Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (32.71%), followed by Pulaski County (30.71%), and St. Clair County (30.12%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

Alexander

Pulaski

St. Clair

Cook

Peoria

Brown

Macon

Kankakee

Jackson

Vermilion

Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Alexander County	32.71
2	Pulaski County	30.71
3	St. Clair County	30.12
4	Cook County	23.42
5	Peoria County	18.23
6	Brown County	18.14
7	Macon County	17.15
8	Kankakee County	14.91
9	Jackson County	14.58
10	Vermilion County	13.47
11	Champaign County	12.89
12	Winnebago County	12.68
13	Sangamon County	12.64
14	Will County	11.37
15	Randolph County	10.24
16	Rock Island County	10.07
17	Stephenson County	9.72
18	Lawrence County	9.44
19	Jefferson County	8.64
20	Perry County	8.58
21	Madison County	8.41
22	Knox County	7.79
23	Logan County	7.77
24	McLean County	7.6
25	DeKalb County	7.26
26	Johnson County	6.86
27	Morgan County	6.85
28	Lake County	6.84
29	Kendall County	6.62
30	Bond County	5.9
31	Massac County	5.55
32	Kane County	5.36
33	Lee County	5.19
34	McDonough County	5.16
35	Pope County	5.06
36	DuPage County	4.84
37	Crawford County	4.83
38	Williamson County	4.35
39	Fayette County	4.24
40	Marion County	4
41	Cass County	3.91
42	Livingston County	3.88
43	Coles County	3.8
44	Saline County	3.77
45	Schuyler County	3.75
46	Adams County	3.72
47	Fulton County	3.67
48	Clinton County	3.47
49	Montgomery County	3.43
50	Warren County	2.57
51	LaSalle County	2.49
52	Boone County	2.19
53	Henry County	1.66
54	Christian County	1.55
55	Whiteside County	1.49
56	Grundy County	1.38
57	McHenry County	1.37
58	Pike County	1.3
59	Tazewell County	1.17
60	Greene County	1.16
61	Union County	1.02
62	Carroll County	1
62	Iroquois County	1
62	Ogle County	1
63	Macoupin County	0.93
64	Ford County	0.9
65	Menard County	0.89
66	Washington County	0.84
67	De Witt County	0.82
68	Stark County	0.74
69	Bureau County	0.72
69	Putnam County	0.72
70	Jersey County	0.69
70	Wabash County	0.69
71	Hamilton County	0.66
72	Gallatin County	0.64
73	Woodford County	0.63
74	Jo Daviess County	0.6
74	Marshall County	0.6
75	Mercer County	0.59
75	Richland County	0.59
76	Edwards County	0.54
77	Franklin County	0.53
77	Piatt County	0.53
78	Edgar County	0.52
79	Douglas County	0.51
79	Hancock County	0.51
80	Hardin County	0.5
81	Wayne County	0.49
82	Mason County	0.48
82	White County	0.48
83	Clark County	0.46
84	Cumberland County	0.43
85	Effingham County	0.4
85	Moultrie County	0.4
86	Calhoun County	0.39
87	Clay County	0.38
88	Scott County	0.34
89	Monroe County	0.31
90	Shelby County	0.3
91	Henderson County	0.28
92	Jasper County	0.22