Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 70.47K people in Illinois with African ancestry. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest population with African ancestry (30.28K), followed by Will County (9.75K), and Kankakee County (8.37K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.
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Related Topics: Illinois ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 30282 |
| 2 | Will County | 9754 |
| 3 | Kankakee County | 8371 |
| 4 | DuPage County | 2727 |
| 5 | Rock Island County | 2657 |
| 6 | Lake County | 2450 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 1847 |
| 8 | Winnebago County | 1599 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 1468 |
| 10 | Kane County | 1056 |
| 11 | Madison County | 848 |
| 12 | St. Clair County | 766 |
| 13 | McLean County | 639 |
| 14 | Knox County | 597 |
| 15 | Sangamon County | 501 |
| 16 | DeKalb County | 429 |
| 17 | Macon County | 406 |
| 18 | Adams County | 370 |
| 19 | Stephenson County | 312 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 257 |
| 21 | LaSalle County | 237 |
| 22 | Fulton County | 207 |
| 23 | McDonough County | 192 |
| 24 | Tazewell County | 191 |
| 25 | Warren County | 168 |
| 26 | Coles County | 163 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 145 |
| 28 | McHenry County | 137 |
| 29 | Livingston County | 136 |
| 30 | Cass County | 132 |
| 31 | Whiteside County | 117 |
| 32 | Schuyler County | 112 |
| 33 | Ogle County | 104 |
| 34 | Vermilion County | 102 |
| 35 | Grundy County | 96 |
| 36 | Morgan County | 83 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 82 |
| 38 | Kendall County | 75 |
| 39 | Brown County | 72 |
| 40 | Woodford County | 65 |
| 41 | Macoupin County | 56 |
| 42 | Massac County | 53 |
| 43 | Jersey County | 35 |
| 44 | Lee County | 34 |
| 45 | Bond County | 31 |
| 46 | Lawrence County | 27 |
| 46 | White County | 27 |
| 47 | Perry County | 26 |
| 48 | Monroe County | 23 |
| 49 | Bureau County | 21 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 21 |
| 50 | Logan County | 20 |
| 51 | Richland County | 15 |
| 52 | Henry County | 13 |
| 53 | Williamson County | 12 |
| 54 | Greene County | 11 |
| 54 | Iroquois County | 11 |
| 55 | Crawford County | 10 |
| 55 | Marion County | 10 |
| 56 | Fayette County | 8 |
| 57 | Edgar County | 7 |
| 57 | Hardin County | 7 |
| 58 | Clinton County | 6 |
| 58 | Ford County | 6 |
| 59 | De Witt County | 5 |
| 59 | Marshall County | 5 |
| 59 | Union County | 5 |
| 60 | Mason County | 4 |
| 60 | Montgomery County | 4 |
| 61 | Pulaski County | 3 |
| 62 | Carroll County | 2 |
| 63 | Henderson County | 1 |
| 63 | Putnam County | 1 |
| 63 | Saline County | 1 |