Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (49.39%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.85%), and Jackson County (24.26%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2010
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 49.39 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 26.85 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 24.26 |
| 4 | Mississippi County | 23.85 |
| 5 | St. Louis County | 23.5 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 15.85 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | 11.92 |
| 8 | Scott County | 11.5 |
| 9 | DeKalb County | 11.33 |
| 10 | Cole County | 11.29 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 9.8 |
| 12 | Boone County | 9.37 |
| 13 | Pike County | 7.24 |
| 14 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.14 |
| 15 | Cooper County | 6.85 |
| 16 | Audrain County | 6.51 |
| 17 | Platte County | 6.09 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 5.95 |
| 19 | Saline County | 5.49 |
| 20 | Howard County | 5.43 |
| 21 | Clay County | 5.42 |
| 22 | Butler County | 5.36 |
| 23 | Buchanan County | 5.33 |
| 24 | Marion County | 4.98 |
| 25 | Callaway County | 4.6 |
| 26 | Johnson County | 4.4 |
| 27 | St. Francois County | 4.26 |
| 28 | St. Charles County | 4.22 |
| 29 | Moniteau County | 3.72 |
| 30 | Cass County | 3.63 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.36 |
| 32 | Lewis County | 3.22 |
| 33 | Pettis County | 3.12 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 2.98 |
| 35 | Greene County | 2.94 |
| 36 | Nodaway County | 2.64 |
| 37 | Livingston County | 2.39 |
| 38 | Phelps County | 2.29 |
| 39 | Macon County | 2.27 |
| 40 | Lafayette County | 2.26 |
| 41 | Washington County | 2.22 |
| 42 | Jasper County | 2.17 |
| 43 | Chariton County | 2.07 |
| 44 | Warren County | 1.94 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 1.93 |
| 46 | Carroll County | 1.76 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 1.69 |
| 48 | Adair County | 1.66 |
| 49 | Clinton County | 1.43 |
| 50 | Iron County | 1.33 |
| 51 | Ray County | 1.25 |
| 52 | Ralls County | 1.08 |
| 53 | Henry County | 1.05 |
| 54 | Taney County | 0.96 |
| 55 | Stoddard County | 0.92 |
| 56 | Bates County | 0.91 |
| 57 | Webster County | 0.9 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 0.86 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 0.83 |
| 60 | Newton County | 0.8 |
| 61 | Polk County | 0.76 |
| 62 | McDonald County | 0.73 |
| 63 | Laclede County | 0.7 |
| 63 | Linn County | 0.7 |
| 63 | Reynolds County | 0.7 |
| 64 | Sullivan County | 0.68 |
| 65 | Morgan County | 0.66 |
| 66 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.65 |
| 66 | Worth County | 0.65 |
| 67 | Grundy County | 0.61 |
| 68 | Christian County | 0.6 |
| 69 | St. Clair County | 0.55 |
| 70 | Wright County | 0.51 |
| 71 | Vernon County | 0.5 |
| 72 | Shelby County | 0.49 |
| 73 | Andrew County | 0.46 |
| 74 | Caldwell County | 0.44 |
| 75 | Miller County | 0.43 |
| 76 | Camden County | 0.42 |
| 77 | Dade County | 0.4 |
| 77 | Perry County | 0.4 |
| 78 | Barton County | 0.39 |
| 78 | Howell County | 0.39 |
| 79 | Dent County | 0.36 |
| 79 | Ripley County | 0.36 |
| 80 | Harrison County | 0.35 |
| 81 | Knox County | 0.34 |
| 82 | Gentry County | 0.33 |
| 83 | Barry County | 0.32 |
| 83 | Shannon County | 0.32 |
| 84 | Benton County | 0.31 |
| 85 | Atchison County | 0.3 |
| 86 | Lawrence County | 0.29 |
| 86 | Madison County | 0.29 |
| 86 | Wayne County | 0.29 |
| 87 | Crawford County | 0.28 |
| 87 | Hickory County | 0.28 |
| 88 | Bollinger County | 0.27 |
| 88 | Clark County | 0.27 |
| 89 | Daviess County | 0.26 |
| 90 | Maries County | 0.25 |
| 91 | Douglas County | 0.23 |
| 92 | Dallas County | 0.21 |
| 92 | Osage County | 0.21 |
| 93 | Gasconade County | 0.19 |
| 94 | Putnam County | 0.18 |
| 94 | Stone County | 0.18 |
| 95 | Holt County | 0.16 |
| 95 | Mercer County | 0.16 |
| 96 | Oregon County | 0.13 |
| 97 | Ozark County | 0.12 |
| 98 | Carter County | 0.11 |
| 99 | Cedar County | 0.1 |
| 100 | Scotland County | 0.06 |
| 101 | Schuyler County | 0.02 |