Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (49.02%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.67%), and Jackson County (23.71%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
St. Louis city
Pemiscot
Jackson
Mississippi
St. Louis
New Madrid
Scott
DeKalb
Cole
Pulaski
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 St. Louis city 49.02
2 Pemiscot County 26.67
3 Jackson County 23.71
4 Mississippi County 23.67
5 St. Louis County 23.32
6 New Madrid County 15.72
7 Scott County 11.37
8 DeKalb County 11.3
9 Cole County 11.11
10 Pulaski County 10.96
11 Dunklin County 9.63
12 Boone County 9.22
13 Pike County 7.17
14 Cape Girardeau County 7.03
15 Cooper County 6.81
16 Audrain County 6.43
17 Randolph County 5.88
18 Platte County 5.86
19 Howard County 5.3
20 Saline County 5.26
21 Butler County 5.24
22 Clay County 5.17
23 Buchanan County 5.16
24 Marion County 4.89
25 Callaway County 4.51
26 Johnson County 4.25
27 St. Francois County 4.22
28 St. Charles County 4.15
29 Moniteau County 3.7
30 Cass County 3.5
31 Texas County 3.34
32 Lewis County 3.15
33 Pettis County 2.97
34 Monroe County 2.95
35 Greene County 2.84
36 Nodaway County 2.61
37 Livingston County 2.37
38 Macon County 2.25
39 Washington County 2.21
40 Phelps County 2.19
41 Lafayette County 2.18
42 Chariton County 2.06
43 Lincoln County 1.87
44 Warren County 1.86
45 Jasper County 1.85
46 Carroll County 1.66
47 Montgomery County 1.63
48 Adair County 1.59
49 Clinton County 1.38
50 Iron County 1.26
51 Ray County 1.13
52 Ralls County 1.07
53 Henry County 1
54 Stoddard County 0.92
55 Webster County 0.88
56 Bates County 0.86
57 Franklin County 0.85
58 Jefferson County 0.82
59 Taney County 0.81
60 Newton County 0.75
61 Polk County 0.73
62 Reynolds County 0.7
63 Laclede County 0.69
63 Linn County 0.69
64 Ste. Genevieve County 0.65
65 Morgan County 0.62
66 Grundy County 0.6
66 McDonald County 0.6
66 Worth County 0.6
67 Christian County 0.57
68 Shelby County 0.49
68 Wright County 0.49
69 St. Clair County 0.48
69 Sullivan County 0.48
69 Vernon County 0.48
70 Andrew County 0.44
71 Caldwell County 0.42
72 Miller County 0.41
73 Camden County 0.39
73 Howell County 0.39
74 Perry County 0.38
75 Dade County 0.37
76 Ripley County 0.36
77 Barton County 0.35
77 Dent County 0.35
78 Knox County 0.34
79 Harrison County 0.31
80 Atchison County 0.3
80 Benton County 0.3
80 Gentry County 0.3
81 Bollinger County 0.27
81 Clark County 0.27
81 Crawford County 0.27
81 Madison County 0.27
82 Barry County 0.26
82 Daviess County 0.26
82 Hickory County 0.26
83 Maries County 0.25
84 Wayne County 0.24
85 Lawrence County 0.22
86 Douglas County 0.21
86 Osage County 0.21
87 Shannon County 0.2
88 Gasconade County 0.18
88 Putnam County 0.18
89 Dallas County 0.17
90 Mercer County 0.16
90 Stone County 0.16
91 Holt County 0.14
92 Oregon County 0.13
93 Ozark County 0.11
94 Cedar County 0.1
95 Carter County 0.08
96 Scotland County 0.06
97 Schuyler County 0.02