Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 34.27%. Among all Missouri counties, Barry County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (96.59%), followed by Gasconade County (92.93%), and Barton County (92.31%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Barry County
Gasconade County
Barton County
Douglas County
Ripley County
Putnam County
Laclede County
Andrew County
Platte County
Atchison County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Barry County 96.59
2 Gasconade County 92.93
3 Barton County 92.31
4 Douglas County 89.66
5 Ripley County 70.00
6 Putnam County 63.64
7 Laclede County 56.62
8 Andrew County 53.43
9 Platte County 47.60
10 Atchison County 47.06
11 Christian County 43.38
12 Henry County 38.92
13 Caldwell County 38.46
14 Adair County 38.13
15 Cass County 37.62
16 Morgan County 37.31
17 Taney County 37.21
18 St. Louis County 37.07
19 Jackson County 36.50
20 Reynolds County 36.36
21 Chariton County 36.13
22 Clay County 35.58
23 Ste. Genevieve County 34.78
24 Jefferson County 34.77
25 St. Charles County 34.25
26 Stoddard County 33.97
27 Linn County 33.72
28 Ralls County 33.33
28 Ray County 33.33
29 Newton County 33.01
30 Pulaski County 32.94
31 Camden County 31.76
32 St. Louis city 31.66
33 Greene County 31.39
34 Jasper County 31.23
35 Wayne County 30.77
36 Shelby County 30.65
37 Montgomery County 30.53
38 Cole County 30.27
39 Johnson County 30.01
40 Lafayette County 29.87
41 Buchanan County 29.37
42 Marion County 29.29
43 Randolph County 28.91
44 Scott County 28.79
45 Boone County 28.72
46 Cape Girardeau County 28.51
47 Saline County 28.23
48 St. Clair County 27.91
49 Webster County 27.68
50 Lincoln County 27.39
51 Macon County 26.97
52 New Madrid County 26.78
53 Shannon County 26.67
54 Franklin County 26.30
55 Butler County 23.71
56 Mississippi County 22.81
57 McDonald County 21.89
58 Texas County 21.51
59 Monroe County 21.43
60 Dunklin County 20.91
61 Sullivan County 20.69
62 Audrain County 20.16
63 Grundy County 20.00
63 Phelps County 20.00
64 Pettis County 19.45
65 Bollinger County 19.05
66 Pemiscot County 18.85
67 Cooper County 18.45
68 Callaway County 18.37
69 Moniteau County 17.57
70 St. Francois County 17.39
71 Livingston County 16.85
72 DeKalb County 16.58
73 Harrison County 15.22
74 Crawford County 12.86
75 Nodaway County 12.15
76 Clinton County 11.86
77 Pike County 11.81
78 Vernon County 11.54
79 Lawrence County 10.71
80 Howard County 9.28
81 Washington County 9.24
82 Perry County 8.57
83 Dent County 8.33
84 Warren County 8.01
85 Cedar County 7.41
86 Dade County 6.25
87 Carroll County 6.15
88 Lewis County 5.09
89 Howell County 4.44
90 Bates County 3.63
91 Holt County 2.86
92 Polk County 0.65
93 Benton County 0.00
93 Carter County 0.00
93 Clark County 0.00
93 Dallas County 0.00
93 Daviess County 0.00
93 Gentry County 0.00
93 Hickory County 0.00
93 Iron County 0.00
93 Knox County 0.00
93 Madison County 0.00
93 Maries County 0.00
93 Mercer County 0.00
93 Miller County 0.00
93 Oregon County 0.00
93 Osage County 0.00
93 Ozark County 0.00
93 Schuyler County 0.00
93 Stone County 0.00
93 Worth County 0.00
93 Wright County 0.00