African American Population in Missouri, 1990-2000

By UM Extension Region

			Change, 1990-2000		As a Percent of Total Population
UM Extension Region	2000	1990	Number	Percent	2000	1990
-Missouri Totals-	629,391	548,208	81,183	14.8	11.2	10.7
Central	28,642	21,461	7,181	33.5	6.4	5.5
East Central	384,676	337,418	47,258	14.0	18.2	16.9
Northeast	6,283	5,533	750	13.5	3.2	2.9
Northwest	5,997	4,360	1,637	37.5	2.6	2.0
South Central	6,233	6,358	-125	-2.0	1.8	2.0
Southeast	24,510	23,285	1,225	5.3	6.8	6.8
Southwest	8,373	5,501	2,872	52.2	1.1	0.9
West Central	164,677	144,292	20,385	14.1	14.1	13.5
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