Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Missouri counties, in April 2020, among all of Missouri's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Jennings city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (91.05%), followed by Bellefontaine Neighbors city (83.11%), and Spanish Lake CDP (82.62%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Missouri.

Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Jennings
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Spanish Lake
Ferguson
Old James
Florissant
Hazelwood
St. Louis
Grandview
University City
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Jennings city 91.05
2 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 83.11
3 Spanish Lake CDP 82.62
4 Ferguson city 72.15
5 Old Jamestown CDP 68.64
6 Florissant city 44.79
7 Hazelwood city 43.77
8 St. Louis city 43.05
9 Grandview city 38.16
10 University City city 36.63
11 Raytown city 32.68
12 St. Ann city 29.44
13 Sikeston city 27.70
14 Kansas City city 26.10
15 Bridgeton city 24.62
16 Overland city 22.71
17 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 19.02
18 Kennett city 18.46
19 Jefferson City city 15.83
20 Maryland Heights city 15.39
21 Cape Girardeau city 14.47
22 Columbia city 11.91
23 Poplar Bluff city 11.58
24 Fulton city 11.21
25 Raymore city 10.20
26 Moberly city 9.13
27 Creve Coeur city 9.07
28 Lee's Summit city 8.92
29 Independence city 8.68
30 Mexico city 8.29
31 Gladstone city 8.18
32 Clayton city 8.07
33 Belton city 8.05
34 Blue Springs city 7.79
35 Warrensburg city 7.78
36 St. Charles city 7.75
37 Kirksville city 7.25
38 Hannibal city 7.09
39 Marshall city 7.06
40 St. Joseph city 6.03
41 Wentzville city 5.86
42 Farmington city 5.76
43 Kirkwood city 5.68
44 St. Peters city 5.62
45 Sedalia city 5.37
46 O'Fallon city 5.06
47 Lemay CDP 4.97
48 Webster Groves city 4.84
49 Springfield city 4.77
50 Mehlville CDP 4.58
51 Liberty city 4.57
52 Lake St. Louis city 4.33
53 Rolla city 4.21
54 Dardenne Prairie city 3.70
55 Manchester city 3.56
56 Joplin city 3.21
57 Chesterfield city 3.18
57 Festus city 3.18
58 Ballwin city 2.98
59 Troy city 2.96
60 Affton CDP 2.90
61 Grain Valley city 2.85
62 Town and Country city 2.65
63 Jackson city 2.59
64 Branson city 2.46
65 Maryville city 2.26
66 Bolivar city 1.78
67 Crestwood city 1.74
68 Excelsior Springs city 1.68
68 Oakville CDP 1.68
69 Webb City city 1.65
70 Wildwood city 1.59
71 Harrisonville city 1.54
72 Union city 1.51
73 Lebanon city 1.36
74 Carthage city 1.35
75 Republic city 1.31
76 Nixa city 1.13
77 West Plains city 1.08
78 Neosho city 0.95
79 Arnold city 0.94
80 Concord CDP 0.92
80 Ozark city 0.92
81 Eureka city 0.82
82 Smithville city 0.72
83 Kearney city 0.63
84 Washington city 0.61