Cities in Missouri by black or African American population share, 2024

Jennings, MO had the highest black or African American population share of 81 cities in 2024, at 89%. Kearney, MO had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Missouri was 10.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest89Jennings, MO
Lowest0.1Kearney, MO
Median5.281 cities
Missouri10.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Jennings, MO: 89 %Jennings, MO89Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 84.2 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO84.2Ferguson, MO: 68.7 %Ferguson, MO68.7Florissant, MO: 43.9 %Florissant, MO43.9St. Louis, MO: 42.1 %St. Louis, MO42.1Hazelwood, MO: 40.5 %Hazelwood, MO40.5Raytown, MO: 36.8 %Raytown, MO36.8Grandview, MO: 32.4 %Grandview, MO32.4University City, MO: 30.9 %University City, MO30.9Overland, MO: 27 %Overland, MO27Kansas City, MO: 25.2 %Kansas City, MO25.2St. Ann, MO: 24.5 %St. Ann, MO24.5Bridgeton, MO: 23.7 %Bridgeton, MO23.7Sikeston, MO: 21.3 %Sikeston, MO21.3Jefferson City, MO: 16 %Jefferson City, MO16Maryland Heights, MO: 13.3 %Maryland Heights, MO13.3Cape Girardeau, MO: 13.2 %Cape Girardeau, MO13.2Columbia, MO: 12.1 %Columbia, MO12.1Kennett, MO: 11.1 %Kennett, MO11.1Independence, MO: 10.6 %Independence, MO10.6Lee's Summit, MO: 9.6 %Lee's Summit, MO9.6Poplar Bluff, MO: 9.1 %Poplar Bluff, MO9.1Raymore, MO: 8.8 %Raymore, MO8.8Clayton, MO: 8.7 %Clayton, MO8.7Creve Coeur, MO: 8.5 %Creve Coeur, MO8.5Moberly, MO: 8.3 %Moberly, MO8.3Fulton, MO: 8.2 %Fulton, MO8.2Belton, MO: 8.2 %Belton, MO8.2Blue Springs, MO: 8 %Blue Springs, MO8St. Charles, MO: 7.2 %St. Charles, MO7.2Gladstone, MO: 7 %Gladstone, MO7Mexico, MO: 6.9 %Mexico, MO6.9Wentzville, MO: 6.6 %Wentzville, MO6.6St. Joseph, MO: 6.5 %St. Joseph, MO6.5Kirksville, MO: 6.4 %Kirksville, MO6.4Warrensburg, MO: 6.4 %Warrensburg, MO6.4Hannibal, MO: 5.7 %Hannibal, MO5.7Lake St. Louis, MO: 5.5 %Lake St. Louis, MO5.5Branson, MO: 5.4 %Branson, MO5.4O'Fallon, MO: 5.2 %O'Fallon, MO5.2Jennings, MO: 89 %Jennings, MO89Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 84.2 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO84.2Ferguson, MO: 68.7 %Ferguson, MO68.7Florissant, MO: 43.9 %Florissant, MO43.9St. Louis, MO: 42.1 %St. Louis, MO42.1Hazelwood, MO: 40.5 %Hazelwood, MO40.5Raytown, MO: 36.8 %Raytown, MO36.8Grandview, MO: 32.4 %Grandview, MO32.4University City, MO: 30.9 %University City, MO30.9Overland, MO: 27 %Overland, MO27Kansas City, MO: 25.2 %Kansas City, MO25.2St. Ann, MO: 24.5 %St. Ann, MO24.5Bridgeton, MO: 23.7 %Bridgeton, MO23.7Sikeston, MO: 21.3 %Sikeston, MO21.3Jefferson City, MO: 16 %Jefferson City, MO16Maryland Heights, MO: 13.3 %Maryland Heights, MO13.3Cape Girardeau, MO: 13.2 %Cape Girardeau, MO13.2Columbia, MO: 12.1 %Columbia, MO12.1Kennett, MO: 11.1 %Kennett, MO11.1Independence, MO: 10.6 %Independence, MO10.6Lee's Summit, MO: 9.6 %Lee's Summit, MO9.6Poplar Bluff, MO: 9.1 %Poplar Bluff, MO9.1Raymore, MO: 8.8 %Raymore, MO8.8Clayton, MO: 8.7 %Clayton, MO8.7Creve Coeur, MO: 8.5 %Creve Coeur, MO8.5Moberly, MO: 8.3 %Moberly, MO8.3Fulton, MO: 8.2 %Fulton, MO8.2Belton, MO: 8.2 %Belton, MO8.2Blue Springs, MO: 8 %Blue Springs, MO8St. Charles, MO: 7.2 %St. Charles, MO7.2Gladstone, MO: 7 %Gladstone, MO7Mexico, MO: 6.9 %Mexico, MO6.9Wentzville, MO: 6.6 %Wentzville, MO6.6St. Joseph, MO: 6.5 %St. Joseph, MO6.5Kirksville, MO: 6.4 %Kirksville, MO6.4Warrensburg, MO: 6.4 %Warrensburg, MO6.4Hannibal, MO: 5.7 %Hannibal, MO5.7Lake St. Louis, MO: 5.5 %Lake St. Louis, MO5.5Branson, MO: 5.4 %Branson, MO5.4O'Fallon, MO: 5.2 %O'Fallon, MO5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jennings, MO89-2.2 pts
2Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO84.2+1.8 pts
3Ferguson, MO68.7-1 pts
4Florissant, MO43.9+1.8 pts
5St. Louis, MO42.1-0.8 pts
6Hazelwood, MO40.5+1.1 pts
7Raytown, MO36.8+0.4 pts
8Grandview, MO32.4-0.4 pts
9University City, MO30.9+0.5 pts
10Overland, MO27+6 pts
11Kansas City, MO25.2-0.3 pts
12St. Ann, MO24.5-1.9 pts
13Bridgeton, MO23.7+0.3 pts
14Sikeston, MO21.3-3.5 pts
15Jefferson City, MO16-1.4 pts
16Maryland Heights, MO13.3-0.7 pts
17Cape Girardeau, MO13.2-1.9 pts
18Columbia, MO12.1+0.1 pts
19Kennett, MO11.1-2 pts
20Independence, MO10.6-0.1 pts
21Lee's Summit, MO9.6-0.5 pts
22Poplar Bluff, MO9.1+0.2 pts
23Raymore, MO8.8+0.4 pts
24Clayton, MO8.7-0.1 pts
25Creve Coeur, MO8.5-0.9 pts
26Moberly, MO8.3-0.2 pts
27Fulton, MO8.2+2 pts
28Belton, MO8.2+1 pts
29Blue Springs, MO8-0 pts
30St. Charles, MO7.2-0.4 pts
31Gladstone, MO7+0.1 pts
32Mexico, MO6.9+0.4 pts
33Wentzville, MO6.6+1 pts
34St. Joseph, MO6.5-0 pts
35Kirksville, MO6.4+0.4 pts
35Warrensburg, MO6.4+1 pts
37Hannibal, MO5.7-1.8 pts
38Lake St. Louis, MO5.5+1.3 pts
39Branson, MO5.4+1.4 pts
40O'Fallon, MO5.2+0.2 pts
41Farmington, MO5.2-0.4 pts
42Webster Groves, MO5.2-0.4 pts
43Grain Valley, MO4.9-0.2 pts
44Rolla, MO4.9+1.3 pts
45Marshall, MO4.7+0.1 pts
46St. Peters, MO4.6-0.6 pts
47Liberty, MO4.60 pts
48Springfield, MO4.5+0.3 pts
49Kirkwood, MO4.4-0.5 pts
50Sedalia, MO4+0.3 pts
51Chesterfield, MO3.8+0.6 pts
52Manchester, MO3.6+0.6 pts
53Maryville, MO3.5+0.5 pts
54Dardenne Prairie, MO3.4+0.9 pts
55Excelsior Springs, MO3.3-0.9 pts
56Festus, MO3.20 pts
57Joplin, MO2.9+0.2 pts
58Ballwin, MO2.8+0.1 pts
59Troy, MO2.7+1.4 pts
60Jackson, MO2.6+0.8 pts
61Crestwood, MO2.5+1.4 pts
62Town and Country, MO2.4-0.1 pts
62Webb City, MO2.4+0.4 pts
64Union, MO2.2+0.3 pts
65Ozark, MO1.5+0.2 pts
66Carthage, MO1.4+0.1 pts
67Nixa, MO1-0.5 pts
68West Plains, MO1+0.3 pts
69Neosho, MO1-0.5 pts
70Bolivar, MO0.9+0.1 pts
71Eureka, MO0.8+0.4 pts
72Republic, MO0.8-0.4 pts
73Ellisville, MO0.70 pts
74Wildwood, MO0.6-0.3 pts
75Smithville, MO0.6+0.2 pts
76Lebanon, MO0.50 pts
77Harrisonville, MO0.4+0.1 pts
78Monett, MO0.4-0 pts
79Arnold, MO0.30 pts
79Washington, MO0.30 pts
81Kearney, MO0.1-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Missouri by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/missouri-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Missouri by black or African American population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/missouri-cities.

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Jennings, MO, with 89% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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