Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (251.33K), followed by Jackson County (168.35K), and St. Louis city (129.50K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 251334
2 Jackson County 168349
3 St. Louis city 129498
4 St. Charles County 23319
5 Clay County 19852
6 Boone County 18639
7 Greene County 10589
8 Platte County 9089
9 Cole County 9055
10 Pulaski County 6586
11 Cape Girardeau County 6577
12 Cass County 5700
13 Buchanan County 4954
14 Scott County 4698
15 Pemiscot County 4027
16 Dunklin County 3085
17 Jefferson County 2987
18 Jasper County 2927
19 St. Francois County 2876
20 Mississippi County 2871
21 New Madrid County 2663
22 Butler County 2571
23 Johnson County 2557
24 Callaway County 2208
25 Audrain County 1560
26 Pettis County 1494
27 Saline County 1440
28 Marion County 1386
29 Randolph County 1373
30 Lincoln County 1299
31 Phelps County 1152
32 DeKalb County 1092
33 Taney County 1055
34 Franklin County 1049
35 Pike County 1038
36 Adair County 1009
37 Christian County 924
38 Warren County 894
39 Cooper County 893
40 Texas County 886
41 Lafayette County 759
42 Newton County 682
43 Washington County 625
44 McDonald County 525
45 Howard County 513
46 Nodaway County 458
47 Webster County 420
48 Moniteau County 395
49 Macon County 384
50 Laclede County 375
51 Stoddard County 370
52 Livingston County 369
53 Camden County 358
54 Lewis County 336
55 Ray County 325
56 Ste. Genevieve County 324
57 Polk County 302
58 Henry County 296
59 Clinton County 287
60 Lawrence County 277
61 Bates County 258
62 Howell County 254
63 Barry County 251
64 Monroe County 250
65 Andrew County 235
66 Miller County 207
67 Montgomery County 199
68 Chariton County 193
68 Morgan County 193
69 Sullivan County 189
70 Vernon County 171
71 Wright County 170
72 Stone County 162
73 Carroll County 161
74 Iron County 157
75 Madison County 155
76 Benton County 151
77 Crawford County 145
78 Ralls County 139
79 Perry County 134
80 Cedar County 119
81 Linn County 115
82 Wayne County 112
83 Gasconade County 104
84 Grundy County 99
85 Dent County 93
86 Douglas County 92
87 Dallas County 88
87 Ripley County 88
88 Bollinger County 83
89 Barton County 81
90 Shelby County 77
91 Maries County 74
92 Caldwell County 73
92 St. Clair County 73
93 Reynolds County 72
94 Osage County 65
95 Hickory County 62
96 Daviess County 61
97 Gentry County 58
98 Dade County 51
99 Shannon County 47
100 Harrison County 42
101 Oregon County 39
102 Carter County 38
103 Clark County 34
103 Knox County 34
104 Holt County 31
105 Atchison County 30
105 Ozark County 30
106 Mercer County 27
107 Worth County 18
108 Putnam County 14
109 Schuyler County 12
110 Scotland County 6