Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (46.12%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.04%), and St. Louis County (24.76%).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 46.12 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 26.04 |
| 3 | St. Louis County | 24.76 |
| 4 | Mississippi County | 24.68 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 23.9 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 15.86 |
| 7 | Cole County | 12.41 |
| 8 | Pulaski County | 12.33 |
| 9 | Scott County | 11.99 |
| 10 | DeKalb County | 11.82 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 10.49 |
| 12 | Boone County | 9.77 |
| 13 | Pike County | 7.78 |
| 14 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.74 |
| 15 | Platte County | 7.32 |
| 16 | Cooper County | 7.08 |
| 17 | Clay County | 7.02 |
| 18 | Audrain County | 6.75 |
| 19 | Buchanan County | 5.98 |
| 20 | Butler County | 5.69 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 5.58 |
| 22 | Saline County | 5.57 |
| 23 | St. Charles County | 5.09 |
| 24 | Howard County | 5.03 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 4.92 |
| 26 | Marion County | 4.72 |
| 27 | St. Francois County | 4.63 |
| 28 | Callaway County | 4.51 |
| 29 | Cass County | 4.3 |
| 30 | Moniteau County | 4.06 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.71 |
| 32 | Sullivan County | 3.7 |
| 33 | Livingston County | 3.65 |
| 34 | Adair County | 3.38 |
| 35 | Greene County | 3.37 |
| 36 | Pettis County | 3.33 |
| 37 | Lewis County | 3.15 |
| 38 | Nodaway County | 2.98 |
| 39 | Monroe County | 2.74 |
| 40 | Washington County | 2.46 |
| 41 | Macon County | 2.45 |
| 42 | Chariton County | 2.38 |
| 43 | Warren County | 2.33 |
| 44 | Jasper County | 2.32 |
| 45 | McDonald County | 2.17 |
| 46 | Lafayette County | 2.15 |
| 47 | Phelps County | 2.13 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 1.98 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 1.78 |
| 50 | Carroll County | 1.73 |
| 51 | Taney County | 1.66 |
| 52 | Iron County | 1.54 |
| 53 | Ray County | 1.49 |
| 54 | Clinton County | 1.37 |
| 54 | Ralls County | 1.37 |
| 55 | Henry County | 1.3 |
| 56 | Stoddard County | 1.26 |
| 57 | Bates County | 1.18 |
| 58 | Jefferson County | 1.15 |
| 59 | Andrew County | 1.12 |
| 59 | Webster County | 1.12 |
| 60 | Newton County | 1.02 |
| 60 | Reynolds County | 1.02 |
| 61 | Worth County | 1 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 0.96 |
| 62 | Grundy County | 0.96 |
| 63 | Vernon County | 0.93 |
| 64 | Laclede County | 0.91 |
| 64 | Polk County | 0.91 |
| 65 | Shelby County | 0.9 |
| 66 | Morgan County | 0.84 |
| 67 | Linn County | 0.83 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 0.83 |
| 68 | Christian County | 0.82 |
| 69 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.81 |
| 70 | Camden County | 0.75 |
| 70 | Hickory County | 0.75 |
| 71 | Barton County | 0.69 |
| 71 | Maries County | 0.69 |
| 72 | Miller County | 0.68 |
| 73 | Daviess County | 0.66 |
| 73 | St. Clair County | 0.66 |
| 74 | Gentry County | 0.65 |
| 74 | Perry County | 0.65 |
| 75 | Caldwell County | 0.64 |
| 76 | Harrison County | 0.62 |
| 77 | Barry County | 0.6 |
| 77 | Bollinger County | 0.6 |
| 78 | Dade County | 0.58 |
| 78 | Dent County | 0.58 |
| 79 | Lawrence County | 0.57 |
| 80 | Crawford County | 0.56 |
| 80 | Madison County | 0.56 |
| 80 | Ripley County | 0.56 |
| 81 | Gasconade County | 0.55 |
| 81 | Wright County | 0.55 |
| 82 | Howell County | 0.53 |
| 82 | Shannon County | 0.53 |
| 83 | Atchison County | 0.52 |
| 84 | Benton County | 0.51 |
| 84 | Knox County | 0.51 |
| 85 | Douglas County | 0.46 |
| 86 | Mercer County | 0.44 |
| 87 | Clark County | 0.43 |
| 87 | Osage County | 0.43 |
| 88 | Cedar County | 0.41 |
| 89 | Oregon County | 0.4 |
| 90 | Holt County | 0.39 |
| 90 | Stone County | 0.39 |
| 91 | Carter County | 0.35 |
| 91 | Dallas County | 0.35 |
| 92 | Ozark County | 0.22 |
| 93 | Putnam County | 0.17 |
| 94 | Schuyler County | 0.15 |
| 95 | Scotland County | 0.1 |