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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 202.06K people in Missouri with Italian ancestry (3.29% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, St. Charles County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (6.23%), followed by Jefferson County (5.29%), and Clay County (4.99%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
St. Charles County
Jefferson County
Clay County
St. Louis County
Lincoln County
Pulaski County
Macon County
St. Louis city
Warren County
Platte County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 St. Charles County 6.23
2 Jefferson County 5.29
3 Clay County 4.99
4 St. Louis County 4.74
5 Lincoln County 4.61
6 Pulaski County 4.14
7 Macon County 4.09
8 St. Louis city 4.01
9 Warren County 3.91
10 Platte County 3.69
11 Camden County 3.67
12 Callaway County 3.39
13 Gasconade County 3.38
14 Cass County 3.37
15 Nodaway County 3.17
15 St. Francois County 3.17
16 Crawford County 3.14
17 Boone County 3.08
18 Stone County 3.07
19 Jackson County 2.99
20 Franklin County 2.98
21 Johnson County 2.97
22 Maries County 2.68
23 Phelps County 2.60
24 Howard County 2.59
25 Christian County 2.49
26 Greene County 2.42
27 Montgomery County 2.37
28 Vernon County 2.36
29 Pike County 2.28
30 Saline County 2.26
31 Henry County 2.17
32 Lawrence County 2.14
33 Taney County 2.13
34 Ray County 2.11
35 Lafayette County 2.10
36 Bates County 2.04
37 Marion County 2.00
38 Ozark County 1.99
39 Jasper County 1.98
40 Washington County 1.95
41 Iron County 1.90
42 Caldwell County 1.87
42 Miller County 1.87
43 New Madrid County 1.84
44 Adair County 1.80
45 Hickory County 1.79
46 Newton County 1.78
47 Clinton County 1.77
47 Dade County 1.77
48 Texas County 1.71
49 Cooper County 1.70
49 Osage County 1.70
50 Laclede County 1.69
51 Barton County 1.65
52 Carroll County 1.64
53 Audrain County 1.62
53 Buchanan County 1.62
54 Madison County 1.61
55 Cole County 1.58
56 DeKalb County 1.56
56 Howell County 1.56
57 Perry County 1.48
58 Ste. Genevieve County 1.47
59 Dallas County 1.43
60 St. Clair County 1.40
61 Schuyler County 1.39
62 Dunklin County 1.38
62 Scott County 1.38
63 Pettis County 1.37
64 Cape Girardeau County 1.36
64 Polk County 1.36
65 Douglas County 1.33
66 Randolph County 1.32
67 Bollinger County 1.29
67 Shannon County 1.29
68 Wayne County 1.27
69 Mercer County 1.24
70 Moniteau County 1.22
71 Putnam County 1.21
72 Harrison County 1.19
73 Gentry County 1.16
74 Webster County 1.14
75 Benton County 1.11
76 Stoddard County 1.09
77 Ralls County 1.06
78 Barry County 1.03
78 Butler County 1.03
78 Scotland County 1.03
79 Ripley County 1.02
80 Atchison County 0.98
80 Sullivan County 0.98
81 Cedar County 0.97
82 Andrew County 0.96
83 Holt County 0.89
83 Linn County 0.89
84 Livingston County 0.87
84 McDonald County 0.87
84 Morgan County 0.87
85 Dent County 0.79
85 Grundy County 0.79
86 Chariton County 0.74
86 Knox County 0.74
87 Reynolds County 0.73
88 Lewis County 0.67
89 Clark County 0.66
90 Daviess County 0.61
91 Oregon County 0.60
92 Shelby County 0.54
93 Mississippi County 0.50
94 Wright County 0.49
95 Carter County 0.43
96 Worth County 0.40
97 Pemiscot County 0.34
98 Monroe County 0.24