# Counties in Illinois by black or African American population share, 2024

All 102 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/black-population-share/illinois-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 33.6 |
| 2 | Alexander County | 32.9 |
| 3 | St. Clair County | 27.7 |
| 4 | Cook County | 21.8 |
| 5 | Brown County | 17.8 |
| 6 | Peoria County | 17.3 |
| 7 | Macon County | 16.2 |
| 8 | Vermilion County | 14.7 |
| 9 | Kankakee County | 14.3 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 13.9 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 13.4 |
| 12 | Sangamon County | 12.5 |
| 13 | Winnebago County | 11.6 |
| 14 | Will County | 11.6 |
| 15 | Rock Island County | 10.9 |
| 16 | Stephenson County | 8.5 |
| 17 | McLean County | 8.4 |
| 18 | Randolph County | 8.2 |
| 19 | Knox County | 8 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 7.8 |
| 21 | Madison County | 7.7 |
| 22 | Perry County | 7.6 |
| 23 | Kendall County | 7.6 |
| 24 | DeKalb County | 6.8 |
| 25 | Massac County | 6.4 |
| 26 | Lake County | 6.3 |
| 27 | Lawrence County | 6.2 |
| 28 | Bond County | 6.1 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 5.9 |
| 30 | McDonough County | 5.7 |
| 31 | Logan County | 5.4 |
| 32 | Lee County | 5.3 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 4.9 |
| 34 | DuPage County | 4.8 |
| 35 | Pope County | 4.8 |
| 36 | Kane County | 4.8 |
| 37 | Williamson County | 4.3 |
| 38 | Cass County | 4 |
| 39 | Carroll County | 3.9 |
| 40 | Schuyler County | 3.7 |
| 41 | Coles County | 3.6 |
| 42 | Crawford County | 3.4 |
| 43 | Livingston County | 3.4 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 3.3 |
| 45 | Fayette County | 3.3 |
| 46 | Clinton County | 3.1 |
| 46 | Saline County | 3.1 |
| 48 | Marion County | 2.9 |
| 49 | Adams County | 2.8 |
| 50 | Fulton County | 2.8 |
| 51 | Warren County | 2.7 |
| 52 | LaSalle County | 2.5 |
| 53 | Boone County | 2.3 |
| 53 | Grundy County | 2.3 |
| 55 | Christian County | 2.1 |
| 56 | Tazewell County | 1.6 |
| 57 | Calhoun County | 1.5 |
| 58 | Macoupin County | 1.5 |
| 59 | McHenry County | 1.4 |
| 60 | Hardin County | 1.4 |
| 61 | Douglas County | 1.2 |
| 61 | Stark County | 1.2 |
| 63 | Piatt County | 1.2 |
| 64 | Ogle County | 1.2 |
| 64 | Washington County | 1.2 |
| 64 | Whiteside County | 1.2 |
| 67 | Gallatin County | 1.1 |
| 68 | Moultrie County | 1 |
| 69 | Scott County | 1 |
| 70 | De Witt County | 1 |
| 71 | Henry County | 1 |
| 72 | Union County | 1 |
| 73 | Iroquois County | 0.8 |
| 74 | Jo Daviess County | 0.8 |
| 75 | Greene County | 0.8 |
| 76 | Hancock County | 0.7 |
| 77 | Edgar County | 0.7 |
| 78 | Woodford County | 0.6 |
| 79 | Mercer County | 0.6 |
| 79 | Pike County | 0.6 |
| 81 | Bureau County | 0.6 |
| 81 | Monroe County | 0.6 |
| 83 | White County | 0.6 |
| 84 | Jersey County | 0.6 |
| 85 | Mason County | 0.5 |
| 85 | Menard County | 0.5 |
| 85 | Wabash County | 0.5 |
| 88 | Clark County | 0.5 |
| 89 | Marshall County | 0.4 |
| 90 | Franklin County | 0.4 |
| 91 | Putnam County | 0.3 |
| 92 | Ford County | 0.3 |
| 93 | Henderson County | 0.3 |
| 93 | Richland County | 0.3 |
| 95 | Clay County | 0.3 |
| 95 | Effingham County | 0.3 |
| 97 | Wayne County | 0.3 |
| 98 | Shelby County | 0.2 |
| 99 | Hamilton County | 0.2 |
| 100 | Cumberland County | 0.2 |
| 101 | Edwards County | 0.1 |
| 102 | Jasper County | 0.1 |