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St. Louis city, Missouri
129,814 Black residents · 43.0% of the county · ranked 3 of 115 in Missouri by Black population
The gazetteer enters St. Louis city, Missouri, on its published figures: a total population of 301,578 in 2020, with 129,814 Black residents counted alone — 43.0% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 301,578 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 129,814 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 43.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri counties | 3 of 115 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for St. Louis city: 157,160 Black residents in 2010, 129,814 in 2020 — declined by 17.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 49.2% to 43.0%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Within Missouri, the Census Bureau counts 115 counties and county equivalents, St. Louis city among them; it stands 3 by Black population, with 129,814 Black residents of the state's 699,840. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of St. Louis city, Missouri, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black St. Louis city — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The St. Louis city page is their frame: 301,578 residents, 129,814 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.