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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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 2000

01Volo, ILIL6,8050.0%–

02East Alton, ILIL5,6211.2%+0%

03Posen, ILIL5,4051.3%+0%

04South Beloit, ILIL7,9961.8%+0%

05Summit, ILIL10,7531.8%+0%

06Belvidere, ILIL25,4621.9%+0%

07Genoa, ILIL5,5471.9%+0%

08Pana, ILIL5,0102.0%+0%

09Sauk, ILIL9,6242.0%+0%

10Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.0%+0%

11Beardstown, ILIL5,6912.0%+0%

12Plano, ILIL12,6772.1%+0%

13Milan, ILIL5,0282.1%+0%

14Riverdale, ILIL10,2802.1%+0%

15Cicero, ILIL81,8582.2%+0%

16Stickney, ILIL6,8972.2%+0%

17Rock Falls, ILIL8,5212.2%+0%

18Bartonville, ILIL5,8042.3%+0%

19Bridgeview, ILIL16,5212.3%+0%

20Harvey, ILIL19,8492.4%+0%

21Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2062.5%+0%

22Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.5%+0%

23Crest Hill, ILIL20,6952.6%+0%

24Northlake, ILIL12,4622.6%+0%

25Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5452.6%+0%

26Vandalia, ILIL7,1082.6%+0%

27Justice, ILIL12,2852.6%+0%

28East St. Louis, ILIL17,6822.8%+0%

29Carpentersville, ILIL37,0452.8%+0%

30Machesney Park, ILIL22,8052.8%+0%

31Clinton, ILIL6,7812.8%+0%

32Granite City, ILIL26,8073.0%+0%

33Burbank, ILIL28,5783.0%+0%

34Silvis, ILIL7,9793.0%+0%

35Franklin Park, ILIL18,0453.1%+0%

36Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8443.1%+0%

37Markham, ILIL11,2743.2%+0%

38Litchfield, ILIL6,5983.2%+0%

39Dolton, ILIL20,6713.2%+0%

40Steger, ILIL9,3523.3%+0%

41Wood River, ILIL10,2243.3%+0%

42Wilmington, ILIL5,6143.3%+0%

43Worth, ILIL10,6963.4%+0%

44Streator, ILIL12,1903.4%+0%

45Blue Island, ILIL21,8053.5%+0%

46Sterling, ILIL14,3943.5%+0%

47Chester, ILIL6,8473.5%+0%

48Crestwood, ILIL10,5293.5%+0%

49Bellwood, ILIL18,1163.6%+0%

50Coal City, ILIL5,8313.6%+0%

51Kewanee, ILIL12,1153.6%+0%

52Metropolis, ILIL5,7273.7%+0%

53Maywood, ILIL23,3303.7%+0%

54Orland Hills, ILIL6,6633.7%+0%

55Paris, ILIL8,0263.7%+0%

56Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0363.7%+0%

57Alsip, ILIL18,4833.7%+0%

58West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053.8%+0%

59Calumet City, ILIL34,7983.8%+0%

60Canton, ILIL13,2973.8%+0%

61Chillicothe, ILIL6,0333.8%+0%

62East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.8%+0%

63Salem, ILIL7,0353.9%+0%

64River Grove, ILIL10,4093.9%+0%

65Du Quoin, ILIL5,5693.9%+0%

66Robinson, ILIL7,2833.9%+0%

67Hanover Park, ILIL36,5683.9%+0%

68LaSalle, ILIL9,3884.0%+0%

69Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5084.0%+0%

70Sandwich, ILIL7,3804.0%+0%

71Manhattan, ILIL10,9434.0%+0%

72Marengo, ILIL7,7374.0%+0%

73Romeoville, ILIL41,2814.0%+0%

74Channahon, ILIL14,5304.1%+0%

75Jerseyville, ILIL8,4094.1%+0%

76Calumet Park, ILIL6,7724.2%+0%

77Bradley, ILIL15,2144.2%+0%

78Melrose Park, ILIL23,9364.2%+0%

79Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5934.2%+0%

80Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9024.3%+0%

81Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.3%+0%

82Dixon, ILIL14,5824.4%+0%

83Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7614.4%+0%

84Lincoln, ILIL12,9814.4%+0%

85Bensenville, ILIL18,5254.5%+0%

86Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%+0%

87Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8874.5%+0%

88Monee, ILIL5,1194.5%+0%

89Midlothian, ILIL13,8414.5%+0%

90Taylorville, ILIL10,5224.5%+0%

91Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.6%+0%

92Hampshire, ILIL9,2664.6%+0%

93Round Lake, ILIL18,5264.6%+0%

94Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5604.7%+0%

95Harrisburg, ILIL7,9224.7%+0%

96Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174.7%+0%

97Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.8%+0%

98Park City, ILIL7,8934.8%+0%

99Broadview, ILIL7,8714.8%+0%

100Benton, ILIL6,5584.8%+0%

101Beach Park, ILIL14,1144.9%+0%

102Kankakee, ILIL23,4004.9%+0%

103East Moline, ILIL20,4534.9%+0%

104Norridge, ILIL14,8084.9%+0%

105Mattoon, ILIL16,6675.0%+0%

106Montgomery, ILIL21,9785.0%+0%

107Pekin, ILIL31,2775.1%+0%

108Ottawa, ILIL18,6845.1%+0%

109Island Lake, ILIL8,0475.1%+0%

110West Chicago, ILIL25,2965.2%+0%

111Alton, ILIL25,0135.2%+0%

112Addison, ILIL35,7585.2%+0%

113Rochelle, ILIL9,4985.2%+0%

114Lansing, ILIL28,0685.2%+0%

115Lyons, ILIL10,4335.2%+0%

116Freeport, ILIL23,2025.3%+0%

117Morris, ILIL14,6695.3%+0%

118Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.3%+0%

119Danville, ILIL28,1385.4%+0%

120Loves Park, ILIL23,7125.4%+0%

121Rantoul, ILIL11,9915.4%+0%

122Centralia, ILIL11,8635.5%+0%

123Hillsboro, ILIL6,1845.5%+0%

124North Chicago, ILIL34,0505.5%+0%

125Olney, ILIL8,3475.5%+0%

126Roscoe, ILIL11,0345.5%+0%

127Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.5%+0%

128Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9895.5%+0%

129Waukegan, ILIL87,9405.5%+0%

130Zion, ILIL24,4475.6%+0%

131Bethalto, ILIL9,2025.6%+0%

132Harvard, ILIL9,5045.6%+0%

133Effingham, ILIL12,4065.6%+0%

134Peru, ILIL9,7805.6%+0%

135South Elgin, ILIL25,6565.7%+0%

136Joliet, ILIL152,2415.7%+0%

137Herrin, ILIL12,2685.7%+0%

138Decatur, ILIL67,8845.7%+0%

139Monmouth, ILIL8,5995.7%+0%

140Wood Dale, ILIL14,0815.7%+0%

141McHenry, ILIL29,2175.7%+0%

142Huntley, ILIL29,1325.8%+0%

143Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1015.8%+0%

144Wauconda, ILIL13,9935.9%+0%

145Mendota, ILIL6,8945.9%+0%

146Berwyn, ILIL55,0015.9%+0%

147Berkeley, ILIL5,1416.0%+0%

148Elgin, ILIL115,4766.0%+0%

149Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+0%

150Geneseo, ILIL6,5056.1%+0%

151Spring Valley, ILIL5,4086.1%+0%

152Manteno, ILIL9,2016.1%+0%

153Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.2%+0%

154Waterloo, ILIL11,1326.2%+0%

155Eureka, ILIL5,1296.2%+0%

156Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%+0%

157Marion, ILIL17,1486.3%+0%

158Hillside, ILIL8,1406.4%+0%

159Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6756.4%+0%

160Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5906.6%+0%

161Lockport, ILIL27,8226.6%+0%

162Yorkville, ILIL26,7306.6%+0%

163Streamwood, ILIL38,2776.7%+0%

164Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+0%

165Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.8%+0%

166Oak Forest, ILIL26,7926.8%+0%

167Quincy, ILIL38,9186.8%+0%

168Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4506.8%+0%

169Richton Park, ILIL12,4836.9%+0%

170Murphysboro, ILIL6,9776.9%+0%

171Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2156.9%+0%

172Collinsville, ILIL23,7176.9%+0%

173Woodstock, ILIL25,7407.0%+0%

174Highland, ILIL10,0427.1%+0%

175Princeton, ILIL7,6747.1%+0%

176Rockford, ILIL147,3847.1%+0%

177Carlinville, ILIL5,4657.2%+0%

178Johnsburg, ILIL6,4457.3%+0%

179Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8037.3%+0%

180Mount Zion, ILIL5,8807.4%+0%

181Tinley Park, ILIL55,1407.4%+0%

182New Lenox, ILIL28,8937.4%+0%

183Lynwood, ILIL9,2977.4%+0%

184Greenville, ILIL7,4697.5%+0%

185Hazel Crest, ILIL13,0247.8%+0%

186Jacksonville, ILIL17,7527.8%+0%

187Villa Park, ILIL21,8887.9%+0%

188Maryville, ILIL8,4137.9%+0%

189Brookfield, ILIL18,8798.0%+0%

190Des Plaines, ILIL58,7728.1%+0%

191Plainfield, ILIL50,0438.1%+0%

192Mascoutah, ILIL9,2398.1%+0%

193Palos Hills, ILIL18,0288.1%+0%

194Gilberts, ILIL9,0828.2%+0%

195North Riverside, ILIL7,1618.2%+0%

196Spring Grove, ILIL5,5268.3%+0%

197Troy, ILIL11,8938.4%+0%

198Antioch, ILIL15,0008.4%+0%

199Carol Stream, ILIL39,3158.5%+0%

200Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2838.6%+0%

201Shorewood, ILIL18,5368.7%+0%

202Matteson, ILIL18,5438.7%+0%

203Elk Grove, ILIL31,8858.8%+0%

204Niles, ILIL30,4438.9%+0%

205Countryside, ILIL6,2609.1%+0%

206North Aurora, ILIL19,4069.2%+0%

207Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5529.2%+0%

208Glenwood, ILIL8,4169.2%+0%

209Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3819.2%+0%

210Aurora, ILIL181,5059.3%+0%

211Washington, ILIL15,9029.4%+0%

212South Holland, ILIL20,7499.5%+0%

213Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6909.5%+0%

214Crete, ILIL8,3459.5%+0%

215Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8109.5%+0%

216Roselle, ILIL22,7569.6%+0%

217University Park, ILIL7,0199.7%+0%

218Godfrey, ILIL17,6209.7%+0%

219Lake Villa, ILIL8,6929.7%+0%

220Columbia, ILIL10,8659.9%+0%

221Chicago, ILIL2,731,58510.0%+0%

222Sycamore, ILIL19,08310.1%+0%

223Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47610.2%+0%

224Chatham, ILIL14,57910.2%+0%

225Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17510.3%+0%

226Elburn, ILIL7,08410.3%+0%

227Park Forest, ILIL21,07910.3%+0%

228Rockton, ILIL7,87010.4%+0%

229Willow Springs, ILIL5,78810.4%+0%

230Peoria, ILIL110,92010.4%+0%

231Morton, ILIL17,56510.5%+0%

232Wheeling, ILIL38,39110.5%+0%

233Oswego, ILIL39,94810.7%+0%

234Bartlett, ILIL40,85510.7%+0%

235Westchester, ILIL16,30010.7%+0%

236Lombard, ILIL44,39910.7%+0%

237Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65810.8%+0%

238Minooka, ILIL12,89910.9%+0%

239Lemont, ILIL18,51310.9%+0%

240Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28810.9%+0%

241Swansea, ILIL14,35611.1%+0%

242Algonquin, ILIL30,82411.1%+0%

243Highwood, ILIL5,32311.3%+0%

244Morton Grove, ILIL24,58211.3%+0%

245Warrenville, ILIL15,21111.4%+0%

246Mokena, ILIL19,89711.4%+0%

247Itasca, ILIL9,48811.4%+0%

248Carterville, ILIL5,83911.5%+0%

249Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85811.6%+0%

250Springfield, ILIL112,98911.6%+0%

251Bloomington, ILIL78,80411.8%+0%

252Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39511.9%+0%

253Orland Park, ILIL57,95412.0%+0%

254Westmont, ILIL24,15512.0%+0%

255Gages Lake, ILIL10,81912.1%+0%

256Monticello, ILIL6,08012.2%+0%

257Mahomet, ILIL10,51612.3%+0%

258Schaumburg, ILIL77,24912.3%+0%

259Woodridge, ILIL34,02812.5%+0%

260Cary, ILIL17,93212.8%+0%

261Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26213.0%+0%

262West Dundee, ILIL8,57013.3%+0%

263Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86813.4%+0%

264Mundelein, ILIL32,68013.5%+0%

265Palatine, ILIL65,84214.0%+0%

266La Grange Park, ILIL13,45314.2%+0%

267Normal, ILIL53,27514.3%+0%

268Shiloh, ILIL14,60414.4%+0%

269Forest Park, ILIL13,82914.6%+0%

270St. Charles, ILIL33,59414.8%+0%

271Batavia, ILIL26,58614.9%+0%

272Winfield, ILIL10,14616.1%+0%

273Palos Heights, ILIL12,08416.1%+0%

274Homewood, ILIL18,77316.2%+0%

275Frankfort, ILIL21,36516.2%+0%

276Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21616.3%+0%

277Darien, ILIL22,03216.5%+0%

278Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89816.6%+0%

279Edwardsville, ILIL26,46316.6%+0%

280O'Fallon, ILIL32,65617.0%+0%

281Gurnee, ILIL30,45817.0%+0%

282Elmhurst, ILIL46,11117.2%+0%

283Charleston, ILIL17,46617.3%+0%

284Grayslake, ILIL21,14017.5%+0%

285Skokie, ILIL66,54417.6%+0%

286Willowbrook, ILIL9,12617.9%+0%

287Downers Grove, ILIL50,36518.1%+0%

288DeKalb, ILIL40,46718.2%+0%

289Park Ridge, ILIL38,46318.3%+0%

290Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82518.5%+0%

291Macomb, ILIL14,53019.4%+0%

292Geneva, ILIL21,13819.5%+0%

293Lisle, ILIL23,43220.0%+0%

294Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81220.5%+0%

295La Grange, ILIL15,93520.7%+0%

296Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03921.0%+0%

297Wheaton, ILIL54,06522.0%+0%

298Champaign, ILIL91,19522.4%+0%

299Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67922.5%+0%

300Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75022.6%+0%

301Inverness, ILIL7,41822.7%+0%

302Riverside, ILIL8,93922.8%+0%

303Long Grove, ILIL8,34323.1%+0%

304Carbondale, ILIL21,81123.5%+0%

305Libertyville, ILIL20,70123.6%+0%

306Naperville, ILIL153,11423.7%+0%

307Glenview, ILIL47,71123.9%+0%

308Barrington, ILIL10,58624.0%+0%

309Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13024.1%+0%

310Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17926.0%+0%

311Western Springs, ILIL13,58826.6%+0%

312Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68127.5%+0%

313Northbrook, ILIL34,74427.6%+0%

314Northfield, ILIL5,63228.0%+0%

315Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96328.4%+0%

316Highland Park, ILIL30,76728.5%+0%

317South Barrington, ILIL5,07129.9%+0%

318Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56330.8%+0%

319Oak Park, ILIL52,82330.9%+0%

320Savoy, ILIL9,11331.1%+0%

321Hinsdale, ILIL17,57331.5%+0%

322Flossmoor, ILIL9,35831.7%+0%

323Deerfield, ILIL19,64232.3%+0%

324Urbana, ILIL39,71932.9%+0%

325Evanston, ILIL76,38033.2%+0%

326Lake Forest, ILIL19,73133.9%+0%

327Oak Brook, ILIL8,10834.9%+0%

328River Forest, ILIL11,39338.2%+0%

329Wilmette, ILIL27,45938.5%+0%

330Glencoe, ILIL8,72440.2%+0%

331Winnetka, ILIL12,51844.1%+0%

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