Ranking of Illinois Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Illinois White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,780,916. Among all Illinois counties, Cook County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (452,227), followed by DuPage County (123,915), and Will County (103,947).
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 | 452227 |
| 2 | DuPage County | 123915 |
| 3 | Will County | 103947 |
| 4 | Lake County | 84615 |
| 5 | Kane County | 72438 |
| 6 | McHenry County | 63880 |
| 7 | Madison County | 58143 |
| 8 | Winnebago County | 53310 |
| 9 | St. Clair County | 42061 |
| 10 | Sangamon County | 36313 |
| 11 | Tazewell County | 31324 |
| 12 | Rock Island County | 30162 |
| 13 | Peoria County | 29946 |
| 14 | Champaign County | 26946 |
| 15 | LaSalle County | 26087 |
| 16 | McLean County | 24002 |
| 17 | Kendall County | 22795 |
| 18 | Kankakee County | 20080 |
| 19 | Macon County | 19210 |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 18245 |
| 21 | Williamson County | 15792 |
| 22 | Vermilion County | 14495 |
| 23 | Adams County | 13566 |
| 24 | Whiteside County | 12707 |
| 25 | Ogle County | 11908 |
| 26 | Grundy County | 11494 |
| 27 | Henry County | 11144 |
| 28 | Knox County | 10881 |
| 29 | Stephenson County | 10316 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 10241 |
| 31 | Macoupin County | 10086 |
| 32 | Coles County | 9805 |
| 33 | Boone County | 9302 |
| 34 | Marion County | 9280 |
| 35 | Jefferson County | 9216 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 9147 |
| 37 | Clinton County | 9031 |
| 38 | Effingham County | 8624 |
| 39 | Lee County | 8234 |
| 40 | Woodford County | 7979 |
| 41 | Monroe County | 7946 |
| 42 | Bureau County | 7897 |
| 43 | Fulton County | 7786 |
| 44 | Livingston County | 7494 |
| 45 | Randolph County | 6930 |
| 46 | Christian County | 6894 |
| 47 | Saline County | 6323 |
| 48 | Iroquois County | 6266 |
| 49 | Morgan County | 6168 |
| 50 | Logan County | 5886 |
| 51 | Montgomery County | 5837 |
| 52 | Crawford County | 5177 |
| 53 | Perry County | 5129 |
| 54 | Jo Daviess County | 5056 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 4907 |
| 56 | Fayette County | 4753 |
| 57 | Jersey County | 4740 |
| 58 | McDonough County | 4656 |
| 59 | Richland County | 4444 |
| 60 | Hancock County | 4302 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 4181 |
| 62 | Mercer County | 3883 |
| 63 | White County | 3851 |
| 64 | Edgar County | 3811 |
| 65 | Douglas County | 3753 |
| 66 | Bond County | 3742 |
| 67 | Union County | 3695 |
| 68 | Massac County | 3657 |
| 69 | Lawrence County | 3618 |
| 70 | Washington County | 3564 |
| 71 | Piatt County | 3502 |
| 72 | Carroll County | 3501 |
| 73 | Clark County | 3364 |
| 74 | De Witt County | 3337 |
| 75 | Pike County | 3229 |
| 76 | Menard County | 3226 |
| 77 | Wabash County | 3192 |
| 78 | Moultrie County | 3142 |
| 79 | Warren County | 3134 |
| 80 | Ford County | 3113 |
| 81 | Clay County | 3043 |
| 82 | Mason County | 3027 |
| 83 | Johnson County | 2972 |
| 84 | Marshall County | 2934 |
| 85 | Cumberland County | 2553 |
| 86 | Greene County | 2425 |
| 87 | Jasper County | 2178 |
| 88 | Cass County | 2007 |
| 89 | Hamilton County | 2002 |
| 90 | Edwards County | 1895 |
| 91 | Schuyler County | 1781 |
| 92 | Henderson County | 1458 |
| 93 | Gallatin County | 1377 |
| 94 | Putnam County | 1359 |
| 95 | Stark County | 1156 |
| 96 | Brown County | 1133 |
| 97 | Calhoun County | 1092 |
| 98 | Hardin County | 1068 |
| 99 | Scott County | 923 |
| 100 | Pope County | 893 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 846 |
| 102 | Alexander County | 814 |