Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.29M), followed by St. Clair County (80.76K), and Will County (80.45K).
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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Related Topics: Illinois Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1288510 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 80762 |
| 3 | Will County | 80449 |
| 4 | Lake County | 52451 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 47365 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 37308 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 34335 |
| 8 | Kane County | 31724 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 26936 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 24726 |
| 11 | Madison County | 22200 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18611 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 17206 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 15039 |
| 15 | McLean County | 13330 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10783 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 8732 |
| 18 | Kendall County | 8028 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 7637 |
| 20 | Stephenson County | 4461 |
| 21 | McHenry County | 4348 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4234 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 3446 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3398 |
| 25 | Williamson County | 2940 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 2893 |
| 27 | Alexander County | 2453 |
| 28 | Adams County | 2427 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2371 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 2126 |
| 31 | Coles County | 1998 |
| 32 | Pulaski County | 1869 |
| 33 | Lee County | 1827 |
| 34 | Perry County | 1824 |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 1695 |
| 36 | Livingston County | 1659 |
| 37 | McDonough County | 1645 |
| 38 | Tazewell County | 1636 |
| 39 | Marion County | 1514 |
| 40 | Fulton County | 1397 |
| 41 | Boone County | 1395 |
| 42 | Clinton County | 1364 |
| 43 | Brown County | 1312 |
| 44 | Johnson County | 1233 |
| 45 | Fayette County | 1116 |
| 46 | Bond County | 1072 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 1008 |
| 48 | Saline County | 979 |
| 49 | Whiteside County | 963 |
| 50 | Crawford County | 943 |
| 51 | Henry County | 863 |
| 52 | Massac County | 851 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 709 |
| 54 | Cass County | 549 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 549 |
| 55 | Christian County | 526 |
| 56 | Warren County | 492 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 423 |
| 58 | Iroquois County | 305 |
| 59 | Bureau County | 285 |
| 60 | Pike County | 282 |
| 61 | Pope County | 274 |
| 62 | Schuyler County | 255 |
| 63 | Woodford County | 235 |
| 64 | Union County | 178 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 173 |
| 66 | Carroll County | 161 |
| 67 | Effingham County | 160 |
| 68 | Greene County | 149 |
| 68 | Jersey County | 149 |
| 69 | De Witt County | 128 |
| 70 | Ford County | 126 |
| 71 | Washington County | 125 |
| 72 | Menard County | 121 |
| 73 | Douglas County | 120 |
| 74 | Jo Daviess County | 115 |
| 75 | Monroe County | 113 |
| 76 | Wabash County | 91 |
| 77 | Mercer County | 90 |
| 78 | White County | 86 |
| 79 | Richland County | 84 |
| 80 | Piatt County | 81 |
| 81 | Edgar County | 79 |
| 82 | Shelby County | 74 |
| 83 | Hancock County | 73 |
| 84 | Wayne County | 71 |
| 85 | Clark County | 69 |
| 86 | Moultrie County | 64 |
| 87 | Marshall County | 63 |
| 87 | Mason County | 63 |
| 88 | Clay County | 57 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | 54 |
| 90 | Putnam County | 50 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | 37 |
| 92 | Edwards County | 33 |
| 92 | Gallatin County | 33 |
| 93 | Stark County | 30 |
| 94 | Hardin County | 26 |
| 95 | Henderson County | 24 |
| 96 | Jasper County | 21 |
| 97 | Scott County | 20 |
| 98 | Calhoun County | 13 |