Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 28.72%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Godfrey village had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (42.39%), followed by Belleville city (41.32%), and Effingham city (39.85%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Godfrey village
Belleville city
Effingham city
Channahon village
Hazel Crest village
Alton city
Troy city
Bradley village
Chicago Ridge village
Yorkville city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 42.39
2 Belleville city 41.32
3 Effingham city 39.85
4 Channahon village 39.72
5 Hazel Crest village 39.38
6 Alton city 38.87
7 Troy city 38.85
8 Bradley village 38.84
9 Chicago Ridge village 38.38
10 Yorkville city 38.37
11 Fairview Heights city 38.31
11 Granite City city 38.31
12 Minooka village 38.26
13 Alsip village 38.24
14 Mount Vernon city 38.02
15 Machesney Park village 37.52
16 McHenry city 37.49
16 Rock Island city 37.49
17 East Peoria city 37.25
18 Moline city 37.24
19 Herrin city 36.99
20 Highland city 36.95
21 Richton Park village 36.92
22 East Moline city 36.87
23 Roscoe village 36.86
24 Crestwood village 36.61
25 Oak Forest city 36.50
26 North Aurora village 36.33
27 Carbondale city 36.32
28 Rantoul village 36.29
29 Marion city 36.13
30 River Grove village 35.80
31 Midlothian village 35.52
32 Lake in the Hills village 35.51
33 Sterling city 35.49
34 Round Lake village 35.48
35 Antioch village 35.45
36 Centralia city 35.35
37 Dixon city 35.25
38 Loves Park city 35.09
39 Morris city 35.06
40 Chatham village 34.96
40 Crest Hill city 34.96
40 Elk Grove Village village 34.96
41 Collinsville city 34.92
42 Elgin city 34.91
43 Lyons village 34.88
44 Shiloh village 34.77
45 Northlake city 34.72
46 Wood River city 34.68
47 Streator city 34.61
48 Waterloo city 34.60
49 Beach Park village 34.56
50 Hickory Hills city 34.24
51 Mattoon city 34.16
52 Freeport city 34.15
53 Pekin city 34.05
54 DeKalb city 34.04
55 Fox Lake village 34.02
56 Danville city 33.89
57 Ottawa city 33.73
58 Romeoville village 33.49
59 Huntley village 33.44
60 Lincoln city 33.32
61 Country Club Hills city 33.27
61 Crystal Lake city 33.27
62 Washington city 33.13
63 Franklin Park village 33.11
64 Swansea village 33.10
65 Markham city 33.09
66 Plano city 32.99
67 Evergreen Park village 32.96
68 Galesburg city 32.68
69 Hanover Park village 32.67
69 Mokena village 32.67
70 Lindenhurst village 32.61
71 Carol Stream village 32.58
72 Algonquin village 32.48
73 Joliet city 32.43
74 Rockford city 32.39
75 Charleston city 32.21
76 Morton village 32.19
76 Quincy city 32.19
77 Norridge village 32.17
78 Oswego village 32.02
79 Glendale Heights village 31.90
80 Pontiac city 31.88
81 Cary village 31.85
81 Elmwood Park village 31.85
82 Matteson village 31.83
83 Kewanee city 31.77
84 Sycamore city 31.76
85 Worth village 31.75
86 Tinley Park village 31.64
87 Berwyn city 31.58
88 New Lenox village 31.53
89 Canton city 31.42
90 Schaumburg village 31.41
91 Zion city 31.39
92 South Holland village 31.35
93 Woodstock city 31.32
94 Shorewood village 31.16
95 Hoffman Estates village 31.15
96 Decatur city 31.14
97 Bolingbrook village 31.10
98 Palos Hills city 31.04
99 Prospect Heights city 30.94
100 Montgomery village 30.83
101 Warrenville city 30.77
102 Kankakee city 30.74
103 Jacksonville city 30.73
104 Round Lake Beach village 30.68
105 Wood Dale city 30.66
106 Lockport city 30.65
107 Springfield city 30.54
108 Oak Lawn village 30.45
109 Bourbonnais village 30.40
110 O'Fallon city 30.35
111 Homer Glen village 30.33
111 Wauconda village 30.33
112 Chicago Heights city 30.24
113 Taylorville city 30.14
114 Blue Island city 30.13
115 Columbia city 30.07
116 Bensenville village 29.94
117 Justice village 29.85
118 Lansing village 29.84
119 Macomb city 29.57
120 Gages Lake CDP 29.40
121 South Elgin village 29.33
122 Belvidere city 29.31
123 Bartlett village 29.26
123 Woodridge village 29.26
124 Lemont village 29.25
125 Dolton village 29.05
126 Burbank city 28.82
127 Lombard village 28.79
128 Palos Heights city 28.63
128 Roselle village 28.63
129 Rolling Meadows city 28.61
130 Orland Park village 28.45
131 Addison village 28.41
132 Streamwood village 28.39
133 Des Plaines city 28.30
134 Bloomingdale village 28.28
135 Darien city 28.26
136 Homewood village 28.24
137 Campton Hills village 28.19
138 Bridgeview village 27.92
139 Mundelein village 27.90
140 Park Forest village 27.87
140 Peoria city 27.87
140 Wheeling village 27.87
141 Schiller Park village 27.85
142 Melrose Park village 27.67
143 Cahokia village 27.62
144 Lake Zurich village 27.57
145 Villa Park village 27.53
146 Waukegan city 27.48
147 Brookfield village 27.43
148 North Chicago city 27.28
149 Champaign city 27.09
150 St. Charles city 27.08
151 Gurnee village 27.06
152 Batavia city 26.91
153 Carpentersville village 26.83
154 Westmont village 26.80
155 Bloomington city 26.77
156 Westchester village 26.49
157 Normal town 26.15
158 Palatine village 26.07
159 Cicero town 25.95
160 Aurora city 25.73
161 West Chicago city 25.53
162 Bellwood village 25.10
163 Plainfield village 24.88
164 Mount Prospect village 24.86
165 Glen Carbon village 24.81
166 Edwardsville city 24.62
167 Niles village 24.59
168 East St. Louis city 24.51
169 Buffalo Grove village 24.31
170 Skokie village 24.02
171 Morton Grove village 24.01
172 Downers Grove village 23.70
173 Urbana city 23.27
174 Lisle village 22.94
175 Frankfort village 22.76
176 Calumet City city 22.72
177 Summit village 22.63
178 Arlington Heights village 22.59
179 Forest Park village 22.45
180 Elmhurst city 22.42
181 Grayslake village 22.36
182 Burr Ridge village 22.09
183 Riverdale village 21.97
184 Geneva city 21.68
185 Wheaton city 21.51
186 Maywood village 21.37
187 Vernon Hills village 21.24
188 La Grange Park village 21.09
189 Harvey city 20.31
190 Park Ridge city 20.24
191 Lincolnwood village 19.90
192 La Grange village 19.50
193 Naperville city 18.98
194 Glenview village 18.10
195 Barrington village 17.95
196 Chicago city 17.85
197 Northbrook village 16.24
198 Glen Ellyn village 15.04
199 Libertyville village 14.85
200 Lake Forest city 12.82
201 Oak Park village 12.72
202 Highland Park city 12.71
203 Deerfield village 12.57
204 River Forest village 12.01
205 Evanston city 11.88
206 Hinsdale village 11.29
207 Western Springs village 10.35
208 Wilmette village 9.23
209 Winnetka village 6.40