Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (246.34K), followed by Jackson County (163.32K), and St. Louis city (135.53K).

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 2019
St. Louis
Jackson
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St. Charles
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Greene
Cole
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Cape Girardeau
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 St. Louis County 246338
2 Jackson County 163315
3 St. Louis city 135528
4 St. Charles County 20707
5 Boone County 17570
6 Clay County 17480
7 Greene County 9623
8 Cole County 9253
9 Platte County 7654
10 Cape Girardeau County 6092
11 Pulaski County 5880
12 Buchanan County 4958
13 Cass County 4594
14 Scott County 4531
15 Pemiscot County 4101
16 Mississippi County 3263
17 Dunklin County 3068
18 St. Francois County 2933
19 New Madrid County 2679
20 Jefferson County 2565
21 Johnson County 2522
22 Jasper County 2406
23 Butler County 2334
24 Callaway County 2023
25 Audrain County 1556
26 Randolph County 1431
27 Pettis County 1335
28 Marion County 1333
29 Cooper County 1160
30 Saline County 1155
31 Pike County 1126
32 Lincoln County 1120
33 Franklin County 949
34 Texas County 920
35 Phelps County 907
36 Adair County 897
37 Taney County 841
38 Warren County 777
39 DeKalb County 719
40 Christian County 699
41 Lafayette County 644
42 Nodaway County 638
43 Washington County 633
44 Moniteau County 544
45 Newton County 522
46 Howard County 495
47 Livingston County 487
48 Webster County 466
49 McDonald County 429
50 Macon County 363
51 Stoddard County 354
52 Laclede County 305
53 Lewis County 302
54 Ray County 299
55 Polk County 288
56 Camden County 275
57 Clinton County 265
58 Monroe County 242
59 Henry County 240
60 Howell County 218
61 Montgomery County 199
62 Andrew County 195
63 Lawrence County 192
64 Vernon County 184
65 Bates County 182
66 Barry County 178
67 Chariton County 174
68 Miller County 172
69 Sullivan County 168
70 Morgan County 164
71 Carroll County 150
72 Ste. Genevieve County 147
73 Iron County 141
74 Ralls County 137
75 Perry County 121
76 Stone County 119
77 Crawford County 114
78 Linn County 105
79 Wayne County 104
79 Wright County 104
80 Benton County 102
81 Grundy County 97
82 Dent County 90
83 Gasconade County 80
84 Reynolds County 72
84 Ripley County 72
85 Dallas County 65
86 Madison County 63
87 Caldwell County 62
88 Barton County 61
88 Hickory County 61
89 Bollinger County 58
90 Douglas County 57
91 Maries County 56
92 St. Clair County 55
93 Cedar County 54
94 Osage County 53
95 Shelby County 50
96 Daviess County 49
97 Harrison County 45
98 Gentry County 39
98 Oregon County 39
99 Dade County 34
99 Shannon County 34
100 Carter County 30
101 Clark County 28
102 Atchison County 22
102 Knox County 22
103 Holt County 19
104 Ozark County 18
104 Worth County 18
105 Mercer County 15
106 Putnam County 12
107 Schuyler County 7
108 Scotland County 5