African American Population in Missouri, 1990-2000
By County Within Dept. of Economic Development Region

  Change, 1990-2000 As a Percent of Total Population
  2000 1990 Number Percent 2000 1990
              Missouri Totals
Missouri 629,391 548,208 81,183 14.8 11.2 10.7
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: St. Louis MSA
St. Louis MSA 382,596 335,744 46,852 14.0 19.1 17.6
Franklin 882 750 132 17.6 0.9 0.9
Jefferson 1,354 1,202 152 12.6 0.7 0.7
Lincoln 677 590 87 14.7 1.7 2.0
St. Charles 7,635 4,963 2,672 53.8 2.7 2.3
St. Louis 193,306 139,318 53,988 38.8 19.0 14.0
Warren 476 513 -37 -7.2 1.9 2.6
St. Louis City 178,266 188,408 -10,142 -5.4 51.2 47.5
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Kansas City MSA
Kansas City MSA 162,403 141,761 20,642 14.6 15.2 14.5
Cass 1,166 684 482 70.5 1.4 1.1
Clay 4,894 2,693 2,201 81.7 2.7 1.8
Clinton 288 336 -48 -14.3 1.5 2.0
Jackson 152,391 135,649 16,742 12.3 23.3 21.4
Lafayette 749 880 -131 -14.9 2.3 2.8
Platte 2,574 1,217 1,357 111.5 3.5 2.1
Ray 341 302 39 12.9 1.5 1.4
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Springfield - Branson
Springfield - Branson 6,230 4,082 2,148 52.6 1.4 1.2
Christian 145 35 110 314.3 0.3 0.1
Dallas 19 16 3 18.8 0.1 0.1
Greene 5,426 3,749 1,677 44.7 2.3 1.8
Polk 122 70 52 74.3 0.5 0.3
Stone 21 6 15 250.0 0.1 0.0
Taney 138 16 122 762.5 0.3 0.1
Webster 359 190 169 88.9 1.2 0.8
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Central
Central 27,596 20,415 7,181 35.2 7.3 6.2
Audrain 1,859 1,419 440 31.0 7.2 6.0
Boone 11,572 8,377 3,195 38.1 8.5 7.5
Callaway 2,307 1,579 728 46.1 5.7 4.8
Cole 7,084 4,829 2,255 46.7 9.9 7.6
Cooper 1,493 1,147 346 30.2 9.0 7.7
Gasconade 18 11 7 63.6 0.1 0.1
Howard 699 732 -33 -4.5 6.8 7.6
Moniteau 561 157 404 257.3 3.8 1.3
Montgomery 248 289 -41 -14.2 2.0 2.5
Osage 21 38 -17 -44.7 0.2 0.3
Randolph 1,734 1,837 -103 -5.6 7.0 7.5
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Bootheel
Bootheel 20,611 20,211 400 2.0 9.0 8.9
Butler 2,132 1,983 149 7.5 5.2 5.1
Carter 5 1 4 400.0 0.1 0.0
Dunklin 2,879 2,629 250 9.5 8.7 7.9
Mississippi 2,757 2,804 -47 -1.7 20.5 19.4
New Madrid 3,035 3,279 -244 -7.4 15.4 15.7
Pemiscot 5,259 5,596 -337 -6.0 26.2 25.5
Ripley 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scott 4,246 3,497 749 21.4 10.5 8.9
Stoddard 270 409 -139 -34.0 0.9 1.4
Wayne 22 7 15 214.3 0.2 0.1
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lake Ozark Rolla
Lake Ozark Rolla 6,048 6,316 -268 -4.2 2.5 3.0
Camden 95 58 37 63.8 0.3 0.2
Crawford 33 3 30 1000.0 0.1 0.0
Dent 59 10 49 490.0 0.4 0.1
Laclede 138 96 42 43.8 0.4 0.4
Maries 29 27 2 7.4 0.3 0.3
Miller 65 23 42 182.6 0.3 0.1
Morgan 98 94 4 4.3 0.5 0.6
Phelps 596 397 199 50.1 1.5 1.1
Pulaski 4,935 5,608 -673 -12.0 12.0 13.6
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lower East Central-Cape
Lower East Central-Cape 5,731 4,459 1,272 28.5 2.5 2.2
Bollinger 25 12 13 108.3 0.2 0.1
Cape Girardeau 3,624 2,985 639 21.4 5.3 4.8
Iron 167 49 118 240.8 1.6 0.5
Madison 15 10 5 50.0 0.1 0.1
Perry 33 15 18 120.0 0.2 0.1
Reynolds 35 3 32 1066.7 0.5 0.0
Ste. Genevieve 128 45 83 184.4 0.7 0.3
St. Francois 1,126 962 164 17.0 2.0 2.0
Washington 578 378 200 52.9 2.5 1.9
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: North Central
North Central 929 1,003 -74 -7.4 1.3 1.4
Carroll 177 220 -43 -19.5 1.7 2.0
Chariton 269 337 -68 -20.2 3.2 3.7
Grundy 42 11 31 281.8 0.4 0.1
Linn 82 113 -31 -27.4 0.6 0.8
Livingston 339 317 22 6.9 2.3 2.2
Mercer 7 3 4 133.3 0.2 0.1
Putnam 3 1 2 200.0 0.1 0.0
Sullivan 10 1 9 900.0 0.1 0.0
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northeast
Northeast 4,454 3,581 873 24.3 3.1 2.6
Adair 299 219 80 36.5 1.2 0.9
Clark 5 3 2 66.7 0.1 0.0
Knox 4 6 -2 -33.3 0.1 0.1
Lewis 265 342 -77 -22.5 2.5 3.3
Macon 349 363 -14 -3.9 2.2 2.4
Marion 1,308 1,249 59 4.7 4.6 4.5
Monroe 357 357 0 0.0 3.8 3.9
Pike 1,682 845 837 99.1 9.2 5.3
Ralls 107 138 -31 -22.5 1.1 1.6
Schuyler 2 0 2 -5.3 0.0 0.0
Scotland 10 3 7 233.3 0.2 0.1
Shelby 66 56 10 17.9 1.0 0.8
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northwest
Northwest 5,321 3,693 1,628 44.1 2.9 2.1
Andrew 69 30 39 130.0 0.4 0.2
Atchison 132 83 49 59.0 2.1 1.1
Buchanan 3,751 2,635 1,116 42.4 4.4 3.2
Caldwell 12 14 -2 -14.3 0.1 0.2
Daviess 4 2 2 100.0 0.0 0.0
DeKalb 1,028 741 287 38.7 8.9 7.4
Gentry 8 6 2 33.3 0.1 0.1
Harrison 12 8 4 50.0 0.1 0.1
Holt 6 7 -1 -14.3 0.1 0.1
Nodaway 295 166 129 77.7 1.3 0.8
Worth 4 1 3 300.0 0.2 0.0
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: South Central
South Central 265 125 140 112.0 0.2 0.1
Douglas 14 3 11 366.7 0.1 0.0
Howell 114 62 52 83.9 0.3 0.2
Oregon 10 3 7 233.3 0.1 0.0
Ozark 14 2 12 600.0 0.1 0.0
Shannon 14 3 11 366.7 0.2 0.0
Texas 49 16 33 206.3 0.2 0.1
Wright 50 36 14 38.9 0.3 0.2
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Southwest
Southwest 2,261 1,473 788 53.5 0.7 0.6
Barry 39 25 14 56.0 0.1 0.1
Barton 36 11 25 227.3 0.3 0.1
Cedar 44 3 41 1366.7 0.3 0.0
Dade 21 20 1 5.0 0.3 0.3
Jasper 1,551 1,153 398 34.5 1.5 1.3
Lawrence 95 24 71 295.8 0.3 0.1
McDonald 38 4 34 850.0 0.2 0.0
Newton 312 174 138 79.3 0.6 0.4
Vernon 125 59 66 111.9 0.6 0.3
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: West Central
West Central 4,946 5,345 -399 -7.5 2.7 3.2
Bates 101 107 -6 -5.6 0.6 0.7
Benton 25 13 12 92.3 0.1 0.1
Henry 225 227 -2 -0.9 1.0 1.1
Hickory 7 5 2 40.0 0.1 0.1
Johnson 2,089 2,452 -363 -14.8 4.3 5.8
Pettis 1,197 1,167 30 2.6 3.0 3.3
St. Clair 22 22 0 0.0 0.2 0.3
Saline 1,280 1,352 -72 -5.3 5.4 5.7
 
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decenial Census, Summary File 1
Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA)
Report generated on 22APR2002 by setup in mocopop_blacks