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
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1139137 |
| 2 | Will County | 86269 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 75803 |
| 4 | Lake County | 48527 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 47827 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 38441 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33876 |
| 8 | Champaign County | 28895 |
| 9 | Kane County | 27024 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 26724 |
| 11 | Madison County | 25018 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18444 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 16582 |
| 14 | Kankakee County | 15607 |
| 15 | McLean County | 15046 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 12314 |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 9932 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 8893 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 7916 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5528 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4206 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4034 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 3373 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 2916 |
| 25 | LaSalle County | 2911 |
| 26 | Adams County | 2602 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 2430 |
| 28 | Tazewell County | 2124 |
| 29 | Morgan County | 2055 |
| 30 | Logan County | 2047 |
| 31 | Coles County | 1880 |
| 32 | Lee County | 1856 |
| 33 | Perry County | 1692 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 1668 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 1606 |
| 36 | Marion County | 1597 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 1468 |
| 38 | Alexander County | 1462 |
| 39 | Pulaski County | 1431 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 1427 |
| 41 | Boone County | 1400 |
| 42 | Livingston County | 1325 |
| 43 | Grundy County | 1248 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 1225 |
| 45 | Brown County | 1175 |
| 46 | Clinton County | 1159 |
| 47 | Bond County | 1076 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 1050 |
| 49 | Henry County | 909 |
| 50 | Christian County | 899 |
| 51 | Whiteside County | 890 |
| 52 | Crawford County | 882 |
| 53 | Massac County | 867 |
| 54 | Saline County | 715 |
| 55 | Ogle County | 653 |
| 56 | Carroll County | 570 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 558 |
| 58 | Cass County | 530 |
| 59 | Warren County | 460 |
| 60 | Bureau County | 362 |
| 61 | Schuyler County | 358 |
| 61 | Union County | 358 |
| 62 | Iroquois County | 357 |
| 63 | Woodford County | 326 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 288 |
| 65 | Effingham County | 220 |
| 65 | Monroe County | 220 |
| 66 | Jo Daviess County | 198 |
| 67 | Ford County | 188 |
| 68 | Jersey County | 183 |
| 69 | Washington County | 180 |
| 70 | De Witt County | 175 |
| 71 | Hancock County | 174 |
| 72 | Douglas County | 173 |
| 73 | Clark County | 160 |
| 74 | Piatt County | 157 |
| 75 | Richland County | 154 |
| 76 | Pike County | 148 |
| 77 | Menard County | 145 |
| 78 | Edgar County | 140 |
| 79 | Mercer County | 134 |
| 80 | Wabash County | 133 |
| 81 | Moultrie County | 132 |
| 82 | Shelby County | 129 |
| 83 | Pope County | 119 |
| 84 | Marshall County | 114 |
| 85 | Wayne County | 106 |
| 86 | Mason County | 95 |
| 87 | White County | 90 |
| 88 | Greene County | 86 |
| 89 | Clay County | 84 |
| 90 | Stark County | 72 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 69 |
| 92 | Hamilton County | 64 |
| 93 | Hardin County | 56 |
| 94 | Jasper County | 54 |
| 95 | Gallatin County | 50 |
| 96 | Edwards County | 38 |
| 96 | Henderson County | 38 |
| 97 | Putnam County | 36 |
| 98 | Calhoun County | 35 |
| 99 | Scott County | 31 |