Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, 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 (82.46K), and Will County (78.50K).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties 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 2011
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1306124 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 82460 |
| 3 | Will County | 78502 |
| 4 | Lake County | 51082 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 45574 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 36756 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33668 |
| 8 | Kane County | 31459 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 25881 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 24052 |
| 11 | Madison County | 21457 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18307 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 17467 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 13797 |
| 15 | McLean County | 12834 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10812 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 8687 |
| 18 | Kendall County | 6952 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 6891 |
| 20 | Stephenson County | 4421 |
| 21 | Knox County | 4004 |
| 22 | McHenry County | 3603 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 3333 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 3321 |
| 25 | Alexander County | 2889 |
| 26 | Williamson County | 2653 |
| 27 | LaSalle County | 2450 |
| 28 | Adams County | 2420 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2358 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 2192 |
| 31 | Coles County | 2064 |
| 32 | Livingston County | 1973 |
| 33 | Pulaski County | 1967 |
| 34 | Perry County | 1964 |
| 35 | Lee County | 1835 |
| 36 | Lawrence County | 1653 |
| 37 | McDonough County | 1649 |
| 38 | Marion County | 1565 |
| 39 | Tazewell County | 1470 |
| 40 | Clinton County | 1400 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 1357 |
| 42 | Brown County | 1300 |
| 43 | Boone County | 1243 |
| 44 | Johnson County | 1184 |
| 45 | Bond County | 1117 |
| 46 | Fayette County | 1114 |
| 47 | Saline County | 1008 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 967 |
| 49 | Crawford County | 955 |
| 50 | Whiteside County | 920 |
| 51 | Massac County | 878 |
| 52 | Henry County | 822 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 607 |
| 54 | Cass County | 572 |
| 55 | Ogle County | 514 |
| 56 | Christian County | 502 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 402 |
| 58 | Warren County | 392 |
| 59 | Pope County | 309 |
| 60 | Pike County | 279 |
| 61 | Bureau County | 255 |
| 62 | Iroquois County | 252 |
| 63 | Schuyler County | 233 |
| 64 | Woodford County | 199 |
| 65 | Union County | 172 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 150 |
| 67 | Carroll County | 143 |
| 68 | Greene County | 124 |
| 69 | Jersey County | 120 |
| 70 | Washington County | 112 |
| 71 | De Witt County | 111 |
| 72 | Jo Daviess County | 110 |
| 73 | Ford County | 108 |
| 74 | Effingham County | 94 |
| 75 | Douglas County | 90 |
| 75 | Menard County | 90 |
| 75 | Wabash County | 90 |
| 76 | Monroe County | 86 |
| 77 | Richland County | 79 |
| 78 | White County | 77 |
| 79 | Edgar County | 73 |
| 80 | Piatt County | 68 |
| 81 | Clark County | 63 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 59 |
| 83 | Mercer County | 56 |
| 84 | Clay County | 54 |
| 84 | Mason County | 54 |
| 84 | Shelby County | 54 |
| 85 | Wayne County | 53 |
| 86 | Marshall County | 52 |
| 87 | Moultrie County | 49 |
| 88 | Cumberland County | 41 |
| 89 | Putnam County | 35 |
| 90 | Stark County | 32 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | 31 |
| 92 | Edwards County | 30 |
| 93 | Henderson County | 18 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | 15 |
| 95 | Hardin County | 14 |
| 95 | Jasper County | 14 |
| 96 | Scott County | 12 |
| 97 | Calhoun County | 7 |