Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (34.66%), followed by Pulaski County (32.49%), and St. Clair County (30.41%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2013

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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 2013

Alexander

Pulaski

St. Clair

Cook

Brown

Peoria

Macon

Kankakee

Jackson

Vermilion

Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Alexander County	34.66
2	Pulaski County	32.49
3	St. Clair County	30.41
4	Cook County	24.68
5	Brown County	19.09
6	Peoria County	18.14
7	Macon County	17.01
8	Kankakee County	15.4
9	Jackson County	14.59
10	Vermilion County	13.53
11	Champaign County	12.86
12	Winnebago County	12.76
13	Sangamon County	12.33
14	Will County	11.62
15	Randolph County	10.37
16	Lawrence County	10.1
17	Rock Island County	9.96
18	Stephenson County	9.59
19	Johnson County	9.35
20	Jefferson County	8.82
21	Perry County	8.51
22	Madison County	8.15
23	Knox County	8.11
24	Logan County	7.85
25	McLean County	7.66
26	Lake County	7.41
27	DeKalb County	6.96
28	Pope County	6.68
29	Morgan County	6.42
30	Kendall County	6.3
31	Bond County	6.25
32	Kane County	6.03
33	Massac County	5.74
34	Lee County	5.3
35	McDonough County	5.29
36	DuPage County	5.03
37	Fayette County	4.89
38	Crawford County	4.8
39	Cass County	4.33
39	Livingston County	4.33
39	Williamson County	4.33
40	Saline County	3.96
41	Fulton County	3.91
42	Marion County	3.87
43	Coles County	3.77
44	Clinton County	3.7
45	Adams County	3.63
46	Schuyler County	3.41
47	Montgomery County	2.83
48	Boone County	2.52
48	LaSalle County	2.52
49	Warren County	2.46
50	Pike County	1.76
51	Henry County	1.71
52	Whiteside County	1.64
53	Christian County	1.52
54	Grundy County	1.44
55	McHenry County	1.33
56	Tazewell County	1.18
57	Carroll County	1.08
58	Greene County	1.06
59	Union County	1.04
60	Ogle County	1.02
61	Menard County	0.96
62	Iroquois County	0.94
63	Macoupin County	0.88
64	Ford County	0.81
65	Bureau County	0.79
65	Washington County	0.79
66	Putnam County	0.77
67	De Witt County	0.75
68	Wabash County	0.71
69	Stark County	0.61
70	Edwards County	0.6
71	Jersey County	0.58
71	White County	0.58
71	Woodford County	0.58
72	Marshall County	0.57
73	Douglas County	0.53
73	Richland County	0.53
74	Cumberland County	0.5
74	Gallatin County	0.5
75	Jo Daviess County	0.49
76	Edgar County	0.48
77	Clark County	0.47
78	Piatt County	0.46
79	Mercer County	0.44
80	Clay County	0.41
80	Hamilton County	0.41
80	Hardin County	0.41
80	Mason County	0.41
80	Moultrie County	0.41
81	Franklin County	0.4
82	Henderson County	0.39
82	Wayne County	0.39
83	Effingham County	0.38
84	Hancock County	0.35
85	Monroe County	0.33
86	Shelby County	0.29
87	Calhoun County	0.28
88	Scott County	0.23
89	Jasper County	0.18