Cities in Illinois by black or African American population share, 2024

East St. Louis, IL had the highest black or African American population share of 225 cities in 2024, at 92.6%. Campton Hills, IL had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Illinois was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92.6East St. Louis, IL

Lowest0.1Campton Hills, IL

Median4.8225 cities

Illinois13.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	East St. Louis, IL	92.6	-1.4 pts
2	Riverdale, IL	89.9	+1.9 pts
3	Dolton, IL	89.7	-1.2 pts
4	Richton Park, IL	87.6	+0.1 pts
5	Country Club Hills, IL	86.5	-0.9 pts
6	Hazel Crest, IL	84.6	-0.8 pts
7	Matteson, IL	79.8	+1.3 pts
8	Calumet City, IL	75.1	+1.2 pts
9	South Holland, IL	74.9	-0.7 pts
10	Markham, IL	70.4	+0.3 pts
11	Cahokia Heights, IL	69.7	-1.4 pts
12	Bellwood, IL	67.6	-2.2 pts
13	Park Forest, IL	67.4	-2.1 pts
14	Maywood, IL	55.1	-2.4 pts
15	Harvey, IL	53.6	-3.6 pts
16	Lansing, IL	51.4	-0.2 pts
17	Homewood, IL	43.1	-1.4 pts
18	Chicago Heights, IL	40.3	+0.9 pts
19	Kankakee, IL	39.8	-0.4 pts
20	Danville, IL	34.2	-0.3 pts
21	Belleville, IL	32.5	+0.5 pts
22	Blue Island, IL	30.7	-4.4 pts
23	Fairview Heights, IL	27.6	-4.7 pts
24	Chicago, IL	27.4	-0.5 pts
25	Carbondale, IL	26.3	-1.3 pts
26	Peoria, IL	25.6	-0.2 pts
27	Evergreen Park, IL	25.5	+3.3 pts
28	Shiloh, IL	24.4	-0.7 pts
29	Alsip, IL	24.3	+2.4 pts
30	Forest Park, IL	24	-0.8 pts
31	North Chicago, IL	23.7	+0.4 pts
32	Decatur, IL	23.3	-0.7 pts
33	Zion, IL	23.1	-2.2 pts
34	East Moline, IL	20.6	+0.9 pts
35	Westchester, IL	20	+0.1 pts
36	Swansea, IL	19.2	+1.6 pts
37	Rockford, IL	19.2	-2 pts
38	Alton, IL	19.2	-4.8 pts
39	Springfield, IL	19.1	-0.4 pts
40	Urbana, IL	18.7	+1.9 pts
41	Rantoul, IL	17.9	-2.8 pts
42	Oak Park, IL	17.8	-1.5 pts
43	Bolingbrook, IL	17.7	-0.5 pts
44	Champaign, IL	17.2	+0.1 pts
45	Justice, IL	17.1	-5.1 pts
46	Waukegan, IL	16.6	+0.8 pts
47	O'Fallon, IL	16.5	+3 pts
48	Crestwood, IL	16.3	+3.9 pts
49	Collinsville, IL	16.1	-0.2 pts
50	Joliet, IL	16	-0.7 pts
51	Rock Island, IL	15.6	+0.4 pts
52	Crest Hill, IL	15	-5.4 pts
53	Freeport, IL	14.6	+0.8 pts
54	Romeoville, IL	14.3	+1.7 pts
55	Evanston, IL	14.2	-0.4 pts
56	DeKalb, IL	13.8	-1.3 pts
57	Galesburg, IL	12.8	+0.6 pts
58	Pingree Grove, IL	12.3	+1.8 pts
59	Mount Vernon, IL	11	-0.8 pts
60	Beach Park, IL	10.9	-1.7 pts
61	Normal, IL	10.8	-0.6 pts
62	Aurora, IL	10.7	+0.2 pts
63	Moline, IL	10.5	+0.6 pts
64	Woodridge, IL	10.5	-0.6 pts
65	Bloomington, IL	10.2	+0.5 pts
66	Frankfort, IL	10.2	-0.7 pts
67	Oswego, IL	10.1	-1.6 pts
68	Dixon, IL	10.1	-0.8 pts
69	Glendale Heights, IL	10	-1.6 pts
70	Skokie, IL	10	+0.1 pts
71	Macomb, IL	9.5	-0.1 pts
72	Chicago Ridge, IL	9.4	+0.5 pts
73	Midlothian, IL	9.4	+0.4 pts
74	Bourbonnais, IL	9.3	-1.4 pts
75	Glen Carbon, IL	9.3	+0.2 pts
76	Pontiac, IL	9.2	+0.5 pts
77	Plainfield, IL	9	+0.7 pts
78	Granite City, IL	8.9	-1.7 pts
79	Oak Lawn, IL	8.7	+1.1 pts
80	Grayslake, IL	8.5	-0 pts
81	North Aurora, IL	8.3	+0.3 pts
82	Marion, IL	8	+2.9 pts
83	Montgomery, IL	7.9	+0.7 pts
84	Oak Forest, IL	7.8	+0.1 pts
85	Gurnee, IL	7.7	+0.3 pts
86	Jacksonville, IL	7.6	-1.2 pts
87	Edwardsville, IL	7.5	+0.3 pts
88	Berwyn, IL	7.4	-0.8 pts
89	Hanover Park, IL	7.2	-0.6 pts
90	Loves Park, IL	7.1	-0.6 pts
91	Bradley, IL	6.9	+1.1 pts
92	Centralia, IL	6.9	-2.6 pts
93	Charleston, IL	6.8	-0.9 pts
94	Yorkville, IL	6.8	+2.1 pts
95	Tinley Park, IL	6.6	0 pts
96	Canton, IL	6.6	+1 pts
97	Carol Stream, IL	6.3	-0.1 pts
98	Bensenville, IL	6.3	+0.9 pts
99	Palos Hills, IL	6.2	+1.4 pts
100	Westmont, IL	5.9	-0.7 pts
101	Schaumburg, IL	5.7	+0.3 pts
102	Hoffman Estates, IL	5.5	+0.5 pts
103	Elgin, IL	5.2	+0.3 pts
104	Wood River, IL	5.2	-1.4 pts
105	Melrose Park, IL	5.1	+1.4 pts
106	Lombard, IL	5.1	-0.4 pts
107	Streamwood, IL	5.1	+1.3 pts
108	Shorewood, IL	5	+1.1 pts
109	Carpentersville, IL	4.9	0 pts
110	River Forest, IL	4.9	+0.3 pts
111	Lincoln, IL	4.8	0 pts
112	Godfrey, IL	4.8	-0.2 pts
113	Bridgeview, IL	4.8	+0.7 pts
114	South Elgin, IL	4.8	-1.1 pts
115	Warrenville, IL	4.7	-0.4 pts
116	Brookfield, IL	4.6	-0.5 pts
117	Lisle, IL	4.5	+0.2 pts
118	Palatine, IL	4.5	-0.8 pts
119	Naperville, IL	4.3	-0.1 pts
120	Antioch, IL	4.3	-1.2 pts
120	Lincolnwood, IL	4.3	+1.3 pts
122	Herrin, IL	4.2	-0.7 pts
122	Quincy, IL	4.2	-1 pts
124	Minooka, IL	4.2	-0.5 pts
125	Round Lake Beach, IL	4.2	-0.4 pts
126	Wheaton, IL	4.1	+0.6 pts
127	Huntley, IL	4.1	-0.8 pts
128	Bartlett, IL	4.1	+0.1 pts
129	Cicero, IL	4	+0.8 pts
130	Lindenhurst, IL	3.9	+0.4 pts
130	Orland Park, IL	3.9	+0.2 pts
132	La Grange Park, IL	3.8	+1.4 pts
133	Wheeling, IL	3.8	+1.8 pts
134	Northlake, IL	3.8	-0.4 pts
135	Streator, IL	3.8	+0.1 pts
136	Roscoe, IL	3.7	-1 pts
137	Des Plaines, IL	3.7	+0.2 pts
137	Round Lake, IL	3.7	+0.6 pts
139	Fox Lake, IL	3.6	-0.5 pts
140	La Grange, IL	3.6	-0.8 pts
141	Villa Park, IL	3.5	-0.6 pts
142	Pekin, IL	3.5	-0.2 pts
143	Summit, IL	3.5	-3.2 pts
144	Buffalo Grove, IL	3.4	-0.4 pts
145	Manhattan, IL	3.3	+0.1 pts
146	Taylorville, IL	3.2	-0.5 pts
147	Addison, IL	3.2	+0.1 pts
148	Belvidere, IL	3.1	+0.6 pts
149	Mundelein, IL	3.1	+1.4 pts
150	Kewanee, IL	3.1	-3.7 pts
151	Elk Grove Village, IL	3	+0.1 pts
151	Sycamore, IL	3	-0.4 pts
153	Glen Ellyn, IL	3	-0.2 pts
154	West Chicago, IL	3	+0.5 pts
155	St. Charles, IL	2.9	-0.2 pts
156	Algonquin, IL	2.8	+0.6 pts
157	Downers Grove, IL	2.8	0 pts
158	Wood Dale, IL	2.7	-0.2 pts
159	Bloomingdale, IL	2.7	-1.1 pts
160	Woodstock, IL	2.7	+0.5 pts
161	Darien, IL	2.6	-0.1 pts
162	Mattoon, IL	2.6	+0.5 pts
163	Rolling Meadows, IL	2.6	-0.8 pts
164	Ottawa, IL	2.5	-0.4 pts
165	Mount Prospect, IL	2.5	-0.1 pts
166	Worth, IL	2.4	-0.3 pts
167	Batavia, IL	2.4	-0.2 pts
168	Morris, IL	2.3	+0.3 pts
168	Norridge, IL	2.3	+0.4 pts
170	Arlington Heights, IL	2.3	-0.6 pts
171	Niles, IL	2.3	-0.1 pts
172	Hickory Hills, IL	2.3	-1.3 pts
173	Sterling, IL	2.2	+0.7 pts
174	Palos Heights, IL	2.2	-0.4 pts
175	River Grove, IL	2.1	+2 pts
176	Chatham, IL	2	+0.1 pts
177	Machesney Park, IL	2	-0 pts
178	Highland Park, IL	2	+0.4 pts
179	Morton Grove, IL	2	+0.2 pts
180	Mokena, IL	1.9	+0.4 pts
180	Vernon Hills, IL	1.9	+0.2 pts
182	Burbank, IL	1.9	+0.5 pts
183	Elmhurst, IL	1.8	0 pts
184	Northbrook, IL	1.8	-0.9 pts
185	Lake in the Hills, IL	1.8	-1.1 pts
186	Lemont, IL	1.7	+0.3 pts
187	Homer Glen, IL	1.6	+1.1 pts
188	Glenview, IL	1.6	+0.4 pts
189	Lyons, IL	1.5	-1.4 pts
190	Hinsdale, IL	1.5	0 pts
191	Winfield, IL	1.5	+0.4 pts
192	Channahon, IL	1.4	+0.4 pts
193	Barrington, IL	1.3	+0.1 pts
194	Elmwood Park, IL	1.3	-0.3 pts
195	East Peoria, IL	1.3	-0.2 pts
196	Plano, IL	1.3	-3.4 pts
197	Troy, IL	1.3	-0.4 pts
198	Geneva, IL	1.2	-0.3 pts
199	Roselle, IL	1.1	-0.1 pts
200	Waterloo, IL	1	+0.2 pts
201	Lockport, IL	1	-0.1 pts
202	Libertyville, IL	1	-0.3 pts
203	Lake Forest, IL	1	+0.1 pts
204	Cary, IL	0.9	+0.3 pts
205	Park Ridge, IL	0.7	-0.3 pts
206	Franklin Park, IL	0.7	+0.1 pts
207	Lake Zurich, IL	0.7	+0.5 pts
208	Wilmette, IL	0.7	+0.4 pts
209	Columbia, IL	0.7	-0.3 pts
209	Effingham, IL	0.7	-0.8 pts
211	New Lenox, IL	0.6	+0.3 pts
212	Crystal Lake, IL	0.6	+0.1 pts
212	Prospect Heights, IL	0.6	+0.2 pts
214	McHenry, IL	0.6	-0.2 pts
215	Morton, IL	0.5	+0.1 pts
216	Wauconda, IL	0.4	-0 pts
217	Washington, IL	0.4	0 pts
218	Winnetka, IL	0.3	-0 pts
219	Mahomet, IL	0.3	-0.3 pts
220	Western Springs, IL	0.3	-0 pts
221	Burr Ridge, IL	0.3	+0.1 pts
222	Deerfield, IL	0.2	-0.1 pts
223	Highland, IL	0.2	0 pts
224	Schiller Park, IL	0.1	-0.5 pts
225	Campton Hills, IL	0.1	-1.2 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Illinois by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Illinois by black or African American population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois by black or African American population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_illinois_by_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Illinois by black or African American population share, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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