Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 155.90K people in Missouri with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.54% 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 French (except Basque) ancestry (7.14%), followed by Washington city (5.60%), and St. Peters city (4.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Farmington city
Washington city
St. Peters city
Kirkwood city
Arnold city
Crestwood city
Wildwood city
Lake St. Louis city
Concord CDP
Festus city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Farmington city 7.14
2 Washington city 5.60
3 St. Peters city 4.27
4 Kirkwood city 4.12
5 Arnold city 4.09
6 Crestwood city 4.06
7 Wildwood city 4.03
8 Lake St. Louis city 3.98
9 Concord CDP 3.88
10 Festus city 3.77
11 O'Fallon city 3.75
12 Mehlville CDP 3.69
13 Rolla city 3.50
14 St. Charles city 3.44
15 Dardenne Prairie city 3.43
16 Wentzville city 3.40
17 Webster Groves city 3.38
18 Gladstone city 3.33
19 Eureka city 3.25
20 Branson city 3.24
21 Chesterfield city 3.20
22 Oakville CDP 3.19
23 Lemay CDP 3.18
24 Florissant city 3.15
24 Lebanon city 3.15
25 Affton CDP 3.14
26 West Plains city 3.00
27 Ballwin city 2.98
28 Maryland Heights city 2.92
29 Troy city 2.90
30 Lee's Summit city 2.79
31 Fulton city 2.76
31 Overland city 2.76
31 Raymore city 2.76
32 Creve Coeur city 2.72
33 Joplin city 2.70
34 Liberty city 2.68
35 Warrensburg city 2.57
36 Nixa city 2.55
37 Jackson city 2.54
38 University City city 2.52
39 Town and Country city 2.47
40 Manchester city 2.45
41 Bridgeton city 2.44
42 Springfield city 2.40
43 Hazelwood city 2.33
44 Blue Springs city 2.32
44 Smithville city 2.32
45 Kearney city 2.30
45 Kirksville city 2.30
45 St. Louis city 2.30
46 Cape Girardeau city 2.27
47 Sikeston city 2.26
48 Jefferson City city 2.25
49 Clayton city 2.09
50 Sedalia city 2.08
51 St. Joseph city 2.06
52 Independence city 2.05
52 St. Ann city 2.05
53 Belton city 1.99
54 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 1.98
55 Maryville city 1.95
56 Republic city 1.94
57 Columbia city 1.93
58 Grain Valley city 1.85
59 Webb City city 1.81
60 Kansas City city 1.72
61 Hannibal city 1.63
62 Raytown city 1.62
63 Union city 1.54
64 Excelsior Springs city 1.51
65 Moberly city 1.47
66 Poplar Bluff city 1.38
67 Grandview city 1.33
68 Ferguson city 1.32
68 Ozark city 1.32
69 Mexico city 1.21
70 Neosho city 1.00
71 Bolivar city 0.93
72 Old Jamestown CDP 0.87
73 Carthage city 0.73
74 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 0.68
75 Harrisonville city 0.65
76 Marshall city 0.63
77 Spanish Lake CDP 0.60
78 Jennings city 0.37
79 Kennett city 0.31