Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (30.49%), followed by St. Clair County (30.34%), and Pulaski County (29.64%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Alexander County | 30.49 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 30.34 |
| 3 | Pulaski County | 29.64 |
| 4 | Cook County | 22.7 |
| 5 | Brown County | 20.17 |
| 6 | Peoria County | 18.69 |
| 7 | Macon County | 18.08 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 15.15 |
| 9 | Kankakee County | 14.86 |
| 10 | Champaign County | 13.75 |
| 11 | Vermilion County | 13.74 |
| 12 | Winnebago County | 13.63 |
| 13 | Sangamon County | 13.36 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 13.26 |
| 15 | Will County | 11.97 |
| 16 | Rock Island County | 11.19 |
| 17 | Lawrence County | 10.3 |
| 18 | Stephenson County | 9.87 |
| 19 | Madison County | 9.11 |
| 20 | Perry County | 8.69 |
| 21 | McLean County | 8.51 |
| 22 | DeKalb County | 8.44 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 8.43 |
| 24 | Kendall County | 8.18 |
| 24 | Knox County | 8.18 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 8.08 |
| 26 | Logan County | 7.51 |
| 27 | Lake County | 6.84 |
| 28 | Fayette County | 6.68 |
| 29 | Bond County | 6.55 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 6.41 |
| 31 | Massac County | 6.27 |
| 32 | Lee County | 5.72 |
| 33 | Schuyler County | 5.31 |
| 34 | McDonough County | 5.29 |
| 35 | Kane County | 5.21 |
| 36 | DuPage County | 5.06 |
| 37 | Crawford County | 4.95 |
| 38 | Williamson County | 4.82 |
| 39 | Marion County | 4.47 |
| 40 | Cass County | 4.46 |
| 41 | Adams County | 3.99 |
| 42 | Coles County | 3.87 |
| 43 | Montgomery County | 3.85 |
| 44 | Carroll County | 3.77 |
| 45 | Fulton County | 3.76 |
| 46 | Livingston County | 3.72 |
| 47 | Clinton County | 3.15 |
| 48 | Saline County | 3.07 |
| 49 | Pope County | 3.01 |
| 50 | Warren County | 2.74 |
| 51 | LaSalle County | 2.7 |
| 52 | Christian County | 2.52 |
| 53 | Boone County | 2.42 |
| 54 | Union County | 1.99 |
| 55 | Grundy County | 1.97 |
| 56 | Henry County | 1.91 |
| 57 | McHenry County | 1.61 |
| 58 | Whiteside County | 1.52 |
| 59 | Tazewell County | 1.49 |
| 60 | Iroquois County | 1.33 |
| 61 | Hardin County | 1.18 |
| 62 | Macoupin County | 1.15 |
| 62 | Washington County | 1.15 |
| 63 | Ogle County | 1.14 |
| 64 | Ford County | 1.08 |
| 65 | Pike County | 1.01 |
| 66 | Wabash County | 1 |
| 67 | Bureau County | 0.97 |
| 68 | De Witt County | 0.95 |
| 68 | Menard County | 0.95 |
| 68 | Richland County | 0.95 |
| 69 | Stark County | 0.91 |
| 70 | Clark County | 0.89 |
| 71 | Gallatin County | 0.86 |
| 71 | Hancock County | 0.86 |
| 72 | Jersey County | 0.85 |
| 72 | Piatt County | 0.85 |
| 73 | Jo Daviess County | 0.82 |
| 73 | Moultrie County | 0.82 |
| 74 | Greene County | 0.78 |
| 75 | Douglas County | 0.77 |
| 76 | Hamilton County | 0.73 |
| 77 | Franklin County | 0.72 |
| 77 | Mason County | 0.72 |
| 78 | Woodford County | 0.71 |
| 79 | Edgar County | 0.7 |
| 79 | Scott County | 0.7 |
| 80 | Marshall County | 0.69 |
| 81 | Mercer County | 0.68 |
| 82 | Cumberland County | 0.64 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 0.64 |
| 82 | White County | 0.64 |
| 83 | Effingham County | 0.61 |
| 83 | Putnam County | 0.61 |
| 84 | Jasper County | 0.58 |
| 84 | Shelby County | 0.58 |
| 85 | Calhoun County | 0.57 |
| 86 | Clay County | 0.56 |
| 86 | Henderson County | 0.56 |
| 87 | Edwards County | 0.54 |
| 88 | Monroe County | 0.52 |