Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 1,645,868. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (374,711), followed by DuPage County (114,271), and Will County (96,174).
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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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 374711 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 114271 |
| 3 | Will County | 96174 |
| 4 | Lake County | 76863 |
| 5 | Kane County | 64889 |
| 6 | McHenry County | 60103 |
| 7 | Madison County | 57227 |
| 8 | Winnebago County | 50282 |
| 9 | St. Clair County | 41204 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 35965 |
| 11 | Tazewell County | 30909 |
| 12 | Peoria County | 29391 |
| 13 | Rock Island County | 28236 |
| 14 | Champaign County | 26006 |
| 15 | LaSalle County | 25420 |
| 16 | McLean County | 23295 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 21066 |
| 18 | Kankakee County | 19205 |
| 19 | Macon County | 19131 |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 17374 |
| 21 | Williamson County | 15691 |
| 22 | Vermilion County | 14258 |
| 23 | Adams County | 13481 |
| 24 | Whiteside County | 11851 |
| 25 | Ogle County | 11363 |
| 26 | Henry County | 10973 |
| 27 | Grundy County | 10635 |
| 28 | Knox County | 10585 |
| 29 | Stephenson County | 10192 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 10191 |
| 31 | Macoupin County | 10015 |
| 32 | Coles County | 9780 |
| 33 | Marion County | 9219 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 9162 |
| 35 | Jackson County | 9009 |
| 36 | Clinton County | 9005 |
| 37 | Boone County | 8679 |
| 38 | Effingham County | 8612 |
| 39 | Lee County | 7955 |
| 40 | Woodford County | 7940 |
| 41 | Monroe County | 7808 |
| 42 | Fulton County | 7660 |
| 43 | Bureau County | 7618 |
| 44 | Livingston County | 7302 |
| 45 | Randolph County | 6898 |
| 46 | Christian County | 6818 |
| 47 | Saline County | 6269 |
| 48 | Iroquois County | 6172 |
| 49 | Morgan County | 6123 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 5770 |
| 51 | Logan County | 5749 |
| 52 | Crawford County | 5154 |
| 53 | Perry County | 5084 |
| 54 | Jo Daviess County | 5019 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 4897 |
| 56 | Jersey County | 4728 |
| 57 | Fayette County | 4719 |
| 58 | McDonough County | 4620 |
| 59 | Richland County | 4438 |
| 60 | Hancock County | 4283 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 4168 |
| 62 | Mercer County | 3852 |
| 63 | White County | 3840 |
| 64 | Edgar County | 3803 |
| 65 | Bond County | 3688 |
| 66 | Douglas County | 3673 |
| 67 | Massac County | 3656 |
| 68 | Union County | 3639 |
| 69 | Lawrence County | 3589 |
| 70 | Washington County | 3549 |
| 71 | Piatt County | 3476 |
| 72 | Carroll County | 3412 |
| 73 | Clark County | 3359 |
| 74 | De Witt County | 3321 |
| 75 | Pike County | 3212 |
| 76 | Menard County | 3186 |
| 77 | Wabash County | 3127 |
| 78 | Moultrie County | 3122 |
| 79 | Warren County | 3105 |
| 80 | Ford County | 3086 |
| 81 | Clay County | 3040 |
| 82 | Mason County | 2991 |
| 83 | Johnson County | 2970 |
| 84 | Marshall County | 2906 |
| 85 | Cumberland County | 2552 |
| 86 | Greene County | 2412 |
| 87 | Jasper County | 2177 |
| 88 | Hamilton County | 1996 |
| 89 | Cass County | 1880 |
| 90 | Edwards County | 1879 |
| 91 | Schuyler County | 1775 |
| 92 | Henderson County | 1458 |
| 93 | Gallatin County | 1377 |
| 94 | Putnam County | 1305 |
| 95 | Stark County | 1151 |
| 96 | Calhoun County | 1092 |
| 97 | Brown County | 1091 |
| 98 | Hardin County | 1068 |
| 99 | Scott County | 923 |
| 100 | Pope County | 893 |
| 101 | Alexander County | 814 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | 808 |
