Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (33.07%), followed by Pulaski County (31.34%), and St. Clair County (30.4%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
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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 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander County | 33.07 |
| 2 | Pulaski County | 31.34 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 30.4 |
| 4 | Cook County | 24.26 |
| 5 | Peoria County | 18.58 |
| 6 | Brown County | 18.48 |
| 7 | Macon County | 17.37 |
| 8 | Kankakee County | 15.31 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 14.93 |
| 10 | Vermilion County | 13.89 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 13.33 |
| 12 | Winnebago County | 13.25 |
| 13 | Sangamon County | 12.83 |
| 14 | Will County | 11.86 |
| 15 | Rock Island County | 10.64 |
| 16 | Randolph County | 10.4 |
| 17 | Stephenson County | 10.04 |
| 18 | Lawrence County | 9.79 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 8.98 |
| 20 | Perry County | 8.77 |
| 21 | Madison County | 8.55 |
| 22 | Knox County | 8.2 |
| 23 | Logan County | 8.03 |
| 24 | McLean County | 7.85 |
| 25 | DeKalb County | 7.58 |
| 26 | Lake County | 7.45 |
| 27 | Kendall County | 7.08 |
| 28 | Johnson County | 7.06 |
| 29 | Morgan County | 6.97 |
| 30 | Bond County | 6.05 |
| 31 | Kane County | 6.04 |
| 32 | Massac County | 5.79 |
| 33 | McDonough County | 5.39 |
| 34 | Lee County | 5.37 |
| 35 | DuPage County | 5.15 |
| 36 | Pope County | 5.09 |
| 37 | Crawford County | 4.94 |
| 38 | Cass County | 4.84 |
| 39 | Williamson County | 4.48 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 4.35 |
| 41 | Marion County | 4.12 |
| 42 | Livingston County | 4.03 |
| 43 | Coles County | 3.96 |
| 44 | Saline County | 3.89 |
| 45 | Fulton County | 3.87 |
| 46 | Schuyler County | 3.84 |
| 47 | Adams County | 3.82 |
| 48 | Clinton County | 3.61 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 3.47 |
| 50 | Warren County | 2.92 |
| 51 | LaSalle County | 2.68 |
| 52 | Boone County | 2.59 |
| 53 | Whiteside County | 1.83 |
| 54 | Henry County | 1.79 |
| 55 | Christian County | 1.57 |
| 56 | Grundy County | 1.56 |
| 57 | McHenry County | 1.55 |
| 58 | Pike County | 1.34 |
| 59 | Tazewell County | 1.24 |
| 60 | Greene County | 1.17 |
| 61 | Ogle County | 1.11 |
| 62 | Union County | 1.08 |
| 63 | Carroll County | 1.06 |
| 64 | Iroquois County | 1.05 |
| 65 | Ford County | 1.02 |
| 66 | Macoupin County | 0.95 |
| 67 | Menard County | 0.93 |
| 68 | Washington County | 0.92 |
| 69 | Bureau County | 0.91 |
| 70 | De Witt County | 0.9 |
| 71 | Putnam County | 0.84 |
| 72 | Stark County | 0.8 |
| 73 | Wabash County | 0.79 |
| 74 | Jersey County | 0.74 |
| 75 | Douglas County | 0.67 |
| 76 | Gallatin County | 0.66 |
| 76 | Hamilton County | 0.66 |
| 76 | Woodford County | 0.66 |
| 77 | Jo Daviess County | 0.64 |
| 78 | Richland County | 0.63 |
| 78 | White County | 0.63 |
| 79 | Marshall County | 0.61 |
| 79 | Mercer County | 0.61 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 0.58 |
| 81 | Piatt County | 0.55 |
| 82 | Edgar County | 0.54 |
| 82 | Edwards County | 0.54 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 0.54 |
| 83 | Hardin County | 0.53 |
| 83 | Wayne County | 0.53 |
| 84 | Clark County | 0.49 |
| 85 | Mason County | 0.48 |
| 86 | Moultrie County | 0.47 |
| 87 | Cumberland County | 0.46 |
| 87 | Effingham County | 0.46 |
| 88 | Clay County | 0.44 |
| 89 | Scott County | 0.42 |
| 90 | Calhoun County | 0.41 |
| 91 | Monroe County | 0.38 |
| 92 | Shelby County | 0.32 |
| 93 | Henderson County | 0.31 |
| 94 | Jasper County | 0.23 |