Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Missouri Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 86,225. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (32,918), followed by Jackson County (17,394), and St. Louis city (14,840).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Louis city
St. Charles County
Clay County
Boone County
Greene County
Pulaski County
Platte County
Cole County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 St. Louis County 32918
2 Jackson County 17394
3 St. Louis city 14840
4 St. Charles County 5419
5 Clay County 2773
6 Boone County 2514
7 Greene County 1404
8 Pulaski County 1333
9 Platte County 1044
10 Cole County 1003
11 Cass County 734
12 Cape Girardeau County 384
13 Callaway County 381
14 Jasper County 363
15 Phelps County 323
16 Buchanan County 220
17 St. Francois County 208
18 Johnson County 199
19 Jefferson County 197
20 Scott County 182
21 Nodaway County 141
22 Pemiscot County 134
23 Christian County 132
24 McDonald County 130
25 New Madrid County 120
26 Adair County 119
27 Taney County 112
28 Lincoln County 110
29 Marion County 103
30 Saline County 99
31 Mississippi County 97
32 Dunklin County 94
33 Warren County 77
34 Audrain County 76
35 Cooper County 68
36 Lewis County 62
37 Franklin County 52
37 Polk County 52
38 DeKalb County 50
39 Howard County 49
40 Pettis County 39
41 Henry County 36
41 Pike County 36
42 Macon County 35
42 Sullivan County 35
43 Randolph County 26
44 Carroll County 23
45 Lafayette County 20
46 Benton County 19
46 Butler County 19
46 Ste. Genevieve County 19
47 Shelby County 14
48 Newton County 13
49 Chariton County 12
50 Moniteau County 11
50 Ray County 11
51 Camden County 10
51 Iron County 10
51 Stoddard County 10
51 Vernon County 10
51 Washington County 10
52 Andrew County 9
52 Dallas County 9
53 Laclede County 8
53 Ralls County 8
53 St. Clair County 8
54 Bates County 7
54 Monroe County 7
55 Caldwell County 6
55 Harrison County 6
56 Holt County 4
56 Lawrence County 4
56 Montgomery County 4
56 Wright County 4
57 Cedar County 3
57 Mercer County 3
58 Atchison County 2
58 Morgan County 2
58 Worth County 2
59 Knox County 1
60 Barry County 0
60 Barton County 0
60 Bollinger County 0
60 Carter County 0
60 Clark County 0
60 Clinton County 0
60 Crawford County 0
60 Dade County 0
60 Daviess County 0
60 Dent County 0
60 Douglas County 0
60 Gasconade County 0
60 Gentry County 0
60 Grundy County 0
60 Hickory County 0
60 Howell County 0
60 Linn County 0
60 Livingston County 0
60 Madison County 0
60 Maries County 0
60 Miller County 0
60 Oregon County 0
60 Osage County 0
60 Ozark County 0
60 Perry County 0
60 Putnam County 0
60 Reynolds County 0
60 Ripley County 0
60 Schuyler County 0
60 Shannon County 0
60 Stone County 0
60 Texas County 0
60 Wayne County 0
60 Webster County 0