Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.27M), followed by St. Clair County (82.10K), and Will County (74.98K).

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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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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St. Clair
Will
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Winnebago
Peoria
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Champaign
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Cook County 1268807
2 St. Clair County 82095
3 Will County 74977
4 Lake County 47676
5 DuPage County 41574
6 Winnebago County 35533
7 Peoria County 32800
8 Kane County 28001
9 Champaign County 24710
10 Sangamon County 23384
11 Madison County 21156
12 Macon County 18008
13 Kankakee County 17058
14 Rock Island County 13009
15 McLean County 12322
16 Vermilion County 10396
17 Jackson County 8538
18 DeKalb County 6593
19 Kendall County 6435
20 Stephenson County 4242
21 Knox County 3767
22 Randolph County 3243
23 Jefferson County 3183
24 McHenry County 3072
25 Alexander County 2917
26 Williamson County 2527
27 Adams County 2324
28 Logan County 2252
29 Morgan County 2128
30 LaSalle County 2087
31 Coles County 2018
32 Pulaski County 1971
33 Livingston County 1901
34 Perry County 1867
35 Lee County 1706
36 McDonough County 1590
37 Lawrence County 1588
38 Marion County 1551
39 Tazewell County 1385
40 Clinton County 1324
41 Brown County 1276
42 Fulton County 1273
43 Bond County 1096
44 Johnson County 1007
45 Boone County 976
46 Saline County 973
47 Fayette County 969
48 Montgomery County 950
49 Crawford County 927
50 Massac County 888
51 Henry County 768
52 Whiteside County 727
53 Grundy County 586
54 Christian County 496
55 Ogle County 473
56 Cass County 398
57 Macoupin County 362
58 Warren County 292
59 Pike County 272
60 Pope County 267
61 Schuyler County 243
62 Iroquois County 235
63 Bureau County 198
64 Woodford County 189
65 Union County 152
66 Carroll County 132
67 Franklin County 123
68 Greene County 121
69 Jo Daviess County 99
70 Washington County 98
71 Jersey County 95
72 De Witt County 86
73 Ford County 82
74 Effingham County 81
75 Richland County 80
76 Wabash County 77
77 Edgar County 72
77 Menard County 72
78 Monroe County 71
79 Piatt County 55
80 Hancock County 54
81 Douglas County 53
82 Mason County 52
83 Mercer County 50
83 Shelby County 50
84 Clark County 48
85 Clay County 46
86 Marshall County 44
87 Moultrie County 40
87 Wayne County 40
88 White County 39
89 Cumberland County 35
90 Edwards County 32
90 Hamilton County 32
91 Putnam County 31
92 Stark County 30
93 Henderson County 17
94 Gallatin County 12
94 Hardin County 12
94 Jasper County 12
95 Calhoun County 6
96 Scott County 5