St. Louis County: Maryland Heights at 15.8%, Chesterfield leads our data

St. Louis County has about 20,700 residents of Asian Indian descent, up about 29% from about 16,100 in the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. They are 2.1% of the county [1][3].

Maryland Heights has about 4,400 Asian Indian residents, 15.8% of the city [4]–[7]. Our database places 171 people in the county at $1M+, and the cities that reach 25 in our set are Chesterfield, Ladue and Creve Coeur [8].

• 20,712 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in St. Louis County, Missouri, 2020–2024 average [1], or 2.1% of the population [3].
• +28.7% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 16,096 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 171 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in St. Louis County, Missouri at an estimated $1M+, of whom <25 are in our $5M+ bands [8].

Where St. Louis County, Missouri's Indian-American residents live, by place

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 20,712 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in St. Louis County, Missouri [1]. Maryland Heights is the largest community, with 21% of the county total [4]–[7] (our calculation).

Place	Asian Indian residents	Share of place
Maryland Heights	4,410	15.8%
Chesterfield	3,879	7.8%
Ballwin	1,261	4.0%
Wildwood	1,222	3.5%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [4]–[7]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

Chesterfield has the second-largest community, about 3,900 (7.8%) [4]–[7]. Ballwin and Wildwood have about 1,200 each, Creve Coeur about 1,000 (5.3%) and Manchester about 800 [4]–[7]. Among places of 20,000 or more, Maryland Heights has the highest share, followed by Chesterfield, Ballwin at about 4% and Wildwood at about 3% [4] (our ranking).

What the HeyAlbert database shows in St. Louis County, Missouri

HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 171 such people in St. Louis County, Missouri [8]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.

Estimated net-worth band	People in our database
$5M+	<25
$1M–5M	160
Total, $1M+	171

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; $5M+ combines our $5–15M and $25M+ tiers. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+
Chesterfield	43	<25
Ladue	27	<25
Creve Coeur	25	<25

Source: HeyAlbert database [8]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home. Cities in our database are matched by name to the Census places and townships in the county; a few that straddle a county line are counted whole, and large cities that extend well beyond the county are left out.

Of the 171 people in our set, 160 are in the $1M–5M band and fewer than 25 in our $5M+ bands [8]. Chesterfield has 43, Ladue 27 and Creve Coeur 25, each with fewer than 25 at $5M+ [8]. Maryland Heights does not reach 25 people in our set [8].

Why our St. Louis County, Missouri count looks the way it does

Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [8].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Home value (public assessor or listing records)	157	92%

Source: HeyAlbert database [8], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Home values support 157 of our 171 estimates, and other public signals fewer than 25 [8]. Our county count is therefore mostly a map of higher-value homes. Ladue is in our list though it is not among the larger Census communities in the table [4]–[7][8].

What it means if you work with these families

For advisors and nonprofits, St. Louis County holds a growing community in the western suburbs and a smaller set of $1M+ families in Chesterfield, Ladue and Creve Coeur [1][2][4]–[7][8].

Methodology

Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.

HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of October 31, 2026 [8]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.

Related

• Missouri: half of the state's Indian Americans live in St. Louis County
• The fastest-growing Indian-American counties in the US
• Indian-American wealth by metro: population vs. millionaires

HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in St. Louis County, Missouri at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, all counties. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=010XX00US$0500000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in St. Louis County, Missouri. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US29189$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in St. Louis County, Missouri. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US29189$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
6. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, county subdivisions in St. Louis County, Missouri. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US29189$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
7. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, county subdivisions in St. Louis County, Missouri. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US29189$0600000 (data: machine-readable)
8. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (snapshot as of October 31, 2026); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/