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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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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Peoria
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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