Missouri Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 6.14M Missouri population, 1.66M had Unclassified ancestry (27.06%), 1.48M had Other Groups ancestry (24.03%), and 1.35M had German ancestry (21.95%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, Missouri counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Missouri ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Missouri Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 1661630 | 27.06 |
| Other Groups | 1476037 | 24.03 |
| German | 1347940 | 21.95 |
| Irish | 750022 | 12.21 |
| English | 599606 | 9.76 |
| American | 442874 | 7.21 |
| Italian | 202058 | 3.29 |
| French (except Basque) | 155902 | 2.54 |
| European | 129138 | 2.10 |
| Scottish | 103261 | 1.68 |
| Polish | 97813 | 1.59 |
| Dutch | 73359 | 1.19 |
| Scotch Irish | 63964 | 1.04 |
| Swedish | 54016 | 0.88 |
| Subsaharan African | 47000 | 0.77 |
| Norwegian | 45974 | 0.75 |
| Welsh | 37141 | 0.61 |
| British | 33005 | 0.54 |
| African | 25092 | 0.41 |
| Russian | 24215 | 0.39 |
| Swiss | 23727 | 0.39 |
| Czech | 23194 | 0.38 |
| Scandinavian | 17682 | 0.29 |
| Danish | 16634 | 0.27 |
| Yugoslavian | 13532 | 0.22 |
| Greek | 13164 | 0.21 |
| Hungarian | 13147 | 0.21 |
| Eastern European | 13134 | 0.21 |
| French Canadian | 12277 | 0.20 |
| Austrian | 11604 | 0.19 |
| Croatian | 9646 | 0.16 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 9147 | 0.15 |
| Northern European | 7797 | 0.13 |
| Ukrainian | 7300 | 0.12 |
| Lithuanian | 6020 | 0.10 |
| Lebanese | 5789 | 0.09 |
| Nigerian | 5753 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 5668 | 0.09 |
| Canadian | 5621 | 0.09 |
| Belgian | 5459 | 0.09 |
| Finnish | 5111 | 0.08 |
| Romanian | 4987 | 0.08 |
| Czechoslovakian | 4747 | 0.08 |
| Slovak | 4444 | 0.07 |
| Jamaican | 3783 | 0.06 |
| Arab | 3286 | 0.05 |
| Kenyan | 2714 | 0.04 |
| Ethiopian | 2710 | 0.04 |
| Somali | 2700 | 0.04 |
| Syrian | 2491 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 2464 | 0.04 |
| Pennsylvania German | 2307 | 0.04 |
| Haitian | 2290 | 0.04 |
| Brazilian | 2262 | 0.04 |
| Egyptian | 2194 | 0.04 |
| Turkish | 2172 | 0.04 |
| Palestinian | 2141 | 0.04 |
| Iraqi | 2056 | 0.03 |
| Ghanaian | 2051 | 0.03 |
| Serbian | 1936 | 0.03 |
| Albania | 1920 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 1910 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 1842 | 0.03 |
| Slavic | 1734 | 0.03 |
| Australian | 1730 | 0.03 |
| Slovene | 1478 | 0.02 |
| Moroccan | 1292 | 0.02 |
| Israeli | 1118 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 1007 | 0.02 |
| Jordanian | 849 | 0.01 |
| West Indian | 787 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 786 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 780 | 0.01 |
| South African | 771 | 0.01 |
| Afghan | 669 | 0.01 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 663 | 0.01 |
| Luxembourger | 631 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 554 | 0.01 |
| Cajun | 522 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 443 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 431 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 389 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 385 | 0.01 |
| Sudanese | 372 | 0.01 |
| New Zealander | 353 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 352 | 0.01 |
| British West Indian | 337 | 0.01 |
| Maltese | 232 | 0.00 |
| Ugandan | 218 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 213 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 209 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 193 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 186 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 162 | 0.00 |
| Guyanese | 152 | 0.00 |
| Bahamian | 125 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 114 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 110 | 0.00 |
| Bermudan | 106 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 99 | 0.00 |
| Barbadian | 99 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 69 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 25 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 8 | 0.00 |