Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Illinois counties, in April 2020, among all of Illinois's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, East St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (95.27%), followed by Riverdale village (92.20%), and Dolton village (90.69%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Illinois.
Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Population |
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1 | East St. Louis city | 95.27 |
2 | Riverdale village | 92.20 |
3 | Dolton village | 90.69 |
4 | Richton Park village | 86.61 |
5 | Country Club Hills city | 86.46 |
6 | Hazel Crest village | 86.25 |
7 | Matteson village | 82.60 |
8 | South Holland village | 80.96 |
9 | Markham city | 72.93 |
10 | Calumet City city | 72.64 |
11 | Cahokia village | 71.04 |
12 | Park Forest village | 70.18 |
13 | Bellwood village | 68.35 |
14 | Harvey city | 63.33 |
15 | Maywood village | 61.05 |
16 | Lansing village | 46.62 |
17 | Homewood village | 44.87 |
18 | Chicago Heights city | 42.50 |
19 | Kankakee city | 38.69 |
20 | Danville city | 33.42 |
21 | Belleville city | 32.23 |
22 | Fairview Heights city | 31.47 |
23 | Zion city | 31.17 |
24 | Forest Park village | 30.89 |
25 | Blue Island city | 30.71 |
26 | Chicago city | 29.17 |
27 | Peoria city | 27.86 |
28 | North Chicago city | 27.66 |
29 | Alton city | 26.76 |
30 | Decatur city | 26.58 |
31 | Carbondale city | 25.75 |
32 | Shiloh village | 25.56 |
33 | Evergreen Park village | 24.50 |
34 | Rockford city | 23.03 |
35 | Swansea village | 22.88 |
36 | Rantoul village | 22.50 |
37 | Alsip village | 22.48 |
38 | Crest Hill city | 22.15 |
39 | Springfield city | 20.41 |
40 | Justice village | 20.35 |
41 | Westchester village | 19.87 |
42 | Rock Island city | 19.64 |
43 | Bolingbrook village | 19.49 |
44 | Oak Park village | 19.08 |
45 | Urbana city | 18.86 |
46 | DeKalb city | 18.48 |
47 | East Moline city | 18.10 |
48 | Champaign city | 17.97 |
49 | Freeport city | 17.95 |
50 | Waukegan city | 16.99 |
51 | O'Fallon city | 16.38 |
52 | Joliet city | 16.25 |
53 | Evanston city | 16.06 |
54 | Mount Vernon city | 15.30 |
55 | Collinsville city | 14.67 |
56 | Galesburg city | 14.36 |
57 | Romeoville village | 13.78 |
58 | Midlothian village | 13.49 |
59 | Beach Park village | 11.66 |
60 | Normal town | 11.58 |
61 | Dixon city | 11.31 |
62 | Granite City city | 11.28 |
63 | Centralia city | 11.01 |
64 | Bloomington city | 10.90 |
65 | Aurora city | 10.87 |
66 | Jacksonville city | 10.44 |
67 | Edwardsville city | 10.21 |
68 | Crestwood village | 10.06 |
69 | Woodridge village | 10.04 |
70 | Chicago Ridge village | 9.77 |
70 | Montgomery village | 9.77 |
71 | Bourbonnais village | 9.59 |
72 | Macomb city | 9.51 |
73 | Bradley village | 9.49 |
74 | Gurnee village | 9.00 |
75 | Moline city | 8.82 |
76 | Frankfort village | 8.65 |
77 | Berwyn city | 8.53 |
78 | Pontiac city | 8.49 |
79 | Charleston city | 8.39 |
80 | Canton city | 8.11 |
81 | Skokie village | 7.94 |
82 | Summit village | 7.88 |
83 | Oswego village | 7.69 |
84 | Marion city | 7.66 |
85 | Oak Lawn village | 7.65 |
86 | Oak Forest city | 7.52 |
87 | River Forest village | 7.51 |
88 | Plano city | 7.47 |
89 | Glendale Heights village | 7.27 |
90 | Glen Carbon village | 7.17 |
91 | Hanover Park village | 7.10 |
92 | Kewanee city | 6.98 |
93 | Plainfield village | 6.97 |
93 | Westmont village | 6.97 |
94 | Carol Stream village | 6.94 |
95 | Elgin city | 6.60 |
96 | Yorkville city | 6.57 |
97 | Shorewood village | 6.52 |
98 | Round Lake village | 6.41 |
98 | Tinley Park village | 6.41 |
99 | Melrose Park village | 6.24 |
100 | Lisle village | 6.14 |
101 | Streamwood village | 5.93 |
102 | Carpentersville village | 5.89 |
103 | Godfrey village | 5.88 |
104 | Quincy city | 5.87 |
105 | Palos Hills city | 5.77 |
106 | North Aurora village | 5.76 |
107 | Loves Park city | 5.48 |
108 | Naperville city | 5.00 |
109 | Gages Lake CDP | 4.96 |
110 | Hoffman Estates village | 4.87 |
111 | Round Lake Beach village | 4.80 |
112 | Pingree Grove village | 4.65 |
113 | Villa Park village | 4.64 |
114 | Lombard village | 4.63 |
115 | Lyons village | 4.57 |
116 | Grayslake village | 4.53 |
117 | Worth village | 4.42 |
118 | La Grange Park village | 4.33 |
119 | Schaumburg village | 4.28 |
120 | Wheaton city | 4.27 |
121 | Wood River city | 4.25 |
122 | Bensenville village | 4.17 |
123 | Bridgeview village | 4.04 |
124 | Chatham village | 3.93 |
125 | Northlake city | 3.81 |
126 | Cicero town | 3.72 |
127 | La Grange village | 3.71 |
128 | Downers Grove village | 3.69 |
129 | South Elgin village | 3.66 |
130 | Bloomingdale village | 3.64 |
131 | Streator city | 3.50 |
132 | Addison village | 3.45 |
133 | Orland Park village | 3.42 |
134 | Darien city | 3.40 |
135 | Glen Ellyn village | 3.32 |
136 | Brookfield village | 3.30 |
137 | Hickory Hills city | 3.26 |
137 | Minooka village | 3.26 |
138 | Mattoon city | 3.25 |
139 | Machesney Park village | 3.22 |
140 | Sycamore city | 3.20 |
141 | Lincoln city | 3.15 |
142 | Herrin city | 3.13 |
142 | Sterling city | 3.13 |
143 | Palatine village | 3.11 |
144 | Antioch village | 3.10 |
144 | Roscoe village | 3.10 |
145 | Elmwood Park village | 3.02 |
145 | Warrenville city | 3.02 |
145 | Woodstock city | 3.02 |
146 | Belvidere city | 3.00 |
147 | West Chicago city | 2.92 |
148 | Lindenhurst village | 2.82 |
149 | Rolling Meadows city | 2.80 |
150 | Mount Prospect village | 2.69 |
151 | Roselle village | 2.56 |
152 | Bartlett village | 2.54 |
152 | Troy city | 2.54 |
153 | Batavia city | 2.48 |
154 | Vernon Hills village | 2.47 |
155 | Ottawa city | 2.45 |
156 | Algonquin village | 2.44 |
157 | Des Plaines city | 2.40 |
158 | Lake in the Hills village | 2.36 |
158 | Wheeling village | 2.36 |
159 | Pekin city | 2.29 |
160 | River Grove village | 2.21 |
161 | Fox Lake village | 2.19 |
162 | Morris city | 2.18 |
163 | Elmhurst city | 2.15 |
164 | Mundelein village | 2.03 |
165 | Burr Ridge village | 1.96 |
166 | Lincolnwood village | 1.94 |
166 | Morton Grove village | 1.94 |
167 | Burbank city | 1.93 |
168 | Elk Grove Village village | 1.89 |
169 | Wood Dale city | 1.84 |
170 | Mokena village | 1.83 |
171 | St. Charles city | 1.75 |
172 | Niles village | 1.71 |
173 | Franklin Park village | 1.68 |
174 | Hinsdale village | 1.67 |
174 | Huntley village | 1.67 |
174 | Palos Heights city | 1.67 |
174 | Schiller Park village | 1.67 |
175 | Arlington Heights village | 1.63 |
176 | Highland Park city | 1.61 |
176 | Lockport city | 1.61 |
177 | East Peoria city | 1.57 |
178 | Crystal Lake city | 1.54 |
179 | Prospect Heights city | 1.51 |
180 | Libertyville village | 1.33 |
181 | Channahon village | 1.27 |
182 | Lake Forest city | 1.26 |
183 | Buffalo Grove village | 1.24 |
184 | New Lenox village | 1.18 |
185 | Barrington village | 1.15 |
185 | Wauconda village | 1.15 |
186 | Glenview village | 1.11 |
187 | McHenry city | 1.10 |
188 | Lake Zurich village | 0.93 |
189 | Lemont village | 0.91 |
190 | Taylorville city | 0.90 |
190 | Wilmette village | 0.90 |
191 | Morton village | 0.89 |
192 | Campton Hills village | 0.86 |
193 | Effingham city | 0.85 |
194 | Homer Glen village | 0.83 |
194 | Washington city | 0.83 |
195 | Cary village | 0.76 |
195 | Northbrook village | 0.76 |
196 | Deerfield village | 0.71 |
197 | Geneva city | 0.66 |
198 | Columbia city | 0.54 |
198 | Park Ridge city | 0.54 |
199 | Western Springs village | 0.46 |
200 | Norridge village | 0.43 |
201 | Waterloo city | 0.26 |
202 | Winnetka village | 0.25 |