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)
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.
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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 |