Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (237.37K), followed by Jackson County (163.44K), and St. Louis city (156.12K).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 237369 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 163439 |
| 3 | St. Louis city | 156122 |
| 4 | St. Charles County | 16070 |
| 5 | Boone County | 15857 |
| 6 | Clay County | 12858 |
| 7 | Cole County | 8791 |
| 8 | Greene County | 8444 |
| 9 | Pulaski County | 6275 |
| 10 | Platte County | 5745 |
| 11 | Cape Girardeau County | 5663 |
| 12 | Buchanan County | 5073 |
| 13 | Pemiscot County | 4831 |
| 14 | Scott County | 4475 |
| 15 | Cass County | 3743 |
| 16 | Mississippi County | 3473 |
| 17 | Dunklin County | 3237 |
| 18 | New Madrid County | 2921 |
| 19 | St. Francois County | 2885 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 2504 |
| 21 | Jasper County | 2465 |
| 22 | Butler County | 2335 |
| 23 | Callaway County | 1979 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 1973 |
| 25 | Audrain County | 1664 |
| 26 | Randolph County | 1508 |
| 27 | DeKalb County | 1467 |
| 28 | Marion County | 1461 |
| 29 | Pike County | 1393 |
| 30 | Pettis County | 1343 |
| 31 | Saline County | 1308 |
| 32 | Cooper County | 1222 |
| 33 | Phelps County | 1052 |
| 34 | Lincoln County | 1020 |
| 35 | Texas County | 880 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 865 |
| 37 | Lafayette County | 762 |
| 38 | Warren County | 688 |
| 39 | Nodaway County | 614 |
| 40 | Taney County | 595 |
| 41 | Moniteau County | 584 |
| 42 | Washington County | 583 |
| 43 | Howard County | 560 |
| 44 | Christian County | 532 |
| 45 | Newton County | 531 |
| 46 | Adair County | 479 |
| 47 | Livingston County | 411 |
| 48 | McDonald County | 364 |
| 49 | Macon County | 361 |
| 50 | Webster County | 341 |
| 51 | Lewis County | 323 |
| 52 | Clinton County | 305 |
| 53 | Stoddard County | 300 |
| 54 | Ray County | 296 |
| 55 | Henry County | 252 |
| 56 | Polk County | 250 |
| 57 | Laclede County | 244 |
| 58 | Monroe County | 237 |
| 59 | Camden County | 227 |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 202 |
| 61 | Carroll County | 181 |
| 62 | Chariton County | 170 |
| 63 | Bates County | 156 |
| 64 | Iron County | 155 |
| 65 | Lawrence County | 153 |
| 66 | Howell County | 151 |
| 67 | Morgan County | 149 |
| 68 | Vernon County | 142 |
| 69 | Barry County | 136 |
| 70 | Ste. Genevieve County | 122 |
| 71 | Ralls County | 121 |
| 72 | Miller County | 119 |
| 73 | Andrew County | 104 |
| 74 | Linn County | 97 |
| 75 | Stone County | 95 |
| 75 | Wright County | 95 |
| 76 | Perry County | 89 |
| 77 | Crawford County | 86 |
| 78 | Sullivan County | 77 |
| 79 | Grundy County | 76 |
| 80 | Benton County | 63 |
| 80 | Dent County | 63 |
| 81 | Atchison County | 62 |
| 82 | St. Clair County | 59 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 59 |
| 83 | Caldwell County | 56 |
| 84 | Ripley County | 55 |
| 85 | Madison County | 54 |
| 86 | Barton County | 52 |
| 87 | Douglas County | 50 |
| 88 | Osage County | 48 |
| 89 | Gasconade County | 44 |
| 89 | Reynolds County | 44 |
| 90 | Harrison County | 43 |
| 91 | Bollinger County | 42 |
| 91 | Dallas County | 42 |
| 92 | Shelby County | 38 |
| 93 | Maries County | 35 |
| 94 | Daviess County | 34 |
| 95 | Dade County | 32 |
| 96 | Gentry County | 29 |
| 97 | Shannon County | 26 |
| 98 | Hickory County | 25 |
| 98 | Oregon County | 25 |
| 99 | Ozark County | 22 |
| 100 | Cedar County | 18 |
| 101 | Clark County | 16 |
| 101 | Worth County | 16 |
| 102 | Carter County | 15 |
| 103 | Knox County | 14 |
| 104 | Mercer County | 10 |
| 105 | Holt County | 9 |
| 105 | Putnam County | 9 |
| 106 | Schuyler County | 6 |
| 107 | Scotland County | 3 |