Ranking of Illinois Counties By Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,427,652. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (307,843), followed by Will County (81,483), and DuPage County (80,804).
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 | 307843 |
| 2 | Will County | 81483 |
| 3 | DuPage County | 80804 |
| 4 | Lake County | 55806 |
| 5 | Madison County | 47638 |
| 6 | McHenry County | 46029 |
| 7 | Kane County | 45320 |
| 8 | Winnebago County | 45252 |
| 9 | Sangamon County | 31665 |
| 10 | St. Clair County | 29413 |
| 11 | Tazewell County | 26758 |
| 12 | Peoria County | 25369 |
| 13 | LaSalle County | 24920 |
| 14 | Rock Island County | 23400 |
| 15 | McLean County | 20737 |
| 16 | Macon County | 20553 |
| 17 | Kankakee County | 19326 |
| 18 | Champaign County | 18724 |
| 19 | Vermilion County | 17602 |
| 20 | Adams County | 15214 |
| 21 | Kendall County | 13207 |
| 22 | Williamson County | 13082 |
| 23 | Whiteside County | 12992 |
| 24 | DeKalb County | 12636 |
| 25 | Macoupin County | 12538 |
| 26 | Henry County | 11457 |
| 27 | Ogle County | 11125 |
| 28 | Knox County | 10783 |
| 29 | Grundy County | 10225 |
| 30 | Christian County | 9945 |
| 31 | Livingston County | 9821 |
| 32 | Boone County | 9490 |
| 33 | Coles County | 9382 |
| 34 | Stephenson County | 9331 |
| 35 | Marion County | 8662 |
| 36 | Fulton County | 8661 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 8407 |
| 38 | Morgan County | 8297 |
| 39 | Clinton County | 7792 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 7775 |
| 41 | Lee County | 7747 |
| 42 | Bureau County | 7666 |
| 43 | Randolph County | 7577 |
| 44 | Effingham County | 7456 |
| 45 | Jefferson County | 7393 |
| 46 | Woodford County | 7097 |
| 47 | Iroquois County | 7089 |
| 48 | Shelby County | 6382 |
| 49 | Logan County | 6349 |
| 50 | Monroe County | 6094 |
| 51 | Jackson County | 5928 |
| 52 | Fayette County | 5802 |
| 53 | Jo Daviess County | 5690 |
| 54 | Jersey County | 5475 |
| 55 | McDonough County | 5211 |
| 56 | Perry County | 4771 |
| 57 | Saline County | 4638 |
| 58 | Edgar County | 4604 |
| 59 | De Witt County | 4439 |
| 60 | Hancock County | 4322 |
| 61 | Mercer County | 4229 |
| 62 | Pike County | 4216 |
| 63 | Douglas County | 4183 |
| 64 | Union County | 4063 |
| 65 | Clark County | 3985 |
| 66 | Wayne County | 3901 |
| 67 | Carroll County | 3850 |
| 68 | Mason County | 3801 |
| 69 | Greene County | 3766 |
| 70 | Piatt County | 3714 |
| 71 | Crawford County | 3698 |
| 72 | Bond County | 3571 |
| 73 | Clay County | 3556 |
| 74 | Lawrence County | 3427 |
| 75 | Warren County | 3339 |
| 76 | Richland County | 3328 |
| 77 | White County | 3294 |
| 78 | Washington County | 3235 |
| 79 | Massac County | 3233 |
| 80 | Ford County | 3219 |
| 81 | Marshall County | 3198 |
| 82 | Moultrie County | 3192 |
| 83 | Cass County | 3189 |
| 84 | Menard County | 2878 |
| 85 | Cumberland County | 2807 |
| 86 | Johnson County | 2714 |
| 87 | Wabash County | 2485 |
| 88 | Jasper County | 2435 |
| 89 | Henderson County | 2003 |
| 90 | Schuyler County | 1898 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | 1769 |
| 92 | Putnam County | 1545 |
| 93 | Scott County | 1528 |
| 94 | Edwards County | 1468 |
| 95 | Stark County | 1448 |
| 96 | Gallatin County | 1368 |
| 97 | Calhoun County | 1332 |
| 98 | Brown County | 1288 |
| 99 | Pope County | 1140 |
| 100 | Alexander County | 1125 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 1082 |
| 102 | Hardin County | 958 |