Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Illinois Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 28.37%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, River Grove village had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (100.00%), followed by Fox Lake village (81.40%), and Streator city (74.02%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
River Grove village
Fox Lake village
Streator city
Campton Hills village
Herrin city
Taylorville city
Yorkville city
Montgomery village
Northlake city
Effingham city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 River Grove village 100.00
2 Fox Lake village 81.40
3 Streator city 74.02
4 Campton Hills village 71.43
5 Herrin city 69.50
6 Taylorville city 62.07
7 Yorkville city 59.50
8 Montgomery village 59.27
9 Northlake city 54.24
10 Effingham city 53.91
11 Bridgeview village 53.41
12 Plano city 52.38
13 Pekin city 51.70
14 Lyons village 50.00
15 Lockport city 48.54
16 Belvidere city 48.33
17 Park Ridge city 46.15
18 Norridge village 44.64
19 McHenry city 43.24
20 Roscoe village 42.40
21 Danville city 41.44
22 Lincoln city 41.21
23 Harvey city 40.59
24 East St. Louis city 39.68
25 Wilmette village 39.52
26 Crystal Lake city 39.47
27 Marion city 39.12
28 Decatur city 38.17
29 Mattoon city 38.08
30 Burbank city 37.71
31 North Aurora village 37.64
32 Melrose Park village 37.60
33 Freeport city 37.41
34 Loves Park city 37.32
35 Maywood village 37.21
36 Westchester village 36.89
36 Woodstock city 36.89
37 La Grange village 36.82
38 Cicero town 36.74
39 Summit village 36.72
40 Villa Park village 36.71
41 Bourbonnais village 36.52
42 Carpentersville village 36.30
43 Highland Park city 36.11
44 Midlothian village 35.92
45 Chicago Heights city 35.52
46 Homer Glen village 35.40
47 Glendale Heights village 35.30
48 Belleville city 35.15
49 Godfrey village 34.98
50 Urbana city 34.78
51 East Peoria city 34.64
52 Joliet city 34.62
53 Sycamore city 34.61
54 Rockford city 34.59
55 Kankakee city 34.58
56 Shorewood village 34.28
57 Springfield city 34.03
58 Sterling city 33.63
59 Cahokia village 33.56
60 Niles village 33.50
61 Bradley village 33.47
62 New Lenox village 33.33
63 Jacksonville city 33.19
64 Des Plaines city 32.96
65 Peoria city 32.89
66 Bellwood village 32.83
67 Waukegan city 32.57
68 Crestwood village 32.45
69 Blue Island city 32.35
70 Riverdale village 32.27
71 Alsip village 32.26
72 Northbrook village 32.24
73 Palos Heights city 32.00
74 Galesburg city 31.92
75 Markham city 31.68
76 North Chicago city 31.56
76 Rock Island city 31.56
77 Lake Zurich village 31.14
78 Carol Stream village 31.08
79 Justice village 30.95
80 Alton city 30.63
81 Centralia city 30.45
82 Round Lake Beach village 30.09
83 Wheaton city 30.04
84 Streamwood village 29.83
85 Dolton village 29.59
86 Lemont village 29.41
87 Granite City city 29.20
88 Zion city 29.17
89 Warrenville city 29.12
90 Pontiac city 29.11
91 DeKalb city 29.10
92 Champaign city 29.06
92 Rantoul village 29.06
93 Arlington Heights village 29.00
94 Hickory Hills city 28.99
95 Moline city 28.98
96 Quincy city 28.78
97 Gurnee village 28.66
98 Beach Park village 28.56
99 Chicago city 28.47
100 East Moline city 28.25
101 Elgin city 27.63
102 Shiloh village 27.55
103 Calumet City city 26.71
104 Mount Vernon city 26.56
105 Bloomington city 26.46
106 Romeoville village 26.18
107 Evanston city 25.95
108 Mount Prospect village 25.89
109 Forest Park village 25.74
110 Deerfield village 25.42
111 Fairview Heights city 25.14
112 Morris city 24.49
113 Lombard village 24.43
114 South Holland village 24.40
115 Carbondale city 24.28
116 Skokie village 24.27
117 Hazel Crest village 24.19
118 Crest Hill city 24.15
119 Normal town 24.02
120 Wood Dale city 23.74
121 Glenview village 23.68
122 La Grange Park village 23.58
123 Glen Ellyn village 23.44
124 Bartlett village 23.36
125 Addison village 23.30
126 Plainfield village 23.16
127 Huntley village 22.93
128 Aurora city 22.83
129 Brookfield village 22.75
130 Bolingbrook village 22.74
131 Evergreen Park village 22.68
132 Swansea village 22.64
133 Palos Hills city 22.59
134 Woodridge village 22.48
135 Macomb city 22.41
136 Richton Park village 22.21
137 Bloomingdale village 22.18
138 Morton village 22.09
139 Chatham village 22.08
140 Homewood village 21.52
141 Palatine village 21.51
142 Matteson village 21.42
143 Barrington village 21.11
144 Lansing village 21.04
145 Park Forest village 20.99
146 Dixon city 20.92
147 Country Club Hills city 20.75
148 Lincolnwood village 20.44
149 Lake in the Hills village 20.18
150 Collinsville city 19.93
151 Kewanee city 19.91
152 Berwyn city 19.63
153 Chicago Ridge village 19.55
154 Libertyville village 19.29
155 Hanover Park village 19.20
156 Bensenville village 19.11
157 Oak Lawn village 19.01
158 Wood River city 18.24
159 Oswego village 18.20
160 Prospect Heights city 18.18
161 Orland Park village 17.74
162 St. Charles city 17.67
162 Tinley Park village 17.67
163 Oak Park village 17.40
164 Rolling Meadows city 16.98
165 Antioch village 16.84
166 Roselle village 16.39
167 Charleston city 15.89
168 Round Lake village 15.88
169 Edwardsville city 15.74
170 Oak Forest city 15.68
171 Hoffman Estates village 14.72
172 Naperville city 14.30
173 Troy city 14.00
174 O'Fallon city 13.88
175 Lindenhurst village 12.78
176 Worth village 12.50
177 Mundelein village 12.46
178 Canton city 12.32
179 West Chicago city 12.03
180 Westmont village 11.97
181 Schaumburg village 11.60
182 Lake Forest city 11.54
183 Hinsdale village 11.36
184 Downers Grove village 10.62
185 Buffalo Grove village 10.33
186 Elmwood Park village 10.23
187 Gages Lake CDP 9.49
188 Mokena village 9.41
189 Algonquin village 9.14
190 Lisle village 8.84
191 Ottawa city 8.14
192 South Elgin village 7.81
193 Elmhurst city 7.77
194 River Forest village 5.95
195 Western Springs village 5.71
196 Morton Grove village 5.39
197 Wheeling village 4.74
198 Darien city 4.44
199 Geneva city 4.42
200 Schiller Park village 4.19
201 Elk Grove Village village 4.17
202 Highland city 2.63
203 Burr Ridge village 2.35
204 Vernon Hills village 2.15
205 Frankfort village 1.68
206 Batavia city 1.22
207 Grayslake village 0.48
208 Cary village 0.00
208 Channahon village 0.00
208 Columbia city 0.00
208 Franklin Park village 0.00
208 Glen Carbon village 0.00
208 Machesney Park village 0.00
208 Minooka village 0.00
208 Washington city 0.00
208 Waterloo city 0.00
208 Wauconda village 0.00
208 Winnetka village 0.00