Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.21M), followed by Will County (79.33K), and St. Clair County (79.26K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1207752 |
| 2 | Will County | 79328 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 79259 |
| 4 | Lake County | 48142 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 45283 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 36730 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33496 |
| 8 | Kane County | 28630 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 27753 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 25193 |
| 11 | Madison County | 22664 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18224 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 16356 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 14726 |
| 15 | McLean County | 13373 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10551 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 8721 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 8601 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 7873 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 4467 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4405 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4029 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 3298 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3286 |
| 25 | Williamson County | 2976 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 2783 |
| 27 | Adams County | 2508 |
| 28 | Morgan County | 2355 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2279 |
| 30 | Alexander County | 2073 |
| 31 | Coles County | 1964 |
| 32 | Perry County | 1847 |
| 33 | Lee County | 1817 |
| 34 | Tazewell County | 1651 |
| 35 | Pulaski County | 1648 |
| 36 | McDonough County | 1598 |
| 37 | Marion County | 1559 |
| 38 | Lawrence County | 1528 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 1417 |
| 40 | Fulton County | 1311 |
| 41 | Clinton County | 1310 |
| 42 | Brown County | 1209 |
| 43 | Boone County | 1198 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 1001 |
| 45 | Bond County | 985 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 932 |
| 47 | Fayette County | 923 |
| 48 | Saline County | 888 |
| 49 | Henry County | 860 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 855 |
| 51 | Whiteside County | 829 |
| 52 | Massac County | 810 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 723 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 547 |
| 55 | Christian County | 520 |
| 56 | Cass County | 495 |
| 57 | Warren County | 438 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 429 |
| 59 | Iroquois County | 301 |
| 60 | Schuyler County | 281 |
| 61 | Woodford County | 263 |
| 62 | Bureau County | 245 |
| 63 | Pope County | 219 |
| 64 | Pike County | 210 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 208 |
| 66 | Union County | 192 |
| 67 | Jersey County | 160 |
| 68 | Greene County | 157 |
| 69 | Effingham County | 153 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 147 |
| 71 | Jo Daviess County | 134 |
| 72 | Washington County | 129 |
| 73 | De Witt County | 120 |
| 74 | Ford County | 119 |
| 75 | Monroe County | 116 |
| 76 | Menard County | 113 |
| 77 | Piatt County | 110 |
| 78 | Richland County | 106 |
| 79 | Mercer County | 104 |
| 80 | Douglas County | 102 |
| 81 | Edgar County | 99 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 93 |
| 82 | Wabash County | 93 |
| 83 | Wayne County | 89 |
| 84 | White County | 83 |
| 85 | Mason County | 81 |
| 86 | Marshall County | 76 |
| 87 | Moultrie County | 74 |
| 88 | Clark County | 70 |
| 89 | Shelby County | 66 |
| 90 | Clay County | 52 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 46 |
| 92 | Hamilton County | 45 |
| 93 | Putnam County | 41 |
| 94 | Stark County | 37 |
| 95 | Edwards County | 35 |
| 96 | Gallatin County | 31 |
| 97 | Henderson County | 22 |
| 98 | Scott County | 20 |
| 99 | Calhoun County | 19 |
| 99 | Jasper County | 19 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 18 |