2025

Cities in Illinois ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 1299 cities in Illinois based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in Illinois

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  • 1
    Chicago
    Black population in Chicago is 819,470
    26.85% of Chicago population is Black
  • 2
    Rockford
    Black population in Rockford is 37,191
    22.56% of Rockford population is Black
  • 3
    Peoria
    Black population in Peoria is 33,655
    27.71% of Peoria population is Black
  • 4
    Joliet
    Black population in Joliet is 28,846
    16.88% of Joliet population is Black
  • 5
    Calumet City
    Black population in Calumet City is 27,149
    73.06% of Calumet City population is Black

List of 1299 cities in Illinois by Black Population

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Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Illinois Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Chicago 819,470 26.85% 43.55%
2 Rockford 37,191 22.56% 1.98%
3 Peoria 33,655 27.71% 1.79%
4 Joliet 28,846 16.88% 1.53%
5 Calumet City 27,149 73.06% 1.44%
6 Springfield 25,947 21.50% 1.38%
7 Aurora 22,904 10.40% 1.22%
8 20,006 26.63% 1.06%
9 19,651 89.92% 1.04%
10 17,743 95.43% 0.94%
11 17,570 16.07% 0.93%
12 17,440 18.30% 0.93%
13 16,539 76.13% 0.88%
14 15,559 50.90% 0.83%
15 15,314 77.76% 0.81%
16 15,112 33.55% 0.80%
17 14,942 69.23% 0.79%
18 14,870 17.51% 0.79%
19 14,577 86.44% 0.77%
20 14,143 53.81% 0.75%
21 13,458 15.70% 0.72%
22 13,449 68.05% 0.71%
23 12,320 21.01% 0.65%
24 11,910 52.24% 0.63%
25 11,726 83.83% 0.62%
26 11,518 37.68% 0.61%
27 11,222 88.26% 0.60%
28 10,396 39.11% 0.55%
29 10,222 33.73% 0.54%
30 9,942 84.25% 0.53%
31 9,676 11.40% 0.51%
32 9,244 44.53% 0.49%
33 8,749 34.92% 0.46%
34 8,745 6.34% 0.46%
35 8,692 24.27% 0.46%
36 8,237 5.11% 0.44%
37 8,185 68.22% 0.43%
38 8,069 27.48% 0.43%
39 7,910 11.09% 0.42%
40 7,669 16.81% 0.41%
41 7,472 27.39% 0.40%
42 7,113 17.95% 0.38%
43 7,017 16.88% 0.37%
44 6,781 63.58% 0.36%
45 6,739 65.77% 0.36%
46 6,630 12.01% 0.35%
47 6,567 28.40% 0.35%
48 6,378 34.75% 0.34%
49 6,328 62.77% 0.34%
50 6,299 85.31% 0.33%
51 6,275 67.62% 0.33%
52 5,982 81.71% 0.32%
53 5,811 12.01% 0.31%
54 5,566 6.66% 0.30%
55 5,509 15.55% 0.29%
56 5,428 23.66% 0.29%
57 5,402 11.53% 0.29%
58 5,351 8.07% 0.28%
59 5,147 19.58% 0.27%
60 5,077 61.46% 0.27%
61 4,919 7.86% 0.26%
62 4,881 12.81% 0.26%
63 4,880 22.74% 0.26%
64 4,794 11.97% 0.25%
65 4,719 14.68% 0.25%
66 4,693 20.97% 0.25%
67 4,628 21.98% 0.25%
68 4,536 9.27% 0.24%
69 4,386 85.23% 0.23%
70 4,293 16.63% 0.23%
71 4,241 5.99% 0.23%
72 4,137 10.98% 0.22%
73 4,070 6.88% 0.22%
74 3,880 24.48% 0.21%
75 3,876 25.01% 0.21%
76 3,836 13.39% 0.20%
77 3,735 42.74% 0.20%
78 3,716 6.49% 0.20%
79 3,703 24.59% 0.20%
80 3,659 76.85% 0.19%
81 3,466 18.96% 0.18%
82 3,417 7.71% 0.18%
83 3,380 12.96% 0.18%
84 3,347 3.43% 0.18%
85 3,340 8.03% 0.18%
86 3,211 20.38% 0.17%
87 3,172 35.09% 0.17%
88 3,159 3.82% 0.17%
89 3,057 4.48% 0.16%
90 2,949 6.72% 0.16%
91 2,934 6.15% 0.16%
92 2,838 20.88% 0.15%
93 2,753 6.43% 0.15%
94 2,714 8.06% 0.14%
95 2,605 4.51% 0.14%
96 2,584 5.34% 0.14%
97 2,568 8.69% 0.14%
98 2,458 11.33% 0.13%
99 2,457 59.62% 0.13%
100 2,415 12.33% 0.13%
101 2,351 3.81% 0.12%
102 2,264 8.17% 0.12%
103 2,257 14.33% 0.12%
104 2,135 11.47% 0.11%
105 2,100 9.17% 0.11%
106 2,029 3.83% 0.11%
107 2,006 4.65% 0.11%
108 1,989 12.17% 0.11%
109 1,985 4.45% 0.11%
110 1,940 7.39% 0.10%
111 1,929 18.42% 0.10%
112 1,879 11.86% 0.10%
113 1,869 11.26% 0.10%
114 1,868 3.08% 0.10%
115 1,791 33.31% 0.10%
116 1,772 10.60% 0.09%
117 1,765 25.39% 0.09%
118 1,755 56.56% 0.09%
119 1,661 4.08% 0.09%
120 1,659 14.34% 0.09%
121 1,650 8.21% 0.09%
122 1,649 5.57% 0.09%
123 1,642 6.67% 0.09%
124 1,614 6.08% 0.09%
125 1,598 85.82% 0.08%
126 1,592 10.12% 0.08%
127 1,591 5.33% 0.08%
128 1,575 4.88% 0.08%
129 1,572 8.87% 0.08%
130 1,561 98.36% 0.08%
131 1,501 4.55% 0.08%
132 1,461 11.63% 0.08%
133 1,458 10.15% 0.08%
134 1,455 7.78% 0.08%
134 1,455 79.42% 0.08%
135 1,451 4.33% 0.08%
136 1,444 12.76% 0.08%
137 1,439 34.79% 0.08%
138 1,428 6.52% 0.08%
139 1,374 23.37% 0.07%
140 1,367 3.83% 0.07%
141 1,309 5.28% 0.07%
142 1,294 3.08% 0.07%
143 1,289 26.94% 0.07%
144 1,277 5.14% 0.07%
145 1,270 3.63% 0.07%
146 1,269 2.54% 0.07%
147 1,243 3.97% 0.07%
148 1,238 5.69% 0.07%
149 1,232 68.64% 0.07%
150 1,195 9.94% 0.06%
151 1,157 8.91% 0.06%
152 1,140 3.79% 0.06%
153 1,131 6.81% 0.06%
154 1,129 21.04% 0.06%
155 1,123 33.26% 0.06%
156 1,114 6.30% 0.06%
157 1,113 4.31% 0.06%
158 1,093 15.29% 0.06%
159 1,065 37.58% 0.06%
160 1,061 14.52% 0.06%
161 1,025 17.50% 0.05%
162 1,024 2.01% 0.05%
163 1,017 3.54% 0.05%
164 1,016 13.81% 0.05%
165 1,006 7.18% 0.05%
166 984 75.69% 0.05%
167 972 5.73% 0.05%
168 971 8.88% 0.05%
169 970 5.01% 0.05%
170 965 2.65% 0.05%
171 949 3.94% 0.05%
172 947 4.95% 0.05%
173 943 7.13% 0.05%
174 939 2.88% 0.05%
175 913 5.84% 0.05%
176 912 6.50% 0.05%
177 905 3.33% 0.05%
178 903 2.93% 0.05%
179 899 9.37% 0.05%
179 899 3.14% 0.05%
180 886 5.07% 0.05%
181 885 3.28% 0.05%
182 882 5.81% 0.05%
183 864 2.05% 0.05%
184 852 3.50% 0.05%
185 835 2.58% 0.04%
186 815 5.18% 0.04%
187 812 5.95% 0.04%
188 811 5.22% 0.04%
189 807 92.65% 0.04%
190 806 4.25% 0.04%
191 805 2.46% 0.04%
192 804 2.20% 0.04%
193 802 97.09% 0.04%
194 796 3.34% 0.04%
195 793 4.58% 0.04%
196 781 4.13% 0.04%
197 775 2.20% 0.04%
198 757 2.66% 0.04%
199 756 33.06% 0.04%
200 748 5.30% 0.04%
201 739 8.96% 0.04%
202 732 11.39% 0.04%
203 726 24.85% 0.04%
204 724 2.70% 0.04%
205 713 16.30% 0.04%
206 711 57.20% 0.04%
207 710 7.28% 0.04%
208 706 36.22% 0.04%
209 701 5.98% 0.04%
210 688 14.13% 0.04%
211 686 3.10% 0.04%
212 676 5.46% 0.04%
213 675 11.40% 0.04%
214 659 9.81% 0.04%
215 655 3.33% 0.03%
216 653 2.94% 0.03%
217 643 10.30% 0.03%
218 640 5.77% 0.03%
219 621 9.05% 0.03%
219 621 8.64% 0.03%
220 616 7.14% 0.03%
221 612 10.30% 0.03%
222 603 6.24% 0.03%
223 602 5.24% 0.03%
224 597 2.91% 0.03%
224 597 4.57% 0.03%
225 584 3.58% 0.03%
225 584 3.59% 0.03%
226 570 2.46% 0.03%
227 569 6.52% 0.03%
228 567 4.14% 0.03%
229 563 5.52% 0.03%
230 558 36.40% 0.03%
231 555 12.40% 0.03%
232 539 2.00% 0.03%
233 538 7.74% 0.03%
234 536 82.97% 0.03%
235 534 5.79% 0.03%
236 530 1.72% 0.03%
236 530 4.32% 0.03%
237 515 4.40% 0.03%
238 508 3.31% 0.03%
239 498 5.78% 0.03%
240 491 4.81% 0.03%
241 490 2.15% 0.03%
242 485 2.08% 0.03%
242 485 12.71% 0.03%
243 474 3.41% 0.03%
244 467 4.12% 0.02%
245 461 5.05% 0.02%
245 461 6.10% 0.02%
246 454 1.05% 0.02%
247 451 2.35% 0.02%
248 450 8.94% 0.02%
249 449 2.12% 0.02%
250 443 2.77% 0.02%
251 435 3.84% 0.02%
252 433 3.80% 0.02%
253 426 4.52% 0.02%
254 413 69.18% 0.02%
255 407 1.40% 0.02%
256 403 4.46% 0.02%
257 392 21.81% 0.02%
258 380 15.35% 0.02%
258 380 2.00% 0.02%
259 361 5.88% 0.02%
259 361 2.46% 0.02%
260 358 1.93% 0.02%
261 357 11.54% 0.02%
262 349 2.22% 0.02%
262 349 2.40% 0.02%
263 348 1.19% 0.02%
264 341 3.82% 0.02%
265 335 5.75% 0.02%
266 330 42.25% 0.02%
267 325 7.81% 0.02%
268 321 4.64% 0.02%
269 319 2.54% 0.02%
270 314 17.87% 0.02%
271 313 4.05% 0.02%
272 308 2.46% 0.02%
273 307 1.99% 0.02%
274 304 9.85% 0.02%
275 296 6.00% 0.02%
276 290 12.99% 0.02%
277 288 6.79% 0.02%
278 287 1.16% 0.02%
279 280 4.63% 0.01%
280 276 3.51% 0.01%
281 275 4.75% 0.01%
282 274 13.88% 0.01%
283 269 3.84% 0.01%
284 256 0.99% 0.01%
285 253 4.09% 0.01%
286 249 3.59% 0.01%
287 245 2.63% 0.01%
288 243 4.50% 0.01%
289 241 7.16% 0.01%
290 238 74.84% 0.01%
291 236 3.85% 0.01%
292 233 7.05% 0.01%
292 233 1.36% 0.01%
293 229 3.10% 0.01%
294 227 3.70% 0.01%
294 227 5.82% 0.01%
294 227 3.53% 0.01%
295 221 2.70% 0.01%
296 220 1.82% 0.01%
297 218 10.96% 0.01%
298 216 1.86% 0.01%
299 204 5.15% 0.01%
300 201 1.23% 0.01%
301 200 2.40% 0.01%
302 198 4.24% 0.01%
303 196 2.72% 0.01%
304 189 1.76% 0.01%
305 187 2.54% 0.01%
306 186 3.73% 0.01%
307 185 2.07% 0.01%
308 184 1.61% 0.01%
309 182 32.44% 0.01%
310 181 2.51% 0.01%
311 180 7.28% 0.01%
312 179 1.92% 0.01%
313 177 3.50% 0.01%
314 173 1.41% 0.01%
314 173 3.02% 0.01%
315 172 1.00% 0.01%
316 170 1.79% 0.01%
317 160 3.31% 0.01%
318 159 1.44% 0.01%
318 159 1.68% 0.01%
318 159 1.13% 0.01%
319 157 6.99% 0.01%
320 155 6.50% 0.01%
321 154 1.36% 0.01%
321 154 1.42% 0.01%
322 153 0.74% 0.01%
323 150 3.21% 0.01%
324 148 4.44% 0.01%
324 148 3.73% 0.01%
325 147 9.72% 0.01%
325 147 12.80% 0.01%
326 145 1.87% 0.01%
327 141 2.68% 0.01%
328 140 4.31% 0.01%
328 140 1.14% 0.01%
329 137 2.77% 0.01%
330 136 5.82% 0.01%
331 135 11.82% 0.01%
332 134 4.72% 0.01%
333 133 3.54% 0.01%
334 132 1.58% 0.01%
334 132 3.23% 0.01%
335 131 10.03% 0.01%
335 131 0.99% 0.01%
336 126 1.21% 0.01%
337 124 3.80% 0.01%
337 124 0.63% 0.01%
338 122 1.09% 0.01%
339 119 2.49% 0.01%
339 119 3.39% 0.01%
340 117 3.02% 0.01%
340 117 5.02% 0.01%
341 116 2.67% 0.01%
342 113 1.15% 0.01%
342 113 3.87% 0.01%
343 111 1.88% 0.01%
344 110 3.10% 0.01%
344 110 13.85% 0.01%
344 110 1.28% 0.01%
345 107 2.74% 0.01%
346 106 6.15% 0.01%
347 105 2.26% 0.01%
347 105 6.46% 0.01%
348 104 1.11% 0.01%
349 103 1.13% 0.01%
349 103 5.04% 0.01%
349 103 2.91% 0.01%
349 103 1.63% 0.01%
350 102 2.51% 0.01%
351 101 4.76% 0.01%
352 100 3.04% 0.01%
352 100 1.22% 0.01%
353 99 1.81% 0.01%
354 98 7.86% 0.01%
354 98 1.97% 0.01%
355 94 39.66% -
356 93 0.95% -
357 92 2.40% -
357 92 4.67% -
357 92 2.29% -
358 91 1.41% -
359 90 11.02% -
359 90 3.28% -
360 89 1.88% -
361 88 15.36% -
362 87 2.49% -
363 85 3.10% -
364 84 5.47% -
364 84 3.25% -
365 83 1.48% -
365 83 4.36% -
365 83 6.04% -
366 82 5.09% -
367 81 4.48% -
367 81 2.72% -
367 81 1.93% -
368 80 4.16% -
369 79 0.84% -
369 79 2.43% -
370 78 0.70% -
370 78 2.01% -
371 77 6.88% -
371 77 1.48% -
372 76 5.62% -
372 76 11.05% -
372 76 2.46% -
373 75 11.16% -
374 74 1.66% -
374 74 12.46% -
374 74 1.70% -
374 74 2.43% -
375 73 1.87% -
375 73 0.72% -
375 73 1.85% -
376 70 3.13% -
376 70 1.74% -
376 70 2.84% -
377 69 11.39% -
377 69 10.24% -
377 69 3.21% -
377 69 13.69% -
378 68 0.71% -
378 68 1.33% -
378 68 24.55% -
378 68 2.51% -
378 68 1.18% -
379 67 1.54% -
379 67 7.71% -
380 66 8.73% -
381 65 0.76% -
382 64 1.23% -
382 64 11.92% -
383 63 1.25% -
383 63 2.76% -
383 63 1.19% -
384 62 2.07% -
385 61 1.28% -
385 61 0.98% -
386 60 3.03% -
386 60 2.18% -
387 59 2.67% -
387 59 4.73% -
387 59 4.32% -
388 58 3.03% -
388 58 3.62% -
388 58 0.78% -
389 56 10.79% -
390 55 7.27% -
390 55 7.75% -
390 55 2.84% -
390 55 2.04% -
390 55 7.86% -
390 55 2.59% -
391 54 7.21% -
391 54 3.76% -
391 54 0.73% -
392 53 6.74% -
392 53 1.91% -
393 52 4.49% -
393 52 2.00% -
393 52 22.51% -
393 52 2.63% -
393 52 14.99% -
393 52 5.06% -
394 51 3.32% -
394 51 4.25% -
395 50 5.22% -
395 50 1.21% -
395 50 2.10% -
396 49 4.42% -
396 49 2.95% -
397 48 5.72% -
397 48 1.84% -
397 48 2.25% -
398 47 12.18% -
398 47 22.82% -
399 46 3.83% -
399 46 4.46% -
400 45 1.01% -
401 44 1.06% -
402 43 18.30% -
402 43 2.71% -
402 43 1.12% -
403 42 1.59% -
403 42 2.52% -
403 42 2.74% -
403 42 0.93% -
403 42 1.18% -
403 42 2.91% -
403 42 3.75% -
404 41 5.41% -
404 41 5.02% -
404 41 3.73% -
405 40 1.66% -
406 39 6.04% -
406 39 2.33% -
406 39 4.29% -
406 39 1.21% -
406 39 5.81% -
407 38 5.73% -
407 38 3.73% -
407 38 4.30% -
407 38 3.37% -
407 38 2.48% -
408 37 13.07% -
408 37 2.68% -
408 37 3.06% -
408 37 4.67% -
409 36 2.42% -
409 36 0.55% -
409 36 4.81% -
409 36 4.07% -
409 36 1.04% -
409 36 1.30% -
409 36 2.76% -
409 36 4.18% -
409 36 2.18% -
410 35 3.27% -
411 34 2.63% -
411 34 0.86% -
412 33 2.50% -
412 33 2.40% -
412 33 2.18% -
412 33 1.59% -
412 33 1.09% -
413 32 8.79% -
413 32 0.36% -
413 32 2.14% -
413 32 6.08% -
413 32 2.45% -
413 32 0.90% -
414 31 1.13% -
414 31 8.49% -
414 31 1.98% -
414 31 2.40% -
414 31 4.98% -
414 31 6.62% -
414 31 16.23% -
415 30 0.67% -
415 30 21.58% -
415 30 1.89% -
415 30 1.86% -
415 30 0.71% -
415 30 31.91% -
415 30 3.71% -
415 30 4.61% -
415 30 1.93% -
416 29 3.41% -
416 29 14.95% -
416 29 2.75% -
416 29 1.70% -
416 29 2.78% -
416 29 9.15% -
416 29 1.65% -
417 28 8.16% -
417 28 4.31% -
417 28 0.78% -
417 28 3.77% -
417 28 1.96% -
418 27 9.28% -
418 27 5.68% -
418 27 1.64% -
418 27 2.32% -
419 26 1.02% -
419 26 2.90% -
419 26 1.20% -
419 26 3.13% -
420 25 2.52% -
420 25 3.29% -
420 25 3.79% -
420 25 0.62% -
421 24 7.27% -
421 24 1.63% -
421 24 1.13% -
421 24 10.67% -
422 23 2.56% -
422 23 2.88% -
422 23 0.79% -
422 23 1.89% -
422 23 7.99% -
422 23 2.54% -
422 23 1.93% -
422 23 1.23% -
422 23 1.12% -
422 23 2.49% -
422 23 2.39% -
423 22 2.89% -
423 22 3.89% -
423 22 0.29% -
423 22 2.48% -
423 22 2.74% -
423 22 2.96% -
423 22 2.35% -
423 22 0.83% -
423 22 2.21% -
423 22 4.20% -
424 21 0.75% -
424 21 0.29% -
424 21 3.67% -
424 21 13.21% -
424 21 2.02% -
424 21 2.60% -
424 21 0.52% -
424 21 2.65% -
424 21 1.37% -
424 21 0.24% -
424 21 2.92% -
425 20 1.26% -
425 20 0.76% -
425 20 2.70% -
425 20 3.07% -
425 20 1.79% -
425 20 0.68% -
425 20 1.61% -
425 20 2.72% -
425 20 3.24% -
426 19 1.48% -
426 19 0.34% -
426 19 3.29% -
426 19 1.44% -
426 19 0.18% -
426 19 2.08% -
426 19 1.49% -
426 19 4.76% -
426 19 0.57% -
426 19 1.91% -
427 18 2.53% -
427 18 1.57% -
427 18 3.23% -
427 18 1.39% -
427 18 1.14% -
427 18 2.34% -
427 18 5.54% -
427 18 1.82% -
427 18 1.16% -
427 18 1.08% -
427 18 0.83% -
428 17 2.07% -
428 17 0.98% -
428 17 0.83% -
428 17 6.69% -
428 17 0.27% -
428 17 1.28% -
428 17 1.42% -
428 17 0.62% -
428 17 2.35% -
428 17 1.23% -
428 17 7.33% -
428 17 3.87% -
428 17 1.08% -
429 16 2.27% -
429 16 2.81% -
429 16 0.38% -
429 16 4.68% -
429 16 1.51% -
429 16 2.58% -
429 16 2.44% -
429 16 1.61% -
429 16 1.00% -
429 16 0.37% -
430 15 1.74% -
430 15 0.72% -
430 15 1.78% -
430 15 4.17% -
430 15 1.45% -
431 14 1.83% -
431 14 0.91% -
431 14 1.36% -
431 14 1.76% -
431 14 3.81% -
431 14 2.77% -
431 14 1.39% -
431 14 2.04% -
431 14 3.15% -
431 14 1.62% -
431 14 1.77% -
431 14 0.69% -
432 13 7.51% -
432 13 1.57% -
432 13 4.44% -
432 13 2.09% -
432 13 1.66% -
432 13 0.79% -
432 13 4.81% -
432 13 2.39% -
432 13 1.66% -
432 13 7.43% -
432 13 0.22% -
432 13 0.82% -
432 13 0.62% -
432 13 11.02% -
432 13 1.05% -
432 13 2.20% -
433 12 1.29% -
433 12 2.61% -
433 12 1.35% -
433 12 4.82% -
433 12 1.15% -
433 12 0.70% -
433 12 1.60% -
433 12 2.92% -
433 12 0.72% -
433 12 0.62% -
433 12 0.90% -
433 12 0.72% -
433 12 0.28% -
433 12 1.79% -
433 12 3.81% -
433 12 3.52% -
434 11 0.25% -
434 11 0.74% -
434 11 1.92% -
434 11 1.66% -
434 11 0.91% -
434 11 0.83% -
434 11 1.71% -
434 11 1.27% -
434 11 1.25% -
434 11 3.31% -
434 11 1.33% -
434 11 4.47% -
434 11 0.40% -
435 10 0.39% -
435 10 0.79% -
435 10 2.02% -
435 10 4.00% -
435 10 1.03% -
435 10 2.85% -
435 10 3.06% -
435 10 0.56% -
435 10 2.72% -
435 10 0.82% -
435 10 1.23% -
435 10 1.09% -
435 10 0.87% -
435 10 5.65% -
436 9 1.69% -
436 9 1.65% -
436 9 2.52% -
436 9 1.88% -
436 9 1.11% -
436 9 0.63% -
436 9 0.58% -
436 9 0.35% -
436 9 0.38% -
436 9 0.87% -
436 9 1.48% -
436 9 1.41% -
436 9 1.63% -
436 9 1.07% -
437 8 0.55% -
437 8 1.65% -
437 8 0.63% -
437 8 3.67% -
437 8 0.67% -
437 8 1.02% -
437 8 0.58% -
437 8 0.43% -
437 8 0.38% -
437 8 3.45% -
437 8 0.66% -
437 8 1.81% -
437 8 2.12% -
437 8 1.96% -
437 8 1.26% -
437 8 0.79% -
438 7 1.19% -
438 7 0.97% -
438 7 3.66% -
438 7 0.45% -
438 7 2.24% -
438 7 6.86% -
438 7 0.55% -
438 7 1.03% -
438 7 1.39% -
438 7 1.04% -
438 7 2.00% -
438 7 4.12% -
438 7 0.47% -
438 7 1.13% -
438 7 0.37% -
438 7 0.76% -
438 7 5.07% -
438 7 2.64% -
438 7 2.44% -
438 7 1.62% -
438 7 1.44% -
438 7 0.93% -
438 7 1.01% -
438 7 0.90% -
439 6 1.97% -
439 6 1.65% -
439 6 1.71% -
439 6 3.70% -
439 6 1.20% -
439 6 0.95% -
439 6 10.91% -
439 6 0.77% -
439 6 1.96% -
439 6 0.26% -
439 6 5.88% -
439 6 0.17% -
439 6 0.52% -
439 6 1.17% -
439 6 0.93% -
439 6 0.44% -
439 6 0.49% -
439 6 0.27% -
439 6 0.37% -
439 6 2.05% -
439 6 0.81% -
439 6 1.14% -
439 6 0.53% -
439 6 2.03% -
439 6 0.99% -
439 6 0.61% -
439 6 0.12% -
440 5 0.20% -
440 5 1.04% -
440 5 4.90% -
440 5 1.07% -
440 5 1.86% -
440 5 1.36% -
440 5 2.12% -
440 5 2.08% -
440 5 2.79% -
440 5 0.93% -
440 5 0.77% -
440 5 0.51% -
440 5 0.53% -
440 5 1.14% -
440 5 0.66% -
440 5 1.12% -
440 5 2.86% -
440 5 0.66% -
440 5 1.10% -
440 5 0.35% -
440 5 0.74% -
441 4 0.19% -
441 4 1.29% -
441 4 1.98% -
441 4 0.39% -
441 4 0.31% -
441 4 0.80% -
441 4 1.75% -
441 4 0.27% -
441 4 1.03% -
441 4 1.58% -
441 4 0.14% -
441 4 0.14% -
441 4 0.35% -
441 4 0.26% -
441 4 2.70% -
441 4 0.44% -
441 4 0.41% -
441 4 0.53% -
441 4 0.88% -
441 4 2.99% -
441 4 1.04% -
441 4 0.35% -
441 4 1.24% -
441 4 1.07% -
441 4 0.65% -
441 4 0.30% -
441 4 0.19% -
442 3 2.31% -
442 3 0.26% -
442 3 0.54% -
442 3 0.21% -
442 3 0.54% -
442 3 0.14% -
442 3 0.44% -
442 3 0.49% -
442 3 0.71% -
442 3 0.97% -
442 3 1.37% -
442 3 0.98% -
442 3 1.09% -
442 3 0.25% -
442 3 0.88% -
442 3 0.31% -
442 3 0.38% -
442 3 0.54% -
442 3 6.52% -
442 3 1.28% -
442 3 0.39% -
442 3 1.33% -
442 3 0.58% -
442 3 0.97% -
442 3 0.15% -
442 3 1.82% -
442 3 1.09% -
442 3 0.55% -
442 3 0.61% -
442 3 0.17% -
442 3 0.48% -
442 3 0.29% -
443 2 0.87% -
443 2 2.56% -
443 2 0.59% -
443 2 1.20% -
443 2 0.42% -
443 2 0.87% -
443 2 0.19% -
443 2 0.34% -
443 2 0.32% -
443 2 1.18% -
443 2 0.69% -
443 2 0.50% -
443 2 0.53% -
443 2 0.36% -
443 2 0.54% -
443 2 1.27% -
443 2 1.32% -
443 2 0.98% -
443 2 0.41% -
443 2 0.38% -
443 2 0.88% -
443 2 1.56% -
443 2 0.82% -
443 2 0.65% -
443 2 0.26% -
443 2 0.16% -
443 2 0.82% -
443 2 0.51% -
443 2 0.37% -
443 2 0.37% -
443 2 0.63% -
443 2 0.65% -
443 2 0.29% -
443 2 0.88% -
443 2 0.13% -
443 2 0.43% -
443 2 0.66% -
443 2 0.67% -
443 2 0.61% -
444 1 0.20% -
444 1 0.68% -
444 1 0.19% -
444 1 0.16% -
444 1 0.26% -
444 1 0.71% -
444 1 0.26% -
444 1 1.69% -
444 1 0.43% -
444 1 0.26% -
444 1 0.16% -
444 1 0.12% -
444 1 2.56% -
444 1 0.36% -
444 1 1.06% -
444 1 0.23% -
444 1 0.41% -
444 1 0.39% -
444 1 0.14% -
444 1 0.43% -
444 1 0.18% -
444 1 0.09% -
444 1 1.09% -
444 1 0.30% -
444 1 0.09% -
444 1 0.58% -
444 1 0.37% -

List of cities with no Black Population in Illinois

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Illinois have no recorded Black population*:
  • Addieville
  • Adeline
  • Alhambra
  • Alma
  • Alsey
  • Altona
  • Alto Pass
  • Alvan
  • Andover
  • Arenzville
  • Ashley
  • Atkinson
  • Atlanta
  • Baldwin
  • Banner
  • Bartelso
  • Batchtown
  • Bath
  • Bay View Gardens
  • Beckemeyer
  • Beecher City
  • Belknap
  • Belle Prairie City
  • Belle Rive
  • Bellflower
  • Bellmont
  • Bentley
  • Berlin
  • Bingham
  • Bluford
  • Broadwell
  • Brocton
  • Broughton
  • Browns
  • Brownstown
  • Bryant
  • Buckner
  • Bull Valley
  • Bulpitt
  • Buncombe
  • Bureau Junction
  • Burlington
  • Burnt Prairie
  • Bushnell
  • Butler
  • Calhoun
  • Camden
  • Catlin
  • Chandlerville
  • Chesterfield
  • Cisco
  • Claremont
  • Clifton
  • Coalton
  • Coatsburg
  • Coleta
  • Columbus
  • Compton
  • Concord
  • Cornell
  • Crescent City
  • Crossville
  • Curran
  • Dahlgren
  • Dana
  • Davis
  • Deer Grove
  • Detroit
  • Divernon
  • Dongola
  • Donovan
  • Dorchester
  • Dover
  • Eagarville
  • East Galesburg
  • Easton
  • Edgewood
  • Elburn
  • Eldred
  • Elliott
  • Ellis Grove
  • Ellisville
  • Emington
  • Enfield
  • Equality
  • Essex
  • Ewing
  • Exeter
  • Fayetteville
  • Ferris
  • Fidelity
  • Fieldon
  • Fillmore
  • Fisher
  • Flat Rock
  • Florence
  • Foosland
  • Franklin
  • Fulton
  • Fults
  • Garden Prairie
  • Gays
  • German Valley
  • Gillespie
  • Gilman
  • Girard
  • Gladstone
  • Glasgow
  • Golden
  • Golden Gate
  • Gorham
  • Grand Tower
  • Grantfork
  • Green Valley
  • Greenview
  • Hamburg
  • Hammond
  • Hanaford
  • Harmon
  • Hartsburg
  • Herrick
  • Hettick
  • Heyworth
  • Hidalgo
  • Hillview
  • Hoffman
  • Hollowayville
  • Hooppole
  • Huey
  • Hume
  • Indianola
  • Iola
  • Ipava
  • Irwin
  • Iuka
  • Jeffersonville
  • Jeisyville
  • Junction
  • Kampsville
  • Kappa
  • Kaskaskia
  • Keenes
  • Kenilworth
  • Kildeer
  • Kincaid
  • Kinderhook
  • Kinsman
  • Kirkwood
  • Lake Ka-Ho
  • La Prairie
  • La Rose
  • Leonore
  • Liberty
  • Litchfield
  • Littleton
  • Little York
  • Liverpool
  • Livingston
  • Lomax
  • Lostant
  • Mcclure
  • Maeystown
  • Manchester
  • Mansfield
  • Maquon
  • Marietta
  • Mark
  • Martinton
  • Mason
  • Maunie
  • Mazon
  • Mechanicsburg
  • Media
  • Metcalf
  • Mettawa
  • Milford
  • Millbrook
  • Mill Creek
  • Millstadt
  • Milton
  • Modesto
  • Monroe Center
  • Mound Station
  • Mount Erie
  • Muddy
  • Naples
  • Nebo
  • Nelson
  • Neponset
  • New Bedford
  • New Boston
  • New Canton
  • New Minden
  • Nilwood
  • Nora
  • Norris
  • North Henderson
  • North Utica
  • Oakford
  • Oconee
  • Ohlman
  • Old Mill Creek
  • Old Ripley
  • Old Shawneetown
  • Omaha
  • Otterville
  • Palestine
  • Palmyra
  • Panola
  • Papineau
  • Parkersburg
  • Payson
  • Pearl
  • Peotone
  • Percy
  • Philo
  • Pleasant Plains
  • Pocahontas
  • Polo
  • Pontoosuc
  • Radom
  • Raleigh
  • Rankin
  • Raritan
  • Redmon
  • Richview
  • Ripley
  • Rockwood
  • Roodhouse
  • Rose Hill
  • Rutland
  • Sailor Springs
  • St. Augustine
  • Ste. Marie
  • St. Johns
  • St. Libory
  • St. Peter
  • Sammons Point
  • Sawyerville
  • Scales Mound
  • Sciota
  • Scottville
  • Seaton
  • Shannon
  • Sheldon
  • Shumway
  • Sigel
  • Simpson
  • Smithfield
  • South Wilmington
  • Spaulding
  • Spring Grove
  • Standard
  • Standard City
  • Stewardson
  • Strasburg
  • Strawn
  • Summerfield
  • Symerton
  • Tallula
  • Tamaroa
  • Taylor Springs
  • Tennessee
  • Third Lake
  • Tiskilwa
  • Topeka
  • Tovey
  • Towanda
  • Tower Hill
  • Troy Grove
  • Union Hill
  • Valley City
  • Venedy
  • Vergennes
  • Vermilion
  • Vermont
  • Vernon
  • Verona
  • Versailles
  • Victoria
  • Villa Grove
  • Viola
  • Waggoner
  • Walnut Hill
  • Walshville
  • Wapella
  • Waynesville
  • Weldon
  • Wellington
  • Wenonah
  • West Brooklyn
  • Westfield
  • West Point
  • Wheeler
  • Whiteash
  • Wilmington
  • Wilsonville
  • Wonder Lake
  • Xenia
  • Yale
  • Alexis
  • Braceville
  • Cabery
  • Dallas City
  • Deer Creek
  • Farina
  • Godley
  • Harvel
  • Ivesdale
  • London Mills
  • Macedonia
  • Mill Shoals
  • Pierron
  • Reddick
  • Stonefort
  • Virden
  • Alorton
  • Cahokia
  • Centreville
  • Clear Lake
  • Gulf Port
  • Time
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Illinois by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total Illinois Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.