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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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
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Peoria
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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