Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 5.36%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Summit village had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (19.05%), followed by Justice village (17.04%), and Burbank city (16.22%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Summit village
Justice village
Burbank city
Dolton village
Kankakee city
Cahokia village
Kewanee city
Harvey city
Schiller Park village
Streator city
Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Summit village 19.05
2 Justice village 17.04
3 Burbank city 16.22
4 Dolton village 15.65
5 Kankakee city 15.36
6 Cahokia village 15.23
7 Kewanee city 13.43
8 Harvey city 12.93
9 Schiller Park village 12.91
9 Streator city 12.91
10 Bridgeview village 12.88
11 Centralia city 12.44
12 Franklin Park village 12.32
13 Richton Park village 12.15
14 Belvidere city 12.05
15 Hickory Hills city 11.89
16 Cicero town 11.70
17 Lyons village 11.37
17 Northlake city 11.37
18 Matteson village 10.54
19 Addison village 10.53
20 Norridge village 10.47
21 Palos Hills city 10.41
22 Chicago Ridge village 10.38
23 Calumet City city 10.18
24 Jacksonville city 10.09
25 Pekin city 9.97
26 Dixon city 9.96
27 Galesburg city 9.94
28 Chicago Heights city 9.86
29 South Holland village 9.79
30 Oak Lawn village 9.77
31 Park Forest village 9.74
31 Rockford city 9.74
32 Canton city 9.59
33 Country Club Hills city 9.58
34 Rantoul village 9.30
35 Worth village 9.20
36 Granite City city 9.16
37 Wood Dale city 9.09
38 Fox Lake village 9.08
39 Danville city 8.98
40 Morton Grove village 8.95
41 Alton city 8.87
42 Carpentersville village 8.71
43 Berwyn city 8.68
44 Herrin city 8.59
45 Elmwood Park village 8.57
46 Sterling city 8.51
47 Zion city 8.41
48 Niles village 8.38
49 Decatur city 8.25
50 East Moline city 8.22
51 Machesney Park village 8.19
52 Bradley village 8.11
53 Melrose Park village 8.08
54 Mount Vernon city 8.07
55 Markham city 8.06
56 Effingham city 8.01
57 Alsip village 7.99
58 Quincy city 7.97
59 Blue Island city 7.88
60 Charleston city 7.76
61 Crest Hill city 7.73
62 Pontiac city 7.70
63 Freeport city 7.63
63 Mattoon city 7.63
64 Taylorville city 7.44
64 Wood River city 7.44
65 River Grove village 7.43
66 Lincoln city 7.36
67 Round Lake Beach village 7.27
68 Waukegan city 7.11
69 Romeoville village 7.02
70 Plano city 7.01
71 East Peoria city 7.00
72 Bensenville village 6.89
73 Des Plaines city 6.84
74 Ottawa city 6.83
75 Lincolnwood village 6.80
76 Bellwood village 6.79
77 Roselle village 6.78
78 Woodstock city 6.46
79 Rock Island city 6.33
80 Streamwood village 6.29
81 Springfield city 6.28
82 Loves Park city 6.23
83 Skokie village 6.03
84 Glendale Heights village 5.92
85 Riverdale village 5.86
86 Hanover Park village 5.80
87 Marion city 5.78
88 Orland Park village 5.75
89 Prospect Heights city 5.67
90 Homer Glen village 5.63
91 Peoria city 5.47
92 Wheeling village 5.26
93 Joliet city 5.20
94 Maywood village 5.16
95 Troy city 5.13
96 Westchester village 5.12
97 Moline city 5.07
98 Fairview Heights city 5.03
99 Bloomingdale village 5.01
99 Waterloo city 5.01
100 Crestwood village 4.99
101 Collinsville city 4.89
102 Mount Prospect village 4.87
103 Bartlett village 4.78
104 McHenry city 4.64
105 DeKalb city 4.55
106 South Elgin village 4.53
107 Oak Forest city 4.42
108 Lansing village 4.25
109 Minooka village 4.24
110 Belleville city 4.23
111 Morris city 4.19
112 Tinley Park village 4.18
113 Chicago city 4.11
114 Carol Stream village 4.10
115 Evergreen Park village 4.09
116 Brookfield village 4.03
117 Roscoe village 4.02
118 Highland city 3.97
119 Lockport city 3.96
119 Midlothian village 3.96
120 Macomb city 3.89
121 Beach Park village 3.87
122 Elk Grove Village village 3.86
123 Gages Lake CDP 3.84
124 Aurora city 3.83
125 Burr Ridge village 3.78
126 Rolling Meadows city 3.76
127 Villa Park village 3.72
128 Antioch village 3.64
129 Oswego village 3.53
130 Park Ridge city 3.52
131 Bloomington city 3.49
132 Elgin city 3.47
132 Shorewood village 3.47
133 Hoffman Estates village 3.37
134 Lemont village 3.34
135 North Chicago city 3.27
136 Channahon village 3.24
136 Huntley village 3.24
137 Champaign city 3.21
138 Algonquin village 3.20
139 Bourbonnais village 3.19
140 Palatine village 3.18
141 Crystal Lake city 3.15
142 Godfrey village 3.14
142 Sycamore city 3.14
143 Carbondale city 3.13
144 Yorkville city 3.11
145 Mundelein village 3.08
146 West Chicago city 3.03
147 Schaumburg village 3.01
148 Palos Heights city 3.00
149 La Grange Park village 2.94
150 Edwardsville city 2.91
150 La Grange village 2.91
151 Bolingbrook village 2.88
151 Downers Grove village 2.88
152 St. Charles city 2.84
153 Round Lake village 2.82
154 Darien city 2.81
155 Lake in the Hills village 2.76
155 O'Fallon city 2.76
156 Lindenhurst village 2.72
157 Lombard village 2.70
158 Columbia city 2.67
159 North Aurora village 2.64
160 Lake Zurich village 2.62
161 Swansea village 2.60
162 Gurnee village 2.58
163 Homewood village 2.56
164 Plainfield village 2.55
165 Glen Carbon village 2.53
166 Westmont village 2.52
167 Batavia city 2.51
168 Warrenville city 2.47
169 Washington city 2.40
170 Wauconda village 2.32
171 Glenview village 2.29
172 Grayslake village 2.26
173 Shiloh village 2.24
174 Forest Park village 2.14
175 Lisle village 2.13
176 Arlington Heights village 2.08
176 Normal town 2.08
177 Mokena village 2.05
177 New Lenox village 2.05
178 Elmhurst city 2.03
179 Chatham village 2.01
179 Vernon Hills village 2.01
180 Woodridge village 1.92
181 Glen Ellyn village 1.84
182 Hazel Crest village 1.71
182 Morton village 1.71
183 River Forest village 1.64
184 Libertyville village 1.61
185 East St. Louis city 1.59
186 Hinsdale village 1.30
187 Northbrook village 1.25
188 Oak Park village 1.20
189 Evanston city 1.17
190 Buffalo Grove village 1.15
191 Naperville city 1.12
192 Wheaton city 1.11
193 Urbana city 1.06
194 Frankfort village 1.03
195 Winnetka village 1.02
196 Deerfield village 1.01
197 Barrington village 0.96
198 Montgomery village 0.94
199 Cary village 0.90
200 Geneva city 0.84
201 Highland Park city 0.66
202 Lake Forest city 0.58
203 Campton Hills village 0.40
204 Wilmette village 0.39
205 Western Springs village 0.16