Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (232.89K), followed by Jackson County (160.04K), and St. Louis city (156.54K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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Jackson
St. Louis city
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St. Charles
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Cape Girardeau
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 232885
2 Jackson County 160037
3 St. Louis city 156540
4 Boone County 15049
5 St. Charles County 15017
6 Clay County 11503
7 Cole County 8461
8 Greene County 7810
9 Pulaski County 5794
10 Cape Girardeau County 5335
11 Platte County 5259
12 Pemiscot County 4869
13 Buchanan County 4595
14 Scott County 4465
15 Cass County 3488
16 Mississippi County 3392
17 Dunklin County 3078
18 New Madrid County 2976
19 St. Francois County 2767
20 Johnson County 2241
21 Butler County 2240
22 Jasper County 2179
23 Callaway County 1998
24 Jefferson County 1793
25 Audrain County 1636
26 Randolph County 1496
27 DeKalb County 1457
28 Marion County 1409
29 Pike County 1325
30 Pettis County 1254
31 Saline County 1232
32 Cooper County 1199
33 Phelps County 991
34 Lincoln County 985
35 Texas County 871
36 Franklin County 859
37 Lafayette County 727
38 Nodaway County 611
39 Warren County 606
40 Moniteau County 579
41 Washington County 557
42 Howard County 537
43 Christian County 447
44 Newton County 436
45 Taney County 422
46 Adair County 408
47 Livingston County 359
48 Macon County 350
49 Lewis County 321
49 Webster County 321
50 Clinton County 287
51 Stoddard County 275
52 Ray County 266
53 Monroe County 259
54 Laclede County 245
55 Polk County 226
56 Henry County 222
57 Montgomery County 199
58 Camden County 173
59 Chariton County 161
60 Howell County 157
61 Carroll County 154
62 Bates County 147
63 McDonald County 139
64 Iron County 134
65 Morgan County 127
66 Ste. Genevieve County 117
67 Ralls County 109
68 Miller County 102
68 Vernon County 102
69 Barry County 92
69 Wright County 92
70 Linn County 88
71 Lawrence County 83
72 Andrew County 77
73 Perry County 71
74 Crawford County 66
75 Grundy County 61
76 Benton County 57
77 Dent County 55
78 Ripley County 50
78 Stone County 50
79 Reynolds County 47
79 St. Clair County 47
80 Barton County 43
81 Caldwell County 40
82 Bollinger County 33
82 Madison County 33
82 Wayne County 33
83 Sullivan County 32
84 Shelby County 31
85 Dade County 29
85 Dallas County 29
85 Douglas County 29
85 Osage County 29
86 Gasconade County 28
86 Harrison County 28
87 Hickory County 25
88 Maries County 23
89 Daviess County 22
90 Gentry County 20
91 Clark County 19
92 Atchison County 17
92 Shannon County 17
93 Cedar County 14
93 Knox County 14
93 Oregon County 14
94 Worth County 13
95 Ozark County 11
96 Putnam County 9
97 Holt County 7
98 Mercer County 6
99 Carter County 5
100 Scotland County 3
101 Schuyler County 1