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Most racially diverse, Missouri cities

Missouri cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 148 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 148 is 38. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Excelsior Springs, MO, up 66 places to #67.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990
01▲1Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,43284+24%
02▼1Grandview, MOMO26,65384+100%
03▲5Overland, MOMO15,47482+296%
04▲2University City, MOMO34,65780+19%
05▲5Raytown, MOMO29,15479+398%
06▲6Hazelwood, MOMO24,84978+156%
07▼2Kansas City, MOMO521,22078+28%
08▼5Olivette, MOMO8,93778+72%
09▲2Maryland Heights, MOMO27,55978+317%
10▼3St. John, MOMO6,44178+281%
11▼2St. Louis, MOMO278,14477+18%
12▲2St. Ann, MOMO12,61777+282%
13▲2Bridgeton, MOMO11,27776+430%
14▼1Florissant, MOMO51,12474+458%
15▲2North Kansas City, MOMO5,61370+414%
16▼12St. Robert, MOMO5,60267+1%
17▲6Clayton, MOMO17,80766+157%
18▼2Carthage, MOMO15,89565+449%
19▲2Monett, MOMO10,24864+3488%
20▼2Marshall, MOMO13,76663+196%
21▲6Independence, MOMO121,67562+458%
22▲7Creve Coeur, MOMO18,48062+240%
23▼1Old Jamestown, MOMO20,65162–
24▼4Caruthersville, MOMO5,21161+16%
25▼6Sikeston, MOMO15,98360+66%
26▲5Neosho, MOMO14,07859+385%
27▲34Manchester, MOMO18,06958+303%
28▲2Maplewood, MOMO8,03358+50%
29▼3Columbia, MOMO130,85158+68%
30▼5Ferguson, MOMO17,95357+14%
31▲5Jefferson City, MOMO42,48957+121%
32▲1Chesterfield, MOMO49,30954+222%
33▼9Waynesville, MOMO5,55854+40%
34▼2Gladstone, MOMO27,49754+461%
35▲4Sedalia, MOMO22,62153+226%
36▲13Ballwin, MOMO30,90152+420%
37▼2Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,97751+123%
38▼1Belton, MOMO26,19350+258%
39▼5Bonne Terre, MOMO6,63649+5375%
40▲13Raymore, MOMO26,63349+516%
41▼13Kennett, MOMO10,11849+93%
42▲1Lee's Summit, MOMO107,51449+475%
43▲7St. Joseph, MOMO71,00148+224%
44▲2St. Charles, MOMO72,56148+294%
45▲51Herculaneum, MOMO5,40248+220%
46▼6Brentwood, MOMO8,07947+149%
47▲24Parkville, MOMO9,09347+114%
48▲3Blue Springs, MOMO61,63247+242%
49▲21Shrewsbury, MOMO6,23147+236%
50▼8Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,29546+102%
51▲9Rolla, MOMO20,58846+106%
52▼11Warrensburg, MOMO20,28346+66%
53▼1Berkeley, MOMO8,02645−21%
54▲14O'Fallon, MOMO96,10145+426%
55▲54Peculiar, MOMO6,36544+482%
56▼9Wright City, MOMO5,85444+185%
57▼3Pacific, MOMO7,82443+150%
58▼2Branson, MOMO12,92143+984%
59▼21Town and Country, MOMO11,61942+114%
60▲15Grain Valley, MOMO16,90842+787%
61▲28Cottleville, MOMO6,71742+394%
62▲5Spanish Lake, MOMO17,87342+5%
63▲6Webster Groves, MOMO23,45041+97%
64▼9Joplin, MOMO53,93041+207%
65▼20Ellisville, MOMO10,31541+678%
66▲26Affton, MOMO19,05241+1260%
67▲66Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,81941+250%
68▼24Richmond Heights, MOMO9,09341+7%
69▼12Springfield, MOMO169,84741+235%
70▲7Kirkwood, MOMO29,33141+116%
71▼8Valley Park, MOMO6,76740+153%
72▲6Wildwood, MOMO34,95538–
73▼8Moberly, MOMO13,71938+91%
74▼10Kirksville, MOMO17,86338+330%
75▼27Boonville, MOMO7,86738+4%
76▼18Lemay, MOMO16,22837+652%
77▲6Liberty, MOMO31,31936+210%
78▼19Mexico, MOMO11,55836+55%
79▼3Webb City, MOMO13,45936+531%
80▼18Fulton, MOMO12,85336+25%
81▲9Wentzville, MOMO49,49535+2%
82▲17Marshfield, MOMO8,07835+1072%
83▼9Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,36835+69%
84Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,12934–
85▼3Greenwood, MOMO6,31534+1117%
86▼7St. Peters, MOMO61,47934+211%
87▼7Osage Beach, MOMO5,07934+693%
88▼3Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,03234+453%
89▲14Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,06533+451%
90▲28Ozark, MOMO23,54433+318%
91▼4Macon, MOMO5,53233+123%
92▲13Glasgow, MOMO5,50433+166%
93▲21De Soto, MOMO6,52733+497%
94▼13Ladue, MOMO8,93432+422%
95▲11Eureka, MOMO13,42232+1396%
96▼23Cameron, MOMO7,34132+2712%
97▲24Festus, MOMO14,06632+116%
98▼32Murphy, MOMO8,28531+2295%
99▲41Union, MOMO13,44531+263%
100▲34Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,95629+726%
101▲14Chillicothe, MOMO9,11429+165%
102▼16Hannibal, MOMO16,80429+55%
103▲29Imperial, MOMO5,48829+208%
104▼16Mehlville, MOMO29,80529+247%
105▲20Jackson, MOMO16,03328+383%
106▲16Republic, MOMO22,40428+574%
107▲39Sullivan, MOMO6,94228+1024%
108▲2Nevada, MOMO8,40427+260%
109▼5Arnold, MOMO20,99427+996%
110▲19Barnhart, MOMO5,78527+6595%
111▼9Maryville, MOMO10,09227+294%
112▼5Troy, MOMO15,20127+57%
113▲24Oakville, MOMO35,33327+583%
114▼21Farmington, MOMO19,22627+33%
115▲16Perryville, MOMO8,59326+1113%
116▲19Trenton, MOMO5,55726+771%
117▲11Oak Grove, MOMO9,37026+286%
118▼10Park Hills, MOMO8,75326–
119▼8Nixa, MOMO26,59726+238%
120▼26Black Jack, MOMO6,54726−60%
121▼30Warrenton, MOMO9,66726+261%
122▼9Jennings, MOMO13,09325−60%
123▼25Battlefield, MOMO6,36125+577%
124▼52Aurora, MOMO7,68624+278%
125▲22Ashland, MOMO5,22123+261%
126▼2Clinton, MOMO9,50422+240%
127▼8Des Peres, MOMO9,10221+152%
128▼11Richmond, MOMO5,96821+79%
129▼29Lebanon, MOMO15,66321+312%
130▼7Pevely, MOMO6,23921+1420%
131▼1Crestwood, MOMO12,20721+69%
132▼6Willard, MOMO6,90421+314%
133▼6Concord, MOMO18,36820+324%
134▲5Sunset Hills, MOMO9,07520+124%
135▼15Bolivar, MOMO11,99420+306%
136▲8Dexter, MOMO7,85120+610%
137▲4Washington, MOMO15,90619+434%
138▼43Carl Junction, MOMO8,48419+196%
139▼23Rogersville, MOMO5,75419+344%
140▼28Sappington, MOMO7,36719+351%
141▼40Harrisonville, MOMO10,04018+319%
142Glendale, MOMO6,06018+430%
143▼46Smithville, MOMO11,16015+452%
144▲1Weldon Spring, MOMO5,30115+223%
145▼9Kearney, MOMO11,29614+143%
146▼8West Plains, MOMO12,78014+186%
147▼4Odessa, MOMO5,72113+73%
148Savannah, MOMO5,10713+173%
SHOWING 1–148 OF 148

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