Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, 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 (44.09%), followed by Pemiscot County (26.3%), and St. Louis County (24.82%).
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 2020
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 44.09 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 26.3 |
| 3 | St. Louis County | 24.82 |
| 4 | Mississippi County | 23.37 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 22.86 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 16.06 |
| 7 | Scott County | 12.09 |
| 8 | Cole County | 11.62 |
| 9 | Pulaski County | 11.31 |
| 10 | Dunklin County | 10.69 |
| 11 | Boone County | 9.67 |
| 12 | DeKalb County | 9.13 |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.81 |
| 14 | Platte County | 7.69 |
| 15 | Clay County | 7.22 |
| 16 | Audrain County | 6.11 |
| 17 | Saline County | 5.88 |
| 18 | Butler County | 5.79 |
| 19 | Pike County | 5.66 |
| 20 | Buchanan County | 5.56 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 5.42 |
| 22 | Cooper County | 5.39 |
| 23 | St. Charles County | 5.28 |
| 24 | Howard County | 4.87 |
| 25 | Callaway County | 4.72 |
| 26 | Cass County | 4.63 |
| 27 | Marion County | 4.6 |
| 28 | Johnson County | 4.52 |
| 29 | St. Francois County | 4.02 |
| 30 | Adair County | 3.57 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.36 |
| 32 | Greene County | 3.28 |
| 33 | Lewis County | 3.18 |
| 34 | Pettis County | 3.17 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 2.8 |
| 36 | Sullivan County | 2.66 |
| 37 | Chariton County | 2.65 |
| 38 | Macon County | 2.57 |
| 39 | Washington County | 2.53 |
| 40 | Livingston County | 2.42 |
| 41 | Moniteau County | 2.37 |
| 42 | Phelps County | 2.23 |
| 42 | Warren County | 2.23 |
| 43 | Nodaway County | 2.11 |
| 44 | Lafayette County | 2.07 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 2.02 |
| 46 | Jasper County | 2.01 |
| 47 | McDonald County | 1.91 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 1.88 |
| 49 | Ste. Genevieve County | 1.76 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 1.6 |
| 51 | Iron County | 1.56 |
| 52 | Taney County | 1.55 |
| 53 | Bates County | 1.52 |
| 54 | Ray County | 1.3 |
| 55 | Clinton County | 1.28 |
| 55 | Ralls County | 1.28 |
| 56 | Henry County | 1.21 |
| 57 | Stoddard County | 1.16 |
| 58 | Jefferson County | 1.15 |
| 58 | Reynolds County | 1.15 |
| 59 | Shelby County | 1.13 |
| 60 | Madison County | 1.1 |
| 61 | Andrew County | 1.08 |
| 62 | Grundy County | 0.97 |
| 62 | Wayne County | 0.97 |
| 63 | Laclede County | 0.94 |
| 63 | Webster County | 0.94 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 0.93 |
| 65 | Newton County | 0.92 |
| 66 | Linn County | 0.9 |
| 67 | Worth County | 0.87 |
| 68 | Morgan County | 0.85 |
| 68 | Polk County | 0.85 |
| 69 | Christian County | 0.83 |
| 70 | Knox County | 0.8 |
| 71 | Ripley County | 0.79 |
| 72 | Gentry County | 0.78 |
| 73 | Cedar County | 0.77 |
| 74 | Caldwell County | 0.76 |
| 74 | Vernon County | 0.76 |
| 75 | Wright County | 0.75 |
| 76 | Maries County | 0.73 |
| 77 | Daviess County | 0.72 |
| 78 | Carter County | 0.71 |
| 79 | Hickory County | 0.7 |
| 79 | Miller County | 0.7 |
| 80 | Benton County | 0.68 |
| 80 | Camden County | 0.68 |
| 81 | Bollinger County | 0.66 |
| 82 | Perry County | 0.65 |
| 83 | Crawford County | 0.64 |
| 83 | Douglas County | 0.64 |
| 83 | Gasconade County | 0.64 |
| 84 | Howell County | 0.59 |
| 85 | Dent County | 0.58 |
| 85 | St. Clair County | 0.58 |
| 86 | Barton County | 0.57 |
| 86 | Dade County | 0.57 |
| 87 | Barry County | 0.54 |
| 88 | Harrison County | 0.53 |
| 89 | Lawrence County | 0.52 |
| 90 | Clark County | 0.51 |
| 91 | Atchison County | 0.49 |
| 92 | Holt County | 0.48 |
| 93 | Shannon County | 0.46 |
| 94 | Oregon County | 0.43 |
| 95 | Dallas County | 0.4 |
| 95 | Mercer County | 0.4 |
| 95 | Osage County | 0.4 |
| 95 | Stone County | 0.4 |
| 96 | Putnam County | 0.26 |
| 97 | Schuyler County | 0.25 |
| 98 | Ozark County | 0.24 |
| 99 | Scotland County | 0.11 |