Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (234.71K), followed by Jackson County (163.71K), and St. Louis city (157.73K).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 234711
2 Jackson County 163712
3 St. Louis city 157727
4 Boone County 15293
5 St. Charles County 15262
6 Clay County 12067
7 Cole County 8599
8 Greene County 8091
9 Pulaski County 6301
10 Platte County 5462
11 Cape Girardeau County 5419
12 Pemiscot County 4902
13 Buchanan County 4743
14 Scott County 4517
15 Cass County 3620
16 Mississippi County 3418
17 Dunklin County 3132
18 New Madrid County 3000
19 St. Francois County 2790
20 Jasper County 2550
21 Johnson County 2317
22 Butler County 2294
23 Callaway County 2037
24 Jefferson County 1821
25 Audrain County 1657
26 Randolph County 1514
27 DeKalb County 1462
28 Marion County 1434
29 Pike County 1337
30 Pettis County 1318
31 Saline County 1286
32 Cooper County 1206
33 Phelps County 1036
34 Lincoln County 1016
35 Texas County 876
36 Franklin County 869
37 Lafayette County 754
38 Warren County 632
39 Nodaway County 617
40 Moniteau County 581
41 Washington County 560
42 Howard County 551
43 Taney County 496
44 Christian County 470
45 Newton County 463
46 Adair County 425
47 Livingston County 362
48 Macon County 354
49 Lewis County 329
50 Webster County 328
51 Clinton County 297
52 Ray County 294
53 Stoddard County 276
54 Monroe County 262
55 Laclede County 250
56 Polk County 238
57 Henry County 233
58 Montgomery County 206
59 Camden County 185
60 McDonald County 169
61 Carroll County 163
62 Chariton County 162
63 Howell County 158
64 Bates County 155
65 Iron County 141
66 Morgan County 136
67 Ste. Genevieve County 118
68 Barry County 114
69 Lawrence County 111
70 Ralls County 110
71 Miller County 106
72 Vernon County 105
73 Wright County 95
74 Linn County 89
75 Andrew County 79
76 Perry County 76
77 Crawford County 69
78 Grundy County 62
79 Benton County 59
79 Stone County 59
80 Dent County 56
81 St. Clair County 54
82 Ripley County 50
83 Barton County 48
84 Reynolds County 47
85 Sullivan County 46
86 Caldwell County 41
87 Wayne County 39
88 Dallas County 35
88 Madison County 35
89 Bollinger County 33
90 Dade County 31
90 Douglas County 31
90 Harrison County 31
90 Shelby County 31
91 Gasconade County 29
91 Osage County 29
92 Hickory County 27
92 Shannon County 27
93 Maries County 23
94 Daviess County 22
94 Gentry County 22
95 Clark County 19
96 Atchison County 17
97 Cedar County 14
97 Knox County 14
97 Oregon County 14
97 Worth County 14
98 Ozark County 12
99 Putnam County 9
100 Holt County 8
101 Carter County 7
102 Mercer County 6
103 Scotland County 3
104 Schuyler County 1