Missouri is a great place to live, and according to a new ranking of the Overall Best States in America, plenty of others seem to agree. How America's Best States Were RankedWhile Missouri didn't crack the top 25, it still earned a respectable No. You may be thinking the Show-Me State deserves to rank even higher, and I'd have to agree. Read More: These Missouri State Fair Foods Are Worth the TripI'll be honest, when I first moved to Missouri, I didn't even know the state existed (I was young!). LOOK: Biggest cities in Missouri 150 years ago Stacker compiled a list of the biggest cities in Missouri 150 years ago using data transcribed from the 1870 U.S. Census.