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 Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 12.40%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Cary village had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (54.55%), followed by Pontiac city (51.78%), and Morris city (46.94%).

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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Cary village	54.55
2	Pontiac city	51.78
3	Morris city	46.94
4	Canton city	45.85
5	Lemont village	36.77
6	Taylorville city	34.48
7	Galesburg city	34.32
8	East Moline city	33.33
9	Pekin city	32.56
10	Dixon city	30.99
11	Woodstock city	30.34
12	Rolling Meadows city	29.94
13	Effingham city	28.70
14	Kewanee city	27.88
15	Highland Park city	27.78
16	Crest Hill city	25.96
17	Rock Island city	24.85
18	Waterloo city	23.53
19	Moline city	22.30
20	Glenview village	22.11
21	Glendale Heights village	21.74
22	Lake Zurich village	21.56
23	Elk Grove Village village	20.66
24	Springfield city	20.02
25	Danville city	19.73
26	Bridgeview village	19.51
27	Kankakee city	19.42
28	Granite City city	19.41
29	Wauconda village	19.19
30	St. Charles city	18.26
31	Freeport city	18.10
32	Summit village	18.06
33	Alton city	17.95
34	Franklin Park village	17.86
35	Cahokia village	17.47
36	Charleston city	17.45
37	East St. Louis city	17.11
38	Peoria city	16.92
39	Vernon Hills village	16.49
40	Ottawa city	16.29
41	Rockford city	16.20
42	Wilmette village	16.13
43	Barrington village	16.11
44	Centralia city	15.92
45	Melrose Park village	15.91
46	Quincy city	15.74
47	Jacksonville city	15.43
48	Maywood village	15.42
49	Streator city	15.20
50	Roselle village	15.16
51	Elgin city	14.77
52	North Chicago city	14.54
53	Mokena village	14.51
54	Decatur city	14.42
55	Hinsdale village	14.39
56	Niles village	14.05
57	Midlothian village	13.59
58	Chicago city	13.57
59	McHenry city	13.51
60	Carol Stream village	13.35
61	West Chicago city	13.23
62	Champaign city	13.13
63	Harvey city	13.05
64	Lindenhurst village	12.78
65	Troy city	12.50
66	Joliet city	12.47
67	Park Ridge city	12.36
68	Wheeling village	12.21
69	Urbana city	11.86
70	Cicero town	11.80
71	Lyons village	11.48
72	Northbrook village	11.43
73	Evanston city	11.37
74	Montgomery village	11.21
75	Waukegan city	11.11
76	Rantoul village	11.06
77	Fairview Heights city	11.03
78	Lincolnwood village	10.95
79	Berwyn city	10.89
80	Mount Vernon city	10.70
81	Bellwood village	10.68
82	Forest Park village	10.64
83	Sterling city	10.62
84	Bloomingdale village	10.60
85	Morton village	10.47
86	Wheaton city	10.31
87	Aurora city	10.29
88	Edwardsville city	10.28
88	Mount Prospect village	10.28
89	Loves Park city	10.23
90	Blue Island city	10.21
91	Palatine village	10.16
92	Bartlett village	10.07
93	Glen Carbon village	9.97
94	Morton Grove village	9.58
95	Western Springs village	9.52
96	La Grange Park village	9.49
97	Elmwood Park village	9.30
98	Addison village	9.12
99	Zion city	8.96
100	Norridge village	8.93
101	Bloomington city	8.78
102	Oak Park village	8.61
103	Oak Forest city	8.53
104	Collinsville city	8.52
105	Palos Heights city	8.50
106	Carbondale city	8.44
107	Riverdale village	8.40
107	Romeoville village	8.40
108	Westmont village	8.37
109	Markham city	8.29
110	Chicago Heights city	8.28
111	Bourbonnais village	8.12
112	Streamwood village	8.00
113	Dolton village	7.91
114	Calumet City city	7.84
115	Carpentersville village	7.54
116	Chicago Ridge village	7.53
116	Mattoon city	7.53
117	Gages Lake CDP	7.46
118	Justice village	7.45
119	Alsip village	7.42
120	Gurnee village	7.41
121	Hanover Park village	7.27
121	Lansing village	7.27
122	Des Plaines city	7.14
123	Belleville city	7.12
124	Belvidere city	6.94
125	Bolingbrook village	6.88
126	South Holland village	6.70
127	Glen Ellyn village	6.23
128	Beach Park village	6.18
129	Park Forest village	6.13
130	Lincoln city	6.04
131	Country Club Hills city	5.93
132	Roscoe village	5.87
133	Darien city	5.55
134	Hoffman Estates village	5.29
135	Orland Park village	5.05
135	Wood Dale city	5.05
136	Bensenville village	5.03
136	La Grange village	5.03
137	O'Fallon city	4.90
138	DeKalb city	4.84
139	Elmhurst city	4.83
139	Macomb city	4.83
140	Crestwood village	4.75
141	Round Lake Beach village	4.65
142	Arlington Heights village	4.59
142	Richton Park village	4.59
143	Villa Park village	4.53
144	Round Lake village	4.35
145	Skokie village	4.28
146	Marion city	4.20
147	Oak Lawn village	4.12
148	Homewood village	4.07
149	Hazel Crest village	4.00
150	Bradley village	3.99
151	Tinley Park village	3.84
152	Shiloh village	3.72
153	Westchester village	3.71
154	Matteson village	3.60
155	Homer Glen village	3.54
156	Evergreen Park village	3.52
157	Woodridge village	3.49
158	Swansea village	3.48
159	Northlake city	3.39
160	Sycamore city	3.31
161	Naperville city	3.30
162	Antioch village	3.06
163	Burbank city	3.04
164	Downers Grove village	2.81
165	Plainfield village	2.68
166	Crystal Lake city	2.63
167	Brookfield village	2.62
168	Grayslake village	2.54
169	Shorewood village	2.37
169	South Elgin village	2.37
170	Burr Ridge village	2.35
171	North Aurora village	2.30
172	Palos Hills city	2.16
173	Prospect Heights city	2.02
174	Lockport city	1.94
175	Schaumburg village	1.82
176	Worth village	1.56
177	Huntley village	1.43
177	Lombard village	1.43
178	Normal town	1.42
179	Frankfort village	1.36
180	Yorkville city	1.25
181	New Lenox village	1.11
182	Chatham village	0.65
183	Warrenville city	0.29
184	Godfrey village	0.19
185	Lisle village	0.17
186	Algonquin village	0.00
186	Batavia city	0.00
186	Buffalo Grove village	0.00
186	Campton Hills village	0.00
186	Channahon village	0.00
186	Columbia city	0.00
186	Deerfield village	0.00
186	East Peoria city	0.00
186	Fox Lake village	0.00
186	Geneva city	0.00
186	Herrin city	0.00
186	Hickory Hills city	0.00
186	Highland city	0.00
186	Lake Forest city	0.00
186	Lake in the Hills village	0.00
186	Libertyville village	0.00
186	Machesney Park village	0.00
186	Minooka village	0.00
186	Mundelein village	0.00
186	Oswego village	0.00
186	Plano city	0.00
186	River Forest village	0.00
186	River Grove village	0.00
186	Schiller Park village	0.00
186	Washington city	0.00
186	Winnetka village	0.00
186	Wood River city	0.00