Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Illinois counties, Alexander County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (32.32%), followed by Pulaski County (30.61%), and St. Clair County (30.59%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
Alexander
Pulaski
St. Clair
Cook
Peoria
Brown
Macon
Jackson
Kankakee
Vermilion
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Alexander County 32.32
2 Pulaski County 30.61
3 St. Clair County 30.59
4 Cook County 23.97
5 Peoria County 18.88
6 Brown County 18.77
7 Macon County 17.64
8 Jackson County 15.32
9 Kankakee County 15.16
10 Vermilion County 14.07
11 Winnebago County 13.85
12 Champaign County 13.81
13 Sangamon County 12.99
14 Will County 12.17
15 Rock Island County 11.03
16 Randolph County 10.49
17 Stephenson County 10.3
18 Lawrence County 10.04
19 Perry County 8.89
20 Jefferson County 8.88
21 Madison County 8.83
22 Knox County 8.32
23 McLean County 8.24
24 Logan County 8.18
25 DeKalb County 8.1
26 Kendall County 7.64
27 Lake County 7.52
28 Johnson County 7.12
29 Morgan County 6.92
30 Bond County 6.13
31 Massac County 6.11
32 Kane County 6.06
33 McDonough County 5.71
34 Lee County 5.48
35 Pope County 5.33
36 Cass County 5.23
36 DuPage County 5.23
37 Crawford County 5.15
38 Williamson County 4.68
39 Fayette County 4.49
40 Marion County 4.33
41 Schuyler County 4.22
42 Livingston County 4.14
43 Coles County 3.97
43 Fulton County 3.97
44 Adams County 3.87
45 Saline County 3.84
46 Clinton County 3.72
47 Montgomery County 3.54
48 LaSalle County 2.85
49 Boone County 2.83
50 Warren County 2.81
51 Henry County 1.97
52 Whiteside County 1.89
53 Grundy County 1.78
54 McHenry County 1.69
55 Christian County 1.63
56 Pike County 1.41
57 Tazewell County 1.35
58 Greene County 1.31
59 Ogle County 1.26
60 Union County 1.22
61 Iroquois County 1.16
62 Ford County 1.11
63 Carroll County 1.06
64 Macoupin County 1
64 Stark County 1
65 Bureau County 0.99
66 Washington County 0.97
67 Menard County 0.91
67 Wabash County 0.91
68 Putnam County 0.87
69 De Witt County 0.86
70 Jersey County 0.8
70 Mercer County 0.8
70 Richland County 0.8
71 Marshall County 0.79
72 Piatt County 0.74
73 Hamilton County 0.7
73 White County 0.7
74 Woodford County 0.69
75 Gallatin County 0.67
75 Jo Daviess County 0.67
75 Mason County 0.67
76 Douglas County 0.63
77 Edgar County 0.62
78 Scott County 0.61
79 Franklin County 0.6
79 Hancock County 0.6
80 Moultrie County 0.59
80 Wayne County 0.59
81 Effingham County 0.56
82 Clay County 0.53
83 Edwards County 0.52
83 Hardin County 0.52
84 Cumberland County 0.49
85 Clark County 0.44
86 Calhoun County 0.41
86 Monroe County 0.41
87 Henderson County 0.37
88 Shelby County 0.35
89 Jasper County 0.3