Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

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.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were 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 Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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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