Ranking of Missouri Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (249.63K), followed by Jackson County (166.28K), and St. Louis city (121.86K).

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 2023
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 St. Louis County 249625
2 Jackson County 166279
3 St. Louis city 121857
4 St. Charles County 26043
5 Clay County 21527
6 Boone County 19240
7 Greene County 10988
8 Platte County 9819
9 Cole County 9020
10 Cape Girardeau County 6888
11 Pulaski County 6176
12 Cass County 6099
13 Buchanan County 5120
14 Scott County 4680
15 Pemiscot County 3827
16 Jefferson County 3280
17 Jasper County 3026
18 Dunklin County 2979
19 St. Francois County 2807
20 Mississippi County 2753
21 New Madrid County 2562
22 Butler County 2542
23 Johnson County 2486
24 Callaway County 2231
25 Pettis County 1569
26 Saline County 1471
27 Audrain County 1413
28 Lincoln County 1361
29 Marion County 1316
30 Phelps County 1200
31 Randolph County 1195
32 Taney County 1114
33 Franklin County 1110
34 Christian County 1108
35 Pike County 1097
36 Texas County 1030
37 Adair County 988
38 Cooper County 940
39 Warren County 919
40 Lafayette County 757
41 Newton County 749
42 Washington County 651
43 Howard County 517
44 Webster County 510
45 McDonald County 494
46 Nodaway County 486
47 Livingston County 479
48 Laclede County 417
49 Stoddard County 404
50 Macon County 377
51 Moniteau County 376
52 DeKalb County 365
53 Camden County 357
54 Lawrence County 336
55 Lewis County 334
55 Ray County 334
56 Ste. Genevieve County 330
57 Polk County 329
58 Clinton County 324
59 Henry County 319
60 Barry County 294
61 Howell County 286
62 Bates County 268
63 Monroe County 257
64 Andrew County 250
65 Miller County 243
66 Morgan County 222
67 Stone County 204
68 Vernon County 196
69 Montgomery County 195
70 Chariton County 188
71 Sullivan County 186
72 Wright County 182
73 Carroll County 180
73 Crawford County 180
74 Madison County 171
75 Benton County 166
76 Iron County 152
77 Perry County 147
77 Ralls County 147
78 Cedar County 130
78 Linn County 130
79 Wayne County 114
80 Ripley County 113
81 Dallas County 112
82 Dent County 111
83 Gasconade County 110
83 Grundy County 110
84 Douglas County 104
85 Barton County 95
86 Caldwell County 92
86 Reynolds County 92
87 St. Clair County 86
88 Shelby County 82
89 Bollinger County 80
90 Maries County 78
91 Hickory County 69
92 Osage County 66
93 Gentry County 63
94 Dade County 56
95 Shannon County 55
96 Daviess County 49
96 Oregon County 49
97 Ozark County 45
98 Harrison County 44
99 Clark County 43
100 Holt County 42
101 Carter County 39
101 Knox County 39
102 Atchison County 30
103 Mercer County 24
104 Worth County 21
105 Schuyler County 15
106 Putnam County 14
107 Scotland County 8