Counties in Missouri by foreign-born share of the population

Sullivan County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 115 counties in 2022, at 10.5%. Stoddard County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for Missouri was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.5Sullivan County
Median1.3115 counties
Missouri4.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Sullivan CountySullivan County: 10.5 %10.5McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 9.9 %9.9St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 7.7 %7.7Pettis CountyPettis County: 7.1 %7.1Boone CountyBoone County: 6.6 %6.6St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 6.3 %6.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 6 %6Platte CountyPlatte County: 5.9 %5.9Clay CountyClay County: 5.3 %5.3Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 5.3 %5.3Saline CountySaline County: 5 %5Phelps CountyPhelps County: 4.3 %4.3Adair CountyAdair County: 4.2 %4.2Barry CountyBarry County: 4.2 %4.2St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 4 %4Jasper CountyJasper County: 4 %4Newton CountyNewton County: 3.9 %3.9Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 3.8 %3.8Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.4 %3.4Greene CountyGreene County: 3.4 %3.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3 %3Mercer CountyMercer County: 3 %3Cole CountyCole County: 2.9 %2.9Taney CountyTaney County: 2.9 %2.9Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 2.8 %2.8Christian CountyChristian County: 2.6 %2.6Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 2.5 %2.5Audrain CountyAudrain County: 2.3 %2.3Knox CountyKnox County: 2.3 %2.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.2 %2.2Camden CountyCamden County: 2.1 %2.1Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 2.1 %2.1Dent CountyDent County: 1.9 %1.9Dade CountyDade County: 1.9 %1.9Madison CountyMadison County: 1.9 %1.9St. Francois CountySt. Francois County: 1.8 %1.8Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 1.8 %1.8Webster CountyWebster County: 1.7 %1.7Vernon CountyVernon County: 1.6 %1.6Laclede CountyLaclede County: 1.6 %1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sullivan County10.5+1.7 pts
2McDonald County9.9+1.1 pts
3St. Louis County7.7+0.1 pts
4Pettis County7.10 pts
5Boone County6.6+0.1 pts
6St. Louis city6.3-0.5 pts
7Jackson County60 pts
8Platte County5.9+0.4 pts
9Clay County5.3-0 pts
10Pulaski County5.3-0.3 pts
11Saline County5-0.3 pts
12Phelps County4.3-0.2 pts
13Adair County4.2-0.8 pts
14Barry County4.2-0.1 pts
15St. Charles County4-0 pts
16Jasper County4-0.5 pts
17Newton County3.9+0.7 pts
18Buchanan County3.80 pts
19Lawrence County3.4+0.8 pts
20Greene County3.4+0.3 pts
21Johnson County3+0.3 pts
22Mercer County3-0.2 pts
23Cole County2.9+0.4 pts
24Taney County2.9+0.1 pts
25Dunklin County2.8-0.2 pts
26Christian County2.6-0.1 pts
27Cape Girardeau County2.5-0.1 pts
28Audrain County2.3-0.1 pts
29Knox County2.3+0.8 pts
30Jefferson County2.2+0.2 pts
31Camden County2.10 pts
31Lafayette County2.1+0.2 pts
33Dent County1.9-0.5 pts
34Dade County1.9+0.3 pts
35Madison County1.9+0.4 pts
36St. Francois County1.8+0.1 pts
37Moniteau County1.8+0.5 pts
38Webster County1.70 pts
39Vernon County1.6+0.5 pts
40Laclede County1.6+0.3 pts
41DeKalb County1.6+0.5 pts
42Clinton County1.5+0.1 pts
43Iron County1.5+0.3 pts
43Nodaway County1.5+0.3 pts
45Stone County1.5-0.2 pts
46Harrison County1.5-0 pts
47Dallas County1.5+0.1 pts
48Gentry County1.5-0.2 pts
49Polk County1.4+0.3 pts
50Crawford County1.4+0.2 pts
51Maries County1.4+0.1 pts
51Shelby County1.4+0.1 pts
53Holt County1.3+0.5 pts
54Perry County1.3-0.5 pts
55Cass County1.3-0.1 pts
56Franklin County1.3-0.1 pts
57Ripley County1.3+0.3 pts
58Miller County1.3+0.1 pts
59Chariton County1.2+0.2 pts
60Caldwell County1.2+0.3 pts
61Grundy County1.20 pts
62Howell County1.2-0.1 pts
63Pemiscot County1.2+0.3 pts
64Warren County1.1-0.3 pts
65Benton County1.1+0.1 pts
65Pike County1.10 pts
67Macon County1.1-0.2 pts
68Andrew County1+0.1 pts
69Monroe County10 pts
70Bates County1+0.2 pts
71Texas County1-0.1 pts
72Lewis County1-0.1 pts
73Randolph County1-0.2 pts
74Montgomery County0.90 pts
75Callaway County0.9-0.6 pts
75Ray County0.9-0.1 pts
75Schuyler County0.9+0.7 pts
78Butler County0.9+0.3 pts
78St. Clair County0.9-0.4 pts
78Washington County0.9+0.3 pts
81Cooper County0.9+0.3 pts
81Lincoln County0.9-0 pts
83Douglas County0.9-0.3 pts
83Linn County0.9+0.3 pts
85Hickory County0.9+0.1 pts
86Marion County0.9-0.1 pts
87Livingston County0.9-0.3 pts
88Carroll County0.8-0.1 pts
89Cedar County0.8-0.3 pts
90Henry County0.8-0.2 pts
90Wayne County0.8+0.2 pts
92Scotland County0.7-1 pts
93Ozark County0.7-0.4 pts
93Scott County0.7-0.3 pts
95Morgan County0.7-0.1 pts
95Worth County0.7-0 pts
97Bollinger County0.6+0.3 pts
97Gasconade County0.6-0.3 pts
97Shannon County0.6+0.4 pts
97Wright County0.6-0.1 pts
101Atchison County0.6+0.2 pts
102Ralls County0.6-0.1 pts
103Mississippi County0.6-0.3 pts
104New Madrid County0.5-0.2 pts
105Howard County0.5-0.2 pts
105Ste. Genevieve County0.5-0.4 pts
107Daviess County0.5-0.1 pts
107Oregon County0.5+0.1 pts
109Barton County0.5-0.1 pts
110Putnam County0.4+0.1 pts
111Clark County0.3-0.1 pts
112Osage County0.3+0.1 pts
113Reynolds County0.2+0.1 pts
114Carter County0.2+0.2 pts
115Stoddard County0.1-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Sullivan County, with 10.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Stoddard County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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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