Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.93%), followed by St. Clair County (30.7%), and Pulaski County (30.33%).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | 30.93 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 30.7 |
| 3 | Pulaski County | 30.33 |
| 4 | Cook County | 23.6 |
| 5 | Brown County | 20.51 |
| 6 | Peoria County | 19.1 |
| 7 | Macon County | 18.36 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 15.55 |
| 9 | Kankakee County | 15.29 |
| 10 | Winnebago County | 14.32 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 14.31 |
| 12 | Vermilion County | 14.21 |
| 13 | Johnson County | 13.72 |
| 14 | Sangamon County | 13.57 |
| 15 | Will County | 12.54 |
| 16 | Rock Island County | 11.83 |
| 17 | Lawrence County | 10.64 |
| 18 | Stephenson County | 10.32 |
| 19 | Madison County | 9.28 |
| 20 | Perry County | 8.89 |
| 21 | McLean County | 8.86 |
| 22 | DeKalb County | 8.82 |
| 23 | Kendall County | 8.78 |
| 24 | Knox County | 8.61 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 8.61 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 8.47 |
| 26 | Logan County | 7.74 |
| 27 | Lake County | 7.58 |
| 28 | Fayette County | 6.92 |
| 29 | Bond County | 6.72 |
| 30 | Massac County | 6.59 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 6.55 |
| 32 | Lee County | 5.97 |
| 33 | Kane County | 5.95 |
| 34 | Cass County | 5.84 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 5.54 |
| 36 | DuPage County | 5.42 |
| 37 | Schuyler County | 5.4 |
| 38 | Crawford County | 5.11 |
| 39 | Williamson County | 5.03 |
| 40 | Marion County | 4.6 |
| 41 | Adams County | 4.13 |
| 42 | Carroll County | 4.08 |
| 42 | Coles County | 4.08 |
| 43 | Fulton County | 3.92 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 3.9 |
| 45 | Livingston County | 3.89 |
| 46 | Clinton County | 3.34 |
| 47 | Saline County | 3.18 |
| 48 | Warren County | 3.13 |
| 49 | Pope County | 3.11 |
| 50 | LaSalle County | 2.95 |
| 51 | Boone County | 2.87 |
| 52 | Christian County | 2.59 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 2.2 |
| 54 | Henry County | 2.08 |
| 55 | Union County | 2.07 |
| 56 | Whiteside County | 1.88 |
| 57 | McHenry County | 1.87 |
| 58 | Tazewell County | 1.58 |
| 59 | Iroquois County | 1.43 |
| 60 | Ogle County | 1.33 |
| 61 | Bureau County | 1.26 |
| 62 | Ford County | 1.25 |
| 63 | Hardin County | 1.24 |
| 64 | Washington County | 1.23 |
| 65 | Macoupin County | 1.17 |
| 66 | De Witt County | 1.09 |
| 66 | Wabash County | 1.09 |
| 67 | Pike County | 1.07 |
| 68 | Richland County | 0.99 |
| 69 | Stark County | 0.98 |
| 70 | Menard County | 0.97 |
| 71 | Douglas County | 0.94 |
| 72 | Clark County | 0.92 |
| 73 | Jersey County | 0.91 |
| 74 | Gallatin County | 0.9 |
| 74 | Hancock County | 0.9 |
| 75 | Jo Daviess County | 0.88 |
| 75 | Piatt County | 0.88 |
| 76 | Moultrie County | 0.87 |
| 77 | Greene County | 0.83 |
| 78 | Scott County | 0.8 |
| 79 | Marshall County | 0.79 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 0.78 |
| 81 | Hamilton County | 0.75 |
| 81 | Mason County | 0.75 |
| 81 | White County | 0.75 |
| 81 | Woodford County | 0.75 |
| 82 | Edgar County | 0.74 |
| 83 | Mercer County | 0.72 |
| 83 | Putnam County | 0.72 |
| 84 | Cumberland County | 0.7 |
| 85 | Henderson County | 0.68 |
| 85 | Wayne County | 0.68 |
| 86 | Effingham County | 0.66 |
| 87 | Clay County | 0.64 |
| 88 | Calhoun County | 0.61 |
| 88 | Shelby County | 0.61 |
| 89 | Jasper County | 0.59 |
| 90 | Monroe County | 0.57 |
| 91 | Edwards County | 0.54 |