Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.22M), followed by St. Clair County (79.36K), and Will County (78.29K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1223363 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 79361 |
| 3 | Will County | 78288 |
| 4 | Lake County | 48186 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 45116 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 36292 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33749 |
| 8 | Kane County | 28441 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 27118 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 25039 |
| 11 | Madison County | 22363 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18253 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 16564 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 14601 |
| 15 | McLean County | 13156 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10571 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 8566 |
| 18 | Kendall County | 8244 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 7563 |
| 20 | Stephenson County | 4423 |
| 21 | McHenry County | 4211 |
| 22 | Knox County | 3968 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 3313 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3304 |
| 25 | Williamson County | 2935 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 2738 |
| 27 | Adams County | 2474 |
| 28 | Morgan County | 2374 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2267 |
| 30 | Alexander County | 2109 |
| 31 | Coles County | 1971 |
| 32 | Perry County | 1837 |
| 33 | Lee County | 1790 |
| 34 | Pulaski County | 1721 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 1596 |
| 36 | Tazewell County | 1565 |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 1527 |
| 38 | Marion County | 1522 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 1401 |
| 40 | Clinton County | 1303 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 1302 |
| 42 | Brown County | 1204 |
| 43 | Boone County | 1175 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 997 |
| 45 | Bond County | 977 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 924 |
| 47 | Fayette County | 915 |
| 48 | Saline County | 913 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 854 |
| 50 | Whiteside County | 841 |
| 51 | Henry County | 821 |
| 52 | Massac County | 802 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 695 |
| 54 | Christian County | 514 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 514 |
| 55 | Cass County | 496 |
| 56 | Warren County | 444 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 426 |
| 58 | Iroquois County | 283 |
| 59 | Schuyler County | 264 |
| 60 | Woodford County | 245 |
| 61 | Bureau County | 240 |
| 62 | Pope County | 212 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 207 |
| 64 | Pike County | 204 |
| 65 | Union County | 175 |
| 66 | Greene County | 152 |
| 66 | Jersey County | 152 |
| 67 | Carroll County | 146 |
| 68 | Effingham County | 138 |
| 69 | De Witt County | 132 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 131 |
| 71 | Ford County | 120 |
| 72 | Washington County | 119 |
| 73 | Menard County | 110 |
| 74 | Monroe County | 107 |
| 75 | Douglas County | 100 |
| 76 | Hancock County | 93 |
| 76 | Richland County | 93 |
| 77 | Mercer County | 92 |
| 78 | Edgar County | 91 |
| 79 | Piatt County | 87 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 81 |
| 81 | Wabash County | 79 |
| 82 | Clark County | 73 |
| 83 | Marshall County | 71 |
| 84 | White County | 68 |
| 85 | Mason County | 65 |
| 85 | Shelby County | 65 |
| 86 | Moultrie County | 59 |
| 87 | Hamilton County | 54 |
| 88 | Clay County | 50 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | 47 |
| 90 | Putnam County | 41 |
| 90 | Stark County | 41 |
| 91 | Edwards County | 35 |
| 92 | Gallatin County | 33 |
| 93 | Jasper County | 21 |
| 94 | Hardin County | 20 |
| 95 | Calhoun County | 19 |
| 95 | Henderson County | 19 |
| 96 | Scott County | 17 |