Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (936.91K), followed by Will County (60.15K), and St. Clair County (55.87K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties based on Black or African American Alone voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in Illinois.

Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Cook
936.91K
Will
60.15K
St. Clair
55.87K
Lake
36.16K
DuPage
33.63K
Winnebago
26.81K
Peoria
23.03K
Champaign
20.44K
Kane
19.76K
Madison
18.13K
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Cook County 936,911
2 Will County 60,147
3 St. Clair County 55,868
4 Lake County 36,157
5 DuPage County 33,634
6 Winnebago County 26,813
7 Peoria County 23,030
8 Champaign County 20,436
9 Kane County 19,764
10 Madison County 18,131
11 Sangamon County 17,793
12 Macon County 13,352
13 Kankakee County 11,328
14 Rock Island County 11,260
15 McLean County 11,021
16 Vermilion County 7,067
17 Kendall County 6,839
18 DeKalb County 6,211
19 Jackson County 5,533
20 Knox County 3,346
21 Stephenson County 3,081
22 McHenry County 2,905
23 Williamson County 2,147
24 Randolph County 2,115
25 LaSalle County 2,099
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