Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, 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 (47.97%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.31%), and Mississippi County (24.74%).

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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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 St. Louis city 47.97
2 Pemiscot County 26.31
3 Mississippi County 24.74
4 St. Louis County 23.75
5 Jackson County 23.5
6 New Madrid County 15.68
7 DeKalb County 11.7
8 Scott County 11.54
9 Cole County 11.53
10 Pulaski County 11.51
11 Dunklin County 10.18
12 Boone County 9.33
13 Pike County 7.51
14 Cape Girardeau County 7.42
15 Cooper County 7.03
16 Audrain County 6.53
17 Platte County 6.14
18 Randolph County 5.83
19 Clay County 5.67
20 Buchanan County 5.63
21 Howard County 5.11
22 Butler County 5.08
23 Saline County 5.03
24 Marion County 5.01
25 Johnson County 4.49
26 Callaway County 4.45
27 St. Charles County 4.44
28 St. Francois County 4.37
29 Moniteau County 3.96
30 Cass County 3.65
31 Texas County 3.52
32 Lewis County 3.06
33 Greene County 3.01
34 Livingston County 3
35 Pettis County 2.96
36 Nodaway County 2.7
37 Monroe County 2.47
38 Washington County 2.38
39 Lafayette County 2.2
39 Warren County 2.2
40 Chariton County 2.19
41 Macon County 2.17
42 Phelps County 2.14
43 Adair County 2.07
44 Jasper County 1.92
45 Lincoln County 1.83
46 Sullivan County 1.76
47 Carroll County 1.71
48 McDonald County 1.65
49 Montgomery County 1.53
50 Clinton County 1.39
51 Iron County 1.36
52 Henry County 1.25
52 Ralls County 1.25
53 Ray County 1.2
54 Taney County 1.12
55 Stoddard County 1.05
56 Bates County 1.02
56 Webster County 1.02
57 Jefferson County 0.96
58 Reynolds County 0.94
59 Franklin County 0.86
60 Vernon County 0.83
61 Polk County 0.82
62 Grundy County 0.8
62 Ste. Genevieve County 0.8
63 Newton County 0.79
64 Linn County 0.76
64 Shelby County 0.76
65 Andrew County 0.75
65 Laclede County 0.75
66 Morgan County 0.74
67 Worth County 0.73
68 Barton County 0.66
68 Christian County 0.66
69 St. Clair County 0.64
70 Wright County 0.58
71 Caldwell County 0.57
71 Ripley County 0.57
72 Maries County 0.56
73 Wayne County 0.54
74 Camden County 0.5
75 Daviess County 0.48
75 Knox County 0.48
76 Gentry County 0.47
76 Perry County 0.47
77 Howell County 0.44
78 Miller County 0.43
79 Harrison County 0.42
80 Crawford County 0.41
80 Dade County 0.41
81 Gasconade County 0.4
81 Hickory County 0.4
82 Dent County 0.39
83 Bollinger County 0.38
84 Madison County 0.37
85 Atchison County 0.36
85 Barry County 0.36
86 Douglas County 0.35
87 Benton County 0.33
87 Lawrence County 0.33
88 Clark County 0.31
88 Osage County 0.31
88 Stone County 0.31
89 Oregon County 0.29
90 Shannon County 0.25
91 Dallas County 0.24
92 Carter County 0.22
93 Ozark County 0.21
93 Putnam County 0.21
94 Holt County 0.18
95 Cedar County 0.17
96 Mercer County 0.16
97 Schuyler County 0.11
98 Scotland County 0.06