Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Illinois was 24.69%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Highland city (100%), followed by River Grove village (100%), and Winnetka village (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Belvidere city (0%), Campton Hills village (0%), and Geneva city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Illinois.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Highland city
River Grove village
Winnetka village
Franklin Park village
Streator city
Morris city
Pekin city
Lincoln city
Buffalo Grove village
Crystal Lake city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Highland city 100.00
1 River Grove village 100.00
1 Winnetka village 100.00
2 Franklin Park village 69.33
3 Streator city 67.99
4 Morris city 64.29
5 Pekin city 63.15
6 Lincoln city 61.39
7 Buffalo Grove village 60.63
8 Crystal Lake city 58.03
9 Mattoon city 57.98
10 Montgomery village 57.44
11 Wood River city 57.29
12 Warrenville city 54.80
13 Cary village 54.55
14 Galesburg city 53.31
15 Effingham city 50.00
16 Carbondale city 48.43
17 Herrin city 47.26
18 DeKalb city 46.42
19 Granite City city 45.58
20 Danville city 45.50
21 Springfield city 43.22
22 Cahokia village 42.62
23 Marion city 42.39
24 Fox Lake village 42.22
25 Moline city 40.99
26 Freeport city 40.80
27 Charleston city 40.45
28 Lincolnwood village 39.78
29 Kewanee city 39.64
30 Kankakee city 39.25
31 Alton city 39.13
32 Rock Island city 38.87
33 Channahon village 38.80
34 Rockford city 38.15
35 Normal town 37.55
36 Bloomington city 37.00
37 McHenry city 35.26
38 Hanover Park village 34.81
39 Justice village 34.63
40 Peoria city 34.60
41 Mount Vernon city 34.41
42 Decatur city 34.05
43 Glen Ellyn village 33.24
44 Collinsville city 32.93
45 Glenview village 32.87
46 Jacksonville city 32.02
47 Morton village 31.52
48 Harvey city 31.21
49 North Chicago city 31.17
50 Carpentersville village 31.06
51 Urbana city 30.93
52 Palatine village 30.89
53 Riverdale village 30.38
54 Summit village 30.25
55 Addison village 29.37
56 East St. Louis city 29.33
57 Waterloo city 29.27
58 Rantoul village 28.77
59 Midlothian village 28.70
60 Centralia city 28.61
61 Berwyn city 28.43
61 Chicago Heights city 28.43
62 Cicero town 27.78
63 Chicago city 27.73
64 Quincy city 27.20
65 Blue Island city 27.18
66 Bourbonnais village 26.26
67 Macomb city 26.01
68 Chatham village 25.76
69 Champaign city 25.62
70 Wheaton city 25.47
71 Wilmette village 25.43
72 Elgin city 25.38
73 Loves Park city 25.00
73 Washington city 25.00
74 Belleville city 24.97
75 Zion city 24.93
76 Calumet City city 23.33
77 Libertyville village 23.21
78 Northlake city 23.14
79 Canton city 23.02
80 Bradley village 22.96
81 Edwardsville city 22.93
82 Bolingbrook village 22.72
83 Streamwood village 22.48
84 Markham city 22.06
85 Taylorville city 21.90
86 Woodstock city 21.27
87 Deerfield village 21.13
88 Sycamore city 20.36
89 Ottawa city 20.21
90 Joliet city 19.99
91 Waukegan city 19.42
92 Dolton village 19.25
93 East Moline city 19.02
94 Hazel Crest village 18.47
95 Hoffman Estates village 18.34
96 Lansing village 17.60
97 La Grange Park village 17.14
98 Maywood village 17.01
99 Gages Lake CDP 16.59
100 Sterling city 16.16
101 O'Fallon city 16.10
102 Roscoe village 15.64
103 Alsip village 15.43
104 Bensenville village 15.10
105 Skokie village 14.92
106 Lombard village 14.82
107 Darien city 14.49
108 South Holland village 14.48
109 Evanston city 14.31
110 Glendale Heights village 14.30
111 Lake Forest city 14.29
111 Lyons village 14.29
112 Westmont village 14.24
113 Lindenhurst village 14.23
114 Bloomingdale village 14.19
115 Dixon city 14.08
116 Oak Lawn village 13.66
117 Park Forest village 13.42
118 Prospect Heights city 13.37
119 Homer Glen village 13.33
120 Lockport city 13.25
121 Crest Hill city 13.21
122 Forest Park village 13.18
123 Pontiac city 13.07
124 Oak Park village 13.03
125 Mundelein village 12.90
126 Yorkville city 12.70
127 Aurora city 12.52
128 Worth village 12.00
129 Western Springs village 11.72
130 Shiloh village 11.44
131 Gurnee village 11.35
132 Matteson village 11.29
133 La Grange village 11.04
134 Downers Grove village 11.01
135 Homewood village 10.97
136 West Chicago city 10.90
137 Machesney Park village 10.83
138 Country Club Hills city 10.69
138 East Peoria city 10.69
139 Des Plaines city 10.59
140 Burbank city 10.46
141 Grayslake village 10.16
142 Richton Park village 10.04
143 Palos Hills city 9.97
144 Villa Park village 9.91
145 Batavia city 9.89
146 Carol Stream village 9.86
147 Bellwood village 9.24
148 South Elgin village 8.94
149 Northbrook village 8.68
150 Evergreen Park village 8.51
151 Swansea village 8.46
152 Hickory Hills city 8.09
153 Antioch village 8.07
154 Palos Heights city 7.91
155 Fairview Heights city 7.62
156 Arlington Heights village 7.44
157 Bridgeview village 6.57
158 Mokena village 6.54
159 Melrose Park village 6.44
160 Wheeling village 6.42
161 Chicago Ridge village 6.32
162 Oak Forest city 6.23
163 Rolling Meadows city 6.03
164 Lemont village 5.88
165 Godfrey village 5.82
166 Round Lake village 5.78
167 Woodridge village 5.74
168 Orland Park village 5.61
169 Naperville city 5.51
170 Minooka village 5.39
171 Brookfield village 5.26
172 Park Ridge city 5.14
173 Burr Ridge village 4.71
174 Crestwood village 4.65
175 Round Lake Beach village 4.50
176 Schaumburg village 4.47
177 Mount Prospect village 4.35
178 Tinley Park village 3.87
179 Glen Carbon village 3.76
180 Beach Park village 3.75
181 Elmwood Park village 3.54
182 Roselle village 3.27
183 Elmhurst city 2.87
184 Elk Grove Village village 2.84
185 River Forest village 2.80
186 Lisle village 2.61
187 Oswego village 2.28
188 Shorewood village 2.25
189 Wood Dale city 2.15
190 Niles village 2.04
191 Highland Park city 2.00
192 Bartlett village 1.92
192 Morton Grove village 1.92
193 St. Charles city 1.87
194 Romeoville village 1.74
195 Algonquin village 1.39
196 Lake in the Hills village 1.35
197 North Aurora village 1.20
198 Barrington village 1.10
199 Norridge village 1.08
200 Westchester village 1.07
201 New Lenox village 0.62
202 Frankfort village 0.47
203 Plainfield village 0.08
204 Belvidere city 0.00
204 Campton Hills village 0.00
204 Geneva city 0.00
204 Hinsdale village 0.00
204 Huntley village 0.00
204 Lake Zurich village 0.00
204 Plano city 0.00
204 Schiller Park village 0.00
204 Troy city 0.00
204 Vernon Hills village 0.00
204 Wauconda village 0.00
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