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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 599.61K people in Missouri with English ancestry (9.76% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Hickory County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (18.89%), followed by Bates County (16.34%), and Holt County (16.30%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Hickory County
Bates County
Holt County
Cass County
Douglas County
Christian County
Andrew County
Marion County
Polk County
Laclede County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hickory County 18.89
2 Bates County 16.34
3 Holt County 16.30
4 Cass County 14.46
5 Douglas County 13.82
6 Christian County 13.77
7 Andrew County 13.76
8 Marion County 13.08
9 Polk County 13.00
10 Laclede County 12.84
11 Clinton County 12.75
12 Platte County 12.74
13 Vernon County 12.51
14 Howard County 12.31
15 Randolph County 12.28
16 Dade County 12.22
17 Greene County 12.20
18 Clay County 12.16
19 Howell County 12.09
19 Taney County 12.09
20 Montgomery County 11.97
21 Cedar County 11.95
22 Boone County 11.74
23 Ozark County 11.69
24 Camden County 11.57
24 Stone County 11.57
25 Monroe County 11.51
26 Jasper County 11.29
27 Texas County 11.23
28 Shelby County 11.16
29 St. Clair County 11.15
30 Dallas County 11.12
31 Benton County 11.07
32 Dent County 10.98
33 St. Charles County 10.96
34 Henry County 10.95
35 Atchison County 10.86
36 Lawrence County 10.56
37 Barton County 10.54
38 Caldwell County 10.47
39 Pulaski County 10.32
40 Clark County 10.23
41 Barry County 10.19
42 Harrison County 10.18
43 Audrain County 10.17
44 Newton County 10.01
45 St. Francois County 9.99
46 Callaway County 9.92
47 Johnson County 9.89
48 Adair County 9.78
48 Franklin County 9.78
49 Phelps County 9.74
50 Gentry County 9.60
51 Morgan County 9.57
52 Buchanan County 9.55
53 Lewis County 9.52
53 Wright County 9.52
54 Saline County 9.50
55 Macon County 9.43
56 Cooper County 9.38
57 Butler County 9.32
58 Warren County 9.29
59 Jefferson County 9.26
60 Madison County 9.25
61 Reynolds County 9.21
62 Putnam County 9.18
63 Cape Girardeau County 9.15
63 Daviess County 9.15
64 Cole County 9.10
65 Linn County 9.04
66 Jackson County 8.99
67 Crawford County 8.94
68 Gasconade County 8.91
69 Chariton County 8.89
70 Knox County 8.75
71 Scott County 8.73
72 Ripley County 8.69
73 Mississippi County 8.68
74 Schuyler County 8.65
75 Ray County 8.57
76 Stoddard County 8.56
77 Nodaway County 8.55
78 Carroll County 8.37
78 St. Louis County 8.37
79 Livingston County 8.34
80 Dunklin County 8.31
81 Miller County 8.30
82 Grundy County 8.26
83 Shannon County 8.25
84 Webster County 8.17
85 Iron County 8.16
85 Lincoln County 8.16
86 Scotland County 8.07
87 Lafayette County 8.05
88 Mercer County 7.95
89 Worth County 7.93
90 DeKalb County 7.84
91 Moniteau County 7.76
92 Washington County 7.69
93 Oregon County 7.27
94 Pike County 7.20
95 New Madrid County 7.05
96 Bollinger County 6.89
97 Ralls County 6.87
98 Maries County 6.74
99 Pettis County 6.63
100 Sullivan County 6.60
101 Wayne County 6.13
102 Pemiscot County 5.49
103 St. Louis city 5.42
104 McDonald County 5.27
105 Perry County 5.17
106 Carter County 5.09
107 Osage County 4.58
108 Ste. Genevieve County 4.22