Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, 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 (42.75%), followed by Pemiscot County (25.7%), and St. Louis County (25.03%).

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 2023
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Pemiscot
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 St. Louis city 42.75
2 Pemiscot County 25.7
3 St. Louis County 25.03
4 Mississippi County 23.03
5 Jackson County 22.37
6 New Madrid County 16.35
7 Scott County 12.14
8 Cole County 11.4
9 Dunklin County 10.74
10 Pulaski County 10.47
11 Boone County 9.91
12 Platte County 8.39
13 Cape Girardeau County 8.11
14 Clay County 7.87
15 St. Charles County 6.09
16 Pike County 5.98
17 Buchanan County 5.8
17 Butler County 5.8
18 Saline County 5.69
19 Audrain County 5.6
20 Cooper County 5.45
21 Cass County 5.2
22 Howard County 4.87
23 Callaway County 4.85
24 Randolph County 4.83
25 Marion County 4.4
26 Johnson County 4.26
27 St. Francois County 4.04
28 Texas County 3.95
29 Adair County 3.75
30 DeKalb County 3.55
31 Greene County 3.42
32 Pettis County 3.31
33 Lewis County 3.3
34 Livingston County 3.13
35 Monroe County 2.83
36 Washington County 2.75
37 Sullivan County 2.64
38 Phelps County 2.52
39 Chariton County 2.47
40 Macon County 2.41
41 Moniteau County 2.37
42 Warren County 2.31
43 Nodaway County 2.27
44 Lafayette County 2.08
45 Jasper County 2.07
46 Carroll County 2.04
47 Lincoln County 2.01
48 McDonald County 1.75
48 Ste. Genevieve County 1.75
49 Taney County 1.62
50 Montgomery County 1.57
51 Bates County 1.56
52 Reynolds County 1.53
53 Iron County 1.5
54 Stoddard County 1.37
55 Clinton County 1.36
55 Ralls County 1.36
56 Shelby County 1.35
57 Jefferson County 1.34
58 Andrew County 1.26
59 Madison County 1.25
60 Ray County 1.24
61 Henry County 1.23
62 Webster County 1.18
63 Worth County 1.1
64 Grundy County 1.07
64 Laclede County 1.07
65 Linn County 1.06
66 Ripley County 1.05
67 Newton County 1.04
68 Caldwell County 1.02
68 Christian County 1.02
69 Wayne County 1.01
70 Franklin County 0.98
71 Knox County 0.97
72 Vernon County 0.96
73 Gentry County 0.92
73 Morgan County 0.92
74 Polk County 0.91
75 Wright County 0.86
76 Cedar County 0.85
76 Miller County 0.85
77 Maries County 0.82
78 Douglas County 0.8
79 Hickory County 0.76
80 Benton County 0.75
81 Crawford County 0.73
81 Gasconade County 0.73
81 St. Clair County 0.73
82 Camden County 0.72
82 Carter County 0.72
83 Barton County 0.7
83 Perry County 0.7
84 Dent County 0.67
84 Howell County 0.67
85 Bollinger County 0.65
85 Clark County 0.65
85 Dade County 0.65
85 Lawrence County 0.65
86 Shannon County 0.64
87 Barry County 0.61
87 Holt County 0.61
88 Atchison County 0.59
89 Dallas County 0.56
90 Stone County 0.55
91 Oregon County 0.54
92 Harrison County 0.5
93 Daviess County 0.49
94 Mercer County 0.46
95 Osage County 0.45
96 Ozark County 0.44
97 Schuyler County 0.32
98 Putnam County 0.24
99 Scotland County 0.17