Counties in Missouri by foreign-born share of the population

McDonald County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 115 counties in 2023, at 10.6%. Hickory County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for Missouri was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.6McDonald County
Median1.3115 counties
Missouri4.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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McDonald CountyMcDonald County: 10.6 %10.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 9.1 %9.1St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 8.1 %8.1Pettis CountyPettis County: 6.8 %6.8St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 6.6 %6.6Boone CountyBoone County: 6.5 %6.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 6.3 %6.3Saline CountySaline County: 6.1 %6.1Platte CountyPlatte County: 5.9 %5.9Clay CountyClay County: 5.5 %5.5Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 4.9 %4.9Newton CountyNewton County: 4.4 %4.4Adair CountyAdair County: 4.3 %4.3Barry CountyBarry County: 4.3 %4.3Phelps CountyPhelps County: 4.3 %4.3Jasper CountyJasper County: 4.3 %4.3St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 4.3 %4.3Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 3.8 %3.8Greene CountyGreene County: 3.7 %3.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.5 %3.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.3 %3.3Taney CountyTaney County: 3.2 %3.2Christian CountyChristian County: 3 %3Cole CountyCole County: 2.9 %2.9Johnson CountyJohnson County: 2.8 %2.8Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 2.6 %2.6Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 2.5 %2.5Moniteau CountyMoniteau County: 2.4 %2.4Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 2.4 %2.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.2 %2.2Nodaway CountyNodaway County: 2 %2Camden CountyCamden County: 1.9 %1.9Dent CountyDent County: 1.8 %1.8Shelby CountyShelby County: 1.8 %1.8Dade CountyDade County: 1.8 %1.8Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 1.8 %1.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 1.7 %1.7Vernon CountyVernon County: 1.7 %1.7Perry CountyPerry County: 1.6 %1.6Cass CountyCass County: 1.6 %1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McDonald County10.6+0.7 pts
2Sullivan County9.1-1.4 pts
3St. Louis County8.1+0.4 pts
4Pettis County6.8-0.2 pts
5St. Louis city6.6+0.3 pts
6Boone County6.5-0.1 pts
7Jackson County6.3+0.3 pts
8Saline County6.1+1 pts
9Platte County5.90 pts
10Clay County5.5+0.2 pts
11Pulaski County4.9-0.4 pts
12Newton County4.4+0.5 pts
13Adair County4.3+0.2 pts
13Barry County4.3+0.2 pts
15Phelps County4.3+0.1 pts
16Jasper County4.3+0.3 pts
16St. Charles County4.3+0.3 pts
18Buchanan County3.8-0 pts
19Greene County3.7+0.3 pts
20Lawrence County3.5+0.1 pts
21Mercer County3.3+0.3 pts
22Taney County3.2+0.3 pts
23Christian County3+0.3 pts
24Cole County2.90 pts
25Johnson County2.8-0.2 pts
26Dunklin County2.6-0.2 pts
27Lafayette County2.5+0.5 pts
28Moniteau County2.4+0.6 pts
29Cape Girardeau County2.4-0.1 pts
30Jefferson County2.20 pts
31Nodaway County2+0.5 pts
32Camden County1.9-0.2 pts
33Dent County1.8-0.1 pts
34Shelby County1.8+0.4 pts
35Dade County1.8-0.1 pts
35Pemiscot County1.8+0.6 pts
37DeKalb County1.7+0.1 pts
37Vernon County1.7+0.1 pts
39Perry County1.6+0.3 pts
40Cass County1.6+0.3 pts
40Polk County1.6+0.2 pts
42Audrain County1.6-0.7 pts
43Gentry County1.5+0.1 pts
44Laclede County1.5-0.1 pts
44Maries County1.5+0.1 pts
46St. Francois County1.5-0.3 pts
47Stone County1.4-0.1 pts
48Harrison County1.4-0.1 pts
48Putnam County1.4+1 pts
48Webster County1.4-0.3 pts
51Clinton County1.3-0.2 pts
51Madison County1.3-0.5 pts
51Miller County1.3+0.1 pts
54Ray County1.3+0.4 pts
55Howell County1.3+0.1 pts
56Chariton County1.30 pts
56Holt County1.3-0.1 pts
58Pike County1.3+0.2 pts
59Franklin County1.2-0.1 pts
59Linn County1.2+0.3 pts
61Andrew County1.2+0.1 pts
61Ripley County1.2-0.1 pts
63Butler County1.1+0.2 pts
64Warren County1.1-0 pts
65Grundy County1.1-0.1 pts
66Howard County1.1+0.5 pts
66Monroe County1.10 pts
68Caldwell County1.1-0.2 pts
68Crawford County1.1-0.3 pts
70Callaway County1+0.1 pts
71Douglas County1+0.1 pts
71St. Clair County1+0.1 pts
73Macon County1-0.1 pts
73Scotland County1+0.3 pts
75Mississippi County1+0.4 pts
76Lincoln County10 pts
76Randolph County10 pts
78Cooper County0.90 pts
79Lewis County0.9-0 pts
79Texas County0.9-0 pts
81Bates County0.9-0.1 pts
82Carter County0.9+0.7 pts
83Wright County0.9+0.2 pts
84Benton County0.9-0.2 pts
84Cedar County0.9+0.1 pts
86Livingston County0.90 pts
86Morgan County0.9+0.2 pts
86New Madrid County0.9+0.3 pts
89Ozark County0.8+0.1 pts
90Montgomery County0.8-0.1 pts
91Dallas County0.8-0.7 pts
91Iron County0.8-0.7 pts
91Scott County0.8+0.1 pts
94Washington County0.8-0.1 pts
95Daviess County0.8+0.3 pts
96Shannon County0.7+0.1 pts
97Atchison County0.7+0.1 pts
98Marion County0.7-0.2 pts
99Henry County0.6-0.1 pts
100Stoddard County0.6+0.5 pts
101Oregon County0.6+0.1 pts
102Gasconade County0.6-0.1 pts
103Clark County0.6+0.2 pts
104Worth County0.4-0.3 pts
105Schuyler County0.4-0.5 pts
106Barton County0.4-0.1 pts
107Ralls County0.3-0.3 pts
108Knox County0.3-1.9 pts
109Carroll County0.3-0.5 pts
110Ste. Genevieve County0.3-0.3 pts
111Osage County0.2-0 pts
112Wayne County0.2-0.5 pts
113Bollinger County0.2-0.4 pts
113Reynolds County0.2-0 pts
115Hickory County0.2-0.7 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

McDonald County, with 10.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hickory County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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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