Missouri Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 24, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total immigrant or foreign-born population in Missouri was 256.80K which was 4.18% of Missouri's population. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis had the highest immigrant population (76.27K) and immigrants constituted 7.61% of its population, followed by Jackson (pop: 42.31K, perc: 5.93%), and then St. Louis city (pop: 20.58K, perc: 6.80%).

On the other hand, the counties with the least number of immigrant population were: Carter (pop: 0, perc: 0.00%), Reynolds (pop: 4, perc: 0.07%), and Schuyler (pop: 8, perc: 0.20%),

The chart and table below shows the immigrant or foreign-born population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that are immigrants.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Missouri Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021
Missouri Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021
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County Immigrant Population % of County Population
Adair 1270 5.01
Andrew 168 0.93
Atchison 23 0.43
Audrain 599 2.38
Barry 1476 4.26
Barton 69 0.59
Bates 126 0.78
Benton 184 0.95
Bollinger 38 0.35
Boone 11765 6.46
Buchanan 3268 3.82
Butler 278 0.66
Caldwell 78 0.88
Callaway 696 1.57
Camden 878 2.04
Cape Girardeau 2083 2.57
Carroll 80 0.93
Carter 0 0.00
Cass 1468 1.37
Cedar 150 1.06
Chariton 77 1.04
Christian 2415 2.75
Clark 30 0.45
Clay 13377 5.35
Clinton 302 1.43
Cole 1983 2.56
Cooper 100 0.57
Crawford 276 1.19
Dade 120 1.58
Dallas 225 1.33
Daviess 46 0.55
DeKalb 122 1.05
Dent 350 2.40
Douglas 139 1.18
Dunklin 845 2.96
Franklin 1449 1.39
Gasconade 132 0.89
Gentry 102 1.64
Greene 9201 3.10
Grundy 119 1.20
Harrison 127 1.54
Henry 198 0.91
Hickory 62 0.74
Holt 34 0.79
Howard 68 0.67
Howell 528 1.33
Iron 116 1.21
Jackson 42306 5.93
Jasper 5485 4.49
Jefferson 4610 2.04
Johnson 1447 2.69
Knox 54 1.43
Laclede 450 1.25
Lafayette 598 1.83
Lawrence 998 2.62
Lewis 105 1.05
Lincoln 564 0.96
Linn 76 0.64
Livingston 166 1.11
McDonald 2058 8.85
Macon 195 1.28
Madison 182 1.45
Maries 111 1.31
Marion 262 0.92
Mercer 111 3.12
Miller 274 1.11
Mississippi 117 0.90
Moniteau 204 1.30
Monroe 86 1.00
Montgomery 104 0.91
Morgan 158 0.76
New Madrid 124 0.74
Newton 1880 3.21
Nodaway 260 1.21
Oregon 34 0.38
Osage 31 0.23
Ozark 92 1.06
Pemiscot 135 0.85
Perry 335 1.76
Pettis 3009 7.01
Phelps 1973 4.42
Pike 196 1.09
Platte 5768 5.48
Polk 339 1.08
Pulaski 2959 5.54
Putnam 11 0.23
Ralls 75 0.73
Randolph 274 1.10
Ray 230 1.00
Reynolds 4 0.07
Ripley 106 0.96
St. Charles 16259 4.04
St. Clair 124 1.34
Ste. Genevieve 168 0.91
St. Francois 1145 1.71
St. Louis 76274 7.61
Saline 1237 5.31
Schuyler 8 0.20
Scotland 81 1.70
Scott 392 1.03
Shannon 20 0.28
Shelby 80 1.31
Stoddard 68 0.24
Stone 539 1.74
Sullivan 534 8.83
Taney 1519 2.72
Texas 270 1.09
Vernon 228 1.15
Warren 484 1.38
Washington 150 0.63
Wayne 65 0.57
Webster 632 1.62
Worth 14 0.70
Wright 134 0.73
St. Louis city 20581 6.80