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Largest Portuguese population, Missouri cities

Missouri cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 61 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 61 is 26. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monett, MO, up 25 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Independence, MOMO121,675394+816%

02▲7St. Louis, MOMO278,144359+577%

03Gladstone, MOMO27,497325+228%

04▼2Kansas City, MOMO521,220293−41%

05▲5Springfield, MOMO169,847284+74%

06▼1Kirkwood, MOMO29,331268+496%

07▲7Columbia, MOMO130,851169−13%

08Wildwood, MOMO34,955144−3%

09▲22Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,432135–

10Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,129116+274%

11▼7Ozark, MOMO23,54494+13%

12▲1O'Fallon, MOMO96,10188+120%

13Cameron, MOMO7,34181–

14Ballwin, MOMO30,90171+8%

15▼4Branson, MOMO12,92164–

16Maryland Heights, MOMO27,55960+33%

17▲25Monett, MOMO10,24859−19%

18▲9Creve Coeur, MOMO18,48056–

19Arnold, MOMO20,99452–

20▲17Eureka, MOMO13,42247+488%

21▼13Chesterfield, MOMO49,30942−11%

22Mehlville, MOMO29,80542–

23▲21Rolla, MOMO20,58841+8%

24▼8St. Joseph, MOMO71,00139−75%

25▼7Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,03237–

26Wentzville, MOMO49,49536+38%

27▼20St. Peters, MOMO61,47934−13%

28Sedalia, MOMO22,62134+183%

29▼14Liberty, MOMO31,31932+78%

30▲3University City, MOMO34,65730+200%

31Jefferson City, MOMO42,48926−66%

32▼10Kirksville, MOMO17,86325+39%

33▼9Shrewsbury, MOMO6,23124–

34▼13St. Charles, MOMO72,56123−63%

35Nixa, MOMO26,59722−83%

36Farmington, MOMO19,22621–

37Peculiar, MOMO6,36521+425%

38Crestwood, MOMO12,20720+567%

39▼22Webster Groves, MOMO23,45020−68%

40▼10Raymore, MOMO26,63319+12%

41Lee's Summit, MOMO107,51418−60%

42Dexter, MOMO7,85117+113%

43▲3Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09317−15%

44West Plains, MOMO12,78015–

45Ashland, MOMO5,22114–

46Imperial, MOMO5,48814–

47Marshfield, MOMO8,07814−39%

48▼20Blue Springs, MOMO61,63212−71%

49▼15Grandview, MOMO26,653120%

50Ladue, MOMO8,93411–

51▼6Pacific, MOMO7,82410–

52Nevada, MOMO8,4049−72%

53▼28Clayton, MOMO17,8078−33%

54Lebanon, MOMO15,6638–

55▼8Mexico, MOMO11,5588–

56▼37Oakville, MOMO35,3338−74%

57Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,2958–

58Raytown, MOMO29,1545−91%

59▼8Moberly, MOMO13,7194−76%

60▼8St. Ann, MOMO12,6174−69%

61▼55Joplin, MOMO53,9303−96%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES