Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (243.01K), followed by Jackson County (166.18K), and St. Louis city (147.83K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 243009 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 166182 |
| 3 | St. Louis city | 147832 |
| 4 | St. Charles County | 18647 |
| 5 | Boone County | 16808 |
| 6 | Clay County | 15456 |
| 7 | Greene County | 9296 |
| 8 | Cole County | 9284 |
| 9 | Platte County | 6759 |
| 10 | Pulaski County | 6629 |
| 11 | Cape Girardeau County | 6041 |
| 12 | Buchanan County | 5262 |
| 13 | Pemiscot County | 4609 |
| 14 | Scott County | 4535 |
| 15 | Cass County | 4000 |
| 16 | Mississippi County | 3431 |
| 17 | Dunklin County | 3177 |
| 18 | St. Francois County | 3028 |
| 19 | New Madrid County | 2860 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 2687 |
| 21 | Johnson County | 2623 |
| 22 | Butler County | 2426 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 2345 |
| 24 | Callaway County | 2081 |
| 25 | Audrain County | 1773 |
| 26 | DeKalb County | 1485 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 1474 |
| 28 | Marion County | 1421 |
| 29 | Pike County | 1417 |
| 30 | Pettis County | 1322 |
| 31 | Saline County | 1256 |
| 32 | Cooper County | 1212 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 1091 |
| 34 | Phelps County | 1038 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 949 |
| 36 | Texas County | 933 |
| 37 | Taney County | 821 |
| 38 | Warren County | 777 |
| 39 | Lafayette County | 739 |
| 40 | Adair County | 702 |
| 41 | Moniteau County | 645 |
| 42 | Nodaway County | 640 |
| 43 | Christian County | 622 |
| 44 | Washington County | 577 |
| 45 | Newton County | 557 |
| 46 | Livingston County | 515 |
| 47 | Howard County | 494 |
| 48 | McDonald County | 433 |
| 49 | Webster County | 422 |
| 50 | Macon County | 347 |
| 51 | Stoddard County | 339 |
| 52 | Lewis County | 318 |
| 53 | Camden County | 311 |
| 54 | Ray County | 308 |
| 55 | Henry County | 278 |
| 56 | Laclede County | 268 |
| 56 | Polk County | 268 |
| 57 | Clinton County | 267 |
| 58 | Monroe County | 239 |
| 59 | Sullivan County | 208 |
| 60 | Howell County | 199 |
| 61 | Barry County | 197 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 193 |
| 63 | Lawrence County | 192 |
| 64 | Carroll County | 181 |
| 65 | Bates County | 178 |
| 65 | Chariton County | 178 |
| 66 | Morgan County | 171 |
| 67 | Vernon County | 165 |
| 68 | Ste. Genevieve County | 144 |
| 69 | Iron County | 140 |
| 70 | Miller County | 136 |
| 71 | Ralls County | 133 |
| 72 | Andrew County | 131 |
| 73 | Crawford County | 123 |
| 74 | Stone County | 122 |
| 75 | Wright County | 108 |
| 76 | Linn County | 100 |
| 77 | Perry County | 97 |
| 78 | Benton County | 95 |
| 79 | Barton County | 87 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 86 |
| 81 | Ripley County | 84 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 83 |
| 83 | Gasconade County | 82 |
| 84 | Dent County | 79 |
| 85 | Reynolds County | 68 |
| 86 | Maries County | 66 |
| 87 | St. Clair County | 63 |
| 88 | Madison County | 61 |
| 89 | Dallas County | 59 |
| 89 | Douglas County | 59 |
| 89 | Shelby County | 59 |
| 90 | Bollinger County | 56 |
| 91 | Osage County | 55 |
| 92 | Caldwell County | 54 |
| 93 | Daviess County | 53 |
| 93 | Hickory County | 53 |
| 94 | Oregon County | 42 |
| 95 | Harrison County | 41 |
| 96 | Cedar County | 40 |
| 97 | Shannon County | 39 |
| 98 | Gentry County | 38 |
| 99 | Dade County | 30 |
| 100 | Clark County | 25 |
| 101 | Knox County | 23 |
| 102 | Atchison County | 21 |
| 103 | Carter County | 19 |
| 103 | Worth County | 19 |
| 104 | Ozark County | 18 |
| 105 | Mercer County | 17 |
| 106 | Holt County | 13 |
| 107 | Putnam County | 9 |
| 107 | Schuyler County | 9 |
| 108 | Scotland County | 4 |