Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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 Less than High School Diploma was 302,959. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (80,637), followed by DuPage County (13,754), and Will County (12,411).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Cook County
DuPage County
Will County
Winnebago County
Madison County
Lake County
Kane County
McHenry County
Sangamon County
St. Clair County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Cook County 80637
2 DuPage County 13754
3 Will County 12411
4 Winnebago County 11627
5 Madison County 9789
6 Lake County 8919
7 Kane County 7376
8 McHenry County 6526
9 Sangamon County 6451
10 St. Clair County 5662
11 Tazewell County 5466
12 Rock Island County 4999
13 Peoria County 4861
14 LaSalle County 4712
15 Macon County 3878
16 Kankakee County 3612
17 Vermilion County 3268
18 Adams County 2903
19 Williamson County 2853
20 Champaign County 2804
21 Whiteside County 2697
22 McLean County 2695
23 Franklin County 2691
24 Macoupin County 2663
25 Marion County 2610
26 Knox County 2480
27 DeKalb County 2397
28 Christian County 2311
29 Ogle County 2262
30 Coles County 2151
31 Kendall County 2097
32 Henry County 2047
33 Boone County 1995
34 Morgan County 1994
35 Jefferson County 1991
36 Montgomery County 1965
37 Fulton County 1957
38 Jackson County 1878
39 Saline County 1874
40 Stephenson County 1844
41 Douglas County 1842
42 Randolph County 1812
43 Fayette County 1675
44 Iroquois County 1674
45 Lee County 1670
46 Bureau County 1650
47 Livingston County 1645
48 Clinton County 1631
49 Perry County 1621
50 Effingham County 1459
51 Woodford County 1425
52 Edgar County 1373
53 Grundy County 1366
54 Wayne County 1333
55 Moultrie County 1277
56 Logan County 1195
57 Crawford County 1190
58 Union County 1142
59 Monroe County 1071
60 Carroll County 1068
61 Jersey County 1060
62 Massac County 1056
63 Shelby County 1017
64 Bond County 1016
65 Clay County 1013
66 Jo Daviess County 1004
67 Johnson County 966
68 White County 931
69 Lawrence County 911
70 Warren County 848
71 Richland County 831
72 Mason County 825
73 Pike County 804
74 McDonough County 786
75 Hancock County 784
76 Greene County 769
77 Mercer County 755
78 Clark County 718
79 Piatt County 694
80 Washington County 686
81 Cass County 683
82 Ford County 655
83 Wabash County 646
84 Hamilton County 628
85 De Witt County 604
86 Marshall County 574
87 Jasper County 496
88 Cumberland County 461
89 Gallatin County 433
90 Hardin County 414
91 Alexander County 388
92 Stark County 366
93 Henderson County 364
94 Menard County 348
95 Edwards County 337
96 Schuyler County 327
97 Brown County 322
98 Pope County 288
99 Pulaski County 248
100 Calhoun County 236
100 Putnam County 236
101 Scott County 205