Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, 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 (48.79%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.66%), and Mississippi County (23.88%).

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 2011
St. Louis city
Pemiscot
Mississippi
Jackson
St. Louis
New Madrid
DeKalb
Cole
Scott
Pulaski
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 St. Louis city 48.79
2 Pemiscot County 26.66
3 Mississippi County 23.88
4 Jackson County 23.67
5 St. Louis County 23.4
6 New Madrid County 15.59
7 DeKalb County 11.47
8 Cole County 11.29
9 Scott County 11.23
10 Pulaski County 10.87
11 Dunklin County 9.88
12 Boone County 9.24
13 Pike County 7.43
14 Cape Girardeau County 7.16
15 Cooper County 6.64
16 Audrain County 6.38
17 Platte County 5.96
18 Randolph County 5.88
19 Buchanan County 5.39
20 Howard County 5.3
21 Clay County 5.28
22 Butler County 5.25
23 Saline County 5.08
24 Marion County 4.85
25 Callaway County 4.34
26 Johnson County 4.32
27 St. Francois County 4.31
28 St. Charles County 4.18
29 Moniteau County 3.79
30 Cass County 3.53
31 Texas County 3.37
32 Lewis County 3.07
33 Monroe County 2.95
34 Pettis County 2.89
35 Greene County 2.85
36 Nodaway County 2.59
37 Livingston County 2.53
38 Phelps County 2.29
39 Macon County 2.27
40 Washington County 2.24
41 Lafayette County 2.1
42 Chariton County 2.09
43 Warren County 1.99
44 Jasper County 1.86
45 Lincoln County 1.83
46 Carroll County 1.78
47 Montgomery County 1.74
48 Adair County 1.66
49 Iron County 1.4
50 Clinton County 1.39
51 Ralls County 1.25
52 Ray County 1.18
53 Henry County 1.04
54 Stoddard County 0.96
55 McDonald County 0.95
56 Webster County 0.94
57 Bates County 0.91
57 Taney County 0.91
58 Franklin County 0.84
59 Jefferson County 0.82
60 Newton County 0.78
61 Polk County 0.75
62 Morgan County 0.73
63 Reynolds County 0.72
64 Sullivan County 0.71
65 Linn County 0.68
65 Ste. Genevieve County 0.68
66 Grundy County 0.67
66 Laclede County 0.67
67 Worth County 0.66
68 Andrew County 0.61
69 Christian County 0.59
70 Caldwell County 0.58
71 Vernon County 0.56
72 Shelby County 0.5
73 St. Clair County 0.49
73 Wright County 0.49
74 Miller County 0.46
75 Perry County 0.42
76 Camden County 0.4
77 Harrison County 0.38
77 Ripley County 0.38
78 Dade County 0.37
78 Gentry County 0.37
78 Howell County 0.37
79 Dent County 0.35
80 Knox County 0.34
81 Barton County 0.32
81 Madison County 0.32
82 Atchison County 0.31
82 Benton County 0.31
83 Bollinger County 0.3
84 Barry County 0.29
84 Douglas County 0.29
85 Crawford County 0.28
86 Clark County 0.27
86 Daviess County 0.27
86 Hickory County 0.27
87 Lawrence County 0.26
88 Maries County 0.25
88 Wayne County 0.25
89 Osage County 0.24
90 Gasconade County 0.23
90 Shannon County 0.23
91 Dallas County 0.2
92 Holt County 0.19
92 Stone County 0.19
93 Putnam County 0.18
94 Carter County 0.16
94 Mercer County 0.16
95 Oregon County 0.15
96 Cedar County 0.12
97 Ozark County 0.11
98 Schuyler County 0.09
99 Scotland County 0.06