Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.19M), followed by Will County (90.63K), and St. Clair County (76.71K).
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 2023
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1186112 |
| 2 | Will County | 90629 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 76713 |
| 4 | Lake County | 53984 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 51409 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 40498 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 34640 |
| 8 | Kane County | 30879 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 30037 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 27200 |
| 11 | Madison County | 25557 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18729 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 17520 |
| 14 | Kankakee County | 16135 |
| 15 | McLean County | 15653 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 13200 |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 10313 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 9367 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 8130 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 6392 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4411 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4255 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 3494 |
| 24 | LaSalle County | 3191 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 3063 |
| 26 | Adams County | 2705 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 2482 |
| 28 | Tazewell County | 2254 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2117 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 2101 |
| 31 | Coles County | 1973 |
| 32 | Lee County | 1948 |
| 33 | Perry County | 1735 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 1729 |
| 35 | Boone County | 1699 |
| 36 | McDonough County | 1681 |
| 37 | Marion County | 1656 |
| 38 | Lawrence County | 1519 |
| 39 | Alexander County | 1487 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 1478 |
| 41 | Pulaski County | 1467 |
| 42 | Grundy County | 1420 |
| 43 | Livingston County | 1397 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 1278 |
| 45 | Clinton County | 1271 |
| 46 | Brown County | 1201 |
| 47 | Bond County | 1106 |
| 48 | Whiteside County | 1100 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 1066 |
| 50 | Henry County | 1008 |
| 51 | Christian County | 923 |
| 52 | Massac County | 914 |
| 53 | Crawford County | 912 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 759 |
| 55 | Saline County | 740 |
| 56 | Cass County | 716 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 619 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 573 |
| 59 | Warren County | 525 |
| 60 | Bureau County | 457 |
| 61 | Iroquois County | 384 |
| 62 | Union County | 373 |
| 63 | Schuyler County | 367 |
| 64 | Woodford County | 349 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 309 |
| 66 | Effingham County | 242 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 239 |
| 68 | Jo Daviess County | 221 |
| 69 | Ford County | 214 |
| 70 | Douglas County | 211 |
| 71 | De Witt County | 195 |
| 71 | Jersey County | 195 |
| 72 | Hancock County | 192 |
| 73 | Washington County | 191 |
| 74 | Clark County | 165 |
| 75 | Piatt County | 163 |
| 75 | Richland County | 163 |
| 76 | Pike County | 155 |
| 77 | Edgar County | 151 |
| 78 | Wabash County | 149 |
| 79 | Menard County | 148 |
| 79 | Wayne County | 148 |
| 80 | Moultrie County | 145 |
| 81 | Mercer County | 144 |
| 82 | Shelby County | 136 |
| 83 | Marshall County | 126 |
| 84 | Pope County | 121 |
| 85 | White County | 105 |
| 86 | Mason County | 99 |
| 87 | Clay County | 97 |
| 88 | Greene County | 90 |
| 89 | Stark County | 78 |
| 90 | Cumberland County | 75 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | 67 |
| 92 | Hardin County | 58 |
| 93 | Jasper County | 55 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | 52 |
| 95 | Henderson County | 47 |
| 96 | Putnam County | 43 |
| 97 | Scott County | 41 |
| 98 | Edwards County | 38 |
| 99 | Calhoun County | 37 |