Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (43.64%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.39%), and St. Louis County (25.25%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
St. Louis city
Pemiscot
St. Louis
Jackson
Mississippi
New Madrid
Scott
Pulaski
Cole
Dunklin
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
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Rank County % of County Population
1 St. Louis city 43.64
2 Pemiscot County 26.39
3 St. Louis County 25.25
4 Jackson County 23.28
5 Mississippi County 22.67
6 New Madrid County 16.56
7 Scott County 12.4
8 Pulaski County 11.9
9 Cole County 11.71
10 Dunklin County 11.05
11 Boone County 10.07
12 Platte County 8.57
13 DeKalb County 8.42
14 Cape Girardeau County 8.18
15 Clay County 8.05
16 Saline County 6.39
17 Butler County 6.13
18 St. Charles County 5.98
19 Buchanan County 5.94
20 Pike County 5.84
21 Audrain County 5.76
22 Randolph County 5.65
23 Cooper County 5.45
24 Cass County 5.28
25 Howard County 5.21
26 Callaway County 4.99
27 Marion County 4.8
28 Johnson County 4.61
29 St. Francois County 4.09
30 Adair County 3.98
31 Texas County 3.91
32 Pettis County 3.59
33 Greene County 3.56
34 Lewis County 3.35
35 Livingston County 3.04
36 Monroe County 2.91
37 Sullivan County 2.87
38 Washington County 2.72
39 Phelps County 2.63
40 Chariton County 2.56
40 Macon County 2.56
40 Moniteau County 2.56
41 Warren County 2.44
42 Jasper County 2.43
43 Lafayette County 2.22
44 Lincoln County 2.13
45 Carroll County 2.1
46 McDonald County 2.07
47 Taney County 1.95
48 Nodaway County 1.94
49 Ste. Genevieve County 1.77
50 Iron County 1.71
51 Montgomery County 1.68
52 Bates County 1.66
53 Henry County 1.42
53 Ralls County 1.42
54 Clinton County 1.4
55 Ray County 1.36
56 Andrew County 1.35
56 Jefferson County 1.35
56 Stoddard County 1.35
57 Reynolds County 1.33
58 Madison County 1.29
59 Newton County 1.23
60 Shelby County 1.22
61 Laclede County 1.13
62 Linn County 1.09
63 Christian County 1.07
64 Knox County 1.06
65 Wayne County 1.05
66 Caldwell County 1.04
66 Franklin County 1.04
66 Gentry County 1.04
67 Grundy County 1.01
68 Worth County 0.98
69 Morgan County 0.97
70 Webster County 0.95
71 Polk County 0.94
72 Maries County 0.91
72 Vernon County 0.91
73 Wright County 0.9
74 Holt County 0.89
75 Cedar County 0.88
76 Camden County 0.87
77 Miller County 0.86
78 Douglas County 0.84
78 Ripley County 0.84
79 Barry County 0.8
79 St. Clair County 0.8
80 Hickory County 0.79
80 Lawrence County 0.79
80 Shannon County 0.79
81 Gasconade County 0.77
82 Benton County 0.76
83 Barton County 0.74
83 Bollinger County 0.74
83 Perry County 0.74
84 Carter County 0.72
85 Dade County 0.69
85 Howell County 0.69
86 Crawford County 0.66
86 Dent County 0.66
86 Mercer County 0.66
87 Daviess County 0.65
88 Atchison County 0.6
89 Stone County 0.55
90 Dallas County 0.52
91 Clark County 0.51
91 Harrison County 0.51
91 Oregon County 0.51
92 Osage County 0.45
92 Ozark County 0.45
93 Schuyler County 0.38
94 Putnam County 0.34
95 Scotland County 0.15