Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (30.88%), followed by St. Clair County (30.32%), and Pulaski County (29.68%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2022
Alexander
St. Clair
Pulaski
Cook
Peoria
Brown
Macon
Jackson
Kankakee
Champaign
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2022
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Alexander County 30.88
2 St. Clair County 30.32
3 Pulaski County 29.68
4 Cook County 22.57
5 Peoria County 18.84
6 Brown County 18.7
7 Macon County 18.19
8 Jackson County 15.28
9 Kankakee County 14.76
10 Champaign County 13.96
11 Vermilion County 13.71
11 Winnebago County 13.71
12 Sangamon County 13.55
13 Johnson County 12.41
14 Will County 12.16
15 Rock Island County 11.44
16 Lawrence County 9.82
17 Stephenson County 9.72
18 Madison County 9.37
19 McLean County 8.74
20 DeKalb County 8.72
21 Kendall County 8.5
22 Perry County 8.35
23 Knox County 8.22
24 Randolph County 8.13
25 Jefferson County 7.99
26 Logan County 7.36
27 Lake County 6.86
28 Fayette County 6.65
29 Bond County 6.47
30 Massac County 6.36
31 Morgan County 6.33
32 McDonough County 5.67
33 Schuyler County 5.57
34 Lee County 5.48
35 Kane County 5.24
36 DuPage County 5.14
37 Williamson County 4.85
38 Crawford County 4.73
39 Marion County 4.37
40 Cass County 4.08
41 Adams County 4.06
42 Coles County 3.93
43 Fulton County 3.77
44 Carroll County 3.74
45 Montgomery County 3.69
46 Livingston County 3.63
47 Clinton County 3.15
48 Pope County 3.1
49 Saline County 3.05
50 Warren County 2.77
51 LaSalle County 2.62
52 Christian County 2.61
53 Boone County 2.51
54 Grundy County 2.24
55 Union County 2.11
56 Henry County 1.85
57 McHenry County 1.7
58 Whiteside County 1.55
59 Tazewell County 1.52
60 Hardin County 1.48
61 Stark County 1.39
62 Iroquois County 1.37
63 Macoupin County 1.26
64 Ogle County 1.25
65 Ford County 1.17
66 Washington County 1.16
67 Menard County 1.09
68 Pike County 1.08
69 Wabash County 1.07
70 De Witt County 1.05
71 Bureau County 1.02
71 Clark County 1.02
72 Gallatin County 1
72 Hancock County 1
73 Richland County 0.95
74 Moultrie County 0.91
74 Piatt County 0.91
75 Douglas County 0.86
76 Jo Daviess County 0.85
77 Jersey County 0.81
77 Marshall County 0.81
78 Woodford County 0.78
79 Franklin County 0.75
79 Mercer County 0.75
80 Edgar County 0.74
81 Greene County 0.73
81 Mason County 0.73
82 Scott County 0.71
83 Hamilton County 0.7
84 Cumberland County 0.67
85 White County 0.66
86 Putnam County 0.65
87 Calhoun County 0.64
87 Wayne County 0.64
88 Edwards County 0.63
89 Effingham County 0.6
90 Clay County 0.59
90 Jasper County 0.59
91 Shelby County 0.58
92 Henderson County 0.57
93 Monroe County 0.56