Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (47.68%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.71%), and Mississippi County (24.73%).
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 2015
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 47.68 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 26.71 |
| 3 | Mississippi County | 24.73 |
| 4 | St. Louis County | 24.12 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 24.05 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 16.03 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | 12.89 |
| 8 | Cole County | 12.01 |
| 9 | DeKalb County | 11.86 |
| 10 | Scott County | 11.68 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 10.38 |
| 12 | Boone County | 9.5 |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.6 |
| 14 | Pike County | 7.47 |
| 15 | Cooper County | 7.02 |
| 16 | Audrain County | 6.78 |
| 17 | Platte County | 6.62 |
| 18 | Clay County | 6.18 |
| 19 | Randolph County | 5.92 |
| 20 | Buchanan County | 5.89 |
| 21 | Butler County | 5.55 |
| 22 | Saline County | 5.53 |
| 23 | Howard County | 5.28 |
| 24 | Marion County | 5 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 4.79 |
| 26 | St. Charles County | 4.61 |
| 27 | St. Francois County | 4.52 |
| 28 | Callaway County | 4.51 |
| 29 | Moniteau County | 4.04 |
| 30 | Cass County | 3.84 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.66 |
| 32 | Greene County | 3.19 |
| 33 | Lewis County | 3.18 |
| 34 | Pettis County | 3.11 |
| 35 | Livingston County | 3.1 |
| 36 | Nodaway County | 2.82 |
| 37 | Sullivan County | 2.62 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 2.57 |
| 39 | Adair County | 2.4 |
| 39 | Washington County | 2.4 |
| 40 | Phelps County | 2.36 |
| 41 | Warren County | 2.32 |
| 42 | Lafayette County | 2.26 |
| 43 | Macon County | 2.24 |
| 44 | Chariton County | 2.23 |
| 44 | Jasper County | 2.23 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 1.98 |
| 46 | Carroll County | 1.94 |
| 47 | McDonald County | 1.79 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 1.76 |
| 49 | Iron County | 1.47 |
| 50 | Taney County | 1.42 |
| 51 | Ray County | 1.36 |
| 52 | Ralls County | 1.34 |
| 53 | Clinton County | 1.31 |
| 54 | Henry County | 1.29 |
| 55 | Stoddard County | 1.06 |
| 56 | Jefferson County | 1.05 |
| 57 | Bates County | 1.03 |
| 57 | Webster County | 1.03 |
| 58 | Franklin County | 0.97 |
| 59 | Worth County | 0.93 |
| 60 | Linn County | 0.9 |
| 60 | Polk County | 0.9 |
| 61 | Newton County | 0.89 |
| 62 | Morgan County | 0.88 |
| 63 | Shelby County | 0.87 |
| 64 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.83 |
| 64 | Vernon County | 0.83 |
| 65 | Reynolds County | 0.81 |
| 66 | Grundy County | 0.79 |
| 67 | Laclede County | 0.77 |
| 68 | Andrew County | 0.76 |
| 69 | Barton County | 0.74 |
| 70 | St. Clair County | 0.71 |
| 71 | Maries County | 0.69 |
| 72 | Christian County | 0.68 |
| 73 | Camden County | 0.63 |
| 73 | Wayne County | 0.63 |
| 74 | Caldwell County | 0.6 |
| 74 | Ripley County | 0.6 |
| 74 | Wright County | 0.6 |
| 75 | Daviess County | 0.58 |
| 76 | Knox County | 0.54 |
| 76 | Perry County | 0.54 |
| 77 | Dade County | 0.5 |
| 77 | Gentry County | 0.5 |
| 78 | Dent County | 0.49 |
| 78 | Howell County | 0.49 |
| 79 | Barry County | 0.48 |
| 79 | Madison County | 0.48 |
| 80 | Gasconade County | 0.47 |
| 81 | Crawford County | 0.46 |
| 81 | Lawrence County | 0.46 |
| 82 | Harrison County | 0.44 |
| 83 | Hickory County | 0.42 |
| 83 | Miller County | 0.42 |
| 84 | Bollinger County | 0.41 |
| 85 | Benton County | 0.4 |
| 86 | Shannon County | 0.39 |
| 87 | Atchison County | 0.38 |
| 88 | Dallas County | 0.36 |
| 88 | Douglas County | 0.36 |
| 88 | Mercer County | 0.36 |
| 88 | Stone County | 0.36 |
| 89 | Osage County | 0.35 |
| 90 | Oregon County | 0.33 |
| 91 | Clark County | 0.32 |
| 92 | Carter County | 0.27 |
| 92 | Holt County | 0.27 |
| 93 | Putnam County | 0.19 |
| 94 | Ozark County | 0.18 |
| 95 | Cedar County | 0.17 |
| 96 | Schuyler County | 0.11 |
| 97 | Scotland County | 0.08 |