Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (244.51K), followed by Jackson County (163.45K), and St. Louis city (138.85K).

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 2018
St. Louis
Jackson
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St. Charles
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Greene
Cole
Platte
Cape Girardeau
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 244505
2 Jackson County 163453
3 St. Louis city 138850
4 St. Charles County 19828
5 Boone County 17208
6 Clay County 16460
7 Greene County 9427
8 Cole County 9322
9 Platte County 7260
10 Cape Girardeau County 5976
11 Pulaski County 5763
12 Buchanan County 4999
13 Scott County 4562
14 Cass County 4294
15 Pemiscot County 4179
16 Mississippi County 3272
17 Dunklin County 3033
18 St. Francois County 3011
19 New Madrid County 2694
20 Jefferson County 2477
21 Johnson County 2467
22 Jasper County 2411
23 Butler County 2318
24 Callaway County 1972
25 Audrain County 1680
26 DeKalb County 1464
27 Pike County 1420
28 Randolph County 1351
29 Pettis County 1296
30 Marion County 1294
31 Cooper County 1231
32 Saline County 1173
33 Lincoln County 1093
34 Franklin County 951
35 Texas County 938
36 Phelps County 901
37 Adair County 833
38 Taney County 790
39 Warren County 771
40 Christian County 652
41 Nodaway County 651
42 Lafayette County 647
43 Moniteau County 644
44 Washington County 607
45 Livingston County 539
46 Newton County 536
47 Howard County 485
48 McDonald County 455
49 Webster County 420
50 Macon County 363
51 Stoddard County 358
52 Camden County 314
53 Laclede County 307
54 Ray County 304
55 Lewis County 301
56 Polk County 275
57 Henry County 264
58 Clinton County 263
59 Monroe County 225
60 Sullivan County 201
61 Howell County 198
62 Montgomery County 188
63 Andrew County 185
64 Vernon County 182
65 Bates County 180
66 Chariton County 175
67 Lawrence County 168
68 Barry County 160
69 Miller County 157
70 Morgan County 154
71 Iron County 149
72 Carroll County 144
73 Ste. Genevieve County 142
74 Ralls County 136
75 Crawford County 123
76 Perry County 114
77 Stone County 109
78 Linn County 97
78 Wayne County 97
79 Benton County 95
80 Grundy County 94
80 Wright County 94
81 Dent County 82
82 Gasconade County 79
83 Ripley County 73
84 Barton County 70
85 Hickory County 68
86 Bollinger County 66
87 Reynolds County 63
88 Madison County 61
89 Caldwell County 57
90 Douglas County 56
91 Maries County 55
92 St. Clair County 53
93 Dallas County 52
93 Osage County 52
94 Shelby County 51
95 Harrison County 49
96 Daviess County 48
97 Cedar County 46
98 Oregon County 41
99 Gentry County 39
100 Dade County 35
101 Shannon County 34
102 Clark County 29
103 Atchison County 23
104 Knox County 20
105 Carter County 19
105 Ozark County 19
105 Worth County 19
106 Mercer County 15
107 Holt County 14
108 Putnam County 8
109 Schuyler County 7
110 Scotland County 5