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Highest Black population share, Illinois counties

Illinois counties 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 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01Pulaski County, ILIL4,82033.6%+3.0 pts
02Alexander County, ILIL4,57032.9%−1.9 pts
03St. Clair County, ILIL250,70827.7%−0.9 pts
04Cook County, ILIL5,194,62521.8%−4.0 pts
05Brown County, ILIL6,40117.8%−0.3 pts
06Peoria County, ILIL178,55317.2%+1.3 pts
07Macon County, ILIL99,30016.2%+2.3 pts
08Vermilion County, ILIL71,25914.7%+4.2 pts
09Kankakee County, ILIL105,52514.3%−1.1 pts
10Jackson County, ILIL52,50113.9%+1.0 pts
11Champaign County, ILIL209,97213.4%+2.3 pts
12Sangamon County, ILIL194,17012.5%+2.9 pts
13Winnebago County, ILIL283,67411.6%+1.1 pts
14Will County, ILIL712,25311.6%+1.2 pts
15Rock Island County, ILIL141,86910.9%+3.5 pts
16Stephenson County, ILIL43,2208.5%+0.8 pts
17McLean County, ILIL171,4198.4%+2.3 pts
18Randolph County, ILIL29,9218.2%−1.1 pts
19Knox County, ILIL47,7678.0%+1.8 pts
20Johnson County, ILIL13,3637.8%−6.4 pts
21Madison County, ILIL263,1107.7%+0.4 pts
22Perry County, ILIL20,1607.6%−0.4 pts
23Kendall County, ILIL145,4707.6%+6.3 pts
24DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.8%+2.2 pts
25Massac County, ILIL13,5026.4%+1.0 pts
26Lake County, ILIL719,3396.3%−0.4 pts
27Lawrence County, ILIL13,7906.2%+5.4 pts
28Bond County, ILIL16,9596.1%−1.2 pts
29Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.8%−1.9 pts
30McDonough County, ILIL25,9165.6%+2.2 pts
31Logan County, ILIL27,1825.4%−1.2 pts
32Lee County, ILIL32,9145.3%+0.4 pts
33Morgan County, ILIL32,5154.9%−0.5 pts
34DuPage County, ILIL934,2984.8%+1.9 pts
35Pope County, ILIL3,6724.8%+1.2 pts
36Kane County, ILIL525,7574.7%−0.8 pts
37Williamson County, ILIL67,2254.3%+1.8 pts
38Cass County, ILIL12,4634.0%+3.7 pts
39Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.9%+3.4 pts
40Schuyler County, ILIL6,6573.7%+3.5 pts
41Coles County, ILIL46,6073.6%+1.3 pts
42Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.4%−1.1 pts
43Livingston County, ILIL35,0573.4%−1.7 pts
44Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763.3%−0.4 pts
45Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.2%−1.6 pts
46Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.1%−0.8 pts
47Saline County, ILIL22,7723.1%−0.9 pts
48Marion County, ILIL36,3822.9%−0.9 pts
49Adams County, ILIL64,2672.8%−0.2 pts
50Fulton County, ILIL32,9012.8%−0.8 pts
51Warren County, ILIL16,2222.7%+1.1 pts
52LaSalle County, ILIL107,7732.5%+1.0 pts
53Boone County, ILIL53,5682.3%+1.4 pts
54Grundy County, ILIL54,0522.3%+2.1 pts
55Christian County, ILIL33,4432.1%+0.0 pts
56Tazewell County, ILIL130,0491.6%+0.7 pts
57Calhoun County, ILIL4,3001.5%+1.5 pts
58Macoupin County, ILIL43,7481.5%+0.7 pts
59McHenry County, ILIL317,7511.4%+0.9 pts
60Hardin County, ILIL3,5881.4%−1.4 pts
61Stark County, ILIL5,3191.2%+1.2 pts
62Douglas County, ILIL19,8801.2%+0.9 pts
63Piatt County, ILIL16,7911.2%+1.0 pts
64Washington County, ILIL13,5641.2%+0.9 pts
65Ogle County, ILIL51,3991.2%+0.8 pts
66Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.2%+0.3 pts
67Gallatin County, ILIL4,6161.1%+0.9 pts
68Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.0%+0.8 pts
69Scott County, ILIL4,8661.0%+1.0 pts
70De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.0%+0.5 pts
71Henry County, ILIL48,0951.0%−0.1 pts
72Union County, ILIL16,6560.9%+0.1 pts
73Iroquois County, ILIL26,1500.8%+0.1 pts
74Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5940.8%+0.6 pts
75Greene County, ILIL11,3130.8%+0.0 pts
76Hancock County, ILIL16,8030.7%+0.6 pts
77Edgar County, ILIL16,3230.7%−1.2 pts
78Woodford County, ILIL38,1110.6%+0.4 pts
79Pike County, ILIL14,2310.6%−0.9 pts
80Mercer County, ILIL15,2290.6%+0.3 pts
81Monroe County, ILIL34,8400.6%+0.6 pts
82Bureau County, ILIL32,5100.6%+0.3 pts
83White County, ILIL13,2500.6%+0.3 pts
84Jersey County, ILIL21,1600.6%+0.0 pts
85Wabash County, ILIL10,9070.5%+0.1 pts
86Menard County, ILIL11,8630.5%+0.1 pts
87Mason County, ILIL12,4110.5%+0.4 pts
88Clark County, ILIL15,1140.5%+0.3 pts
89Marshall County, ILIL11,4730.4%+0.1 pts
90Franklin County, ILIL36,9160.4%+0.2 pts
91Putnam County, ILIL5,6190.3%−0.3 pts
92Ford County, ILIL13,2160.3%+0.1 pts
93Richland County, ILIL15,2190.3%+0.0 pts
94Henderson County, ILIL5,9840.3%+0.1 pts
95Effingham County, ILIL34,5190.3%+0.1 pts
96Clay County, ILIL12,7930.3%+0.2 pts
97Wayne County, ILIL15,8820.3%+0.1 pts
98Shelby County, ILIL20,5760.2%+0.1 pts
99Hamilton County, ILIL7,8590.2%−0.4 pts
100Cumberland County, ILIL10,2080.2%+0.1 pts
101Edwards County, ILIL5,8980.1%−0.0 pts
102Jasper County, ILIL9,0320.1%−0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES