# Counties in Missouri by black or African American population share, 2024

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/missouri-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/black-population-share/missouri-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | St. Louis city | 42.1 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 24.4 |
| 3 | St. Louis County | 24 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 22 |
| 5 | Mississippi County | 19 |
| 6 | New Madrid County | 13 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | 10.1 |
| 8 | Cole County | 9.7 |
| 9 | Boone County | 9.5 |
| 10 | Scott County | 9.1 |
| 11 | Platte County | 7.5 |
| 12 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.4 |
| 13 | Dunklin County | 6.9 |
| 14 | Clay County | 6.8 |
| 15 | DeKalb County | 6.5 |
| 16 | Buchanan County | 5.6 |
| 16 | Cooper County | 5.6 |
| 18 | Howard County | 5.5 |
| 19 | St. Charles County | 5 |
| 20 | Pike County | 5 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 4.9 |
| 22 | Saline County | 4.9 |
| 23 | Butler County | 4.7 |
| 24 | Cass County | 4.6 |
| 25 | Adair County | 4.4 |
| 25 | Audrain County | 4.4 |
| 27 | Johnson County | 4.3 |
| 28 | Marion County | 4.2 |
| 29 | Lewis County | 3.9 |
| 30 | Callaway County | 3.7 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 3.5 |
| 31 | Texas County | 3.5 |
| 33 | Livingston County | 3 |
| 34 | Greene County | 3 |
| 35 | St. Francois County | 2.7 |
| 36 | Sullivan County | 2.7 |
| 37 | Pettis County | 2.5 |
| 38 | Phelps County | 2.4 |
| 39 | Moniteau County | 2.2 |
| 40 | Bates County | 2.1 |
| 41 | Nodaway County | 2.1 |
| 42 | McDonald County | 2 |
| 43 | Clark County | 1.9 |
| 44 | Chariton County | 1.9 |
| 45 | Macon County | 1.8 |
| 46 | Ralls County | 1.8 |
| 47 | Taney County | 1.8 |
| 48 | Lincoln County | 1.7 |
| 48 | Washington County | 1.7 |
| 50 | Jasper County | 1.7 |
| 51 | Lafayette County | 1.6 |
| 52 | Carroll County | 1.5 |
| 53 | Reynolds County | 1.5 |
| 54 | Andrew County | 1.3 |
| 55 | Ste. Genevieve County | 1.2 |
| 56 | Caldwell County | 1.2 |
| 57 | Stoddard County | 1.1 |
| 58 | Miller County | 1.1 |
| 59 | Shelby County | 1.1 |
| 60 | Warren County | 1.1 |
| 61 | Webster County | 1.1 |
| 62 | Jefferson County | 1 |
| 63 | Daviess County | 1 |
| 64 | Benton County | 1 |
| 65 | Newton County | 0.9 |
| 66 | Douglas County | 0.9 |
| 66 | Vernon County | 0.9 |
| 68 | Camden County | 0.9 |
| 69 | Gasconade County | 0.9 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 0.9 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 0.9 |
| 72 | Bollinger County | 0.8 |
| 73 | Linn County | 0.8 |
| 74 | St. Clair County | 0.8 |
| 75 | Clinton County | 0.8 |
| 75 | Ray County | 0.8 |
| 77 | Crawford County | 0.8 |
| 77 | Harrison County | 0.8 |
| 79 | Henry County | 0.8 |
| 80 | Polk County | 0.7 |
| 81 | Christian County | 0.7 |
| 82 | Perry County | 0.7 |
| 83 | Knox County | 0.6 |
| 84 | Laclede County | 0.6 |
| 85 | Wright County | 0.5 |
| 86 | Iron County | 0.5 |
| 87 | Cedar County | 0.5 |
| 88 | Howell County | 0.5 |
| 89 | Grundy County | 0.5 |
| 90 | Carter County | 0.4 |
| 90 | Dade County | 0.4 |
| 90 | Dent County | 0.4 |
| 90 | Holt County | 0.4 |
| 90 | Wayne County | 0.4 |
| 95 | Gentry County | 0.4 |
| 96 | Ripley County | 0.3 |
| 97 | Stone County | 0.3 |
| 98 | Lawrence County | 0.3 |
| 98 | Osage County | 0.3 |
| 100 | Madison County | 0.3 |
| 100 | Ozark County | 0.3 |
| 102 | Barton County | 0.2 |
| 102 | Morgan County | 0.2 |
| 104 | Atchison County | 0.2 |
| 104 | Maries County | 0.2 |
| 106 | Barry County | 0.2 |
| 106 | Schuyler County | 0.2 |
| 106 | Shannon County | 0.2 |
| 109 | Dallas County | 0.2 |
| 109 | Putnam County | 0.2 |
| 111 | Mercer County | 0.2 |
| 112 | Scotland County | 0.1 |
| 113 | Worth County | 0.1 |
| 114 | Hickory County | 0.1 |
| 114 | Oregon County | 0.1 |