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.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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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