Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 25.24%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Calumet City city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (49.67%), followed by Riverdale village (46.85%), and Harvey city (45.54%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Calumet City city
Riverdale village
Harvey city
Pontiac city
Cahokia village
Hazel Crest village
Wood River city
Taylorville city
Markham city
Sterling city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Calumet City city 49.67
2 Riverdale village 46.85
3 Harvey city 45.54
4 Pontiac city 44.81
5 Cahokia village 44.71
6 Hazel Crest village 44.68
7 Wood River city 43.91
8 Taylorville city 43.44
9 Markham city 42.49
10 Sterling city 41.56
11 Worth village 41.45
12 Mattoon city 40.97
13 Summit village 40.66
14 Midlothian village 40.49
15 Bridgeview village 40.46
16 Maywood village 40.14
17 Beach Park village 40.12
18 Kewanee city 39.99
19 Belvidere city 39.96
20 Cicero town 39.95
21 Canton city 39.82
22 Lincoln city 39.36
23 South Holland village 38.79
24 Burbank city 38.77
25 Bradley village 38.43
26 Justice village 38.41
27 Bellwood village 38.21
28 Lansing village 37.97
29 Decatur city 37.85
30 Granite City city 37.69
31 Rantoul village 37.63
32 Streator city 37.59
33 Jacksonville city 37.30
34 Machesney Park village 37.16
35 Wood Dale city 37.13
36 Pekin city 36.77
37 Galesburg city 36.62
38 Dolton village 36.60
39 Crestwood village 35.90
40 Richton Park village 35.86
41 River Grove village 35.76
42 Fox Lake village 35.74
43 Alsip village 35.58
44 Zion city 35.39
45 Ottawa city 35.07
46 Freeport city 35.06
47 Morris city 35.00
48 Danville city 34.95
49 Centralia city 34.84
50 Palos Hills city 34.73
51 Bourbonnais village 34.67
52 Quincy city 34.62
53 Romeoville village 34.51
54 Dixon city 34.34
55 Matteson village 34.28
56 Streamwood village 33.99
57 Crest Hill city 33.94
58 Chicago Ridge village 33.73
59 Loves Park city 33.63
60 Bensenville village 33.50
61 Franklin Park village 33.36
62 Chicago Heights city 33.30
63 Lyons village 33.13
64 Addison village 33.01
65 Melrose Park village 32.97
66 Plano city 32.86
67 East Moline city 32.69
68 Kankakee city 32.67
69 Blue Island city 32.36
70 Round Lake Beach village 31.97
71 Herrin city 31.91
72 Hanover Park village 31.58
72 Mount Vernon city 31.58
73 Niles village 31.46
74 Marion city 31.34
74 Norridge village 31.34
75 Rockford city 30.04
76 Northlake city 30.01
77 Highland city 29.85
78 Effingham city 29.80
79 Alton city 29.79
80 Collinsville city 29.34
81 North Chicago city 29.33
82 Glendale Heights village 29.19
83 Macomb city 29.11
84 Elmwood Park village 29.04
85 East Peoria city 29.02
86 Hickory Hills city 28.69
87 Rock Island city 28.59
88 Bloomingdale village 28.13
89 Huntley village 27.78
89 Waukegan city 27.78
90 Tinley Park village 27.72
91 Joliet city 27.66
92 Oak Forest city 27.51
93 Carpentersville village 27.13
93 Montgomery village 27.13
94 Villa Park village 27.11
95 McHenry city 26.92
96 Schiller Park village 26.78
97 Charleston city 26.41
98 Oak Lawn village 26.31
99 Moline city 26.12
100 Homer Glen village 26.11
101 Fairview Heights city 25.96
102 Springfield city 25.89
103 Waterloo city 25.60
104 Shorewood village 25.54
105 Lockport city 25.44
106 Berwyn city 25.23
107 Roselle village 25.17
108 Woodstock city 24.95
109 Gages Lake CDP 24.65
110 South Elgin village 24.61
111 Orland Park village 24.52
112 DeKalb city 24.40
113 Elk Grove Village village 24.39
114 Rolling Meadows city 24.32
115 Roscoe village 24.29
116 Belleville city 24.18
117 Lemont village 23.82
118 Des Plaines city 23.76
119 Godfrey village 23.60
120 Lake in the Hills village 23.54
121 Peoria city 23.50
122 Bolingbrook village 23.49
123 Channahon village 23.47
124 West Chicago city 23.31
125 Troy city 23.25
126 Palos Heights city 23.23
127 Schaumburg village 23.04
128 Elgin city 23.01
129 Morton Grove village 22.90
130 Park Forest village 22.78
131 Minooka village 22.53
132 Morton village 22.31
133 Lombard village 22.14
134 Westmont village 21.85
135 Carol Stream village 21.82
136 Wauconda village 21.74
137 Brookfield village 21.65
138 Yorkville city 21.62
139 Bloomington city 21.49
140 Washington city 21.42
141 Bartlett village 21.37
142 New Lenox village 21.24
143 Homewood village 21.03
144 Warrenville city 20.93
145 Frankfort village 20.90
146 Round Lake village 20.89
147 Mokena village 20.87
148 Mount Prospect village 20.65
149 Westchester village 20.63
150 Antioch village 20.62
151 Country Club Hills city 20.46
152 Crystal Lake city 20.45
153 Sycamore city 20.41
154 North Aurora village 20.38
155 Algonquin village 20.28
156 Lindenhurst village 20.21
157 Glen Carbon village 19.90
158 Cary village 19.32
159 Lincolnwood village 19.26
159 Wheeling village 19.26
160 Hoffman Estates village 19.19
161 Swansea village 19.18
162 Aurora city 19.01
163 Shiloh village 18.97
164 Mundelein village 18.94
165 Darien city 18.79
166 Normal town 18.54
167 Oswego village 18.45
168 Skokie village 17.51
169 St. Charles city 17.47
170 Prospect Heights city 17.00
171 Evergreen Park village 16.97
172 Columbia city 16.91
173 Woodridge village 16.49
174 Palatine village 16.23
175 Champaign city 15.99
176 Arlington Heights village 15.88
177 Edwardsville city 15.71
178 Plainfield village 15.41
179 Chatham village 15.38
180 Forest Park village 15.21
180 O'Fallon city 15.21
181 Lake Zurich village 15.06
182 Geneva city 14.90
183 Gurnee village 14.36
184 Batavia city 13.88
185 Park Ridge city 13.46
186 Chicago city 13.31
187 Grayslake village 13.24
188 Lisle village 13.13
189 Elmhurst city 12.85
190 Downers Grove village 12.61
191 La Grange Park village 12.43
192 East St. Louis city 12.35
193 Vernon Hills village 12.29
194 Northbrook village 12.10
195 Carbondale city 11.95
196 La Grange village 11.83
197 Urbana city 11.36
198 Glen Ellyn village 10.85
199 Buffalo Grove village 10.66
200 Campton Hills village 10.23
201 Glenview village 9.60
202 Naperville city 9.51
203 Wheaton city 9.49
204 Libertyville village 8.09
205 Western Springs village 7.33
206 Barrington village 7.14
207 Burr Ridge village 6.65
208 Highland Park city 6.47
209 Oak Park village 6.05
210 River Forest village 5.80
211 Evanston city 5.70
212 Hinsdale village 5.64
213 Deerfield village 4.60
214 Lake Forest city 4.59
215 Wilmette village 4.11
216 Winnetka village 2.07