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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: Missouri Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |