Missouri Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 706,743 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Missouri and they represented 11.60% of the total population of Missouri in 2016. St. Louis County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (241,017), followed by Jackson County (162,081), and St. Louis city (146,545). On the other hand, Scotland County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (4), followed by Schuyler County (9), and Putnam County (9).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, St. Louis city had the highest percentage (46.83%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.69%), and Mississippi County (24.76%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Missouri Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
Missouri Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adair 684 2.7
Andrew 121 0.7
Atchison 21 0.4
Audrain 1737 6.72
Barry 149 0.42
Barton 77 0.65
Bates 168 1.03
Benton 92 0.49
Bollinger 50 0.41
Boone 16520 9.36
Buchanan 5001 5.62
Butler 2343 5.47
Caldwell 53 0.59
Callaway 2026 4.49
Camden 285 0.63
Cape Girardeau 5933 7.55
Carroll 170 1.92
Carter 17 0.27
Cass 3854 3.76
Cedar 38 0.27
Chariton 176 2.34
Christian 578 0.69
Clark 25 0.37
Clay 14735 6.17
Clinton 253 1.23
Cole 9097 11.85
Cooper 1197 6.76
Crawford 116 0.48
Dade 26 0.34
Dallas 54 0.33
Daviess 45 0.55
DeKalb 1477 11.8
Dent 70 0.45
Douglas 55 0.41
Dunklin 3115 10.17
Franklin 914 0.89
Gasconade 81 0.55
Gentry 34 0.51
Greene 8933 3.1
Grundy 82 0.81
Harrison 38 0.44
Henry 255 1.18
Hickory 50 0.53
Holt 10 0.22
Howard 476 4.74
Howell 189 0.47
Iron 132 1.3
Jackson 162081 23.4
Jasper 2308 1.94
Jefferson 2259 1.01
Johnson 2488 4.63
Knox 23 0.59
Laclede 253 0.71
Lafayette 694 2.13
Lawrence 141 0.37
Lewis 309 3.06
Lincoln 1046 1.9
Linn 96 0.79
Livingston 506 3.35
McDonald 390 1.71
Macon 341 2.25
Madison 56 0.46
Maries 60 0.68
Marion 1375 4.79
Mercer 10 0.27
Miller 121 0.48
Mississippi 3405 24.76
Moniteau 639 4
Monroe 230 2.67
Montgomery 184 1.61
Morgan 156 0.78
New Madrid 2825 15.83
Newton 500 0.86
Nodaway 629 2.8
Oregon 35 0.33
Osage 53 0.39
Ozark 17 0.19
Pemiscot 4561 26.69
Perry 87 0.45
Pettis 1213 2.87
Phelps 990 2.21
Pike 1402 7.58
Platte 6508 6.59
Polk 250 0.8
Pulaski 5969 11.36
Putnam 9 0.19
Ralls 130 1.27
Randolph 1441 5.77
Ray 268 1.18
Reynolds 67 1.05
Ripley 84 0.61
St. Charles 18227 4.67
St. Clair 52 0.56
Ste. Genevieve 142 0.8
St. Francois 2952 4.45
St. Louis 241017 24.14
Saline 1154 4.99
Schuyler 9 0.2
Scotland 4 0.08
Scott 4471 11.53
Shannon 30 0.37
Shelby 56 0.93
Stoddard 330 1.12
Stone 112 0.36
Sullivan 176 2.78
Taney 702 1.28
Texas 924 3.58
Vernon 160 0.77
Warren 743 2.19
Washington 574 2.31
Wayne 75 0.57
Webster 407 1.07
Worth 18 0.9
Wright 102 0.56
St. Louis city 146545 46.83