Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.14M), followed by Will County (86.27K), and St. Clair County (75.80K).
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 2023
Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1,139,137 |
| 2 | Will County | 86,269 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 75,803 |
| 4 | Lake County | 48,527 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 47,827 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 38,441 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33,876 |
| 8 | Champaign County | 28,895 |
| 9 | Kane County | 27,024 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 26,724 |
| 11 | Madison County | 25,018 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18,444 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 16,582 |
| 14 | Kankakee County | 15,607 |
| 15 | McLean County | 15,046 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 12,314 |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 9,932 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 8,893 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 7,916 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5,528 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4,206 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4,034 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 3,373 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 2,916 |
| 25 | LaSalle County | 2,911 |
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