Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Illinois counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Illinois, East St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (94.95%), followed by Riverdale village (91.82%), and Dolton village (90.18%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Illinois, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Illinois.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
East St. Louis
Riverdale
Dolton
Richton Park
Country Club Hills
Hazel Crest
Matteson
South Holland
Markham
Calumet City
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 East St. Louis city 94.95
2 Riverdale village 91.82
3 Dolton village 90.18
4 Richton Park village 86.01
5 Country Club Hills city 85.63
6 Hazel Crest village 85.50
7 Matteson village 82.01
8 South Holland village 80.49
9 Markham city 72.21
10 Calumet City city 72.04
11 Cahokia village 70.72
12 Park Forest village 69.27
13 Bellwood village 67.62
14 Harvey city 62.63
15 Maywood village 60.37
16 Lansing village 46.16
17 Homewood village 44.48
18 Chicago Heights city 41.80
19 Kankakee city 38.39
20 Danville city 32.91
21 Belleville city 32.00
22 Fairview Heights city 31.22
23 Zion city 30.36
24 Forest Park village 30.30
25 Blue Island city 30.22
26 Chicago city 28.68
27 Peoria city 27.59
28 North Chicago city 26.90
29 Alton city 26.68
30 Decatur city 26.38
31 Carbondale city 25.44
32 Shiloh village 25.33
33 Evergreen Park village 23.94
34 Swansea village 22.72
35 Rockford city 22.51
36 Alsip village 22.22
37 Rantoul village 21.99
38 Crest Hill city 21.80
39 Springfield city 20.22
40 Justice village 19.97
41 Westchester village 19.60
42 Rock Island city 19.23
43 Bolingbrook village 19.10
44 Oak Park village 18.69
45 Urbana city 18.55
46 DeKalb city 18.11
47 Champaign city 17.70
48 East Moline city 17.67
49 Freeport city 17.64
50 Waukegan city 16.40
51 O'Fallon city 16.11
52 Joliet city 15.84
53 Evanston city 15.78
54 Mount Vernon city 14.95
55 Collinsville city 14.56
56 Galesburg city 14.03
57 Romeoville village 13.45
58 Midlothian village 13.12
59 Normal town 11.37
60 Beach Park village 11.26
61 Dixon city 11.12
61 Granite City city 11.12
62 Centralia city 10.94
63 Bloomington city 10.69
64 Aurora city 10.49
65 Jacksonville city 10.35
66 Edwardsville city 10.11
67 Crestwood village 10.01
68 Woodridge village 9.80
69 Chicago Ridge village 9.62
70 Bourbonnais village 9.45
71 Montgomery village 9.38
72 Bradley village 9.35
73 Macomb city 9.34
74 Gurnee village 8.61
75 Frankfort village 8.56
76 Moline city 8.52
77 Pontiac city 8.27
78 Charleston city 8.26
79 Berwyn city 8.07
80 Canton city 7.94
81 Skokie village 7.75
82 Summit village 7.63
83 Marion city 7.46
84 Oswego village 7.44
85 Oak Lawn village 7.43
86 River Forest village 7.42
87 Oak Forest city 7.32
88 Plano city 7.14
89 Glen Carbon village 7.11
90 Glendale Heights village 7.00
91 Westmont village 6.89
92 Plainfield village 6.81
93 Hanover Park village 6.77
93 Kewanee city 6.77
94 Carol Stream village 6.74
95 Shorewood village 6.35
95 Yorkville city 6.35
96 Tinley Park village 6.33
97 Elgin city 6.28
98 Round Lake village 6.10
99 Lisle village 5.97
100 Godfrey village 5.82
100 Melrose Park village 5.82
101 Quincy city 5.78
102 Streamwood village 5.69
103 Carpentersville village 5.67
104 Palos Hills city 5.61
105 North Aurora village 5.53
106 Loves Park city 5.32
107 Naperville city 4.90
108 Gages Lake CDP 4.75
109 Hoffman Estates village 4.71
110 Round Lake Beach village 4.54
111 Lombard village 4.53
112 Villa Park village 4.47
113 Grayslake village 4.33
114 Lyons village 4.29
115 Worth village 4.25
116 Pingree Grove village 4.21
117 La Grange Park village 4.20
117 Wood River city 4.20
118 Wheaton city 4.17
119 Schaumburg village 4.15
120 Bensenville village 3.91
121 Bridgeview village 3.86
122 Chatham village 3.82
123 Downers Grove village 3.58
123 La Grange village 3.58
124 Bloomingdale village 3.53
125 South Elgin village 3.44
126 Orland Park village 3.38
126 Streator city 3.38
127 Cicero town 3.37
128 Darien city 3.35
128 Northlake city 3.35
129 Glen Ellyn village 3.28
130 Addison village 3.27
131 Hickory Hills city 3.19
132 Mattoon city 3.17
133 Minooka village 3.16
134 Machesney Park village 3.14
135 Sycamore city 3.08
136 Brookfield village 3.07
137 Herrin city 3.05
137 Lincoln city 3.05
138 Palatine village 2.98
139 Roscoe village 2.92
140 Antioch village 2.91
141 Woodstock city 2.88
142 Warrenville city 2.85
143 Belvidere city 2.79
144 West Chicago city 2.74
145 Lindenhurst village 2.71
146 Elmwood Park village 2.68
147 Sterling city 2.67
148 Rolling Meadows city 2.63
149 Mount Prospect village 2.57
150 Troy city 2.48
151 Roselle village 2.43
152 Bartlett village 2.42
153 Algonquin village 2.37
153 Vernon Hills village 2.37
154 Batavia city 2.33
155 Des Plaines city 2.28
156 Lake in the Hills village 2.27
156 Ottawa city 2.27
156 Pekin city 2.27
157 Wheeling village 2.26
158 Morris city 2.10
159 Elmhurst city 2.03
160 Fox Lake village 2.00
161 Mundelein village 1.90
161 River Grove village 1.90
162 Morton Grove village 1.87
163 Burr Ridge village 1.86
164 Lincolnwood village 1.84
165 Elk Grove Village village 1.83
166 Burbank city 1.76
167 Mokena village 1.75
168 Wood Dale city 1.71
169 St. Charles city 1.70
170 Hinsdale village 1.62
170 Huntley village 1.62
170 Niles village 1.62
170 Palos Heights city 1.62
171 Arlington Heights village 1.54
172 Highland Park city 1.53
173 East Peoria city 1.51
173 Lockport city 1.51
174 Crystal Lake city 1.46
175 Schiller Park village 1.40
176 Prospect Heights city 1.34
177 Franklin Park village 1.31
178 Libertyville village 1.27
179 Channahon village 1.25
180 Buffalo Grove village 1.20
180 Lake Forest city 1.20
181 New Lenox village 1.15
182 Wauconda village 1.10
183 Barrington village 1.09
184 Glenview village 1.07
185 McHenry city 1.03
186 Lake Zurich village 0.88
187 Taylorville city 0.85
188 Campton Hills village 0.84
188 Morton village 0.84
189 Lemont village 0.83
190 Effingham city 0.82
190 Washington city 0.82
190 Wilmette village 0.82
191 Homer Glen village 0.81
192 Cary village 0.75
193 Northbrook village 0.73
194 Deerfield village 0.68
195 Geneva city 0.60
196 Columbia city 0.54
197 Park Ridge city 0.51
198 Western Springs village 0.42
199 Norridge village 0.39
200 Waterloo city 0.26
201 Winnetka village 0.23