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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.14K people in Missouri with Welsh ancestry (0.61% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Vernon County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (1.87%), followed by Dade County (1.56%), and Warren County (1.39%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Vernon County
Dade County
Warren County
Dent County
Callaway County
Jasper County
Cole County
Worth County
Pettis County
Boone County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Vernon County 1.87
2 Dade County 1.56
3 Warren County 1.39
4 Dent County 1.32
5 Callaway County 1.21
6 Jasper County 1.10
7 Cole County 0.97
8 Worth County 0.95
9 Pettis County 0.94
10 Boone County 0.91
11 Clay County 0.90
12 Howell County 0.89
13 Crawford County 0.88
14 Greene County 0.86
15 Clinton County 0.82
15 Platte County 0.82
16 Lafayette County 0.80
17 Caldwell County 0.78
18 Livingston County 0.77
19 Linn County 0.75
20 Taney County 0.74
21 Barton County 0.73
21 Cass County 0.73
22 Putnam County 0.72
23 Cape Girardeau County 0.71
23 Montgomery County 0.71
24 Ray County 0.70
25 DeKalb County 0.69
25 Moniteau County 0.69
26 Jackson County 0.68
27 Henry County 0.65
28 Benton County 0.62
28 Camden County 0.62
28 Harrison County 0.62
28 Lincoln County 0.62
29 Christian County 0.61
30 Reynolds County 0.60
31 Lewis County 0.59
31 St. Clair County 0.59
32 Macon County 0.58
32 Stoddard County 0.58
33 Scott County 0.57
34 St. Louis County 0.56
35 Laclede County 0.55
35 Marion County 0.55
36 Dallas County 0.54
36 Franklin County 0.54
37 Andrew County 0.53
37 Saline County 0.53
37 Texas County 0.53
38 Grundy County 0.52
38 Randolph County 0.52
39 Wayne County 0.51
40 Stone County 0.50
41 Adair County 0.49
41 Atchison County 0.49
42 Barry County 0.48
42 Cedar County 0.48
42 Gasconade County 0.48
42 Scotland County 0.48
43 Buchanan County 0.46
43 Jefferson County 0.46
43 Phelps County 0.46
44 Douglas County 0.45
44 St. Charles County 0.45
45 Cooper County 0.44
45 Wright County 0.44
46 Bates County 0.43
46 Daviess County 0.43
46 Johnson County 0.43
47 Pike County 0.42
48 Dunklin County 0.41
49 Monroe County 0.39
49 Newton County 0.39
49 Polk County 0.39
49 Washington County 0.39
49 St. Louis city 0.39
50 Hickory County 0.38
50 Ripley County 0.38
51 Carroll County 0.37
52 Audrain County 0.35
52 Gentry County 0.35
53 Iron County 0.33
53 Shelby County 0.33
54 Oregon County 0.32
54 Schuyler County 0.32
55 Shannon County 0.31
55 Webster County 0.31
56 Carter County 0.30
56 St. Francois County 0.30
57 Butler County 0.28
57 Lawrence County 0.28
57 New Madrid County 0.28
58 Nodaway County 0.27
59 Howard County 0.26
60 Miller County 0.25
61 Ralls County 0.24
62 Chariton County 0.22
62 Madison County 0.22
63 Clark County 0.21
63 McDonald County 0.21
64 Pemiscot County 0.19
65 Bollinger County 0.18
66 Sullivan County 0.17
67 Knox County 0.16
67 Ozark County 0.16
67 Perry County 0.16
68 Holt County 0.14
69 Morgan County 0.13
69 Pulaski County 0.13
70 Mercer County 0.11
71 Maries County 0.10
72 Mississippi County 0.05
72 Osage County 0.05
73 Ste. Genevieve County 0.01