Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 70.47K people in Illinois with African ancestry (0.55% of Illinois population). Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kankakee city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (22.85%), followed by Bourbonnais village (5.03%), and Bradley village (4.23%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Illinois.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Kankakee city

Bourbonnais village

Bradley village

Rock Island city

East Moline city

Hazel Crest village

Justice village

Crest Hill city

Dolton village

Park Forest village

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Kankakee city	22.85
2	Bourbonnais village	5.03
3	Bradley village	4.23
4	Rock Island city	3.74
5	East Moline city	3.60
6	Hazel Crest village	2.92
7	Justice village	2.57
8	Crest Hill city	2.26
9	Dolton village	2.23
10	Park Forest village	2.22
11	Bolingbrook village	2.03
12	Joliet city	1.98
13	Galesburg city	1.97
14	Country Club Hills city	1.87
15	Streator city	1.70
16	Woodridge village	1.64
17	Peoria city	1.52
18	Grayslake village	1.50
19	Glen Carbon village	1.49
20	Shorewood village	1.47
21	Canton city	1.45
22	Romeoville village	1.41
23	Richton Park village	1.34
24	Freeport city	1.30
25	Champaign city	1.19
26	Waukegan city	1.18
27	Riverdale village	1.10
28	Markham city	1.05
29	Villa Park village	1.03
30	Carbondale city	0.98
31	Rockford city	0.95
31	South Holland village	0.95
32	Antioch village	0.93
32	Bellwood village	0.93
32	Quincy city	0.93
33	Chicago Heights city	0.86
33	Macomb city	0.86
34	Moline city	0.83
35	East St. Louis city	0.80
36	Gages Lake CDP	0.79
36	Maywood village	0.79
36	Normal town	0.79
37	Chicago city	0.77
37	Minooka village	0.77
38	Calumet City city	0.76
38	Hoffman Estates village	0.76
39	DeKalb city	0.74
40	Alsip village	0.71
40	Alton city	0.71
40	Carol Stream village	0.71
41	Gurnee village	0.69
41	Pontiac city	0.69
41	Zion city	0.69
42	Plainfield village	0.68
43	Tinley Park village	0.65
44	Matteson village	0.64
45	Oak Park village	0.63
46	Harvey city	0.61
47	Urbana city	0.60
48	North Aurora village	0.58
49	Lansing village	0.55
50	Charleston city	0.54
51	Sterling city	0.52
52	Decatur city	0.51
52	Mount Vernon city	0.51
53	Glendale Heights village	0.50
54	Bridgeview village	0.49
55	Collinsville city	0.48
56	North Chicago city	0.47
57	Aurora city	0.45
58	Belleville city	0.44
58	Sycamore city	0.44
59	Evanston city	0.39
60	Frankfort village	0.38
60	Round Lake Beach village	0.38
61	Forest Park village	0.37
62	Cahokia village	0.36
62	Edwardsville city	0.36
62	Fox Lake village	0.36
62	Springfield city	0.36
63	Evergreen Park village	0.35
63	Huntley village	0.35
63	Wood Dale city	0.35
64	Lisle village	0.33
65	Lockport city	0.32
65	Streamwood village	0.32
65	Washington city	0.32
66	Fairview Heights city	0.31
66	Homewood village	0.31
67	Rolling Meadows city	0.30
67	Wheaton city	0.30
68	Danville city	0.29
68	Mattoon city	0.29
69	Northlake city	0.28
70	Bloomington city	0.27
71	Burbank city	0.26
71	Naperville city	0.26
71	River Forest village	0.26
71	Vernon Hills village	0.26
72	Park Ridge city	0.24
72	Westmont village	0.24
73	Midlothian village	0.22
73	Mount Prospect village	0.22
74	Carpentersville village	0.21
74	Des Plaines city	0.21
74	La Grange Park village	0.21
74	Waterloo city	0.21
75	Blue Island city	0.20
75	Godfrey village	0.20
75	Oswego village	0.20
76	Elk Grove Village village	0.19
76	Shiloh village	0.19
77	Rantoul village	0.18
77	Summit village	0.18
78	Bloomingdale village	0.17
78	Dixon city	0.17
78	East Peoria city	0.17
78	O'Fallon city	0.17
78	Palos Heights city	0.17
78	Westchester village	0.17
79	Buffalo Grove village	0.16
79	Hanover Park village	0.16
80	Granite City city	0.15
80	Lincoln city	0.15
80	Palos Hills city	0.15
81	Darien city	0.14
81	Melrose Park village	0.14
81	Palatine village	0.14
81	Schaumburg village	0.14
82	Batavia city	0.13
82	Berwyn city	0.13
82	Loves Park city	0.13
82	Mokena village	0.13
82	Orland Park village	0.13
83	Elgin city	0.11
83	Glen Ellyn village	0.11
83	Lindenhurst village	0.11
83	Oak Forest city	0.11
83	Pekin city	0.11
84	Burr Ridge village	0.10
84	Chicago Ridge village	0.10
84	Kewanee city	0.10
84	Prospect Heights city	0.10
85	Centralia city	0.09
85	Jacksonville city	0.09
86	Glenview village	0.07
86	La Grange village	0.07
86	Oak Lawn village	0.07
87	Elmwood Park village	0.06
87	Lyons village	0.06
88	Addison village	0.05
89	Crestwood village	0.04
90	Cicero town	0.03
90	Machesney Park village	0.03
90	West Chicago city	0.03
91	River Grove village	0.02