Missouri Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Missouri was 1,315,935 and represented 21.88% of the total Missouri citizen population.

Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (239.39K), followed by Jackson (160.26K), and St. Louis city (133.23K).

In terms of percentages, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (45.68%), followed by Pemiscot (26.41%), and St. Louis (24.71%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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Missouri Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
St. Louis 239390 24.71
Jackson 160260 23.27
St. Louis city 133230 45.68
St. Charles 18335 4.64
Boone 15780 9.02
Clay 14920 6.09
Cole 8855 11.57
Greene 8835 3.02
Platte 6370 6.18
Cape Girardeau 5850 7.33
Pulaski 5415 10.34
Cass 4370 4.11
Buchanan 4320 5.15
Pemiscot 4200 26.41
Scott 4080 10.75
Mississippi 3095 24.01
Dunklin 2960 10.61
Butler 2445 5.80
St. Francois 2390 3.59
New Madrid 2185 13.19
Jasper 2165 1.82
Jefferson 1965 0.88
Johnson 1750 3.30
Callaway 1730 3.91
Randolph 1495 6.04
Audrain 1300 5.22
Marion 1260 4.43
Lincoln 1190 2.03
Pike 1190 6.62
Saline 1070 4.72
Cooper 1010 5.82
DeKalb 975 8.45
Pettis 965 2.35
Taney 920 1.66
Franklin 875 0.85
Lafayette 855 2.63
Phelps 670 1.55
Warren 640 1.83
Adair 610 2.49
Newton 590 1.03
Nodaway 580 2.71
Moniteau 555 3.56
Christian 530 0.61
Howard 525 5.20
Texas 495 2.00
Washington 485 2.04
Livingston 405 2.72
Polk 405 1.29
Stoddard 400 1.39
Lewis 365 3.66
Camden 350 0.82
Bates 300 1.87
McDonald 270 1.25
Ray 265 1.16
Macon 260 1.72
Clinton 245 1.17
Monroe 220 2.56
Henry 210 0.96
Morgan 210 1.01
Miller 200 0.82
Andrew 195 1.09
Ralls 195 1.89
Chariton 185 2.51
Montgomery 180 1.59
Laclede 175 0.49
Webster 175 0.45
Ste. Genevieve 155 0.85
Sullivan 125 2.15
Barry 110 0.32
Crawford 110 0.48
Benton 105 0.55
Gasconade 100 0.68
Madison 100 0.80
Shelby 100 1.65
Carroll 95 1.11
Perry 95 0.51
Howell 90 0.23
Linn 85 0.71
Reynolds 80 1.30
Dent 75 0.52
Harrison 70 0.86
Holt 60 1.40
Wayne 60 0.53
Bollinger 55 0.51
Grundy 55 0.56
St. Clair 55 0.60
Vernon 55 0.28
Daviess 50 0.60
Iron 50 0.52
Lawrence 50 0.13
Caldwell 45 0.51
Stone 45 0.15
Dade 35 0.46
Douglas 35 0.30
Cedar 30 0.21
Maries 30 0.36
Ripley 30 0.27
Wright 30 0.17
Osage 25 0.19
Gentry 20 0.33
Knox 20 0.54
Worth 20 1.00
Atchison 15 0.28
Barton 15 0.13
Mercer 15 0.43
Putnam 15 0.32
Schuyler 15 0.37
Oregon 10 0.11
Ozark 10 0.12
Shannon 10 0.14
Carter 4 0.08
Clark 4 0.06
Dallas 4 0.02
Hickory 4 0.05
Scotland 4 0.09