Black households that own their home
All households in Illinois: 67.1% (plus or minus 0.3 points).
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
Doing best
Kendall County
71.1%, plus or minus 6.7 points. Ranked 1st of 22 counties.
What is Kendall County doing that works? Furthest to go: DeKalb County, 12.3%. See Kendall County ›
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Ranked from doing best
Every county in Illinois
| Margin of error | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendall County | 71.1% | plus or minus 6.7 points | 84% |
| 2 | Will County | 59.8% | plus or minus 2.1 points | 82.8% |
| 3 | McHenry County | 59.2% | plus or minus 6.5 points | 82.7% |
| 4 | Kane County | 49.7% | plus or minus 3.8 points | 76% |
| 5 | St. Clair County | 46% | plus or minus 2.3 points | 68.4% |
| 6 | Lake County | 41.8% | plus or minus 2.7 points | 74.8% |
| 7 | Cook County | 41.5% | plus or minus 0.6 points | 57.7% |
| 8 | Peoria County | 40.8% | plus or minus 3.8 points | 67% |
| 9 | Rock Island County | 38.3% | plus or minus 5 points | 69.7% |
| 10 | Macon County | 34.8% | plus or minus 3.6 points | 70.2% |
| 11 | Kankakee County | 34% | plus or minus 4.2 points | 69.9% |
| 12 | Madison County | 32.6% | plus or minus 3 points | 74.2% |
| 13 | Stephenson County | 31.9% | plus or minus 9.6 points | 70.9% |
| 14 | Sangamon County | 31% | plus or minus 3.6 points | 71.3% |
| 15 | Champaign County | 30.2% | plus or minus 3 points | 54% |
| 16 | DuPage County | 30.1% | plus or minus 2.4 points | 73.1% |
| 17 | Vermilion County | 29% | plus or minus 4.2 points | 70.2% |
| 18 | McLean County | 28.5% | plus or minus 3 points | 65.1% |
| 19 | Williamson County | 28.4% | plus or minus 9.9 points | 70.7% |
| 20 | Winnebago County | 27.4% | plus or minus 3.1 points | 65.9% |
| 21 | Jackson County | 20.8% | plus or minus 3.4 points | 50% |
| 22 | DeKalb County | 12.3% | plus or minus 2.9 points | 61.4% |
| Not ranked | Adams County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 72.1% | |
| Not ranked | Alexander County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 77.6% | |
| Not ranked | Bond County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.6% | |
| Not ranked | Boone County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 81.8% | |
| Not ranked | Brown County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 71.8% | |
| Not ranked | Bureau County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.1% | |
| Not ranked | Calhoun County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 88.7% | |
| Not ranked | Carroll County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 77.2% | |
| Not ranked | Cass County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 75.9% | |
| Not ranked | Christian County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 75.2% | |
| Not ranked | Clark County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80.3% | |
| Not ranked | Clay County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 79.3% | |
| Not ranked | Clinton County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80.3% | |
| Not ranked | Coles County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 60.4% | |
| Not ranked | Crawford County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 81.9% | |
| Not ranked | Cumberland County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 84.2% | |
| Not ranked | De Witt County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 78.5% | |
| Not ranked | Douglas County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.9% | |
| Not ranked | Edgar County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 72.7% | |
| Not ranked | Edwards County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 79.3% | |
| Not ranked | Effingham County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 78.2% | |
| Not ranked | Fayette County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80.6% | |
| Not ranked | Ford County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 72.3% | |
| Not ranked | Franklin County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 74.1% | |
| Not ranked | Fulton County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.6% | |
| Not ranked | Gallatin County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 77.4% | |
| Not ranked | Greene County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 78.2% | |
| Not ranked | Grundy County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 74.4% | |
| Not ranked | Hamilton County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 76.4% | |
| Not ranked | Hancock County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 81.3% | |
| Not ranked | Hardin County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 79.5% | |
| Not ranked | Henderson County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 81.1% | |
| Not ranked | Henry County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 79.9% | |
| Not ranked | Iroquois County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80% | |
| Not ranked | Jasper County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 85.2% | |
| Not ranked | Jefferson County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 71.7% | |
| Not ranked | Jersey County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80.5% | |
| Not ranked | Jo Daviess County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80.4% | |
| Not ranked | Johnson County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 82% | |
| Not ranked | Knox County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 70.8% | |
| Not ranked | LaSalle County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 74.4% | |
| Not ranked | Lawrence County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 71.8% | |
| Not ranked | Lee County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 73.6% | |
| Not ranked | Livingston County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 74.3% | |
| Not ranked | Logan County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 68.5% | |
| Not ranked | Macoupin County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 78.5% | |
| Not ranked | Marion County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 74.7% | |
| Not ranked | Marshall County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 79.2% | |
| Not ranked | Mason County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 81.8% | |
| Not ranked | Massac County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.4% | |
| Not ranked | McDonough County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 63.5% | |
| Not ranked | Menard County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 79.5% | |
| Not ranked | Mercer County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 83.8% | |
| Not ranked | Monroe County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 84.7% | |
| Not ranked | Montgomery County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 77.4% | |
| Not ranked | Morgan County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 72.8% | |
| Not ranked | Moultrie County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76% | |
| Not ranked | Ogle County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 75.4% | |
| Not ranked | Perry County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80.9% | |
| Not ranked | Piatt County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 84.8% | |
| Not ranked | Pike County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 77.7% | |
| Not ranked | Pope County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 86.3% | |
| Not ranked | Pulaski County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 68.2% | |
| Not ranked | Putnam County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 81.5% | |
| Not ranked | Randolph County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.6% | |
| Not ranked | Richland County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 73.8% | |
| Not ranked | Saline County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 72.5% | |
| Not ranked | Schuyler County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 79.4% | |
| Not ranked | Scott County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 79% | |
| Not ranked | Shelby County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 78.4% | |
| Not ranked | Stark County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 80.1% | |
| Not ranked | Tazewell County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 78.4% | |
| Not ranked | Union County | Not published: too few people in the survey | 77.4% | |
| Not ranked | Wabash County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.3% | |
| Not ranked | Warren County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 75.2% | |
| Not ranked | Washington County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 84.1% | |
| Not ranked | Wayne County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 78.4% | |
| Not ranked | White County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 77.1% | |
| Not ranked | Whiteside County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 76.9% | |
| Not ranked | Woodford County | Too small to report: fewer than 1,000 Black households | 85.7% |
Ranked: the 22 counties measured in survey years 2020 to 2024 with at least 1,000 Black households and with a margin of error of 10 points or less. Places below that line are still listed, with the reason.
Who decides
From you up to Congress. Look up your address above and each step fills in with the people who hold that seat for you.
You and your neighbors Know your rights as a renter or owner, check your property tax assessment, and show up when zoning is decided.
Ask: Is my assessment right, and when is the deadline to appeal it?
Your mayor, council and county commission Decide zoning, property taxes, code enforcement and how local housing money is spent.
Ask: What is being built here, who can afford it, and who decided?
Your state legislators Write landlord and tenant law and decide where the housing tax credit goes.
Ask: Where did our state place its housing tax credits last year?
Your members of Congress Fund rent help, public housing and the housing tax credit.
Ask: How long is the wait for rent help in our county?
What you can do
- This weekLook up your property assessment or reread your lease, and write down any deadline.
- The next date that mattersThe next zoning hearing or property tax appeal deadline in your county.
- Where your voice is countedRaise what matters where you live on SourceLine issues. Only confirmed residents are counted, and SourceLine shares the totals, never names, with the body that decides.
Method and sources
Black households that own their home. Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
The margin of error is how far the true figure could be from the one shown. Surveys ask some people, not everyone, so smaller places have wider margins. A place with too few people to measure well is listed but not ranked.
Population, voting age population, citizens of voting age, registered voters and people who voted are different counts. Each page says which one it uses.
Who decides: the people named come from SourceLine’s record of officeholders for the address you enter. Where SourceLine hasn’t updated a level for your area yet, that step says so.