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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 129.14K people in Missouri with European ancestry (2.10% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Knox County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (5.82%), followed by Jackson County (3.84%), and Carter County (3.78%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Knox County
Jackson County
Carter County
Warren County
Ste. Genevieve County
Christian County
Clay County
Wayne County
Platte County
Hickory County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Knox County 5.82
2 Jackson County 3.84
3 Carter County 3.78
4 Warren County 3.58
5 Ste. Genevieve County 3.33
6 Christian County 3.16
7 Clay County 3.13
8 Wayne County 3.07
9 Platte County 2.99
10 Hickory County 2.92
11 Clinton County 2.87
11 Phelps County 2.87
12 Taney County 2.82
13 Putnam County 2.80
14 Madison County 2.79
15 Boone County 2.71
16 Greene County 2.44
17 Cape Girardeau County 2.43
18 Howard County 2.35
18 St. Francois County 2.35
19 Nodaway County 2.30
20 Johnson County 2.27
21 Bollinger County 2.25
21 Callaway County 2.25
22 Cass County 2.24
23 Montgomery County 2.23
24 Miller County 2.22
25 Harrison County 2.20
26 Stone County 2.19
27 Franklin County 2.17
28 Moniteau County 2.09
29 Crawford County 2.05
30 Maries County 2.02
31 Polk County 1.99
32 Dade County 1.97
33 Andrew County 1.96
34 St. Charles County 1.92
35 Pulaski County 1.88
36 Linn County 1.87
36 Randolph County 1.87
37 Benton County 1.86
37 Henry County 1.86
38 Adair County 1.80
38 St. Louis County 1.80
39 Pemiscot County 1.74
39 Pettis County 1.74
40 Atchison County 1.73
41 Butler County 1.71
42 Scotland County 1.70
43 Ray County 1.67
44 St. Clair County 1.66
45 Barton County 1.62
46 Newton County 1.61
47 Ralls County 1.59
48 Livingston County 1.57
49 Cedar County 1.54
49 Daviess County 1.54
50 Jefferson County 1.53
51 Cole County 1.52
52 Perry County 1.51
52 Washington County 1.51
53 Texas County 1.50
54 Stoddard County 1.49
55 Saline County 1.47
56 Buchanan County 1.45
56 Macon County 1.45
57 Gentry County 1.44
58 Barry County 1.39
58 Scott County 1.39
58 Sullivan County 1.39
59 New Madrid County 1.36
60 Chariton County 1.32
61 Camden County 1.31
61 Jasper County 1.31
62 Laclede County 1.27
63 Iron County 1.26
63 Lewis County 1.26
64 Webster County 1.23
65 Gasconade County 1.19
66 Grundy County 1.18
66 Lincoln County 1.18
67 DeKalb County 1.16
67 Vernon County 1.16
68 Marion County 1.13
69 Caldwell County 1.10
69 Howell County 1.10
69 Shelby County 1.10
70 Mississippi County 1.09
71 Audrain County 1.07
72 Lafayette County 1.04
73 Cooper County 1.01
74 Morgan County 0.99
75 St. Louis city 0.95
76 Bates County 0.91
77 Carroll County 0.90
78 Monroe County 0.89
79 Lawrence County 0.88
80 Holt County 0.86
81 Clark County 0.83
82 Shannon County 0.79
83 Wright County 0.72
84 Dent County 0.67
85 Douglas County 0.62
85 Ripley County 0.62
86 Reynolds County 0.59
87 McDonald County 0.53
87 Oregon County 0.53
88 Worth County 0.50
89 Dallas County 0.49
90 Dunklin County 0.47
91 Schuyler County 0.44
92 Osage County 0.41
93 Ozark County 0.36
94 Pike County 0.31
95 Mercer County 0.20