Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.9%), followed by Pulaski County (30.78%), and St. Clair County (30.67%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2020
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | 30.9 |
| 2 | Pulaski County | 30.78 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 30.67 |
| 4 | Cook County | 23.67 |
| 5 | Peoria County | 19 |
| 6 | Macon County | 18.15 |
| 7 | Brown County | 18.08 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 15.46 |
| 9 | Kankakee County | 15.22 |
| 10 | Winnebago County | 14.27 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 14.04 |
| 12 | Vermilion County | 13.98 |
| 13 | Sangamon County | 13.29 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 12.45 |
| 15 | Will County | 12.35 |
| 16 | Rock Island County | 11.45 |
| 17 | Stephenson County | 10.43 |
| 18 | Lawrence County | 9.65 |
| 19 | Madison County | 9.07 |
| 20 | McLean County | 8.58 |
| 21 | Knox County | 8.44 |
| 22 | DeKalb County | 8.41 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 8.37 |
| 24 | Kendall County | 8.35 |
| 25 | Perry County | 8.08 |
| 26 | Randolph County | 7.99 |
| 27 | Lake County | 7.52 |
| 28 | Logan County | 7.4 |
| 29 | Fayette County | 6.79 |
| 30 | Bond County | 6.69 |
| 31 | Massac County | 6.55 |
| 32 | Morgan County | 6.27 |
| 33 | Kane County | 5.95 |
| 34 | Cass County | 5.77 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 5.47 |
| 36 | DuPage County | 5.35 |
| 37 | Lee County | 5.29 |
| 38 | Schuyler County | 5.1 |
| 39 | Williamson County | 4.88 |
| 40 | Crawford County | 4.81 |
| 41 | Marion County | 4.37 |
| 42 | Adams County | 4.14 |
| 43 | Coles County | 3.94 |
| 44 | Carroll County | 3.86 |
| 45 | Livingston County | 3.62 |
| 46 | Fulton County | 3.6 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 3.44 |
| 48 | Clinton County | 3.25 |
| 49 | Saline County | 3.12 |
| 50 | Warren County | 2.96 |
| 51 | Pope County | 2.85 |
| 52 | Boone County | 2.79 |
| 53 | LaSalle County | 2.73 |
| 54 | Christian County | 2.48 |
| 55 | Henry County | 2.07 |
| 56 | Union County | 2 |
| 57 | Grundy County | 1.98 |
| 58 | Whiteside County | 1.85 |
| 59 | McHenry County | 1.79 |
| 60 | Tazewell County | 1.43 |
| 61 | Ogle County | 1.29 |
| 62 | Iroquois County | 1.24 |
| 63 | Washington County | 1.22 |
| 64 | Bureau County | 1.2 |
| 65 | Wabash County | 1.16 |
| 66 | Ford County | 1.15 |
| 66 | Macoupin County | 1.15 |
| 67 | Pike County | 1.01 |
| 68 | Hardin County | 0.99 |
| 68 | Menard County | 0.99 |
| 69 | Richland County | 0.96 |
| 70 | De Witt County | 0.93 |
| 70 | Stark County | 0.93 |
| 71 | Jersey County | 0.89 |
| 72 | Clark County | 0.88 |
| 72 | Douglas County | 0.88 |
| 73 | Hancock County | 0.87 |
| 73 | Scott County | 0.87 |
| 74 | Gallatin County | 0.85 |
| 75 | Piatt County | 0.83 |
| 76 | Marshall County | 0.82 |
| 77 | Greene County | 0.77 |
| 77 | Jo Daviess County | 0.77 |
| 78 | Putnam County | 0.76 |
| 79 | Hamilton County | 0.75 |
| 80 | Moultrie County | 0.73 |
| 80 | Woodford County | 0.73 |
| 81 | Wayne County | 0.7 |
| 82 | Franklin County | 0.68 |
| 83 | Edgar County | 0.67 |
| 84 | Mercer County | 0.65 |
| 84 | White County | 0.65 |
| 85 | Mason County | 0.64 |
| 86 | Clay County | 0.63 |
| 87 | Jasper County | 0.62 |
| 88 | Effingham County | 0.61 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | 0.6 |
| 90 | Henderson County | 0.57 |
| 90 | Shelby County | 0.57 |
| 91 | Calhoun County | 0.55 |
| 91 | Edwards County | 0.55 |
| 92 | Monroe County | 0.54 |