Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 333,365. 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent (226,417), followed by St. Clair County (15,970), and Will County (13,243).
The chart below shows the top 10 Illinois counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.
You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 226417 |
| 2 | St. Clair County | 15970 |
| 3 | Will County | 13243 |
| 4 | Lake County | 8076 |
| 5 | Winnebago County | 7400 |
| 6 | Peoria County | 6073 |
| 7 | DuPage County | 5763 |
| 8 | Sangamon County | 4761 |
| 9 | Kane County | 4711 |
| 10 | Champaign County | 4147 |
| 11 | Madison County | 3865 |
| 12 | Macon County | 3723 |
| 13 | Kankakee County | 3252 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 2773 |
| 15 | Vermilion County | 2441 |
| 16 | Kendall County | 2237 |
| 17 | McLean County | 1886 |
| 18 | Stephenson County | 945 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 898 |
| 20 | Knox County | 833 |
| 21 | DeKalb County | 820 |
| 22 | Williamson County | 756 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 736 |
| 24 | Perry County | 735 |
| 25 | McHenry County | 671 |
| 26 | Jefferson County | 580 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 533 |
| 28 | Tazewell County | 497 |
| 29 | Adams County | 468 |
| 30 | LaSalle County | 450 |
| 31 | Lawrence County | 438 |
| 32 | Pulaski County | 406 |
| 33 | Clinton County | 403 |
| 34 | Johnson County | 379 |
| 35 | Lee County | 372 |
| 36 | Livingston County | 362 |
| 37 | Brown County | 354 |
| 38 | Logan County | 334 |
| 39 | Marion County | 322 |
| 40 | Alexander County | 312 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 311 |
| 42 | Fayette County | 305 |
| 43 | Boone County | 252 |
| 44 | Massac County | 250 |
| 45 | Bond County | 233 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 166 |
| 47 | Coles County | 156 |
| 48 | Saline County | 150 |
| 49 | Warren County | 141 |
| 50 | Schuyler County | 127 |
| 51 | Macoupin County | 125 |
| 52 | Fulton County | 124 |
| 53 | Carroll County | 123 |
| 54 | Union County | 118 |
| 55 | Henry County | 113 |
| 56 | Whiteside County | 91 |
| 57 | McDonough County | 85 |
| 58 | Pope County | 83 |
| 59 | Cass County | 79 |
| 60 | Christian County | 68 |
| 61 | Effingham County | 63 |
| 62 | Jo Daviess County | 56 |
| 63 | Iroquois County | 51 |
| 64 | Edgar County | 49 |
| 65 | Ogle County | 48 |
| 66 | Grundy County | 46 |
| 67 | Bureau County | 45 |
| 68 | Hancock County | 43 |
| 69 | White County | 39 |
| 70 | Mercer County | 35 |
| 71 | Woodford County | 32 |
| 72 | Mason County | 31 |
| 73 | De Witt County | 30 |
| 73 | Franklin County | 30 |
| 74 | Douglas County | 29 |
| 74 | Stark County | 29 |
| 75 | Wayne County | 27 |
| 76 | Marshall County | 26 |
| 77 | Moultrie County | 25 |
| 78 | Shelby County | 20 |
| 79 | Piatt County | 18 |
| 79 | Washington County | 18 |
| 80 | Greene County | 16 |
| 80 | Pike County | 16 |
| 81 | Ford County | 15 |
| 82 | Clark County | 12 |
| 83 | Gallatin County | 11 |
| 84 | Calhoun County | 9 |
| 84 | Clay County | 9 |
| 85 | Edwards County | 8 |
| 85 | Hamilton County | 8 |
| 85 | Monroe County | 8 |
| 86 | Jersey County | 6 |
| 87 | Richland County | 5 |
| 88 | Henderson County | 3 |
| 88 | Jasper County | 3 |
| 88 | Wabash County | 3 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | 1 |
| 90 | Hardin County | 0 |
| 90 | Menard County | 0 |
| 90 | Putnam County | 0 |
| 90 | Scott County | 0 |
