Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Illinois Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 40.30%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Winnetka village had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (90.72%), followed by Wilmette village (86.18%), and Western Springs village (82.18%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Winnetka village
Wilmette village
Western Springs village
Lake Forest city
Hinsdale village
Deerfield village
Evanston city
River Forest village
Oak Park village
Highland Park city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Winnetka village 90.72
2 Wilmette village 86.18
3 Western Springs village 82.18
4 Lake Forest city 82.09
5 Hinsdale village 81.97
6 Deerfield village 81.79
7 Evanston city 81.55
8 River Forest village 80.84
9 Oak Park village 80.43
10 Highland Park city 80.20
11 Libertyville village 75.22
12 Barrington village 74.19
13 Glen Ellyn village 72.44
14 Naperville city 70.54
15 Northbrook village 70.40
16 Glenview village 70.34
17 Wheaton city 68.42
18 Burr Ridge village 68.28
19 La Grange village 66.06
20 Chicago city 65.94
21 Vernon Hills village 64.27
22 Buffalo Grove village 64.08
23 Urbana city 63.75
24 La Grange Park village 63.66
25 Elmhurst city 63.24
26 Park Ridge city 63.21
27 Geneva city 63.00
28 East St. Louis city 62.55
29 Campton Hills village 61.87
30 Grayslake village 61.68
31 Lisle village 61.56
32 Downers Grove village 60.55
33 Forest Park village 60.08
34 Arlington Heights village 59.36
35 Edwardsville city 56.82
36 Batavia city 56.65
37 Plainfield village 56.53
38 Gurnee village 55.91
39 Frankfort village 55.31
40 Lake Zurich village 54.70
41 Palatine village 54.68
42 Champaign city 53.87
43 Normal town 53.83
44 Lincolnwood village 53.38
45 Woodridge village 52.89
46 Skokie village 52.57
47 Glen Carbon village 52.55
48 St. Charles city 52.32
49 O'Fallon city 52.07
50 Columbia city 50.67
51 Darien city 50.09
52 Westchester village 49.94
53 Mundelein village 49.69
54 Carbondale city 49.34
55 Mount Prospect village 49.20
56 Aurora city 48.38
57 Bloomington city 48.31
58 Brookfield village 48.28
59 Cary village 48.17
60 Westmont village 48.06
61 Wheeling village 47.97
62 Chatham village 47.96
63 Homewood village 47.95
64 West Chicago city 47.77
65 Evergreen Park village 47.04
66 Lombard village 46.88
67 Hoffman Estates village 45.51
68 Warrenville city 45.40
69 New Lenox village 45.28
70 Wauconda village 45.08
71 Palos Heights city 45.05
72 Sycamore city 44.94
73 Prospect Heights city 44.92
74 Swansea village 44.69
75 Lindenhurst village 44.61
76 Bartlett village 44.55
77 Oswego village 44.33
78 Morton Grove village 44.31
79 Shiloh village 44.25
80 Mokena village 44.21
81 Algonquin village 44.15
82 Morton village 43.70
83 Lemont village 43.69
84 Washington city 43.33
85 Peoria city 42.89
86 Schaumburg village 42.60
87 Crystal Lake city 42.57
88 Bolingbrook village 42.06
89 Orland Park village 41.74
90 Carol Stream village 41.64
91 Gages Lake CDP 41.39
92 Des Plaines city 40.83
92 North Aurora village 40.83
93 Rolling Meadows city 40.81
94 Lockport city 40.24
95 South Elgin village 40.12
96 Montgomery village 40.08
97 Antioch village 39.80
98 Villa Park village 39.74
99 Lake in the Hills village 39.46
100 Shorewood village 39.42
101 Round Lake village 39.40
102 Roselle village 39.39
103 Park Forest village 39.37
104 Homer Glen village 38.28
105 Bloomingdale village 38.23
106 North Chicago city 37.61
107 Macomb city 37.51
108 Minooka village 37.24
109 Springfield city 37.20
110 DeKalb city 37.07
111 Tinley Park village 36.80
112 Woodstock city 36.74
113 Elk Grove Village village 36.54
114 Waukegan city 36.41
115 Elgin city 35.74
115 Yorkville city 35.74
116 Huntley village 35.63
117 Country Club Hills city 35.47
118 Niles village 35.44
119 Waterloo city 35.07
120 Berwyn city 34.79
121 Channahon village 34.50
122 Roscoe village 34.36
123 Oak Lawn village 34.02
124 Charleston city 33.38
125 Joliet city 32.91
126 Troy city 32.57
127 Carpentersville village 32.56
128 Bourbonnais village 32.06
128 Schiller Park village 32.06
129 Oak Forest city 31.94
130 Glendale Heights village 31.71
131 Elmwood Park village 31.65
132 Moline city 31.30
133 Collinsville city 31.18
134 Godfrey village 31.11
135 Maywood village 31.06
136 Streamwood village 30.48
137 Belleville city 30.26
138 Fairview Heights city 30.16
139 McHenry city 29.48
140 Highland city 29.30
141 Bensenville village 28.89
142 Melrose Park village 28.11
143 Bellwood village 28.04
144 Hanover Park village 27.79
145 Rock Island city 27.47
146 Rockford city 27.03
147 Marion city 26.72
148 East Peoria city 26.64
149 Addison village 26.38
150 Lansing village 26.00
151 Norridge village 25.68
152 Morris city 25.63
153 Palos Hills city 25.58
154 Quincy city 25.21
155 Loves Park city 24.91
156 Chicago Heights city 24.84
157 Hickory Hills city 24.71
158 Crest Hill city 24.21
159 Romeoville village 24.19
160 Plano city 23.91
161 Blue Island city 23.45
162 Riverdale village 23.42
163 Ottawa city 23.24
164 Lyons village 23.10
165 Zion city 23.09
166 Wood Dale city 23.04
167 Matteson village 23.01
168 Crestwood village 22.98
169 Round Lake Beach village 22.90
170 Freeport city 22.85
171 Herrin city 22.84
172 East Moline city 22.59
173 Decatur city 22.44
174 River Grove village 22.12
175 Alton city 22.11
176 Mount Vernon city 22.07
177 Jacksonville city 21.92
178 Fox Lake village 21.90
179 Effingham city 21.49
180 Danville city 21.35
181 Summit village 21.33
182 Galesburg city 20.85
183 Dixon city 20.84
184 Northlake city 20.09
185 Cicero town 20.06
186 Franklin Park village 20.01
187 Lincoln city 19.85
188 Calumet City city 19.66
189 Chicago Ridge village 19.64
190 Bridgeview village 19.57
191 Dolton village 19.48
192 Canton city 19.17
193 Taylorville city 18.97
194 Pekin city 18.73
195 Midlothian village 18.47
196 Beach Park village 18.39
197 South Holland village 18.22
198 Kankakee city 18.14
199 Worth village 18.07
200 Centralia city 17.45
201 Alsip village 17.25
202 Burbank city 17.15
203 Mattoon city 17.07
204 Belvidere city 16.98
205 Justice village 16.77
206 Machesney Park village 16.50
207 Hazel Crest village 16.28
208 Sterling city 15.88
209 Streator city 15.77
210 Rantoul village 15.74
211 Bradley village 15.03
212 Kewanee city 14.98
213 Richton Park village 14.80
214 Pontiac city 14.65
215 Granite City city 14.60
216 Wood River city 13.97
217 Markham city 12.91
218 Cahokia village 12.22
219 Harvey city 12.20