Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.25M), followed by Will County (82.76K), and St. Clair County (80.03K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1251668 |
| 2 | Will County | 82760 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 80027 |
| 4 | Lake County | 52697 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 48213 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 38398 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 34146 |
| 8 | Kane County | 32298 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 28687 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 25543 |
| 11 | Madison County | 23038 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18467 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 16786 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 15556 |
| 15 | McLean County | 13822 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10894 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 9360 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 8825 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 8219 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5062 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4557 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4248 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 3431 |
| 24 | Randolph County | 3354 |
| 25 | Williamson County | 3086 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 3010 |
| 27 | Adams County | 2577 |
| 28 | Morgan County | 2392 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2359 |
| 30 | Alexander County | 2096 |
| 31 | Coles County | 2045 |
| 32 | Lee County | 1885 |
| 33 | Perry County | 1884 |
| 34 | Tazewell County | 1749 |
| 35 | Pulaski County | 1686 |
| 36 | McDonough County | 1676 |
| 37 | Marion County | 1603 |
| 38 | Lawrence County | 1584 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 1470 |
| 40 | Boone County | 1411 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 1381 |
| 42 | Clinton County | 1365 |
| 43 | Brown County | 1231 |
| 44 | Whiteside County | 1031 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 1014 |
| 46 | Bond County | 1012 |
| 47 | Crawford County | 954 |
| 48 | Fayette County | 947 |
| 49 | Henry County | 928 |
| 50 | Saline County | 916 |
| 51 | Johnson County | 881 |
| 52 | Massac County | 850 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 824 |
| 54 | Cass County | 620 |
| 55 | Ogle County | 612 |
| 56 | Christian County | 529 |
| 57 | Warren County | 493 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 438 |
| 59 | Iroquois County | 314 |
| 60 | Bureau County | 312 |
| 61 | Schuyler County | 284 |
| 62 | Woodford County | 276 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 227 |
| 64 | Pope County | 220 |
| 65 | Pike County | 217 |
| 66 | Union County | 200 |
| 67 | Effingham County | 170 |
| 67 | Jersey County | 170 |
| 68 | Greene County | 162 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 152 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 142 |
| 71 | Washington County | 140 |
| 72 | Ford County | 139 |
| 73 | De Witt County | 135 |
| 73 | Monroe County | 135 |
| 74 | Douglas County | 133 |
| 75 | Menard County | 118 |
| 76 | Piatt County | 115 |
| 77 | Richland County | 112 |
| 78 | Mercer County | 107 |
| 79 | Wabash County | 104 |
| 80 | White County | 103 |
| 81 | Edgar County | 102 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 99 |
| 83 | Wayne County | 92 |
| 84 | Mason County | 84 |
| 85 | Moultrie County | 83 |
| 86 | Marshall County | 79 |
| 87 | Clark County | 75 |
| 88 | Shelby County | 70 |
| 89 | Clay County | 60 |
| 90 | Cumberland County | 51 |
| 90 | Putnam County | 51 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | 45 |
| 92 | Stark County | 40 |
| 93 | Edwards County | 35 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | 32 |
| 95 | Henderson County | 24 |
| 95 | Scott County | 24 |
| 96 | Calhoun County | 20 |
| 96 | Jasper County | 20 |
| 97 | Hardin County | 19 |