Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 25.09K people in Missouri with African ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population with African ancestry (5.71K), followed by Jackson County (3.63K), and St. Louis city (3.03K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Missouri.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Louis city
Clay County
St. Charles County
Platte County
Greene County
Boone County
Cape Girardeau County
Cole County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 5710
2 Jackson County 3627
3 St. Louis city 3026
4 Clay County 2106
5 St. Charles County 1283
6 Platte County 1234
7 Greene County 1088
8 Boone County 1060
9 Cape Girardeau County 634
10 Cole County 601
11 Christian County 434
12 Adair County 350
13 St. Francois County 326
14 Cass County 310
15 Buchanan County 280
16 DeKalb County 212
17 Warren County 193
18 Johnson County 169
19 Phelps County 166
20 Mississippi County 145
21 Jefferson County 128
22 Pulaski County 113
23 Lawrence County 106
23 Nodaway County 106
24 Callaway County 103
25 Butler County 99
26 Newton County 93
27 Franklin County 84
28 Howell County 82
29 Stoddard County 81
30 Webster County 78
31 Lewis County 73
31 Pettis County 73
32 Macon County 71
33 Jasper County 67
34 Taney County 52
35 Montgomery County 51
36 Monroe County 49
37 Cooper County 39
37 Dent County 39
38 Dunklin County 37
38 Marion County 37
39 Moniteau County 33
40 Livingston County 32
40 Pike County 32
41 McDonald County 29
41 Randolph County 29
42 Laclede County 26
43 Carter County 22
44 Lafayette County 21
45 Ray County 20
45 Texas County 20
46 Ste. Genevieve County 19
47 Lincoln County 17
48 Madison County 15
49 Andrew County 13
49 Carroll County 13
49 Chariton County 13
50 Clinton County 12
50 Harrison County 12
50 Saline County 12
51 Howard County 11
52 Henry County 9
53 Gasconade County 8
53 Gentry County 8
54 New Madrid County 6
54 Polk County 6
54 Scott County 6
55 Bates County 5
55 Stone County 5
56 Mercer County 4
56 Washington County 4
56 Wright County 4
57 Audrain County 3
58 Osage County 2
58 Worth County 2
59 Cedar County 1
59 Daviess County 1
59 Knox County 1
59 Maries County 1