Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 155.90K people in Missouri with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.54% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Ste. Genevieve County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (9.40%), followed by Washington County (9.11%), and Schuyler County (8.18%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Missouri.
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Related Topics: Missouri ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ste. Genevieve County | 9.40 |
| 2 | Washington County | 9.11 |
| 3 | Schuyler County | 8.18 |
| 4 | Perry County | 7.39 |
| 5 | Worth County | 6.29 |
| 6 | St. Francois County | 5.05 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 4.82 |
| 8 | Shannon County | 4.51 |
| 9 | Stone County | 4.16 |
| 10 | Hickory County | 3.97 |
| 11 | New Madrid County | 3.96 |
| 12 | Warren County | 3.89 |
| 13 | Dade County | 3.80 |
| 14 | St. Charles County | 3.72 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 3.65 |
| 16 | Ripley County | 3.42 |
| 17 | Ozark County | 3.41 |
| 18 | Reynolds County | 3.32 |
| 19 | Camden County | 3.26 |
| 20 | Phelps County | 3.13 |
| 21 | Iron County | 2.98 |
| 22 | Henry County | 2.88 |
| 23 | Howell County | 2.86 |
| 24 | Gasconade County | 2.80 |
| 25 | Shelby County | 2.79 |
| 26 | Laclede County | 2.75 |
| 27 | St. Louis County | 2.73 |
| 28 | Madison County | 2.68 |
| 29 | Platte County | 2.64 |
| 30 | Gentry County | 2.63 |
| 31 | Putnam County | 2.59 |
| 32 | Callaway County | 2.58 |
| 33 | Bollinger County | 2.55 |
| 34 | Polk County | 2.54 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 2.52 |
| 36 | Osage County | 2.51 |
| 37 | Cole County | 2.50 |
| 38 | Maries County | 2.44 |
| 39 | Ray County | 2.43 |
| 40 | Howard County | 2.42 |
| 40 | Wayne County | 2.42 |
| 41 | Pike County | 2.39 |
| 42 | Dent County | 2.36 |
| 43 | Jasper County | 2.34 |
| 44 | Christian County | 2.33 |
| 44 | Lawrence County | 2.33 |
| 45 | Clay County | 2.32 |
| 46 | Greene County | 2.30 |
| 46 | St. Louis city | 2.30 |
| 47 | Cape Girardeau County | 2.28 |
| 48 | Crawford County | 2.27 |
| 49 | Texas County | 2.26 |
| 50 | Buchanan County | 2.14 |
| 51 | Taney County | 2.13 |
| 52 | Boone County | 2.08 |
| 53 | Moniteau County | 2.05 |
| 54 | Ralls County | 2.01 |
| 55 | Scott County | 1.94 |
| 56 | Randolph County | 1.93 |
| 57 | Cass County | 1.92 |
| 58 | Clinton County | 1.89 |
| 58 | Pulaski County | 1.89 |
| 59 | Jackson County | 1.88 |
| 59 | Johnson County | 1.88 |
| 60 | Knox County | 1.85 |
| 60 | St. Clair County | 1.85 |
| 61 | Barton County | 1.79 |
| 62 | Dallas County | 1.78 |
| 63 | Adair County | 1.76 |
| 63 | DeKalb County | 1.76 |
| 64 | McDonald County | 1.75 |
| 64 | Stoddard County | 1.75 |
| 65 | Cooper County | 1.74 |
| 66 | Linn County | 1.73 |
| 67 | Webster County | 1.72 |
| 68 | Marion County | 1.65 |
| 69 | Audrain County | 1.61 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 1.59 |
| 70 | Pemiscot County | 1.59 |
| 71 | Bates County | 1.58 |
| 71 | Butler County | 1.58 |
| 71 | Caldwell County | 1.58 |
| 71 | Mississippi County | 1.58 |
| 72 | Nodaway County | 1.55 |
| 73 | Lewis County | 1.53 |
| 74 | Barry County | 1.52 |
| 75 | Carter County | 1.36 |
| 76 | Cedar County | 1.30 |
| 76 | Harrison County | 1.30 |
| 76 | Newton County | 1.30 |
| 77 | Andrew County | 1.29 |
| 78 | Carroll County | 1.27 |
| 79 | Livingston County | 1.23 |
| 80 | Benton County | 1.22 |
| 81 | Pettis County | 1.20 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 1.15 |
| 83 | Daviess County | 1.12 |
| 84 | Monroe County | 1.11 |
| 85 | Wright County | 1.08 |
| 86 | Macon County | 1.06 |
| 87 | Miller County | 1.05 |
| 87 | Oregon County | 1.05 |
| 88 | Douglas County | 1.04 |
| 88 | Lafayette County | 1.04 |
| 89 | Atchison County | 1.02 |
| 89 | Morgan County | 1.02 |
| 90 | Clark County | 0.92 |
| 91 | Saline County | 0.91 |
| 92 | Holt County | 0.84 |
| 92 | Mercer County | 0.84 |
| 93 | Vernon County | 0.80 |
| 94 | Dunklin County | 0.70 |
| 95 | Sullivan County | 0.66 |
| 96 | Scotland County | 0.59 |
| 97 | Chariton County | 0.51 |