Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (244.86K), followed by Jackson County (167.25K), and St. Louis city (143.64K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 244859 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 167251 |
| 3 | St. Louis city | 143637 |
| 4 | St. Charles County | 19532 |
| 5 | Boone County | 17144 |
| 6 | Clay County | 16399 |
| 7 | Greene County | 9539 |
| 8 | Cole County | 9449 |
| 9 | Platte County | 7124 |
| 10 | Pulaski County | 6429 |
| 11 | Cape Girardeau County | 6035 |
| 12 | Buchanan County | 5304 |
| 13 | Scott County | 4565 |
| 14 | Pemiscot County | 4514 |
| 15 | Cass County | 4173 |
| 16 | Mississippi County | 3393 |
| 17 | Dunklin County | 3131 |
| 18 | St. Francois County | 3100 |
| 19 | New Madrid County | 2791 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 2754 |
| 21 | Johnson County | 2693 |
| 22 | Butler County | 2485 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 2415 |
| 24 | Callaway County | 2041 |
| 25 | Audrain County | 1766 |
| 26 | DeKalb County | 1487 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 1459 |
| 28 | Pike County | 1435 |
| 29 | Pettis County | 1385 |
| 30 | Marion County | 1373 |
| 31 | Saline County | 1264 |
| 32 | Cooper County | 1233 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 1087 |
| 34 | Phelps County | 1017 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 993 |
| 36 | Texas County | 937 |
| 37 | Taney County | 885 |
| 38 | Adair County | 815 |
| 39 | Warren County | 798 |
| 40 | Lafayette County | 722 |
| 41 | Nodaway County | 658 |
| 42 | Christian County | 654 |
| 43 | Moniteau County | 643 |
| 44 | Washington County | 590 |
| 45 | Newton County | 566 |
| 46 | Livingston County | 528 |
| 47 | Howard County | 493 |
| 48 | McDonald County | 452 |
| 49 | Webster County | 451 |
| 50 | Stoddard County | 355 |
| 51 | Macon County | 340 |
| 52 | Camden County | 320 |
| 53 | Ray County | 319 |
| 54 | Lewis County | 311 |
| 55 | Henry County | 294 |
| 56 | Laclede County | 293 |
| 57 | Polk County | 282 |
| 58 | Clinton County | 275 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 234 |
| 60 | Barry County | 217 |
| 61 | Sullivan County | 215 |
| 62 | Lawrence County | 204 |
| 63 | Howell County | 201 |
| 64 | Bates County | 192 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 187 |
| 66 | Morgan County | 177 |
| 67 | Chariton County | 174 |
| 68 | Miller County | 169 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 168 |
| 70 | Vernon County | 162 |
| 71 | Andrew County | 153 |
| 72 | Iron County | 151 |
| 73 | Ste. Genevieve County | 143 |
| 74 | Ralls County | 135 |
| 75 | Stone County | 134 |
| 76 | Crawford County | 122 |
| 77 | Perry County | 118 |
| 78 | Linn County | 113 |
| 79 | Wright County | 105 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 95 |
| 81 | Benton County | 89 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 87 |
| 83 | Dent County | 84 |
| 84 | Barton County | 80 |
| 85 | Gasconade County | 77 |
| 86 | Bollinger County | 67 |
| 87 | Ripley County | 66 |
| 88 | Dallas County | 62 |
| 88 | Douglas County | 62 |
| 88 | Reynolds County | 62 |
| 89 | Maries County | 61 |
| 90 | Hickory County | 59 |
| 91 | Madison County | 58 |
| 92 | Caldwell County | 57 |
| 92 | St. Clair County | 57 |
| 93 | Osage County | 55 |
| 94 | Shelby County | 54 |
| 95 | Daviess County | 53 |
| 96 | Cedar County | 49 |
| 97 | Harrison County | 47 |
| 98 | Gentry County | 45 |
| 99 | Shannon County | 40 |
| 100 | Oregon County | 36 |
| 101 | Dade County | 32 |
| 102 | Clark County | 29 |
| 103 | Atchison County | 25 |
| 104 | Knox County | 23 |
| 105 | Worth County | 20 |
| 106 | Carter County | 19 |
| 107 | Holt County | 16 |
| 107 | Mercer County | 16 |
| 108 | Ozark County | 15 |
| 109 | Putnam County | 8 |
| 110 | Schuyler County | 7 |
| 111 | Scotland County | 4 |