Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Black or African American 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 percentage of the Illinois Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.40%. Among all Illinois counties, De Witt County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (63.04%), followed by Crawford County (55.67%), and Hardin County (50.00%).

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 Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
De Witt County
Crawford County
Hardin County
Clay County
Carroll County
Johnson County
Randolph County
Fulton County
Brown County
Livingston County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 De Witt County 63.04
2 Crawford County 55.67
3 Hardin County 50.00
4 Clay County 49.25
5 Carroll County 48.67
6 Johnson County 47.64
7 Randolph County 45.60
8 Fulton County 44.53
9 Brown County 43.91
10 Livingston County 43.89
11 Montgomery County 41.51
12 Logan County 40.40
13 Lawrence County 40.19
14 Perry County 40.04
15 Menard County 40.00
16 Clinton County 39.42
17 Pike County 38.61
18 Greene County 35.11
19 Fayette County 35.06
20 Knox County 33.84
21 Edwards County 33.33
22 Lee County 29.60
23 Moultrie County 29.41
24 Bond County 28.61
25 Bureau County 28.18
26 White County 27.91
27 LaSalle County 27.70
28 Monroe County 26.32
28 Washington County 26.32
29 Effingham County 25.78
30 Rock Island County 25.29
31 Putnam County 25.00
32 Cass County 24.79
33 Ford County 24.73
34 Tazewell County 23.81
35 Henry County 23.73
36 Jasper County 23.08
37 Clark County 22.92
38 Ogle County 22.13
39 Christian County 21.83
40 Iroquois County 19.71
41 Mercer County 19.61
42 Sangamon County 19.20
43 Vermilion County 19.19
44 Union County 18.59
45 Macoupin County 18.52
46 Stephenson County 17.65
47 Franklin County 17.59
48 Piatt County 16.95
49 Peoria County 16.72
50 Cumberland County 16.67
51 Whiteside County 16.62
52 Douglas County 16.51
53 Kankakee County 16.41
54 Jefferson County 16.09
55 Winnebago County 15.94
56 Adams County 15.69
57 Marion County 15.39
58 Morgan County 14.93
59 Jersey County 14.82
59 Richland County 14.82
60 Grundy County 14.44
61 Hancock County 14.29
61 Henderson County 14.29
62 Massac County 14.22
63 Macon County 14.16
64 Madison County 12.94
65 Pulaski County 12.72
66 Champaign County 12.64
67 Pope County 12.62
68 Marshall County 12.50
69 Coles County 12.31
70 St. Clair County 12.26
71 Cook County 11.74
72 Schuyler County 11.69
73 Kane County 11.15
74 Alexander County 10.99
75 Saline County 10.42
76 Williamson County 10.15
77 Wabash County 10.00
78 Jackson County 9.38
78 Lake County 9.38
79 Kendall County 8.84
80 Will County 8.71
81 Edgar County 7.87
82 Mason County 7.84
83 Warren County 7.35
84 Jo Daviess County 7.14
85 McHenry County 6.97
86 DuPage County 6.94
87 Woodford County 6.72
88 McLean County 6.00
89 McDonough County 5.13
90 DeKalb County 3.86
91 Boone County 3.21
92 Wayne County 1.32
93 Calhoun County 0.00
93 Gallatin County 0.00
93 Hamilton County 0.00
93 Scott County 0.00
93 Shelby County 0.00
93 Stark County 0.00