Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 129.14K people in Missouri with European ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, Jackson County had the highest population with European ancestry (27.35K), followed by St. Louis County (18.07K), and Clay County (7.84K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Jackson County
St. Louis County
Clay County
St. Charles County
Greene County
Boone County
Jefferson County
Platte County
St. Louis city
Christian County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Jackson County 27354
2 St. Louis County 18073
3 Clay County 7837
4 St. Charles County 7742
5 Greene County 7234
6 Boone County 4929
7 Jefferson County 3447
8 Platte County 3149
9 St. Louis city 2872
10 Christian County 2773
11 Cass County 2399
12 Franklin County 2269
13 Cape Girardeau County 1973
14 Jasper County 1594
15 St. Francois County 1577
15 Taney County 1577
16 Phelps County 1282
17 Warren County 1255
18 Buchanan County 1243
19 Johnson County 1225
20 Cole County 1179
21 Pulaski County 1006
22 Callaway County 1002
23 Newton County 944
24 Pettis County 746
25 Butler County 725
26 Lincoln County 695
27 Stone County 681
28 Polk County 628
29 Ste. Genevieve County 613
30 Clinton County 605
31 Camden County 564
32 Miller County 546
33 Scott County 529
34 Nodaway County 497
35 Barry County 483
36 Webster County 478
37 Crawford County 475
38 Randolph County 464
39 Laclede County 457
40 Adair County 455
41 Howell County 436
42 Stoddard County 428
43 Henry County 407
44 Ray County 385
45 Texas County 374
46 Benton County 360
46 Washington County 360
47 Andrew County 354
48 Madison County 351
49 Wayne County 347
50 Saline County 343
51 Lafayette County 340
52 Lawrence County 337
53 Moniteau County 329
54 Marion County 322
55 Perry County 287
56 Pemiscot County 277
57 Audrain County 270
58 Montgomery County 254
59 Hickory County 246
60 Bollinger County 242
61 Howard County 238
62 Livingston County 235
63 Vernon County 230
64 New Madrid County 227
65 Linn County 224
66 Knox County 220
66 Macon County 220
67 Cedar County 219
68 Morgan County 206
69 Carter County 203
70 Barton County 190
71 Harrison County 181
72 Gasconade County 176
73 Cooper County 175
74 Maries County 171
75 Ralls County 164
76 St. Clair County 153
77 Dade County 149
78 Bates County 146
79 Mississippi County 142
80 DeKalb County 135
81 Dunklin County 134
82 Putnam County 132
82 Wright County 132
83 Daviess County 130
84 Lewis County 126
85 McDonald County 124
86 Iron County 121
87 Grundy County 117
88 Chariton County 98
89 Caldwell County 97
89 Dent County 97
90 Atchison County 92
91 Gentry County 90
92 Sullivan County 84
93 Dallas County 83
94 Scotland County 81
95 Carroll County 77
95 Monroe County 77
96 Douglas County 73
97 Ripley County 68
98 Shelby County 67
99 Shannon County 57
100 Pike County 56
101 Clark County 55
101 Osage County 55
102 Oregon County 47
103 Holt County 37
104 Reynolds County 36
105 Ozark County 31
106 Schuyler County 18
107 Worth County 10
108 Mercer County 7