Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.31M), followed by St. Clair County (82.78K), and Will County (77.68K).
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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1310975 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 82780 |
| 3 | Will County | 77675 |
| 4 | Lake County | 51564 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 44021 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 36953 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33348 |
| 8 | Kane County | 31399 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 25430 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 23667 |
| 11 | Madison County | 21418 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18201 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 17471 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 13741 |
| 15 | McLean County | 12658 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10703 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 8751 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 6873 |
| 19 | Kendall County | 6842 |
| 20 | Stephenson County | 4356 |
| 21 | Knox County | 3908 |
| 22 | McHenry County | 3536 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 3286 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3283 |
| 25 | Alexander County | 2953 |
| 26 | Williamson County | 2580 |
| 27 | Adams County | 2377 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2321 |
| 29 | LaSalle County | 2240 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 2153 |
| 31 | Coles County | 2092 |
| 32 | Pulaski County | 2000 |
| 33 | Livingston County | 1948 |
| 34 | Perry County | 1906 |
| 35 | Lee County | 1763 |
| 36 | McDonough County | 1660 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 1641 |
| 38 | Marion County | 1581 |
| 39 | Tazewell County | 1440 |
| 40 | Clinton County | 1373 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 1342 |
| 42 | Brown County | 1298 |
| 43 | Boone County | 1165 |
| 44 | Bond County | 1119 |
| 45 | Johnson County | 1033 |
| 46 | Saline County | 1014 |
| 47 | Fayette County | 989 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 957 |
| 49 | Crawford County | 948 |
| 50 | Massac County | 911 |
| 51 | Whiteside County | 898 |
| 52 | Henry County | 826 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 643 |
| 54 | Christian County | 502 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 502 |
| 55 | Cass County | 486 |
| 56 | Macoupin County | 367 |
| 57 | Warren County | 332 |
| 58 | Pope County | 276 |
| 59 | Pike County | 274 |
| 60 | Bureau County | 255 |
| 61 | Schuyler County | 248 |
| 62 | Iroquois County | 239 |
| 63 | Woodford County | 191 |
| 64 | Union County | 162 |
| 65 | Carroll County | 135 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 128 |
| 67 | Greene County | 121 |
| 68 | Jo Daviess County | 106 |
| 69 | Washington County | 105 |
| 70 | Jersey County | 99 |
| 71 | Ford County | 97 |
| 72 | De Witt County | 94 |
| 73 | Effingham County | 91 |
| 74 | Douglas County | 84 |
| 75 | Wabash County | 82 |
| 76 | Monroe County | 80 |
| 76 | Richland County | 80 |
| 77 | Edgar County | 75 |
| 78 | Menard County | 74 |
| 79 | Piatt County | 59 |
| 79 | White County | 59 |
| 80 | Hancock County | 57 |
| 81 | Mason County | 53 |
| 82 | Mercer County | 52 |
| 82 | Shelby County | 52 |
| 83 | Clay County | 50 |
| 84 | Clark County | 49 |
| 85 | Marshall County | 45 |
| 86 | Moultrie County | 43 |
| 87 | Wayne County | 42 |
| 88 | Cumberland County | 38 |
| 89 | Edwards County | 32 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 32 |
| 89 | Putnam County | 32 |
| 90 | Stark County | 30 |
| 91 | Henderson County | 17 |
| 92 | Jasper County | 13 |
| 93 | Gallatin County | 12 |
| 93 | Hardin County | 12 |
| 94 | Scott County | 9 |
| 95 | Calhoun County | 7 |