Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (34.39%), followed by Pulaski County (31.68%), and St. Clair County (30.07%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
Alexander
Pulaski
St. Clair
Cook
Brown
Peoria
Macon
Kankakee
Jackson
Vermilion
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Alexander County 34.39
2 Pulaski County 31.68
3 St. Clair County 30.07
4 Cook County 23.7
5 Brown County 18.86
6 Peoria County 17.98
7 Macon County 16.96
8 Kankakee County 15
9 Jackson County 14.32
10 Vermilion County 13.09
11 Champaign County 12.54
12 Winnebago County 12.4
13 Sangamon County 12.23
14 Will County 11.3
15 Randolph County 10.27
16 Lawrence County 9.9
17 Rock Island County 9.66
18 Stephenson County 9.36
19 Johnson County 9.35
20 Jefferson County 8.55
21 Perry County 8.29
22 Madison County 8.21
23 Knox County 7.77
24 Logan County 7.73
25 McLean County 7.42
26 DeKalb County 7.02
27 Lake County 6.86
28 Kendall County 6.19
29 Bond County 6.12
30 Pope County 6.05
31 Morgan County 6.03
32 Massac County 5.54
33 Kane County 5.35
34 Lee County 5.06
35 Fayette County 4.94
36 McDonough County 4.93
37 DuPage County 4.79
38 Crawford County 4.77
39 Livingston County 4.34
40 Williamson County 4.24
41 Saline County 3.87
42 Marion County 3.82
43 Fulton County 3.69
44 Coles County 3.64
45 Adams County 3.53
46 Clinton County 3.49
47 Schuyler County 3.44
48 Montgomery County 3.4
49 Cass County 3.35
50 Warren County 2.51
51 LaSalle County 2.4
52 Boone County 2.24
53 Pike County 1.75
54 Henry County 1.61
55 Christian County 1.52
56 Whiteside County 1.37
57 Grundy County 1.25
58 McHenry County 1.24
59 Tazewell County 1.15
60 Greene County 1.11
61 Carroll County 1.06
62 Iroquois County 1
63 Union County 0.97
64 Ogle County 0.95
65 Menard County 0.93
66 Macoupin County 0.9
67 Putnam County 0.84
68 Ford County 0.8
69 Washington County 0.79
70 Wabash County 0.73
71 De Witt County 0.71
72 Bureau County 0.67
73 Jersey County 0.62
74 Hardin County 0.6
75 Woodford County 0.58
76 Gallatin County 0.57
77 Mercer County 0.55
78 Stark County 0.54
79 Marshall County 0.51
80 Edwards County 0.5
81 Richland County 0.49
82 Piatt County 0.48
83 Cumberland County 0.47
83 Jo Daviess County 0.47
84 Hamilton County 0.45
84 White County 0.45
85 Mason County 0.44
86 Edgar County 0.43
87 Douglas County 0.42
87 Effingham County 0.42
87 Wayne County 0.42
88 Franklin County 0.41
89 Clark County 0.4
90 Hancock County 0.38
91 Clay County 0.37
91 Moultrie County 0.37
92 Shelby County 0.32
93 Scott County 0.31
94 Henderson County 0.3
95 Monroe County 0.29
96 Calhoun County 0.24
97 Jasper County 0.21