Population By Race and Ethnicity in St. Louis County, MO in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 995,467 population of St. Louis County, Missouri comprised of 29,921 people who identified as Hispanic (3.01%), and 965,546 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in St. Louis County, Missouri with a population of 675,116 (67.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 248,482 (24.96%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 46,844 (4.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in St. Louis County, Missouri in 2019, with a population of 649,414 (65.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 246,338 (24.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,752 (4.7%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Population By Race in St. Louis , MO in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 248,482 24.96%
White Alone 675,116 67.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,152 0.22%
Asian Alone 46,844 4.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 215 0.02%
Two Or More Races 22,658 2.28%
Population By Ethnicity in St. Louis , MO in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,144 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 25,702 2.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 480 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 92 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 53 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,450 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 246,338 24.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 649,414 65.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,672 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 46,752 4.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 162 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 21,208 2.13%