Ranking of Missouri Counties By 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 Missouri Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 148,805. 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent (47,200), followed by Jackson County (37,354), and St. Louis city (31,089).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
St. Louis County
Jackson County
St. Louis city
Boone County
Clay County
St. Charles County
Cole County
Greene County
Cape Girardeau County
Pemiscot County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By 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 County Number of People
1 St. Louis County 47200
2 Jackson County 37354
3 St. Louis city 31089
4 Boone County 3455
5 Clay County 2715
6 St. Charles County 2287
7 Cole County 2052
8 Greene County 1489
9 Cape Girardeau County 1387
10 Pemiscot County 1213
11 Buchanan County 1201
12 Scott County 1115
13 Mississippi County 1041
14 St. Francois County 918
15 Cass County 904
16 Platte County 863
17 Butler County 802
18 New Madrid County 742
19 Dunklin County 724
20 Pulaski County 692
21 Pike County 609
22 Audrain County 528
23 Callaway County 476
24 Jefferson County 469
25 Jasper County 462
26 Randolph County 459
27 DeKalb County 388
28 Marion County 368
29 Cooper County 364
30 Lafayette County 335
31 Lincoln County 314
32 Johnson County 281
33 Moniteau County 272
34 Franklin County 267
35 Pettis County 265
35 Washington County 265
36 Newton County 227
37 Texas County 219
38 Saline County 212
39 Warren County 193
40 Adair County 170
41 Howard County 160
42 Clinton County 155
43 Bates County 141
44 Phelps County 139
45 Taney County 116
46 Christian County 87
47 Macon County 86
48 Stoddard County 80
49 Livingston County 79
50 Nodaway County 74
51 Monroe County 68
52 Henry County 66
52 Lewis County 66
52 Miller County 66
53 Camden County 63
54 Chariton County 59
55 Howell County 51
55 Perry County 51
56 Crawford County 48
57 Polk County 40
58 Montgomery County 38
59 Daviess County 37
59 Webster County 37
60 Ray County 36
61 Ralls County 34
62 Ste. Genevieve County 29
63 Laclede County 28
64 Harrison County 27
64 Shelby County 27
65 Morgan County 24
66 Holt County 23
67 Bollinger County 21
68 Cedar County 20
69 McDonald County 19
69 St. Clair County 19
69 Sullivan County 19
70 Linn County 18
71 Carroll County 17
72 Grundy County 16
72 Worth County 16
73 Andrew County 15
73 Iron County 15
73 Wright County 15
74 Dade County 14
75 Vernon County 13
75 Wayne County 13
76 Gentry County 12
76 Lawrence County 12
77 Schuyler County 11
78 Knox County 10
79 Benton County 9
79 Osage County 9
80 Atchison County 7
80 Dent County 7
80 Gasconade County 7
80 Reynolds County 7
81 Mercer County 5
81 Oregon County 5
81 Ozark County 5
81 Shannon County 5
82 Clark County 4
82 Putnam County 4
82 Stone County 4
83 Douglas County 3
84 Caldwell County 2
84 Carter County 2
84 Hickory County 2
85 Barton County 1
85 Maries County 1
86 Barry County 0
86 Dallas County 0
86 Madison County 0
86 Ripley County 0