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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 11.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hampshire, IL, up 160 places to #10.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲8Harvey, ILIL19,8492.0%−0.5 pts

02▲94Marengo, ILIL7,7372.2%−1.8 pts

03▼2Posen, ILIL5,4052.9%+1.6 pts

04▼1Summit, ILIL10,7533.0%+1.3 pts

05▲58Salem, ILIL7,0353.1%−0.7 pts

06▲47Harrisburg, ILIL7,9223.2%−1.5 pts

07▲37Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693.3%−0.6 pts

08▼6Cicero, ILIL81,8583.3%+1.1 pts

09▲79Paris, ILIL8,0263.4%−0.4 pts

10▲160Hampshire, ILIL9,2663.4%−1.2 pts

11▲8Streator, ILIL12,1903.4%0.0 pts

12▼1Rock Falls, ILIL8,5213.7%+1.5 pts

13▼7Northlake, ILIL12,4623.7%+1.1 pts

14▼7Chester, ILIL6,8473.9%+0.3 pts

15▲89Worth, ILIL10,6963.9%+0.5 pts

16▲44Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9023.9%−0.4 pts

17▲60Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8444.1%+0.9 pts

18▼5West Frankfort, ILIL7,1054.1%+0.3 pts

19▼15Harvard, ILIL9,5044.3%−1.4 pts

20▲5Metropolis, ILIL5,7274.3%+0.6 pts

21▲3Granite City, ILIL26,8074.3%+1.3 pts

22▼2Bellwood, ILIL18,1164.3%+0.8 pts

23▲69Benton, ILIL6,5584.5%−0.3 pts

24▼6Burbank, ILIL28,5784.6%+1.5 pts

25▲22Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.6%+0.1 pts

26▲1Franklin Park, ILIL18,0454.6%+1.5 pts

27▲92Chillicothe, ILIL6,0334.8%+0.9 pts

28▼13Vandalia, ILIL7,1084.8%+2.2 pts

29▲64Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.9%+0.3 pts

30▲45Rantoul, ILIL11,9914.9%−0.5 pts

31▲34Belvidere, ILIL25,4624.9%+3.0 pts

32▲20Zion, ILIL24,4474.9%−0.6 pts

33▼5Genoa, ILIL5,5474.9%+3.0 pts

34Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,8745.0%–

35▼13Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8875.0%+0.6 pts

36▲3Markham, ILIL11,2745.1%+1.9 pts

37▲1Broadview, ILIL7,8715.2%+0.4 pts

38▲19Bridgeview, ILIL16,5215.3%+3.0 pts

39▲6Wood River, ILIL10,2245.4%+2.1 pts

40▼5Kankakee, ILIL23,4005.4%+0.5 pts

41▲58Spring Valley, ILIL5,4085.4%−0.7 pts

42▲49Silvis, ILIL7,9795.5%+2.4 pts

43▼27Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.5%+1.2 pts

44▲5River Grove, ILIL10,4095.5%+1.6 pts

45▲99Montgomery, ILIL21,9785.6%+0.6 pts

46▲56Dixon, ILIL14,5825.6%+1.3 pts

47▼37Pana, ILIL5,0105.6%+3.6 pts

48▲6East Alton, ILIL5,6215.7%+4.5 pts

49▼15Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.7%+0.2 pts

50▲21Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7235.7%+1.3 pts

51▼8Plano, ILIL12,6775.7%+3.7 pts

52▼2Pekin, ILIL31,2775.7%+0.7 pts

53▲69Coal City, ILIL5,8315.8%+2.2 pts

54▲33Steger, ILIL9,3525.8%+2.6 pts

55▼26Kewanee, ILIL12,1155.9%+2.2 pts

56▼44Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5935.9%+1.7 pts

57▼34Machesney Park, ILIL22,8055.9%+3.1 pts

58▼27Schiller Park, ILIL11,3176.0%+1.3 pts

59▼17East St. Louis, ILIL17,6826.0%+3.2 pts

60▼46Beardstown, ILIL5,6916.0%+4.0 pts

61▲19Freeport, ILIL23,2026.2%+0.9 pts

62▼30Pontiac, ILIL10,8066.2%+1.9 pts

63▲52Addison, ILIL35,7586.2%+1.0 pts

64▼18Stickney, ILIL6,8976.3%+4.1 pts

65▼24Rochelle, ILIL9,4986.3%+1.1 pts

66▼10Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5086.3%+2.3 pts

67▲42Canton, ILIL13,2976.3%+2.5 pts

68▲2Jacksonville, ILIL17,7526.4%−1.4 pts

69▲93Calumet Park, ILIL6,7726.4%+2.3 pts

70▼65Park City, ILIL7,8936.5%+1.7 pts

71▲41Centralia, ILIL11,8636.5%+1.0 pts

72▼10East Moline, ILIL20,4536.5%+1.6 pts

73▲57Ottawa, ILIL18,6846.6%+1.5 pts

74Hillsboro, ILIL6,1846.7%+1.2 pts

75▲25Wilmington, ILIL5,6146.7%+3.4 pts

76▼39Sandwich, ILIL7,3806.7%+2.7 pts

77▲41Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.8%+0.6 pts

78▼48Maywood, ILIL23,3306.8%+3.1 pts

79▼13Robinson, ILIL7,2836.8%+2.9 pts

80▲41Milan, ILIL5,0286.8%+4.7 pts

81▲2Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.9%+1.9 pts

82▲24Alsip, ILIL18,4836.9%+3.2 pts

83▼57LaSalle, ILIL9,3886.9%+2.9 pts

84▲26Monmouth, ILIL8,5996.9%+1.2 pts

85▼27Midlothian, ILIL13,8416.9%+2.4 pts

86▼19Hillside, ILIL8,1407.1%+0.7 pts

87▼51Calumet City, ILIL34,7987.1%+3.3 pts

88▼4Waukegan, ILIL87,9407.2%+1.6 pts

89▲14Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6557.2%+0.5 pts

90▼21Dolton, ILIL20,6717.2%+4.0 pts

91▲54Litchfield, ILIL6,5987.2%+4.0 pts

92▼44Riverdale, ILIL10,2807.4%+5.3 pts

93▼25Blue Island, ILIL21,8057.4%+4.0 pts

94▼86Sauk, ILIL9,6247.5%+5.5 pts

95▼10Carpentersville, ILIL37,0457.5%+4.7 pts

96▲52Jerseyville, ILIL8,4097.5%+3.4 pts

97▲34Crestwood, ILIL10,5297.5%+4.0 pts

98▼77Clinton, ILIL6,7817.6%+4.8 pts

99▼10Island Lake, ILIL8,0477.6%+2.4 pts

100▲13North Chicago, ILIL34,0507.6%+2.2 pts

101▼37Lyons, ILIL10,4337.6%+2.4 pts

102▼1McHenry, ILIL29,2177.7%+2.0 pts

103▲13Decatur, ILIL67,8847.7%+2.0 pts

104▼18Beach Park, ILIL14,1147.8%+2.9 pts

105▼15Olney, ILIL8,3477.9%+2.5 pts

106▼51Fox Lake, ILIL10,8498.0%+3.2 pts

107▼12Berwyn, ILIL55,0018.0%+2.1 pts

108▼68Braidwood, ILIL6,2598.0%+6.0 pts

109▲26Bartonville, ILIL5,8048.0%+5.8 pts

110▼59Bradley, ILIL15,2148.1%+3.9 pts

111▲15Streamwood, ILIL38,2778.2%+1.5 pts

112▼34Wood Dale, ILIL14,0818.2%+2.5 pts

113▼6Alton, ILIL25,0138.2%+3.1 pts

114▲22Murphysboro, ILIL6,9778.3%+1.4 pts

115▼4Galesburg, ILIL28,5818.3%+2.8 pts

116▲16Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4488.3%–

117▼38Lincoln, ILIL12,9818.3%+3.9 pts

118▲50Yorkville, ILIL26,7308.4%+1.7 pts

119▼47Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0368.4%+4.7 pts

120▼44Peru, ILIL9,7808.5%+2.8 pts

121▲76Minooka, ILIL12,8998.5%−2.3 pts

122▲28Morris, ILIL14,6698.5%+3.2 pts

123▼6East Peoria, ILIL22,0888.6%+4.8 pts

124▼1Hanover Park, ILIL36,5688.6%+4.7 pts

125▲28Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2158.6%+1.8 pts

126▲52Carlinville, ILIL5,4658.7%+1.5 pts

127▼45Mendota, ILIL6,8948.7%+2.8 pts

128▲62Park Forest, ILIL21,0798.8%−1.5 pts

129▼70Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5258.9%+3.6 pts

130▼2Rockford, ILIL147,3849.0%+1.8 pts

131▲30Princeton, ILIL7,6749.0%+1.9 pts

132▲63Lakemoor, ILIL6,4499.1%+6.6 pts

133▼52Sterling, ILIL14,3949.1%+5.6 pts

134▲62Lynwood, ILIL9,2979.1%+1.7 pts

135▼27Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6419.1%–

136▼39Danville, ILIL28,1389.2%+3.9 pts

137▼64Justice, ILIL12,2859.2%+6.6 pts

138▼44Crest Hill, ILIL20,6959.4%+6.8 pts

139▲3Elgin, ILIL115,4769.4%+3.4 pts

140▼16Herrin, ILIL12,2689.5%+3.8 pts

141▼12Quincy, ILIL38,9189.6%+2.8 pts

142▼109Romeoville, ILIL41,2819.7%+5.6 pts

143▼3Berkeley, ILIL5,1419.8%+3.8 pts

144▼19University Park, ILIL7,0199.9%+0.2 pts

145▲35Greenville, ILIL7,4699.9%+2.4 pts

146▼32Joliet, ILIL152,24110.0%+4.3 pts

147▲29Round Lake, ILIL18,52610.0%+5.4 pts

148▲43Godfrey, ILIL17,62010.1%+0.4 pts

149▼2Oak Forest, ILIL26,79210.1%+3.3 pts

150▼13Eureka, ILIL5,12910.1%+3.9 pts

151▼53Bethalto, ILIL9,20210.1%+4.6 pts

152▼135South Beloit, ILIL7,99610.2%+8.4 pts

153▼14Loves Park, ILIL23,71210.4%+5.0 pts

154▼20Rock Island, ILIL36,22510.4%+4.1 pts

155▲2Moline, ILIL42,36210.4%+3.7 pts

156▼15Norridge, ILIL14,80810.5%+5.5 pts

157▼30Manteno, ILIL9,20110.7%+4.6 pts

158▲14Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45010.7%+3.9 pts

159▲22Johnsburg, ILIL6,44510.7%+3.5 pts

160Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59011.0%+4.4 pts

161▼7Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54511.1%+8.5 pts

162▼57Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10111.1%+5.3 pts

163▲10Channahon, ILIL14,53011.1%+7.1 pts

164▼103Manhattan, ILIL10,94311.2%+7.1 pts

165▲17Palos Hills, ILIL18,02811.2%+3.1 pts

166▲47Woodstock, ILIL25,74011.3%+4.3 pts

167▼29Lansing, ILIL28,06811.3%+6.1 pts

168▼17Collinsville, ILIL23,71711.4%+4.5 pts

169▲42South Holland, ILIL20,74911.4%+2.0 pts

170▲46Roscoe, ILIL11,03411.5%+6.0 pts

171▼25Villa Park, ILIL21,88811.6%+3.8 pts

172▼52Effingham, ILIL12,40611.7%+6.0 pts

173▲12Niles, ILIL30,44311.8%+2.9 pts

174▼19Marion, ILIL17,14811.9%+5.5 pts

175▼8Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56012.0%+7.4 pts

176▼43Highland, ILIL10,04212.1%+5.0 pts

177▲6Spring Grove, ILIL5,52612.3%+4.0 pts

178▼19Belleville, ILIL40,23712.3%+6.3 pts

179▼13Mount Zion, ILIL5,88012.4%+5.0 pts

180▲12Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02412.5%+4.7 pts

181▲25Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55212.7%+3.5 pts

182▲5Mascoutah, ILIL9,23912.8%+4.7 pts

183▲16Elk Grove, ILIL31,88512.8%+4.0 pts

184▼32Glenwood, ILIL8,41612.9%+3.7 pts

185▲41Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65812.9%+2.1 pts

186▼43Geneseo, ILIL6,50512.9%+6.8 pts

187▼10Richton Park, ILIL12,48312.9%+6.1 pts

188▼9Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76713.0%+8.4 pts

189▼24Orland Hills, ILIL6,66313.1%+9.4 pts

190▼16West Chicago, ILIL25,29613.2%+8.0 pts

191▲13Antioch, ILIL15,00013.3%+4.9 pts

192▼23Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67513.3%+6.9 pts

193▼29Volo, ILIL6,80513.3%+13.3 pts

194▲13Carol Stream, ILIL39,31513.4%+5.0 pts

195▲5Monticello, ILIL6,08013.6%+1.4 pts

196▲37Wheeling, ILIL38,39113.7%+3.1 pts

197▲31Des Plaines, ILIL58,77213.7%+5.7 pts

198▲22Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28813.8%+2.9 pts

199▲19Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20613.8%+11.3 pts

200▼37Waterloo, ILIL11,13213.8%+7.6 pts

201▲41North Aurora, ILIL19,40613.9%+4.8 pts

202▼9South Elgin, ILIL25,65614.0%+8.3 pts

203▲33DeKalb, ILIL40,46714.1%−4.1 pts

204▲23Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28314.5%+5.9 pts

205▲16Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80314.7%+7.3 pts

206▼18Homer Glen, ILIL24,87314.7%–

207▼6Aurora, ILIL181,50514.8%+5.5 pts

208▲41Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81014.9%+5.4 pts

209Tinley Park, ILIL55,14015.0%+7.6 pts

210▼35Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76115.0%+10.6 pts

211▲23Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17515.1%+4.8 pts

212▼56Countryside, ILIL6,26015.1%+6.0 pts

213▼8Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69015.1%+5.6 pts

214▼6Westchester, ILIL16,30015.2%+4.6 pts

215Crete, ILIL8,34515.3%+5.7 pts

216▲13Maryville, ILIL8,41315.3%+7.4 pts

217▼23Gilberts, ILIL9,08215.3%+7.1 pts

218▼60Willow Springs, ILIL5,78815.4%+5.0 pts

219▼48Wauconda, ILIL13,99315.5%+9.6 pts

220▲3Springfield, ILIL112,98915.6%+4.0 pts

221▼19Bartlett, ILIL40,85515.6%+4.9 pts

222▲3Morton, ILIL17,56515.7%+5.1 pts

223▼9Elburn, ILIL7,08415.7%+5.4 pts

224▼2Peoria, ILIL110,92015.7%+5.3 pts

225▲6Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47615.7%+5.6 pts

226▲15Mokena, ILIL19,89715.8%+4.4 pts

227▼17Washington, ILIL15,90216.0%+6.6 pts

228▼25Huntley, ILIL29,13216.0%+10.2 pts

229▲9Cary, ILIL17,93216.1%+3.3 pts

230▼6Gages Lake, ILIL10,81916.2%+4.1 pts

231▲12Lombard, ILIL44,39916.2%+5.5 pts

232▼34Lockport, ILIL27,82216.2%+9.6 pts

233▲4Algonquin, ILIL30,82416.3%+5.1 pts

234▲18Brookfield, ILIL18,87916.3%+8.3 pts

235▼23Roselle, ILIL22,75616.6%+7.0 pts

236▼47Rockton, ILIL7,87016.7%+6.4 pts

237▲3Shorewood, ILIL18,53616.8%+8.1 pts

238▲9Bloomington, ILIL78,80416.9%+5.2 pts

239▼20Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38117.3%+8.1 pts

240▼10Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39517.4%+5.5 pts

241▼6Mundelein, ILIL32,68017.5%+4.0 pts

242▲13Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85817.6%+6.0 pts

243▼94Troy, ILIL11,89317.6%+9.2 pts

244▲7Oswego, ILIL39,94817.6%+6.9 pts

245▲16Highwood, ILIL5,32317.6%+6.4 pts

246▼14Charleston, ILIL17,46617.6%+0.3 pts

247▲9New Lenox, ILIL28,89317.9%+10.5 pts

248▼31Warrenville, ILIL15,21118.0%+6.6 pts

249▲33Columbia, ILIL10,86518.1%+8.3 pts

250▲45Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89818.3%+1.7 pts

251▲14Woodridge, ILIL34,02818.6%+6.1 pts

252▼66Monee, ILIL5,11918.6%+14.1 pts

253▲15Palatine, ILIL65,84218.8%+4.7 pts

254▼4Orland Park, ILIL57,95418.8%+6.8 pts

255▲5Palos Heights, ILIL12,08418.9%+2.8 pts

256▼3Chicago, ILIL2,731,58519.0%+9.0 pts

257▼13Matteson, ILIL18,54319.1%+10.3 pts

258▲25Carterville, ILIL5,83919.1%+7.6 pts

259Normal, ILIL53,27519.1%+4.8 pts

260▼21Lemont, ILIL18,51319.6%+8.7 pts

261▲10Schaumburg, ILIL77,24919.7%+7.4 pts

262▼8Sycamore, ILIL19,08319.9%+9.8 pts

263▲21Macomb, ILIL14,53020.1%+0.7 pts

264▼80North Riverside, ILIL7,16120.2%+12.0 pts

265▲9Plainfield, ILIL50,04320.2%+12.1 pts

266▲6Swansea, ILIL14,35620.3%+9.3 pts

267▲3Darien, ILIL22,03220.3%+3.8 pts

268▲10Lake Villa, ILIL8,69220.3%+10.6 pts

269St. Charles, ILIL33,59420.4%+5.5 pts

270▼8Westmont, ILIL24,15521.2%+9.2 pts

271▼23Shiloh, ILIL14,60421.2%+6.8 pts

272▼8Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26221.3%+8.3 pts

273▼27Homewood, ILIL18,77321.4%+5.2 pts

274▼8Skokie, ILIL66,54421.6%+4.0 pts

275▼12Morton Grove, ILIL24,58221.8%+10.5 pts

276▼18Chatham, ILIL14,57921.9%+11.6 pts

277▲3Gurnee, ILIL30,45822.3%+5.3 pts

278▼5Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03922.8%+1.7 pts

279▲9Forest Park, ILIL13,82922.9%+8.3 pts

280▼35West Dundee, ILIL8,57022.9%+9.6 pts

281▼5Batavia, ILIL26,58623.0%+8.1 pts

282▲21Carbondale, ILIL21,81123.3%−0.3 pts

283▼2O'Fallon, ILIL32,65623.4%+6.4 pts

284▼7Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86823.5%+10.1 pts

285▼28Itasca, ILIL9,48823.5%+12.1 pts

286▼11Grayslake, ILIL21,14023.7%+6.3 pts

287▲3Edwardsville, ILIL26,46323.8%+7.1 pts

288▲3Geneva, ILIL21,13824.2%+4.6 pts

289▼4Winfield, ILIL10,14624.2%+8.1 pts

290▼3Downers Grove, ILIL50,36524.4%+6.3 pts

291▲7Lisle, ILIL23,43225.7%+5.7 pts

292▲13Barrington, ILIL10,58625.9%+1.9 pts

293▼26Mahomet, ILIL10,51626.2%+13.9 pts

294▼8Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626.3%+10.1 pts

295▼2Willowbrook, ILIL9,12627.1%+9.2 pts

296▼4Park Ridge, ILIL38,46327.2%+8.8 pts

297▼18Campton Hills, ILIL10,89427.4%–

298▼2La Grange Park, ILIL13,45327.8%+13.6 pts

299▼2Wheaton, ILIL54,06528.1%+6.1 pts

300▼11Frankfort, ILIL21,36528.3%+12.0 pts

301▼7Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13028.9%+4.8 pts

302▼3Elmhurst, ILIL46,11129.1%+11.9 pts

303▲10La Grange, ILIL15,93529.3%+8.6 pts

304▲4Inverness, ILIL7,41829.6%+6.9 pts

305▲17Flossmoor, ILIL9,35829.9%−1.8 pts

306Champaign, ILIL91,19530.2%+7.8 pts

307▲9Libertyville, ILIL20,70130.2%+6.6 pts

308▼8Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82530.7%+12.2 pts

309▼7Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75030.7%+8.2 pts

310▼9Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81231.1%+10.5 pts

311▲12Long Grove, ILIL8,34333.1%+10.0 pts

312▲2Glenview, ILIL47,71133.2%+9.3 pts

313▼6Naperville, ILIL153,11433.3%+9.7 pts

314▼4Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.3%−0.5 pts

315▼4Riverside, ILIL8,93934.6%+11.9 pts

316▼4Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68135.7%+8.1 pts

317Western Springs, ILIL13,58835.8%+9.2 pts

318Urbana, ILIL39,71936.4%+3.5 pts

319▲8Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17936.5%+10.5 pts

320▼11Savoy, ILIL9,11338.0%+7.0 pts

321▼17Northfield, ILIL5,63238.6%+10.6 pts

322▲4Oak Park, ILIL52,82338.7%+7.8 pts

323▲1Highland Park, ILIL30,76739.1%+10.6 pts

324▼4Northbrook, ILIL34,74439.3%+11.7 pts

325Evanston, ILIL76,38039.7%+6.5 pts

326▼5Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96341.1%+12.7 pts

327▲2Deerfield, ILIL19,64241.3%+9.0 pts

328▲2Lake Forest, ILIL19,73141.9%+8.0 pts

329▼1Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.2%+11.4 pts

330▼11Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67943.2%+20.6 pts

331▼16South Barrington, ILIL5,07143.5%+13.6 pts

332Hinsdale, ILIL17,57344.3%+12.9 pts

333▼2River Forest, ILIL11,39345.3%+7.1 pts

334▼1Glencoe, ILIL8,72448.5%+8.4 pts

335Wilmette, ILIL27,45949.5%+10.9 pts

336▼2Winnetka, ILIL12,51851.3%+7.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES