Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.25M), followed by Will County (86.04K), and St. Clair County (78.78K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1245792 |
| 2 | Will County | 86036 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 78782 |
| 4 | Lake County | 53633 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 49794 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 40666 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 34444 |
| 8 | Kane County | 30710 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 28879 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 26065 |
| 11 | Madison County | 24107 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18829 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 16527 |
| 14 | Kankakee County | 16321 |
| 15 | McLean County | 14668 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 11053 |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 10349 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 8434 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 8177 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5553 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4643 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4203 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 3278 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3098 |
| 25 | LaSalle County | 2988 |
| 26 | Adams County | 2714 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 2403 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2064 |
| 29 | Morgan County | 2060 |
| 30 | Tazewell County | 1877 |
| 31 | Coles County | 1842 |
| 32 | Lee County | 1801 |
| 33 | Perry County | 1687 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 1658 |
| 35 | Marion County | 1646 |
| 36 | Alexander County | 1597 |
| 37 | Pulaski County | 1588 |
| 38 | Boone County | 1489 |
| 39 | McDonough County | 1482 |
| 40 | Lawrence County | 1473 |
| 41 | Fayette County | 1459 |
| 42 | Livingston County | 1295 |
| 43 | Fulton County | 1204 |
| 44 | Clinton County | 1198 |
| 45 | Brown County | 1126 |
| 46 | Bond County | 1116 |
| 47 | Grundy County | 1038 |
| 48 | Whiteside County | 1027 |
| 49 | Henry County | 1019 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 970 |
| 51 | Massac County | 925 |
| 52 | Crawford County | 897 |
| 53 | Christian County | 842 |
| 54 | Cass County | 750 |
| 55 | Saline County | 738 |
| 56 | Ogle County | 669 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 605 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 515 |
| 59 | Warren County | 498 |
| 60 | Bureau County | 398 |
| 61 | Schuyler County | 350 |
| 62 | Union County | 343 |
| 63 | Iroquois County | 334 |
| 64 | Woodford County | 281 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 255 |
| 66 | Effingham County | 212 |
| 67 | Jersey County | 191 |
| 68 | Monroe County | 187 |
| 69 | Douglas County | 174 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 170 |
| 71 | Washington County | 167 |
| 72 | Ford County | 156 |
| 73 | Hancock County | 153 |
| 74 | Richland County | 151 |
| 75 | Pike County | 148 |
| 76 | De Witt County | 144 |
| 77 | Piatt County | 139 |
| 78 | Clark County | 136 |
| 79 | Wabash County | 131 |
| 80 | Menard County | 122 |
| 81 | Shelby County | 120 |
| 82 | Edgar County | 112 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 112 |
| 83 | Pope County | 107 |
| 84 | Moultrie County | 106 |
| 85 | Mercer County | 101 |
| 86 | Marshall County | 96 |
| 87 | Greene County | 92 |
| 88 | White County | 89 |
| 89 | Mason County | 84 |
| 90 | Clay County | 83 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 63 |
| 92 | Hamilton County | 60 |
| 93 | Jasper County | 57 |
| 94 | Stark County | 50 |
| 95 | Putnam County | 43 |
| 95 | Scott County | 43 |
| 96 | Gallatin County | 42 |
| 97 | Hardin County | 36 |
| 97 | Henderson County | 36 |
| 98 | Edwards County | 34 |
| 99 | Calhoun County | 24 |