Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 7.31%. Among all Illinois cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Harvey city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (38.84%), followed by Summit village (38.55%), and Maywood village (29.20%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

Harvey city

Summit village

Maywood village

Riverdale village

Cicero town

Bellwood village

Blue Island city

Melrose Park village

Calumet City city

Round Lake Beach village

Ranking of Illinois Cities and Places By Percentage of 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	Harvey city	38.84
2	Summit village	38.55
3	Maywood village	29.20
4	Riverdale village	27.61
5	Cicero town	26.67
6	Bellwood village	25.10
7	Blue Island city	22.88
8	Melrose Park village	20.71
9	Calumet City city	20.03
10	Round Lake Beach village	19.49
11	Kankakee city	19.06
12	Carpentersville village	18.25
13	Waukegan city	17.45
14	Northlake city	17.13
15	Burbank city	16.94
16	Belvidere city	16.82
17	Justice village	16.63
18	Franklin Park village	16.19
18	Zion city	16.19
19	Markham city	15.48
20	Cahokia village	15.25
21	Aurora city	14.90
22	Addison village	14.80
23	Bridgeview village	14.69
24	Schiller Park village	14.68
25	Dolton village	14.42
26	Chicago Heights city	14.34
27	Kewanee city	13.77
28	Hickory Hills city	13.41
29	Hanover Park village	13.21
30	Berwyn city	13.09
31	Streator city	13.08
32	Rockford city	12.70
33	Glendale Heights village	12.56
34	Centralia city	12.47
35	Lyons village	12.08
36	Richton Park village	12.07
37	Plano city	12.06
38	Palos Hills city	11.52
39	Matteson village	11.49
40	Bensenville village	11.41
41	Norridge village	11.35
42	Dixon city	11.29
43	South Holland village	11.21
44	Joliet city	10.92
45	Oak Lawn village	10.88
46	Rantoul village	10.76
47	Beach Park village	10.74
48	Galesburg city	10.66
49	Wood Dale city	10.57
50	Romeoville village	10.55
51	Streamwood village	10.52
52	Canton city	10.46
53	Crest Hill city	10.37
54	Pekin city	10.21
55	Chicago Ridge village	10.18
56	Elgin city	10.11
57	Jacksonville city	10.08
58	North Chicago city	10.01
59	Country Club Hills city	9.95
60	Elmwood Park village	9.83
61	Worth village	9.78
62	Park Forest village	9.74
63	Rolling Meadows city	9.69
64	Granite City city	9.65
65	Danville city	9.64
66	Pontiac city	9.52
67	Alton city	9.48
68	Fox Lake village	9.46
69	Des Plaines city	9.45
70	West Chicago city	9.40
71	Chicago city	9.21
72	Prospect Heights city	9.16
73	East Moline city	9.14
74	Woodstock city	9.08
75	Bradley village	9.06
76	Lansing village	8.96
77	Niles village	8.75
78	Morton Grove village	8.74
78	Mount Vernon city	8.74
79	Alsip village	8.69
80	Sterling city	8.63
81	Herrin city	8.47
82	Effingham city	8.46
83	Decatur city	8.45
84	Mundelein village	8.36
85	Machesney Park village	8.24
86	Charleston city	8.15
87	Ottawa city	8.05
88	Quincy city	8.00
89	Freeport city	7.99
90	South Elgin village	7.95
91	Rock Island city	7.94
92	River Grove village	7.70
93	Mattoon city	7.60
94	Roselle village	7.51
95	Taylorville city	7.48
96	Wood River city	7.44
97	Skokie village	7.39
98	Lincolnwood village	7.31
99	Lincoln city	7.24
100	Wheeling village	7.13
101	Round Lake village	7.09
102	East Peoria city	6.94
103	Moline city	6.89
104	Warrenville city	6.82
105	Villa Park village	6.78
106	Morris city	6.77
107	Oak Forest city	6.76
108	McHenry city	6.70
109	Crestwood village	6.55
110	Springfield city	6.37
111	Loves Park city	6.32
112	Mount Prospect village	6.31
113	Westchester village	6.21
114	Orland Park village	6.20
114	Peoria city	6.20
115	Bartlett village	5.99
116	Carol Stream village	5.93
117	Evergreen Park village	5.91
117	Homer Glen village	5.91
118	Bloomingdale village	5.88
119	Marion city	5.86
120	Midlothian village	5.84
121	DeKalb city	5.82
122	Wauconda village	5.75
123	Hoffman Estates village	5.57
124	Hazel Crest village	5.53
125	Collinsville city	5.36
125	Troy city	5.36
126	Minooka village	5.27
127	Fairview Heights city	5.16
128	Gages Lake CDP	5.15
129	Bolingbrook village	4.99
130	Waterloo city	4.97
131	Crystal Lake city	4.93
132	Brookfield village	4.61
133	Tinley Park village	4.48
134	Antioch village	4.45
135	Belleville city	4.35
136	Elk Grove Village village	4.31
137	Palatine village	4.24
137	Vernon Hills village	4.24
138	Oswego village	4.20
139	La Grange Park village	4.13
140	Westmont village	4.07
141	Roscoe village	4.06
142	Montgomery village	4.04
143	Highland city	3.94
144	Bloomington city	3.88
145	St. Charles city	3.87
146	Macomb city	3.86
147	Lockport city	3.81
148	Lindenhurst village	3.80
149	Algonquin village	3.76
149	Woodridge village	3.76
150	Burr Ridge village	3.69
151	Shorewood village	3.65
152	Park Ridge city	3.63
153	Bourbonnais village	3.57
154	Homewood village	3.50
155	Gurnee village	3.45
156	Lemont village	3.43
157	Schaumburg village	3.39
158	Channahon village	3.38
159	Lake in the Hills village	3.37
160	Sycamore city	3.36
161	Champaign city	3.33
162	North Aurora village	3.30
163	Downers Grove village	3.23
164	Plainfield village	3.22
165	Glenview village	3.18
165	Huntley village	3.18
166	Godfrey village	3.11
167	Carbondale city	3.10
168	Glen Carbon village	3.06
169	O'Fallon city	3.05
170	Darien city	2.92
171	Yorkville city	2.90
172	Edwardsville city	2.89
172	Palos Heights city	2.89
173	La Grange village	2.86
174	Grayslake village	2.83
175	Elmhurst city	2.79
176	Lake Zurich village	2.73
177	Lombard village	2.69
178	Columbia city	2.65
179	Swansea village	2.55
180	Arlington Heights village	2.54
181	Batavia city	2.49
182	Lisle village	2.42
183	Washington city	2.37
184	East St. Louis city	2.34
185	Morton village	2.30
186	Urbana city	2.26
187	Normal town	2.22
188	Shiloh village	2.20
189	Glen Ellyn village	2.16
190	Mokena village	2.15
191	Libertyville village	2.13
192	Forest Park village	2.10
192	New Lenox village	2.10
193	Chatham village	2.08
194	Evanston city	2.05
195	Buffalo Grove village	1.81
196	Cary village	1.77
197	Naperville city	1.73
198	Oak Park village	1.68
199	River Forest village	1.60
200	Frankfort village	1.54
201	Wheaton city	1.53
202	Hinsdale village	1.45
203	Highland Park city	1.25
203	Northbrook village	1.25
204	Deerfield village	1.20
205	Winnetka village	1.01
206	Barrington village	0.94
207	Geneva city	0.90
208	Lake Forest city	0.68
209	Campton Hills village	0.55
210	Wilmette village	0.38
211	Western Springs village	0.23