Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (35.59%), followed by Pulaski County (32.31%), and St. Clair County (30.26%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Alexander

Pulaski

St. Clair

Cook

Brown

Peoria

Macon

Kankakee

Jackson

Vermilion

Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Alexander County	35.59
2	Pulaski County	32.31
3	St. Clair County	30.26
4	Cook County	24.05
5	Brown County	18.4
6	Peoria County	17.67
7	Macon County	16.61
8	Kankakee County	15.02
9	Jackson County	13.75
10	Vermilion County	12.83
11	Champaign County	12.37
12	Winnebago County	12.08
13	Sangamon County	11.94
14	Will County	11.15
15	Randolph County	9.88
16	Lawrence County	9.42
17	Stephenson County	9.15
18	Rock Island County	9.05
19	Johnson County	8.75
20	Jefferson County	8.41
21	Perry County	8.03
22	Madison County	7.91
23	Logan County	7.81
24	Knox County	7.41
25	McLean County	7.36
26	Lake County	6.74
26	Pope County	6.74
27	DeKalb County	6.46
28	Morgan County	6.33
29	Bond County	6.18
30	Kendall County	5.78
31	Massac County	5.58
32	Kane County	5.33
33	McDonough County	5.12
34	Livingston County	5.02
35	Lee County	4.91
36	Crawford County	4.72
37	DuPage County	4.7
38	Fayette County	4.69
39	Williamson County	3.91
40	Saline County	3.87
41	Marion County	3.85
42	Coles County	3.6
43	Clinton County	3.57
44	Fulton County	3.52
45	Adams County	3.5
46	Cass County	3.17
47	Schuyler County	3.15
48	Montgomery County	3.11
49	Warren County	2.14
50	Boone County	2.09
51	LaSalle County	2.07
52	Pike County	1.72
53	Henry County	1.6
54	Christian County	1.45
55	Whiteside County	1.31
56	Grundy County	1.22
57	McHenry County	1.11
58	Tazewell County	1.1
59	Union County	1
60	Carroll County	0.98
61	Greene County	0.94
61	Iroquois County	0.94
62	Ogle County	0.88
63	Macoupin County	0.84
64	Menard County	0.83
65	Washington County	0.75
66	Wabash County	0.73
67	De Witt County	0.65
68	Ford County	0.64
69	Bureau County	0.62
70	Putnam County	0.57
70	Woodford County	0.57
71	Jersey County	0.55
72	Richland County	0.5
73	Jo Daviess County	0.49
74	Edwards County	0.48
74	Marshall County	0.48
75	Stark County	0.47
76	Clark County	0.46
77	Edgar County	0.45
78	Piatt County	0.41
79	Clay County	0.4
79	Mason County	0.4
79	Mercer County	0.4
80	Franklin County	0.39
80	White County	0.39
81	Cumberland County	0.38
82	Hamilton County	0.37
83	Hancock County	0.35
83	Hardin County	0.35
84	Douglas County	0.34
85	Moultrie County	0.33
86	Wayne County	0.31
87	Effingham County	0.3
88	Gallatin County	0.28
89	Henderson County	0.26
90	Shelby County	0.25
91	Monroe County	0.22
92	Scott County	0.21
93	Calhoun County	0.16
94	Jasper County	0.13