Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 155.90K people in Missouri with French (except Basque) ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population with French (except Basque) ancestry (27.31K), followed by St. Charles County (14.99K), and Jackson County (13.38K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
St. Louis County
St. Charles County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
St. Louis city
Greene County
Clay County
Franklin County
Boone County
St. Francois County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 27306
2 St. Charles County 14985
3 Jackson County 13378
4 Jefferson County 10895
5 St. Louis city 6949
6 Greene County 6813
7 Clay County 5807
8 Franklin County 3808
9 Boone County 3782
10 St. Francois County 3395
11 Jasper County 2861
12 Platte County 2780
13 Washington County 2167
14 Cass County 2053
15 Christian County 2046
16 Cole County 1937
17 Cape Girardeau County 1845
18 Buchanan County 1827
19 Ste. Genevieve County 1731
20 Lincoln County 1478
21 Perry County 1404
22 Camden County 1403
23 Phelps County 1397
24 Warren County 1364
25 Stone County 1289
26 Taney County 1191
27 Callaway County 1148
28 Howell County 1136
29 Johnson County 1014
30 Pulaski County 1010
31 Laclede County 988
32 Lawrence County 889
33 Polk County 801
34 Newton County 764
35 Scott County 741
36 Webster County 672
37 Butler County 670
38 New Madrid County 660
39 Henry County 631
40 Texas County 561
41 Ray County 560
42 Crawford County 527
43 Barry County 526
44 Pettis County 516
45 Stoddard County 504
46 Randolph County 481
47 Marion County 471
48 Adair County 447
49 Pike County 431
50 Gasconade County 415
51 Audrain County 407
51 McDonald County 407
52 Clinton County 398
53 Ripley County 377
54 Dent County 344
55 Lafayette County 342
56 Madison County 337
57 Hickory County 335
57 Nodaway County 335
57 Osage County 335
57 Schuyler County 335
58 Shannon County 324
59 Moniteau County 322
60 Cooper County 302
60 Dallas County 302
61 Ozark County 295
62 Dade County 288
63 Iron County 286
64 Bollinger County 274
65 Wayne County 273
66 Miller County 259
67 Bates County 254
68 Pemiscot County 253
69 Howard County 246
70 Benton County 236
71 Andrew County 233
72 Morgan County 214
73 Saline County 211
74 Barton County 210
75 Linn County 207
75 Ralls County 207
76 Maries County 206
77 DeKalb County 205
77 Mississippi County 205
78 Reynolds County 204
79 Dunklin County 199
80 Wright County 197
81 Cedar County 185
81 Livingston County 185
82 Montgomery County 181
83 St. Clair County 171
84 Shelby County 170
85 Gentry County 164
86 Macon County 162
87 Vernon County 159
88 Lewis County 153
89 Caldwell County 140
90 Worth County 126
91 Douglas County 123
92 Putnam County 122
93 Grundy County 114
94 Carroll County 109
95 Harrison County 107
96 Monroe County 96
97 Daviess County 94
98 Oregon County 93
99 Carter County 73
100 Knox County 70
101 Clark County 61
102 Atchison County 54
103 Sullivan County 40
104 Chariton County 38
105 Holt County 36
106 Mercer County 30
107 Scotland County 28