Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.23M), followed by Will County (84.87K), and St. Clair County (79.58K).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1230039 |
| 2 | Will County | 84872 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 79581 |
| 4 | Lake County | 52491 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 48727 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 39920 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 34053 |
| 8 | Kane County | 32228 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 29121 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 25435 |
| 11 | Madison County | 23425 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18581 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 16532 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 15920 |
| 15 | McLean County | 14436 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10668 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 10170 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 8794 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 8678 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5430 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4665 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4235 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 3383 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3339 |
| 25 | Williamson County | 3134 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 3118 |
| 27 | Adams County | 2584 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2400 |
| 29 | Morgan County | 2309 |
| 30 | Coles County | 2039 |
| 31 | Lee County | 1895 |
| 32 | Perry County | 1885 |
| 33 | Tazewell County | 1867 |
| 34 | Alexander County | 1832 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 1676 |
| 36 | Pulaski County | 1617 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 1608 |
| 38 | Marion County | 1604 |
| 39 | Boone County | 1520 |
| 40 | Livingston County | 1492 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 1396 |
| 42 | Clinton County | 1372 |
| 43 | Brown County | 1241 |
| 44 | Whiteside County | 1051 |
| 45 | Bond County | 1043 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 1004 |
| 47 | Henry County | 984 |
| 48 | Crawford County | 967 |
| 49 | Fayette County | 966 |
| 50 | Grundy County | 920 |
| 51 | Saline County | 901 |
| 52 | Johnson County | 882 |
| 53 | Massac County | 872 |
| 54 | Cass County | 665 |
| 55 | Ogle County | 642 |
| 56 | Christian County | 514 |
| 57 | Warren County | 483 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 448 |
| 59 | Bureau County | 338 |
| 60 | Iroquois County | 334 |
| 61 | Schuyler County | 299 |
| 62 | Woodford County | 291 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 237 |
| 64 | Pike County | 227 |
| 65 | Pope County | 224 |
| 66 | Union County | 217 |
| 67 | Effingham County | 213 |
| 68 | Jersey County | 177 |
| 69 | Greene County | 168 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 159 |
| 71 | De Witt County | 157 |
| 72 | Carroll County | 155 |
| 73 | Monroe County | 150 |
| 74 | Ford County | 144 |
| 75 | Richland County | 141 |
| 76 | Washington County | 139 |
| 77 | Douglas County | 133 |
| 78 | Hancock County | 113 |
| 78 | Wabash County | 113 |
| 79 | Piatt County | 110 |
| 80 | Menard County | 109 |
| 81 | Mercer County | 106 |
| 82 | Moultrie County | 104 |
| 83 | White County | 101 |
| 84 | Wayne County | 99 |
| 85 | Edgar County | 95 |
| 86 | Marshall County | 84 |
| 86 | Mason County | 84 |
| 87 | Shelby County | 83 |
| 88 | Clay County | 74 |
| 89 | Clark County | 70 |
| 90 | Hamilton County | 54 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 52 |
| 91 | Stark County | 52 |
| 92 | Putnam County | 44 |
| 93 | Henderson County | 40 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | 34 |
| 95 | Edwards County | 33 |
| 96 | Scott County | 31 |
| 97 | Jasper County | 30 |
| 98 | Calhoun County | 20 |
| 99 | Hardin County | 17 |