Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (235.84K), followed by Jackson County (163.59K), and St. Louis city (157.10K).

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

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 235840
2 Jackson County 163593
3 St. Louis city 157095
4 Boone County 15623
5 St. Charles County 15574
6 Clay County 12478
7 Cole County 8783
8 Greene County 8197
9 Pulaski County 6294
10 Platte County 5628
11 Cape Girardeau County 5579
12 Buchanan County 4994
13 Pemiscot County 4884
14 Scott County 4451
15 Cass County 3663
16 Mississippi County 3427
17 Dunklin County 3225
18 New Madrid County 2957
19 St. Francois County 2859
20 Jasper County 2523
21 Johnson County 2393
22 Butler County 2322
23 Callaway County 1956
24 Jefferson County 1843
25 Audrain County 1650
26 Randolph County 1507
27 DeKalb County 1475
28 Marion County 1430
29 Pike County 1398
30 Pettis County 1286
31 Saline County 1254
32 Cooper County 1174
33 Phelps County 1080
34 Lincoln County 1001
35 Texas County 880
36 Franklin County 875
37 Lafayette County 727
38 Warren County 676
39 Nodaway County 618
40 Moniteau County 598
41 Taney County 570
42 Washington County 566
43 Howard County 557
44 Christian County 496
45 Newton County 490
46 Adair County 447
47 Livingston County 384
48 Macon County 358
49 Webster County 350
50 Lewis County 323
51 Ray County 310
52 Clinton County 298
53 Stoddard County 286
54 Monroe County 259
55 Laclede County 253
56 McDonald County 248
56 Polk County 248
57 Henry County 242
58 Montgomery County 220
59 Camden County 193
60 Carroll County 175
61 Bates County 163
61 Chariton County 163
62 Morgan County 158
63 Iron County 156
64 Howell County 151
65 Lawrence County 132
66 Barry County 130
66 Ralls County 130
67 Ste. Genevieve County 125
67 Vernon County 125
68 Miller County 119
69 Andrew County 108
70 Wright County 93
71 Linn County 88
72 Perry County 86
73 Crawford County 73
74 Stone County 71
75 Grundy County 70
76 Sullivan County 62
77 Benton County 60
78 Dent County 58
79 St. Clair County 56
80 Caldwell County 55
81 Ripley County 53
82 Reynolds County 47
83 Barton County 46
84 Wayne County 44
85 Madison County 42
86 Douglas County 41
87 Bollinger County 38
87 Dallas County 38
87 Harrison County 38
88 Gasconade County 35
89 Osage County 34
90 Dade County 31
90 Shelby County 31
91 Shannon County 29
92 Hickory County 28
93 Gentry County 27
94 Daviess County 26
95 Maries County 24
96 Clark County 21
97 Cedar County 18
98 Atchison County 17
98 Oregon County 17
99 Worth County 15
100 Knox County 14
101 Carter County 12
101 Ozark County 12
102 Holt County 10
103 Mercer County 9
103 Putnam County 9
104 Schuyler County 4
105 Scotland County 3