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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 750.02K people in Missouri with Irish ancestry (12.21% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Webster Groves city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (19.39%), followed by Kirkwood city (19.11%), and Eureka city (18.69%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Webster Groves city
Kirkwood city
Eureka city
Kearney city
Nixa city
Lake St. Louis city
Excelsior Springs city
St. Peters city
Ballwin city
Concord CDP
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Webster Groves city 19.39
2 Kirkwood city 19.11
3 Eureka city 18.69
4 Kearney city 18.66
5 Nixa city 17.91
6 Lake St. Louis city 17.79
7 Excelsior Springs city 17.74
8 St. Peters city 17.72
9 Ballwin city 17.57
10 Concord CDP 17.29
11 Town and Country city 17.14
12 Crestwood city 17.13
13 Dardenne Prairie city 17.02
14 Lemay CDP 16.87
15 Ozark city 16.52
16 O'Fallon city 16.11
17 Wentzville city 15.93
18 Gladstone city 15.86
19 Oakville CDP 15.72
20 Harrisonville city 15.64
21 Clayton city 15.58
22 Belton city 15.25
23 Washington city 15.22
24 Warrensburg city 14.98
25 Union city 14.75
26 Liberty city 14.73
27 Wildwood city 14.59
28 Farmington city 14.56
29 Mehlville CDP 14.51
30 Raymore city 14.50
31 St. Charles city 14.23
32 Manchester city 14.10
33 Lee's Summit city 13.95
34 Lebanon city 13.80
35 Bridgeton city 13.70
36 Blue Springs city 13.61
37 Chesterfield city 13.60
38 Florissant city 13.47
39 Moberly city 13.46
40 Grain Valley city 13.36
41 Maryland Heights city 13.34
42 Joplin city 13.31
42 St. Ann city 13.31
43 Affton CDP 13.25
44 West Plains city 13.10
45 Arnold city 12.98
46 Troy city 12.78
47 St. Joseph city 12.49
48 Independence city 12.43
49 Bolivar city 12.29
50 Poplar Bluff city 12.04
51 Columbia city 12.02
51 Creve Coeur city 12.02
52 Branson city 11.81
53 Kirksville city 11.61
54 Mexico city 11.59
55 Fulton city 11.54
56 Festus city 11.45
57 Hannibal city 11.08
58 Hazelwood city 11.07
59 Jackson city 10.88
60 Smithville city 10.78
61 Kennett city 10.54
61 Overland city 10.54
62 Webb City city 10.32
63 Rolla city 10.26
64 Maryville city 10.19
65 Kansas City city 10.13
66 Neosho city 9.85
67 Springfield city 9.77
68 Sedalia city 9.76
69 St. Louis city 9.74
70 Grandview city 9.29
70 University City city 9.29
71 Jefferson City city 9.15
72 Marshall city 8.99
73 Sikeston city 8.85
74 Cape Girardeau city 8.72
75 Republic city 8.38
76 Carthage city 8.32
77 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 7.81
78 Raytown city 5.52
79 Old Jamestown CDP 5.34
80 Spanish Lake CDP 4.27
81 Ferguson city 3.21
82 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 2.62
83 Jennings city 1.09