Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Illinois Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 2,279,126. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (927,570), followed by DuPage County (237,544), and Lake County (165,901).
The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 927570 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 237544 |
| 3 | Lake County | 165901 |
| 4 | Will County | 116118 |
| 5 | Kane County | 96905 |
| 6 | McHenry County | 64952 |
| 7 | Madison County | 47878 |
| 8 | Sangamon County | 40676 |
| 9 | McLean County | 39510 |
| 10 | Champaign County | 39377 |
| 11 | St. Clair County | 38845 |
| 12 | Winnebago County | 36883 |
| 13 | Peoria County | 32330 |
| 14 | Tazewell County | 24407 |
| 15 | Kendall County | 22180 |
| 16 | Rock Island County | 19867 |
| 17 | DeKalb County | 16458 |
| 18 | Macon County | 14242 |
| 19 | LaSalle County | 13160 |
| 20 | Kankakee County | 11984 |
| 21 | Williamson County | 11964 |
| 22 | Adams County | 11179 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 8836 |
| 24 | Woodford County | 8629 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 8571 |
| 26 | Grundy County | 8472 |
| 27 | Henry County | 7800 |
| 28 | Boone County | 7507 |
| 29 | Coles County | 7431 |
| 30 | Vermilion County | 7216 |
| 31 | Ogle County | 7157 |
| 32 | Whiteside County | 6789 |
| 33 | Knox County | 6436 |
| 34 | Stephenson County | 6347 |
| 35 | Clinton County | 5752 |
| 36 | Macoupin County | 5667 |
| 37 | Effingham County | 5249 |
| 38 | McDonough County | 4619 |
| 39 | Morgan County | 4589 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 4464 |
| 41 | Bureau County | 4422 |
| 42 | Jefferson County | 4317 |
| 43 | Fulton County | 4307 |
| 44 | Lee County | 4290 |
| 45 | Christian County | 4263 |
| 46 | Jo Daviess County | 4041 |
| 47 | Logan County | 3937 |
| 48 | Livingston County | 3914 |
| 49 | Marion County | 3850 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 3603 |
| 51 | Piatt County | 3501 |
| 52 | Jersey County | 3292 |
| 53 | Saline County | 3134 |
| 54 | Hancock County | 2944 |
| 55 | Iroquois County | 2862 |
| 56 | Union County | 2700 |
| 57 | Shelby County | 2522 |
| 58 | Randolph County | 2519 |
| 59 | Clark County | 2492 |
| 60 | Bond County | 2449 |
| 61 | Douglas County | 2366 |
| 62 | De Witt County | 2325 |
| 63 | Crawford County | 2299 |
| 64 | Warren County | 2274 |
| 65 | Edgar County | 2199 |
| 66 | Washington County | 2196 |
| 67 | Carroll County | 2160 |
| 68 | Menard County | 2064 |
| 69 | Richland County | 2050 |
| 70 | Mercer County | 1997 |
| 71 | Ford County | 1940 |
| 72 | Moultrie County | 1891 |
| 73 | Fayette County | 1851 |
| 74 | Pike County | 1753 |
| 75 | Wayne County | 1683 |
| 76 | Perry County | 1667 |
| 77 | Johnson County | 1648 |
| 78 | Mason County | 1577 |
| 79 | White County | 1549 |
| 80 | Marshall County | 1491 |
| 81 | Lawrence County | 1478 |
| 82 | Wabash County | 1432 |
| 83 | Greene County | 1396 |
| 84 | Cumberland County | 1395 |
| 85 | Cass County | 1385 |
| 86 | Clay County | 1338 |
| 87 | Jasper County | 1252 |
| 88 | Massac County | 1147 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 1069 |
| 90 | Henderson County | 852 |
| 91 | Schuyler County | 845 |
| 92 | Putnam County | 784 |
| 93 | Scott County | 727 |
| 94 | Stark County | 704 |
| 95 | Brown County | 601 |
| 96 | Edwards County | 565 |
| 97 | Calhoun County | 550 |
| 98 | Pope County | 409 |
| 99 | Gallatin County | 391 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 385 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 337 |
| 102 | Alexander County | 284 |
