Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (249.00K), followed by Jackson County (164.03K), and St. Louis city (132.49K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
St. Louis
249.00K
Jackson
164.03K
St. Louis city
132.49K
St. Charles
21.46K
Clay
18.36K
Boone
17.80K
Greene
9.82K
Cole
8.90K
Platte
8.25K
Cape Girardeau
6.39K
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 249,000
2 Jackson County 164,026
3 St. Louis city 132,487
4 St. Charles County 21,455
5 Clay County 18,358
6 Boone County 17,798
7 Greene County 9,819
8 Cole County 8,904
9 Platte County 8,246
10 Cape Girardeau County 6,390
11 Pulaski County 6,108
12 Cass County 5,010
13 Buchanan County 4,698
14 Scott County 4,597
15 Pemiscot County 4,100
16 Dunklin County 3,017
17 Mississippi County 2,833
18 St. Francois County 2,673
19 New Madrid County 2,621
20 Jefferson County 2,606
21 Jasper County 2,471
22 Johnson County 2,440
23 Butler County 2,435
24 Callaway County 2,093
25 Audrain County 1,515
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