Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.41% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, DeKalb County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.82%), followed by Adair County (1.38%), and Platte County (1.17%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Missouri.
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Related Topics: Missouri ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeKalb County | 1.82 |
| 2 | Adair County | 1.38 |
| 3 | Platte County | 1.17 |
| 4 | Mississippi County | 1.12 |
| 5 | St. Louis city | 1.00 |
| 6 | Clay County | 0.84 |
| 7 | Cape Girardeau County | 0.78 |
| 7 | Cole County | 0.78 |
| 8 | Lewis County | 0.73 |
| 9 | Boone County | 0.58 |
| 10 | Monroe County | 0.57 |
| 10 | St. Louis County | 0.57 |
| 11 | Warren County | 0.55 |
| 12 | Jackson County | 0.51 |
| 13 | Christian County | 0.49 |
| 13 | Nodaway County | 0.49 |
| 13 | St. Francois County | 0.49 |
| 14 | Macon County | 0.47 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | 0.45 |
| 16 | Carter County | 0.41 |
| 17 | Greene County | 0.37 |
| 17 | Phelps County | 0.37 |
| 18 | Buchanan County | 0.33 |
| 19 | St. Charles County | 0.32 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 0.31 |
| 21 | Cass County | 0.29 |
| 22 | Lawrence County | 0.28 |
| 22 | Stoddard County | 0.28 |
| 23 | Dent County | 0.27 |
| 24 | Butler County | 0.23 |
| 24 | Callaway County | 0.23 |
| 25 | Cooper County | 0.22 |
| 26 | Howell County | 0.21 |
| 26 | Livingston County | 0.21 |
| 26 | Moniteau County | 0.21 |
| 26 | Pulaski County | 0.21 |
| 27 | Webster County | 0.20 |
| 28 | Chariton County | 0.18 |
| 28 | Pike County | 0.18 |
| 29 | Pettis County | 0.17 |
| 30 | Newton County | 0.16 |
| 31 | Carroll County | 0.15 |
| 31 | Harrison County | 0.15 |
| 32 | Dunklin County | 0.13 |
| 32 | Gentry County | 0.13 |
| 32 | McDonald County | 0.13 |
| 32 | Marion County | 0.13 |
| 33 | Madison County | 0.12 |
| 33 | Randolph County | 0.12 |
| 34 | Howard County | 0.11 |
| 34 | Mercer County | 0.11 |
| 35 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.10 |
| 35 | Worth County | 0.10 |
| 36 | Ray County | 0.09 |
| 36 | Taney County | 0.09 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 0.08 |
| 37 | Texas County | 0.08 |
| 38 | Andrew County | 0.07 |
| 38 | Laclede County | 0.07 |
| 39 | Clinton County | 0.06 |
| 39 | Jasper County | 0.06 |
| 39 | Jefferson County | 0.06 |
| 39 | Lafayette County | 0.06 |
| 40 | Gasconade County | 0.05 |
| 40 | Saline County | 0.05 |
| 41 | Henry County | 0.04 |
| 41 | New Madrid County | 0.04 |
| 42 | Bates County | 0.03 |
| 42 | Knox County | 0.03 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 0.03 |
| 43 | Osage County | 0.02 |
| 43 | Polk County | 0.02 |
| 43 | Scott County | 0.02 |
| 43 | Stone County | 0.02 |
| 43 | Washington County | 0.02 |
| 43 | Wright County | 0.02 |
| 44 | Audrain County | 0.01 |
| 44 | Cedar County | 0.01 |
| 44 | Daviess County | 0.01 |
| 44 | Maries County | 0.01 |
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