Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (249.63K), followed by Jackson County (166.28K), and St. Louis city (121.86K).

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 2023
St. Louis
249.63K
Jackson
166.28K
St. Louis city
121.86K
St. Charles
26.04K
Clay
21.53K
Boone
19.24K
Greene
10.99K
Platte
9.82K
Cole
9.02K
Cape Girardeau
6.89K
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 249,625
2 Jackson County 166,279
3 St. Louis city 121,857
4 St. Charles County 26,043
5 Clay County 21,527
6 Boone County 19,240
7 Greene County 10,988
8 Platte County 9,819
9 Cole County 9,020
10 Cape Girardeau County 6,888
11 Pulaski County 6,176
12 Cass County 6,099
13 Buchanan County 5,120
14 Scott County 4,680
15 Pemiscot County 3,827
16 Jefferson County 3,280
17 Jasper County 3,026
18 Dunklin County 2,979
19 St. Francois County 2,807
20 Mississippi County 2,753
21 New Madrid County 2,562
22 Butler County 2,542
23 Johnson County 2,486
24 Callaway County 2,231
25 Pettis County 1,569
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