Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (47.24%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.97%), and Mississippi County (24.94%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 47.24 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 26.97 |
| 3 | Mississippi County | 24.94 |
| 4 | St. Louis County | 24.34 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 23.99 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 16.02 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | 12.61 |
| 8 | Cole County | 12.1 |
| 9 | DeKalb County | 11.86 |
| 10 | Scott County | 11.69 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 10.38 |
| 12 | Boone County | 9.52 |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.69 |
| 14 | Pike County | 7.66 |
| 15 | Audrain County | 6.86 |
| 16 | Cooper County | 6.85 |
| 17 | Platte County | 6.84 |
| 18 | Clay County | 6.47 |
| 19 | Buchanan County | 5.91 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 5.9 |
| 21 | Butler County | 5.67 |
| 22 | Saline County | 5.43 |
| 23 | Marion County | 4.95 |
| 24 | Howard County | 4.92 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 4.88 |
| 26 | St. Charles County | 4.77 |
| 27 | Callaway County | 4.62 |
| 28 | St. Francois County | 4.56 |
| 29 | Moniteau County | 4.03 |
| 30 | Cass County | 3.9 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.61 |
| 32 | Livingston County | 3.41 |
| 33 | Sullivan County | 3.29 |
| 34 | Greene County | 3.23 |
| 35 | Lewis County | 3.15 |
| 36 | Pettis County | 3.13 |
| 37 | Nodaway County | 2.85 |
| 38 | Adair County | 2.77 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 2.77 |
| 39 | Chariton County | 2.37 |
| 40 | Phelps County | 2.32 |
| 40 | Washington County | 2.32 |
| 41 | Macon County | 2.29 |
| 41 | Warren County | 2.29 |
| 42 | Lafayette County | 2.27 |
| 43 | Jasper County | 2.25 |
| 44 | Carroll County | 2.05 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 1.98 |
| 46 | McDonald County | 1.9 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 1.68 |
| 48 | Taney County | 1.5 |
| 49 | Iron County | 1.38 |
| 50 | Ray County | 1.35 |
| 51 | Clinton County | 1.3 |
| 51 | Ralls County | 1.3 |
| 52 | Henry County | 1.29 |
| 53 | Stoddard County | 1.15 |
| 54 | Webster County | 1.11 |
| 55 | Bates County | 1.09 |
| 56 | Reynolds County | 1.07 |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 1.05 |
| 58 | Shelby County | 0.98 |
| 59 | Newton County | 0.96 |
| 60 | Worth County | 0.95 |
| 61 | Franklin County | 0.92 |
| 62 | Morgan County | 0.85 |
| 62 | Polk County | 0.85 |
| 63 | Linn County | 0.83 |
| 64 | Grundy County | 0.82 |
| 65 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.81 |
| 66 | Vernon County | 0.8 |
| 67 | Andrew County | 0.76 |
| 67 | Laclede County | 0.76 |
| 68 | Maries County | 0.75 |
| 69 | Barton County | 0.74 |
| 69 | Christian County | 0.74 |
| 70 | Camden County | 0.69 |
| 71 | St. Clair County | 0.68 |
| 72 | Wayne County | 0.65 |
| 73 | Daviess County | 0.64 |
| 74 | Ripley County | 0.61 |
| 75 | Caldwell County | 0.6 |
| 76 | Knox County | 0.59 |
| 76 | Wright County | 0.59 |
| 77 | Gentry County | 0.57 |
| 77 | Hickory County | 0.57 |
| 78 | Barry County | 0.56 |
| 78 | Gasconade County | 0.56 |
| 79 | Miller County | 0.54 |
| 80 | Crawford County | 0.51 |
| 80 | Dent County | 0.51 |
| 80 | Perry County | 0.51 |
| 81 | Benton County | 0.5 |
| 81 | Howell County | 0.5 |
| 81 | Lawrence County | 0.5 |
| 81 | Madison County | 0.5 |
| 82 | Harrison County | 0.48 |
| 83 | Mercer County | 0.47 |
| 83 | Shannon County | 0.47 |
| 84 | Bollinger County | 0.46 |
| 85 | Douglas County | 0.44 |
| 86 | Atchison County | 0.4 |
| 86 | Dade County | 0.4 |
| 86 | Osage County | 0.4 |
| 87 | Oregon County | 0.39 |
| 87 | Stone County | 0.39 |
| 88 | Clark County | 0.37 |
| 89 | Dallas County | 0.36 |
| 90 | Carter County | 0.31 |
| 91 | Cedar County | 0.29 |
| 91 | Holt County | 0.29 |
| 92 | Ozark County | 0.2 |
| 92 | Schuyler County | 0.2 |
| 93 | Putnam County | 0.19 |
| 94 | Scotland County | 0.08 |