Missouri Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 712,974 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Missouri and they represented 11.56% of the total population of Missouri in 2021. St. Louis County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (248,789), followed by Jackson County (163,100), and St. Louis city (128,098). On the other hand, Scotland County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (6), followed by Schuyler County (10), and Putnam County (11).

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 (43.63%), followed by Pemiscot County (26%), and St. Louis County (24.92%).

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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 2021
Missouri Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adair 961 3.82
Andrew 216 1.2
Atchison 30 0.58
Audrain 1515 6.09
Barry 175 0.5
Barton 68 0.58
Bates 244 1.52
Benton 141 0.71
Bollinger 72 0.68
Boone 18196 9.78
Buchanan 4675 5.59
Butler 2466 5.85
Caldwell 72 0.81
Callaway 2160 4.84
Camden 319 0.73
Cape Girardeau 6446 7.85
Carroll 153 1.82
Carter 37 0.7
Cass 5435 4.95
Cedar 113 0.78
Chariton 191 2.6
Christian 839 0.92
Clark 34 0.51
Clay 18915 7.39
Clinton 272 1.28
Cole 8858 11.56
Cooper 878 5.27
Crawford 137 0.6
Dade 45 0.59
Dallas 81 0.47
Daviess 54 0.64
DeKalb 1076 9.2
Dent 83 0.57
Douglas 86 0.73
Dunklin 3016 10.87
Franklin 989 0.94
Gasconade 102 0.69
Gentry 55 0.89
Greene 10057 3.34
Grundy 97 0.99
Harrison 40 0.49
Henry 267 1.2
Hickory 59 0.69
Holt 28 0.66
Howard 488 4.81
Howell 239 0.6
Iron 147 1.56
Jackson 163100 22.72
Jasper 2508 2.03
Jefferson 2830 1.24
Johnson 2409 4.45
Knox 34 0.9
Laclede 353 0.98
Lafayette 686 2.09
Lawrence 211 0.55
Lewis 325 3.25
Lincoln 1243 2.02
Linn 110 0.93
Livingston 348 2.45
McDonald 449 1.92
Macon 373 2.46
Madison 144 1.14
Maries 65 0.77
Marion 1326 4.64
Mercer 19 0.55
Miller 189 0.76
Mississippi 2842 23.48
Moniteau 384 2.51
Monroe 239 2.75
Montgomery 180 1.57
Morgan 180 0.84
New Madrid 2625 16.37
Newton 576 0.97
Nodaway 446 2.13
Oregon 39 0.45
Osage 52 0.39
Ozark 28 0.32
Pemiscot 3963 26
Perry 120 0.63
Pettis 1371 3.17
Phelps 1091 2.43
Pike 1016 5.77
Platte 8723 8.02
Polk 275 0.86
Pulaski 5981 11.11
Putnam 11 0.23
Ralls 137 1.32
Randolph 1342 5.46
Ray 284 1.23
Reynolds 71 1.17
Ripley 88 0.83
St. Charles 22736 5.54
St. Clair 63 0.67
Ste. Genevieve 322 1.73
St. Francois 2782 4.15
St. Louis 248789 24.92
Saline 1314 5.65
Schuyler 10 0.25
Scotland 6 0.13
Scott 4619 12.19
Shannon 38 0.54
Shelby 73 1.22
Stoddard 357 1.25
Stone 146 0.46
Sullivan 160 2.71
Taney 861 1.53
Texas 872 3.51
Vernon 164 0.84
Warren 848 2.32
Washington 622 2.66
Wayne 105 0.96
Webster 400 1.01
Worth 18 0.92
Wright 158 0.85
St. Louis city 128098 43.63