RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Highest Black population share, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 3.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pingree Grove, IL, up 84 places to #75.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01East St. Louis, ILIL17,68292.6%−4.7 pts

02Riverdale, ILIL10,28089.9%+3.9 pts

03Dolton, ILIL20,67189.7%+7.9 pts

04▲2Richton Park, ILIL12,48387.6%+28.8 pts

05▲2Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21586.5%+5.1 pts

06▲2Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02484.6%+8.8 pts

07▼2University Park, ILIL7,01981.8%−1.8 pts

08▲1Matteson, ILIL18,54379.8%+17.6 pts

09▼5Calumet Park, ILIL6,77277.0%−5.7 pts

10▲4Calumet City, ILIL34,79875.1%+22.5 pts

11▼1South Holland, ILIL20,74974.9%+24.3 pts

12Glenwood, ILIL8,41670.8%+26.5 pts

13Markham, ILIL11,27470.4%−8.1 pts

14Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87469.7%–

15▲2Bellwood, ILIL18,11667.6%−13.5 pts

16Park Forest, ILIL21,07967.4%+28.4 pts

17▼6Lynwood, ILIL9,29766.9%+21.7 pts

18Sauk, ILIL9,62461.9%+29.9 pts

19▲2Flossmoor, ILIL9,35859.5%+32.7 pts

20▼5Broadview, ILIL7,87159.5%−13.3 pts

21▼1Maywood, ILIL23,33055.1%−27.2 pts

22▼3Harvey, ILIL19,84953.6%−25.5 pts

23▼1Lansing, ILIL28,06851.4%+40.9 pts

24Hillside, ILIL8,14048.5%+12.0 pts

25▼2Homewood, ILIL18,77343.1%+25.7 pts

26▼1Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50840.3%+2.7 pts

27▼1Kankakee, ILIL23,40039.8%−1.0 pts

28▼1Crete, ILIL8,34538.9%+28.6 pts

29▲11Monee, ILIL5,11935.7%+33.6 pts

30▼2Danville, ILIL28,13834.2%+10.0 pts

31▼1Belleville, ILIL40,23732.5%+17.1 pts

32▲2Blue Island, ILIL21,80530.7%+6.9 pts

33▼2Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17527.6%+10.5 pts

34▲1Chicago, ILIL2,731,58527.4%−9.0 pts

35▲10Chester, ILIL6,84727.4%+23.8 pts

36▲6Carbondale, ILIL21,81126.3%+3.3 pts

37▼8Berkeley, ILIL5,14126.2%−1.4 pts

38▼2Peoria, ILIL110,92025.6%+1.0 pts

39▲5Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28325.5%+17.7 pts

40▲3Shiloh, ILIL14,60424.4%+11.2 pts

41▲7Alsip, ILIL18,48324.3%+14.2 pts

42▼9Forest Park, ILIL13,82924.0%−6.7 pts

43▼6North Chicago, ILIL34,05023.7%−12.1 pts

44▼5Decatur, ILIL67,88423.3%+3.9 pts

45▼13Zion, ILIL24,44723.1%−3.3 pts

46▼5Steger, ILIL9,35222.4%+16.1 pts

47▲13East Moline, ILIL20,45320.6%+13.5 pts

48▲5Westchester, ILIL16,30020.0%+12.9 pts

49▼3Swansea, ILIL14,35619.2%+10.6 pts

50▼3Rockford, ILIL147,38419.2%+2.0 pts

51▼13Alton, ILIL25,01319.2%−5.5 pts

52▼1Springfield, ILIL112,98919.1%+3.9 pts

53▲4Urbana, ILIL39,71918.7%+4.4 pts

54▼5Rantoul, ILIL11,99117.9%+1.3 pts

55▲1Oak Park, ILIL52,82317.8%−4.4 pts

56▼1Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80317.7%−2.4 pts

57▲2Champaign, ILIL91,19517.2%+1.7 pts

58▼6Justice, ILIL12,28517.1%−2.8 pts

59▲4Waukegan, ILIL87,94016.6%−2.0 pts

60▲5O'Fallon, ILIL32,65616.5%+4.7 pts

61▲25Crestwood, ILIL10,52916.3%+11.9 pts

62▲7Collinsville, ILIL23,71716.1%+10.3 pts

63▲3Joliet, ILIL152,24116.0%−2.0 pts

64▼2Murphysboro, ILIL6,97715.7%+0.1 pts

65▼11Rock Island, ILIL36,22515.6%−1.4 pts

66▼2Posen, ILIL5,40515.6%+7.2 pts

67▼17Crest Hill, ILIL20,69515.0%−4.4 pts

68▼7Freeport, ILIL23,20214.6%+0.9 pts

69▲4Romeoville, ILIL41,28114.3%+9.0 pts

70▼3Evanston, ILIL76,38014.2%−8.0 pts

71▼13DeKalb, ILIL40,46713.8%+4.8 pts

72▼2Galesburg, ILIL28,58112.8%+2.7 pts

73▼2Hillsboro, ILIL6,18412.7%+11.6 pts

74▼2Greenville, ILIL7,46912.3%−3.0 pts

75▲84Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54512.3%+12.3 pts

76▼8Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18711.0%−1.2 pts

77▼1Beach Park, ILIL14,11410.9%+6.4 pts

78▼3Normal, ILIL53,27510.8%+3.2 pts

79▲3Aurora, ILIL181,50510.7%−0.1 pts

80▲20Moline, ILIL42,36210.5%+7.5 pts

81▲6Woodridge, ILIL34,02810.5%+2.6 pts

82▼1Bloomington, ILIL78,80410.2%+1.7 pts

83▲16Frankfort, ILIL21,36510.2%+7.7 pts

84▲26Oswego, ILIL39,94810.1%+8.4 pts

85▼7Dixon, ILIL14,58210.1%−0.3 pts

86▲30Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65510.0%+5.3 pts

87▲19Skokie, ILIL66,54410.0%+5.5 pts

88▼3Vandalia, ILIL7,1089.8%−5.2 pts

89▲4Macomb, ILIL14,5309.5%+3.6 pts

90▼2Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0369.4%+7.0 pts

91▼17Midlothian, ILIL13,8419.3%+3.3 pts

92▼3Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6589.3%+4.8 pts

93▲22Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8989.3%+2.4 pts

94▲7Pontiac, ILIL10,8069.2%−1.6 pts

95▲25Plainfield, ILIL50,0439.0%+8.2 pts

96▼19Granite City, ILIL26,8078.9%+7.0 pts

97▲10Robinson, ILIL7,2838.7%+7.6 pts

98▲13Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4508.6%+7.4 pts

99▲56Grayslake, ILIL21,1408.5%+7.0 pts

100▲18North Riverside, ILIL7,1618.5%+5.5 pts

101▼6Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8878.4%−0.4 pts

102▲40North Aurora, ILIL19,4068.3%+4.0 pts

103▼13Metropolis, ILIL5,7278.2%+0.7 pts

104▲5Marion, ILIL17,1488.0%+3.8 pts

105▼14Montgomery, ILIL21,9787.9%+4.9 pts

106▲7Oak Forest, ILIL26,7927.8%+4.2 pts

107▼9Gurnee, ILIL30,4587.7%+2.7 pts

108▼25Jacksonville, ILIL17,7527.6%+0.9 pts

109▼25Edwardsville, ILIL26,4637.4%−1.1 pts

110▼31Beardstown, ILIL5,6917.4%+7.0 pts

111▼7Berwyn, ILIL55,0017.4%+6.3 pts

112▼15Orland Hills, ILIL6,6637.3%+2.2 pts

113▲10Hanover Park, ILIL36,5687.2%+1.4 pts

114▲7Savoy, ILIL9,1137.1%+2.8 pts

115▲28Loves Park, ILIL23,7127.1%+4.8 pts

116▼24Bradley, ILIL15,2146.9%+5.7 pts

117▼37Centralia, ILIL11,8636.9%−3.4 pts

118▼16Charleston, ILIL17,4666.8%+2.6 pts

119▼25Silvis, ILIL7,9796.8%+3.4 pts

120▲6Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.7%+6.4 pts

121▲7Tinley Park, ILIL55,1406.6%+4.7 pts

122▼17Canton, ILIL13,2976.6%−2.2 pts

123▼27Park City, ILIL7,8936.4%−1.0 pts

124Carol Stream, ILIL39,3156.3%+2.2 pts

125▼22Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7676.3%+2.9 pts

126▲39Bensenville, ILIL18,5256.3%+3.7 pts

127▲14Palos Hills, ILIL18,0286.2%+0.8 pts

128▲6Du Quoin, ILIL5,5695.9%−1.3 pts

129▼10Westmont, ILIL24,1555.9%+0.6 pts

130▲33Schaumburg, ILIL77,2495.7%+2.4 pts

131▲61Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5605.5%+4.2 pts

132▲16Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8585.5%+1.1 pts

133▲11Maryville, ILIL8,4135.4%+1.9 pts

134▲13Gages Lake, ILIL10,8195.2%+3.3 pts

135▼6Elgin, ILIL115,4765.2%−1.3 pts

136▲25Wood River, ILIL10,2245.1%+4.5 pts

137▼1Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.1%+2.4 pts

138▲14Lombard, ILIL44,3995.1%+2.4 pts

139▼1Streamwood, ILIL38,2775.1%+1.4 pts

140▼23Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2625.0%+0.9 pts

141▼14Shorewood, ILIL18,5365.0%+2.6 pts

142▼2Carpentersville, ILIL37,0454.9%+0.9 pts

143▼31River Forest, ILIL11,3934.9%+0.1 pts

144▲46Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.8%+2.0 pts

145▼10Godfrey, ILIL17,6204.8%+0.8 pts

146▲20Bridgeview, ILIL16,5214.8%+4.0 pts

147▲25South Elgin, ILIL25,6564.7%+2.2 pts

148▲48Warrenville, ILIL15,2114.7%+2.4 pts

149▲39Brookfield, ILIL18,8794.6%+3.7 pts

150▼17Lisle, ILIL23,4324.5%+1.1 pts

151▲40Palatine, ILIL65,8424.5%+2.4 pts

152▼20Monmouth, ILIL8,5994.5%+1.7 pts

153▼7Naperville, ILIL153,1144.3%+1.3 pts

154▲40Antioch, ILIL15,0004.3%+3.2 pts

155▲80Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0394.3%+3.9 pts

156▲50Rochelle, ILIL9,4984.3%+3.3 pts

157▲32Herrin, ILIL12,2684.2%+3.3 pts

158▼21Quincy, ILIL38,9184.2%−0.4 pts

159▲25Minooka, ILIL12,8994.2%+4.0 pts

160▼9Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9024.2%+1.3 pts

161▲1Wheaton, ILIL54,0654.1%+1.4 pts

162▲45LaSalle, ILIL9,3884.1%+2.9 pts

163▲84Huntley, ILIL29,1324.1%+3.7 pts

164▲46Bartlett, ILIL40,8554.1%+2.1 pts

165▲14Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4484.0%–

166▲10Cicero, ILIL81,8584.0%+3.2 pts

167▼18Lake Villa, ILIL8,6923.9%+1.5 pts

168▲6Orland Park, ILIL57,9543.9%+3.2 pts

169▲30Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8103.9%+2.6 pts

170▼10La Grange Park, ILIL13,4533.8%+0.8 pts

171▲50Wheeling, ILIL38,3913.8%+1.5 pts

172▲6Northlake, ILIL12,4623.8%+1.4 pts

173▲2Streator, ILIL12,1903.7%+1.8 pts

174▼20Willowbrook, ILIL9,1263.7%+1.4 pts

175▲18Roscoe, ILIL11,0343.7%+1.9 pts

176▼46Round Lake, ILIL18,5263.7%+1.7 pts

177▲40Des Plaines, ILIL58,7723.7%+2.7 pts

178▲51Fox Lake, ILIL10,8493.6%+2.8 pts

179▼11La Grange, ILIL15,9353.6%−2.4 pts

180▼27Villa Park, ILIL21,8883.5%+1.9 pts

181▲38Pekin, ILIL31,2773.5%+0.9 pts

182▼74Summit, ILIL10,7533.5%−8.4 pts

183▼12Volo, ILIL6,8053.5%+3.5 pts

184▲69Manteno, ILIL9,2013.4%+3.1 pts

185▼35Harrisburg, ILIL7,9223.4%−3.5 pts

186▲90Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8123.4%+2.6 pts

187▲73Manhattan, ILIL10,9433.3%+3.1 pts

188▼43Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5253.3%+2.7 pts

189▲103Taylorville, ILIL10,5223.2%+2.5 pts

190▼9Addison, ILIL35,7583.2%+0.8 pts

191▼34South Beloit, ILIL7,9963.2%−0.7 pts

192▲97Braidwood, ILIL6,2593.2%+3.0 pts

193▲4Belvidere, ILIL25,4623.1%+2.1 pts

194▲57Long Grove, ILIL8,3433.1%+2.2 pts

195▲36Mundelein, ILIL32,6803.1%+1.6 pts

196▼74Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.1%−0.5 pts

197▼11Sycamore, ILIL19,0833.0%+0.4 pts

198▲38Elk Grove, ILIL31,8853.0%+1.7 pts

199▼19Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7503.0%+0.9 pts

200▼2West Chicago, ILIL25,2963.0%+1.6 pts

201▼28West Dundee, ILIL8,5703.0%+2.4 pts

202▲23Carlinville, ILIL5,4653.0%+1.5 pts

203▲41St. Charles, ILIL33,5942.9%+1.3 pts

204▼73Mascoutah, ILIL9,2392.8%−1.3 pts

205▲7Algonquin, ILIL30,8242.8%+1.9 pts

206▼37Downers Grove, ILIL50,3652.7%+0.9 pts

207▲100Monticello, ILIL6,0802.7%+2.7 pts

208▲34Wood Dale, ILIL14,0812.7%+2.2 pts

209▲70Wilmington, ILIL5,6142.7%+2.0 pts

210▼40Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4762.7%+0.1 pts

211▼16Woodstock, ILIL25,7402.7%+1.7 pts

212▼35Darien, ILIL22,0322.6%+0.7 pts

213▼30Mattoon, ILIL16,6672.6%+1.2 pts

214▼12Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6902.6%−0.1 pts

215▲53Salem, ILIL7,0352.6%+1.8 pts

216▼13Countryside, ILIL6,2602.5%+0.5 pts

217▲3Ottawa, ILIL18,6842.5%+1.2 pts

218▼14Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3952.5%+0.7 pts

219▼61Worth, ILIL10,6962.4%+0.9 pts

220▼5Batavia, ILIL26,5862.4%+0.1 pts

221▲109Norridge, ILIL14,8082.3%+2.2 pts

222▲4Morris, ILIL14,6692.3%+2.0 pts

223▲31Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2162.3%+1.4 pts

224▲25Niles, ILIL30,4432.3%+1.9 pts

225▼43Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1012.3%+1.1 pts

226▲61Glencoe, ILIL8,7242.2%+0.2 pts

227▼63Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9892.2%+0.4 pts

228▲39Mount Zion, ILIL5,8802.2%+2.0 pts

229▼28Sterling, ILIL14,3942.2%+0.1 pts

230▲16Palos Heights, ILIL12,0842.2%+1.7 pts

231▲77Litchfield, ILIL6,5982.1%+1.8 pts

232River Grove, ILIL10,4092.1%+1.8 pts

233▼66Chatham, ILIL14,5792.0%+1.3 pts

234▼49Machesney Park, ILIL22,8052.0%+0.7 pts

235▲20Highland Park, ILIL30,7672.0%+0.4 pts

236▼3Morton Grove, ILIL24,5822.0%+1.4 pts

237▲3Mokena, ILIL19,8971.9%+1.4 pts

238▼25Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8251.9%+0.2 pts

239Burbank, ILIL28,5781.9%+1.6 pts

240▼101Milan, ILIL5,0281.9%−2.5 pts

241▼13Elmhurst, ILIL46,1111.8%+0.9 pts

242▲63Northbrook, ILIL34,7441.8%+1.2 pts

243▼25Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5901.8%+0.3 pts

244▲1Eureka, ILIL5,1291.8%+1.2 pts

245▲40Clinton, ILIL6,7811.7%+0.9 pts

246▲49Lemont, ILIL18,5131.7%+1.4 pts

247▲53Homer Glen, ILIL24,8731.6%–

248▲85Johnsburg, ILIL6,4451.6%+1.5 pts

249▲35Glenview, ILIL47,7111.6%+0.1 pts

250▲2Bartonville, ILIL5,8041.5%+1.1 pts

251▼95Lyons, ILIL10,4331.5%+0.5 pts

252▼4Hinsdale, ILIL17,5731.5%+0.7 pts

253▲5Winfield, ILIL10,1461.4%+0.2 pts

254▲18Channahon, ILIL14,5301.4%+1.0 pts

255▲31Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9631.4%+0.9 pts

256▲13Mendota, ILIL6,8941.4%+1.1 pts

257▲25Barrington, ILIL10,5861.3%+0.7 pts

258▼58Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6751.3%+0.8 pts

259▼2East Peoria, ILIL22,0881.3%+0.8 pts

260▼146Plano, ILIL12,6771.3%+1.0 pts

261▼53Troy, ILIL11,8931.3%−0.2 pts

262▲53Geneva, ILIL21,1381.2%+0.2 pts

263▲1Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6791.2%+0.5 pts

264▼40Highwood, ILIL5,3231.2%−0.8 pts

265▼27Bethalto, ILIL9,2021.1%+0.3 pts

266▲14Princeton, ILIL7,6741.1%+0.7 pts

267▼58Roselle, ILIL22,7561.1%−0.6 pts

268▲66Waterloo, ILIL11,1321.0%+1.0 pts

269▼13Lockport, ILIL27,8221.0%−0.1 pts

270▲1Libertyville, ILIL20,7011.0%0.0 pts

271▲4Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311.0%−0.4 pts

272▲46Paris, ILIL8,0260.9%+0.4 pts

273▲30Cary, ILIL17,9320.9%+0.5 pts

274▲42Harvard, ILIL9,5040.9%+0.3 pts

275▲42Coal City, ILIL5,8310.9%+0.8 pts

276▲48Benton, ILIL6,5580.9%+0.6 pts

277▼66Lakemoor, ILIL6,4490.9%+0.2 pts

278▼73Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8440.8%−0.7 pts

279▼154East Alton, ILIL5,6210.8%−0.1 pts

280▼53Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2060.8%+0.8 pts

281▼7Rockton, ILIL7,8700.8%+0.1 pts

282▲20South Barrington, ILIL5,0710.8%−0.1 pts

283▲38Park Ridge, ILIL38,4630.7%+0.5 pts

284▼41Spring Valley, ILIL5,4080.7%0.0 pts

285▲26Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7230.7%+0.3 pts

286▼20Franklin Park, ILIL18,0450.7%+0.1 pts

287▼73Stickney, ILIL6,8970.7%+0.4 pts

288▲2Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8680.7%−0.1 pts

289▲21Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6410.7%–

290▲6Wilmette, ILIL27,4590.7%+0.2 pts

291▼50Riverside, ILIL8,9390.7%+0.4 pts

292▼69Carterville, ILIL5,8390.7%−0.4 pts

293▲4Effingham, ILIL12,4060.7%+0.3 pts

294▲28Inverness, ILIL7,4180.7%0.0 pts

295▲24Columbia, ILIL10,8650.7%+0.6 pts

296▼18New Lenox, ILIL28,8930.6%+0.3 pts

297▼34Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5520.6%−1.0 pts

298▼39Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2880.6%+0.1 pts

299▲24Chillicothe, ILIL6,0330.6%+0.4 pts

300▼12McHenry, ILIL29,2170.6%+0.3 pts

301▼31Peru, ILIL9,7800.6%+0.2 pts

302▼8Morton, ILIL17,5650.5%+0.4 pts

303▲3Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7610.5%+0.2 pts

304▼54Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3810.5%−0.9 pts

305▼1Olney, ILIL8,3470.5%+0.1 pts

306▼15Genoa, ILIL5,5470.5%+0.3 pts

307▼26Wauconda, ILIL13,9930.4%0.0 pts

308▼86Itasca, ILIL9,4880.4%−1.2 pts

309▲5West Frankfort, ILIL7,1050.4%+0.3 pts

310▼12Washington, ILIL15,9020.4%+0.2 pts

311▼81Rock Falls, ILIL8,5210.4%−0.3 pts

312▼39Marengo, ILIL7,7370.4%+0.2 pts

313▲19Pana, ILIL5,0100.4%+0.3 pts

314▼53Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6810.4%−0.5 pts

315▼14Sandwich, ILIL7,3800.4%+0.1 pts

316▼39Island Lake, ILIL8,0470.3%−0.2 pts

317▲18Winnetka, ILIL12,5180.3%+0.1 pts

318▼81Oak Brook, ILIL8,1080.3%−1.0 pts

319▼36Mahomet, ILIL10,5160.3%+0.2 pts

320▲8Western Springs, ILIL13,5880.3%+0.1 pts

321▼56Willow Springs, ILIL5,7880.3%−0.4 pts

322▼135Gilberts, ILIL9,0820.3%+0.1 pts

323▼89Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1790.3%−0.7 pts

324▲1Jerseyville, ILIL8,4090.2%+0.1 pts

325▼16Deerfield, ILIL19,6420.2%−0.1 pts

326▲5Highland, ILIL10,0420.2%+0.1 pts

327Northfield, ILIL5,6320.2%−0.3 pts

328▼112Hampshire, ILIL9,2660.1%0.0 pts

329▼67Schiller Park, ILIL11,3170.1%−1.7 pts

330▼37Campton Hills, ILIL10,8940.1%–

331▼5Geneseo, ILIL6,5050.1%−0.1 pts

332▼33Elburn, ILIL7,0840.0%−0.1 pts

333▼20Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1300.0%−0.4 pts

334▼14Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5630.0%−0.5 pts

335▼23Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5930.0%−0.4 pts

336▼7Spring Grove, ILIL5,5260.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES