Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 38.38%. Among all Illinois counties, DuPage County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (51.00%), followed by Lake County (50.06%), and Cook County (49.09%).
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 | DuPage County | 51.00 |
| 2 | Lake County | 50.06 |
| 3 | Cook County | 49.09 |
| 4 | McLean County | 45.39 |
| 5 | Champaign County | 45.00 |
| 6 | Kane County | 40.94 |
| 7 | Kendall County | 37.13 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 36.94 |
| 9 | Will County | 36.18 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 35.55 |
| 11 | McHenry County | 35.02 |
| 12 | Peoria County | 34.79 |
| 13 | Woodford County | 34.44 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 33.68 |
| 15 | St. Clair County | 33.57 |
| 16 | DeKalb County | 32.87 |
| 17 | Piatt County | 30.79 |
| 18 | McDonough County | 30.34 |
| 19 | Madison County | 29.25 |
| 20 | Tazewell County | 27.83 |
| 21 | Williamson County | 27.42 |
| 22 | Grundy County | 26.55 |
| 23 | Adams County | 26.17 |
| 24 | Coles County | 25.77 |
| 25 | Boone County | 25.38 |
| 26 | Jo Daviess County | 25.37 |
| 27 | Rock Island County | 25.18 |
| 28 | Macon County | 24.78 |
| 29 | Winnebago County | 24.46 |
| 30 | Menard County | 24.37 |
| 31 | Henry County | 24.27 |
| 32 | Hancock County | 23.81 |
| 33 | Warren County | 23.78 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 23.69 |
| 35 | Clark County | 23.60 |
| 36 | Union County | 23.09 |
| 37 | Effingham County | 22.89 |
| 38 | Washington County | 22.88 |
| 39 | Stephenson County | 22.87 |
| 40 | Bond County | 22.62 |
| 41 | Jersey County | 22.58 |
| 42 | Logan County | 22.44 |
| 43 | Ogle County | 22.06 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 21.81 |
| 45 | Ford County | 21.61 |
| 46 | Kankakee County | 21.45 |
| 47 | De Witt County | 21.44 |
| 48 | Scott County | 21.42 |
| 49 | Knox County | 20.91 |
| 50 | Carroll County | 20.24 |
| 51 | Bureau County | 20.20 |
| 52 | Moultrie County | 20.02 |
| 53 | Putnam County | 19.95 |
| 54 | Jasper County | 19.68 |
| 55 | Saline County | 19.61 |
| 56 | Johnson County | 19.51 |
| 57 | Lee County | 19.46 |
| 58 | Hamilton County | 19.45 |
| 59 | Stark County | 19.43 |
| 60 | Cumberland County | 19.32 |
| 61 | Richland County | 19.29 |
| 62 | Whiteside County | 19.26 |
| 63 | Fulton County | 19.18 |
| 64 | Douglas County | 19.16 |
| 65 | LaSalle County | 19.14 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | 18.86 |
| 67 | Mercer County | 18.74 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 18.62 |
| 69 | Crawford County | 18.44 |
| 70 | Macoupin County | 18.36 |
| 71 | Wabash County | 18.35 |
| 72 | Edgar County | 18.33 |
| 73 | Cass County | 18.24 |
| 74 | Christian County | 18.23 |
| 75 | Henderson County | 18.18 |
| 76 | Marshall County | 18.17 |
| 77 | Pike County | 17.66 |
| 78 | Brown County | 17.59 |
| 79 | Schuyler County | 17.53 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 17.22 |
| 81 | Calhoun County | 17.12 |
| 82 | Shelby County | 17.07 |
| 83 | Mason County | 17.04 |
| 84 | Vermilion County | 17.01 |
| 85 | Livingston County | 16.88 |
| 86 | Greene County | 16.69 |
| 87 | White County | 16.07 |
| 88 | Marion County | 15.92 |
| 89 | Iroquois County | 15.82 |
| 90 | Lawrence County | 15.35 |
| 91 | Wayne County | 15.14 |
| 92 | Pulaski County | 15.01 |
| 93 | Clay County | 14.93 |
| 94 | Pope County | 14.87 |
| 95 | Hardin County | 13.74 |
| 96 | Randolph County | 13.37 |
| 97 | Edwards County | 13.24 |
| 98 | Fayette County | 13.19 |
| 99 | Perry County | 12.53 |
| 100 | Massac County | 12.39 |
| 101 | Alexander County | 10.87 |
| 102 | Gallatin County | 10.82 |
