African American Population in Missouri, 1990-2000

By Dept. of Economic Development Region

			Change, 1990-2000		As a Percent of Total Population
DED Economic Region	2000	1990	Number	Percent	2000	1990
-Missouri Totals-	629,391	548,208	81,183	14.8	11.2	10.7
St. Louis MSA	382,596	335,744	46,852	14.0	19.1	17.6
Kansas City MSA	162,403	141,761	20,642	14.6	15.2	14.5
Springfield - Branson	6,230	4,082	2,148	52.6	1.4	1.2
Central	27,596	20,415	7,181	35.2	7.3	6.2
Bootheel	20,611	20,211	400	2.0	9.0	8.9
Lake Ozark Rolla	6,048	6,316	-268	-4.2	2.5	3.0
Lower East Central-Cape	5,731	4,459	1,272	28.5	2.5	2.2
North Central	929	1,003	-74	-7.4	1.3	1.4
Northeast	4,454	3,581	873	24.3	3.1	2.6
Northwest	5,321	3,693	1,628	44.1	2.9	2.1
South Central	265	125	140	112.0	0.2	0.1
Southwest	2,261	1,473	788	53.5	0.7	0.6
West Central	4,946	5,345	-399	-7.5	2.7	3.2
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