Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 599.61K people in Missouri with English ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population with English ancestry (83.85K), followed by Jackson County (64.10K), and St. Charles County (44.09K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Charles County
Greene County
Clay County
Boone County
Jefferson County
St. Louis city
Cass County
Jasper County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 83851
2 Jackson County 64101
3 St. Charles County 44092
4 Greene County 36204
5 Clay County 30406
6 Boone County 21384
7 Jefferson County 20912
8 St. Louis city 16401
9 Cass County 15468
10 Jasper County 13779
11 Platte County 13399
12 Christian County 12095
13 Franklin County 10203
14 Buchanan County 8173
15 Cape Girardeau County 7416
16 Cole County 7044
17 Taney County 6754
18 St. Francois County 6712
19 Newton County 5867
20 Pulaski County 5517
21 Johnson County 5327
22 Camden County 4982
23 Howell County 4806
24 Lincoln County 4788
25 Laclede County 4608
26 Callaway County 4408
27 Phelps County 4353
28 Polk County 4099
29 Lawrence County 4027
30 Butler County 3943
31 Marion County 3737
32 Stone County 3589
33 Barry County 3532
34 Scott County 3333
35 Warren County 3253
36 Webster County 3184
37 Randolph County 3056
38 Pettis County 2846
39 Texas County 2793
40 Clinton County 2690
41 Lafayette County 2638
42 Bates County 2631
43 Audrain County 2565
44 Vernon County 2480
45 Adair County 2479
45 Andrew County 2479
46 Stoddard County 2465
47 Henry County 2396
48 Dunklin County 2376
49 Saline County 2211
50 Benton County 2142
51 Crawford County 2074
52 Miller County 2046
53 Morgan County 1999
54 Ray County 1977
55 Dallas County 1885
56 Nodaway County 1845
57 Washington County 1830
58 Wright County 1737
59 Cedar County 1695
60 Douglas County 1632
61 Cooper County 1631
62 Dent County 1602
63 Hickory County 1592
64 Macon County 1436
65 Montgomery County 1363
66 Gasconade County 1319
67 Pike County 1299
68 Livingston County 1251
69 Howard County 1249
70 Barton County 1234
71 McDonald County 1226
72 Moniteau County 1220
73 New Madrid County 1175
74 Madison County 1165
75 Mississippi County 1126
76 Linn County 1081
77 St. Clair County 1030
78 Ozark County 1013
79 Monroe County 995
80 Perry County 983
81 Ripley County 959
82 Lewis County 955
83 Caldwell County 927
83 Dade County 927
84 DeKalb County 912
85 Pemiscot County 876
86 Harrison County 838
87 Grundy County 818
88 Iron County 784
89 Ste. Genevieve County 777
90 Daviess County 771
91 Bollinger County 741
92 Carroll County 717
93 Ralls County 709
94 Holt County 700
95 Wayne County 693
96 Clark County 680
97 Shelby County 679
98 Chariton County 661
99 Oregon County 646
100 Osage County 613
101 Gentry County 598
102 Shannon County 593
103 Atchison County 577
104 Maries County 570
105 Reynolds County 565
106 Putnam County 433
107 Sullivan County 399
108 Scotland County 384
109 Schuyler County 354
110 Knox County 331
111 Mercer County 283
112 Carter County 273
113 Worth County 159