Cities in Illinois by black or African American population share

East St. Louis, IL had the highest black or African American population share of 225 cities in 2023, at 94%. River Grove, IL had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Illinois was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest94East St. Louis, IL

Lowest0.1River Grove, IL

Median4.9225 cities

Illinois13.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	East St. Louis, IL	94	+0.6 pts
2	Dolton, IL	90.9	-0.3 pts
3	Riverdale, IL	88	+0.5 pts
4	Richton Park, IL	87.5	-1.2 pts
5	Country Club Hills, IL	87.4	-1.1 pts
6	Hazel Crest, IL	85.4	-0.9 pts
7	Matteson, IL	78.4	-1.6 pts
8	South Holland, IL	75.6	-3.9 pts
9	Calumet City, IL	73.8	+2.5 pts
10	Cahokia Heights, IL	71.1	-3.6 pts
11	Markham, IL	70.1	-3.3 pts
12	Bellwood, IL	69.9	-0.4 pts
13	Park Forest, IL	69.5	-1.4 pts
14	Maywood, IL	57.5	-2.7 pts
15	Harvey, IL	57.1	-1.7 pts
16	Lansing, IL	51.6	+4.3 pts
17	Homewood, IL	44.5	-5.3 pts
18	Kankakee, IL	40.2	-0.9 pts
19	Chicago Heights, IL	39.3	-0.1 pts
20	Blue Island, IL	35.2	+2 pts
21	Danville, IL	34.5	+1.4 pts
22	Fairview Heights, IL	32.3	+2 pts
23	Belleville, IL	32	+1.4 pts
24	Chicago, IL	28	-0.4 pts
25	Carbondale, IL	27.6	+0.3 pts
26	Peoria, IL	25.8	-0.6 pts
27	Zion, IL	25.3	+3.7 pts
28	Shiloh, IL	25.1	+3.5 pts
29	Forest Park, IL	24.8	-0.5 pts
30	Alton, IL	24	-0.6 pts
31	Decatur, IL	23.9	0 pts
32	North Chicago, IL	23.3	-1.1 pts
33	Evergreen Park, IL	22.2	-0.4 pts
33	Justice, IL	22.2	+0.9 pts
35	Alsip, IL	21.9	-1.2 pts
36	Rockford, IL	21.2	-0.2 pts
37	Rantoul, IL	20.6	-1.9 pts
38	Crest Hill, IL	20.4	-0.6 pts
39	Westchester, IL	19.9	+0.7 pts
40	East Moline, IL	19.7	+2.9 pts
41	Springfield, IL	19.5	-0.6 pts
42	Oak Park, IL	19.3	+0.5 pts
43	Bolingbrook, IL	18.2	+0.5 pts
44	Swansea, IL	17.7	-2.9 pts
45	Champaign, IL	17.1	+0.1 pts
46	Urbana, IL	16.7	-0.1 pts
47	Joliet, IL	16.7	-0.2 pts
48	Collinsville, IL	16.3	+0.6 pts
49	Waukegan, IL	15.7	-2 pts
50	Rock Island, IL	15.2	-0.8 pts
51	DeKalb, IL	15.1	+0.5 pts
52	Evanston, IL	14.6	-1.5 pts
53	Freeport, IL	13.8	-0.3 pts
54	O'Fallon, IL	13.5	+0.8 pts
55	Beach Park, IL	12.6	-0.9 pts
56	Romeoville, IL	12.5	+1.5 pts
57	Crestwood, IL	12.4	+1.6 pts
58	Galesburg, IL	12.2	-0.3 pts
59	Mount Vernon, IL	11.8	-0.8 pts
60	Oswego, IL	11.8	+1.8 pts
61	Glendale Heights, IL	11.6	+1.3 pts
62	Normal, IL	11.4	-1.2 pts
63	Woodridge, IL	11.1	+0.3 pts
64	Dixon, IL	10.9	+0.8 pts
65	Frankfort, IL	10.8	+1.2 pts
66	Bourbonnais, IL	10.7	+0.8 pts
67	Granite City, IL	10.7	-0.5 pts
68	Aurora, IL	10.5	+0.2 pts
68	Pingree Grove, IL	10.5	-2.5 pts
70	Moline, IL	9.9	+0.6 pts
71	Skokie, IL	9.9	+0.9 pts
72	Bloomington, IL	9.7	+0.3 pts
73	Centralia, IL	9.6	-0.7 pts
74	Macomb, IL	9.5	+1.1 pts
75	Glen Carbon, IL	9.1	+1.4 pts
76	Midlothian, IL	9	-0.6 pts
77	Chicago Ridge, IL	8.9	+1 pts
78	Jacksonville, IL	8.7	+0.6 pts
79	Pontiac, IL	8.7	-0.5 pts
80	Grayslake, IL	8.6	-0.5 pts
81	Plainfield, IL	8.4	-0.6 pts
82	Berwyn, IL	8.2	-0.1 pts
83	North Aurora, IL	8.1	-0.2 pts
84	Hanover Park, IL	7.8	+0.1 pts
85	Charleston, IL	7.7	+0.6 pts
86	Loves Park, IL	7.7	+1.1 pts
87	Oak Forest, IL	7.7	+0.5 pts
88	Oak Lawn, IL	7.5	-0.5 pts
89	Gurnee, IL	7.4	-0.2 pts
90	Edwardsville, IL	7.2	+0.3 pts
90	Montgomery, IL	7.2	+2.4 pts
92	Kewanee, IL	6.8	-0.3 pts
93	Summit, IL	6.7	-2.5 pts
94	Tinley Park, IL	6.6	+0.6 pts
95	Westmont, IL	6.6	+0.8 pts
96	Wood River, IL	6.6	-1.3 pts
97	Carol Stream, IL	6.4	-0.4 pts
98	Bradley, IL	5.8	-1.2 pts
99	South Elgin, IL	5.8	+0.5 pts
100	Canton, IL	5.6	-0.5 pts
101	Antioch, IL	5.5	+1 pts
102	Lombard, IL	5.5	+0.7 pts
103	Schaumburg, IL	5.4	-0.1 pts
104	Bensenville, IL	5.4	-0.7 pts
105	Palatine, IL	5.3	+1 pts
106	Quincy, IL	5.2	-1 pts
107	Marion, IL	5.1	+0.3 pts
108	Brookfield, IL	5.1	+1.3 pts
109	Godfrey, IL	5.1	+0.6 pts
110	Warrenville, IL	5	+1 pts
111	Hoffman Estates, IL	5	+0.1 pts
112	Herrin, IL	4.9	+0.8 pts
113	Huntley, IL	4.9	-0.4 pts
114	Elgin, IL	4.9	-0.2 pts
115	Carpentersville, IL	4.9	+0.1 pts
116	Lincoln, IL	4.8	0 pts
116	Palos Hills, IL	4.8	-0.6 pts
118	Roscoe, IL	4.7	-0 pts
119	Minooka, IL	4.7	-0 pts
120	Plano, IL	4.7	+0.3 pts
121	Yorkville, IL	4.6	-0.2 pts
122	River Forest, IL	4.6	+0.6 pts
123	Round Lake Beach, IL	4.5	-0.1 pts
124	Naperville, IL	4.4	-0.2 pts
125	La Grange, IL	4.3	+1 pts
126	Lisle, IL	4.3	+0.2 pts
127	Villa Park, IL	4.2	-1 pts
128	Bridgeview, IL	4.1	-0 pts
128	Northlake, IL	4.1	-0 pts
130	Fox Lake, IL	4	+1.9 pts
131	Bartlett, IL	4	+0.1 pts
132	Shorewood, IL	3.9	-0.3 pts
133	Streamwood, IL	3.8	-1.3 pts
134	Bloomingdale, IL	3.8	-0.8 pts
135	Buffalo Grove, IL	3.7	+0.2 pts
135	Taylorville, IL	3.7	-1.5 pts
137	Melrose Park, IL	3.7	-0.1 pts
138	Orland Park, IL	3.7	-0.4 pts
139	Pekin, IL	3.7	+0.9 pts
140	Streator, IL	3.7	+0.4 pts
141	Wheaton, IL	3.6	0 pts
142	Des Plaines, IL	3.5	0 pts
142	Lindenhurst, IL	3.5	+0.6 pts
144	Hickory Hills, IL	3.5	+0.7 pts
145	Rolling Meadows, IL	3.4	+0.3 pts
146	Sycamore, IL	3.4	+0.1 pts
147	Glen Ellyn, IL	3.2	+0.5 pts
148	Manhattan, IL	3.2	+1.2 pts
149	Addison, IL	3.1	-0.2 pts
150	Cicero, IL	3.1	-0.1 pts
151	Round Lake, IL	3.1	-1.7 pts
151	St. Charles, IL	3.1	-0.4 pts
153	Elk Grove Village, IL	3	+0.6 pts
154	Lincolnwood, IL	2.9	-0.6 pts
155	Lyons, IL	2.9	-0.2 pts
156	Arlington Heights, IL	2.9	+0.3 pts
156	Lake in the Hills, IL	2.9	+0.1 pts
158	Wood Dale, IL	2.9	+0.3 pts
159	Ottawa, IL	2.9	-0.3 pts
160	Northbrook, IL	2.8	+0.3 pts
161	Darien, IL	2.7	+0.5 pts
161	Downers Grove, IL	2.7	-0.5 pts
163	Worth, IL	2.7	-0.6 pts
164	Batavia, IL	2.6	+0.3 pts
164	Palos Heights, IL	2.6	-0 pts
166	Belvidere, IL	2.5	+1 pts
167	Mount Prospect, IL	2.5	-0.3 pts
168	West Chicago, IL	2.5	-0.6 pts
169	La Grange Park, IL	2.5	+0.5 pts
170	Niles, IL	2.4	+0.3 pts
171	Algonquin, IL	2.2	+0.2 pts
172	Woodstock, IL	2.2	-0 pts
173	Mattoon, IL	2.1	+0.1 pts
174	Machesney Park, IL	2	-1.8 pts
175	Wheeling, IL	2	+0.9 pts
176	Morris, IL	2	+0.7 pts
177	Norridge, IL	1.9	+1 pts
178	Chatham, IL	1.9	-0.3 pts
179	Elmhurst, IL	1.8	-0 pts
180	Morton Grove, IL	1.8	+0.2 pts
181	Mundelein, IL	1.7	-0.6 pts
182	Troy, IL	1.7	-0.4 pts
183	Vernon Hills, IL	1.7	+0.1 pts
184	Elmwood Park, IL	1.6	-0.4 pts
185	Highland Park, IL	1.6	+0.7 pts
186	Mokena, IL	1.5	+0.2 pts
187	Geneva, IL	1.5	+0.1 pts
188	Effingham, IL	1.5	0 pts
189	East Peoria, IL	1.5	+0.5 pts
189	Sterling, IL	1.5	-0.5 pts
191	Hinsdale, IL	1.4	+0.4 pts
192	Burbank, IL	1.4	+0.1 pts
193	Lemont, IL	1.3	-0.1 pts
194	Campton Hills, IL	1.3	+0.1 pts
195	Barrington, IL	1.3	-0.1 pts
196	Libertyville, IL	1.2	+0.4 pts
197	Glenview, IL	1.2	-0.2 pts
198	Roselle, IL	1.1	+0.2 pts
199	Lockport, IL	1.1	-0.4 pts
200	Winfield, IL	1.1	-0.2 pts
201	Park Ridge, IL	1	+0.1 pts
202	Channahon, IL	1	-0.1 pts
203	Columbia, IL	0.9	-0 pts
204	Lake Forest, IL	0.9	-0.1 pts
205	Waterloo, IL	0.8	-0.1 pts
206	McHenry, IL	0.8	+0.1 pts
207	Mahomet, IL	0.7	0 pts
207	Schiller Park, IL	0.7	-0.5 pts
209	Cary, IL	0.6	+0.4 pts
210	Franklin Park, IL	0.6	-0.1 pts
211	Homer Glen, IL	0.6	-0.1 pts
212	Crystal Lake, IL	0.5	-0.4 pts
213	Prospect Heights, IL	0.5	-0.7 pts
213	Wauconda, IL	0.5	-0.2 pts
215	Morton, IL	0.4	-0.5 pts
215	Washington, IL	0.4	0 pts
217	New Lenox, IL	0.4	-0.3 pts
218	Western Springs, IL	0.3	+0.1 pts
218	Winnetka, IL	0.3	+0.3 pts
220	Wilmette, IL	0.3	-0.1 pts
221	Deerfield, IL	0.3	-0.1 pts
222	Lake Zurich, IL	0.2	-0.3 pts
223	Highland, IL	0.2	-0.2 pts
224	Burr Ridge, IL	0.2	-0.2 pts
225	River Grove, IL	0.1	+0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-cities?period=2023.

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@misc{census_cities_in_illinois_by_2023,
  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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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