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Illinois: the counties with the highest share of Black students

89 counties

Illinois counties ranked by the share of public school students who are Black or African American. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 1.9%. Showing ranks 51 to 89.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
51Iroquois CountyIL233,909541.4%
52Mercer CountyIL81,941281.4%
53De Witt CountyIL72,185281.3%
54Jo Daviess CountyIL163,012401.3%
55Ogle CountyIL228,2691071.3%
56Richland CountyIL42,145281.3%
57Wabash CountyIL51,513191.3%
58Union CountyIL152,478301.2%
59Effingham CountyIL155,063581.1%
60Ford CountyIL82,450271.1%
61Hancock CountyIL122,703311.1%
62Johnson CountyIL71,743191.1%
63Macoupin CountyIL267,221811.1%
64Wayne CountyIL122,404261.1%
65Woodford CountyIL206,338711.1%
66Bureau CountyIL214,547471.0%
67Douglas CountyIL102,780271.0%
68Fulton CountyIL214,160431.0%
69Marshall CountyIL71,576161.0%
70Menard CountyIL71,701171.0%
71Moultrie CountyIL61,628161.0%
72Christian CountyIL184,740450.9%
73Franklin CountyIL195,523480.9%
74Hamilton CountyIL41,09190.8%
75Jasper CountyIL41,19790.8%
76Jersey CountyIL62,377200.8%
77Montgomery CountyIL153,835290.8%
78Pike CountyIL112,394180.8%
79Washington CountyIL71,739140.8%
80Clark CountyIL82,456160.7%
81Crawford CountyIL102,684180.7%
82White CountyIL102,168160.7%
83Cumberland CountyIL51,49390.6%
84Mason CountyIL92,124120.6%
85Clay CountyIL82,130110.5%
86Monroe CountyIL125,006270.5%
87Fayette CountyIL122,858110.4%
88Carroll CountyIL71,94560.3%
89Greene CountyIL61,70310.1%

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