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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 63.96K people in Missouri with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.04% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kennett city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (2.88%), followed by Jackson city (2.68%), and Warrensburg city (2.35%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Kennett city
Jackson city
Warrensburg city
Raymore city
Republic city
Wildwood city
Liberty city
Lee's Summit city
Union city
Cape Girardeau city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kennett city 2.88
2 Jackson city 2.68
3 Warrensburg city 2.35
4 Raymore city 2.26
5 Republic city 2.17
6 Wildwood city 2.02
7 Liberty city 1.58
8 Lee's Summit city 1.57
9 Union city 1.55
10 Cape Girardeau city 1.52
11 Poplar Bluff city 1.46
12 Gladstone city 1.45
13 Harrisonville city 1.44
14 Grain Valley city 1.43
14 Joplin city 1.43
14 Manchester city 1.43
14 Webb City city 1.43
15 Carthage city 1.42
16 Crestwood city 1.40
17 Kirkwood city 1.39
17 Webster Groves city 1.39
18 Columbia city 1.34
19 Wentzville city 1.33
20 Smithville city 1.32
21 Independence city 1.31
22 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 1.28
23 Festus city 1.25
23 Springfield city 1.25
24 Farmington city 1.24
25 Sedalia city 1.23
26 Bolivar city 1.21
26 Sikeston city 1.21
27 St. Joseph city 1.19
28 Kearney city 1.18
29 Neosho city 1.16
30 Lemay CDP 1.12
30 Town and Country city 1.12
31 Florissant city 1.09
31 Jefferson City city 1.09
32 Mehlville CDP 1.06
33 Maryville city 1.04
34 Creve Coeur city 1.00
35 Old Jamestown CDP 0.97
36 Nixa city 0.96
37 Branson city 0.95
38 St. Charles city 0.92
39 Eureka city 0.91
40 Affton CDP 0.88
41 Kansas City city 0.87
42 Hannibal city 0.86
42 Mexico city 0.86
42 West Plains city 0.86
43 Excelsior Springs city 0.85
43 Grandview city 0.85
44 Oakville CDP 0.84
45 Chesterfield city 0.78
46 Belton city 0.77
47 Clayton city 0.75
48 Kirksville city 0.74
49 Blue Springs city 0.73
49 University City city 0.73
50 O'Fallon city 0.68
50 Ozark city 0.68
50 Rolla city 0.68
51 Fulton city 0.67
51 St. Peters city 0.67
52 Ballwin city 0.65
52 Raytown city 0.65
53 Marshall city 0.64
54 Lebanon city 0.63
55 Overland city 0.62
56 St. Louis city 0.60
57 Hazelwood city 0.59
58 Arnold city 0.52
59 Concord CDP 0.49
60 Dardenne Prairie city 0.46
60 Lake St. Louis city 0.46
61 Moberly city 0.45
62 Ferguson city 0.42
63 Troy city 0.39
64 Maryland Heights city 0.33
65 Washington city 0.32
66 St. Ann city 0.25
67 Bridgeton city 0.05