Cities in Missouri by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Maryland Heights, MO had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 81 cities in 2024, at 23.9%. Smithville, MO had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 4% and the figure for Missouri was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median481 cities
Missouri4.5History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Maryland Heights, MO: 23.9 %Maryland Heights, MO23.9Chesterfield, MO: 16 %Chesterfield, MO16Overland, MO: 16 %Overland, MO16Creve Coeur, MO: 14.9 %Creve Coeur, MO14.9Clayton, MO: 13.9 %Clayton, MO13.9Bridgeton, MO: 13.9 %Bridgeton, MO13.9Manchester, MO: 12.9 %Manchester, MO12.9Carthage, MO: 12.6 %Carthage, MO12.6Town and Country, MO: 11.4 %Town and Country, MO11.4St. Ann, MO: 11.2 %St. Ann, MO11.2University City, MO: 10.4 %University City, MO10.4Monett, MO: 10.2 %Monett, MO10.2Neosho, MO: 10.2 %Neosho, MO10.2Ballwin, MO: 9.2 %Ballwin, MO9.2Grandview, MO: 9.1 %Grandview, MO9.1Marshall, MO: 9 %Marshall, MO9Wildwood, MO: 9 %Wildwood, MO9Kansas City, MO: 8.6 %Kansas City, MO8.6Columbia, MO: 8.1 %Columbia, MO8.1Rolla, MO: 7.9 %Rolla, MO7.9Sedalia, MO: 7.6 %Sedalia, MO7.6Kirksville, MO: 7.5 %Kirksville, MO7.5Gladstone, MO: 7.4 %Gladstone, MO7.4St. Louis, MO: 7.1 %St. Louis, MO7.1O'Fallon, MO: 6.3 %O'Fallon, MO6.3Hazelwood, MO: 6.3 %Hazelwood, MO6.3St. Charles, MO: 6.2 %St. Charles, MO6.2Independence, MO: 5.7 %Independence, MO5.7Dardenne Prairie, MO: 5.6 %Dardenne Prairie, MO5.6Arnold, MO: 5.3 %Arnold, MO5.3Eureka, MO: 4.8 %Eureka, MO4.8Webster Groves, MO: 4.7 %Webster Groves, MO4.7St. Joseph, MO: 4.5 %St. Joseph, MO4.5Excelsior Springs, MO: 4.4 %Excelsior Springs, MO4.4Ellisville, MO: 4.4 %Ellisville, MO4.4Lee's Summit, MO: 4.3 %Lee's Summit, MO4.3Branson, MO: 4.2 %Branson, MO4.2Springfield, MO: 4.1 %Springfield, MO4.1Ozark, MO: 4.1 %Ozark, MO4.1Florissant, MO: 4.1 %Florissant, MO4.1Maryland Heights, MO: 23.9 %Maryland Heights, MO23.9Chesterfield, MO: 16 %Chesterfield, MO16Overland, MO: 16 %Overland, MO16Creve Coeur, MO: 14.9 %Creve Coeur, MO14.9Clayton, MO: 13.9 %Clayton, MO13.9Bridgeton, MO: 13.9 %Bridgeton, MO13.9Manchester, MO: 12.9 %Manchester, MO12.9Carthage, MO: 12.6 %Carthage, MO12.6Town and Country, MO: 11.4 %Town and Country, MO11.4St. Ann, MO: 11.2 %St. Ann, MO11.2University City, MO: 10.4 %University City, MO10.4Monett, MO: 10.2 %Monett, MO10.2Neosho, MO: 10.2 %Neosho, MO10.2Ballwin, MO: 9.2 %Ballwin, MO9.2Grandview, MO: 9.1 %Grandview, MO9.1Marshall, MO: 9 %Marshall, MO9Wildwood, MO: 9 %Wildwood, MO9Kansas City, MO: 8.6 %Kansas City, MO8.6Columbia, MO: 8.1 %Columbia, MO8.1Rolla, MO: 7.9 %Rolla, MO7.9Sedalia, MO: 7.6 %Sedalia, MO7.6Kirksville, MO: 7.5 %Kirksville, MO7.5Gladstone, MO: 7.4 %Gladstone, MO7.4St. Louis, MO: 7.1 %St. Louis, MO7.1O'Fallon, MO: 6.3 %O'Fallon, MO6.3Hazelwood, MO: 6.3 %Hazelwood, MO6.3St. Charles, MO: 6.2 %St. Charles, MO6.2Independence, MO: 5.7 %Independence, MO5.7Dardenne Prairie, MO: 5.6 %Dardenne Prairie, MO5.6Arnold, MO: 5.3 %Arnold, MO5.3Eureka, MO: 4.8 %Eureka, MO4.8Webster Groves, MO: 4.7 %Webster Groves, MO4.7St. Joseph, MO: 4.5 %St. Joseph, MO4.5Excelsior Springs, MO: 4.4 %Excelsior Springs, MO4.4Ellisville, MO: 4.4 %Ellisville, MO4.4Lee's Summit, MO: 4.3 %Lee's Summit, MO4.3Branson, MO: 4.2 %Branson, MO4.2Springfield, MO: 4.1 %Springfield, MO4.1Ozark, MO: 4.1 %Ozark, MO4.1Florissant, MO: 4.1 %Florissant, MO4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Maryland Heights, MO23.9+0.9 pts
2Chesterfield, MO16-0.2 pts
3Overland, MO16+1.6 pts
4Creve Coeur, MO14.9+1.7 pts
5Clayton, MO13.9-0.4 pts
6Bridgeton, MO13.9+1 pts
7Manchester, MO12.9+0.2 pts
8Carthage, MO12.6-1.4 pts
9Town and Country, MO11.4-1.2 pts
10St. Ann, MO11.2+3.3 pts
11University City, MO10.4+0.2 pts
12Monett, MO10.2-0.8 pts
12Neosho, MO10.2+2.1 pts
14Ballwin, MO9.2+0.8 pts
15Grandview, MO9.1+0.5 pts
16Marshall, MO9-0 pts
17Wildwood, MO9+1 pts
18Kansas City, MO8.6+0.1 pts
19Columbia, MO8.10 pts
20Rolla, MO7.9+0.3 pts
21Sedalia, MO7.6-0.6 pts
22Kirksville, MO7.5+1.7 pts
23Gladstone, MO7.40 pts
24St. Louis, MO7.1+0.5 pts
25O'Fallon, MO6.3+0.9 pts
26Hazelwood, MO6.3-0.2 pts
27St. Charles, MO6.2-0.3 pts
28Independence, MO5.7+0.4 pts
29Dardenne Prairie, MO5.6+0.8 pts
30Arnold, MO5.3-0.3 pts
31Eureka, MO4.8+0.3 pts
32Webster Groves, MO4.7+0.1 pts
33St. Joseph, MO4.5+0.3 pts
34Excelsior Springs, MO4.4+1.2 pts
35Ellisville, MO4.4+0.1 pts
36Lee's Summit, MO4.3+0.2 pts
37Branson, MO4.2-0.8 pts
38Springfield, MO4.1+0.3 pts
39Ozark, MO4.1-0.2 pts
40Florissant, MO4.1+0.4 pts
41Jefferson City, MO4-0.5 pts
41Lake St. Louis, MO4+0.2 pts
43Joplin, MO3.9-0 pts
44Cape Girardeau, MO3.9+0.1 pts
45Raytown, MO3.9-0.8 pts
46St. Peters, MO3.8+0.6 pts
47Nixa, MO3.8-0.7 pts
48Maryville, MO3.8+0.4 pts
49Kirkwood, MO3.4+0.2 pts
50Warrensburg, MO3+0.5 pts
51Grain Valley, MO2.9+0.5 pts
52Blue Springs, MO2.9+0.3 pts
53Raymore, MO2.8+0.6 pts
54Farmington, MO2.6-0.1 pts
55Liberty, MO2.5+0.1 pts
56Republic, MO2.4+0.1 pts
57Crestwood, MO2.3-0.1 pts
58Harrisonville, MO2.2-0.1 pts
59Lebanon, MO2.1-0 pts
60Bolivar, MO1.9-0.2 pts
61Wentzville, MO1.8-0.2 pts
62Jackson, MO1.7-0.1 pts
63Troy, MO1.6+0.6 pts
64Fulton, MO1.6-0.1 pts
65Belton, MO1.5+0.3 pts
66Poplar Bluff, MO1.4-0.8 pts
67Union, MO1.4+0.3 pts
68Kearney, MO1.3+0.6 pts
69Sikeston, MO1.3+0.1 pts
70Mexico, MO1.2-0.4 pts
71Webb City, MO1-0.6 pts
72Kennett, MO1-0.7 pts
73Ferguson, MO0.90 pts
74Washington, MO0.9-0 pts
75Festus, MO0.80 pts
76Moberly, MO0.8-0.5 pts
77Jennings, MO0.7-0.3 pts
78Hannibal, MO0.6-0.3 pts
79Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO0.4-0.9 pts
80West Plains, MO0.3-0.1 pts
81Smithville, MO0.2-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Missouri by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/missouri-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Missouri by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/missouri-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by foreign-born share of the population, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Maryland Heights, MO, with 23.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Smithville, MO, with 0.2% in 2024.

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