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Highest Black population share, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 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 1990
01Alexander County, ILIL4,57034.8%+1.8 pts
02Pulaski County, ILIL4,82030.6%−2.3 pts
03St. Clair County, ILIL250,70828.6%+1.4 pts
04Cook County, ILIL5,194,62525.9%+0.1 pts
05Brown County, ILIL6,40118.1%+8.7 pts
06Peoria County, ILIL178,55316.0%+2.3 pts
07Kankakee County, ILIL105,52515.4%+0.3 pts
08Johnson County, ILIL13,36314.1%+4.9 pts
09Macon County, ILIL99,30014.0%+1.9 pts
10Jackson County, ILIL52,50112.9%+2.5 pts
11Champaign County, ILIL209,97211.1%+1.5 pts
12Vermilion County, ILIL71,25910.5%+1.5 pts
13Winnebago County, ILIL283,67410.4%+1.3 pts
14Will County, ILIL712,25310.3%−0.2 pts
15Sangamon County, ILIL194,1709.6%+1.5 pts
16Randolph County, ILIL29,9219.2%+1.2 pts
17Perry County, ILIL20,1608.0%+6.2 pts
18Jefferson County, ILIL36,1477.7%+2.5 pts
19Stephenson County, ILIL43,2207.6%+1.3 pts
20Rock Island County, ILIL141,8697.4%+0.4 pts
21Bond County, ILIL16,9597.4%+4.5 pts
22Madison County, ILIL263,1107.3%+0.9 pts
23Lake County, ILIL719,3396.8%+0.0 pts
24Logan County, ILIL27,1826.5%+2.5 pts
25Knox County, ILIL47,7676.2%+1.4 pts
26McLean County, ILIL171,4196.1%+1.9 pts
27Kane County, ILIL525,7575.6%−0.4 pts
28Massac County, ILIL13,5025.4%−0.6 pts
29Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.3%+1.5 pts
30Livingston County, ILIL35,0575.1%−0.1 pts
31Fayette County, ILIL20,7904.9%+2.0 pts
32Lee County, ILIL32,9144.9%+1.3 pts
33DeKalb County, ILIL101,8354.5%+1.7 pts
34Crawford County, ILIL18,6484.5%+4.1 pts
35Saline County, ILIL22,7724.0%+0.6 pts
36Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.9%+0.7 pts
37Marion County, ILIL36,3823.8%+0.3 pts
38Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763.7%+1.9 pts
39Pope County, ILIL3,6723.6%−2.5 pts
40Fulton County, ILIL32,9013.6%+1.9 pts
41McDonough County, ILIL25,9163.4%−0.0 pts
42Adams County, ILIL64,2673.0%+0.5 pts
43DuPage County, ILIL934,2983.0%+1.0 pts
44Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.8%+1.4 pts
45Williamson County, ILIL67,2252.4%+0.5 pts
46Coles County, ILIL46,6072.3%+0.3 pts
47Christian County, ILIL33,4432.1%+2.0 pts
48Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.8%+0.9 pts
49Warren County, ILIL16,2221.6%−0.3 pts
50LaSalle County, ILIL107,7731.5%+0.5 pts
51Pike County, ILIL14,2311.5%+1.5 pts
52Kendall County, ILIL145,4701.3%+1.0 pts
53Henry County, ILIL48,0951.1%−0.1 pts
54Whiteside County, ILIL54,1211.0%+0.4 pts
55Tazewell County, ILIL130,0490.9%+0.7 pts
56Boone County, ILIL53,5680.8%+0.3 pts
57Union County, ILIL16,6560.8%+0.1 pts
58Macoupin County, ILIL43,7480.8%−0.0 pts
59Lawrence County, ILIL13,7900.8%−0.4 pts
60Greene County, ILIL11,3130.7%+0.7 pts
61Iroquois County, ILIL26,1500.7%+0.2 pts
62Hamilton County, ILIL7,8590.7%+0.6 pts
63Putnam County, ILIL5,6190.6%+0.4 pts
64Carroll County, ILIL15,4190.5%−0.5 pts
65McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.5%+0.3 pts
66Jersey County, ILIL21,1600.5%+0.1 pts
67De Witt County, ILIL15,1180.5%+0.1 pts
68Ogle County, ILIL51,3990.4%+0.3 pts
69Wabash County, ILIL10,9070.4%−0.1 pts
70Menard County, ILIL11,8630.4%+0.4 pts
71Marshall County, ILIL11,4730.3%+0.1 pts
72Washington County, ILIL13,5640.3%+0.1 pts
73Bureau County, ILIL32,5100.3%+0.2 pts
74Douglas County, ILIL19,8800.3%+0.2 pts
75Cass County, ILIL12,4630.3%+0.3 pts
76Mercer County, ILIL15,2290.3%+0.1 pts
77White County, ILIL13,2500.3%−0.0 pts
78Richland County, ILIL15,2190.3%+0.2 pts
79Henderson County, ILIL5,9840.3%+0.1 pts
80Gallatin County, ILIL4,6160.2%−0.6 pts
81Ford County, ILIL13,2160.2%+0.2 pts
82Piatt County, ILIL16,7910.2%+0.2 pts
83Woodford County, ILIL38,1110.2%+0.1 pts
84Schuyler County, ILIL6,6570.2%+0.2 pts
85Moultrie County, ILIL14,3710.2%+0.2 pts
86Clark County, ILIL15,1140.2%+0.2 pts
87Hancock County, ILIL16,8030.2%+0.2 pts
88Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5940.2%+0.1 pts
89Grundy County, ILIL54,0520.2%+0.1 pts
90Effingham County, ILIL34,5190.2%+0.1 pts
91Shelby County, ILIL20,5760.2%+0.1 pts
92Franklin County, ILIL36,9160.1%+0.1 pts
93Edwards County, ILIL5,8980.1%+0.1 pts
94Mason County, ILIL12,4110.1%+0.1 pts
95Wayne County, ILIL15,8820.1%+0.0 pts
96Clay County, ILIL12,7930.1%+0.1 pts
97Cumberland County, ILIL10,2080.1%+0.1 pts
98Jasper County, ILIL9,0320.1%+0.1 pts
99Stark County, ILIL5,3190.1%−0.1 pts
100Monroe County, ILIL34,8400.0%−0.2 pts
101Scott County, ILIL4,8660.0%+0.0 pts
102Calhoun County, ILIL4,3000.0%−0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS