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