Ranking of Illinois Congressional Districts By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher 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 Bachelors or Higher was 23.30%. Among all Illinois congressional districts, IL Congressional District 5 had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (47.39%), followed by IL Congressional District 14 (39.69%), and IL Congressional District 6 (35.99%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois congressional districts, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois congressional districts.

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Ranking of Illinois Congressional Districts By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Ranking of Illinois Congressional Districts By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank Congressional District Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 IL Congressional District 5 47.39
2 IL Congressional District 14 39.69
3 IL Congressional District 6 35.99
4 IL Congressional District 9 32.27
5 IL Congressional District 4 30.12
6 IL Congressional District 8 28.68
7 IL Congressional District 3 27.11
8 IL Congressional District 11 25.77
9 IL Congressional District 1 25.35
10 IL Congressional District 2 25.13
11 IL Congressional District 18 23.55
12 IL Congressional District 10 21.45
13 IL Congressional District 13 19.18
14 IL Congressional District 7 18.78
15 IL Congressional District 16 18.11
16 IL Congressional District 12 16.59
17 IL Congressional District 17 10.06
18 IL Congressional District 15 9.16