Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (248.48K), followed by Jackson County (167.78K), and St. Louis city (136.72K).

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 2019
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 248482
2 Jackson County 167779
3 St. Louis city 136719
4 St. Charles County 21169
5 Clay County 18368
6 Boone County 17906
7 Greene County 10046
8 Cole County 9447
9 Platte County 7965
10 Pulaski County 6475
11 Cape Girardeau County 6222
12 Buchanan County 5239
13 Cass County 4822
14 Scott County 4605
15 Pemiscot County 4161
16 Mississippi County 3290
17 Dunklin County 3132
18 St. Francois County 3012
19 Jasper County 2814
20 New Madrid County 2715
21 Johnson County 2696
22 Jefferson County 2663
23 Butler County 2431
24 Callaway County 2080
25 Audrain County 1596
26 Pettis County 1463
27 Randolph County 1459
28 Marion County 1390
29 Saline County 1270
30 Cooper County 1177
31 Lincoln County 1176
32 Pike County 1145
33 Franklin County 1000
34 Taney County 996
35 Phelps County 963
36 Adair County 934
37 Texas County 931
38 Warren County 816
39 Christian County 763
40 DeKalb County 736
41 Lafayette County 701
42 Nodaway County 653
43 Washington County 636
44 Newton County 596
45 Moniteau County 557
46 Howard County 516
47 Livingston County 503
48 McDonald County 485
49 Webster County 484
50 Macon County 372
51 Stoddard County 364
52 Ray County 339
53 Laclede County 328
54 Polk County 314
55 Lewis County 311
56 Camden County 307
57 Clinton County 286
58 Henry County 259
59 Monroe County 252
60 Barry County 247
61 Lawrence County 244
62 Howell County 229
63 Montgomery County 215
64 Andrew County 210
65 Sullivan County 202
66 Bates County 200
67 Miller County 192
67 Vernon County 192
68 Morgan County 183
69 Chariton County 176
70 Carroll County 158
71 Iron County 149
71 Ste. Genevieve County 149
72 Ralls County 141
73 Perry County 135
74 Stone County 132
75 Crawford County 122
76 Wayne County 115
76 Wright County 115
77 Linn County 112
78 Benton County 110
79 Dent County 100
80 Grundy County 98
81 Gasconade County 82
82 Ripley County 74
83 Reynolds County 73
84 Barton County 72
84 Dallas County 72
85 Madison County 70
86 St. Clair County 68
87 Bollinger County 67
88 Douglas County 64
88 Hickory County 64
89 Caldwell County 63
89 Maries County 63
90 Cedar County 62
91 Osage County 60
92 Daviess County 55
93 Shelby County 53
94 Harrison County 48
95 Shannon County 43
96 Dade County 42
96 Gentry County 42
97 Oregon County 40
98 Carter County 32
99 Clark County 28
100 Atchison County 26
101 Knox County 23
102 Holt County 22
103 Ozark County 19
103 Worth County 19
104 Mercer County 16
105 Putnam County 12
106 Schuyler County 7
107 Scotland County 5