Illinois Black or African American Alone Male or Men Population By County in 2017
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Black or African American Alone male population in Illinois was 880,783 and represented 14.03% of the total Illinois male population (6,278,554).
Among Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest Black or African American Alone male population (569,849), followed by Will County (40,706), and St. Clair County (36,746).
In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone male population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.
You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Illinois.
| County | Male Population | % of County Male Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1338 | 4.11 |
| Alexander | 963 | 32.16 |
| Bond | 757 | 8.71 |
| Boone | 739 | 2.77 |
| Brown | 1220 | 28.66 |
| Bureau | 153 | 0.94 |
| Calhoun | 11 | 0.45 |
| Carroll | 91 | 1.26 |
| Cass | 365 | 5.81 |
| Champaign | 13656 | 12.99 |
| Christian | 447 | 2.66 |
| Clark | 38 | 0.49 |
| Clay | 33 | 0.50 |
| Clinton | 1178 | 6.02 |
| Coles | 1013 | 4.06 |
| Cook | 569849 | 22.58 |
| Crawford | 887 | 8.93 |
| Cumberland | 30 | 0.55 |
| DeKalb | 3705 | 7.15 |
| De Witt | 88 | 1.12 |
| Douglas | 77 | 0.79 |
| DuPage | 22454 | 4.91 |
| Edgar | 52 | 0.61 |
| Edwards | 17 | 0.54 |
| Effingham | 103 | 0.61 |
| Fayette | 910 | 8.01 |
| Ford | 90 | 1.38 |
| Franklin | 126 | 0.66 |
| Fulton | 1271 | 6.96 |
| Gallatin | 23 | 0.93 |
| Greene | 136 | 2.05 |
| Grundy | 432 | 1.71 |
| Hamilton | 31 | 0.78 |
| Hancock | 53 | 0.59 |
| Hardin | 10 | 0.51 |
| Henderson | 15 | 0.45 |
| Henry | 558 | 2.27 |
| Iroquois | 207 | 1.52 |
| Jackson | 4046 | 14.01 |
| Jasper | 16 | 0.34 |
| Jefferson | 2096 | 10.68 |
| Jersey | 87 | 0.82 |
| Jo Daviess | 74 | 0.69 |
| Johnson | 853 | 12.58 |
| Kane | 15919 | 6.02 |
| Kankakee | 8186 | 15.03 |
| Kendall | 4657 | 7.44 |
| Knox | 2782 | 10.90 |
| Lake | 25750 | 7.33 |
| LaSalle | 2192 | 3.97 |
| Lawrence | 1520 | 17.03 |
| Lee | 1629 | 8.90 |
| Livingston | 891 | 4.92 |
| Logan | 1543 | 10.47 |
| McDonough | 777 | 5.19 |
| McHenry | 2702 | 1.76 |
| McLean | 6741 | 8.03 |
| Macon | 8619 | 17.06 |
| Macoupin | 225 | 1.00 |
| Madison | 10634 | 8.22 |
| Marion | 812 | 4.41 |
| Marshall | 40 | 0.69 |
| Mason | 54 | 0.81 |
| Massac | 427 | 6.22 |
| Menard | 58 | 0.97 |
| Mercer | 64 | 0.82 |
| Monroe | 73 | 0.43 |
| Montgomery | 944 | 6.24 |
| Morgan | 1697 | 9.78 |
| Moultrie | 39 | 0.54 |
| Ogle | 355 | 1.40 |
| Peoria | 16070 | 18.15 |
| Perry | 1677 | 14.34 |
| Piatt | 67 | 0.82 |
| Pike | 192 | 2.46 |
| Pope | 157 | 7.17 |
| Pulaski | 801 | 29.97 |
| Putnam | 28 | 0.96 |
| Randolph | 2893 | 16.25 |
| Richland | 71 | 0.91 |
| Rock Island | 8123 | 11.45 |
| St. Clair | 36746 | 28.95 |
| Saline | 564 | 4.77 |
| Sangamon | 12022 | 12.70 |
| Schuyler | 229 | 6.24 |
| Scott | 17 | 0.69 |
| Shelby | 45 | 0.42 |
| Stark | 17 | 0.63 |
| Stephenson | 2239 | 10.26 |
| Tazewell | 1143 | 1.74 |
| Union | 124 | 1.46 |
| Vermilion | 5693 | 14.74 |
| Wabash | 60 | 1.05 |
| Warren | 284 | 3.36 |
| Washington | 83 | 1.19 |
| Wayne | 49 | 0.60 |
| White | 71 | 1.04 |
| Whiteside | 574 | 2.07 |
| Will | 40706 | 11.88 |
| Williamson | 1881 | 5.63 |
| Winnebago | 18373 | 13.21 |
| Woodford | 156 | 0.81 |
