Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 750.02K people in Missouri with Irish ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population with Irish ancestry (127.33K), followed by Jackson County (77.62K), and St. Charles County (65.59K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Charles County
Jefferson County
Clay County
Greene County
St. Louis city
Boone County
Franklin County
Cass County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 127329
2 Jackson County 77620
3 St. Charles County 65591
4 Jefferson County 35029
5 Clay County 33468
6 Greene County 30425
7 St. Louis city 29503
8 Boone County 22156
9 Franklin County 15663
10 Cass County 14822
11 Platte County 14648
12 Jasper County 14465
13 Christian County 12298
14 Buchanan County 10806
15 St. Francois County 8533
16 Lincoln County 7739
17 Johnson County 7350
18 Cole County 7073
19 Taney County 6997
20 Cape Girardeau County 6917
21 Newton County 6860
22 Butler County 5853
23 Pulaski County 5422
24 Laclede County 5240
25 Callaway County 5158
26 Lawrence County 5079
27 Camden County 4987
28 Webster County 4858
29 Phelps County 4831
30 Warren County 4472
31 Pettis County 4382
32 Polk County 4322
33 Stone County 4032
34 Stoddard County 3891
35 Howell County 3851
36 Dunklin County 3757
37 Washington County 3734
38 Scott County 3493
39 Crawford County 3428
40 Randolph County 3282
41 Miller County 3196
42 Marion County 3184
43 Ray County 3176
44 Lafayette County 3048
45 Barry County 3017
46 Henry County 2914
47 Clinton County 2887
48 Adair County 2800
49 New Madrid County 2706
50 Vernon County 2651
51 Nodaway County 2407
52 Audrain County 2370
53 Saline County 2360
54 Wright County 2331
55 Texas County 2309
56 Benton County 2307
57 Bates County 2244
58 Andrew County 2108
59 Gasconade County 2092
60 DeKalb County 1984
61 Ripley County 1910
62 Ste. Genevieve County 1900
63 Pike County 1870
64 Perry County 1809
65 Morgan County 1802
66 Moniteau County 1777
67 Cedar County 1722
68 Macon County 1668
69 Dent County 1635
70 Pemiscot County 1633
71 Cooper County 1594
72 Montgomery County 1494
73 McDonald County 1492
74 Dallas County 1433
75 Hickory County 1411
76 Douglas County 1374
77 Ralls County 1309
78 Barton County 1305
79 Livingston County 1279
80 Wayne County 1268
81 Oregon County 1248
82 Madison County 1240
83 Iron County 1212
84 Maries County 1159
85 Monroe County 1129
86 Mississippi County 1048
87 Linn County 1023
88 Ozark County 1018
89 Osage County 995
90 Reynolds County 988
91 Bollinger County 902
92 Clark County 889
93 Howard County 885
94 Shannon County 879
95 Lewis County 876
96 Grundy County 871
97 Harrison County 870
98 Daviess County 836
99 Carroll County 826
100 St. Clair County 817
101 Carter County 810
102 Dade County 779
103 Atchison County 762
104 Caldwell County 725
105 Gentry County 680
106 Holt County 498
107 Shelby County 461
108 Chariton County 439
109 Sullivan County 367
110 Putnam County 352
111 Mercer County 341
112 Schuyler County 284
113 Worth County 279
114 Scotland County 237
115 Knox County 157