Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.26M), followed by St. Clair County (81.77K), and Will County (75.77K).

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 2011
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Cook County 1263760
2 St. Clair County 81771
3 Will County 75772
4 Lake County 47155
5 DuPage County 43010
6 Winnebago County 35316
7 Peoria County 33128
8 Kane County 27917
9 Champaign County 25094
10 Sangamon County 23748
11 Madison County 21194
12 Macon County 18125
13 Kankakee County 17058
14 Rock Island County 13051
15 McLean County 12476
16 Vermilion County 10507
17 Jackson County 8454
18 DeKalb County 6596
19 Kendall County 6527
20 Stephenson County 4312
21 Knox County 3848
22 Randolph County 3276
23 Jefferson County 3230
24 McHenry County 3161
25 Alexander County 2850
26 Williamson County 2588
27 Adams County 2364
28 Logan County 2287
29 LaSalle County 2282
30 Morgan County 2165
31 Coles County 1985
32 Pulaski County 1937
33 Livingston County 1924
33 Perry County 1924
34 Lee County 1779
35 Lawrence County 1598
36 McDonough County 1573
37 Marion County 1530
38 Tazewell County 1413
39 Clinton County 1354
40 Fulton County 1288
41 Brown County 1278
42 Johnson County 1156
43 Fayette County 1094
44 Bond County 1090
45 Boone County 1040
46 Saline County 969
47 Montgomery County 960
48 Crawford County 933
49 Massac County 855
50 Henry County 766
51 Whiteside County 744
52 Grundy County 549
53 Christian County 495
54 Ogle County 474
55 Cass County 473
56 Macoupin County 397
57 Warren County 329
58 Pope County 299
59 Pike County 277
60 Iroquois County 247
61 Schuyler County 228
62 Bureau County 201
63 Woodford County 195
64 Union County 161
65 Carroll County 140
65 Franklin County 140
66 Greene County 124
67 Jersey County 116
68 De Witt County 103
68 Jo Daviess County 103
68 Washington County 103
69 Ford County 93
70 Menard County 86
71 Wabash County 84
72 Effingham County 83
73 Richland County 79
74 Monroe County 73
75 Edgar County 70
76 Piatt County 65
77 Clark County 59
77 Douglas County 59
78 Hancock County 57
79 Mercer County 54
79 White County 54
80 Mason County 53
81 Shelby County 52
82 Marshall County 51
82 Wayne County 51
83 Clay County 48
84 Moultrie County 43
85 Cumberland County 37
86 Putnam County 34
87 Stark County 32
88 Hamilton County 31
89 Edwards County 30
90 Henderson County 18
91 Gallatin County 14
91 Hardin County 14
92 Jasper County 13
93 Scott County 8
94 Calhoun County 6