Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the Illinois Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 40.30%. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (54.86%), followed by Lake County (53.95%), and DuPage County (53.22%).
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 | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 54.86 |
| 2 | Lake County | 53.95 |
| 3 | DuPage County | 53.22 |
| 4 | McLean County | 45.82 |
| 5 | Champaign County | 45.31 |
| 6 | Kane County | 45.18 |
| 7 | Will County | 37.92 |
| 8 | Kendall County | 37.88 |
| 9 | Monroe County | 37.11 |
| 10 | McHenry County | 36.57 |
| 11 | Sangamon County | 35.45 |
| 12 | Peoria County | 35.16 |
| 13 | Woodford County | 34.39 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 33.76 |
| 15 | St. Clair County | 33.74 |
| 16 | DeKalb County | 33.68 |
| 17 | Piatt County | 30.75 |
| 18 | McDonough County | 30.32 |
| 19 | Madison County | 29.46 |
| 20 | Tazewell County | 27.88 |
| 21 | Grundy County | 27.60 |
| 22 | Williamson County | 27.45 |
| 23 | Boone County | 27.13 |
| 24 | Adams County | 26.13 |
| 25 | Rock Island County | 25.97 |
| 26 | Coles County | 25.85 |
| 27 | Jo Daviess County | 25.65 |
| 28 | Winnebago County | 25.61 |
| 29 | Macon County | 24.64 |
| 30 | Menard County | 24.35 |
| 31 | Henry County | 24.17 |
| 32 | Hancock County | 23.87 |
| 33 | Clinton County | 23.79 |
| 34 | Warren County | 23.77 |
| 35 | Clark County | 23.61 |
| 36 | Union County | 23.39 |
| 37 | Effingham County | 23.05 |
| 38 | Stephenson County | 22.90 |
| 39 | Logan County | 22.85 |
| 40 | Bond County | 22.84 |
| 41 | Washington County | 22.72 |
| 42 | Jersey County | 22.62 |
| 43 | Ogle County | 22.43 |
| 44 | Kankakee County | 22.14 |
| 45 | Morgan County | 21.85 |
| 46 | Ford County | 21.80 |
| 47 | De Witt County | 21.75 |
| 48 | Scott County | 21.49 |
| 49 | Knox County | 21.25 |
| 50 | Bureau County | 20.71 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 20.59 |
| 52 | Putnam County | 20.26 |
| 53 | Moultrie County | 19.94 |
| 54 | Johnson County | 19.86 |
| 55 | Lee County | 19.80 |
| 56 | Whiteside County | 19.78 |
| 57 | Jasper County | 19.69 |
| 57 | Saline County | 19.69 |
| 58 | Douglas County | 19.61 |
| 59 | Hamilton County | 19.57 |
| 60 | Cass County | 19.41 |
| 61 | Cumberland County | 19.34 |
| 62 | LaSalle County | 19.29 |
| 63 | Richland County | 19.25 |
| 64 | Stark County | 19.19 |
| 65 | Fulton County | 19.07 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | 18.88 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 18.85 |
| 68 | Crawford County | 18.63 |
| 69 | Wabash County | 18.62 |
| 70 | Mercer County | 18.43 |
| 71 | Edgar County | 18.36 |
| 72 | Macoupin County | 18.35 |
| 73 | Christian County | 18.27 |
| 74 | Marshall County | 18.25 |
| 75 | Henderson County | 18.22 |
| 76 | Brown County | 18.20 |
| 77 | Pike County | 17.56 |
| 78 | Schuyler County | 17.44 |
| 79 | Franklin County | 17.33 |
| 80 | Livingston County | 17.26 |
| 81 | Mason County | 17.15 |
| 82 | Calhoun County | 17.13 |
| 83 | Vermilion County | 17.04 |
| 84 | Shelby County | 17.02 |
| 85 | Greene County | 16.73 |
| 86 | White County | 16.11 |
| 87 | Iroquois County | 16.08 |
| 88 | Marion County | 15.82 |
| 89 | Lawrence County | 15.72 |
| 90 | Wayne County | 15.18 |
| 91 | Pope County | 14.98 |
| 92 | Clay County | 14.96 |
| 93 | Hardin County | 13.63 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 13.62 |
| 95 | Randolph County | 13.40 |
| 96 | Edwards County | 13.30 |
| 97 | Fayette County | 13.18 |
| 98 | Perry County | 12.68 |
| 99 | Massac County | 12.62 |
| 100 | Gallatin County | 10.96 |
| 101 | Alexander County | 10.88 |
