Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.77% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri counties, Adair County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (2.51%), followed by St. Louis city (2.40%), and Platte County (1.93%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adair County | 2.51 |
| 2 | St. Louis city | 2.40 |
| 3 | Platte County | 1.93 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 1.86 |
| 5 | McDonald County | 1.36 |
| 6 | St. Louis County | 1.25 |
| 7 | Clay County | 1.14 |
| 8 | Mississippi County | 1.12 |
| 9 | Boone County | 1.09 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 1.07 |
| 11 | Sullivan County | 1.04 |
| 12 | Pulaski County | 1.02 |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau County | 0.88 |
| 14 | Cole County | 0.85 |
| 15 | Phelps County | 0.75 |
| 16 | Lewis County | 0.73 |
| 17 | Christian County | 0.68 |
| 18 | Greene County | 0.64 |
| 19 | Polk County | 0.59 |
| 20 | Monroe County | 0.57 |
| 21 | Stoddard County | 0.55 |
| 21 | Warren County | 0.55 |
| 22 | Buchanan County | 0.54 |
| 22 | Chariton County | 0.54 |
| 22 | Nodaway County | 0.54 |
| 23 | Macon County | 0.53 |
| 24 | St. Charles County | 0.51 |
| 25 | St. Francois County | 0.50 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | 0.45 |
| 27 | Carter County | 0.41 |
| 27 | Cass County | 0.41 |
| 27 | Johnson County | 0.41 |
| 28 | Harrison County | 0.40 |
| 29 | Butler County | 0.32 |
| 29 | Pettis County | 0.32 |
| 30 | Dunklin County | 0.28 |
| 30 | Gasconade County | 0.28 |
| 30 | Lawrence County | 0.28 |
| 31 | Callaway County | 0.27 |
| 31 | Dent County | 0.27 |
| 32 | Cooper County | 0.26 |
| 32 | Gentry County | 0.26 |
| 33 | Texas County | 0.23 |
| 34 | Randolph County | 0.22 |
| 35 | Howell County | 0.21 |
| 35 | Livingston County | 0.21 |
| 35 | Moniteau County | 0.21 |
| 36 | Webster County | 0.20 |
| 37 | Pike County | 0.18 |
| 38 | Newton County | 0.16 |
| 39 | Carroll County | 0.15 |
| 40 | Marion County | 0.14 |
| 41 | Taney County | 0.13 |
| 42 | Jasper County | 0.12 |
| 42 | Madison County | 0.12 |
| 42 | Stone County | 0.12 |
| 43 | Howard County | 0.11 |
| 43 | Mercer County | 0.11 |
| 43 | Saline County | 0.11 |
| 44 | Jefferson County | 0.10 |
| 44 | Laclede County | 0.10 |
| 44 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.10 |
| 44 | Worth County | 0.10 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 0.09 |
| 45 | Ray County | 0.09 |
| 46 | Knox County | 0.08 |
| 46 | New Madrid County | 0.08 |
| 47 | Andrew County | 0.07 |
| 47 | St. Clair County | 0.07 |
| 48 | Clinton County | 0.06 |
| 48 | Lafayette County | 0.06 |
| 48 | Shannon County | 0.06 |
| 49 | Henry County | 0.04 |
| 50 | Bates County | 0.03 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 0.03 |
| 51 | Audrain County | 0.02 |
| 51 | Osage County | 0.02 |
| 51 | Pemiscot County | 0.02 |
| 51 | Scott County | 0.02 |
| 51 | Vernon County | 0.02 |
| 51 | Washington County | 0.02 |
| 51 | Wright County | 0.02 |
| 52 | Cedar County | 0.01 |
| 52 | Daviess County | 0.01 |
| 52 | Grundy County | 0.01 |
| 52 | Maries County | 0.01 |
| 52 | Morgan County | 0.01 |