Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (239.66K), followed by Jackson County (161.31K), and St. Louis city (149.52K).

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 2015
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 239660
2 Jackson County 161312
3 St. Louis city 149522
4 St. Charles County 17350
5 Boone County 16283
6 Clay County 13855
7 Cole County 9052
8 Greene County 8816
9 Pulaski County 6185
10 Platte County 6148
11 Cape Girardeau County 5851
12 Buchanan County 5003
13 Pemiscot County 4606
14 Scott County 4495
15 Cass County 3737
16 Mississippi County 3432
17 Dunklin County 3145
18 St. Francois County 2928
19 New Madrid County 2860
20 Johnson County 2446
21 Butler County 2303
22 Jasper County 2274
23 Jefferson County 2271
24 Callaway County 1971
25 Audrain County 1730
26 DeKalb County 1484
27 Randolph County 1452
28 Marion County 1392
29 Pike County 1358
30 Cooper County 1225
31 Pettis County 1221
32 Saline County 1184
33 Lincoln County 1044
34 Phelps County 1007
35 Franklin County 950
36 Texas County 934
37 Warren County 743
38 Lafayette County 693
39 Taney County 657
40 Moniteau County 634
41 Nodaway County 628
42 Washington County 591
43 Adair County 588
44 Christian County 535
45 Howard County 517
46 Newton County 471
47 Livingston County 456
48 Webster County 376
49 McDonald County 365
50 Macon County 337
51 Lewis County 313
52 Stoddard County 308
53 Ray County 281
54 Polk County 266
55 Camden County 264
56 Henry County 262
57 Laclede County 261
58 Clinton County 255
59 Monroe County 218
60 Montgomery County 195
61 Howell County 188
62 Vernon County 169
63 Chariton County 167
64 Morgan County 161
65 Carroll County 160
66 Bates County 159
67 Ste. Genevieve County 146
68 Iron County 142
69 Sullivan County 138
70 Ralls County 133
71 Barry County 126
72 Lawrence County 122
73 Andrew County 121
74 Linn County 107
75 Crawford County 106
76 Stone County 104
77 Wright County 103
78 Miller County 98
79 Perry County 90
80 Ripley County 83
81 Grundy County 78
82 Barton County 75
83 Wayne County 74
84 Benton County 73
85 Dent County 71
86 Gasconade County 68
87 Maries County 58
88 St. Clair County 56
89 Dallas County 54
90 Caldwell County 53
90 Madison County 53
91 Reynolds County 51
92 Shelby County 50
93 Bollinger County 48
94 Osage County 45
95 Douglas County 44
96 Daviess County 40
97 Hickory County 37
98 Harrison County 35
98 Oregon County 35
99 Dade County 34
100 Gentry County 30
101 Cedar County 23
101 Shannon County 23
102 Clark County 22
103 Knox County 21
104 Atchison County 20
105 Worth County 18
106 Ozark County 16
107 Carter County 15
108 Holt County 9
108 Putnam County 9
109 Mercer County 6
110 Schuyler County 5
111 Scotland County 4