Cities in Missouri by black or African American population share

Jennings, MO had the highest black or African American population share of 81 cities in 2022, at 88.6%. Washington, MO had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for Missouri was 11.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest88.6Jennings, MO
Median5.181 cities
Missouri11.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Jennings, MO: 88.6 %Jennings, MO88.6Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 80 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO80Ferguson, MO: 71.5 %Ferguson, MO71.5St. Louis, MO: 43.7 %St. Louis, MO43.7Florissant, MO: 40.6 %Florissant, MO40.6Raytown, MO: 39.4 %Raytown, MO39.4Hazelwood, MO: 39.3 %Hazelwood, MO39.3Grandview, MO: 32.8 %Grandview, MO32.8University City, MO: 31.8 %University City, MO31.8St. Ann, MO: 31.1 %St. Ann, MO31.1Kansas City, MO: 26 %Kansas City, MO26Sikeston, MO: 24.9 %Sikeston, MO24.9Overland, MO: 22.2 %Overland, MO22.2Bridgeton, MO: 21.3 %Bridgeton, MO21.3Jefferson City, MO: 18.2 %Jefferson City, MO18.2Maryland Heights, MO: 15.1 %Maryland Heights, MO15.1Kennett, MO: 14.1 %Kennett, MO14.1Cape Girardeau, MO: 13.7 %Cape Girardeau, MO13.7Columbia, MO: 11.1 %Columbia, MO11.1Independence, MO: 10.9 %Independence, MO10.9Raymore, MO: 10.3 %Raymore, MO10.3Creve Coeur, MO: 10 %Creve Coeur, MO10Poplar Bluff, MO: 9.7 %Poplar Bluff, MO9.7Fulton, MO: 9.3 %Fulton, MO9.3Lee's Summit, MO: 8.8 %Lee's Summit, MO8.8Moberly, MO: 8.6 %Moberly, MO8.6Clayton, MO: 8.6 %Clayton, MO8.6Hannibal, MO: 7.6 %Hannibal, MO7.6Gladstone, MO: 7.3 %Gladstone, MO7.3St. Charles, MO: 7.2 %St. Charles, MO7.2Marshall, MO: 7.1 %Marshall, MO7.1Blue Springs, MO: 6.7 %Blue Springs, MO6.7St. Joseph, MO: 6.7 %St. Joseph, MO6.7Belton, MO: 6 %Belton, MO6Wentzville, MO: 5.9 %Wentzville, MO5.9Kirksville, MO: 5.9 %Kirksville, MO5.9Farmington, MO: 5.8 %Farmington, MO5.8Mexico, MO: 5.8 %Mexico, MO5.8Excelsior Springs, MO: 5.4 %Excelsior Springs, MO5.4St. Peters, MO: 5.2 %St. Peters, MO5.2Jennings, MO: 88.6 %Jennings, MO88.6Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 80 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO80Ferguson, MO: 71.5 %Ferguson, MO71.5St. Louis, MO: 43.7 %St. Louis, MO43.7Florissant, MO: 40.6 %Florissant, MO40.6Raytown, MO: 39.4 %Raytown, MO39.4Hazelwood, MO: 39.3 %Hazelwood, MO39.3Grandview, MO: 32.8 %Grandview, MO32.8University City, MO: 31.8 %University City, MO31.8St. Ann, MO: 31.1 %St. Ann, MO31.1Kansas City, MO: 26 %Kansas City, MO26Sikeston, MO: 24.9 %Sikeston, MO24.9Overland, MO: 22.2 %Overland, MO22.2Bridgeton, MO: 21.3 %Bridgeton, MO21.3Jefferson City, MO: 18.2 %Jefferson City, MO18.2Maryland Heights, MO: 15.1 %Maryland Heights, MO15.1Kennett, MO: 14.1 %Kennett, MO14.1Cape Girardeau, MO: 13.7 %Cape Girardeau, MO13.7Columbia, MO: 11.1 %Columbia, MO11.1Independence, MO: 10.9 %Independence, MO10.9Raymore, MO: 10.3 %Raymore, MO10.3Creve Coeur, MO: 10 %Creve Coeur, MO10Poplar Bluff, MO: 9.7 %Poplar Bluff, MO9.7Fulton, MO: 9.3 %Fulton, MO9.3Lee's Summit, MO: 8.8 %Lee's Summit, MO8.8Moberly, MO: 8.6 %Moberly, MO8.6Clayton, MO: 8.6 %Clayton, MO8.6Hannibal, MO: 7.6 %Hannibal, MO7.6Gladstone, MO: 7.3 %Gladstone, MO7.3St. Charles, MO: 7.2 %St. Charles, MO7.2Marshall, MO: 7.1 %Marshall, MO7.1Blue Springs, MO: 6.7 %Blue Springs, MO6.7St. Joseph, MO: 6.7 %St. Joseph, MO6.7Belton, MO: 6 %Belton, MO6Wentzville, MO: 5.9 %Wentzville, MO5.9Kirksville, MO: 5.9 %Kirksville, MO5.9Farmington, MO: 5.8 %Farmington, MO5.8Mexico, MO: 5.8 %Mexico, MO5.8Excelsior Springs, MO: 5.4 %Excelsior Springs, MO5.4St. Peters, MO: 5.2 %St. Peters, MO5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jennings, MO88.6-0.7 pts
2Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO80+2.2 pts
3Ferguson, MO71.5+0.9 pts
4St. Louis, MO43.7-0.9 pts
5Florissant, MO40.6+2.1 pts
6Raytown, MO39.4+2.1 pts
7Hazelwood, MO39.3-1 pts
8Grandview, MO32.8-1.2 pts
9University City, MO31.8-1.4 pts
10St. Ann, MO31.1-2.3 pts
11Kansas City, MO26-0.3 pts
12Sikeston, MO24.9+0.6 pts
13Overland, MO22.2+1.2 pts
14Bridgeton, MO21.3+0.6 pts
15Jefferson City, MO18.2-0.7 pts
16Maryland Heights, MO15.1+0.9 pts
17Kennett, MO14.1-2.6 pts
18Cape Girardeau, MO13.70 pts
19Columbia, MO11.1-0.3 pts
20Independence, MO10.9+1.3 pts
21Raymore, MO10.3-0 pts
22Creve Coeur, MO10+0.3 pts
23Poplar Bluff, MO9.7-1.1 pts
24Fulton, MO9.3+1.5 pts
25Lee's Summit, MO8.8+0.3 pts
26Moberly, MO8.6-1.7 pts
27Clayton, MO8.6+0.9 pts
28Hannibal, MO7.6+1.5 pts
29Gladstone, MO7.3+1.5 pts
30St. Charles, MO7.2+0.7 pts
31Marshall, MO7.1+0.1 pts
32Blue Springs, MO6.7-1.2 pts
33St. Joseph, MO6.7+0.7 pts
34Belton, MO6+1.7 pts
35Wentzville, MO5.9-0.3 pts
36Kirksville, MO5.9+0.3 pts
37Farmington, MO5.8-1 pts
38Mexico, MO5.8+0.5 pts
39Excelsior Springs, MO5.4-0 pts
40St. Peters, MO5.2-0.6 pts
41Branson, MO5.1-0.4 pts
42O'Fallon, MO4.9+1 pts
43Liberty, MO4.5-0.1 pts
44Sedalia, MO4.5+0.3 pts
44Warrensburg, MO4.5-0.2 pts
46Kirkwood, MO4.3-0.9 pts
47Lake St. Louis, MO4.3+0.1 pts
48Springfield, MO4.3+0.3 pts
49Grain Valley, MO3.9+0.8 pts
50Webster Groves, MO3.8+1 pts
51Rolla, MO3.7+0.7 pts
52Dardenne Prairie, MO3.6-0.4 pts
53Maryville, MO3.5-0.7 pts
54Chesterfield, MO3.4-0.1 pts
55Festus, MO3.3+0.9 pts
56Manchester, MO3.2-0.3 pts
57Joplin, MO2.7-0.5 pts
58Bolivar, MO2.7-0.4 pts
59Union, MO2.6+0.2 pts
60Carthage, MO2.3+1 pts
61Ballwin, MO2.1-0.1 pts
62Crestwood, MO2.1+0.3 pts
63Town and Country, MO2+1.1 pts
64Republic, MO2+0.9 pts
65Webb City, MO1.9-1.1 pts
66Neosho, MO1.9+0.1 pts
67Ozark, MO1.6+0.2 pts
68Jackson, MO1.50 pts
69Troy, MO1.50 pts
70Wildwood, MO1.3-0.2 pts
71Ellisville, MO1.3-0.2 pts
72Nixa, MO1.1-0 pts
73Lebanon, MO1-0.1 pts
74West Plains, MO0.5-0 pts
75Smithville, MO0.5-0.2 pts
76Eureka, MO0.5-0.2 pts
77Kearney, MO0.4-0 pts
78Harrisonville, MO0.4-0.3 pts
79Monett, MO0.3+0.2 pts
80Arnold, MO0.2-0.2 pts
81Washington, MO0.2+0.1 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/missouri-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/missouri-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Jennings, MO, with 88.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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