Ranking of Illinois Counties By White Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (3.44M), followed by DuPage County (760.77K), and Lake County (582.30K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By White Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | White Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 3443645 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 760773 |
| 3 | Lake County | 582303 |
| 4 | Will County | 554512 |
| 5 | Kane County | 454665 |
| 6 | McHenry County | 290320 |
| 7 | Winnebago County | 239206 |
| 8 | Madison County | 238462 |
| 9 | St. Clair County | 176408 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 166713 |
| 11 | Champaign County | 151859 |
| 12 | McLean County | 146710 |
| 13 | Peoria County | 141079 |
| 14 | Tazewell County | 131349 |
| 15 | Rock Island County | 125580 |
| 16 | LaSalle County | 107728 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 104408 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 92299 |
| 19 | Kankakee County | 91954 |
| 20 | Macon County | 87288 |
| 21 | Vermilion County | 67639 |
| 22 | Adams County | 63009 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 62101 |
| 24 | Whiteside County | 55404 |
| 25 | Ogle County | 51198 |
| 26 | Boone County | 50138 |
| 27 | Coles County | 49847 |
| 28 | Grundy County | 48380 |
| 29 | Henry County | 48377 |
| 30 | Jackson County | 46637 |
| 31 | Knox County | 46424 |
| 32 | Macoupin County | 45916 |
| 33 | Stephenson County | 40875 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 38990 |
| 35 | Woodford County | 37899 |
| 36 | Marion County | 36500 |
| 37 | Clinton County | 35759 |
| 38 | Livingston County | 35752 |
| 39 | Fulton County | 34549 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 34170 |
| 41 | Effingham County | 33661 |
| 42 | Christian County | 33394 |
| 43 | Bureau County | 33291 |
| 44 | Monroe County | 32727 |
| 45 | Lee County | 32587 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 32216 |
| 47 | McDonough County | 29531 |
| 48 | Randolph County | 29181 |
| 49 | Iroquois County | 28409 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 28292 |
| 51 | Logan County | 27149 |
| 52 | Saline County | 23233 |
| 53 | Jersey County | 22122 |
| 54 | Jo Daviess County | 22064 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 21918 |
| 56 | Fayette County | 20787 |
| 57 | Perry County | 19530 |
| 58 | Douglas County | 19431 |
| 59 | Hancock County | 18493 |
| 60 | Crawford County | 18290 |
| 61 | Edgar County | 17872 |
| 62 | Union County | 16987 |
| 63 | Warren County | 16686 |
| 64 | Wayne County | 16373 |
| 65 | Piatt County | 16160 |
| 66 | De Witt County | 16095 |
| 67 | Bond County | 16002 |
| 68 | Clark County | 15978 |
| 69 | Mercer County | 15906 |
| 70 | Pike County | 15755 |
| 71 | Richland County | 15736 |
| 72 | Lawrence County | 14818 |
| 73 | Carroll County | 14668 |
| 74 | Moultrie County | 14644 |
| 75 | Washington County | 14275 |
| 76 | White County | 14238 |
| 77 | Mason County | 14035 |
| 78 | Massac County | 13770 |
| 79 | Ford County | 13559 |
| 80 | Clay County | 13425 |
| 81 | Greene County | 13390 |
| 82 | Cass County | 12611 |
| 83 | Menard County | 12359 |
| 84 | Marshall County | 12012 |
| 85 | Johnson County | 11496 |
| 86 | Wabash County | 11331 |
| 87 | Cumberland County | 10734 |
| 88 | Jasper County | 9550 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 8233 |
| 90 | Schuyler County | 7139 |
| 91 | Henderson County | 6909 |
| 92 | Edwards County | 6607 |
| 93 | Putnam County | 5788 |
| 94 | Stark County | 5629 |
| 95 | Brown County | 5447 |
| 96 | Gallatin County | 5282 |
| 97 | Scott County | 5208 |
| 98 | Calhoun County | 4931 |
| 99 | Alexander County | 4708 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 4167 |
| 101 | Pope County | 4070 |
| 102 | Pulaski County | 3835 |