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)
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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| 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 |