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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 33.01K people in Missouri with British ancestry (0.54% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Dallas County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.56%), followed by Knox County (1.51%), and Wayne County (1.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Dallas County
Knox County
Wayne County
Boone County
Worth County
Platte County
Taney County
Webster County
Franklin County
Newton County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dallas County 1.56
2 Knox County 1.51
3 Wayne County 1.33
4 Boone County 1.16
5 Worth County 1.10
6 Platte County 1.05
7 Taney County 1.03
8 Webster County 0.81
9 Franklin County 0.80
10 Newton County 0.79
11 Phelps County 0.77
12 Pemiscot County 0.67
13 Henry County 0.66
14 Jackson County 0.63
14 St. Charles County 0.63
15 Greene County 0.62
16 Pulaski County 0.60
17 Lawrence County 0.59
18 Andrew County 0.58
18 Jefferson County 0.58
19 Cole County 0.57
19 St. Louis County 0.57
20 Clay County 0.56
20 Mississippi County 0.56
21 Linn County 0.54
21 Madison County 0.54
21 Maries County 0.54
21 Texas County 0.54
22 Clinton County 0.51
22 Putnam County 0.51
23 Carter County 0.50
23 Johnson County 0.50
24 Caldwell County 0.49
24 Ray County 0.49
24 St. Clair County 0.49
24 Stone County 0.49
25 Grundy County 0.48
25 Saline County 0.48
26 St. Louis city 0.47
27 Audrain County 0.46
27 Cass County 0.46
27 Howard County 0.46
28 Butler County 0.45
28 Callaway County 0.45
29 DeKalb County 0.44
30 Clark County 0.42
31 Barry County 0.41
31 Jasper County 0.41
31 Laclede County 0.41
31 Lafayette County 0.41
31 McDonald County 0.41
31 Polk County 0.41
32 Cedar County 0.40
32 Dunklin County 0.40
32 Nodaway County 0.40
32 Shannon County 0.40
33 Warren County 0.39
34 Christian County 0.38
35 Schuyler County 0.37
36 St. Francois County 0.36
37 Cape Girardeau County 0.35
37 Morgan County 0.35
37 Shelby County 0.35
38 Scotland County 0.34
39 Buchanan County 0.33
40 Dent County 0.32
40 Monroe County 0.32
41 Douglas County 0.29
41 Moniteau County 0.29
41 New Madrid County 0.29
42 Atchison County 0.28
42 Crawford County 0.28
43 Bates County 0.27
44 Pettis County 0.26
45 Marion County 0.25
46 Barton County 0.23
46 Holt County 0.23
46 Lincoln County 0.23
47 Adair County 0.22
47 Miller County 0.22
47 Ripley County 0.22
47 Stoddard County 0.22
48 Pike County 0.21
49 Hickory County 0.19
50 Cooper County 0.18
50 Howell County 0.18
50 Sullivan County 0.18
50 Washington County 0.18
51 Camden County 0.17
51 Mercer County 0.17
51 Perry County 0.17
52 Chariton County 0.16
52 Reynolds County 0.16
52 Wright County 0.16
53 Montgomery County 0.15
54 Ralls County 0.14
55 Carroll County 0.13
55 Daviess County 0.13
55 Scott County 0.13
56 Gasconade County 0.12
56 Vernon County 0.12
57 Gentry County 0.11
57 Livingston County 0.11
58 Harrison County 0.09
58 Randolph County 0.09
59 Benton County 0.08
59 Osage County 0.08
60 Macon County 0.07
61 Bollinger County 0.05
62 Lewis County 0.03
63 Iron County 0.01
63 Ste. Genevieve County 0.01