RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 331 SHOWN OF 331

Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Volo, ILIL6,8050.0%–

02East Alton, ILIL5,6211.2%−1.0 pts

03Posen, ILIL5,4051.3%+0.1 pts

04South Beloit, ILIL7,9961.8%+0.4 pts

05Summit, ILIL10,7531.8%−0.0 pts

06Belvidere, ILIL25,4621.9%−0.5 pts

07Genoa, ILIL5,5471.9%−1.0 pts

08Pana, ILIL5,0102.0%−0.2 pts

09Sauk, ILIL9,6242.0%+0.1 pts

10Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.0%+1.0 pts

11Beardstown, ILIL5,6912.0%+0.3 pts

12Plano, ILIL12,6772.1%−1.6 pts

13Milan, ILIL5,0282.1%+0.9 pts

14Riverdale, ILIL10,2802.1%−0.4 pts

15Cicero, ILIL81,8582.2%+0.2 pts

16Stickney, ILIL6,8972.2%−1.5 pts

17Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212.2%+0.4 pts

18Bartonville, ILIL5,8042.3%+0.4 pts

19Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212.3%−0.0 pts

20Harvey, ILIL19,8492.4%+0.6 pts

21Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2062.5%−0.6 pts

22Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.5%+0.1 pts

23Crest Hill, ILIL20,6952.6%−0.3 pts

24Northlake, ILIL12,4622.6%−0.1 pts

25Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5452.6%+0.9 pts

26Vandalia, ILIL7,1082.6%−1.0 pts

27Justice, ILIL12,2852.6%−0.2 pts

28East St. Louis, ILIL17,6822.8%−0.3 pts

29Carpentersville, ILIL37,0452.8%+1.1 pts

30Machesney Park, ILIL22,8052.8%+1.3 pts

31Clinton, ILIL6,7812.8%−0.7 pts

32Granite City, ILIL26,8073.0%+0.2 pts

33Burbank, ILIL28,5783.0%+1.1 pts

34Silvis, ILIL7,9793.0%+1.6 pts

35Franklin Park, ILIL18,0453.1%+0.9 pts

36Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8443.1%+1.5 pts

37Markham, ILIL11,2743.2%+0.2 pts

38Litchfield, ILIL6,5983.2%+1.3 pts

39Dolton, ILIL20,6713.2%−0.4 pts

40Steger, ILIL9,3523.3%+1.5 pts

41Wood River, ILIL10,2243.3%+1.1 pts

42Wilmington, ILIL5,6143.3%+1.5 pts

43Worth, ILIL10,6963.4%+0.6 pts

44Streator, ILIL12,1903.4%+0.7 pts

45Blue Island, ILIL21,8053.5%+0.7 pts

46Sterling, ILIL14,3943.5%−0.9 pts

47Chester, ILIL6,8473.5%+0.9 pts

48Crestwood, ILIL10,5293.5%+0.5 pts

49Bellwood, ILIL18,1163.6%+0.4 pts

50Coal City, ILIL5,8313.6%+0.4 pts

51Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.6%+0.5 pts

52Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.7%−0.1 pts

53Maywood, ILIL23,3303.7%+0.2 pts

54Orland Hills, ILIL6,6633.7%+0.8 pts

55Paris, ILIL8,0263.7%−0.1 pts

56Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0363.7%+1.4 pts

57Alsip, ILIL18,4833.7%+0.8 pts

58West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053.8%+1.9 pts

59Calumet City, ILIL34,7983.8%+1.0 pts

60Canton, ILIL13,2973.8%+0.7 pts

61Chillicothe, ILIL6,0333.8%+0.0 pts

62East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.8%+0.4 pts

63Salem, ILIL7,0353.9%+0.1 pts

64River Grove, ILIL10,4093.9%+0.7 pts

65Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693.9%+1.1 pts

66Robinson, ILIL7,2833.9%−0.9 pts

67Hanover Park, ILIL36,5683.9%+0.5 pts

68LaSalle, ILIL9,3884.0%+1.0 pts

69Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.0%−0.2 pts

70Sandwich, ILIL7,3804.0%+1.0 pts

71Manhattan, ILIL10,9434.0%+0.8 pts

72Marengo, ILIL7,7374.0%+0.4 pts

73Romeoville, ILIL41,2814.0%+2.1 pts

74Channahon, ILIL14,5304.1%+0.7 pts

75Jerseyville, ILIL8,4094.1%+1.3 pts

76Calumet Park, ILIL6,7724.2%+0.8 pts

77Bradley, ILIL15,2144.2%+2.2 pts

78Melrose Park, ILIL23,9364.2%+1.0 pts

79Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5934.2%+1.2 pts

80Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9024.3%+2.6 pts

81Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.3%+2.0 pts

82Dixon, ILIL14,5824.4%+0.7 pts

83Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7614.4%+0.9 pts

84Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.4%−0.2 pts

85Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.5%+0.2 pts

86Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%+0.1 pts

87Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8874.5%+2.8 pts

88Monee, ILIL5,1194.5%−3.2 pts

89Midlothian, ILIL13,8414.5%+1.5 pts

90Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.5%+0.6 pts

91Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.6%−0.3 pts

92Hampshire, ILIL9,2664.6%+0.5 pts

93Round Lake, ILIL18,5264.6%+2.0 pts

94Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5604.7%+0.4 pts

95Harrisburg, ILIL7,9224.7%+0.4 pts

96Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174.7%+1.7 pts

97Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.8%+1.8 pts

98Park City, ILIL7,8934.8%+2.7 pts

99Broadview, ILIL7,8714.8%+0.2 pts

100Benton, ILIL6,5584.8%+1.5 pts

101Beach Park, ILIL14,1144.9%−0.5 pts

102Kankakee, ILIL23,4004.9%+1.2 pts

103East Moline, ILIL20,4534.9%+1.1 pts

104Norridge, ILIL14,8084.9%+2.2 pts

105Mattoon, ILIL16,6675.0%+1.1 pts

106Montgomery, ILIL21,9785.0%+0.2 pts

107Pekin, ILIL31,2775.1%+2.2 pts

108Ottawa, ILIL18,6845.1%+1.0 pts

109Island Lake, ILIL8,0475.1%+2.7 pts

110West Chicago, ILIL25,2965.2%+0.1 pts

111Alton, ILIL25,0135.2%+2.0 pts

112Addison, ILIL35,7585.2%+0.6 pts

113Rochelle, ILIL9,4985.2%+2.2 pts

114Lansing, ILIL28,0685.2%+0.2 pts

115Lyons, ILIL10,4335.2%+3.5 pts

116Freeport, ILIL23,2025.3%+1.0 pts

117Morris, ILIL14,6695.3%+0.3 pts

118Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.3%+0.4 pts

119Danville, ILIL28,1385.4%−0.8 pts

120Loves Park, ILIL23,7125.4%+2.7 pts

121Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.4%−0.3 pts

122Centralia, ILIL11,8635.5%+1.1 pts

123Hillsboro, ILIL6,1845.5%+0.9 pts

124North Chicago, ILIL34,0505.5%+2.8 pts

125Olney, ILIL8,3475.5%+1.6 pts

126Roscoe, ILIL11,0345.5%+2.1 pts

127Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.5%+0.6 pts

128Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.5%+0.4 pts

129Waukegan, ILIL87,9405.5%+1.2 pts

130Zion, ILIL24,4475.6%+3.2 pts

131Bethalto, ILIL9,2025.6%+2.7 pts

132Harvard, ILIL9,5045.6%+2.0 pts

133Effingham, ILIL12,4065.6%+0.7 pts

134Peru, ILIL9,7805.6%+1.1 pts

135South Elgin, ILIL25,6565.7%+1.9 pts

136Joliet, ILIL152,2415.7%+0.3 pts

137Herrin, ILIL12,2685.7%+2.8 pts

138Decatur, ILIL67,8845.7%+0.2 pts

139Monmouth, ILIL8,5995.7%+0.3 pts

140Wood Dale, ILIL14,0815.7%−0.3 pts

141McHenry, ILIL29,2175.7%+1.5 pts

142Huntley, ILIL29,1325.8%+2.4 pts

143Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1015.8%+2.4 pts

144Wauconda, ILIL13,9935.9%+1.8 pts

145Mendota, ILIL6,8945.9%+2.1 pts

146Berwyn, ILIL55,0015.9%+1.6 pts

147Berkeley, ILIL5,1416.0%+3.1 pts

148Elgin, ILIL115,4766.0%+0.1 pts

149Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+1.5 pts

150Geneseo, ILIL6,5056.1%−0.3 pts

151Spring Valley, ILIL5,4086.1%+2.9 pts

152Manteno, ILIL9,2016.1%+1.8 pts

153Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.2%+1.8 pts

154Waterloo, ILIL11,1326.2%+3.4 pts

155Eureka, ILIL5,1296.2%+1.5 pts

156Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%+0.8 pts

157Marion, ILIL17,1486.3%+0.8 pts

158Hillside, ILIL8,1406.4%+1.3 pts

159Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6756.4%+0.9 pts

160Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5906.6%+2.8 pts

161Lockport, ILIL27,8226.6%+1.8 pts

162Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.6%+0.1 pts

163Streamwood, ILIL38,2776.7%+2.8 pts

164Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+0.8 pts

165Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.8%+1.3 pts

166Oak Forest, ILIL26,7926.8%+0.4 pts

167Quincy, ILIL38,9186.8%+2.0 pts

168Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4506.8%+1.7 pts

169Richton Park, ILIL12,4836.9%−0.3 pts

170Murphysboro, ILIL6,9776.9%+2.0 pts

171Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2156.9%+0.8 pts

172Collinsville, ILIL23,7176.9%+0.7 pts

173Woodstock, ILIL25,7407.0%+0.8 pts

174Highland, ILIL10,0427.1%+2.0 pts

175Princeton, ILIL7,6747.1%+2.5 pts

176Rockford, ILIL147,3847.1%+1.1 pts

177Carlinville, ILIL5,4657.2%+2.9 pts

178Johnsburg, ILIL6,4457.3%–

179Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8037.3%+0.9 pts

180Mount Zion, ILIL5,8807.4%+2.6 pts

181Tinley Park, ILIL55,1407.4%+2.6 pts

182New Lenox, ILIL28,8937.4%+1.1 pts

183Lynwood, ILIL9,2977.4%+4.4 pts

184Greenville, ILIL7,4697.5%−1.9 pts

185Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0247.8%+0.8 pts

186Jacksonville, ILIL17,7527.8%+0.6 pts

187Villa Park, ILIL21,8887.9%+2.6 pts

188Maryville, ILIL8,4137.9%+4.3 pts

189Brookfield, ILIL18,8798.0%+2.8 pts

190Des Plaines, ILIL58,7728.1%+1.9 pts

191Plainfield, ILIL50,0438.1%−0.1 pts

192Mascoutah, ILIL9,2398.1%+2.0 pts

193Palos Hills, ILIL18,0288.1%+0.5 pts

194Gilberts, ILIL9,0828.2%+5.3 pts

195North Riverside, ILIL7,1618.2%+2.6 pts

196Spring Grove, ILIL5,5268.3%+2.6 pts

197Troy, ILIL11,8938.4%+3.5 pts

198Antioch, ILIL15,0008.4%+3.8 pts

199Carol Stream, ILIL39,3158.5%+1.2 pts

200Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2838.6%+2.7 pts

201Shorewood, ILIL18,5368.7%−0.8 pts

202Matteson, ILIL18,5438.7%+1.3 pts

203Elk Grove, ILIL31,8858.8%+1.7 pts

204Niles, ILIL30,4438.9%+3.1 pts

205Countryside, ILIL6,2609.1%+3.6 pts

206North Aurora, ILIL19,4069.2%+4.3 pts

207Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5529.2%+2.1 pts

208Glenwood, ILIL8,4169.2%+0.8 pts

209Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3819.2%+4.6 pts

210Aurora, ILIL181,5059.3%+3.4 pts

211Washington, ILIL15,9029.4%+3.7 pts

212South Holland, ILIL20,7499.5%+2.4 pts

213Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6909.5%+1.6 pts

214Crete, ILIL8,3459.5%+0.9 pts

215Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8109.5%+2.7 pts

216Roselle, ILIL22,7569.6%+1.5 pts

217University Park, ILIL7,0199.7%−0.2 pts

218Godfrey, ILIL17,6209.7%+4.7 pts

219Lake Villa, ILIL8,6929.7%−1.8 pts

220Columbia, ILIL10,8659.9%+4.2 pts

221Chicago, ILIL2,731,58510.0%+2.5 pts

222Sycamore, ILIL19,08310.1%−0.6 pts

223Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47610.2%+2.6 pts

224Chatham, ILIL14,57910.2%+1.5 pts

225Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17510.3%+4.7 pts

226Elburn, ILIL7,08410.3%+6.1 pts

227Park Forest, ILIL21,07910.3%+1.3 pts

228Rockton, ILIL7,87010.4%+4.1 pts

229Willow Springs, ILIL5,78810.4%+5.4 pts

230Peoria, ILIL110,92010.4%+2.0 pts

231Morton, ILIL17,56510.5%+3.3 pts

232Wheeling, ILIL38,39110.5%+3.0 pts

233Oswego, ILIL39,94810.7%+6.0 pts

234Bartlett, ILIL40,85510.7%+3.7 pts

235Westchester, ILIL16,30010.7%+2.3 pts

236Lombard, ILIL44,39910.7%+3.0 pts

237Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65810.8%+0.9 pts

238Minooka, ILIL12,89910.9%+2.9 pts

239Lemont, ILIL18,51310.9%+5.3 pts

240Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28810.9%+2.5 pts

241Swansea, ILIL14,35611.1%+4.8 pts

242Algonquin, ILIL30,82411.1%+2.5 pts

243Highwood, ILIL5,32311.3%+2.0 pts

244Morton Grove, ILIL24,58211.3%+1.3 pts

245Warrenville, ILIL15,21111.4%+0.6 pts

246Mokena, ILIL19,89711.4%+3.5 pts

247Itasca, ILIL9,48811.4%+5.6 pts

248Carterville, ILIL5,83911.5%+4.7 pts

249Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85811.6%+3.1 pts

250Springfield, ILIL112,98911.6%+2.3 pts

251Bloomington, ILIL78,80411.8%+2.1 pts

252Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39511.9%+3.6 pts

253Orland Park, ILIL57,95412.0%+2.7 pts

254Westmont, ILIL24,15512.0%+2.9 pts

255Gages Lake, ILIL10,81912.1%+4.8 pts

256Monticello, ILIL6,08012.2%+3.6 pts

257Mahomet, ILIL10,51612.3%+2.3 pts

258Schaumburg, ILIL77,24912.3%+4.1 pts

259Woodridge, ILIL34,02812.5%+3.6 pts

260Cary, ILIL17,93212.8%+1.3 pts

261Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26213.0%+5.3 pts

262West Dundee, ILIL8,57013.3%+5.3 pts

263Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86813.4%+2.5 pts

264Mundelein, ILIL32,68013.5%+3.3 pts

265Palatine, ILIL65,84214.0%+2.2 pts

266La Grange Park, ILIL13,45314.2%+1.7 pts

267Normal, ILIL53,27514.3%−0.1 pts

268Shiloh, ILIL14,60414.4%+6.5 pts

269Forest Park, ILIL13,82914.6%+4.0 pts

270St. Charles, ILIL33,59414.8%+3.5 pts

271Batavia, ILIL26,58614.9%+3.1 pts

272Winfield, ILIL10,14616.1%+3.5 pts

273Palos Heights, ILIL12,08416.1%+2.1 pts

274Homewood, ILIL18,77316.2%+1.9 pts

275Frankfort, ILIL21,36516.2%+3.7 pts

276Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21616.3%+3.7 pts

277Darien, ILIL22,03216.5%+4.9 pts

278Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89816.6%+3.4 pts

279Edwardsville, ILIL26,46316.6%+2.4 pts

280O'Fallon, ILIL32,65617.0%+3.7 pts

281Gurnee, ILIL30,45817.0%+5.4 pts

282Elmhurst, ILIL46,11117.2%+4.8 pts

283Charleston, ILIL17,46617.3%+0.1 pts

284Grayslake, ILIL21,14017.5%+8.2 pts

285Skokie, ILIL66,54417.6%+2.6 pts

286Willowbrook, ILIL9,12617.9%+1.6 pts

287Downers Grove, ILIL50,36518.1%+3.9 pts

288DeKalb, ILIL40,46718.2%−1.1 pts

289Park Ridge, ILIL38,46318.3%+4.3 pts

290Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82518.5%+6.7 pts

291Macomb, ILIL14,53019.4%+5.0 pts

292Geneva, ILIL21,13819.5%+6.1 pts

293Lisle, ILIL23,43220.0%+2.8 pts

294Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81220.5%+6.1 pts

295La Grange, ILIL15,93520.7%+2.1 pts

296Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03921.0%+3.6 pts

297Wheaton, ILIL54,06522.0%+2.7 pts

298Champaign, ILIL91,19522.4%+2.2 pts

299Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67922.5%+6.3 pts

300Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75022.6%+4.4 pts

301Inverness, ILIL7,41822.7%+5.0 pts

302Riverside, ILIL8,93922.8%+3.8 pts

303Long Grove, ILIL8,34323.1%+3.3 pts

304Carbondale, ILIL21,81123.5%−1.3 pts

305Libertyville, ILIL20,70123.6%+4.2 pts

306Naperville, ILIL153,11423.7%+4.6 pts

307Glenview, ILIL47,71123.9%+5.5 pts

308Barrington, ILIL10,58624.0%+5.4 pts

309Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13024.1%+4.0 pts

310Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17926.0%+6.5 pts

311Western Springs, ILIL13,58826.6%+4.1 pts

312Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68127.5%+8.6 pts

313Northbrook, ILIL34,74427.6%+6.0 pts

314Northfield, ILIL5,63228.0%+2.2 pts

315Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96328.4%−1.6 pts

316Highland Park, ILIL30,76728.5%+3.8 pts

317South Barrington, ILIL5,07129.9%+13.1 pts

318Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56330.8%+2.4 pts

319Oak Park, ILIL52,82330.9%+6.1 pts

320Savoy, ILIL9,11331.1%−2.8 pts

321Hinsdale, ILIL17,57331.5%+6.1 pts

322Flossmoor, ILIL9,35831.7%+3.4 pts

323Deerfield, ILIL19,64232.3%+7.2 pts

324Urbana, ILIL39,71932.9%−1.1 pts

325Evanston, ILIL76,38033.2%+4.7 pts

326Lake Forest, ILIL19,73133.9%+5.4 pts

327Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.9%+8.0 pts

328River Forest, ILIL11,39338.2%+8.2 pts

329Wilmette, ILIL27,45938.5%+6.9 pts

330Glencoe, ILIL8,72440.2%+3.4 pts

331Winnetka, ILIL12,51844.1%+7.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS