Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Missouri Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 33.85%. Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Eureka city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (83.61%), followed by Troy city (77.78%), and Festus city (75.81%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Eureka city
Troy city
Festus city
Neosho city
Fulton city
West Plains city
Harrisonville city
Arnold city
Concord CDP
Mexico city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Eureka city 83.61
2 Troy city 77.78
3 Festus city 75.81
4 Neosho city 64.80
5 Fulton city 64.73
6 West Plains city 63.33
7 Harrisonville city 62.30
8 Arnold city 61.54
9 Concord CDP 58.73
10 Mexico city 54.76
11 Ozark city 52.20
12 Republic city 51.35
13 Farmington city 48.48
14 Hannibal city 48.03
15 Carthage city 48.00
16 Moberly city 47.84
17 Cape Girardeau city 47.55
18 Kirkwood city 45.44
19 Poplar Bluff city 44.06
20 St. Joseph city 43.88
21 Sikeston city 41.38
22 Independence city 40.88
23 Jennings city 39.68
24 Jefferson City city 39.50
25 Kearney city 39.13
26 Clayton city 38.60
27 Webb City city 37.93
28 Ferguson city 36.50
29 Lemay CDP 36.22
30 Kansas City city 36.05
31 Columbia city 35.59
32 Kirksville city 35.49
33 Grain Valley city 35.44
34 Sedalia city 35.28
35 St. Louis city 34.83
36 Grandview city 34.68
37 Florissant city 34.37
38 Overland city 34.19
39 Jackson city 33.96
39 Kennett city 33.96
40 Raytown city 33.43
41 Smithville city 31.75
42 Excelsior Springs city 31.55
43 Joplin city 31.17
44 St. Ann city 30.93
45 Springfield city 30.48
46 Blue Springs city 30.26
47 Spanish Lake CDP 29.84
48 Hazelwood city 28.94
49 Bolivar city 28.79
50 Town and Country city 28.57
51 Belton city 28.38
52 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 28.29
53 Mehlville CDP 27.32
54 Marshall city 27.01
55 Warrensburg city 26.98
56 Gladstone city 25.45
57 University City city 24.73
58 Maryland Heights city 24.35
59 Webster Groves city 23.94
60 Liberty city 23.83
61 Raymore city 23.77
62 Ballwin city 23.21
63 St. Charles city 21.91
64 Lebanon city 21.54
65 Manchester city 19.95
66 Branson city 19.81
67 Bridgeton city 19.16
68 Lee's Summit city 18.97
69 O'Fallon city 18.96
70 Old Jamestown CDP 18.17
71 Rolla city 16.85
72 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 16.35
73 St. Peters city 13.33
74 Chesterfield city 12.38
75 Dardenne Prairie city 11.41
76 Wentzville city 11.32
77 Affton CDP 11.21
78 Maryville city 10.40
79 Washington city 10.00
80 Wildwood city 9.84
81 Union city 9.24
82 Creve Coeur city 8.96
83 Lake St. Louis city 5.67
84 Nixa city 2.58
85 Oakville CDP 2.37
86 Crestwood city 0.00