Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Illinois counties, Calhoun County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.64%), followed by Jasper County (98.52%), and Shelby County (98.24%).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calhoun County | 98.64 |
| 2 | Jasper County | 98.52 |
| 3 | Shelby County | 98.24 |
| 4 | Moultrie County | 98 |
| 5 | Edgar County | 97.96 |
| 6 | Clark County | 97.93 |
| 7 | Scott County | 97.87 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 97.82 |
| 9 | Cumberland County | 97.7 |
| 9 | Henderson County | 97.7 |
| 10 | Clay County | 97.62 |
| 11 | Hamilton County | 97.57 |
| 11 | Wayne County | 97.57 |
| 12 | Hancock County | 97.56 |
| 12 | Mason County | 97.56 |
| 13 | Edwards County | 97.54 |
| 14 | Effingham County | 97.53 |
| 15 | Gallatin County | 97.52 |
| 16 | Jo Daviess County | 97.49 |
| 16 | Piatt County | 97.49 |
| 17 | Greene County | 97.45 |
| 17 | White County | 97.45 |
| 18 | Mercer County | 97.43 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 97.35 |
| 20 | Washington County | 97.31 |
| 21 | Pike County | 97.26 |
| 22 | Macoupin County | 97.19 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 97.18 |
| 24 | Woodford County | 97.15 |
| 25 | Douglas County | 97.09 |
| 26 | Putnam County | 97.07 |
| 27 | De Witt County | 97.06 |
| 28 | Menard County | 96.87 |
| 29 | Hardin County | 96.81 |
| 30 | Stark County | 96.76 |
| 31 | Ford County | 96.74 |
| 32 | Jersey County | 96.73 |
| 33 | Richland County | 96.65 |
| 34 | Christian County | 96.49 |
| 35 | Carroll County | 96.47 |
| 36 | Iroquois County | 96.45 |
| 37 | Wabash County | 96.27 |
| 38 | Ogle County | 96.26 |
| 39 | Bureau County | 96.14 |
| 40 | Union County | 96.06 |
| 41 | Tazewell County | 95.99 |
| 42 | Grundy County | 95.72 |
| 42 | Henry County | 95.72 |
| 43 | Whiteside County | 95.46 |
| 44 | Montgomery County | 94.93 |
| 45 | Schuyler County | 94.73 |
| 46 | LaSalle County | 94.57 |
| 47 | Clinton County | 94.15 |
| 48 | Fulton County | 94.01 |
| 49 | Fayette County | 93.8 |
| 50 | Livingston County | 93.42 |
| 51 | McHenry County | 93.32 |
| 52 | Adams County | 93.04 |
| 53 | Saline County | 93 |
| 54 | Crawford County | 92.98 |
| 55 | Coles County | 92.9 |
| 56 | Marion County | 92.84 |
| 57 | Boone County | 92.82 |
| 58 | Cass County | 92.58 |
| 59 | Pope County | 92.42 |
| 60 | Warren County | 92.36 |
| 61 | Williamson County | 91.99 |
| 62 | Lee County | 91.8 |
| 63 | Johnson County | 91.13 |
| 64 | Bond County | 91.1 |
| 65 | Massac County | 90.59 |
| 66 | Morgan County | 90.07 |
| 67 | McDonough County | 90 |
| 68 | Logan County | 89.12 |
| 69 | Perry County | 88.54 |
| 70 | Lawrence County | 88.16 |
| 71 | Madison County | 87.86 |
| 72 | Randolph County | 87.59 |
| 73 | Knox County | 87.57 |
| 74 | Jefferson County | 87.45 |
| 75 | DeKalb County | 86.83 |
| 76 | Kendall County | 86.78 |
| 77 | Kane County | 86.56 |
| 78 | Stephenson County | 85.76 |
| 79 | McLean County | 83.7 |
| 80 | Rock Island County | 83.08 |
| 81 | Vermilion County | 82.27 |
| 82 | Sangamon County | 82.21 |
| 83 | Kankakee County | 81.34 |
| 84 | Lake County | 81.27 |
| 85 | Winnebago County | 80.24 |
| 86 | DuPage County | 80.02 |
| 87 | Will County | 79.7 |
| 88 | Brown County | 78.83 |
| 89 | Macon County | 77.99 |
| 90 | Jackson County | 77.71 |
| 91 | Peoria County | 73.87 |
| 92 | Champaign County | 72.12 |
| 93 | Pulaski County | 65.76 |
| 94 | Cook County | 65.4 |
| 95 | St. Clair County | 65.17 |
| 96 | Alexander County | 63.24 |