Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Illinois Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 273,764. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (201,207), followed by Will County (14,432), and DuPage County (9,460).
The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 201207 |
| 2 | Will County | 14432 |
| 3 | DuPage County | 9460 |
| 4 | St. Clair County | 8990 |
| 5 | Lake County | 6298 |
| 6 | Kane County | 4443 |
| 7 | Champaign County | 3183 |
| 8 | Winnebago County | 3138 |
| 9 | Peoria County | 2958 |
| 10 | Madison County | 2708 |
| 11 | McLean County | 2304 |
| 12 | Sangamon County | 2209 |
| 13 | Kendall County | 1556 |
| 14 | Macon County | 1491 |
| 15 | Kankakee County | 1444 |
| 16 | McHenry County | 1072 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 1055 |
| 18 | DeKalb County | 906 |
| 19 | Rock Island County | 828 |
| 20 | Vermilion County | 419 |
| 21 | Williamson County | 295 |
| 22 | Boone County | 242 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 211 |
| 24 | McDonough County | 196 |
| 25 | Adams County | 166 |
| 26 | Knox County | 156 |
| 27 | Pulaski County | 153 |
| 28 | Alexander County | 148 |
| 29 | Stephenson County | 146 |
| 30 | Lee County | 136 |
| 31 | Marion County | 128 |
| 32 | Morgan County | 126 |
| 33 | Massac County | 123 |
| 34 | Coles County | 119 |
| 35 | Clinton County | 115 |
| 36 | Jefferson County | 100 |
| 37 | Ogle County | 75 |
| 38 | Perry County | 64 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 62 |
| 40 | Schuyler County | 60 |
| 41 | Grundy County | 58 |
| 42 | Bond County | 43 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 43 |
| 42 | Whiteside County | 43 |
| 43 | Warren County | 42 |
| 43 | Woodford County | 42 |
| 44 | Tazewell County | 39 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 35 |
| 46 | Cass County | 33 |
| 47 | Carroll County | 32 |
| 48 | Douglas County | 31 |
| 48 | LaSalle County | 31 |
| 49 | Macoupin County | 27 |
| 50 | Logan County | 24 |
| 51 | Pike County | 22 |
| 52 | Effingham County | 21 |
| 52 | Fayette County | 21 |
| 53 | Hancock County | 20 |
| 54 | Henry County | 17 |
| 54 | Lawrence County | 17 |
| 55 | Clay County | 16 |
| 55 | Iroquois County | 16 |
| 56 | Fulton County | 15 |
| 57 | Stark County | 14 |
| 57 | Washington County | 14 |
| 58 | Jersey County | 13 |
| 58 | White County | 13 |
| 59 | Franklin County | 12 |
| 59 | Saline County | 12 |
| 60 | Piatt County | 10 |
| 61 | Crawford County | 9 |
| 61 | Ford County | 9 |
| 62 | Shelby County | 8 |
| 63 | Bureau County | 7 |
| 63 | Christian County | 7 |
| 64 | Jo Daviess County | 6 |
| 64 | Moultrie County | 6 |
| 64 | Scott County | 6 |
| 65 | De Witt County | 3 |
| 65 | Jasper County | 3 |
| 66 | Mercer County | 1 |
| 66 | Richland County | 1 |
| 67 | Brown County | 0 |
| 67 | Calhoun County | 0 |
| 67 | Clark County | 0 |
| 67 | Cumberland County | 0 |
| 67 | Edgar County | 0 |
| 67 | Edwards County | 0 |
| 67 | Gallatin County | 0 |
| 67 | Greene County | 0 |
| 67 | Hamilton County | 0 |
| 67 | Hardin County | 0 |
| 67 | Henderson County | 0 |
| 67 | Johnson County | 0 |
| 67 | Marshall County | 0 |
| 67 | Mason County | 0 |
| 67 | Menard County | 0 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 0 |
| 67 | Pope County | 0 |
| 67 | Putnam County | 0 |
| 67 | Union County | 0 |
| 67 | Wabash County | 0 |