Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Illinois counties, Calhoun County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.69%), followed by Jasper County (98.57%), and Shelby County (98.29%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
White Alone in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun County | 98.69 |
| 2 | Jasper County | 98.57 |
| 3 | Shelby County | 98.29 |
| 4 | Moultrie County | 98.14 |
| 5 | Edgar County | 98.05 |
| 6 | Scott County | 98.04 |
| 7 | Clark County | 97.98 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 97.91 |
| 9 | Henderson County | 97.82 |
| 10 | Mercer County | 97.75 |
| 11 | Edwards County | 97.72 |
| 12 | Piatt County | 97.71 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 97.69 |
| 14 | Mason County | 97.68 |
| 15 | White County | 97.67 |
| 16 | Wayne County | 97.65 |
| 17 | Effingham County | 97.64 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 97.64 |
| 17 | Jo Daviess County | 97.64 |
| 18 | Gallatin County | 97.62 |
| 19 | Greene County | 97.61 |
| 20 | Hamilton County | 97.57 |
| 21 | Clay County | 97.55 |
| 22 | Marshall County | 97.49 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 97.39 |
| 24 | Washington County | 97.38 |
| 25 | Putnam County | 97.35 |
| 26 | Macoupin County | 97.29 |
| 27 | Pike County | 97.21 |
| 28 | De Witt County | 97.18 |
| 29 | Douglas County | 97.15 |
| 30 | Woodford County | 97.14 |
| 31 | Menard County | 97.06 |
| 32 | Stark County | 96.99 |
| 33 | Jersey County | 96.88 |
| 34 | Richland County | 96.85 |
| 35 | Ford County | 96.84 |
| 36 | Hardin County | 96.72 |
| 37 | Iroquois County | 96.6 |
| 38 | Carroll County | 96.56 |
| 39 | Christian County | 96.53 |
| 40 | Wabash County | 96.47 |
| 41 | Ogle County | 96.45 |
| 42 | Bureau County | 96.35 |
| 43 | Union County | 96.23 |
| 44 | Tazewell County | 96.16 |
| 45 | Grundy County | 95.89 |
| 46 | Henry County | 95.87 |
| 47 | Whiteside County | 95.55 |
| 48 | Schuyler County | 95.1 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 95.05 |
| 50 | LaSalle County | 94.72 |
| 51 | Clinton County | 94.21 |
| 52 | Fulton County | 94.15 |
| 53 | Fayette County | 93.9 |
| 54 | McHenry County | 93.54 |
| 55 | Livingston County | 93.43 |
| 56 | Adams County | 93.15 |
| 57 | Crawford County | 93.11 |
| 58 | Marion County | 93.07 |
| 59 | Boone County | 93.02 |
| 60 | Coles County | 92.97 |
| 61 | Saline County | 92.93 |
| 62 | Cass County | 92.73 |
| 63 | Warren County | 92.43 |
| 64 | Pope County | 92.41 |
| 65 | Williamson County | 92.21 |
| 66 | Lee County | 91.96 |
| 67 | Johnson County | 91.24 |
| 68 | Bond County | 91.22 |
| 69 | Massac County | 90.84 |
| 70 | McDonough County | 90.25 |
| 71 | Morgan County | 90.18 |
| 72 | Logan County | 89.28 |
| 73 | Perry County | 88.65 |
| 74 | Lawrence County | 88.19 |
| 75 | Madison County | 88.11 |
| 76 | Knox County | 87.78 |
| 77 | Randolph County | 87.62 |
| 78 | Jefferson County | 87.54 |
| 79 | Kendall County | 87.2 |
| 80 | DeKalb County | 87.19 |
| 81 | Kane County | 86.73 |
| 82 | Stephenson County | 85.96 |
| 83 | McLean County | 83.75 |
| 84 | Rock Island County | 83.35 |
| 85 | Vermilion County | 82.47 |
| 86 | Sangamon County | 82.4 |
| 87 | Lake County | 81.62 |
| 88 | Kankakee County | 81.31 |
| 89 | Winnebago County | 80.58 |
| 90 | DuPage County | 80.42 |
| 91 | Will County | 80.11 |
| 92 | Brown County | 79.22 |
| 93 | Macon County | 78.22 |
| 94 | Jackson County | 77.95 |
| 95 | Peoria County | 73.99 |
| 96 | Champaign County | 72.55 |
| 97 | Cook County | 65.45 |
| 98 | St. Clair County | 65.37 |
| 99 | Pulaski County | 65.19 |
| 100 | Alexander County | 63.82 |