Ranking of Missouri Counties By 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 Missouri White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,097,008. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (247,230), followed by Jackson County (127,719), and St. Charles County (101,531).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Charles County
St. Louis city
Greene County
Clay County
Boone County
Jefferson County
Platte County
Cass County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 St. Louis County 247230
2 Jackson County 127719
3 St. Charles County 101531
4 St. Louis city 60838
5 Greene County 56384
6 Clay County 50426
7 Boone County 45999
8 Jefferson County 32527
9 Platte County 28250
10 Cass County 18151
11 Christian County 17669
12 Jasper County 17195
13 Cole County 17055
14 Cape Girardeau County 15846
15 Franklin County 14506
16 Buchanan County 11919
17 Johnson County 8297
18 Newton County 7998
19 Taney County 7980
20 Camden County 7076
21 Phelps County 7075
22 Lincoln County 7063
23 Callaway County 6627
24 Pulaski County 6310
25 St. Francois County 6146
26 Scott County 4962
27 Pettis County 4791
28 Stone County 4759
29 Lafayette County 4757
30 Howell County 4741
31 Warren County 4510
32 Marion County 4371
33 Webster County 4368
34 Polk County 4238
35 Adair County 4109
36 Laclede County 3822
37 Lawrence County 3740
38 Butler County 3738
39 Barry County 3292
40 Saline County 3273
41 Andrew County 3252
42 Miller County 3211
43 Nodaway County 3054
44 Randolph County 3035
45 Clinton County 2992
46 Stoddard County 2692
47 Cooper County 2582
48 Texas County 2558
49 Dunklin County 2447
50 Perry County 2446
51 Vernon County 2421
52 Audrain County 2419
53 Ray County 2394
54 Ste. Genevieve County 2341
55 Henry County 2282
56 Livingston County 2068
57 Benton County 2013
58 Washington County 2005
59 Osage County 1978
60 Moniteau County 1886
61 Gasconade County 1878
62 Morgan County 1811
63 Crawford County 1783
64 Pike County 1777
65 Macon County 1755
66 Howard County 1625
67 Linn County 1535
68 Dent County 1528
69 Bates County 1523
70 Barton County 1481
71 Cedar County 1434
72 Dallas County 1419
73 New Madrid County 1366
74 McDonald County 1364
75 Wright County 1346
76 Madison County 1336
77 DeKalb County 1243
78 Montgomery County 1242
79 Carroll County 1111
80 Daviess County 1101
81 Mississippi County 1076
82 Pemiscot County 1058
83 Ralls County 1029
84 Douglas County 1025
85 Grundy County 1017
86 Maries County 986
87 Chariton County 985
88 Iron County 965
89 Monroe County 939
90 Harrison County 929
91 Caldwell County 863
92 Bollinger County 851
93 Oregon County 842
94 Wayne County 829
95 St. Clair County 819
96 Atchison County 794
97 Gentry County 793
98 Shelby County 773
99 Ozark County 753
100 Ripley County 751
101 Lewis County 731
102 Shannon County 729
103 Dade County 713
104 Holt County 640
105 Putnam County 636
106 Hickory County 625
107 Reynolds County 576
108 Sullivan County 553
109 Clark County 531
110 Carter County 452
111 Scotland County 430
112 Mercer County 415
113 Knox County 362
114 Schuyler County 262
115 Worth County 254