Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Missouri counties, in April 2020, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (246.64K), followed by Jackson County (158.56K), and St. Louis city (129.81K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
St. Louis
246.64K
Jackson
158.56K
St. Louis city
129.81K
St. Charles
20.89K
Clay
18.27K
Boone
18.10K
Greene
10.23K
Platte
8.30K
Cole
8.12K
Cape Girardeau
6.50K
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 246,642
2 Jackson County 158,559
3 St. Louis city 129,814
4 St. Charles County 20,894
5 Clay County 18,271
6 Boone County 18,100
7 Greene County 10,233
8 Platte County 8,296
9 Cole County 8,123
10 Cape Girardeau County 6,503
11 Pulaski County 6,322
12 Cass County 5,018
13 Scott County 4,502
14 Buchanan County 4,423
15 Pemiscot County 4,308
16 Dunklin County 3,184
17 Mississippi County 3,083
18 New Madrid County 2,741
19 St. Francois County 2,658
20 Butler County 2,488
21 Johnson County 2,369
22 Jefferson County 2,344
23 Jasper County 2,342
24 Callaway County 1,974
25 Pettis County 1,390
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