Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 442.87K people in Missouri with American ancestry (7.21% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Farmington city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (16.65%), followed by Bolivar city (15.84%), and Mexico city (12.40%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Missouri.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Farmington city
Bolivar city
Mexico city
Cape Girardeau city
Rolla city
Jackson city
Poplar Bluff city
Carthage city
Lebanon city
Kennett city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Farmington city 16.65
2 Bolivar city 15.84
3 Mexico city 12.40
4 Cape Girardeau city 11.63
5 Rolla city 11.46
6 Jackson city 11.22
7 Poplar Bluff city 11.04
8 Carthage city 10.82
8 Lebanon city 10.82
9 Kennett city 10.48
10 Festus city 9.98
11 Moberly city 9.24
12 Washington city 9.15
13 Clayton city 9.07
14 St. Charles city 8.87
15 Webb City city 8.75
16 Smithville city 8.60
17 Hannibal city 8.55
18 Kearney city 8.54
19 Bridgeton city 8.37
20 Sedalia city 8.05
20 Union city 8.05
21 West Plains city 7.94
22 Arnold city 7.49
23 Excelsior Springs city 7.33
24 Sikeston city 7.27
25 Lemay CDP 7.09
26 Lake St. Louis city 6.89
27 Ozark city 6.82
28 Joplin city 6.75
28 St. Joseph city 6.75
29 Concord CDP 6.68
30 St. Peters city 6.54
31 Oakville CDP 6.47
32 O'Fallon city 6.44
33 Town and Country city 6.43
34 Harrisonville city 6.40
35 Springfield city 6.34
36 Republic city 6.33
37 Liberty city 6.27
38 Neosho city 6.26
39 Affton CDP 6.16
39 University City city 6.16
40 Grain Valley city 6.04
41 Troy city 6.03
42 Crestwood city 5.99
43 Belton city 5.85
44 Nixa city 5.76
45 Overland city 5.75
46 St. Ann city 5.73
47 Branson city 5.49
47 Marshall city 5.49
48 Independence city 5.41
49 Mehlville CDP 5.35
50 Jefferson City city 5.28
51 Creve Coeur city 4.88
52 Wentzville city 4.86
53 Gladstone city 4.85
54 Blue Springs city 4.77
55 Lee's Summit city 4.69
56 Maryville city 4.57
57 Maryland Heights city 4.52
58 Eureka city 4.48
58 Wildwood city 4.48
59 Chesterfield city 4.45
60 Columbia city 4.44
61 St. Louis city 4.42
62 Webster Groves city 4.41
63 Warrensburg city 4.37
64 Kirksville city 4.35
65 Raymore city 4.34
66 Raytown city 4.30
67 Kirkwood city 4.19
68 Kansas City city 4.08
69 Florissant city 3.81
70 Ballwin city 3.80
71 Dardenne Prairie city 3.78
72 Ferguson city 3.36
73 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 3.32
74 Hazelwood city 3.19
75 Jennings city 3.14
76 Fulton city 2.93
77 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 2.76
77 Grandview city 2.76
77 Old Jamestown CDP 2.76
78 Manchester city 2.35
79 Spanish Lake CDP 1.08