Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Illinois counties, Calhoun County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.96%), followed by Jasper County (98.72%), and Shelby County (98.71%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2012
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Calhoun County 98.96
2 Jasper County 98.72
3 Shelby County 98.71
4 Scott County 98.45
5 Moultrie County 98.44
6 Mercer County 98.4
7 Edgar County 98.36
8 Edwards County 98.25
9 Clark County 98.24
10 Wayne County 98.23
11 Effingham County 98.22
11 Monroe County 98.22
12 Hancock County 98.21
13 Hamilton County 98.16
14 Greene County 98.05
15 Henderson County 98.03
15 Stark County 98.03
15 White County 98.03
16 Mason County 98
17 Cumberland County 97.98
17 Gallatin County 97.98
18 Marshall County 97.97
19 Clay County 97.92
19 Putnam County 97.92
20 Piatt County 97.91
21 Jo Daviess County 97.88
22 Franklin County 97.79
22 Washington County 97.79
23 Douglas County 97.74
24 Ford County 97.71
25 De Witt County 97.61
26 Macoupin County 97.57
27 Woodford County 97.56
28 Richland County 97.55
29 Hardin County 97.41
30 Jersey County 97.38
30 Menard County 97.38
31 Iroquois County 97.06
31 Pike County 97.06
32 Carroll County 97
33 Ogle County 96.99
34 Wabash County 96.93
35 Bureau County 96.92
36 Christian County 96.73
37 Tazewell County 96.47
37 Union County 96.47
38 Grundy County 96.45
39 Henry County 96.25
40 Whiteside County 95.9
41 Schuyler County 95.75
42 Montgomery County 95.52
43 LaSalle County 95.41
44 Fulton County 94.44
45 Clinton County 94.33
46 McHenry County 94.18
47 Warren County 94.05
48 Cass County 93.92
49 Adams County 93.84
50 Fayette County 93.78
51 Marion County 93.55
52 Coles County 93.46
53 Crawford County 93.35
54 Boone County 93.32
55 Saline County 93.26
56 Williamson County 92.98
57 Livingston County 92.82
58 Lee County 92.53
59 Massac County 91.39
60 Bond County 91.24
61 Morgan County 91.22
62 Pope County 91.17
63 McDonough County 90.68
64 Johnson County 89.46
65 Logan County 89.43
66 Perry County 89.39
67 Madison County 88.94
68 Knox County 88.76
69 Lawrence County 88.56
70 DeKalb County 88.42
71 Randolph County 88.37
72 Jefferson County 88.36
73 Kendall County 88.29
74 Kane County 87.33
75 Stephenson County 87.16
76 Rock Island County 85.02
77 McLean County 84.92
78 Vermilion County 83.63
79 Sangamon County 83.59
80 Lake County 82.94
81 DuPage County 81.92
82 Winnebago County 81.88
83 Kankakee County 81.38
84 Will County 81.25
85 Macon County 79.24
86 Brown County 79.02
87 Jackson County 78.94
88 Peoria County 75.3
89 Champaign County 74.19
90 Cook County 65.73
91 St. Clair County 65.64
92 Pulaski County 64.29
93 Alexander County 60.98