Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, 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 (43.63%), followed by Pemiscot County (26%), and St. Louis County (24.92%).

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 2021
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 St. Louis city 43.63
2 Pemiscot County 26
3 St. Louis County 24.92
4 Mississippi County 23.48
5 Jackson County 22.72
6 New Madrid County 16.37
7 Scott County 12.19
8 Cole County 11.56
9 Pulaski County 11.11
10 Dunklin County 10.87
11 Boone County 9.78
12 DeKalb County 9.2
13 Platte County 8.02
14 Cape Girardeau County 7.85
15 Clay County 7.39
16 Audrain County 6.09
17 Butler County 5.85
18 Pike County 5.77
19 Saline County 5.65
20 Buchanan County 5.59
21 St. Charles County 5.54
22 Randolph County 5.46
23 Cooper County 5.27
24 Cass County 4.95
25 Callaway County 4.84
26 Howard County 4.81
27 Marion County 4.64
28 Johnson County 4.45
29 St. Francois County 4.15
30 Adair County 3.82
31 Texas County 3.51
32 Greene County 3.34
33 Lewis County 3.25
34 Pettis County 3.17
35 Monroe County 2.75
36 Sullivan County 2.71
37 Washington County 2.66
38 Chariton County 2.6
39 Moniteau County 2.51
40 Macon County 2.46
41 Livingston County 2.45
42 Phelps County 2.43
43 Warren County 2.32
44 Nodaway County 2.13
45 Lafayette County 2.09
46 Jasper County 2.03
47 Lincoln County 2.02
48 McDonald County 1.92
49 Carroll County 1.82
50 Ste. Genevieve County 1.73
51 Montgomery County 1.57
52 Iron County 1.56
53 Taney County 1.53
54 Bates County 1.52
55 Ralls County 1.32
56 Clinton County 1.28
57 Stoddard County 1.25
58 Jefferson County 1.24
59 Ray County 1.23
60 Shelby County 1.22
61 Andrew County 1.2
61 Henry County 1.2
62 Reynolds County 1.17
63 Madison County 1.14
64 Webster County 1.01
65 Grundy County 0.99
66 Laclede County 0.98
67 Newton County 0.97
68 Wayne County 0.96
69 Franklin County 0.94
70 Linn County 0.93
71 Christian County 0.92
71 Worth County 0.92
72 Knox County 0.9
73 Gentry County 0.89
74 Polk County 0.86
75 Wright County 0.85
76 Morgan County 0.84
76 Vernon County 0.84
77 Ripley County 0.83
78 Caldwell County 0.81
79 Cedar County 0.78
80 Maries County 0.77
81 Miller County 0.76
82 Camden County 0.73
82 Douglas County 0.73
83 Benton County 0.71
84 Carter County 0.7
85 Gasconade County 0.69
85 Hickory County 0.69
86 Bollinger County 0.68
87 St. Clair County 0.67
88 Holt County 0.66
89 Daviess County 0.64
90 Perry County 0.63
91 Crawford County 0.6
91 Howell County 0.6
92 Dade County 0.59
93 Atchison County 0.58
93 Barton County 0.58
94 Dent County 0.57
95 Lawrence County 0.55
95 Mercer County 0.55
96 Shannon County 0.54
97 Clark County 0.51
98 Barry County 0.5
99 Harrison County 0.49
100 Dallas County 0.47
101 Stone County 0.46
102 Oregon County 0.45
103 Osage County 0.39
104 Ozark County 0.32
105 Schuyler County 0.25
106 Putnam County 0.23
107 Scotland County 0.13