Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (242.84K), followed by Jackson County (163.08K), and St. Louis city (142.44K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis County | 242838 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 163078 |
| 3 | St. Louis city | 142439 |
| 4 | St. Charles County | 19091 |
| 5 | Boone County | 16848 |
| 6 | Clay County | 15587 |
| 7 | Cole County | 9268 |
| 8 | Greene County | 9158 |
| 9 | Platte County | 6854 |
| 10 | Cape Girardeau County | 5923 |
| 11 | Pulaski County | 5810 |
| 12 | Buchanan County | 5048 |
| 13 | Scott County | 4501 |
| 14 | Pemiscot County | 4456 |
| 15 | Cass County | 3993 |
| 16 | Mississippi County | 3365 |
| 17 | Dunklin County | 3068 |
| 18 | St. Francois County | 3024 |
| 19 | New Madrid County | 2756 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 2537 |
| 21 | Butler County | 2384 |
| 22 | Jasper County | 2375 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 2313 |
| 24 | Callaway County | 1991 |
| 25 | Audrain County | 1730 |
| 26 | DeKalb County | 1479 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 1432 |
| 28 | Pike County | 1419 |
| 29 | Marion County | 1327 |
| 30 | Pettis County | 1260 |
| 31 | Cooper County | 1217 |
| 32 | Saline County | 1163 |
| 33 | Lincoln County | 1043 |
| 34 | Phelps County | 972 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 953 |
| 36 | Texas County | 930 |
| 37 | Adair County | 789 |
| 38 | Warren County | 764 |
| 39 | Taney County | 755 |
| 40 | Lafayette County | 673 |
| 41 | Nodaway County | 646 |
| 42 | Moniteau County | 637 |
| 43 | Christian County | 598 |
| 44 | Washington County | 587 |
| 45 | Livingston County | 514 |
| 46 | Newton County | 509 |
| 47 | Howard County | 474 |
| 48 | Webster County | 436 |
| 49 | McDonald County | 410 |
| 50 | Stoddard County | 344 |
| 51 | Macon County | 332 |
| 52 | Lewis County | 302 |
| 53 | Camden County | 293 |
| 54 | Ray County | 283 |
| 55 | Laclede County | 278 |
| 56 | Henry County | 273 |
| 57 | Polk County | 262 |
| 58 | Clinton County | 259 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 226 |
| 60 | Howell County | 191 |
| 61 | Sullivan County | 182 |
| 62 | Bates County | 179 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 177 |
| 64 | Chariton County | 172 |
| 65 | Barry County | 167 |
| 66 | Morgan County | 161 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 156 |
| 68 | Carroll County | 154 |
| 68 | Miller County | 154 |
| 68 | Vernon County | 154 |
| 69 | Andrew County | 143 |
| 69 | Iron County | 143 |
| 70 | Ste. Genevieve County | 141 |
| 71 | Ralls County | 132 |
| 72 | Stone County | 122 |
| 73 | Crawford County | 116 |
| 74 | Linn County | 108 |
| 75 | Perry County | 104 |
| 76 | Wright County | 98 |
| 77 | Benton County | 86 |
| 77 | Grundy County | 86 |
| 78 | Wayne County | 84 |
| 79 | Gasconade County | 76 |
| 80 | Dent County | 75 |
| 81 | Barton County | 70 |
| 82 | Ripley County | 66 |
| 83 | Reynolds County | 61 |
| 84 | Bollinger County | 59 |
| 85 | Douglas County | 58 |
| 86 | Caldwell County | 56 |
| 86 | Dallas County | 56 |
| 86 | Hickory County | 56 |
| 87 | Maries County | 55 |
| 88 | Madison County | 53 |
| 88 | Osage County | 53 |
| 89 | Shelby County | 51 |
| 90 | Cedar County | 49 |
| 91 | St. Clair County | 46 |
| 92 | Daviess County | 45 |
| 93 | Harrison County | 44 |
| 94 | Gentry County | 41 |
| 95 | Oregon County | 35 |
| 96 | Shannon County | 31 |
| 97 | Clark County | 29 |
| 98 | Dade County | 26 |
| 99 | Knox County | 23 |
| 100 | Atchison County | 21 |
| 101 | Worth County | 19 |
| 102 | Carter County | 17 |
| 103 | Ozark County | 14 |
| 104 | Holt County | 13 |
| 104 | Mercer County | 13 |
| 105 | Putnam County | 8 |
| 106 | Schuyler County | 7 |
| 107 | Scotland County | 4 |