Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (46.57%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.86%), and Mississippi County (24.92%).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 46.57 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 26.86 |
| 3 | Mississippi County | 24.92 |
| 4 | St. Louis County | 24.56 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 23.94 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 15.91 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | 12.38 |
| 8 | Cole County | 12.32 |
| 9 | DeKalb County | 11.84 |
| 10 | Scott County | 11.82 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 10.39 |
| 12 | Boone County | 9.62 |
| 13 | Pike County | 7.73 |
| 14 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.7 |
| 15 | Platte County | 7.04 |
| 16 | Cooper County | 6.99 |
| 17 | Audrain County | 6.9 |
| 18 | Clay County | 6.76 |
| 19 | Buchanan County | 5.98 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 5.86 |
| 21 | Butler County | 5.83 |
| 22 | Saline County | 5.51 |
| 23 | Johnson County | 5 |
| 24 | St. Charles County | 4.94 |
| 25 | Howard County | 4.9 |
| 26 | Marion County | 4.8 |
| 27 | St. Francois County | 4.65 |
| 28 | Callaway County | 4.54 |
| 29 | Cass County | 4.03 |
| 30 | Moniteau County | 4.01 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.65 |
| 32 | Livingston County | 3.48 |
| 33 | Sullivan County | 3.47 |
| 34 | Greene County | 3.29 |
| 35 | Pettis County | 3.26 |
| 36 | Adair County | 3.19 |
| 37 | Lewis County | 3.12 |
| 38 | Nodaway County | 2.93 |
| 39 | Monroe County | 2.72 |
| 40 | Washington County | 2.36 |
| 41 | Chariton County | 2.33 |
| 42 | Warren County | 2.32 |
| 43 | Jasper County | 2.29 |
| 44 | Phelps County | 2.28 |
| 45 | Macon County | 2.23 |
| 46 | Lafayette County | 2.21 |
| 47 | McDonald County | 1.98 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 1.94 |
| 49 | Carroll County | 1.91 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 1.64 |
| 51 | Taney County | 1.6 |
| 52 | Iron County | 1.48 |
| 53 | Ray County | 1.39 |
| 54 | Henry County | 1.36 |
| 55 | Clinton County | 1.34 |
| 56 | Ralls County | 1.32 |
| 57 | Stoddard County | 1.21 |
| 58 | Bates County | 1.18 |
| 59 | Webster County | 1.16 |
| 60 | Jefferson County | 1.08 |
| 61 | Reynolds County | 0.99 |
| 62 | Worth County | 0.98 |
| 63 | Newton County | 0.97 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 0.96 |
| 65 | Linn County | 0.93 |
| 66 | Shelby County | 0.9 |
| 67 | Polk County | 0.89 |
| 68 | Andrew County | 0.88 |
| 68 | Morgan County | 0.88 |
| 69 | Grundy County | 0.87 |
| 70 | Laclede County | 0.83 |
| 71 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.8 |
| 72 | Vernon County | 0.79 |
| 73 | Christian County | 0.77 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 0.71 |
| 75 | Camden County | 0.7 |
| 76 | Maries County | 0.69 |
| 77 | Barton County | 0.68 |
| 77 | Gentry County | 0.68 |
| 78 | Miller County | 0.67 |
| 79 | Caldwell County | 0.63 |
| 79 | Daviess County | 0.63 |
| 79 | Hickory County | 0.63 |
| 80 | Barry County | 0.61 |
| 80 | Perry County | 0.61 |
| 80 | St. Clair County | 0.61 |
| 81 | Knox County | 0.58 |
| 81 | Wright County | 0.58 |
| 82 | Bollinger County | 0.55 |
| 82 | Harrison County | 0.55 |
| 83 | Dent County | 0.54 |
| 84 | Lawrence County | 0.53 |
| 85 | Gasconade County | 0.52 |
| 86 | Crawford County | 0.51 |
| 87 | Howell County | 0.5 |
| 88 | Ripley County | 0.49 |
| 88 | Shannon County | 0.49 |
| 89 | Atchison County | 0.48 |
| 90 | Benton County | 0.47 |
| 90 | Douglas County | 0.47 |
| 90 | Madison County | 0.47 |
| 91 | Mercer County | 0.44 |
| 92 | Clark County | 0.43 |
| 93 | Dade County | 0.42 |
| 93 | Stone County | 0.42 |
| 94 | Osage County | 0.4 |
| 95 | Dallas County | 0.37 |
| 96 | Holt County | 0.36 |
| 97 | Cedar County | 0.35 |
| 98 | Oregon County | 0.34 |
| 99 | Carter County | 0.31 |
| 100 | Putnam County | 0.17 |
| 101 | Ozark County | 0.16 |
| 101 | Schuyler County | 0.16 |
| 102 | Scotland County | 0.08 |