Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (247.08K), followed by Jackson County (160.75K), and St. Louis city (120.46K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 247078
2 Jackson County 160748
3 St. Louis city 120461
4 St. Charles County 25373
5 Clay County 20455
6 Boone County 18769
7 Greene County 10412
8 Platte County 9394
9 Cole County 8810
10 Cape Girardeau County 6728
11 Cass County 5811
12 Pulaski County 5632
13 Buchanan County 4808
14 Scott County 4599
15 Pemiscot County 3755
16 Jefferson County 3090
17 Dunklin County 2904
18 Mississippi County 2722
19 St. Francois County 2710
20 Jasper County 2592
21 New Madrid County 2522
22 Butler County 2434
23 Johnson County 2340
24 Callaway County 2170
25 Pettis County 1439
26 Audrain County 1367
27 Saline County 1312
28 Lincoln County 1300
29 Marion County 1246
30 Randolph County 1165
31 Phelps County 1140
32 Pike County 1073
33 Franklin County 1046
34 Texas County 1011
35 Christian County 961
36 Adair County 942
37 Cooper County 923
38 Taney County 920
39 Warren County 875
40 Lafayette County 689
41 Washington County 648
42 Newton County 631
43 Howard County 492
44 Webster County 488
45 Nodaway County 469
46 Livingston County 456
47 McDonald County 418
48 Laclede County 391
49 Stoddard County 389
50 Macon County 366
51 Moniteau County 361
52 DeKalb County 351
53 Ste. Genevieve County 326
54 Lewis County 324
55 Camden County 317
56 Polk County 299
57 Clinton County 293
58 Ray County 288
59 Henry County 277
60 Howell County 271
61 Lawrence County 254
62 Bates County 253
63 Monroe County 246
64 Andrew County 228
65 Miller County 218
66 Barry County 215
67 Morgan County 202
68 Vernon County 189
69 Chariton County 183
70 Stone County 181
71 Montgomery County 180
72 Carroll County 171
73 Wright County 166
74 Crawford County 165
75 Madison County 159
76 Benton County 155
77 Sullivan County 153
78 Ralls County 143
79 Iron County 142
80 Perry County 133
81 Cedar County 125
81 Linn County 125
82 Ripley County 113
83 Wayne County 109
84 Gasconade County 108
85 Grundy County 105
86 Dallas County 99
87 Dent County 98
87 Douglas County 98
88 Caldwell County 91
88 Reynolds County 91
89 Barton County 82
90 Shelby County 80
91 St. Clair County 71
92 Bollinger County 69
92 Maries County 69
93 Hickory County 66
94 Osage County 61
95 Gentry County 58
96 Dade County 50
97 Oregon County 47
98 Shannon County 46
99 Clark County 43
100 Daviess County 42
101 Harrison County 41
102 Ozark County 39
103 Carter County 38
104 Knox County 36
105 Atchison County 30
106 Holt County 26
107 Worth County 21
108 Mercer County 16
109 Schuyler County 13
110 Putnam County 11
111 Scotland County 8