Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Illinois Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 29.10%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Godfrey village had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (42.16%), followed by Belleville city (41.33%), and Effingham city (40.71%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Godfrey village
Belleville city
Effingham city
Yorkville city
Alton city
Alsip village
Troy city
McHenry city
Fairview Heights city
Channahon village
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Godfrey village 42.16
2 Belleville city 41.33
3 Effingham city 40.71
4 Yorkville city 39.53
5 Alton city 39.23
6 Alsip village 39.19
7 Troy city 39.06
8 McHenry city 38.96
9 Fairview Heights city 38.85
10 Channahon village 38.79
11 Granite City city 38.55
12 Northlake city 38.53
13 Bradley village 38.43
14 Mount Vernon city 38.28
15 Machesney Park village 38.15
16 Round Lake Beach village 37.86
17 Elgin city 37.78
18 Beach Park village 37.62
19 Rock Island city 37.60
20 Moline city 37.51
21 East Peoria city 37.34
21 Roscoe village 37.34
22 Hazel Crest village 37.33
22 Rantoul village 37.33
23 Richton Park village 37.18
24 Midlothian village 37.08
25 Round Lake village 36.90
26 Highland city 36.89
27 Herrin city 36.66
28 Markham city 36.54
29 East Moline city 36.49
30 Blue Island city 36.31
31 Chicago Ridge village 36.26
32 Plano city 36.22
33 Marion city 36.15
34 Crestwood village 36.14
34 North Aurora village 36.14
34 Oak Forest city 36.14
35 Minooka village 35.98
36 Antioch village 35.94
37 Carbondale city 35.59
38 Centralia city 35.28
39 Loves Park city 35.23
40 Elk Grove Village village 35.21
41 Morris city 35.18
42 Ottawa city 34.86
43 Dixon city 34.85
44 Hanover Park village 34.83
45 Danville city 34.73
46 Hickory Hills city 34.72
47 River Grove village 34.69
48 Wood River city 34.68
49 Chatham village 34.65
50 Collinsville city 34.59
51 Shiloh village 34.55
52 Pekin city 34.53
53 Country Club Hills city 34.49
54 Freeport city 34.46
55 Mattoon city 34.33
56 Waterloo city 34.32
57 Franklin Park village 34.31
58 Romeoville village 34.28
59 Lake in the Hills village 34.25
60 Joliet city 34.22
61 Crest Hill city 34.12
62 Sterling city 34.05
63 DeKalb city 33.97
64 Crystal Lake city 33.83
65 Kankakee city 33.82
66 Streator city 33.74
67 Oswego village 33.69
68 Swansea village 33.53
69 Lincoln city 33.44
70 Huntley village 33.35
71 Fox Lake village 33.28
72 South Holland village 33.21
73 Rockford city 33.19
74 Glendale Heights village 33.18
75 Zion city 33.11
76 Mokena village 32.86
77 Pontiac city 32.85
77 Washington city 32.85
78 Galesburg city 32.59
79 Norridge village 32.52
80 Lindenhurst village 32.47
81 Charleston city 32.46
82 Carol Stream village 32.44
83 Prospect Heights city 32.41
84 Lyons village 32.40
85 Algonquin village 32.38
86 Morton village 32.28
87 Quincy city 32.20
88 Matteson village 32.17
89 Chicago Heights city 32.01
90 Hoffman Estates village 31.92
91 Evergreen Park village 31.91
92 Montgomery village 31.86
93 Woodstock city 31.85
94 Lansing village 31.78
95 Cary village 31.61
96 Carpentersville village 31.60
97 Kewanee city 31.59
98 Bolingbrook village 31.57
98 Shorewood village 31.57
99 Sycamore city 31.52
100 Decatur city 31.46
101 New Lenox village 31.44
102 Canton city 31.42
103 Schaumburg village 31.35
104 Berwyn city 31.30
104 Tinley Park village 31.30
105 Worth village 31.28
106 Warrenville city 31.20
107 Rolling Meadows city 31.11
108 Belvidere city 31.01
109 Wauconda village 30.86
110 Melrose Park village 30.84
111 Wood Dale city 30.75
112 Elmwood Park village 30.74
112 South Elgin village 30.74
113 Bensenville village 30.73
114 Jacksonville city 30.69
115 Springfield city 30.62
116 Lockport city 30.35
117 Taylorville city 30.15
118 Gages Lake CDP 30.13
119 Addison village 30.08
119 Bourbonnais village 30.08
120 Homer Glen village 29.98
121 O'Fallon city 29.96
122 Oak Lawn village 29.89
123 North Chicago city 29.80
124 Columbia city 29.75
125 Macomb city 29.49
126 Villa Park village 29.43
127 Harvey city 29.33
128 Bartlett village 29.30
129 Palos Hills city 29.28
130 Streamwood village 29.24
131 Lemont village 29.16
132 Aurora city 28.79
133 Palos Heights city 28.73
134 Waukegan city 28.70
134 Woodridge village 28.70
135 Roselle village 28.66
136 Bloomingdale village 28.64
137 Des Plaines city 28.57
138 Homewood village 28.47
139 Darien city 28.30
140 Cicero town 28.29
140 Mundelein village 28.29
141 Lombard village 28.28
142 Dolton village 28.27
143 Schiller Park village 28.26
144 Peoria city 28.14
145 Park Forest village 28.12
146 Orland Park village 27.99
147 Burbank city 27.87
148 Cahokia village 27.84
149 Justice village 27.79
150 Lake Zurich village 27.62
151 Westmont village 27.56
152 Wheeling village 27.51
153 Campton Hills village 27.49
154 St. Charles city 27.37
155 Gurnee village 27.15
156 Bridgeview village 27.09
157 Batavia city 26.96
157 Bellwood village 26.96
158 Champaign city 26.93
159 Bloomington city 26.71
160 Brookfield village 26.03
161 Palatine village 25.92
162 West Chicago city 25.90
163 Normal town 25.55
164 Plainfield village 25.51
165 Mount Prospect village 25.29
166 Glen Carbon village 25.03
167 Niles village 24.72
168 Edwardsville city 24.57
169 Westchester village 24.31
170 Buffalo Grove village 24.11
171 Downers Grove village 23.95
172 Skokie village 23.90
173 Riverdale village 23.87
174 Morton Grove village 23.84
175 Urbana city 23.83
176 Maywood village 23.63
177 East St. Louis city 23.51
178 Lisle village 23.18
179 Grayslake village 22.82
180 Frankfort village 22.75
181 Arlington Heights village 22.69
182 Forest Park village 22.57
183 Elmhurst city 21.89
184 Vernon Hills village 21.43
185 Burr Ridge village 21.29
186 Geneva city 21.27
187 La Grange Park village 20.98
187 Wheaton city 20.98
188 Lincolnwood village 20.56
189 Calumet City city 20.48
190 Park Ridge city 19.81
191 La Grange village 19.20
192 Summit village 18.96
193 Naperville city 18.82
194 Glenview village 17.77
195 Barrington village 17.72
196 Chicago city 16.64
197 Northbrook village 16.25
198 Libertyville village 15.08
199 Glen Ellyn village 14.88
200 Lake Forest city 12.74
201 Highland Park city 12.66
202 Deerfield village 12.59
203 Oak Park village 12.32
204 River Forest village 11.73
205 Evanston city 11.59
206 Hinsdale village 11.10
207 Western Springs village 10.34
208 Wilmette village 9.32
209 Winnetka village 6.19