Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (250.14K), followed by Jackson County (166.76K), and St. Louis city (124.89K).

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

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
St. Louis
250.14K
Jackson
166.76K
St. Louis city
124.89K
St. Charles
24.75K
Clay
20.69K
Boone
18.90K
Greene
10.79K
Platte
9.48K
Cole
9.01K
Cape Girardeau
6.78K
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 250,136
2 Jackson County 166,759
3 St. Louis city 124,892
4 St. Charles County 24,747
5 Clay County 20,690
6 Boone County 18,898
7 Greene County 10,788
8 Platte County 9,480
9 Cole County 9,012
10 Cape Girardeau County 6,784
11 Pulaski County 6,401
12 Cass County 5,825
13 Buchanan County 4,922
14 Scott County 4,697
15 Pemiscot County 3,923
16 Jefferson County 3,084
17 Dunklin County 3,029
18 Jasper County 3,011
19 St. Francois County 2,738
20 Mississippi County 2,644
21 New Madrid County 2,602
22 Butler County 2,585
23 Johnson County 2,509
24 Callaway County 2,230
25 Pettis County 1,558
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