Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.22M), followed by Will County (87.67K), and St. Clair County (78.27K).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties 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 2021
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1222883 |
| 2 | Will County | 87672 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 78265 |
| 4 | Lake County | 54019 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 50209 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 40578 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 34309 |
| 8 | Kane County | 30698 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 29566 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 26509 |
| 11 | Madison County | 24576 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18840 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 16903 |
| 14 | Kankakee County | 16298 |
| 15 | McLean County | 15162 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 11855 |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 10399 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 8860 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 8182 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5826 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4545 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4247 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 3361 |
| 24 | LaSalle County | 3217 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 3124 |
| 26 | Adams County | 2689 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 2599 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2166 |
| 29 | Morgan County | 2139 |
| 30 | Tazewell County | 2055 |
| 31 | Lee County | 2042 |
| 32 | Coles County | 1910 |
| 33 | Perry County | 1869 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 1848 |
| 35 | Marion County | 1720 |
| 36 | Lawrence County | 1620 |
| 37 | Alexander County | 1554 |
| 38 | Pulaski County | 1539 |
| 39 | Boone County | 1526 |
| 40 | McDonough County | 1490 |
| 41 | Fayette County | 1484 |
| 42 | Livingston County | 1393 |
| 43 | Brown County | 1319 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 1303 |
| 45 | Clinton County | 1233 |
| 46 | Grundy County | 1167 |
| 47 | Bond County | 1117 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 1095 |
| 49 | Whiteside County | 1041 |
| 50 | Henry County | 1016 |
| 51 | Crawford County | 954 |
| 52 | Massac County | 919 |
| 53 | Christian County | 872 |
| 54 | Cass County | 747 |
| 55 | Saline County | 742 |
| 56 | Ogle County | 686 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 641 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 522 |
| 59 | Warren County | 519 |
| 60 | Bureau County | 415 |
| 61 | Iroquois County | 383 |
| 62 | Schuyler County | 369 |
| 63 | Union County | 350 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 292 |
| 65 | Woodford County | 287 |
| 66 | Effingham County | 229 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 201 |
| 68 | Jersey County | 194 |
| 69 | Jo Daviess County | 193 |
| 70 | Douglas County | 185 |
| 71 | Ford County | 169 |
| 72 | De Witt County | 168 |
| 72 | Washington County | 168 |
| 73 | Hancock County | 157 |
| 74 | Pike County | 156 |
| 74 | Richland County | 156 |
| 75 | Piatt County | 148 |
| 76 | Clark County | 141 |
| 77 | Shelby County | 127 |
| 78 | Moultrie County | 126 |
| 79 | Edgar County | 122 |
| 79 | Wabash County | 122 |
| 80 | Menard County | 118 |
| 81 | Pope County | 117 |
| 82 | Mercer County | 112 |
| 83 | Wayne County | 109 |
| 84 | White County | 103 |
| 85 | Greene County | 98 |
| 86 | Mason County | 96 |
| 87 | Marshall County | 92 |
| 88 | Clay County | 84 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | 72 |
| 90 | Hamilton County | 59 |
| 91 | Jasper County | 54 |
| 92 | Stark County | 52 |
| 93 | Hardin County | 45 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | 44 |
| 95 | Henderson County | 43 |
| 96 | Putnam County | 40 |
| 97 | Scott County | 39 |
| 98 | Edwards County | 33 |
| 99 | Calhoun County | 27 |