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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |