Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.35M people in Missouri with German ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population with German ancestry (231.10K), followed by St. Charles County (131.61K), and Jackson County (114.05K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
St. Louis County
St. Charles County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Clay County
Greene County
St. Louis city
Boone County
Franklin County
Cole County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 231103
2 St. Charles County 131610
3 Jackson County 114049
4 Jefferson County 69218
5 Clay County 53407
6 Greene County 49973
7 St. Louis city 47596
8 Boone County 44179
9 Franklin County 38465
10 Cole County 25565
11 Platte County 24767
12 Cass County 23898
13 Cape Girardeau County 22010
14 Jasper County 21017
15 Christian County 18979
16 Buchanan County 18743
17 Lincoln County 15747
18 St. Francois County 13361
19 Johnson County 12857
20 Callaway County 11530
21 Warren County 11447
22 Taney County 11170
23 Camden County 10072
24 Pulaski County 9767
25 Newton County 9454
26 Pettis County 9266
27 Lafayette County 8187
28 Lawrence County 8075
29 Phelps County 7933
30 Scott County 7555
31 Webster County 7467
32 Perry County 7263
33 Osage County 7192
34 Stone County 6715
35 Miller County 6543
36 Marion County 6518
37 Ste. Genevieve County 6323
38 Randolph County 6010
39 Adair County 5964
40 Butler County 5900
41 Nodaway County 5690
42 Laclede County 5579
43 Barry County 5460
44 Gasconade County 5357
45 Howell County 5329
46 Henry County 5307
47 Polk County 5280
48 Benton County 5228
49 Saline County 5209
50 Cooper County 5196
51 Audrain County 4852
52 Stoddard County 4806
53 Crawford County 4801
54 Morgan County 4466
55 Clinton County 4445
56 Andrew County 4435
57 Moniteau County 4418
58 Vernon County 4267
59 Texas County 4143
60 Bates County 4136
61 Ray County 4033
62 Washington County 3976
63 Montgomery County 3492
64 Pike County 3314
65 Dunklin County 3229
66 Howard County 2992
67 Cedar County 2853
68 Macon County 2849
69 Wright County 2802
70 Dallas County 2746
71 DeKalb County 2604
72 New Madrid County 2519
72 Ralls County 2519
73 McDonald County 2481
74 Bollinger County 2382
75 Barton County 2378
76 Madison County 2308
77 Lewis County 2228
78 Livingston County 2226
79 St. Clair County 2183
80 Dent County 2153
81 Chariton County 2142
82 Maries County 2105
83 Daviess County 1850
84 Grundy County 1738
85 Carroll County 1719
86 Hickory County 1713
87 Monroe County 1656
88 Atchison County 1560
89 Iron County 1558
90 Douglas County 1557
91 Ripley County 1482
92 Linn County 1477
93 Harrison County 1426
94 Dade County 1418
95 Clark County 1417
96 Caldwell County 1341
97 Wayne County 1319
98 Shelby County 1312
99 Ozark County 1260
100 Holt County 1255
101 Shannon County 1228
102 Scotland County 1223
103 Reynolds County 1209
104 Gentry County 1189
105 Putnam County 1185
106 Oregon County 1066
107 Pemiscot County 974
108 Carter County 932
109 Knox County 919
110 Mississippi County 830
111 Schuyler County 744
112 Sullivan County 727
113 Mercer County 589
114 Worth County 254