Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (241.02K), followed by Jackson County (162.08K), and St. Louis city (146.54K).

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 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 241017
2 Jackson County 162081
3 St. Louis city 146545
4 St. Charles County 18227
5 Boone County 16520
6 Clay County 14735
7 Cole County 9097
8 Greene County 8933
9 Platte County 6508
10 Pulaski County 5969
11 Cape Girardeau County 5933
12 Buchanan County 5001
13 Pemiscot County 4561
14 Scott County 4471
15 Cass County 3854
16 Mississippi County 3405
17 Dunklin County 3115
18 St. Francois County 2952
19 New Madrid County 2825
20 Johnson County 2488
21 Butler County 2343
22 Jasper County 2308
23 Jefferson County 2259
24 Callaway County 2026
25 Audrain County 1737
26 DeKalb County 1477
27 Randolph County 1441
28 Pike County 1402
29 Marion County 1375
30 Pettis County 1213
31 Cooper County 1197
32 Saline County 1154
33 Lincoln County 1046
34 Phelps County 990
35 Texas County 924
36 Franklin County 914
37 Warren County 743
38 Taney County 702
39 Lafayette County 694
40 Adair County 684
41 Moniteau County 639
42 Nodaway County 629
43 Christian County 578
44 Washington County 574
45 Livingston County 506
46 Newton County 500
47 Howard County 476
48 Webster County 407
49 McDonald County 390
50 Macon County 341
51 Stoddard County 330
52 Lewis County 309
53 Camden County 285
54 Ray County 268
55 Henry County 255
56 Clinton County 253
56 Laclede County 253
57 Polk County 250
58 Monroe County 230
59 Howell County 189
60 Montgomery County 184
61 Chariton County 176
61 Sullivan County 176
62 Carroll County 170
63 Bates County 168
64 Vernon County 160
65 Morgan County 156
66 Barry County 149
67 Ste. Genevieve County 142
68 Lawrence County 141
69 Iron County 132
70 Ralls County 130
71 Andrew County 121
71 Miller County 121
72 Crawford County 116
73 Stone County 112
74 Wright County 102
75 Linn County 96
76 Benton County 92
77 Perry County 87
78 Ripley County 84
79 Grundy County 82
80 Gasconade County 81
81 Barton County 77
82 Wayne County 75
83 Dent County 70
84 Reynolds County 67
85 Maries County 60
86 Madison County 56
86 Shelby County 56
87 Douglas County 55
88 Dallas County 54
89 Caldwell County 53
89 Osage County 53
90 St. Clair County 52
91 Bollinger County 50
91 Hickory County 50
92 Daviess County 45
93 Cedar County 38
93 Harrison County 38
94 Oregon County 35
95 Gentry County 34
96 Shannon County 30
97 Dade County 26
98 Clark County 25
99 Knox County 23
100 Atchison County 21
101 Worth County 18
102 Carter County 17
102 Ozark County 17
103 Holt County 10
103 Mercer County 10
104 Putnam County 9
104 Schuyler County 9
105 Scotland County 4