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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 17.68K people in Missouri with Scandinavian ancestry (0.29% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Nixa city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (1.76%), followed by Belton city (1.25%), and Lemay CDP (1.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Nixa city
Belton city
Lemay CDP
Republic city
Raytown city
Liberty city
Affton CDP
Crestwood city
Warrensburg city
St. Peters city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Nixa city 1.76
2 Belton city 1.25
3 Lemay CDP 1.09
4 Republic city 0.86
5 Raytown city 0.74
6 Liberty city 0.72
7 Affton CDP 0.66
8 Crestwood city 0.62
8 Warrensburg city 0.62
9 St. Peters city 0.56
9 Wentzville city 0.56
10 Branson city 0.54
10 Wildwood city 0.54
11 Washington city 0.53
11 Webster Groves city 0.53
12 Kennett city 0.52
12 Neosho city 0.52
13 Grain Valley city 0.48
14 West Plains city 0.44
15 Independence city 0.42
16 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 0.38
17 St. Joseph city 0.36
18 Joplin city 0.35
19 Concord CDP 0.34
20 Kearney city 0.32
20 St. Charles city 0.32
21 Mexico city 0.27
21 Springfield city 0.27
22 Columbia city 0.26
22 Kansas City city 0.26
23 Creve Coeur city 0.25
23 Kirkwood city 0.25
23 Raymore city 0.25
24 Bolivar city 0.24
25 O'Fallon city 0.23
25 University City city 0.23
26 St. Louis city 0.22
27 Gladstone city 0.21
27 Jackson city 0.21
27 Manchester city 0.21
28 Hannibal city 0.20
29 Lake St. Louis city 0.19
30 Grandview city 0.18
30 Jefferson City city 0.18
30 Troy city 0.18
31 Eureka city 0.17
31 Harrisonville city 0.17
31 Lee's Summit city 0.17
32 Hazelwood city 0.16
32 Maryland Heights city 0.16
33 Ballwin city 0.14
33 Blue Springs city 0.14
33 Cape Girardeau city 0.14
33 Moberly city 0.14
34 Maryville city 0.13
35 Dardenne Prairie city 0.12
35 Union city 0.12
36 Carthage city 0.11
36 Ferguson city 0.11
36 Oakville CDP 0.11
37 Arnold city 0.10
37 Florissant city 0.10
37 Fulton city 0.10
37 St. Ann city 0.10
38 Festus city 0.09
38 Lebanon city 0.09
38 Town and Country city 0.09
39 Poplar Bluff city 0.08
39 Rolla city 0.08
40 Kirksville city 0.07
40 Old Jamestown CDP 0.07
41 Overland city 0.06
42 Marshall city 0.05