Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (48.62%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.54%), and Mississippi County (24.63%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
St. Louis city
Pemiscot
Mississippi
Jackson
St. Louis
New Madrid
Pulaski
Cole
DeKalb
Scott
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
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Rank County % of County Population
1 St. Louis city 48.62
2 Pemiscot County 26.54
3 Mississippi County 24.63
4 Jackson County 24.09
5 St. Louis County 23.85
6 New Madrid County 15.79
7 Pulaski County 12.23
8 Cole County 11.63
9 DeKalb County 11.62
9 Scott County 11.62
10 Dunklin County 10.45
11 Boone County 9.44
12 Cape Girardeau County 7.54
13 Pike County 7.49
14 Cooper County 7.02
15 Audrain County 6.63
16 Platte County 6.24
17 Buchanan County 5.82
18 Clay County 5.8
19 Randolph County 5.68
20 Saline County 5.61
21 Butler County 5.28
22 Howard County 5.25
23 Marion County 5.1
24 Johnson County 4.59
24 St. Francois County 4.59
25 St. Charles County 4.49
26 Callaway County 4.45
27 Moniteau County 3.91
28 Cass County 3.84
29 Texas County 3.53
30 Pettis County 3.26
31 Lewis County 3.19
32 Greene County 3.09
33 Livingston County 2.78
34 Nodaway County 2.68
35 Monroe County 2.57
36 Phelps County 2.35
37 Chariton County 2.33
38 Washington County 2.32
39 Macon County 2.28
40 Lafayette County 2.22
41 Warren County 2.18
42 Jasper County 2.14
43 Carroll County 1.96
44 Adair County 1.89
44 Lincoln County 1.89
45 Sullivan County 1.68
46 McDonald County 1.56
47 Iron County 1.54
48 Montgomery County 1.51
49 Clinton County 1.42
50 Ray County 1.38
51 Ralls County 1.23
52 Taney County 1.21
53 Henry County 1.19
54 Bates County 1.05
54 Webster County 1.05
55 Stoddard County 0.99
56 Jefferson County 0.97
57 Newton County 0.91
58 Franklin County 0.88
59 Reynolds County 0.81
60 Polk County 0.79
61 Linn County 0.77
61 Worth County 0.77
62 Grundy County 0.76
62 Laclede County 0.76
63 Andrew County 0.74
63 Vernon County 0.74
64 Morgan County 0.73
65 Ste. Genevieve County 0.69
66 St. Clair County 0.67
67 Christian County 0.66
68 Shelby County 0.65
69 Caldwell County 0.62
70 Wright County 0.56
71 Camden County 0.55
72 Dade County 0.53
73 Gentry County 0.52
74 Knox County 0.49
74 Perry County 0.49
75 Daviess County 0.48
75 Miller County 0.48
76 Harrison County 0.47
76 Ripley County 0.47
76 Wayne County 0.47
77 Barton County 0.46
78 Dent County 0.44
78 Howell County 0.44
78 Lawrence County 0.44
79 Atchison County 0.43
80 Bollinger County 0.42
81 Barry County 0.41
82 Madison County 0.4
82 Maries County 0.4
83 Crawford County 0.34
83 Shannon County 0.34
83 Stone County 0.34
84 Douglas County 0.33
84 Hickory County 0.33
85 Benton County 0.32
86 Clark County 0.3
86 Dallas County 0.3
86 Gasconade County 0.3
86 Osage County 0.3
87 Carter County 0.27
88 Ozark County 0.23
89 Mercer County 0.22
90 Putnam County 0.21
91 Holt County 0.2
92 Oregon County 0.19
93 Schuyler County 0.14
94 Cedar County 0.12
95 Scotland County 0.06