Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.18M), followed by Will County (83.68K), and St. Clair County (77.35K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1176240 |
| 2 | Will County | 83681 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 77349 |
| 4 | Lake County | 48747 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 46864 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 38609 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33568 |
| 8 | Champaign County | 28398 |
| 9 | Kane County | 26877 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 26106 |
| 11 | Madison County | 24118 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18550 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 15998 |
| 14 | Kankakee County | 15838 |
| 15 | McLean County | 14555 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 11043 |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 10054 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 8479 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 7971 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5027 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4349 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4033 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 3225 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 2982 |
| 25 | LaSalle County | 2950 |
| 26 | Adams County | 2594 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 2545 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2101 |
| 29 | Morgan County | 2093 |
| 30 | Lee County | 1956 |
| 31 | Tazewell County | 1947 |
| 32 | Perry County | 1827 |
| 33 | Coles County | 1809 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 1786 |
| 35 | Marion County | 1671 |
| 36 | Lawrence County | 1569 |
| 37 | Alexander County | 1532 |
| 38 | Pulaski County | 1504 |
| 39 | Fayette County | 1433 |
| 40 | McDonough County | 1421 |
| 41 | Livingston County | 1330 |
| 42 | Brown County | 1297 |
| 43 | Boone County | 1289 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 1252 |
| 45 | Clinton County | 1163 |
| 46 | Bond County | 1089 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 1080 |
| 48 | Grundy County | 1042 |
| 49 | Henry County | 935 |
| 50 | Crawford County | 925 |
| 51 | Massac County | 875 |
| 52 | Christian County | 850 |
| 53 | Whiteside County | 843 |
| 54 | Saline County | 716 |
| 55 | Carroll County | 592 |
| 56 | Ogle County | 586 |
| 57 | Cass County | 570 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 512 |
| 59 | Warren County | 454 |
| 60 | Schuyler County | 363 |
| 61 | Iroquois County | 356 |
| 62 | Union County | 336 |
| 63 | Bureau County | 318 |
| 64 | Woodford County | 273 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 269 |
| 66 | Effingham County | 210 |
| 67 | Jersey County | 182 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 182 |
| 68 | Jo Daviess County | 181 |
| 69 | Washington County | 157 |
| 70 | Douglas County | 152 |
| 71 | Richland County | 150 |
| 72 | Hancock County | 149 |
| 73 | Pike County | 148 |
| 74 | De Witt County | 146 |
| 75 | Ford County | 145 |
| 76 | Piatt County | 142 |
| 77 | Clark County | 136 |
| 78 | Shelby County | 121 |
| 79 | Moultrie County | 119 |
| 80 | Edgar County | 116 |
| 81 | Menard County | 115 |
| 82 | Pope County | 113 |
| 83 | Wabash County | 112 |
| 84 | Mercer County | 106 |
| 85 | Wayne County | 102 |
| 86 | Greene County | 92 |
| 86 | Mason County | 92 |
| 87 | White County | 88 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 81 |
| 89 | Clay County | 74 |
| 90 | Cumberland County | 66 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | 58 |
| 92 | Jasper County | 53 |
| 93 | Stark County | 48 |
| 94 | Hardin County | 43 |
| 95 | Gallatin County | 42 |
| 96 | Henderson County | 35 |
| 97 | Putnam County | 34 |
| 97 | Scott County | 34 |
| 98 | Edwards County | 33 |
| 99 | Calhoun County | 25 |