Ranking of Illinois Counties By 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 453,197. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (168,631), followed by DuPage County (21,866), and Kane County (20,333).

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

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Cook County
DuPage County
Kane County
Lake County
Will County
Winnebago County
Madison County
McHenry County
Sangamon County
St. Clair County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By 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 168631
2 DuPage County 21866
3 Kane County 20333
4 Lake County 20278
5 Will County 20262
6 Winnebago County 14896
7 Madison County 10502
8 McHenry County 10490
9 Sangamon County 6594
10 St. Clair County 6248
11 Rock Island County 6195
12 Tazewell County 5651
13 LaSalle County 5488
14 Peoria County 5432
15 Kankakee County 4665
16 Macon County 4022
17 Vermilion County 3577
18 Champaign County 3270
19 Boone County 3158
20 Kendall County 3032
21 McLean County 2958
22 Adams County 2943
23 Whiteside County 2909
24 DeKalb County 2905
25 Williamson County 2900
26 Franklin County 2730
27 Ogle County 2728
28 Knox County 2683
29 Macoupin County 2665
30 Marion County 2624
31 Christian County 2401
32 Coles County 2198
33 Jefferson County 2151
34 Henry County 2111
35 Fulton County 2069
36 Montgomery County 2047
37 Morgan County 2014
38 Douglas County 1978
39 Randolph County 1972
40 Stephenson County 1963
41 Jackson County 1954
42 Lee County 1920
43 Saline County 1895
44 Bureau County 1870
45 Livingston County 1845
46 Iroquois County 1835
47 Grundy County 1830
48 Clinton County 1781
49 Perry County 1747
50 Fayette County 1714
51 Effingham County 1510
52 Woodford County 1445
53 Edgar County 1373
54 Crawford County 1368
55 Wayne County 1333
56 Logan County 1293
57 Moultrie County 1281
58 Union County 1231
59 Massac County 1189
60 Jo Daviess County 1187
61 Johnson County 1115
62 Carroll County 1107
63 Jersey County 1102
64 Bond County 1092
65 Monroe County 1071
66 Lawrence County 1036
67 Shelby County 1025
68 Clay County 1015
69 Cass County 995
70 Warren County 984
71 White County 965
72 Mason County 834
73 Richland County 831
74 Pike County 804
75 Hancock County 788
76 McDonough County 787
77 Greene County 769
78 Mercer County 764
79 Clark County 718
80 Piatt County 707
81 Washington County 689
82 De Witt County 678
83 Ford County 666
84 Hamilton County 655
85 Wabash County 648
86 Marshall County 593
87 Jasper County 496
88 Cumberland County 462
89 Gallatin County 440
90 Hardin County 425
91 Alexander County 391
92 Brown County 386
93 Stark County 382
94 Henderson County 366
95 Menard County 348
96 Schuyler County 344
97 Edwards County 339
98 Pope County 298
99 Pulaski County 256
100 Putnam County 243
101 Calhoun County 238
102 Scott County 205