked in the US
#19
Missing Persons Rate
6.27
Ranked in the US
#13
Amber Alert Cases
12
↑ 200%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#8
Oregon
Number of Missing Persons
432
Ranked in the US
#8
Missing Persons Rate
9.91
Ranked in the US
#3
Amber Alert Cases
0
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#50
Pennsylvania
Number of Missing Persons
401
Ranked in the US
#9
Missing Persons Rate
3.06
Ranked in the US
#34
Amber Alert Cases
5
↑ 66.67%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#19
Rhode Island
Number of Missing Persons
20
Ranked in the US
#50
Missing Persons Rate
1.8
Ranked in the US
#49
Amber Alert Cases
1
↑ INF%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#37
South Carolina
Number of Missing Persons
184
Ranked in the US
#27
Missing Persons Rate
3.49
Ranked in the US
#30
Amber Alert Cases
1
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#38
South Dakota
Number of Missing Persons
23
Ranked in the US
#49
Missing Persons Rate
2.53
Ranked in the US
#44
Amber Alert Cases
2
↑ INF%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#29
Tennessee
Number of Missing Persons
361
Ranked in the US
#10
Missing Persons Rate
5.1
Ranked in the US
#23
Amber Alert Cases
13
↑ 44.44%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#6
Texas
Number of Missing Persons
1,246
Ranked in the US
#3
Missing Persons Rate
4.11
Ranked in the US
#26
Amber Alert Cases
33
↓ 21.43%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#1
Utah
Number of Missing Persons
107
Ranked in the US
#38
Missing Persons Rate
3.13
Ranked in the US
#32
Amber Alert Cases
8
↑ 14.29%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#12
Vermont
Number of Missing Persons
54
Ranked in the US
#45
Missing Persons Rate
8.33
Ranked in the US
#4
Amber Alert Cases
0
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#51
Virginia
Number of Missing Persons
239
Ranked in the US
#22
Missing Persons Rate
2.71
Ranked in the US
#41
Amber Alert Cases
8
↑ 100%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#13
Washington
Number of Missing Persons
643
Ranked in the US
#5
Missing Persons Rate
8.04
Ranked in the US
#5
Amber Alert Cases
9
↑ 200%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#10
West Virginia
Number of Missing Persons
120
Ranked in the US
#34
Missing Persons Rate
6.76
Ranked in the US
#9
Amber Alert Cases
1
↑ INF%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#39
Wisconsin
Number of Missing Persons
149
Ranked in the US
#31
Missing Persons Rate
2.5
Ranked in the US
#46
Amber Alert Cases
11
↑ 175%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#9
Wyoming
Number of Missing Persons
45
Ranked in the US
#46
Missing Persons Rate
7.75
Ranked in the US
#7
Amber Alert Cases
1
- 0%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#40