Population By Race and Ethnicity in St. Louis County, MO in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,003,056 population of St. Louis County, Missouri comprised of 31,126 people who identified as Hispanic (3.1%), and 971,930 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in St. Louis County, Missouri with a population of 677,575 (67.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 250,875 (25.01%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 48,790 (4.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in St. Louis County, Missouri in 2020, with a population of 650,616 (64.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 248,721 (24.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 48,726 (4.86%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 250,875 25.01%
White Alone 677,575 67.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,120 0.21%
Asian Alone 48,790 4.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 145 0.01%
Two Or More Races 23,551 2.35%
Population By Ethnicity in St. Louis , MO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,154 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 26,959 2.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 455 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 64 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,472 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 248,721 24.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 650,616 64.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,665 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48,726 4.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 123 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 22,079 2.2%