2025

Cities in Missouri ranked by Non-Hispanic Black Population

This list ranks the 944 cities in Missouri based on their Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic Black population in Missouri

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  • 1
    Kansas City
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Kansas City is 144,485
    26.05% of Kansas City population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 2
    St. Louis
    Non-Hispanic Black population in St. Louis is 133,240
    42.59% of St. Louis population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 3
    Florissant
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Florissant is 24,290
    43.02% of Florissant population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 4
    Columbia
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Columbia is 18,469
    13.67% of Columbia population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 5
    Independence
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Independence is 15,865
    11.85% of Independence population is Non-Hispanic Black

List of 944 cities in Missouri by Non-Hispanic Black Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic Black Population
City
Non-Hispanic Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Missouri Non-Hispanic Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Kansas City 144,485 26.05% 21.65%
2 St. Louis 133,240 42.59% 19.97%
3 Florissant 24,290 43.02% 3.64%
4 Columbia 18,469 13.67% 2.77%
5 Independence 15,865 11.85% 2.38%
6 Ferguson 13,126 69.79% 1.97%
7 Jennings 12,180 88.14% 1.83%
8 11,774 36.12% 1.76%
9 11,276 30.54% 1.69%
10 12,172 11.05% 1.82%
11 11,826 42.71% 1.77%
12 8,836 80.80% 1.32%
13 9,494 34.03% 1.42%
14 8,639 19.18% 1.29%
15 11,079 6.09% 1.66%
16 7,039 84.56% 1.05%
17 6,773 16.09% 1.02%
18 5,722 84.54% 0.86%
19 6,782 8.95% 1.02%
20 6,012 9.35% 0.90%
21 6,251 8.12% 0.94%
22 6,345 6.38% 0.95%
23 4,155 83.72% 0.62%
24 4,518 25.99% 0.68%
25 4,680 15.79% 0.70%
26 3,603 26.38% 0.54%
27 3,399 90.83% 0.51%
28 3,639 21.88% 0.55%
29 3,995 6.48% 0.60%
30 2,888 65.00% 0.43%
31 2,964 24.69% 0.44%
32 2,680 95.20% 0.40%
33 3,271 6.81% 0.49%
34 2,690 93.14% 0.40%
35 2,768 56.50% 0.41%
36 2,549 37.04% 0.38%
37 2,399 90.39% 0.36%
38 2,678 10.10% 0.40%
39 1,988 72.08% 0.30%
40 2,220 73.36% 0.33%
41 1,879 33.63% 0.28%
42 3,239 10.99% 0.49%
43 2,266 8.51% 0.34%
44 2,014 10.12% 0.30%
45 2,036 22.48% 0.31%
46 2,609 4.86% 0.39%
47 1,609 91.63% 0.24%
48 1,688 9.04% 0.25%
49 2,207 12.62% 0.33%
50 1,982 6.15% 0.30%
51 3,006 5.28% 0.45%
52 1,688 5.25% 0.25%
53 1,617 14.47% 0.24%
54 1,795 6.80% 0.27%
55 1,854 10.27% 0.28%
56 1,267 71.26% 0.19%
57 1,288 60.93% 0.19%
58 1,240 91.58% 0.19%
59 1,190 96.20% 0.18%
60 1,180 89.06% 0.18%
61 1,489 10.23% 0.22%
62 1,424 29.42% 0.21%
63 1,075 21.85% 0.16%
64 1,137 6.21% 0.17%
64 1,585 34.61% 0.24%
65 1,565 7.48% 0.23%
66 1,113 6.04% 0.17%
67 910 97.95% 0.14%
68 947 85.01% 0.14%
69 920 12.57% 0.14%
70 952 2.83% 0.14%
71 1,133 6.64% 0.17%
72 1,694 7.04% 0.25%
73 951 7.25% 0.14%
74 760 96.32% 0.11%
75 1,347 10.97% 0.20%
76 979 5.28% 0.15%
77 1,174 12.81% 0.18%
78 741 49.20% 0.11%
79 850 10.49% 0.13%
80 1,095 5.12% 0.16%
81 842 8.75% 0.13%
82 740 17.11% 0.11%
83 788 8.64% 0.12%
84 715 56.84% 0.11%
85 1,262 22.48% 0.19%
86 651 77.04% 0.10%
87 976 6.38% 0.15%
88 693 29.76% 0.10%
89 708 10.61% 0.11%
90 688 33.25% 0.10%
91 927 4.62% 0.14%
92 540 69.50% 0.08%
93 549 78.65% 0.08%
94 553 13.97% 0.08%
94 1,056 17.01% 0.16%
95 885 6.29% 0.13%
96 744 9.07% 0.11%
97 588 8.00% 0.09%
98 485 97.19% 0.07%
99 650 42.99% 0.10%
100 511 16.90% 0.08%
101 493 38.67% 0.07%
102 585 9.61% 0.09%
103 593 5.23% 0.09%
104 567 5.92% 0.08%
105 546 3.88% 0.08%
106 455 15.90% 0.07%
107 554 12.46% 0.08%
108 417 7.40% 0.06%
109 693 2.75% 0.10%
110 393 13.86% 0.06%
111 410 11.74% 0.06%
112 354 98.33% 0.05%
113 389 18.75% 0.06%
114 707 1.87% 0.11%
115 572 4.21% 0.09%
115 497 14.62% 0.07%
116 316 11.72% 0.05%
117 389 3.61% 0.06%
117 468 7.54% 0.07%
118 347 80.70% 0.05%
118 298 3.58% 0.04%
119 325 2.66% 0.05%
120 289 13.16% 0.04%
121 507 3.05% 0.08%
122 313 3.61% 0.05%
123 612 2.61% 0.09%
124 323 9.88% 0.05%
125 544 3.85% 0.08%
126 401 13.05% 0.06%
127 366 2.67% 0.05%
128 455 5.02% 0.07%
129 525 7.82% 0.08%
130 302 5.39% 0.05%
131 304 19.34% 0.05%
132 482 2.38% 0.07%
133 451 8.17% 0.07%
134 470 2.69% 0.07%
134 390 6.67% 0.06%
135 198 4.14% 0.03%
136 391 7.62% 0.06%
136 300 3.48% 0.04%
137 245 4.97% 0.04%
138 195 19.42% 0.03%
138 231 5.93% 0.03%
139 311 4.79% 0.05%
140 281 1.89% 0.04%
141 196 17.03% 0.03%
142 211 7.26% 0.03%
143 172 34.75% 0.03%
144 178 45.88% 0.03%
144 568 4.00% 0.09%
145 203 4.01% 0.03%
146 174 26.73% 0.03%
147 188 6.43% 0.03%
148 163 23.90% 0.02%
149 151 57.20% 0.02%
150 240 2.87% 0.04%
150 341 8.82% 0.05%
150 149 5.96% 0.02%
151 229 6.93% 0.03%
152 143 16.90% 0.02%
153 358 3.74% 0.05%
154 324 6.66% 0.05%
155 149 6.90% 0.02%
155 200 2.22% 0.03%
156 263 9.96% 0.04%
157 164 80.79% 0.02%
158 264 2.06% 0.04%
158 186 8.51% 0.03%
159 240 9.18% 0.04%
160 154 5.94% 0.02%
161 127 64.47% 0.02%
162 251 3.57% 0.04%
163 125 2.56% 0.02%
164 221 7.13% 0.03%
164 209 19.51% 0.03%
165 163 2.64% 0.02%
166 187 8.69% 0.03%
167 171 5.99% 0.03%
168 158 1.69% 0.02%
169 114 17.62% 0.02%
170 138 7.38% 0.02%
171 178 1.88% 0.03%
171 310 3.22% 0.05%
172 118 7.00% 0.02%
172 94 8.62% 0.01%
173 121 15.16% 0.02%
173 98 2.47% 0.01%
174 100 2.34% 0.01%
175 102 2.06% 0.02%
176 89 97.80% 0.01%
177 206 1.78% 0.03%
177 89 7.77% 0.01%
178 86 100.00% 0.01%
178 185 1.45% 0.03%
179 87 13.22% 0.01%
180 83 100.00% 0.01%
181 209 1.31% 0.03%
182 77 78.57% 0.01%
183 211 6.22% 0.03%
184 164 7.50% 0.02%
184 108 5.00% 0.02%
185 241 2.22% 0.04%
186 63 1.17% 0.01%
187 68 6.01% 0.01%
188 66 2.20% 0.01%
189 91 73.98% 0.01%
190 97 1.01% 0.01%
191 98 10.12% 0.01%
191 86 1.06% 0.01%
191 64 3.02% 0.01%
192 100 2.08% 0.01%
193 217 6.27% 0.03%
193 54 42.19% 0.01%
194 60 4.50% 0.01%
195 94 9.11% 0.01%
195 96 4.53% 0.01%
196 81 2.49% 0.01%
196 55 1.56% 0.01%
197 108 0.80% 0.02%
197 50 1.34% 0.01%
198 53 8.17% 0.01%
199 46 4.36% 0.01%
200 180 0.80% 0.03%
200 48 5.60% 0.01%
200 98 1.96% 0.01%
200 58 1.72% 0.01%
200 42 11.20% 0.01%
200 126 2.14% 0.02%
201 105 2.42% 0.02%
201 110 1.93% 0.02%
201 45 2.78% 0.01%
202 40 1.19% 0.01%
202 58 1.28% 0.01%
203 39 4.08% 0.01%
203 47 12.34% 0.01%
203 49 6.06% 0.01%
203 56 0.49% 0.01%
203 140 1.29% 0.02%
204 125 4.02% 0.02%
204 109 1.05% 0.02%
204 66 4.10% 0.01%
204 58 8.08% 0.01%
204 45 4.99% 0.01%
205 37 6.86% 0.01%
205 62 3.31% 0.01%
205 37 3.64% 0.01%
205 50 0.99% 0.01%
205 119 3.32% 0.02%
206 44 7.27% 0.01%
206 41 2.71% 0.01%
207 101 2.68% 0.02%
207 80 6.86% 0.01%
207 34 4.86% 0.01%
207 341 3.60% 0.05%
207 129 0.80% 0.02%
207 49 2.10% 0.01%
208 48 2.61% 0.01%
208 33 100.00% -
208 102 0.92% 0.02%
209 129 2.00% 0.02%
209 35 5.42% 0.01%
210 46 5.64% 0.01%
210 39 5.65% 0.01%
211 30 5.81% -
211 30 1.78% -
211 106 2.12% 0.02%
212 36 9.86% 0.01%
213 87 1.72% 0.01%
213 172 4.87% 0.03%
213 29 5.95% -
213 31 2.13% -
213 91 0.98% 0.01%
214 27 1.68% -
215 26 8.93% -
215 35 0.67% 0.01%
215 44 1.60% 0.01%
216 104 3.54% 0.02%
216 25 0.56% -
216 36 1.75% 0.01%
216 29 3.67% -
217 36 3.99% 0.01%
217 34 1.17% 0.01%
217 24 14.91% -
217 26 3.68% -
218 31 2.86% -
218 23 0.75% -
218 23 1.56% -
218 41 0.88% 0.01%
219 24 1.74% -
219 43 15.30% 0.01%
220 48 1.71% 0.01%
220 42 2.71% 0.01%
221 20 0.54% -
221 20 18.35% -
221 46 2.46% 0.01%
221 49 2.00% 0.01%
222 58 35.15% 0.01%
223 160 2.00% 0.02%
223 21 4.26% -
223 28 4.47% -
223 18 2.15% -
223 18 7.26% -
224 32 2.17% -
224 48 12.31% 0.01%
224 17 12.32% -
224 17 0.60% -
224 56 1.36% 0.01%
224 25 2.01% -
225 32 9.38% -
225 16 6.78% -
225 16 0.55% -
225 36 1.34% 0.01%
226 16 3.78% -
226 42 1.84% 0.01%
226 118 5.77% 0.02%
226 15 6.82% -
226 40 1.57% 0.01%
226 21 2.67% -
226 20 0.68% -
226 18 0.70% -
226 32 1.79% -
227 14 3.02% -
227 14 1.12% -
227 82 1.64% 0.01%
227 65 3.52% 0.01%
227 40 3.46% 0.01%
227 22 15.71% -
228 34 2.10% 0.01%
228 26 3.70% -
228 37 1.80% 0.01%
228 19 0.91% -
228 13 1.12% -
228 26 4.08% -
228 13 1.92% -
228 13 11.40% -
228 31 1.20% -
228 17 6.77% -
228 13 1.09% -
228 13 0.95% -
229 15 1.98% -
229 15 3.36% -
229 14 12.73% -
229 12 5.08% -
229 12 0.56% -
229 24 0.53% -
230 11 5.85% -
230 25 3.04% -
230 11 1.96% -
230 22 2.44% -
230 18 3.01% -
230 11 2.20% -
231 10 0.53% -
231 53 7.73% 0.01%
231 10 5.88% -
231 33 3.24% -
231 30 4.97% -
232 9 1.91% -
232 21 3.58% -
232 10 0.89% -
232 35 8.41% 0.01%
232 9 0.78% -
232 12 2.04% -
232 9 0.58% -
232 26 5.79% -
233 8 1.29% -
233 8 0.60% -
233 11 1.14% -
233 8 0.63% -
233 42 10.99% 0.01%
233 11 1.41% -
233 9 1.02% -
233 26 5.78% -
233 8 0.53% -
233 8 2.95% -
233 8 0.38% -
233 10 1.95% -
233 8 2.36% -
233 24 6.11% -
233 39 1.18% 0.01%
234 7 0.85% -
234 7 1.05% -
234 7 0.26% -
234 7 0.73% -
234 13 1.53% -
234 17 3.91% -
234 7 0.71% -
234 19 0.56% -
234 18 1.89% -
234 14 0.78% -
234 8 2.64% -
234 9 0.36% -
235 12 3.36% -
235 6 1.39% -
235 6 1.29% -
235 6 1.01% -
235 18 7.63% -
235 26 1.21% -
235 19 0.67% -
235 13 0.96% -
235 6 1.02% -
235 6 1.43% -
235 19 8.02% -
235 6 1.52% -
235 74 24.92% 0.01%
235 6 0.51% -
236 43 17.20% 0.01%
236 28 3.64% -
236 5 0.76% -
236 6 2.75% -
236 6 1.68% -
236 5 2.16% -
236 9 16.98% -
236 48 3.82% 0.01%
236 14 1.27% -
236 5 2.07% -
236 5 0.62% -
236 9 0.97% -
236 5 0.48% -
237 11 0.79% -
237 4 0.29% -
237 10 2.75% -
237 15 3.17% -
237 4 1.43% -
237 4 0.41% -
237 61 11.53% 0.01%
237 273 3.70% 0.04%
237 19 3.11% -
237 4 0.24% -
237 4 0.26% -
237 14 0.68% -
237 4 1.03% -
237 4 1.01% -
237 4 0.21% -
237 10 2.40% -
237 12 11.11% -
237 4 5.63% -
237 13 2.85% -
237 4 1.01% -
238 3 1.44% -
238 9 1.75% -
238 18 0.40% -
238 12 1.60% -
238 3 1.79% -
238 9 1.95% -
238 10 2.17% -
238 13 1.78% -
238 4 0.81% -
238 3 0.12% -
238 9 0.13% -
238 3 1.66% -
238 13 7.93% -
238 3 0.81% -
238 140 8.13% 0.02%
238 20 6.27% -
239 8 1.68% -
239 4 0.73% -
239 5 1.87% -
239 23 1.04% -
239 6 2.56% -
239 5 6.49% -
239 7 1.00% -
239 2 0.28% -
239 2 1.87% -
239 11 1.37% -
239 2 0.33% -
239 2 0.16% -
239 2 0.74% -
239 18 1.49% -
239 43 2.17% 0.01%
239 2 0.52% -
239 2 1.23% -
239 46 0.90% 0.01%
239 14 3.06% -
239 2 1.10% -
239 2 1.87% -
239 5 1.89% -
239 6 0.99% -
239 3 0.21% -
239 2 2.25% -
240 19 1.15% -
240 1 1.89% -
240 3 1.15% -
240 1 0.23% -
240 1 0.31% -
240 1 0.36% -
240 107 4.34% 0.02%
240 1 0.21% -
240 1 0.09% -
240 11 1.07% -
240 7 0.86% -
240 1 0.17% -
240 1 0.12% -
240 1 0.60% -
240 5 1.04% -
240 26 3.08% -
240 2 0.21% -
240 1 0.14% -
240 1 2.50% -
240 1 0.75% -
240 1 0.46% -
240 1 0.36% -
240 3 0.57% -
240 21 0.99% -
240 38 0.76% 0.01%
241 8 1.09% -
241 3 0.60% -
241 2 2.44% -
241 2 4.26% -
241 37 2.56% 0.01%
241 57 9.06% 0.01%
241 14 4.26% -
241 6 0.77% -
241 1 0.24% -
241 2 1.15% -
241 12 5.53% -
241 3 1.60% -
241 4 1.93% -
241 6 0.33% -
241 18 21.69% -
241 1 0.86% -
241 15 3.60% -
241 2 0.52% -
241 4 0.71% -
241 12 3.01% -
241 1 1.03% -
241 3 0.62% -
241 33 3.32% -
241 31 0.36% -
241 31 9.57% -
241 4 2.48% -
241 2 0.22% -
241 2 0.70% -
241 19 0.62% -
241 10 10.42% -
241 6 1.78% -
241 2 1.79% -
241 2 0.21% -
241 2 2.02% -
241 3 0.96% -
241 48 1.99% 0.01%
241 36 27.07% 0.01%
241 1 0.41% -
241 2 0.75% -
241 2 0.37% -
241 3 1.97% -
241 6 0.44% -
241 3 1.74% -
241 8 0.48% -
241 8 2.76% -
241 6 0.09% -
241 1 0.20% -
241 20 5.75% -
241 7 14.00% -
241 25 4.03% -
241 5 5.00% -
241 35 1.74% 0.01%
241 3 0.62% -
241 6 0.72% -
241 29 0.58% -
241 20 6.60% -
241 4 2.63% -
241 2 0.34% -
241 15 1.77% -
241 8 1.68% -
241 23 0.85% -
241 6 0.79% -
241 3 3.30% -
241 10 0.78% -
241 16 1.52% -
241 16 2.45% -
241 13 0.91% -
241 2 2.02% -
241 10 0.64% -
241 1 0.29% -
241 5 0.60% -
241 13 16.88% -
241 11 6.11% -
241 4 0.95% -
241 1 0.44% -
241 1 0.04% -
241 3 0.55% -
241 3 2.29% -
241 2 0.68% -
241 5 1.78% -
241 26 0.96% -
241 4 1.81% -
241 8 0.80% -
241 2 0.58% -
241 3 2.54% -
241 3 0.34% -
241 2 1.08% -
241 39 3.15% 0.01%
241 29 1.00% -
241 148 2.29% 0.02%
241 5 2.84% -
241 5 0.77% -
241 30 4.11% -
241 1 0.17% -
241 6 6.90% -
241 6 6.45% -
241 25 1.17% -
241 51 2.39% 0.01%
241 1 0.26% -
241 7 1.67% -
241 1 2.63% -
241 5 0.21% -
241 22 0.80% -
241 5 6.76% -
241 34 2.45% 0.01%
241 6 0.24% -
241 18 2.53% -
241 2 0.95% -
241 8 0.93% -
241 6 1.01% -
241 14 2.11% -
241 6 2.93% -
241 3 0.52% -
241 1 0.20% -
241 4 1.37% -
241 33 7.64% -
241 2 1.67% -
241 5 0.88% -
241 2 0.61% -
241 10 1.35% -
241 42 2.40% 0.01%
241 32 1.13% -
241 1 0.26% -
241 100 2.14% 0.01%
241 3 0.74% -

List of cities with no Non-Hispanic Black Population in Missouri

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Missouri have no recorded Non-Hispanic Black population*:
  • Agency
  • Aldrich
  • Alexandria
  • Allendale
  • Allenville
  • Alma
  • Altamont
  • Amazonia
  • Amity
  • Amoret
  • Amsterdam
  • Annada
  • Anniston
  • Arbela
  • Arcola
  • Arrow Point
  • Asbury
  • Augusta
  • Aullville
  • Avilla
  • Bagnell
  • Bakersfield
  • Baldwin Park
  • Baring
  • Barnard
  • Barnett
  • Bates City
  • Benton City
  • Bethel
  • Bigelow
  • Big Lake
  • Billings
  • Blairstown
  • Bolckow
  • Brandsville
  • Brashear
  • Brimson
  • Bronaugh
  • Brownington
  • Brumley
  • Buffalo
  • Burgess
  • Cainsville
  • Cairo
  • Caledonia
  • Canalou
  • Carytown
  • Cedar Hill Lakes
  • Centertown
  • Chain Of Rocks
  • Chain-O-Lakes
  • Champ
  • Clearmont
  • Cliff Village
  • Clyde
  • Collins
  • Commerce
  • Conception Junction
  • Coney Island
  • Cooter
  • Corning
  • Country Life Acres
  • Craig
  • Cross Timbers
  • Darlington
  • Deepwater
  • Deerfield
  • De Kalb
  • Delta
  • Dennis Acres
  • Denver
  • Des Arc
  • De Witt
  • Dover
  • Downing
  • Dutchtown
  • Eagleville
  • East Lynne
  • Easton
  • Ellsinore
  • Elmer
  • Elmira
  • Elmo
  • Emerald Beach
  • Essex
  • Ethel
  • Exeter
  • Fair Play
  • Fairview
  • Fidelity
  • Fillmore
  • Fleming
  • Flemington
  • Fordland
  • Forest City
  • Fortescue
  • Foster
  • Fountain N' Lakes
  • Franklin
  • Freeburg
  • Freistatt
  • Frohna
  • Gallatin
  • Gentry
  • Gerster
  • Gibbs
  • Gideon
  • Ginger Blue
  • Glen Allen
  • Glenwood
  • Golden City
  • Graham
  • Grand Pass
  • Greencastle
  • Greenville
  • Guilford
  • Halfway
  • Halltown
  • Harris
  • Harrisburg
  • Hartsburg
  • Harwood
  • High Hill
  • Hoberg
  • Holliday
  • Homestead
  • Hopkins
  • Houstonia
  • Hughesville
  • Humphreys
  • Huntsdale
  • Hurdland
  • Hurley
  • Iatan
  • Iberia
  • Indian Point
  • Irena
  • Jacksonville
  • Jameson
  • Jamestown
  • Jerico Springs
  • Junction City
  • Kelso
  • Kimmswick
  • Knox City
  • Koshkonong
  • Lake Lotawana
  • Lamar Heights
  • Lambert
  • Lanagan
  • La Russell
  • Leawood
  • Leeton
  • Leonard
  • Leslie
  • Lewis And Clark Village
  • Lewistown
  • Linn Creek
  • Linneus
  • Lithium
  • Livonia
  • Lockwood
  • Lohman
  • Longtown
  • Louisburg
  • Lucerne
  • Ludlow
  • Lupus
  • Mcfall
  • Mckittrick
  • Macks Creek
  • Maitland
  • Marionville
  • Meadville
  • Mendon
  • Mercer
  • Merwin
  • Meta
  • Metz
  • Miami
  • Middletown
  • Milford
  • Milo
  • Mindenmines
  • Mokane
  • Mooresville
  • Morrison
  • Mosby
  • Moundville
  • Mount Leonard
  • Mount Moriah
  • Neck City
  • Nelson
  • Newark
  • New Hampton
  • New Melle
  • Newtonia
  • Niangua
  • Novelty
  • Novinger
  • Oak Ridge
  • Oaks
  • Old Appleton
  • Olean
  • Olympian Village
  • Osgood
  • Parkdale
  • Parkway
  • Parnell
  • Passaic
  • Peaceful Village
  • Pendleton
  • Perry
  • Phillipsburg
  • Plato
  • Pocahontas
  • Pollock
  • Powersville
  • Prairie Home
  • Prathersville
  • Preston
  • Purcell
  • Purdin
  • Purdy
  • Quitman
  • Rayville
  • Rea
  • Redings Mill
  • Reeds
  • Reeds Spring
  • Revere
  • Rhineland
  • Richards
  • Rich Hill
  • Ridgely
  • Ridgeway
  • Risco
  • Ritchey
  • River Bend
  • Rockville
  • Roscoe
  • Rosebud
  • Rosendale
  • Rothville
  • Rush Hill
  • Rutledge
  • Saginaw
  • St. Cloud
  • St. Thomas
  • Sarcoxie
  • Schell City
  • Scotsdale
  • Sedgewickville
  • Sheridan
  • Skidmore
  • South Gifford
  • South Greenfield
  • South Lineville
  • Southwest City
  • Stark City
  • Stella
  • Stotesbury
  • Stotts City
  • Stoutsville
  • Strasburg
  • Syracuse
  • Tallapoosa
  • Taneyville
  • Theodosia
  • Three Creeks
  • Tightwad
  • Tina
  • Tindall
  • Triplett
  • Truxton
  • Turney
  • Umber View Heights
  • Union Star
  • Urich
  • Vandiver
  • Vanduser
  • Verona
  • Vista
  • Waco
  • Walker
  • Wardsville
  • Washburn
  • Watson
  • Wayland
  • Weatherby
  • Wentworth
  • Westboro
  • West Line
  • Wheatland
  • Wheaton
  • Wheeling
  • Whiteside
  • Whitewater
  • Wooldridge
  • Worth
  • Worthington
  • Wyaconda
  • Zalma
  • Belle
  • Browning
  • Dearborn
  • Drexel
  • Emma
  • Holt
  • Ionia
  • Saddlebrooke
  • Summersville
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Missouri by their Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Non-Hispanic Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Non-Hispanic Black alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic Black along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Non-Hispanic Black .
  2. % of Total Missouri Non-Hispanic Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Non-Hispanic Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Non-Hispanic Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Non-Hispanic Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.