Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (250.14K), followed by Jackson County (166.76K), and St. Louis city (124.89K).

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 2022
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 250136
2 Jackson County 166759
3 St. Louis city 124892
4 St. Charles County 24747
5 Clay County 20690
6 Boone County 18898
7 Greene County 10788
8 Platte County 9480
9 Cole County 9012
10 Cape Girardeau County 6784
11 Pulaski County 6401
12 Cass County 5825
13 Buchanan County 4922
14 Scott County 4697
15 Pemiscot County 3923
16 Jefferson County 3084
17 Dunklin County 3029
18 Jasper County 3011
19 St. Francois County 2738
20 Mississippi County 2644
21 New Madrid County 2602
22 Butler County 2585
23 Johnson County 2509
24 Callaway County 2230
25 Pettis County 1558
26 Saline County 1469
27 Audrain County 1411
28 Randolph County 1391
29 Marion County 1367
30 Lincoln County 1349
31 Phelps County 1190
32 Franklin County 1104
32 Taney County 1104
33 Pike County 1030
34 Adair County 1002
35 Christian County 997
36 Texas County 990
37 DeKalb County 952
38 Cooper County 913
39 Warren County 910
40 Newton County 738
41 Lafayette County 733
42 Washington County 635
43 Howard County 530
44 McDonald County 489
45 Livingston County 435
46 Laclede County 411
47 Nodaway County 401
48 Moniteau County 391
49 Macon County 386
50 Stoddard County 384
50 Webster County 384
51 Camden County 382
52 Lewis County 331
53 Ste. Genevieve County 329
54 Henry County 319
55 Ray County 314
56 Polk County 308
57 Lawrence County 305
58 Clinton County 298
59 Howell County 282
60 Barry County 281
61 Bates County 268
62 Monroe County 251
63 Andrew County 243
64 Miller County 218
65 Morgan County 211
66 Montgomery County 193
67 Chariton County 189
68 Vernon County 179
69 Carroll County 177
70 Stone County 175
71 Wright County 172
72 Sullivan County 167
73 Madison County 164
74 Iron County 161
75 Benton County 154
76 Crawford County 149
77 Ralls County 148
78 Perry County 140
79 Linn County 129
80 Cedar County 128
81 Gasconade County 114
81 Wayne County 114
82 Douglas County 101
83 Grundy County 99
84 Dent County 95
85 Caldwell County 93
86 Dallas County 92
87 Ripley County 90
88 Barton County 86
89 Reynolds County 80
90 Bollinger County 78
91 Maries County 77
91 St. Clair County 77
92 Shelby County 73
93 Hickory County 68
94 Gentry County 65
95 Osage County 60
96 Shannon County 57
97 Daviess County 55
98 Dade County 53
99 Oregon County 44
100 Harrison County 42
101 Knox County 40
101 Ozark County 40
102 Carter County 38
102 Holt County 38
103 Clark County 34
104 Atchison County 31
105 Mercer County 23
106 Worth County 19
107 Putnam County 16
108 Schuyler County 15
109 Scotland County 7