Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.15M), followed by Will County (84.85K), and St. Clair County (76.49K).
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 2022
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 1153726 |
| 2 | Will County | 84846 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 76488 |
| 4 | Lake County | 48697 |
| 5 | DuPage County | 47393 |
| 6 | Winnebago County | 38603 |
| 7 | Peoria County | 33541 |
| 8 | Champaign County | 28781 |
| 9 | Kane County | 26938 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 26315 |
| 11 | Madison County | 24687 |
| 12 | Macon County | 18433 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 16192 |
| 14 | Kankakee County | 15644 |
| 15 | McLean County | 14932 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 11693 |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 9884 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 8740 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 8020 |
| 20 | McHenry County | 5294 |
| 21 | Stephenson County | 4235 |
| 22 | Knox County | 3995 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 3229 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 2908 |
| 25 | LaSalle County | 2835 |
| 26 | Adams County | 2618 |
| 27 | Randolph County | 2442 |
| 28 | Morgan County | 2043 |
| 29 | Logan County | 2035 |
| 30 | Tazewell County | 1971 |
| 31 | Lee County | 1858 |
| 32 | Coles County | 1823 |
| 33 | Perry County | 1712 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 1662 |
| 35 | Marion County | 1613 |
| 36 | McDonough County | 1527 |
| 37 | Alexander County | 1495 |
| 38 | Pulaski County | 1469 |
| 39 | Lawrence County | 1463 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 1415 |
| 41 | Boone County | 1332 |
| 42 | Livingston County | 1288 |
| 43 | Fulton County | 1241 |
| 44 | Grundy County | 1189 |
| 45 | Brown County | 1181 |
| 46 | Clinton County | 1164 |
| 47 | Bond County | 1069 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 1030 |
| 49 | Henry County | 897 |
| 50 | Massac County | 880 |
| 51 | Crawford County | 875 |
| 52 | Christian County | 870 |
| 53 | Whiteside County | 845 |
| 54 | Saline County | 702 |
| 55 | Ogle County | 643 |
| 56 | Carroll County | 582 |
| 57 | Macoupin County | 557 |
| 58 | Cass County | 515 |
| 59 | Warren County | 453 |
| 60 | Schuyler County | 376 |
| 61 | Iroquois County | 363 |
| 62 | Union County | 353 |
| 63 | Bureau County | 335 |
| 64 | Woodford County | 297 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 279 |
| 66 | Effingham County | 205 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 197 |
| 68 | Jo Daviess County | 186 |
| 69 | Hancock County | 173 |
| 70 | Jersey County | 171 |
| 71 | Douglas County | 170 |
| 72 | De Witt County | 162 |
| 73 | Washington County | 158 |
| 74 | Pike County | 157 |
| 75 | Clark County | 155 |
| 75 | Ford County | 155 |
| 76 | Piatt County | 152 |
| 77 | Richland County | 148 |
| 78 | Menard County | 131 |
| 78 | Moultrie County | 131 |
| 79 | Edgar County | 121 |
| 80 | Shelby County | 120 |
| 81 | Wabash County | 118 |
| 82 | Mercer County | 117 |
| 83 | Pope County | 116 |
| 84 | Wayne County | 102 |
| 85 | Marshall County | 95 |
| 86 | Mason County | 93 |
| 87 | White County | 90 |
| 88 | Greene County | 85 |
| 89 | Clay County | 77 |
| 90 | Stark County | 74 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 69 |
| 92 | Hamilton County | 56 |
| 93 | Jasper County | 54 |
| 94 | Hardin County | 53 |
| 95 | Gallatin County | 48 |
| 96 | Edwards County | 38 |
| 97 | Putnam County | 36 |
| 98 | Henderson County | 35 |
| 99 | Scott County | 34 |
| 100 | Calhoun County | 28 |