Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (246.58K), followed by Jackson County (167.73K), and St. Louis city (140.05K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 246579
2 Jackson County 167733
3 St. Louis city 140046
4 St. Charles County 20292
5 Boone County 17538
6 Clay County 17318
7 Greene County 9820
8 Cole County 9521
9 Platte County 7540
10 Pulaski County 6409
11 Cape Girardeau County 6098
12 Buchanan County 5268
13 Scott County 4627
14 Cass County 4506
15 Pemiscot County 4240
16 Mississippi County 3300
17 Dunklin County 3090
18 St. Francois County 3088
19 Jasper County 2795
20 New Madrid County 2733
21 Johnson County 2641
22 Jefferson County 2576
23 Butler County 2427
24 Callaway County 2028
25 Audrain County 1716
26 DeKalb County 1481
27 Pike County 1439
28 Pettis County 1415
29 Randolph County 1378
30 Marion County 1348
31 Saline County 1276
32 Cooper County 1247
33 Lincoln County 1140
34 Franklin County 998
35 Phelps County 949
36 Texas County 947
37 Taney County 926
38 Adair County 866
39 Warren County 809
40 Christian County 716
41 Lafayette County 700
42 Nodaway County 663
43 Moniteau County 654
44 Washington County 612
45 Newton County 594
46 Livingston County 554
47 Howard County 504
48 McDonald County 500
49 Webster County 437
50 Macon County 371
51 Stoddard County 370
52 Camden County 343
53 Ray County 342
54 Laclede County 326
55 Lewis County 310
56 Polk County 294
57 Henry County 285
58 Clinton County 279
59 Monroe County 236
60 Sullivan County 229
61 Lawrence County 217
62 Barry County 215
63 Howell County 212
64 Montgomery County 204
65 Andrew County 197
66 Bates County 193
67 Vernon County 190
68 Chariton County 177
69 Morgan County 172
70 Miller County 171
71 Iron County 157
72 Carroll County 151
73 Ste. Genevieve County 144
74 Ralls County 140
75 Crawford County 133
76 Perry County 126
77 Stone County 122
78 Wayne County 108
79 Wright County 101
80 Linn County 100
81 Benton County 98
82 Grundy County 95
83 Dent County 91
84 Barton County 81
84 Gasconade County 81
85 Ripley County 75
86 Bollinger County 73
87 Hickory County 71
88 Madison County 68
89 Reynolds County 64
90 Douglas County 62
90 St. Clair County 62
91 Maries County 61
92 Osage County 59
93 Caldwell County 58
93 Cedar County 58
93 Dallas County 58
94 Daviess County 55
95 Shelby County 54
96 Harrison County 52
97 Dade County 44
98 Gentry County 43
98 Shannon County 43
99 Oregon County 42
100 Clark County 29
101 Atchison County 27
102 Carter County 21
103 Knox County 20
103 Ozark County 20
103 Worth County 20
104 Holt County 17
105 Mercer County 16
106 Putnam County 8
107 Schuyler County 7
108 Scotland County 5