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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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2019
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Winnebago
Peoria
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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