Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.30M), followed by St. Clair County (82.01K), and Will County (78.91K).
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 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1302933 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 82013 |
| 3 | Will County | 78914 |
| 4 | Lake County | 51318 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 46269 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 36704 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33644 |
| 8 | Kane County | 31331 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 26159 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 24125 |
| 11 | Madison County | 21507 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18482 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 17403 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 14124 |
| 15 | McLean County | 13107 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10689 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 8372 |
| 18 | Kendall County | 7297 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 7033 |
| 20 | Stephenson County | 4406 |
| 21 | Knox County | 4038 |
| 22 | McHenry County | 3886 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 3363 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 3311 |
| 25 | Alexander County | 2793 |
| 26 | Williamson County | 2682 |
| 27 | LaSalle County | 2526 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2457 |
| 29 | Adams County | 2403 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 2260 |
| 31 | Coles County | 2008 |
| 32 | Livingston County | 1984 |
| 33 | Pulaski County | 1957 |
| 34 | Perry County | 1792 |
| 35 | Lee County | 1790 |
| 36 | McDonough County | 1742 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 1630 |
| 38 | Tazewell County | 1555 |
| 39 | Marion County | 1541 |
| 40 | Clinton County | 1405 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 1359 |
| 42 | Boone County | 1327 |
| 43 | Brown County | 1290 |
| 44 | Johnson County | 1153 |
| 45 | Bond County | 1112 |
| 46 | Fayette County | 1061 |
| 47 | Saline County | 991 |
| 48 | Crawford County | 947 |
| 49 | Whiteside County | 930 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 927 |
| 51 | Massac County | 863 |
| 52 | Henry County | 854 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 673 |
| 54 | Cass County | 539 |
| 55 | Ogle County | 512 |
| 56 | Christian County | 508 |
| 57 | Warren County | 432 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 406 |
| 59 | Pope County | 311 |
| 60 | Iroquois County | 284 |
| 61 | Pike County | 282 |
| 62 | Bureau County | 262 |
| 63 | Schuyler County | 240 |
| 64 | Woodford County | 225 |
| 65 | Union County | 184 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 169 |
| 67 | Carroll County | 152 |
| 68 | Jersey County | 130 |
| 69 | Greene County | 128 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 124 |
| 71 | Washington County | 120 |
| 72 | De Witt County | 118 |
| 73 | Effingham County | 113 |
| 74 | Menard County | 112 |
| 75 | Ford County | 105 |
| 76 | Douglas County | 97 |
| 77 | Wabash County | 91 |
| 78 | Monroe County | 85 |
| 79 | Edgar County | 84 |
| 80 | Richland County | 81 |
| 81 | Clark County | 79 |
| 82 | White County | 77 |
| 83 | Piatt County | 70 |
| 84 | Hancock County | 67 |
| 85 | Mercer County | 66 |
| 86 | Marshall County | 60 |
| 87 | Clay County | 59 |
| 88 | Mason County | 58 |
| 89 | Shelby County | 57 |
| 90 | Wayne County | 56 |
| 91 | Moultrie County | 55 |
| 92 | Cumberland County | 45 |
| 93 | Putnam County | 35 |
| 94 | Edwards County | 32 |
| 95 | Hamilton County | 31 |
| 96 | Stark County | 27 |
| 97 | Henderson County | 19 |
| 98 | Gallatin County | 16 |
| 99 | Hardin County | 15 |
| 99 | Scott County | 15 |
| 100 | Jasper County | 14 |
| 101 | Calhoun County | 9 |