Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Missouri Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.27%. Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Washington city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (90.00%), followed by Sedalia city (41.81%), and West Plains city (36.67%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Affton CDP

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Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Washington city	90.00
2	Sedalia city	41.81
3	West Plains city	36.67
4	Poplar Bluff city	34.37
5	Bolivar city	31.82
6	Kennett city	31.10
7	Ballwin city	26.42
8	Affton CDP	25.86
9	Arnold city	25.64
10	Marshall city	25.17
11	Farmington city	24.95
12	Moberly city	23.65
13	Jennings city	23.23
14	Mexico city	21.43
15	Harrisonville city	21.31
16	Clayton city	20.42
17	St. Joseph city	19.14
18	Springfield city	18.89
19	Sikeston city	18.74
20	Jackson city	16.98
21	St. Louis city	16.89
22	Union city	16.81
23	Mehlville CDP	16.49
24	Overland city	16.45
25	Eureka city	16.39
26	Fulton city	16.18
27	Lemay CDP	15.95
28	Nixa city	15.48
28	Town and Country city	15.48
29	Lebanon city	15.39
30	Jefferson City city	15.26
31	Excelsior Springs city	14.58
32	Webster Groves city	14.09
33	Joplin city	14.05
34	University City city	13.52
35	Ferguson city	13.48
36	Cape Girardeau city	13.46
37	Warrensburg city	12.61
38	Carthage city	12.57
39	Bellefontaine Neighbors city	12.01
40	Hannibal city	11.84
41	Neosho city	11.73
42	Kansas City city	11.45
43	Liberty city	11.36
44	Gladstone city	10.88
45	Spanish Lake CDP	10.41
46	Wildwood city	10.16
47	Branson city	10.06
48	Lake St. Louis city	9.85
49	St. Ann city	8.95
50	Kirkwood city	8.54
51	Grandview city	8.42
52	Florissant city	8.15
53	Raymore city	8.08
54	Columbia city	7.45
55	Raytown city	7.35
56	Maryland Heights city	7.13
57	Blue Springs city	5.90
58	Wentzville city	5.86
59	Troy city	5.78
60	Rolla city	5.62
61	Bridgeton city	5.12
62	Old Jamestown CDP	4.56
63	Belton city	4.25
64	Independence city	4.14
65	Maryville city	3.96
66	Hazelwood city	3.92
67	St. Peters city	3.89
68	Manchester city	3.85
69	Lee's Summit city	3.81
70	St. Charles city	3.48
71	Ozark city	3.15
72	Oakville CDP	2.96
73	O'Fallon city	2.07
74	Kirksville city	1.67
75	Chesterfield city	1.65
76	Creve Coeur city	1.00
77	Webb City city	0.43
78	Concord CDP	0.00
78	Crestwood city	0.00
78	Dardenne Prairie city	0.00
78	Festus city	0.00
78	Fort Leonard Wood CDP	0.00
78	Grain Valley city	0.00
78	Kearney city	0.00
78	Republic city	0.00
78	Smithville city	0.00