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

McDonald County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 115 counties in 2024, at 11%. Hickory County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Missouri was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median1.2115 counties
Missouri4.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 11 %11Sullivan CountySullivan County: 10.5 %10.5St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 8.4 %8.4Pettis CountyPettis County: 7.2 %7.2St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 7.1 %7.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 6.6 %6.6Boone CountyBoone County: 6.4 %6.4Saline CountySaline County: 5.8 %5.8Platte CountyPlatte County: 5.7 %5.7Clay CountyClay County: 5.5 %5.5Adair CountyAdair County: 5.4 %5.4Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 4.8 %4.8Barry CountyBarry County: 4.8 %4.8Newton CountyNewton County: 4.6 %4.6St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 4.5 %4.5Phelps CountyPhelps County: 4.2 %4.2Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 4 %4Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.9 %3.9Greene CountyGreene County: 3.8 %3.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.6 %3.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.5 %3.5Taney CountyTaney County: 3.2 %3.2Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3 %3Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 2.9 %2.9Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 2.9 %2.9Cole CountyCole County: 2.9 %2.9Christian CountyChristian County: 2.6 %2.6Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 2.4 %2.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.3 %2.3Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 2.3 %2.3Camden CountyCamden County: 2.2 %2.2Vernon CountyVernon County: 2.2 %2.2Nodaway CountyNodaway County: 2.1 %2.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 2.1 %2.1Dent CountyDent County: 1.9 %1.9DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 1.8 %1.8Cass CountyCass County: 1.8 %1.8Iron CountyIron County: 1.7 %1.7Perry CountyPerry County: 1.7 %1.7Webster CountyWebster County: 1.6 %1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1McDonald County11+0.3 pts
2Sullivan County10.5+1.4 pts
3St. Louis County8.4+0.2 pts
4Pettis County7.2+0.4 pts
5St. Louis city7.1+0.5 pts
6Jackson County6.6+0.3 pts
7Boone County6.4-0.1 pts
8Saline County5.8-0.2 pts
9Platte County5.7-0.2 pts
10Clay County5.50 pts
11Adair County5.4+1.1 pts
12Pulaski County4.8-0.1 pts
13Barry County4.8+0.5 pts
14Newton County4.6+0.2 pts
15St. Charles County4.5+0.2 pts
16Phelps County4.2-0.1 pts
17Buchanan County4+0.2 pts
18Jasper County3.9-0.3 pts
19Greene County3.8+0.1 pts
20Mercer County3.6+0.3 pts
21Lawrence County3.5-0 pts
22Taney County3.2+0.1 pts
23Johnson County3+0.1 pts
24Dunklin County2.9+0.3 pts
24Moniteau County2.9+0.5 pts
26Cole County2.9-0 pts
27Christian County2.6-0.3 pts
28Cape Girardeau County2.4+0.1 pts
29Jefferson County2.30 pts
30Lafayette County2.3-0.3 pts
31Camden County2.2+0.3 pts
32Vernon County2.2+0.5 pts
33Nodaway County2.1+0.1 pts
34Harrison County2.1+0.7 pts
35Dent County1.9+0.1 pts
36DeKalb County1.8+0.1 pts
37Cass County1.8+0.1 pts
38Iron County1.7+0.9 pts
39Perry County1.7+0.1 pts
40Webster County1.6+0.3 pts
41Dade County1.6-0.2 pts
42Carter County1.5+0.6 pts
42St. Francois County1.5+0.1 pts
44Miller County1.5+0.2 pts
45Laclede County1.50 pts
46Pike County1.5+0.2 pts
47Ray County1.4+0.1 pts
48Audrain County1.4-0.2 pts
49Franklin County1.4+0.2 pts
50Madison County1.40 pts
51Douglas County1.3+0.3 pts
52Polk County1.3-0.4 pts
52Shelby County1.3-0.5 pts
54Caldwell County1.2+0.2 pts
54Howell County1.2-0.1 pts
54Stone County1.2-0.2 pts
57Grundy County1.2+0.1 pts
58Crawford County1.2+0.2 pts
58Putnam County1.2-0.2 pts
60Holt County1.2-0.1 pts
60Linn County1.2-0 pts
62Pemiscot County1.2-0.6 pts
62St. Clair County1.2+0.2 pts
64Andrew County1.1-0 pts
65Gentry County1.1-0.4 pts
66Ripley County1.1-0.1 pts
67Barton County1.1+0.7 pts
67Bates County1.1+0.2 pts
69Texas County1.1+0.1 pts
70Clinton County1.1-0.3 pts
71Howard County1.1-0 pts
72Lincoln County1+0.1 pts
73Scotland County1-0 pts
74New Madrid County1+0.1 pts
74Warren County1-0.2 pts
74Wright County1+0.1 pts
77Monroe County1-0.1 pts
78Callaway County0.9-0.1 pts
79Benton County0.9+0.1 pts
80Morgan County0.9+0.1 pts
81Montgomery County0.9+0.1 pts
82Schuyler County0.9+0.5 pts
83Atchison County0.9+0.1 pts
84Shannon County0.8+0.1 pts
85Butler County0.8-0.3 pts
86Livingston County0.8-0.1 pts
87Washington County0.8-0 pts
88Ozark County0.8-0.1 pts
89Dallas County0.8-0.1 pts
90Daviess County0.7-0.1 pts
91Cooper County0.7-0.3 pts
92Oregon County0.7+0.1 pts
92Randolph County0.7-0.3 pts
94Chariton County0.7-0.6 pts
94Macon County0.7-0.3 pts
96Maries County0.6-0.8 pts
97Wayne County0.6+0.4 pts
98Scott County0.6-0.2 pts
99Lewis County0.6-0.3 pts
100Cedar County0.6-0.3 pts
100Marion County0.6-0.1 pts
102Henry County0.5-0.1 pts
103Gasconade County0.5-0.1 pts
104Bollinger County0.5+0.3 pts
105Stoddard County0.4-0.2 pts
106Mississippi County0.4-0.6 pts
107Worth County0.40 pts
108Ste. Genevieve County0.4+0.1 pts
109Knox County0.40 pts
110Osage County0.3+0.1 pts
111Clark County0.3-0.3 pts
111Reynolds County0.30 pts
113Ralls County0.2-0.1 pts
114Carroll County0.2-0.1 pts
115Hickory County0.2-0 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

McDonald County, with 11% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Hickory County, with 0.2% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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