Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 25.09K people in Missouri with African ancestry (0.41% of Missouri population). Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Spanish Lake CDP had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.83%), followed by Kirksville city (1.99%), and Hazelwood city (1.92%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Missouri.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Spanish Lake CDP
Kirksville city
Hazelwood city
Ferguson city
Gladstone city
Overland city
Bellefontaine Neighbors city
Cape Girardeau city
Jefferson City city
Wentzville city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Spanish Lake CDP 2.83
2 Kirksville city 1.99
3 Hazelwood city 1.92
4 Ferguson city 1.86
5 Gladstone city 1.66
6 Overland city 1.59
7 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 1.50
8 Cape Girardeau city 1.43
9 Jefferson City city 1.28
10 Wentzville city 1.10
11 St. Louis city 1.00
12 Old Jamestown CDP 0.97
13 Kansas City city 0.91
13 Maryland Heights city 0.91
14 Creve Coeur city 0.82
15 Raytown city 0.77
16 Jennings city 0.76
17 University City city 0.75
18 Belton city 0.69
18 Farmington city 0.69
18 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 0.69
19 Warrensburg city 0.63
20 Florissant city 0.62
20 Lee's Summit city 0.62
21 Lake St. Louis city 0.61
22 Bridgeton city 0.56
23 Columbia city 0.55
24 St. Charles city 0.52
25 Maryville city 0.47
26 Neosho city 0.43
27 Grandview city 0.40
28 Jackson city 0.37
28 St. Joseph city 0.37
28 Springfield city 0.37
29 Dardenne Prairie city 0.31
30 Chesterfield city 0.29
30 Sedalia city 0.29
31 Oakville CDP 0.28
31 Rolla city 0.28
32 Branson city 0.27
33 Independence city 0.26
33 Ozark city 0.26
34 Blue Springs city 0.23
34 Kennett city 0.23
35 Hannibal city 0.22
36 Excelsior Springs city 0.21
36 Union city 0.21
36 Webb City city 0.21
37 Moberly city 0.20
37 St. Ann city 0.20
38 Concord CDP 0.19
39 Liberty city 0.16
40 Ballwin city 0.13
40 Fulton city 0.13
40 Grain Valley city 0.13
41 Poplar Bluff city 0.11
41 West Plains city 0.11
42 St. Peters city 0.07
43 Bolivar city 0.06
43 Crestwood city 0.06
43 Nixa city 0.06
43 O'Fallon city 0.06
44 Marshall city 0.05
44 Webster Groves city 0.05
45 Joplin city 0.03
45 Mexico city 0.03
46 Mehlville CDP 0.004