Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Illinois counties, Calhoun County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (98.11%), followed by Shelby County (97.95%), and Jasper County (97.76%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012
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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Calhoun County 98.11
2 Shelby County 97.95
3 Jasper County 97.76
4 Scott County 97.54
5 Moultrie County 97.4
6 Edgar County 97.35
7 Cumberland County 97.34
7 Edwards County 97.34
8 White County 97.23
9 Mason County 97.16
10 Clark County 97.12
11 Wayne County 97.11
12 Hancock County 97.07
13 Greene County 97.05
14 Hamilton County 97.01
14 Stark County 97.01
15 Piatt County 96.96
16 Monroe County 96.94
17 Henderson County 96.81
18 Macoupin County 96.75
19 Clay County 96.7
20 Franklin County 96.65
21 Effingham County 96.64
21 Gallatin County 96.64
22 Mercer County 96.45
23 Jersey County 96.43
23 Richland County 96.43
23 Washington County 96.43
24 Menard County 96.2
25 Woodford County 96.13
26 Pike County 95.94
27 Hardin County 95.91
28 Wabash County 95.72
29 Ford County 95.6
30 De Witt County 95.53
31 Marshall County 95.49
32 Christian County 95.42
33 Jo Daviess County 95.14
34 Tazewell County 94.62
35 Carroll County 94.19
36 Schuyler County 94.13
37 Montgomery County 93.98
38 Putnam County 93.37
39 Adams County 92.75
40 Fulton County 92.56
41 Fayette County 92.38
42 Marion County 92.21
43 Saline County 92.15
44 Union County 92.12
45 Clinton County 91.82
46 Crawford County 91.68
47 Coles County 91.64
48 Douglas County 91.52
49 Iroquois County 91.48
50 Henry County 91.45
51 Williamson County 91.09
52 Pope County 89.7
53 Bureau County 89.45
54 Morgan County 89.32
55 Massac County 89.31
56 Livingston County 88.89
57 McDonough County 88.6
58 Bond County 88.44
59 Grundy County 88.41
60 Ogle County 88.3
61 Lee County 87.77
62 LaSalle County 87.39
63 Perry County 87.04
64 Logan County 86.88
65 Jefferson County 86.64
65 Johnson County 86.64
66 Madison County 86.41
67 Warren County 86.37
68 Randolph County 86.09
69 Lawrence County 85.74
70 Whiteside County 85.46
71 Stephenson County 84.59
72 Knox County 84.46
73 McHenry County 83.21
74 Sangamon County 81.98
75 McLean County 80.98
76 Vermilion County 79.91
77 DeKalb County 79.06
78 Macon County 77.68
79 Cass County 77.26
80 Jackson County 75.8
81 Boone County 75.23
82 Brown County 74.64
83 Rock Island County 74.48
84 Kendall County 73.44
85 Kankakee County 72.96
86 Peoria County 71.91
87 Winnebago County 71.84
88 Champaign County 69.72
89 DuPage County 69.37
90 Will County 66.38
91 Lake County 64.52
92 Pulaski County 63.17
93 St. Clair County 62.69
94 Alexander County 59.51
95 Kane County 58.71
96 Cook County 43.5