Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 129.14K people in Missouri with European ancestry (2.10% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Grain Valley city had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (7.44%), followed by Independence city (6.61%), and Blue Springs city (5.82%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Missouri.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Grain Valley city
Independence city
Blue Springs city
Raytown city
Union city
Smithville city
Manchester city
Lee's Summit city
Branson city
Excelsior Springs city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Grain Valley city 7.44
2 Independence city 6.61
3 Blue Springs city 5.82
4 Raytown city 5.60
5 Union city 5.54
6 Smithville city 5.34
7 Manchester city 4.63
8 Lee's Summit city 4.43
9 Branson city 4.40
10 Excelsior Springs city 3.54
11 Farmington city 3.09
12 Concord CDP 3.08
13 Warrensburg city 3.07
14 Wildwood city 3.04
15 Mehlville CDP 2.99
16 Liberty city 2.96
17 Festus city 2.92
18 Columbia city 2.91
19 University City city 2.76
20 Washington city 2.68
21 Ballwin city 2.65
21 Rolla city 2.65
22 Clayton city 2.63
23 Raymore city 2.61
24 Town and Country city 2.59
25 Nixa city 2.54
26 Creve Coeur city 2.50
27 Kearney city 2.44
28 Arnold city 2.42
28 Kirkwood city 2.42
29 Jackson city 2.40
30 Ozark city 2.39
31 Belton city 2.31
31 Poplar Bluff city 2.31
32 Webster Groves city 2.29
33 Kansas City city 2.24
34 Gladstone city 2.23
35 Sikeston city 2.14
36 Moberly city 2.12
37 Springfield city 2.10
38 Eureka city 2.08
39 Maryville city 2.05
40 O'Fallon city 2.02
41 Wentzville city 2.01
42 Oakville CDP 2.00
43 Chesterfield city 1.94
44 Sedalia city 1.89
45 Maryland Heights city 1.87
46 Dardenne Prairie city 1.85
46 Kirksville city 1.85
47 Cape Girardeau city 1.75
48 St. Charles city 1.73
49 Marshall city 1.71
50 Joplin city 1.69
51 West Plains city 1.59
52 Old Jamestown CDP 1.58
52 Troy city 1.58
53 Jefferson City city 1.54
54 Crestwood city 1.50
54 St. Ann city 1.50
55 St. Peters city 1.43
56 Webb City city 1.37
57 Mexico city 1.36
58 St. Joseph city 1.35
59 Overland city 1.30
60 Lake St. Louis city 1.29
60 Republic city 1.29
61 Bolivar city 1.27
61 Lemay CDP 1.27
62 Affton CDP 1.25
62 Fulton city 1.25
62 Hannibal city 1.25
63 Florissant city 1.23
64 Lebanon city 0.95
64 St. Louis city 0.95
65 Ferguson city 0.94
66 Hazelwood city 0.86
67 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 0.72
68 Kennett city 0.68
69 Bridgeton city 0.66
70 Harrisonville city 0.59
71 Neosho city 0.55
72 Grandview city 0.54
73 Carthage city 0.40
74 Jennings city 0.31
75 Spanish Lake CDP 0.15