Ranking of Missouri Counties 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 counties, Madison County 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 (100.00%), followed by Maries County (75.00%), and Dent County (62.50%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Madison County
Maries County
Dent County
Howell County
Miller County
Linn County
Stone County
Benton County
Ray County
Livingston County
Ranking of Missouri Counties 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 County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Madison County 100.00
2 Maries County 75.00
3 Dent County 62.50
4 Howell County 57.78
5 Miller County 48.84
6 Linn County 45.35
7 Stone County 42.86
8 Benton County 41.67
9 Ray County 41.40
10 Livingston County 40.22
11 Shannon County 40.00
12 Webster County 39.29
13 Polk County 39.22
14 Ozark County 37.50
15 Pettis County 36.74
16 Lewis County 35.65
17 Monroe County 33.93
18 Carter County 33.33
19 Carroll County 32.31
20 Lawrence County 32.14
21 Bollinger County 30.95
22 Ste. Genevieve County 30.44
23 Warren County 30.21
24 Ripley County 30.00
25 DeKalb County 29.21
26 Iron County 28.57
26 Oregon County 28.57
27 Saline County 28.51
28 McDonald County 27.95
29 Washington County 27.25
30 Butler County 27.01
31 Texas County 26.71
32 Knox County 26.67
33 St. Francois County 26.20
34 Dunklin County 26.15
35 Montgomery County 25.26
36 Morgan County 23.88
37 Cooper County 23.80
38 Mississippi County 23.47
39 Pemiscot County 23.44
40 Moniteau County 23.22
41 Randolph County 23.07
42 Stoddard County 22.97
43 Clinton County 22.46
44 Daviess County 21.28
45 Lincoln County 21.21
46 Nodaway County 20.87
47 Pike County 20.79
48 Audrain County 20.74
49 Holt County 20.00
50 Bates County 19.69
51 Wayne County 19.23
52 Buchanan County 18.98
53 Camden County 18.92
54 Howard County 18.90
55 Crawford County 18.57
55 Perry County 18.57
56 Franklin County 18.51
57 Scott County 18.01
58 Taney County 17.91
59 Sullivan County 17.24
60 Laclede County 16.91
61 St. Louis city 16.89
62 Jasper County 15.09
63 Greene County 14.63
64 Callaway County 13.78
65 Andrew County 13.70
66 Cole County 13.37
67 Harrison County 13.04
68 Cape Girardeau County 12.93
69 New Madrid County 11.82
70 Marion County 11.77
71 Jackson County 10.41
72 St. Louis County 10.37
73 Johnson County 10.21
74 Dallas County 10.00
75 St. Clair County 9.30
76 Newton County 8.74
77 Clay County 7.70
78 Cedar County 7.41
79 Platte County 7.08
80 Boone County 6.83
81 Cass County 6.73
82 Christian County 6.62
83 Dade County 6.25
84 Henry County 5.95
85 Jefferson County 5.56
86 Phelps County 5.48
87 Macon County 5.06
88 Lafayette County 4.27
89 Chariton County 4.20
90 St. Charles County 3.84
91 Barry County 3.41
92 Shelby County 3.23
93 Adair County 1.67
94 Pulaski County 1.39
95 Atchison County 0.00
95 Barton County 0.00
95 Caldwell County 0.00
95 Clark County 0.00
95 Douglas County 0.00
95 Gasconade County 0.00
95 Gentry County 0.00
95 Grundy County 0.00
95 Hickory County 0.00
95 Mercer County 0.00
95 Osage County 0.00
95 Putnam County 0.00
95 Ralls County 0.00
95 Reynolds County 0.00
95 Schuyler County 0.00
95 Vernon County 0.00
95 Worth County 0.00
95 Wright County 0.00