Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, 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 (81.31K), and Will County (76.09K).

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 2012
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Cook County 1260153
2 St. Clair County 81309
3 Will County 76091
4 Lake County 47329
5 DuPage County 43682
6 Winnebago County 35280
7 Peoria County 33107
8 Kane County 27722
9 Champaign County 25321
10 Sangamon County 23809
11 Madison County 21218
12 Macon County 18292
13 Kankakee County 16972
14 Rock Island County 13366
15 McLean County 12719
16 Vermilion County 10373
17 Jackson County 8125
18 Kendall County 6835
19 DeKalb County 6745
20 Stephenson County 4292
21 Knox County 3874
22 McHenry County 3428
23 Randolph County 3263
24 Jefferson County 3253
25 Alexander County 2748
26 Williamson County 2611
27 Logan County 2371
28 Adams County 2349
29 LaSalle County 2342
30 Morgan County 2234
31 Livingston County 1933
32 Pulaski County 1927
33 Coles County 1922
34 Perry County 1754
35 Lee County 1728
36 McDonough County 1668
37 Lawrence County 1576
38 Marion County 1503
39 Tazewell County 1493
40 Clinton County 1352
41 Fulton County 1289
42 Brown County 1268
43 Boone County 1125
43 Johnson County 1125
44 Bond County 1084
45 Fayette County 1040
46 Saline County 964
47 Crawford County 925
48 Montgomery County 920
49 Massac County 840
50 Henry County 804
51 Whiteside County 759
52 Grundy County 610
53 Christian County 501
54 Ogle County 463
55 Cass County 426
56 Macoupin County 396
57 Warren County 379
58 Pope County 301
59 Pike County 279
60 Iroquois County 276
61 Schuyler County 235
62 Woodford County 220
63 Bureau County 213
64 Union County 176
65 Franklin County 156
66 Carroll County 148
67 Greene County 128
68 Jersey County 125
69 Jo Daviess County 111
70 Washington County 110
71 De Witt County 107
72 Menard County 105
73 Effingham County 102
74 Ford County 89
75 Wabash County 85
76 Edgar County 81
77 Richland County 80
78 Clark County 75
79 Monroe County 73
80 Douglas County 67
80 Piatt County 67
81 Hancock County 65
82 Mercer County 64
83 Marshall County 59
84 Mason County 57
84 White County 57
85 Clay County 55
85 Shelby County 55
86 Wayne County 52
87 Moultrie County 49
88 Cumberland County 42
89 Putnam County 34
90 Edwards County 32
91 Hamilton County 31
92 Stark County 27
93 Henderson County 18
94 Gallatin County 15
94 Hardin County 15
95 Jasper County 13
96 Scott County 11
97 Calhoun County 8