Illinois Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County from Census 2020

Updated on August 29, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, the voting-age population of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in Illinois was 1,356,415; and represented 13.57% of the total Illinois voting-age population.

Cook County had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (925,463), followed by Will County (59,337), and St. Clair County (55,588). On the other hand, the three counties with low Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone voting-age population were: Scott County (1), Calhoun County (7), and Stark County (8).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's voting-age population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, Alexander County had the highest percentage (29.71%), followed by Pulaski County (28.30%), and St. Clair County (28.21%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone voting-age population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Illinois Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County from Census 2020
Illinois Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County from Census 2020
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County Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Voting-age Pop. % of County Voting-age Population
Adams 1747 3.42
Alexander 1259 29.71
Bond 1011 7.39
Boone 809 2.02
Brown 1024 19.86
Bureau 189 0.72
Calhoun 7 0.20
Carroll 659 5.12
Cass 431 4.39
Champaign 20165 12.12
Christian 322 1.18
Clark 40 0.33
Clay 20 0.20
Clinton 1026 3.56
Coles 1633 4.33
Cook 925463 22.18
Crawford 562 3.77
Cumberland 17 0.21
DeKalb 6113 7.85
De Witt 65 0.53
Douglas 43 0.29
DuPage 32988 4.55
Edgar 62 0.46
Edwards 10 0.21
Effingham 95 0.36
Fayette 754 4.43
Ford 54 0.51
Franklin 116 0.39
Fulton 1040 3.86
Gallatin 24 0.61
Greene 15 0.16
Grundy 579 1.47
Hamilton 27 0.44
Hancock 51 0.37
Hardin 9 0.30
Henderson 13 0.25
Henry 729 1.92
Iroquois 158 0.75
Jackson 5472 12.80
Jasper 12 0.17
Jefferson 2043 7.08
Jersey 118 0.69
Jo Daviess 71 0.40
Johnson 1406 12.78
Kane 19176 4.93
Kankakee 11245 13.56
Kendall 6710 7.14
Knox 3294 8.23
Lake 35295 6.49
LaSalle 2032 2.35
Lawrence 1371 11.12
Lee 1688 6.16
Livingston 958 3.43
Logan 1391 6.17
McDonough 1200 5.38
McHenry 2805 1.17
McLean 10856 8.09
Macon 13255 16.37
Macoupin 288 0.81
Madison 18024 8.62
Marion 1029 3.53
Marshall 56 0.60
Mason 32 0.31
Massac 658 6.01
Menard 43 0.45
Mercer 50 0.41
Monroe 89 0.33
Montgomery 869 3.86
Morgan 1527 5.78
Moultrie 55 0.50
Ogle 366 0.92
Peoria 22834 16.35
Perry 1545 9.16
Piatt 47 0.36
Pike 51 0.45
Pope 38 1.24
Pulaski 1168 28.30
Putnam 17 0.37
Randolph 2107 8.71
Richland 59 0.48
Rock Island 11078 9.83
St. Clair 55588 28.21
Saline 485 2.63
Sangamon 17634 11.51
Schuyler 221 3.93
Scott 1 0.03
Shelby 45 0.27
Stark 8 0.19
Stephenson 3044 8.66
Tazewell 1184 1.17
Union 203 1.48
Vermilion 6997 12.23
Wabash 31 0.35
Warren 455 3.43
Washington 56 0.52
Wayne 48 0.39
White 71 0.65
Whiteside 529 1.21
Will 59337 11.28
Williamson 2108 4.01
Winnebago 26436 12.01
Woodford 177 0.61