Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (235.48K), followed by Jackson County (159.79K), and St. Louis city (154.80K).

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 2012
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St. Charles
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 235477
2 Jackson County 159787
3 St. Louis city 154802
4 St. Charles County 15744
5 Boone County 15591
6 Clay County 12282
7 Cole County 8637
8 Greene County 8145
9 Pulaski County 5764
10 Cape Girardeau County 5561
11 Platte County 5531
12 Buchanan County 4885
13 Pemiscot County 4792
14 Scott County 4420
15 Cass County 3595
16 Mississippi County 3448
17 Dunklin County 3171
18 New Madrid County 2890
19 St. Francois County 2847
20 Johnson County 2416
21 Butler County 2276
22 Jasper County 2092
23 Callaway County 1938
24 Jefferson County 1924
25 Audrain County 1642
26 Randolph County 1485
27 DeKalb County 1462
28 Marion County 1426
29 Pike County 1381
30 Pettis County 1260
31 Saline County 1229
32 Cooper County 1215
33 Phelps County 1011
34 Lincoln County 983
35 Texas County 874
36 Franklin County 845
37 Lafayette County 730
38 Warren County 660
39 Nodaway County 603
40 Moniteau County 580
40 Washington County 580
41 Howard County 545
42 Taney County 507
43 Christian County 500
44 Newton County 488
45 Adair County 459
46 Livingston County 408
47 Macon County 354
48 McDonald County 331
49 Webster County 330
50 Lewis County 314
51 Stoddard County 299
52 Clinton County 295
53 Ray County 263
54 Henry County 238
55 Polk County 237
56 Laclede County 236
57 Monroe County 234
58 Camden County 210
59 Montgomery County 194
60 Chariton County 169
61 Carroll County 167
62 Howell County 149
63 Bates County 148
63 Iron County 148
64 Morgan County 138
65 Vernon County 136
66 Ralls County 120
66 Ste. Genevieve County 120
67 Miller County 115
68 Lawrence County 111
69 Barry County 103
70 Andrew County 96
71 Linn County 95
72 Wright County 91
73 Stone County 84
74 Crawford County 83
74 Perry County 83
75 Grundy County 75
76 Atchison County 62
77 Benton County 59
78 Sullivan County 58
79 Dent County 57
80 Caldwell County 55
80 Ripley County 55
81 St. Clair County 50
82 Madison County 49
83 Wayne County 47
84 Douglas County 45
84 Osage County 45
85 Barton County 44
85 Reynolds County 44
86 Bollinger County 41
86 Gasconade County 41
87 Harrison County 39
88 Shelby County 38
89 Dallas County 37
90 Maries County 31
91 Dade County 30
91 Daviess County 30
92 Gentry County 27
93 Hickory County 23
93 Oregon County 23
94 Ozark County 21
95 Cedar County 17
96 Clark County 16
96 Shannon County 16
97 Worth County 15
98 Knox County 14
99 Carter County 13
100 Putnam County 9
101 Holt County 7
101 Mercer County 7
102 Schuyler County 6
103 Scotland County 3