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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 103.26K people in Missouri with Scottish ancestry (1.68% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kennett city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.52%), followed by Crestwood city (3.24%), and Joplin city (3.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Kennett city
Crestwood city
Joplin city
Fort Leonard Wood CDP
Grain Valley city
Liberty city
Lake St. Louis city
Jefferson City city
Ballwin city
Belton city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kennett city 3.52
2 Crestwood city 3.24
3 Joplin city 3.20
4 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 2.99
5 Grain Valley city 2.86
6 Liberty city 2.78
7 Lake St. Louis city 2.68
8 Jefferson City city 2.64
9 Ballwin city 2.54
10 Belton city 2.41
11 Raymore city 2.40
12 Kirkwood city 2.38
13 Chesterfield city 2.36
14 Warrensburg city 2.35
15 Columbia city 2.29
16 Webster Groves city 2.22
16 Wildwood city 2.22
17 Blue Springs city 2.21
18 Neosho city 2.19
19 Bridgeton city 2.15
20 Lee's Summit city 2.13
21 Carthage city 2.09
22 St. Joseph city 2.08
23 Independence city 2.00
24 Creve Coeur city 1.98
25 Bolivar city 1.97
26 Sikeston city 1.94
26 Springfield city 1.94
27 Washington city 1.90
28 Cape Girardeau city 1.86
29 Webb City city 1.84
29 Wentzville city 1.84
30 Harrisonville city 1.80
31 St. Charles city 1.77
32 Nixa city 1.75
33 Arnold city 1.73
34 O'Fallon city 1.71
35 Marshall city 1.66
35 Republic city 1.66
36 Lemay CDP 1.61
37 St. Peters city 1.60
38 Rolla city 1.58
39 Maryville city 1.55
40 Union city 1.45
41 Gladstone city 1.44
41 Kansas City city 1.44
42 Maryland Heights city 1.41
43 Jackson city 1.40
44 Festus city 1.36
45 Hannibal city 1.33
45 Ozark city 1.33
45 Sedalia city 1.33
46 Troy city 1.32
47 University City city 1.31
48 Grandview city 1.30
49 Mexico city 1.28
50 Town and Country city 1.27
51 Farmington city 1.25
51 Manchester city 1.25
51 Smithville city 1.25
52 St. Louis city 1.21
53 St. Ann city 1.20
54 Branson city 1.12
54 Raytown city 1.12
55 Kirksville city 1.10
56 Poplar Bluff city 1.09
57 Clayton city 1.06
58 Affton CDP 1.03
59 Hazelwood city 0.90
60 Oakville CDP 0.81
61 Florissant city 0.79
61 West Plains city 0.79
62 Eureka city 0.78
63 Concord CDP 0.76
64 Lebanon city 0.69
65 Fulton city 0.66
66 Dardenne Prairie city 0.59
67 Mehlville CDP 0.58
68 Kearney city 0.56
69 Overland city 0.55
70 Old Jamestown CDP 0.43
71 Ferguson city 0.41
72 Excelsior Springs city 0.39
73 Spanish Lake CDP 0.30
74 Moberly city 0.22
75 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 0.13