Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2014
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (34.63%), followed by Pulaski County (32.21%), and St. Clair County (30.36%).
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 2014
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | 34.63 |
| 2 | Pulaski County | 32.21 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 30.36 |
| 4 | Cook County | 24.52 |
| 5 | Brown County | 19.19 |
| 6 | Peoria County | 18.31 |
| 7 | Macon County | 17.14 |
| 8 | Kankakee County | 15.37 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 14.7 |
| 10 | Vermilion County | 13.51 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 12.95 |
| 12 | Winnebago County | 12.92 |
| 13 | Sangamon County | 12.41 |
| 14 | Will County | 11.74 |
| 15 | Randolph County | 10.42 |
| 16 | Lawrence County | 10.23 |
| 17 | Rock Island County | 10.22 |
| 18 | Stephenson County | 9.64 |
| 19 | Johnson County | 9.57 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 8.85 |
| 21 | Perry County | 8.47 |
| 22 | Madison County | 8.32 |
| 23 | Knox County | 8.15 |
| 24 | Logan County | 7.99 |
| 25 | McLean County | 7.65 |
| 26 | Lake County | 7.45 |
| 27 | DeKalb County | 7.3 |
| 28 | Kendall County | 6.61 |
| 29 | Bond County | 6.28 |
| 30 | Pope County | 6.25 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 6.13 |
| 32 | Kane County | 6.04 |
| 33 | Massac County | 5.77 |
| 34 | Lee County | 5.23 |
| 35 | McDonough County | 5.17 |
| 36 | DuPage County | 5.07 |
| 37 | Fayette County | 5.05 |
| 38 | Crawford County | 4.89 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 4.48 |
| 40 | Williamson County | 4.36 |
| 41 | Cass County | 4.2 |
| 42 | Saline County | 4 |
| 43 | Marion County | 3.93 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 3.88 |
| 45 | Coles County | 3.8 |
| 46 | Adams County | 3.62 |
| 46 | Clinton County | 3.62 |
| 47 | Schuyler County | 3.51 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 3.42 |
| 49 | Warren County | 2.78 |
| 50 | Boone County | 2.6 |
| 51 | LaSalle County | 2.59 |
| 52 | Pike County | 1.77 |
| 53 | Henry County | 1.73 |
| 54 | Whiteside County | 1.69 |
| 55 | Christian County | 1.56 |
| 56 | Grundy County | 1.41 |
| 56 | McHenry County | 1.41 |
| 57 | Tazewell County | 1.21 |
| 58 | Greene County | 1.11 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 1.09 |
| 60 | Iroquois County | 1.06 |
| 60 | Ogle County | 1.06 |
| 61 | Union County | 1.02 |
| 62 | Menard County | 0.97 |
| 63 | Ford County | 0.93 |
| 64 | Macoupin County | 0.92 |
| 65 | Washington County | 0.87 |
| 66 | Putnam County | 0.86 |
| 67 | Bureau County | 0.84 |
| 68 | De Witt County | 0.79 |
| 69 | Wabash County | 0.78 |
| 70 | Jersey County | 0.66 |
| 71 | Gallatin County | 0.63 |
| 71 | Hardin County | 0.63 |
| 72 | Douglas County | 0.6 |
| 72 | White County | 0.6 |
| 72 | Woodford County | 0.6 |
| 73 | Mercer County | 0.57 |
| 74 | Stark County | 0.54 |
| 75 | Marshall County | 0.53 |
| 76 | Jo Daviess County | 0.52 |
| 76 | Richland County | 0.52 |
| 77 | Edwards County | 0.5 |
| 78 | Cumberland County | 0.49 |
| 78 | Piatt County | 0.49 |
| 79 | Effingham County | 0.47 |
| 80 | Hamilton County | 0.45 |
| 80 | Mason County | 0.45 |
| 81 | Edgar County | 0.44 |
| 81 | Franklin County | 0.44 |
| 82 | Clark County | 0.43 |
| 82 | Moultrie County | 0.43 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 0.43 |
| 83 | Clay County | 0.42 |
| 84 | Hancock County | 0.4 |
| 85 | Scott County | 0.39 |
| 86 | Henderson County | 0.34 |
| 86 | Monroe County | 0.34 |
| 86 | Shelby County | 0.34 |
| 87 | Calhoun County | 0.26 |
| 88 | Jasper County | 0.22 |