Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Missouri counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Missouri, Jennings city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (90.69%), followed by Bellefontaine Neighbors city (82.74%), and Spanish Lake CDP (82.25%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Missouri, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Missouri.

Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Jennings
Bellefontaine Neighbors
Spanish Lake
Ferguson
Old James
Florissant
Hazelwood
St. Louis
Grandview
University City
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 Jennings city 90.69
2 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 82.74
3 Spanish Lake CDP 82.25
4 Ferguson city 71.80
5 Old Jamestown CDP 68.37
6 Florissant city 44.50
7 Hazelwood city 43.61
8 St. Louis city 42.77
9 Grandview city 37.78
10 University City city 36.43
11 Raytown city 32.38
12 St. Ann city 29.23
13 Sikeston city 27.58
14 Kansas City city 25.78
15 Bridgeton city 24.30
16 Overland city 22.55
17 Kennett city 18.44
18 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 18.11
19 Jefferson City city 15.68
20 Maryland Heights city 15.25
21 Cape Girardeau city 14.37
22 Columbia city 11.77
23 Poplar Bluff city 11.50
24 Fulton city 11.12
25 Raymore city 10.02
26 Moberly city 9.08
27 Creve Coeur city 8.97
28 Lee's Summit city 8.79
29 Independence city 8.41
30 Mexico city 8.29
31 Gladstone city 7.96
32 Clayton city 7.93
33 Belton city 7.87
34 St. Charles city 7.66
35 Warrensburg city 7.65
36 Blue Springs city 7.64
37 Kirksville city 7.18
38 Hannibal city 7.03
39 Marshall city 6.90
40 St. Joseph city 5.86
41 Wentzville city 5.81
42 Farmington city 5.74
43 Kirkwood city 5.64
44 St. Peters city 5.58
45 Sedalia city 5.23
46 O'Fallon city 5.00
47 Lemay CDP 4.89
48 Webster Groves city 4.77
49 Springfield city 4.66
50 Mehlville CDP 4.54
51 Liberty city 4.47
52 Lake St. Louis city 4.31
53 Rolla city 4.14
54 Dardenne Prairie city 3.65
55 Manchester city 3.53
56 Festus city 3.15
57 Chesterfield city 3.14
58 Joplin city 3.13
59 Ballwin city 2.95
60 Troy city 2.90
61 Affton CDP 2.83
62 Grain Valley city 2.73
63 Town and Country city 2.58
64 Jackson city 2.57
65 Branson city 2.42
66 Maryville city 2.26
67 Bolivar city 1.76
68 Crestwood city 1.72
69 Oakville CDP 1.65
70 Excelsior Springs city 1.60
70 Webb City city 1.60
71 Wildwood city 1.55
72 Harrisonville city 1.50
73 Union city 1.43
74 Lebanon city 1.34
75 Republic city 1.24
76 Carthage city 1.22
77 Nixa city 1.11
78 West Plains city 1.03
79 Arnold city 0.93
80 Neosho city 0.92
81 Concord CDP 0.88
81 Ozark city 0.88
82 Eureka city 0.82
83 Smithville city 0.71
84 Kearney city 0.60
85 Washington city 0.59