Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (35.99%), followed by Pulaski County (32.62%), and St. Clair County (30.62%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2010
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | 35.99 |
| 2 | Pulaski County | 32.62 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 30.62 |
| 4 | Cook County | 25.22 |
| 5 | Brown County | 18.76 |
| 6 | Peoria County | 17.91 |
| 7 | Macon County | 16.43 |
| 8 | Kankakee County | 15.4 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 14.5 |
| 10 | Vermilion County | 13.11 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 12.62 |
| 12 | Winnebago County | 12.52 |
| 13 | Sangamon County | 11.97 |
| 14 | Will County | 11.44 |
| 15 | Randolph County | 9.84 |
| 16 | Lawrence County | 9.69 |
| 17 | Rock Island County | 9.31 |
| 18 | Stephenson County | 9.15 |
| 19 | Perry County | 8.54 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 8.47 |
| 21 | Johnson County | 8.2 |
| 22 | Madison County | 7.95 |
| 23 | Logan County | 7.67 |
| 24 | McLean County | 7.45 |
| 25 | Knox County | 7.39 |
| 26 | Lake County | 7.32 |
| 27 | DeKalb County | 6.54 |
| 28 | Bond County | 6.29 |
| 29 | Pope County | 6.17 |
| 30 | Kane County | 6.08 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 6.07 |
| 32 | Kendall County | 5.93 |
| 33 | Massac County | 5.92 |
| 34 | McDonough County | 5.09 |
| 35 | Livingston County | 5.01 |
| 36 | Lee County | 4.9 |
| 37 | DuPage County | 4.8 |
| 38 | Crawford County | 4.79 |
| 39 | Fayette County | 4.47 |
| 40 | Saline County | 4.07 |
| 41 | Marion County | 4.01 |
| 42 | Coles County | 3.88 |
| 42 | Williamson County | 3.88 |
| 43 | Clinton County | 3.63 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 3.62 |
| 45 | Cass County | 3.57 |
| 46 | Adams County | 3.54 |
| 47 | Schuyler County | 3.29 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 3.18 |
| 49 | Boone County | 2.15 |
| 50 | LaSalle County | 1.97 |
| 51 | Warren County | 1.88 |
| 52 | Pike County | 1.67 |
| 53 | Henry County | 1.64 |
| 54 | Whiteside County | 1.54 |
| 55 | Christian County | 1.44 |
| 56 | Grundy County | 1.28 |
| 57 | McHenry County | 1.14 |
| 58 | Tazewell County | 1.06 |
| 59 | Ogle County | 0.94 |
| 60 | Union County | 0.91 |
| 61 | Carroll County | 0.88 |
| 62 | Greene County | 0.87 |
| 63 | Iroquois County | 0.81 |
| 64 | Macoupin County | 0.77 |
| 65 | Bureau County | 0.73 |
| 66 | Washington County | 0.71 |
| 67 | Ford County | 0.69 |
| 67 | Wabash County | 0.69 |
| 68 | Menard County | 0.58 |
| 69 | De Witt County | 0.57 |
| 70 | Putnam County | 0.53 |
| 71 | Stark County | 0.5 |
| 72 | Richland County | 0.49 |
| 72 | Woodford County | 0.49 |
| 73 | Edwards County | 0.48 |
| 74 | Jo Daviess County | 0.47 |
| 75 | Jersey County | 0.43 |
| 76 | Douglas County | 0.42 |
| 77 | Edgar County | 0.41 |
| 78 | White County | 0.4 |
| 79 | Hamilton County | 0.38 |
| 80 | Clay County | 0.36 |
| 80 | Marshall County | 0.36 |
| 80 | Mason County | 0.36 |
| 81 | Piatt County | 0.35 |
| 82 | Cumberland County | 0.34 |
| 83 | Franklin County | 0.32 |
| 83 | Mercer County | 0.32 |
| 84 | Clark County | 0.3 |
| 84 | Hancock County | 0.3 |
| 85 | Moultrie County | 0.29 |
| 86 | Hardin County | 0.28 |
| 87 | Effingham County | 0.27 |
| 88 | Wayne County | 0.25 |
| 89 | Monroe County | 0.24 |
| 90 | Henderson County | 0.23 |
| 90 | Shelby County | 0.23 |
| 91 | Gallatin County | 0.22 |
| 92 | Scott County | 0.17 |
| 93 | Calhoun County | 0.14 |
| 94 | Jasper County | 0.13 |