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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Harvey, ILIL19,8492.0%−0.5 pts

02Marengo, ILIL7,7372.2%−1.8 pts

03Posen, ILIL5,4052.9%+1.6 pts

04Summit, ILIL10,7533.0%+1.3 pts

05Salem, ILIL7,0353.1%−0.7 pts

06Harrisburg, ILIL7,9223.2%−1.5 pts

07Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693.3%−0.6 pts

08Cicero, ILIL81,8583.3%+1.1 pts

09Paris, ILIL8,0263.4%−0.4 pts

10Hampshire, ILIL9,2663.4%−1.2 pts

11Streator, ILIL12,1903.4%+0.0 pts

12Rock Falls, ILIL8,5213.7%+1.5 pts

13Northlake, ILIL12,4623.7%+1.1 pts

14Chester, ILIL6,8473.9%+0.3 pts

15Worth, ILIL10,6963.9%+0.5 pts

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

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

18West Frankfort, ILIL7,1054.1%+0.3 pts

19Harvard, ILIL9,5044.3%−1.4 pts

20Metropolis, ILIL5,7274.3%+0.6 pts

21Granite City, ILIL26,8074.3%+1.3 pts

22Bellwood, ILIL18,1164.3%+0.8 pts

23Benton, ILIL6,5584.5%−0.3 pts

24Burbank, ILIL28,5784.6%+1.5 pts

25Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.6%+0.1 pts

26Franklin Park, ILIL18,0454.6%+1.5 pts

27Chillicothe, ILIL6,0334.8%+0.9 pts

28Vandalia, ILIL7,1084.8%+2.2 pts

29Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.9%+0.3 pts

30Rantoul, ILIL11,9914.9%−0.5 pts

31Belvidere, ILIL25,4624.9%+3.0 pts

32Zion, ILIL24,4474.9%−0.6 pts

33Genoa, ILIL5,5474.9%+3.0 pts

34Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,8745.0%–

35Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8875.0%+0.6 pts

36Markham, ILIL11,2745.1%+1.9 pts

37Broadview, ILIL7,8715.2%+0.4 pts

38Bridgeview, ILIL16,5215.3%+3.0 pts

39Wood River, ILIL10,2245.4%+2.1 pts

40Kankakee, ILIL23,4005.4%+0.5 pts

41Spring Valley, ILIL5,4085.4%−0.7 pts

42Silvis, ILIL7,9795.5%+2.4 pts

43Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.5%+1.2 pts

44River Grove, ILIL10,4095.5%+1.6 pts

45Montgomery, ILIL21,9785.6%+0.6 pts

46Dixon, ILIL14,5825.6%+1.3 pts

47Pana, ILIL5,0105.6%+3.6 pts

48East Alton, ILIL5,6215.7%+4.5 pts

49Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.7%+0.2 pts

50Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7235.7%+1.3 pts

51Plano, ILIL12,6775.7%+3.7 pts

52Pekin, ILIL31,2775.7%+0.7 pts

53Coal City, ILIL5,8315.8%+2.2 pts

54Steger, ILIL9,3525.8%+2.6 pts

55Kewanee, ILIL12,1155.9%+2.2 pts

56Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5935.9%+1.7 pts

57Machesney Park, ILIL22,8055.9%+3.1 pts

58Schiller Park, ILIL11,3176.0%+1.3 pts

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

60Beardstown, ILIL5,6916.0%+4.0 pts

61Freeport, ILIL23,2026.2%+0.9 pts

62Pontiac, ILIL10,8066.2%+1.9 pts

63Addison, ILIL35,7586.2%+1.0 pts

64Stickney, ILIL6,8976.3%+4.1 pts

65Rochelle, ILIL9,4986.3%+1.1 pts

66Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5086.3%+2.3 pts

67Canton, ILIL13,2976.3%+2.5 pts

68Jacksonville, ILIL17,7526.4%−1.4 pts

69Calumet Park, ILIL6,7726.4%+2.3 pts

70Park City, ILIL7,8936.5%+1.7 pts

71Centralia, ILIL11,8636.5%+1.0 pts

72East Moline, ILIL20,4536.5%+1.6 pts

73Ottawa, ILIL18,6846.6%+1.5 pts

74Hillsboro, ILIL6,1846.7%+1.2 pts

75Wilmington, ILIL5,6146.7%+3.4 pts

76Sandwich, ILIL7,3806.7%+2.7 pts

77Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.8%+0.6 pts

78Maywood, ILIL23,3306.8%+3.1 pts

79Robinson, ILIL7,2836.8%+2.9 pts

80Milan, ILIL5,0286.8%+4.7 pts

81Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.9%+1.9 pts

82Alsip, ILIL18,4836.9%+3.2 pts

83LaSalle, ILIL9,3886.9%+2.9 pts

84Monmouth, ILIL8,5996.9%+1.2 pts

85Midlothian, ILIL13,8416.9%+2.4 pts

86Hillside, ILIL8,1407.1%+0.7 pts

87Calumet City, ILIL34,7987.1%+3.3 pts

88Waukegan, ILIL87,9407.2%+1.6 pts

89Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6557.2%+0.5 pts

90Dolton, ILIL20,6717.2%+4.0 pts

91Litchfield, ILIL6,5987.2%+4.0 pts

92Riverdale, ILIL10,2807.4%+5.3 pts

93Blue Island, ILIL21,8057.4%+4.0 pts

94Sauk, ILIL9,6247.5%+5.5 pts

95Carpentersville, ILIL37,0457.5%+4.7 pts

96Jerseyville, ILIL8,4097.5%+3.4 pts

97Crestwood, ILIL10,5297.5%+4.0 pts

98Clinton, ILIL6,7817.6%+4.8 pts

99Island Lake, ILIL8,0477.6%+2.4 pts

100North Chicago, ILIL34,0507.6%+2.2 pts

101Lyons, ILIL10,4337.6%+2.4 pts

102McHenry, ILIL29,2177.7%+2.0 pts

103Decatur, ILIL67,8847.7%+2.0 pts

104Beach Park, ILIL14,1147.8%+2.9 pts

105Olney, ILIL8,3477.9%+2.5 pts

106Fox Lake, ILIL10,8498.0%+3.2 pts

107Berwyn, ILIL55,0018.0%+2.1 pts

108Braidwood, ILIL6,2598.0%+6.0 pts

109Bartonville, ILIL5,8048.0%+5.8 pts

110Bradley, ILIL15,2148.1%+3.9 pts

111Streamwood, ILIL38,2778.2%+1.5 pts

112Wood Dale, ILIL14,0818.2%+2.5 pts

113Alton, ILIL25,0138.2%+3.1 pts

114Murphysboro, ILIL6,9778.3%+1.4 pts

115Galesburg, ILIL28,5818.3%+2.8 pts

116Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4488.3%–

117Lincoln, ILIL12,9818.3%+3.9 pts

118Yorkville, ILIL26,7308.4%+1.7 pts

119Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0368.4%+4.7 pts

120Peru, ILIL9,7808.5%+2.8 pts

121Minooka, ILIL12,8998.5%−2.3 pts

122Morris, ILIL14,6698.5%+3.2 pts

123East Peoria, ILIL22,0888.6%+4.8 pts

124Hanover Park, ILIL36,5688.6%+4.7 pts

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

126Carlinville, ILIL5,4658.7%+1.5 pts

127Mendota, ILIL6,8948.7%+2.8 pts

128Park Forest, ILIL21,0798.8%−1.5 pts

129Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5258.9%+3.6 pts

130Rockford, ILIL147,3849.0%+1.8 pts

131Princeton, ILIL7,6749.0%+1.9 pts

132Lakemoor, ILIL6,4499.1%+6.6 pts

133Sterling, ILIL14,3949.1%+5.6 pts

134Lynwood, ILIL9,2979.1%+1.7 pts

135Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6419.1%–

136Danville, ILIL28,1389.2%+3.9 pts

137Justice, ILIL12,2859.2%+6.6 pts

138Crest Hill, ILIL20,6959.4%+6.8 pts

139Elgin, ILIL115,4769.4%+3.4 pts

140Herrin, ILIL12,2689.5%+3.8 pts

141Quincy, ILIL38,9189.6%+2.8 pts

142Romeoville, ILIL41,2819.7%+5.6 pts

143Berkeley, ILIL5,1419.8%+3.8 pts

144University Park, ILIL7,0199.9%+0.2 pts

145Greenville, ILIL7,4699.9%+2.4 pts

146Joliet, ILIL152,24110.0%+4.3 pts

147Round Lake, ILIL18,52610.0%+5.4 pts

148Godfrey, ILIL17,62010.1%+0.4 pts

149Oak Forest, ILIL26,79210.1%+3.3 pts

150Eureka, ILIL5,12910.1%+3.9 pts

151Bethalto, ILIL9,20210.1%+4.6 pts

152South Beloit, ILIL7,99610.2%+8.4 pts

153Loves Park, ILIL23,71210.4%+5.0 pts

154Rock Island, ILIL36,22510.4%+4.1 pts

155Moline, ILIL42,36210.4%+3.7 pts

156Norridge, ILIL14,80810.5%+5.5 pts

157Manteno, ILIL9,20110.7%+4.6 pts

158Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45010.7%+3.9 pts

159Johnsburg, ILIL6,44510.7%+3.5 pts

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

161Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54511.1%+8.5 pts

162Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10111.1%+5.3 pts

163Channahon, ILIL14,53011.1%+7.1 pts

164Manhattan, ILIL10,94311.2%+7.1 pts

165Palos Hills, ILIL18,02811.2%+3.1 pts

166Woodstock, ILIL25,74011.3%+4.3 pts

167Lansing, ILIL28,06811.3%+6.1 pts

168Collinsville, ILIL23,71711.4%+4.5 pts

169South Holland, ILIL20,74911.4%+2.0 pts

170Roscoe, ILIL11,03411.5%+6.0 pts

171Villa Park, ILIL21,88811.6%+3.8 pts

172Effingham, ILIL12,40611.7%+6.0 pts

173Niles, ILIL30,44311.8%+2.9 pts

174Marion, ILIL17,14811.9%+5.5 pts

175Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56012.0%+7.4 pts

176Highland, ILIL10,04212.1%+5.0 pts

177Spring Grove, ILIL5,52612.3%+4.0 pts

178Belleville, ILIL40,23712.3%+6.3 pts

179Mount Zion, ILIL5,88012.4%+5.0 pts

180Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02412.5%+4.7 pts

181Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55212.7%+3.5 pts

182Mascoutah, ILIL9,23912.8%+4.7 pts

183Elk Grove, ILIL31,88512.8%+4.0 pts

184Glenwood, ILIL8,41612.9%+3.7 pts

185Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65812.9%+2.1 pts

186Geneseo, ILIL6,50512.9%+6.8 pts

187Richton Park, ILIL12,48312.9%+6.1 pts

188Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76713.0%+8.4 pts

189Orland Hills, ILIL6,66313.1%+9.4 pts

190West Chicago, ILIL25,29613.2%+8.0 pts

191Antioch, ILIL15,00013.3%+4.9 pts

192Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67513.3%+6.9 pts

193Volo, ILIL6,80513.3%+13.3 pts

194Carol Stream, ILIL39,31513.4%+5.0 pts

195Monticello, ILIL6,08013.6%+1.4 pts

196Wheeling, ILIL38,39113.7%+3.1 pts

197Des Plaines, ILIL58,77213.7%+5.7 pts

198Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28813.8%+2.9 pts

199Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20613.8%+11.3 pts

200Waterloo, ILIL11,13213.8%+7.6 pts

201North Aurora, ILIL19,40613.9%+4.8 pts

202South Elgin, ILIL25,65614.0%+8.3 pts

203DeKalb, ILIL40,46714.1%−4.1 pts

204Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28314.5%+5.9 pts

205Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80314.7%+7.3 pts

206Homer Glen, ILIL24,87314.7%–

207Aurora, ILIL181,50514.8%+5.5 pts

208Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81014.9%+5.4 pts

209Tinley Park, ILIL55,14015.0%+7.6 pts

210Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76115.0%+10.6 pts

211Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17515.1%+4.8 pts

212Countryside, ILIL6,26015.1%+6.0 pts

213Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69015.1%+5.6 pts

214Westchester, ILIL16,30015.2%+4.6 pts

215Crete, ILIL8,34515.3%+5.7 pts

216Maryville, ILIL8,41315.3%+7.4 pts

217Gilberts, ILIL9,08215.3%+7.1 pts

218Willow Springs, ILIL5,78815.4%+5.0 pts

219Wauconda, ILIL13,99315.5%+9.6 pts

220Springfield, ILIL112,98915.6%+4.0 pts

221Bartlett, ILIL40,85515.6%+4.9 pts

222Morton, ILIL17,56515.7%+5.1 pts

223Elburn, ILIL7,08415.7%+5.4 pts

224Peoria, ILIL110,92015.7%+5.3 pts

225Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47615.7%+5.6 pts

226Mokena, ILIL19,89715.8%+4.4 pts

227Washington, ILIL15,90216.0%+6.6 pts

228Huntley, ILIL29,13216.0%+10.2 pts

229Cary, ILIL17,93216.1%+3.3 pts

230Gages Lake, ILIL10,81916.2%+4.1 pts

231Lombard, ILIL44,39916.2%+5.5 pts

232Lockport, ILIL27,82216.2%+9.6 pts

233Algonquin, ILIL30,82416.3%+5.1 pts

234Brookfield, ILIL18,87916.3%+8.3 pts

235Roselle, ILIL22,75616.6%+7.0 pts

236Rockton, ILIL7,87016.7%+6.4 pts

237Shorewood, ILIL18,53616.8%+8.1 pts

238Bloomington, ILIL78,80416.9%+5.2 pts

239Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38117.3%+8.1 pts

240Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39517.4%+5.5 pts

241Mundelein, ILIL32,68017.5%+4.0 pts

242Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85817.6%+6.0 pts

243Troy, ILIL11,89317.6%+9.2 pts

244Oswego, ILIL39,94817.6%+6.9 pts

245Highwood, ILIL5,32317.6%+6.4 pts

246Charleston, ILIL17,46617.6%+0.3 pts

247New Lenox, ILIL28,89317.9%+10.5 pts

248Warrenville, ILIL15,21118.0%+6.6 pts

249Columbia, ILIL10,86518.1%+8.3 pts

250Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89818.3%+1.7 pts

251Woodridge, ILIL34,02818.6%+6.1 pts

252Monee, ILIL5,11918.6%+14.1 pts

253Palatine, ILIL65,84218.8%+4.7 pts

254Orland Park, ILIL57,95418.8%+6.8 pts

255Palos Heights, ILIL12,08418.9%+2.8 pts

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

257Matteson, ILIL18,54319.1%+10.3 pts

258Carterville, ILIL5,83919.1%+7.6 pts

259Normal, ILIL53,27519.1%+4.8 pts

260Lemont, ILIL18,51319.6%+8.7 pts

261Schaumburg, ILIL77,24919.7%+7.4 pts

262Sycamore, ILIL19,08319.9%+9.8 pts

263Macomb, ILIL14,53020.1%+0.7 pts

264North Riverside, ILIL7,16120.2%+12.0 pts

265Plainfield, ILIL50,04320.2%+12.1 pts

266Swansea, ILIL14,35620.3%+9.3 pts

267Darien, ILIL22,03220.3%+3.8 pts

268Lake Villa, ILIL8,69220.3%+10.6 pts

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

270Westmont, ILIL24,15521.2%+9.2 pts

271Shiloh, ILIL14,60421.2%+6.8 pts

272Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26221.3%+8.3 pts

273Homewood, ILIL18,77321.4%+5.2 pts

274Skokie, ILIL66,54421.6%+4.0 pts

275Morton Grove, ILIL24,58221.8%+10.5 pts

276Chatham, ILIL14,57921.9%+11.6 pts

277Gurnee, ILIL30,45822.3%+5.3 pts

278Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03922.8%+1.7 pts

279Forest Park, ILIL13,82922.9%+8.3 pts

280West Dundee, ILIL8,57022.9%+9.6 pts

281Batavia, ILIL26,58623.0%+8.1 pts

282Carbondale, ILIL21,81123.3%−0.3 pts

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

284Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86823.5%+10.1 pts

285Itasca, ILIL9,48823.5%+12.1 pts

286Grayslake, ILIL21,14023.7%+6.3 pts

287Edwardsville, ILIL26,46323.8%+7.1 pts

288Geneva, ILIL21,13824.2%+4.6 pts

289Winfield, ILIL10,14624.2%+8.1 pts

290Downers Grove, ILIL50,36524.4%+6.3 pts

291Lisle, ILIL23,43225.7%+5.7 pts

292Barrington, ILIL10,58625.9%+1.9 pts

293Mahomet, ILIL10,51626.2%+13.9 pts

294Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21626.3%+10.1 pts

295Willowbrook, ILIL9,12627.1%+9.2 pts

296Park Ridge, ILIL38,46327.2%+8.8 pts

297Campton Hills, ILIL10,89427.4%–

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

299Wheaton, ILIL54,06528.1%+6.1 pts

300Frankfort, ILIL21,36528.3%+12.0 pts

301Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13028.9%+4.8 pts

302Elmhurst, ILIL46,11129.1%+11.9 pts

303La Grange, ILIL15,93529.3%+8.6 pts

304Inverness, ILIL7,41829.6%+6.9 pts

305Flossmoor, ILIL9,35829.9%−1.8 pts

306Champaign, ILIL91,19530.2%+7.8 pts

307Libertyville, ILIL20,70130.2%+6.6 pts

308Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82530.7%+12.2 pts

309Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75030.7%+8.2 pts

310Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81231.1%+10.5 pts

311Long Grove, ILIL8,34333.1%+10.0 pts

312Glenview, ILIL47,71133.2%+9.3 pts

313Naperville, ILIL153,11433.3%+9.7 pts

314Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.3%−0.5 pts

315Riverside, ILIL8,93934.6%+11.9 pts

316Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68135.7%+8.1 pts

317Western Springs, ILIL13,58835.8%+9.2 pts

318Urbana, ILIL39,71936.4%+3.5 pts

319Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17936.5%+10.5 pts

320Savoy, ILIL9,11338.0%+7.0 pts

321Northfield, ILIL5,63238.6%+10.6 pts

322Oak Park, ILIL52,82338.7%+7.8 pts

323Highland Park, ILIL30,76739.1%+10.6 pts

324Northbrook, ILIL34,74439.3%+11.7 pts

325Evanston, ILIL76,38039.7%+6.5 pts

326Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96341.1%+12.7 pts

327Deerfield, ILIL19,64241.3%+9.0 pts

328Lake Forest, ILIL19,73141.9%+8.0 pts

329Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56342.2%+11.4 pts

330Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67943.2%+20.6 pts

331South Barrington, ILIL5,07143.5%+13.6 pts

332Hinsdale, ILIL17,57344.3%+12.9 pts

333River Forest, ILIL11,39345.3%+7.1 pts

334Glencoe, ILIL8,72448.5%+8.4 pts

335Wilmette, ILIL27,45949.5%+10.9 pts

336Winnetka, ILIL12,51851.3%+7.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES