Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American 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 Illinois Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 145,648. 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 Less than High School Diploma (95,769), followed by St. Clair County (5,945), and Will County (4,487).

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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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Cook County
St. Clair County
Will County
Winnebago County
Peoria County
Sangamon County
Lake County
Rock Island County
DuPage County
Kane County
Ranking of Illinois Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Cook County 95769
2 St. Clair County 5945
3 Will County 4487
4 Winnebago County 3532
5 Peoria County 3109
6 Sangamon County 2737
7 Lake County 2708
8 Rock Island County 2267
9 DuPage County 1985
10 Kane County 1917
11 Madison County 1778
12 Champaign County 1764
13 Kankakee County 1557
14 Macon County 1400
15 Randolph County 1136
16 Vermilion County 1135
17 Knox County 865
18 Perry County 609
19 Logan County 562
20 Kendall County 549
21 LaSalle County 528
22 Johnson County 504
23 Crawford County 471
24 Livingston County 467
25 Lawrence County 457
26 Lee County 455
27 Stephenson County 450
28 McLean County 444
29 Brown County 440
30 Clinton County 425
31 Fulton County 399
32 Montgomery County 391
33 Jackson County 358
34 Jefferson County 304
35 Fayette County 264
36 Adams County 263
37 Tazewell County 255
38 Bond County 236
39 Carroll County 219
40 Morgan County 212
41 McHenry County 200
42 Williamson County 194
43 Marion County 151
44 Pulaski County 142
45 Henry County 140
46 Alexander County 124
47 DeKalb County 122
48 Massac County 93
49 Coles County 74
50 Whiteside County 62
51 Cass County 59
52 De Witt County 58
53 Ogle County 56
54 Grundy County 55
55 Christian County 50
55 Macoupin County 50
56 Saline County 47
57 Pike County 39
58 Schuyler County 38
59 Clay County 33
59 Effingham County 33
59 Greene County 33
60 Bureau County 31
61 Moultrie County 30
62 Union County 29
63 Warren County 28
64 Boone County 27
64 Iroquois County 27
65 White County 24
66 Ford County 23
67 Hardin County 20
67 Monroe County 20
68 Franklin County 19
69 Douglas County 18
69 McDonough County 18
70 Washington County 15
71 Pope County 13
72 Hancock County 12
73 Clark County 11
74 Mercer County 10
74 Piatt County 10
75 Jo Daviess County 8
75 Woodford County 8
76 Edgar County 7
77 Marshall County 5
78 Edwards County 4
78 Jersey County 4
78 Mason County 4
78 Menard County 4
78 Richland County 4
79 Jasper County 3
80 Cumberland County 2
81 Henderson County 1
81 Putnam County 1
81 Wabash County 1
81 Wayne County 1
82 Calhoun County 0
82 Gallatin County 0
82 Hamilton County 0
82 Scott County 0
82 Shelby County 0
82 Stark County 0