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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 1990

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 329 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Braidwood, ILIL6,2591.1%−47%

02Posen, ILIL5,4051.1%−12%

03Milan, ILIL5,0281.2%−43%

04South Beloit, ILIL7,9961.4%−21%

05Silvis, ILIL7,9791.4%−54%

06Machesney Park, ILIL22,8051.5%−47%

07Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8441.6%−48%

08Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8871.7%−63%

09Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9021.7%−61%

10Carpentersville, ILIL37,0451.7%−40%

11Lyons, ILIL10,4331.7%−68%

12Beardstown, ILIL5,6911.7%−16%

13Steger, ILIL9,3521.7%−47%

14Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5451.7%−34%

15Wilmington, ILIL5,6141.8%−46%

16Summit, ILIL10,7531.8%+2%

17West Frankfort, ILIL7,1051.8%−51%

18Rock Falls, ILIL8,5211.8%−18%

19Bartonville, ILIL5,8041.8%−18%

20Sauk, ILIL9,6241.9%−7%

21Harvey, ILIL19,8491.9%−24%

22Litchfield, ILIL6,5981.9%−42%

23Burbank, ILIL28,5781.9%−36%

24Bradley, ILIL15,2142.0%−53%

25Cicero, ILIL81,8582.0%−9%

26Romeoville, ILIL41,2812.0%−51%

27Park City, ILIL7,8932.1%−57%

28East Alton, ILIL5,6212.2%+79%

29Wood River, ILIL10,2242.2%−33%

30Pana, ILIL5,0102.2%+12%

31Franklin Park, ILIL18,0452.2%−28%

32Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212.3%+0%

33Pontiac, ILIL10,8062.3%−46%

34Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.4%−5%

35Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0362.4%−36%

36Zion, ILIL24,4472.4%−57%

37Island Lake, ILIL8,0472.4%−53%

38Belvidere, ILIL25,4622.5%+28%

39Chester, ILIL6,8472.6%−27%

40Riverdale, ILIL10,2802.6%+21%

41Round Lake, ILIL18,5262.6%−43%

42Loves Park, ILIL23,7122.7%−51%

43Northlake, ILIL12,4622.7%+3%

44Streator, ILIL12,1902.7%−22%

45North Chicago, ILIL34,0502.7%−51%

46Norridge, ILIL14,8082.7%−45%

47Calumet City, ILIL34,7982.8%−27%

48Jerseyville, ILIL8,4092.8%−32%

49Granite City, ILIL26,8072.8%−7%

50Blue Island, ILIL21,8052.8%−19%

51Waterloo, ILIL11,1322.8%−55%

52Worth, ILIL10,6962.8%−17%

53Du Quoin, ILIL5,5692.8%−28%

54Justice, ILIL12,2852.8%+7%

55Bethalto, ILIL9,2022.9%−49%

56Pekin, ILIL31,2772.9%−43%

57Crest Hill, ILIL20,6952.9%+12%

58Berkeley, ILIL5,1412.9%−52%

59Genoa, ILIL5,5472.9%+50%

60Herrin, ILIL12,2682.9%−49%

61Orland Hills, ILIL6,6632.9%−21%

62Alsip, ILIL18,4832.9%−21%

63Gilberts, ILIL9,0823.0%−64%

64Markham, ILIL11,2743.0%−7%

65LaSalle, ILIL9,3883.0%−25%

66Rochelle, ILIL9,4983.0%−43%

67Sandwich, ILIL7,3803.0%−26%

68Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5933.0%−29%

69Fox Lake, ILIL10,8493.0%−37%

70Midlothian, ILIL13,8413.0%−33%

71Schiller Park, ILIL11,3173.0%−35%

72East St. Louis, ILIL17,6823.0%+11%

73Canton, ILIL13,2973.1%−20%

74Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2063.1%+25%

75Lynwood, ILIL9,2973.1%−59%

76Crestwood, ILIL10,5293.1%−13%

77Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.1%−14%

78Bellwood, ILIL18,1163.2%−11%

79Coal City, ILIL5,8313.2%−11%

80Alton, ILIL25,0133.2%−38%

81River Grove, ILIL10,4093.2%−18%

82Spring Valley, ILIL5,4083.2%−47%

83Melrose Park, ILIL23,9363.3%−23%

84Manhattan, ILIL10,9433.3%−19%

85Benton, ILIL6,5583.3%−31%

86Roscoe, ILIL11,0343.3%−39%

87Channahon, ILIL14,5303.3%−18%

88Calumet Park, ILIL6,7723.4%−19%

89East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.4%−11%

90Hanover Park, ILIL36,5683.4%−13%

91Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1013.4%−41%

92Huntley, ILIL29,1323.4%−41%

93Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7613.5%−20%

94Maywood, ILIL23,3303.5%−5%

95Clinton, ILIL6,7813.5%+26%

96Vandalia, ILIL7,1083.6%+38%

97Marengo, ILIL7,7373.6%−11%

98Harvard, ILIL9,5043.6%−36%

99Maryville, ILIL8,4133.6%−54%

100Dolton, ILIL20,6713.7%+13%

101Stickney, ILIL6,8973.7%+66%

102Plano, ILIL12,6773.7%+78%

103Dixon, ILIL14,5823.7%−15%

104Kankakee, ILIL23,4003.7%−25%

105Chillicothe, ILIL6,0333.8%−1%

106Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5903.8%−43%

107Mendota, ILIL6,8943.8%−36%

108Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.8%+4%

109Salem, ILIL7,0353.8%−2%

110East Moline, ILIL20,4533.8%−23%

111South Elgin, ILIL25,6563.8%−33%

112Paris, ILIL8,0263.9%+4%

113Mattoon, ILIL16,6673.9%−23%

114Streamwood, ILIL38,2773.9%−42%

115Olney, ILIL8,3473.9%−29%

116Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.0%−12%

117Hampshire, ILIL9,2664.1%−11%

118Ottawa, ILIL18,6844.1%−19%

119Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.1%−30%

120Elburn, ILIL7,0844.2%−59%

121Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.2%+5%

122Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5604.2%−9%

123Freeport, ILIL23,2024.2%−20%

124Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.3%−4%

125Harrisburg, ILIL7,9224.3%−8%

126McHenry, ILIL29,2174.3%−25%

127Manteno, ILIL9,2014.3%−30%

128Carlinville, ILIL5,4654.3%−40%

129Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.3%−2%

130Berwyn, ILIL55,0014.4%−27%

131Centralia, ILIL11,8634.4%−20%

132Sterling, ILIL14,3944.4%+26%

133Waukegan, ILIL87,9404.4%−21%

134Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1874.4%−28%

135Addison, ILIL35,7584.5%−12%

136Peru, ILIL9,7804.6%−19%

137Belleville, ILIL40,2374.6%−25%

138Broadview, ILIL7,8714.6%−5%

139Hillsboro, ILIL6,1844.6%−16%

140Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3814.6%−50%

141Princeton, ILIL7,6744.6%−35%

142Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.6%+4%

143Antioch, ILIL15,0004.7%−45%

144Oswego, ILIL39,9484.7%−56%

145Mount Zion, ILIL5,8804.7%−36%

146Eureka, ILIL5,1294.8%−24%

147Tinley Park, ILIL55,1404.8%−35%

148Robinson, ILIL7,2834.8%+22%

149Lockport, ILIL27,8224.8%−28%

150Quincy, ILIL38,9184.8%−29%

151Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.8%+6%

152Montgomery, ILIL21,9784.8%−4%

153North Aurora, ILIL19,4064.8%−47%

154Galesburg, ILIL28,5814.9%−12%

155Troy, ILIL11,8934.9%−42%

156Murphysboro, ILIL6,9774.9%−29%

157Willow Springs, ILIL5,7884.9%−52%

158Effingham, ILIL12,4064.9%−12%

159Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5254.9%−8%

160Lansing, ILIL28,0685.0%−5%

161Morris, ILIL14,6695.0%−6%

162Godfrey, ILIL17,6205.0%−49%

163Hillside, ILIL8,1405.1%−20%

164Highland, ILIL10,0425.1%−28%

165Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.1%−8%

166West Chicago, ILIL25,2965.1%−1%

167Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4505.2%−24%

168Brookfield, ILIL18,8795.2%−35%

169Villa Park, ILIL21,8885.3%−33%

170Joliet, ILIL152,2415.4%−5%

171Monmouth, ILIL8,5995.4%−5%

172Beach Park, ILIL14,1145.5%+11%

173Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6555.5%−19%

174Rock Island, ILIL36,2255.5%−13%

175Countryside, ILIL6,2605.5%−40%

176Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755.5%−14%

177Decatur, ILIL67,8845.5%−3%

178Marion, ILIL17,1485.5%−13%

179Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1755.5%−46%

180Lemont, ILIL18,5135.6%−49%

181Columbia, ILIL10,8655.6%−43%

182North Riverside, ILIL7,1615.7%−31%

183Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.7%+5%

184Washington, ILIL15,9025.7%−40%

185Spring Grove, ILIL5,5265.8%−31%

186Niles, ILIL30,4435.8%−35%

187Itasca, ILIL9,4885.8%−49%

188Elgin, ILIL115,4765.9%−2%

189Aurora, ILIL181,5055.9%−37%

190Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.9%−31%

191Rockford, ILIL147,3846.0%−16%

192Moline, ILIL42,3626.0%−11%

193Wood Dale, ILIL14,0816.0%+5%

194Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2156.0%−12%

195Mascoutah, ILIL9,2396.1%−24%

196Des Plaines, ILIL58,7726.2%−23%

197Danville, ILIL28,1386.2%+16%

198Woodstock, ILIL25,7406.2%−11%

199Collinsville, ILIL23,7176.2%−10%

200Rockton, ILIL7,8706.3%−40%

201Swansea, ILIL14,3566.3%−43%

202New Lenox, ILIL28,8936.3%−15%

203Geneseo, ILIL6,5056.4%+4%

204Oak Forest, ILIL26,7926.4%−6%

205Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8036.5%−12%

206Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.6%−1%

207Carterville, ILIL5,8396.8%−41%

208Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8106.9%−28%

209Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0247.0%−11%

210Bartlett, ILIL40,8557.0%−35%

211Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5527.1%−23%

212South Holland, ILIL20,7497.1%−25%

213Elk Grove, ILIL31,8857.2%−19%

214Richton Park, ILIL12,4837.2%+4%

215Morton, ILIL17,5657.2%−32%

216Jacksonville, ILIL17,7527.2%−7%

217Carol Stream, ILIL39,3157.3%−14%

218Gages Lake, ILIL10,8197.3%−39%

219Matteson, ILIL18,5437.4%−15%

220Chicago, ILIL2,731,5857.5%−25%

221Palos Hills, ILIL18,0287.5%−7%

222Wheeling, ILIL38,3917.6%−28%

223Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4767.6%−26%

224Monee, ILIL5,1197.7%+71%

225Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2627.7%−41%

226Lombard, ILIL44,3997.8%−28%

227Mokena, ILIL19,8977.9%−31%

228Shiloh, ILIL14,6047.9%−45%

229Minooka, ILIL12,8997.9%−27%

230Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6908.0%−16%

231West Dundee, ILIL8,5708.0%−40%

232Roselle, ILIL22,7568.2%−15%

233Plainfield, ILIL50,0438.2%+1%

234Schaumburg, ILIL77,2498.2%−33%

235Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3958.3%−30%

236Glenwood, ILIL8,4168.4%−9%

237Westchester, ILIL16,3008.4%−22%

238Peoria, ILIL110,9208.4%−20%

239Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2888.4%−23%

240Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8588.5%−27%

241Monticello, ILIL6,0808.6%−29%

242Crete, ILIL8,3458.6%−9%

243Algonquin, ILIL30,8248.7%−22%

244Chatham, ILIL14,5798.8%−14%

245Woodridge, ILIL34,0288.8%−29%

246Park Forest, ILIL21,0799.0%−13%

247Westmont, ILIL24,1559.1%−24%

248Grayslake, ILIL21,1409.2%−47%

249Highwood, ILIL5,3239.3%−18%

250Springfield, ILIL112,9899.3%−20%

251Orland Park, ILIL57,9549.3%−22%

252Greenville, ILIL7,4699.4%+25%

253Shorewood, ILIL18,5369.5%+10%

254Bloomington, ILIL78,8049.7%−18%

255University Park, ILIL7,0199.9%+2%

256Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6589.9%−8%

257Mahomet, ILIL10,51610.0%−19%

258Morton Grove, ILIL24,58210.0%−11%

259Mundelein, ILIL32,68010.1%−25%

260Sycamore, ILIL19,08310.6%+6%

261Forest Park, ILIL13,82910.6%−27%

262Warrenville, ILIL15,21110.8%−5%

263Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86810.8%−19%

264St. Charles, ILIL33,59411.3%−24%

265Cary, ILIL17,93211.5%−10%

266Gurnee, ILIL30,45811.5%−32%

267Lake Villa, ILIL8,69211.6%+19%

268Darien, ILIL22,03211.7%−29%

269Batavia, ILIL26,58611.8%−21%

270Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82511.8%−36%

271Palatine, ILIL65,84211.9%−15%

272Elmhurst, ILIL46,11112.4%−28%

273La Grange Park, ILIL13,45312.5%−12%

274Frankfort, ILIL21,36512.6%−23%

275Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21612.6%−23%

276Winfield, ILIL10,14612.6%−21%

277Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89813.1%−21%

278O'Fallon, ILIL32,65613.2%−22%

279Geneva, ILIL21,13813.5%−31%

280Park Ridge, ILIL38,46314.0%−23%

281Palos Heights, ILIL12,08414.0%−13%

282Downers Grove, ILIL50,36514.2%−22%

283Edwardsville, ILIL26,46314.2%−15%

284Homewood, ILIL18,77314.2%−12%

285Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81214.4%−30%

286Macomb, ILIL14,53014.4%−26%

287Normal, ILIL53,27514.4%+0%

288Skokie, ILIL66,54415.1%−14%

289Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67916.2%−28%

290Willowbrook, ILIL9,12616.3%−9%

291South Barrington, ILIL5,07116.9%−44%

292Lisle, ILIL23,43217.2%−14%

293Charleston, ILIL17,46617.2%−0%

294Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03917.4%−17%

295Inverness, ILIL7,41817.7%−22%

296Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75018.2%−19%

297Glenview, ILIL47,71118.4%−23%

298Barrington, ILIL10,58618.6%−22%

299La Grange, ILIL15,93518.6%−10%

300Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68119.0%−31%

301Riverside, ILIL8,93919.0%−16%

302Naperville, ILIL153,11419.1%−19%

303Wheaton, ILIL54,06519.3%−12%

304DeKalb, ILIL40,46719.3%+6%

305Libertyville, ILIL20,70119.4%−18%

306Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17919.5%−25%

307Long Grove, ILIL8,34319.9%−14%

308Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13020.0%−17%

309Champaign, ILIL91,19520.2%−10%

310Northbrook, ILIL34,74421.6%−22%

311Western Springs, ILIL13,58822.5%−15%

312Highland Park, ILIL30,76724.7%−13%

313Oak Park, ILIL52,82324.8%−20%

314Carbondale, ILIL21,81124.8%+5%

315Deerfield, ILIL19,64225.1%−22%

316Hinsdale, ILIL17,57325.4%−19%

317Northfield, ILIL5,63225.8%−8%

318Oak Brook, ILIL8,10826.8%−23%

319Flossmoor, ILIL9,35828.2%−11%

320Evanston, ILIL76,38028.4%−14%

321Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56328.5%−8%

322Lake Forest, ILIL19,73128.5%−16%

323River Forest, ILIL11,39329.9%−22%

324Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96330.0%+6%

325Wilmette, ILIL27,45931.7%−18%

326Savoy, ILIL9,11333.9%+9%

327Urbana, ILIL39,71934.0%+3%

328Winnetka, ILIL12,51836.5%−17%

329Glencoe, ILIL8,72436.8%−8%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES