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

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (44.09%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.3%), and St. Louis County (24.82%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
St. Louis city
44.09%
Pemiscot
26.3%
St. Louis
24.82%
Mississippi
23.37%
Jackson
22.86%
New Madrid
16.06%
Scott
12.09%
Cole
11.62%
Pulaski
11.31%
Dunklin
10.69%
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
Rank
County
% of County Population
1 St. Louis city 44.09
2 Pemiscot County 26.3
3 St. Louis County 24.82
4 Mississippi County 23.37
5 Jackson County 22.86
6 New Madrid County 16.06
7 Scott County 12.09
8 Cole County 11.62
9 Pulaski County 11.31
10 Dunklin County 10.69
11 Boone County 9.67
12 DeKalb County 9.13
13 Cape Girardeau County 7.81
14 Platte County 7.69
15 Clay County 7.22
16 Audrain County 6.11
17 Saline County 5.88
18 Butler County 5.79
19 Pike County 5.66
20 Buchanan County 5.56
21 Randolph County 5.42
22 Cooper County 5.39
23 St. Charles County 5.28
24 Howard County 4.87
25 Callaway County 4.72
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