Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.19M), followed by Will County (81.12K), and St. Clair County (78.76K).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1185604 |
| 2 | Will County | 81118 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 78764 |
| 4 | Lake County | 47734 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 45655 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 38119 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33387 |
| 8 | Kane County | 28382 |
| 9 | Champaign County | 28136 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 25087 |
| 11 | Madison County | 23033 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18324 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 16088 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 15065 |
| 15 | McLean County | 13945 |
| 16 | Vermilion County | 10331 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 9484 |
| 18 | Jackson County | 8465 |
| 19 | DeKalb County | 8447 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 4725 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4496 |
| 22 | Knox County | 4014 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 3324 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 3181 |
| 25 | Williamson County | 3023 |
| 26 | LaSalle County | 2860 |
| 27 | Adams County | 2494 |
| 28 | Logan County | 2314 |
| 29 | Morgan County | 2263 |
| 30 | Coles County | 1941 |
| 31 | Perry County | 1846 |
| 32 | Lee County | 1816 |
| 33 | Alexander County | 1809 |
| 34 | Tazewell County | 1762 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 1588 |
| 36 | Pulaski County | 1581 |
| 37 | Marion County | 1556 |
| 38 | Lawrence County | 1552 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 1434 |
| 40 | Fulton County | 1321 |
| 41 | Clinton County | 1311 |
| 42 | Boone County | 1301 |
| 43 | Brown County | 1216 |
| 44 | Bond County | 1016 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 994 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 945 |
| 47 | Fayette County | 937 |
| 48 | Henry County | 910 |
| 49 | Saline County | 872 |
| 50 | Johnson County | 853 |
| 51 | Whiteside County | 852 |
| 52 | Massac County | 830 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 804 |
| 54 | Ogle County | 558 |
| 55 | Cass County | 522 |
| 56 | Christian County | 504 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 438 |
| 58 | Warren County | 427 |
| 59 | Iroquois County | 313 |
| 60 | Schuyler County | 296 |
| 61 | Woodford County | 274 |
| 62 | Bureau County | 266 |
| 63 | Pope County | 223 |
| 64 | Pike County | 219 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 217 |
| 66 | Union County | 209 |
| 67 | Effingham County | 195 |
| 68 | Jersey County | 164 |
| 69 | Greene County | 162 |
| 70 | Jo Daviess County | 154 |
| 71 | Carroll County | 150 |
| 72 | De Witt County | 139 |
| 73 | Richland County | 135 |
| 74 | Monroe County | 130 |
| 75 | Washington County | 128 |
| 76 | Ford County | 124 |
| 77 | Hancock County | 106 |
| 78 | Piatt County | 105 |
| 79 | Menard County | 104 |
| 80 | Mercer County | 102 |
| 80 | Wabash County | 102 |
| 81 | Douglas County | 101 |
| 82 | Moultrie County | 96 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 96 |
| 83 | Edgar County | 92 |
| 84 | Mason County | 82 |
| 85 | Marshall County | 79 |
| 86 | White County | 76 |
| 87 | Shelby County | 75 |
| 88 | Clay County | 66 |
| 89 | Clark County | 65 |
| 90 | Hamilton County | 54 |
| 91 | Stark County | 49 |
| 92 | Cumberland County | 47 |
| 93 | Putnam County | 34 |
| 94 | Edwards County | 33 |
| 94 | Gallatin County | 33 |
| 94 | Henderson County | 33 |
| 95 | Jasper County | 27 |
| 95 | Scott County | 27 |
| 96 | Calhoun County | 19 |
| 97 | Hardin County | 16 |