Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (251.52K), followed by Jackson County (169.17K), and St. Louis city (133.91K).

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 2020
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 251524
2 Jackson County 169166
3 St. Louis city 133912
4 St. Charles County 22017
5 Clay County 19274
6 Boone County 18215
7 Greene County 10357
8 Cole County 9084
9 Platte County 8561
10 Pulaski County 6707
11 Cape Girardeau County 6526
12 Cass County 5272
13 Buchanan County 4975
14 Scott County 4674
15 Pemiscot County 4162
16 Dunklin County 3082
17 Jasper County 2895
18 Mississippi County 2861
19 St. Francois County 2758
20 Jefferson County 2726
21 New Madrid County 2657
22 Johnson County 2616
23 Butler County 2533
24 Callaway County 2142
25 Audrain County 1560
26 Saline County 1494
27 Pettis County 1480
28 Marion County 1365
29 Randolph County 1359
30 Lincoln County 1268
31 DeKalb County 1073
32 Taney County 1055
33 Phelps County 1048
34 Franklin County 1035
35 Pike County 1006
36 Adair County 945
37 Cooper County 913
38 Warren County 834
39 Christian County 830
40 Texas County 827
41 Lafayette County 750
42 Newton County 631
43 Washington County 595
44 Howard County 520
45 McDonald County 506
46 Nodaway County 454
47 Macon County 400
48 Webster County 383
49 Moniteau County 372
50 Laclede County 362
51 Livingston County 353
52 Stoddard County 347
53 Ray County 343
54 Camden County 332
55 Lewis County 329
56 Ste. Genevieve County 327
57 Polk County 297
58 Henry County 293
59 Clinton County 286
60 Bates County 260
61 Barry County 259
62 Monroe County 254
63 Howell County 250
63 Lawrence County 250
64 Andrew County 208
65 Montgomery County 199
66 Chariton County 198
67 Morgan County 193
68 Miller County 190
68 Sullivan County 190
69 Carroll County 167
70 Iron County 158
71 Vernon County 156
72 Crawford County 155
73 Madison County 148
73 Wright County 148
74 Benton County 139
74 Stone County 139
75 Perry County 138
76 Ralls County 135
77 Cedar County 115
78 Linn County 112
79 Wayne County 111
80 Gasconade County 96
80 Grundy County 96
81 Dent County 91
82 Ripley County 84
83 Bollinger County 81
84 Douglas County 80
85 Dallas County 75
86 Barton County 74
87 Maries County 71
87 Reynolds County 71
87 Shelby County 71
88 Caldwell County 68
88 Daviess County 68
89 St. Clair County 65
90 Osage County 63
91 Hickory County 61
92 Gentry County 51
93 Dade County 49
94 Harrison County 45
95 Shannon County 41
96 Carter County 38
97 Oregon County 37
98 Clark County 34
99 Knox County 30
100 Atchison County 26
101 Holt County 23
102 Ozark County 20
103 Worth County 17
104 Mercer County 15
105 Putnam County 14
106 Schuyler County 10
107 Scotland County 5