Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 47.00K people in Missouri with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (12.52K), followed by Jackson County (7.65K), and St. Louis city (7.27K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Louis city
Clay County
St. Charles County
Platte County
Boone County
Greene County
Cape Girardeau County
Cole County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 St. Louis County 12524
2 Jackson County 7651
3 St. Louis city 7267
4 Clay County 2853
5 St. Charles County 2039
6 Platte County 2029
7 Boone County 1978
8 Greene County 1905
9 Cape Girardeau County 712
10 Cole County 657
11 Adair County 635
12 Christian County 596
13 Pulaski County 547
14 Buchanan County 465
15 Cass County 440
16 St. Francois County 336
17 Phelps County 333
18 McDonald County 317
19 Johnson County 219
20 Jefferson County 218
21 DeKalb County 216
22 Warren County 193
23 Polk County 187
24 Stoddard County 158
25 Jasper County 148
26 Mississippi County 145
27 Pettis County 135
28 Butler County 134
29 Callaway County 122
30 Nodaway County 117
31 Lawrence County 106
32 Franklin County 93
32 Newton County 93
33 Howell County 82
34 Macon County 81
35 Dunklin County 79
36 Webster County 78
37 Taney County 74
38 Lewis County 73
39 Sullivan County 63
40 Texas County 56
41 Randolph County 55
42 Montgomery County 51
43 Monroe County 49
44 Cooper County 45
45 Gasconade County 42
46 Chariton County 40
46 Marion County 40
47 Dent County 39
48 Stone County 36
49 Laclede County 35
50 Harrison County 33
50 Moniteau County 33
51 Livingston County 32
51 Pike County 32
52 Saline County 25
53 Carter County 22
54 Lafayette County 21
55 Ray County 20
56 Ste. Genevieve County 19
57 Lincoln County 17
58 Gentry County 16
59 Madison County 15
60 New Madrid County 14
61 Andrew County 13
61 Carroll County 13
62 Clinton County 12
63 Howard County 11
64 Henry County 9
65 Scott County 8
66 St. Clair County 6
67 Bates County 5
68 Audrain County 4
68 Mercer County 4
68 Shannon County 4
68 Washington County 4
68 Wright County 4
69 Knox County 3
69 Pemiscot County 3
69 Vernon County 3
70 Osage County 2
70 Worth County 2
71 Cedar County 1
71 Daviess County 1
71 Grundy County 1
71 Maries County 1
71 Morgan County 1