Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 442.87K people in Missouri with American ancestry (7.21% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Madison County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (19.91%), followed by Caldwell County (19.83%), and Daviess County (19.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Madison County
Caldwell County
Daviess County
Camden County
St. Francois County
Worth County
Morgan County
Gentry County
Bollinger County
Harrison County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Madison County 19.91
2 Caldwell County 19.83
3 Daviess County 19.28
4 Camden County 18.55
5 St. Francois County 17.90
6 Worth County 17.86
7 Morgan County 17.85
8 Gentry County 17.73
9 Bollinger County 17.23
10 Harrison County 16.05
11 Wayne County 15.81
12 Lewis County 15.44
13 DeKalb County 15.24
14 Crawford County 15.08
15 Miller County 14.41
16 Stoddard County 14.02
17 Ste. Genevieve County 13.78
18 Perry County 13.74
19 Iron County 13.53
20 Grundy County 13.47
21 Laclede County 13.43
22 Polk County 13.11
23 Carter County 12.92
24 Scotland County 12.46
25 Butler County 12.26
26 Washington County 12.21
27 Sullivan County 12.11
28 Maries County 12.06
29 Reynolds County 11.75
30 Pike County 11.68
31 Cape Girardeau County 11.44
32 Dade County 11.43
33 Audrain County 11.34
34 Phelps County 11.30
35 Mississippi County 11.28
36 Monroe County 11.15
37 Osage County 11.11
38 Randolph County 10.96
39 Ralls County 10.90
40 Moniteau County 10.81
41 Lawrence County 10.70
42 Gasconade County 10.69
43 Mercer County 10.64
44 Ray County 10.62
45 Benton County 10.44
46 Pemiscot County 10.36
47 Shannon County 10.26
48 Hickory County 10.06
49 Scott County 9.81
50 St. Clair County 9.80
51 Shelby County 9.79
52 Dunklin County 9.64
53 Knox County 9.63
54 Holt County 9.52
55 Atchison County 9.49
56 New Madrid County 9.46
57 Webster County 9.42
58 Callaway County 9.37
59 Ripley County 9.35
60 Wright County 9.31
61 Henry County 9.23
62 Dent County 9.10
63 Douglas County 9.06
64 Franklin County 8.99
65 Schuyler County 8.96
66 Macon County 8.91
67 Dallas County 8.85
68 Cedar County 8.81
69 Howell County 8.76
70 Vernon County 8.67
71 Putnam County 8.65
72 Jasper County 8.39
73 Clinton County 8.37
74 Stone County 8.25
75 Texas County 8.24
76 Barry County 8.19
77 Howard County 8.16
78 Linn County 8.13
79 Christian County 8.05
80 Cooper County 8.01
81 Chariton County 7.84
82 Newton County 7.77
83 Marion County 7.76
84 Taney County 7.71
85 Clark County 7.64
86 Lincoln County 7.63
87 Pettis County 7.56
88 Lafayette County 7.51
89 Cole County 7.44
90 Montgomery County 7.36
91 Greene County 7.31
92 Carroll County 7.17
93 Jefferson County 7.07
93 Saline County 7.07
94 Buchanan County 7.06
95 Oregon County 6.91
96 St. Charles County 6.78
97 Bates County 6.74
98 Livingston County 6.58
99 Nodaway County 6.52
100 Clay County 6.50
101 Barton County 6.26
102 Cass County 6.12
103 Johnson County 6.03
104 Pulaski County 5.94
105 Boone County 5.88
106 Adair County 5.82
107 Ozark County 5.76
108 Andrew County 5.69
109 McDonald County 5.08
110 Warren County 4.58
111 Platte County 4.48
112 St. Louis County 4.46
113 St. Louis city 4.42
114 Jackson County 4.19