Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Missouri White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 31.61%. Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Clayton city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (84.31%), followed by University City city (77.64%), and Town and Country city (73.70%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Clayton city
University City city
Town and Country city
Webster Groves city
Chesterfield city
Kirkwood city
Creve Coeur city
Wildwood city
Ballwin city
Manchester city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Clayton city 84.31
2 University City city 77.64
3 Town and Country city 73.70
4 Webster Groves city 70.38
5 Chesterfield city 68.84
6 Kirkwood city 68.42
7 Creve Coeur city 67.19
8 Wildwood city 65.87
9 Ballwin city 61.07
10 Manchester city 57.05
11 Columbia city 56.53
12 Crestwood city 56.15
13 Dardenne Prairie city 54.34
14 St. Louis city 53.87
15 Lee's Summit city 50.15
16 Lake St. Louis city 48.10
17 Eureka city 47.73
18 Concord CDP 45.37
19 Kansas City city 45.19
20 Maryland Heights city 43.33
21 O'Fallon city 42.23
22 Oakville CDP 41.38
23 St. Charles city 41.29
24 Wentzville city 40.47
25 Warrensburg city 39.03
26 St. Peters city 38.87
27 Liberty city 38.76
28 Jefferson City city 38.05
29 Ozark city 37.93
30 Cape Girardeau city 37.90
31 Old Jamestown CDP 37.66
32 Jackson city 35.63
33 Kirksville city 35.45
34 Kearney city 34.43
35 Maryville city 34.17
36 Raymore city 34.09
37 Blue Springs city 33.00
38 Hazelwood city 32.97
39 Rolla city 32.89
40 Bridgeton city 32.63
41 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 32.59
42 Affton CDP 32.45
43 Ferguson city 32.37
44 Nixa city 31.84
45 Gladstone city 31.00
46 Sikeston city 30.25
47 Springfield city 29.59
48 Mehlville CDP 28.79
49 Marshall city 28.58
50 Smithville city 28.56
51 Washington city 27.21
52 Bolivar city 26.30
53 Grain Valley city 26.08
54 Webb City city 25.41
55 Grandview city 25.39
56 Joplin city 25.34
57 Republic city 25.07
58 Raytown city 24.53
59 Belton city 24.36
60 Overland city 23.65
61 Arnold city 23.58
62 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 23.53
63 St. Joseph city 23.14
64 Festus city 23.11
65 Neosho city 22.93
66 Kennett city 22.92
67 Fulton city 22.84
68 Florissant city 22.75
69 West Plains city 22.33
70 Hannibal city 21.97
71 Union city 21.48
72 Branson city 21.06
73 Independence city 20.47
74 Moberly city 20.19
75 Lemay CDP 18.96
76 Carthage city 18.43
77 Spanish Lake CDP 17.93
78 Harrisonville city 17.47
79 Lebanon city 17.33
80 Excelsior Springs city 16.72
81 Sedalia city 16.29
82 St. Ann city 15.65
83 Troy city 15.16
84 Mexico city 14.09
85 Farmington city 13.75
86 Poplar Bluff city 13.70
87 Jennings city 9.35