Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, 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 (45.73%), followed by Pemiscot County (25.67%), and St. Louis County (24.55%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 45.73 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 25.67 |
| 3 | St. Louis County | 24.55 |
| 4 | Mississippi County | 24.48 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 23.29 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 15.63 |
| 7 | Cole County | 12.15 |
| 8 | Scott County | 11.82 |
| 9 | DeKalb County | 11.68 |
| 10 | Pulaski County | 11.09 |
| 11 | Dunklin County | 10.29 |
| 12 | Boone County | 9.58 |
| 13 | Pike County | 7.68 |
| 14 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.58 |
| 15 | Platte County | 7.05 |
| 16 | Cooper County | 6.99 |
| 17 | Clay County | 6.67 |
| 18 | Audrain County | 6.61 |
| 19 | Buchanan County | 5.68 |
| 20 | Randolph County | 5.47 |
| 21 | Butler County | 5.44 |
| 22 | Saline County | 5.12 |
| 23 | St. Charles County | 4.97 |
| 24 | Howard County | 4.84 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 4.59 |
| 26 | Marion County | 4.53 |
| 27 | St. Francois County | 4.51 |
| 28 | Callaway County | 4.38 |
| 29 | Cass County | 4.1 |
| 30 | Moniteau County | 4 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.67 |
| 32 | Livingston County | 3.55 |
| 33 | Adair County | 3.26 |
| 34 | Sullivan County | 3.25 |
| 35 | Greene County | 3.24 |
| 36 | Lewis County | 3.06 |
| 37 | Pettis County | 3.05 |
| 38 | Nodaway County | 2.93 |
| 39 | Monroe County | 2.61 |
| 40 | Washington County | 2.44 |
| 41 | Macon County | 2.39 |
| 42 | Chariton County | 2.35 |
| 43 | Warren County | 2.22 |
| 44 | Phelps County | 2.02 |
| 45 | Jasper County | 2 |
| 46 | Lafayette County | 1.99 |
| 47 | McDonald County | 1.98 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 1.9 |
| 49 | Carroll County | 1.65 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 1.64 |
| 51 | Iron County | 1.46 |
| 52 | Taney County | 1.42 |
| 53 | Ralls County | 1.33 |
| 53 | Ray County | 1.33 |
| 54 | Clinton County | 1.29 |
| 55 | Stoddard County | 1.22 |
| 56 | Henry County | 1.21 |
| 57 | Bates County | 1.1 |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 1.1 |
| 58 | Webster County | 1.07 |
| 59 | Andrew County | 1.05 |
| 60 | Reynolds County | 1 |
| 61 | Grundy County | 0.95 |
| 61 | Worth County | 0.95 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 0.92 |
| 62 | Newton County | 0.92 |
| 63 | Vernon County | 0.89 |
| 64 | Laclede County | 0.86 |
| 65 | Polk County | 0.85 |
| 65 | Shelby County | 0.85 |
| 66 | Linn County | 0.81 |
| 67 | Ste. Genevieve County | 0.79 |
| 68 | Christian County | 0.75 |
| 68 | Morgan County | 0.75 |
| 69 | Wayne County | 0.74 |
| 70 | Hickory County | 0.72 |
| 71 | Camden County | 0.68 |
| 72 | Caldwell County | 0.63 |
| 72 | Maries County | 0.63 |
| 73 | Miller County | 0.62 |
| 74 | Barton County | 0.6 |
| 75 | Gentry County | 0.59 |
| 75 | Harrison County | 0.59 |
| 75 | Perry County | 0.59 |
| 76 | Daviess County | 0.58 |
| 77 | St. Clair County | 0.56 |
| 78 | Bollinger County | 0.54 |
| 78 | Gasconade County | 0.54 |
| 78 | Ripley County | 0.54 |
| 79 | Dent County | 0.53 |
| 80 | Wright County | 0.52 |
| 81 | Crawford County | 0.51 |
| 81 | Knox County | 0.51 |
| 82 | Madison County | 0.5 |
| 83 | Benton County | 0.49 |
| 83 | Howell County | 0.49 |
| 84 | Dade County | 0.46 |
| 85 | Atchison County | 0.45 |
| 85 | Barry County | 0.45 |
| 86 | Lawrence County | 0.44 |
| 87 | Clark County | 0.43 |
| 88 | Douglas County | 0.42 |
| 88 | Shannon County | 0.42 |
| 89 | Mercer County | 0.41 |
| 90 | Oregon County | 0.39 |
| 91 | Osage County | 0.38 |
| 92 | Stone County | 0.34 |
| 93 | Cedar County | 0.33 |
| 94 | Holt County | 0.32 |
| 95 | Carter County | 0.31 |
| 95 | Dallas County | 0.31 |
| 96 | Ozark County | 0.21 |
| 97 | Putnam County | 0.17 |
| 98 | Schuyler County | 0.15 |
| 99 | Scotland County | 0.1 |