Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.20M), followed by Will County (80.51K), and St. Clair County (79.25K).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1195033 |
| 2 | Will County | 80509 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 79254 |
| 4 | Lake County | 48002 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 45565 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 37553 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33487 |
| 8 | Kane County | 28552 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 28086 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 25091 |
| 11 | Madison County | 22985 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18167 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 16214 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 14870 |
| 15 | McLean County | 13710 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10448 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 9119 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 8565 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 8110 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 4587 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4441 |
| 22 | Knox County | 3943 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 3312 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3193 |
| 25 | Williamson County | 3031 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 2860 |
| 27 | Adams County | 2470 |
| 28 | Morgan County | 2323 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2280 |
| 30 | Coles County | 1937 |
| 31 | Alexander County | 1929 |
| 32 | Perry County | 1845 |
| 33 | Lee County | 1804 |
| 34 | Tazewell County | 1683 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 1639 |
| 36 | Pulaski County | 1623 |
| 37 | Marion County | 1577 |
| 38 | Lawrence County | 1532 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 1413 |
| 40 | Clinton County | 1340 |
| 41 | Fulton County | 1305 |
| 42 | Boone County | 1294 |
| 43 | Brown County | 1213 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 1007 |
| 45 | Bond County | 995 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 948 |
| 47 | Fayette County | 933 |
| 48 | Henry County | 897 |
| 49 | Saline County | 885 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 854 |
| 51 | Whiteside County | 831 |
| 52 | Massac County | 818 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 798 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 563 |
| 55 | Christian County | 524 |
| 56 | Cass County | 495 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 443 |
| 58 | Warren County | 426 |
| 59 | Iroquois County | 300 |
| 60 | Schuyler County | 288 |
| 61 | Bureau County | 259 |
| 62 | Woodford County | 253 |
| 63 | Pope County | 222 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 213 |
| 65 | Pike County | 212 |
| 66 | Union County | 197 |
| 67 | Effingham County | 173 |
| 68 | Greene County | 165 |
| 69 | Jersey County | 164 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 148 |
| 71 | Jo Daviess County | 133 |
| 72 | Ford County | 127 |
| 73 | Washington County | 124 |
| 74 | De Witt County | 123 |
| 74 | Monroe County | 123 |
| 75 | Richland County | 119 |
| 76 | Mercer County | 116 |
| 76 | Piatt County | 116 |
| 77 | Menard County | 107 |
| 78 | Edgar County | 103 |
| 79 | Hancock County | 100 |
| 80 | Wabash County | 93 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 93 |
| 81 | Douglas County | 91 |
| 82 | Mason County | 89 |
| 83 | Marshall County | 85 |
| 84 | Moultrie County | 77 |
| 85 | White County | 76 |
| 86 | Shelby County | 69 |
| 87 | Clark County | 64 |
| 88 | Clay County | 62 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 57 |
| 90 | Stark County | 51 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 48 |
| 92 | Putnam County | 40 |
| 93 | Edwards County | 33 |
| 93 | Gallatin County | 33 |
| 94 | Jasper County | 28 |
| 95 | Scott County | 26 |
| 96 | Henderson County | 23 |
| 97 | Calhoun County | 19 |
| 97 | Hardin County | 19 |