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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.35M people in Missouri with German ancestry (21.95% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Washington city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (49.94%), followed by Oakville CDP (39.27%), and Crestwood city (38.03%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Washington city
Oakville CDP
Crestwood city
Dardenne Prairie city
Jackson city
Concord CDP
Mehlville CDP
St. Peters city
Wentzville city
Webster Groves city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Washington city 49.94
2 Oakville CDP 39.27
3 Crestwood city 38.03
4 Dardenne Prairie city 36.05
5 Jackson city 33.76
6 Concord CDP 33.53
7 Mehlville CDP 32.51
8 St. Peters city 32.20
9 Wentzville city 32.03
10 Webster Groves city 32.01
11 Union city 31.97
12 St. Charles city 31.73
13 Ballwin city 31.59
14 Kirkwood city 31.26
15 Lake St. Louis city 31.02
16 Eureka city 30.93
16 Wildwood city 30.93
17 Fulton city 30.86
18 O'Fallon city 30.80
19 Arnold city 29.48
20 Troy city 29.46
21 Affton CDP 28.57
22 Jefferson City city 28.11
23 Lemay CDP 27.42
24 Liberty city 27.18
25 Manchester city 26.64
26 Kearney city 25.66
27 Ozark city 25.04
28 Bridgeton city 24.73
29 Columbia city 24.57
30 Raymore city 24.36
31 Warrensburg city 24.15
32 Creve Coeur city 23.67
33 Nixa city 23.56
34 Chesterfield city 23.51
35 Moberly city 23.46
36 Lee's Summit city 23.21
37 Smithville city 23.14
38 Cape Girardeau city 23.09
39 Kirksville city 23.01
40 Harrisonville city 22.71
41 Excelsior Springs city 22.50
42 Festus city 22.47
43 Town and Country city 22.45
44 Maryville city 21.95
45 St. Joseph city 21.35
46 Gladstone city 21.21
47 Blue Springs city 20.70
48 Grain Valley city 20.66
49 Hazelwood city 20.58
50 Belton city 20.43
51 Florissant city 20.36
52 Maryland Heights city 20.00
53 Farmington city 19.30
54 Clayton city 18.54
55 Sedalia city 18.51
56 Hannibal city 18.50
57 Marshall city 18.07
58 Neosho city 17.49
59 Joplin city 17.11
60 Rolla city 16.69
61 Springfield city 16.64
62 Branson city 16.54
63 Independence city 16.47
64 Lebanon city 16.42
65 Mexico city 15.93
66 Webb City city 15.92
67 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 15.89
68 St. Louis city 15.72
69 St. Ann city 15.68
70 University City city 15.21
71 Kansas City city 15.20
72 Republic city 15.03
73 Sikeston city 14.49
74 Overland city 13.15
75 Grandview city 12.88
76 Bolivar city 12.43
77 West Plains city 11.94
78 Raytown city 11.49
79 Carthage city 11.35
80 Old Jamestown CDP 11.06
81 Poplar Bluff city 10.76
82 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 8.92
83 Ferguson city 7.61
84 Kennett city 7.08
85 Spanish Lake CDP 6.94
86 Jennings city 2.29