Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (31.36%), followed by St. Clair County (30.68%), and Pulaski County (30.38%).
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 2022
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | 31.36 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 30.68 |
| 3 | Pulaski County | 30.38 |
| 4 | Cook County | 23.48 |
| 5 | Peoria County | 19.26 |
| 6 | Brown County | 19.09 |
| 7 | Macon County | 18.49 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 15.67 |
| 9 | Kankakee County | 15.21 |
| 10 | Champaign County | 14.52 |
| 11 | Winnebago County | 14.42 |
| 12 | Vermilion County | 14.22 |
| 13 | Sangamon County | 13.77 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 12.89 |
| 15 | Will County | 12.76 |
| 16 | Rock Island County | 12.1 |
| 17 | Stephenson County | 10.2 |
| 18 | Lawrence County | 10.17 |
| 19 | Madison County | 9.56 |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 9.14 |
| 20 | Kendall County | 9.14 |
| 21 | McLean County | 9.09 |
| 22 | Knox County | 8.68 |
| 23 | Perry County | 8.56 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 8.38 |
| 25 | Randolph County | 8.31 |
| 26 | Lake County | 7.62 |
| 27 | Logan County | 7.6 |
| 28 | Fayette County | 6.89 |
| 29 | Massac County | 6.7 |
| 30 | Bond County | 6.63 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 6.48 |
| 32 | Kane County | 5.99 |
| 33 | McDonough County | 5.93 |
| 34 | Lee County | 5.75 |
| 35 | Schuyler County | 5.64 |
| 36 | Cass County | 5.53 |
| 37 | DuPage County | 5.51 |
| 38 | Williamson County | 5.05 |
| 39 | Crawford County | 4.89 |
| 40 | Marion County | 4.5 |
| 41 | Adams County | 4.21 |
| 42 | Coles County | 4.14 |
| 43 | Carroll County | 4.06 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 3.92 |
| 45 | Livingston County | 3.8 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 3.75 |
| 47 | Clinton County | 3.39 |
| 48 | Saline County | 3.16 |
| 49 | Pope County | 3.15 |
| 50 | Warren County | 3.14 |
| 51 | Boone County | 3.02 |
| 52 | LaSalle County | 2.87 |
| 53 | Christian County | 2.67 |
| 54 | Grundy County | 2.52 |
| 55 | Union County | 2.19 |
| 56 | Henry County | 2.03 |
| 57 | McHenry County | 1.98 |
| 58 | Whiteside County | 1.91 |
| 59 | Tazewell County | 1.61 |
| 60 | Hardin County | 1.6 |
| 61 | Iroquois County | 1.47 |
| 61 | Stark County | 1.47 |
| 62 | Ogle County | 1.45 |
| 63 | Ford County | 1.37 |
| 64 | Bureau County | 1.32 |
| 65 | Macoupin County | 1.29 |
| 66 | Washington County | 1.24 |
| 67 | De Witt County | 1.19 |
| 68 | Wabash County | 1.16 |
| 69 | Pike County | 1.13 |
| 70 | Hancock County | 1.11 |
| 70 | Menard County | 1.11 |
| 71 | Clark County | 1.06 |
| 72 | Gallatin County | 1.04 |
| 73 | Douglas County | 1.03 |
| 74 | Richland County | 0.99 |
| 75 | Moultrie County | 0.97 |
| 76 | Jo Daviess County | 0.95 |
| 76 | Piatt County | 0.95 |
| 77 | Marshall County | 0.92 |
| 78 | Jersey County | 0.86 |
| 79 | Scott County | 0.84 |
| 80 | Woodford County | 0.82 |
| 81 | Franklin County | 0.81 |
| 82 | Mercer County | 0.8 |
| 83 | Edgar County | 0.79 |
| 83 | Greene County | 0.79 |
| 84 | Wayne County | 0.77 |
| 84 | White County | 0.77 |
| 85 | Mason County | 0.76 |
| 85 | Putnam County | 0.76 |
| 86 | Hamilton County | 0.74 |
| 87 | Cumberland County | 0.73 |
| 88 | Henderson County | 0.71 |
| 89 | Calhoun County | 0.69 |
| 90 | Clay County | 0.67 |
| 91 | Effingham County | 0.66 |
| 92 | Edwards County | 0.63 |
| 93 | Monroe County | 0.62 |
| 94 | Shelby County | 0.61 |
| 95 | Jasper County | 0.6 |