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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Posen, ILIL5,4051.2%−0.1 pts
02Cicero, ILIL81,8581.9%−0.3 pts
03Summit, ILIL10,7532.1%+0.3 pts
04Harvard, ILIL9,5042.4%−3.3 pts
05Park City, ILIL7,8932.6%−2.1 pts
06Northlake, ILIL12,4622.9%+0.3 pts
07Chester, ILIL6,8473.0%−0.6 pts
08Sauk, ILIL9,6243.0%+1.0 pts
09Harvey, ILIL19,8493.2%+0.7 pts
10Pana, ILIL5,0103.2%+1.2 pts
11Rock Falls, ILIL8,5213.3%+1.1 pts
12Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5933.6%−0.6 pts
13West Frankfort, ILIL7,1053.7%−0.1 pts
14Beardstown, ILIL5,6913.8%+1.7 pts
15Vandalia, ILIL7,1083.8%+1.2 pts
16Melrose Park, ILIL23,9363.8%−0.4 pts
17South Beloit, ILIL7,9963.9%+2.1 pts
18Burbank, ILIL28,5784.1%+1.0 pts
19Streator, ILIL12,1904.2%+0.8 pts
20Bellwood, ILIL18,1164.2%+0.6 pts
21Clinton, ILIL6,7814.3%+1.5 pts
22Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8874.3%−0.2 pts
23Machesney Park, ILIL22,8054.4%+1.6 pts
24Granite City, ILIL26,8074.4%+1.4 pts
25Metropolis, ILIL5,7274.4%+0.8 pts
26LaSalle, ILIL9,3884.5%+0.5 pts
27Franklin Park, ILIL18,0454.5%+1.4 pts
28Genoa, ILIL5,5474.6%+2.7 pts
29Kewanee, ILIL12,1154.6%+1.0 pts
30Maywood, ILIL23,3304.7%+1.1 pts
31Schiller Park, ILIL11,3174.8%+0.1 pts
32Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.9%+0.5 pts
33Romeoville, ILIL41,2814.9%+0.8 pts
34Boulder Hill, ILIL8,9894.9%−0.6 pts
35Kankakee, ILIL23,4005.0%+0.0 pts
36Calumet City, ILIL34,7985.0%+1.3 pts
37Sandwich, ILIL7,3805.0%+1.0 pts
38Broadview, ILIL7,8715.1%+0.3 pts
39Markham, ILIL11,2745.1%+1.9 pts
40Braidwood, ILIL6,2595.1%+3.1 pts
41Rochelle, ILIL9,4985.1%−0.1 pts
42East St. Louis, ILIL17,6825.2%+2.5 pts
43Plano, ILIL12,6775.3%+3.2 pts
44Du Quoin, ILIL5,5695.3%+1.4 pts
45Wood River, ILIL10,2245.3%+2.0 pts
46Stickney, ILIL6,8975.4%+3.1 pts
47Bensenville, ILIL18,5255.4%+0.9 pts
48Riverdale, ILIL10,2805.5%+3.3 pts
49River Grove, ILIL10,4095.5%+1.5 pts
50Pekin, ILIL31,2775.5%+0.5 pts
51Bradley, ILIL15,2145.6%+1.4 pts
52Zion, ILIL24,4475.6%+0.0 pts
53Harrisburg, ILIL7,9225.6%+0.9 pts
54East Alton, ILIL5,6215.6%+4.4 pts
55Fox Lake, ILIL10,8495.6%+0.9 pts
56Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5085.7%+1.7 pts
57Bridgeview, ILIL16,5215.7%+3.4 pts
58Midlothian, ILIL13,8415.8%+1.3 pts
59Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5255.8%+0.4 pts
60Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9025.8%+1.5 pts
61Manhattan, ILIL10,9435.8%+1.8 pts
62East Moline, ILIL20,4535.8%+0.9 pts
63Salem, ILIL7,0355.9%+2.0 pts
64Lyons, ILIL10,4336.0%+0.8 pts
65Belvidere, ILIL25,4626.0%+4.1 pts
66Robinson, ILIL7,2836.1%+2.1 pts
67Hillside, ILIL8,1406.1%−0.3 pts
68Blue Island, ILIL21,8056.1%+2.7 pts
69Dolton, ILIL20,6716.1%+2.9 pts
70Jacksonville, ILIL17,7526.2%−1.6 pts
71Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7236.2%+1.8 pts
72Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0366.2%+2.5 pts
73Justice, ILIL12,2856.3%+3.6 pts
74Hillsboro, ILIL6,1846.3%+0.8 pts
75Rantoul, ILIL11,9916.3%+0.9 pts
76Peru, ILIL9,7806.3%+0.7 pts
77Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8446.4%+3.3 pts
78Wood Dale, ILIL14,0816.4%+0.7 pts
79Lincoln, ILIL12,9816.5%+2.1 pts
80Freeport, ILIL23,2026.5%+1.2 pts
81Sterling, ILIL14,3946.5%+3.0 pts
82Mendota, ILIL6,8946.5%+0.6 pts
83Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.5%+1.5 pts
84Waukegan, ILIL87,9406.5%+1.0 pts
85Carpentersville, ILIL37,0456.6%+3.8 pts
86Beach Park, ILIL14,1146.6%+1.7 pts
87Steger, ILIL9,3526.6%+3.3 pts
88Paris, ILIL8,0266.6%+2.9 pts
89Island Lake, ILIL8,0476.6%+1.5 pts
90Olney, ILIL8,3476.6%+1.1 pts
91Silvis, ILIL7,9796.6%+3.6 pts
92Benton, ILIL6,5586.7%+1.9 pts
93Taylorville, ILIL10,5226.8%+2.2 pts
94Crest Hill, ILIL20,6956.8%+4.2 pts
95Berwyn, ILIL55,0016.8%+0.9 pts
96Marengo, ILIL7,7376.9%+2.9 pts
97Danville, ILIL28,1386.9%+1.5 pts
98Bethalto, ILIL9,2026.9%+1.4 pts
99Spring Valley, ILIL5,4087.0%+0.9 pts
100Wilmington, ILIL5,6147.1%+3.8 pts
101McHenry, ILIL29,2177.1%+1.3 pts
102Dixon, ILIL14,5827.2%+2.8 pts
103Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6557.2%+0.4 pts
104Worth, ILIL10,6967.2%+3.8 pts
105Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1017.2%+1.4 pts
106Alsip, ILIL18,4837.3%+3.6 pts
107Alton, ILIL25,0137.3%+2.2 pts
108Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6417.4%–
109Canton, ILIL13,2977.4%+3.6 pts
110Monmouth, ILIL8,5997.4%+1.7 pts
111Galesburg, ILIL28,5817.4%+1.9 pts
112Centralia, ILIL11,8637.5%+2.1 pts
113North Chicago, ILIL34,0507.7%+2.2 pts
114Joliet, ILIL152,2417.7%+2.0 pts
115Addison, ILIL35,7587.8%+2.6 pts
116Decatur, ILIL67,8847.8%+2.1 pts
117East Peoria, ILIL22,0887.9%+4.1 pts
118Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1877.9%+1.7 pts
119Chillicothe, ILIL6,0337.9%+4.1 pts
120Effingham, ILIL12,4068.0%+2.3 pts
121Milan, ILIL5,0288.0%+5.9 pts
122Coal City, ILIL5,8318.1%+4.5 pts
123Hanover Park, ILIL36,5688.1%+4.2 pts
124Herrin, ILIL12,2688.2%+2.5 pts
125University Park, ILIL7,0198.2%−1.5 pts
126Streamwood, ILIL38,2778.3%+1.6 pts
127Manteno, ILIL9,2018.3%+2.2 pts
128Rockford, ILIL147,3848.3%+1.2 pts
129Quincy, ILIL38,9188.4%+1.5 pts
130Ottawa, ILIL18,6848.5%+3.4 pts
131Crestwood, ILIL10,5298.5%+5.0 pts
132Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4488.6%–
133Highland, ILIL10,0428.6%+1.5 pts
134Rock Island, ILIL36,2258.6%+2.3 pts
135Bartonville, ILIL5,8048.6%+6.3 pts
136Murphysboro, ILIL6,9778.6%+1.7 pts
137Eureka, ILIL5,1298.6%+2.4 pts
138Lansing, ILIL28,0688.7%+3.4 pts
139Loves Park, ILIL23,7129.0%+3.6 pts
140Berkeley, ILIL5,1419.0%+3.0 pts
141Norridge, ILIL14,8089.0%+4.1 pts
142Elgin, ILIL115,4769.2%+3.1 pts
143Geneseo, ILIL6,5059.3%+3.2 pts
144Montgomery, ILIL21,9789.4%+4.3 pts
145Litchfield, ILIL6,5989.4%+6.2 pts
146Villa Park, ILIL21,8889.5%+1.6 pts
147Oak Forest, ILIL26,7929.5%+2.7 pts
148Jerseyville, ILIL8,4099.7%+5.6 pts
149Troy, ILIL11,8939.7%+1.3 pts
150Morris, ILIL14,6699.7%+4.4 pts
151Collinsville, ILIL23,7179.7%+2.8 pts
152Glenwood, ILIL8,4169.8%+0.6 pts
153Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2159.8%+2.9 pts
154Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5459.8%+7.3 pts
155Marion, ILIL17,14810.0%+3.7 pts
156Countryside, ILIL6,26010.0%+0.9 pts
157Moline, ILIL42,36210.2%+3.4 pts
158Willow Springs, ILIL5,78810.2%−0.2 pts
159Belleville, ILIL40,23710.3%+4.2 pts
160Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59010.3%+3.7 pts
161Princeton, ILIL7,67410.3%+3.2 pts
162Calumet Park, ILIL6,77210.4%+6.2 pts
163Waterloo, ILIL11,13210.4%+4.2 pts
164Volo, ILIL6,80510.5%+10.5 pts
165Orland Hills, ILIL6,66310.5%+6.8 pts
166Mount Zion, ILIL5,88010.6%+3.2 pts
167Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56010.6%+5.9 pts
168Yorkville, ILIL26,73010.7%+4.0 pts
169Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67510.7%+4.3 pts
170Hampshire, ILIL9,26610.7%+6.2 pts
171Wauconda, ILIL13,99310.7%+4.9 pts
172Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45010.9%+4.1 pts
173Channahon, ILIL14,53011.0%+6.9 pts
174West Chicago, ILIL25,29611.0%+5.8 pts
175Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76111.0%+6.6 pts
176Round Lake, ILIL18,52611.1%+6.5 pts
177Richton Park, ILIL12,48311.1%+4.2 pts
178Carlinville, ILIL5,46511.1%+3.9 pts
179Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76711.2%+6.7 pts
180Greenville, ILIL7,46911.3%+3.8 pts
181Johnsburg, ILIL6,44511.3%+4.0 pts
182Palos Hills, ILIL18,02811.3%+3.2 pts
183Spring Grove, ILIL5,52611.4%+3.1 pts
184North Riverside, ILIL7,16111.4%+3.2 pts
185Niles, ILIL30,44311.5%+2.6 pts
186Monee, ILIL5,11911.5%+7.0 pts
187Mascoutah, ILIL9,23911.6%+3.5 pts
188Homer Glen, ILIL24,87311.7%–
189Rockton, ILIL7,87011.9%+1.5 pts
190Park Forest, ILIL21,07912.0%+1.7 pts
191Godfrey, ILIL17,62012.1%+2.4 pts
192Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02412.2%+4.4 pts
193South Elgin, ILIL25,65612.3%+6.6 pts
194Gilberts, ILIL9,08212.3%+4.1 pts
195Lakemoor, ILIL6,44912.5%+10.0 pts
196Lynwood, ILIL9,29712.5%+5.0 pts
197Minooka, ILIL12,89912.5%+1.6 pts
198Lockport, ILIL27,82212.5%+5.9 pts
199Elk Grove, ILIL31,88512.6%+3.8 pts
200Monticello, ILIL6,08012.7%+0.5 pts
201Aurora, ILIL181,50512.7%+3.4 pts
202Bartlett, ILIL40,85512.7%+2.0 pts
203Huntley, ILIL29,13212.7%+6.9 pts
204Antioch, ILIL15,00012.9%+4.4 pts
205Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69012.9%+3.4 pts
206Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55212.9%+3.7 pts
207Carol Stream, ILIL39,31512.9%+4.4 pts
208Westchester, ILIL16,30012.9%+2.3 pts
209Tinley Park, ILIL55,14013.0%+5.6 pts
210Washington, ILIL15,90213.1%+3.7 pts
211South Holland, ILIL20,74913.2%+3.7 pts
212Roselle, ILIL22,75613.3%+3.6 pts
213Woodstock, ILIL25,74013.4%+6.4 pts
214Elburn, ILIL7,08413.5%+3.2 pts
215Crete, ILIL8,34513.6%+4.1 pts
216Roscoe, ILIL11,03413.6%+8.1 pts
217Warrenville, ILIL15,21113.7%+2.3 pts
218Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20613.7%+11.3 pts
219Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38113.7%+4.5 pts
220Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28813.9%+3.0 pts
221Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80314.1%+6.7 pts
222Peoria, ILIL110,92014.1%+3.7 pts
223Springfield, ILIL112,98914.1%+2.5 pts
224Gages Lake, ILIL10,81914.1%+2.0 pts
225Morton, ILIL17,56514.1%+3.6 pts
226Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65814.2%+3.4 pts
227Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28314.2%+5.6 pts
228Des Plaines, ILIL58,77214.3%+6.2 pts
229Maryville, ILIL8,41314.3%+6.4 pts
230Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39514.5%+2.6 pts
231Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47614.6%+4.4 pts
232Charleston, ILIL17,46614.6%−2.7 pts
233Wheeling, ILIL38,39114.7%+4.2 pts
234Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17514.8%+4.5 pts
235Mundelein, ILIL32,68015.1%+1.7 pts
236DeKalb, ILIL40,46715.3%−2.9 pts
237Algonquin, ILIL30,82415.3%+4.2 pts
238Cary, ILIL17,93215.4%+2.6 pts
239Lemont, ILIL18,51315.6%+4.7 pts
240Shorewood, ILIL18,53615.8%+7.1 pts
241Mokena, ILIL19,89715.8%+4.4 pts
242North Aurora, ILIL19,40616.2%+7.0 pts
243Lombard, ILIL44,39916.2%+5.5 pts
244Matteson, ILIL18,54316.3%+7.6 pts
245West Dundee, ILIL8,57016.4%+3.0 pts
246Homewood, ILIL18,77316.6%+0.4 pts
247Bloomington, ILIL78,80416.7%+4.9 pts
248Shiloh, ILIL14,60416.8%+2.3 pts
249Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81016.8%+7.3 pts
250Orland Park, ILIL57,95416.8%+4.8 pts
251Oswego, ILIL39,94816.9%+6.2 pts
252Brookfield, ILIL18,87916.9%+9.0 pts
253Chicago, ILIL2,731,58517.1%+7.1 pts
254Sycamore, ILIL19,08317.2%+7.1 pts
255Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85817.3%+5.8 pts
256New Lenox, ILIL28,89317.5%+10.1 pts
257Itasca, ILIL9,48817.7%+6.3 pts
258Chatham, ILIL14,57917.9%+7.6 pts
259Normal, ILIL53,27517.9%+3.6 pts
260Palos Heights, ILIL12,08418.2%+2.0 pts
261Highwood, ILIL5,32318.2%+6.9 pts
262Westmont, ILIL24,15518.2%+6.2 pts
263Morton Grove, ILIL24,58218.6%+7.2 pts
264Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26218.6%+5.6 pts
265Woodridge, ILIL34,02818.9%+6.4 pts
266Skokie, ILIL66,54418.9%+1.3 pts
267Mahomet, ILIL10,51619.0%+6.7 pts
268Palatine, ILIL65,84219.1%+5.1 pts
269St. Charles, ILIL33,59419.2%+4.4 pts
270Darien, ILIL22,03219.4%+2.9 pts
271Schaumburg, ILIL77,24919.4%+7.1 pts
272Swansea, ILIL14,35619.7%+8.7 pts
273Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03920.0%−1.1 pts
274Plainfield, ILIL50,04320.1%+12.0 pts
275Grayslake, ILIL21,14020.1%+2.6 pts
276Batavia, ILIL26,58620.2%+5.3 pts
277Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86821.0%+7.6 pts
278Lake Villa, ILIL8,69221.1%+11.4 pts
279Campton Hills, ILIL10,89421.1%–
280Gurnee, ILIL30,45821.3%+4.3 pts
281O'Fallon, ILIL32,65621.4%+4.4 pts
282Columbia, ILIL10,86522.0%+12.1 pts
283Carterville, ILIL5,83922.2%+10.7 pts
284Macomb, ILIL14,53022.5%+3.1 pts
285Winfield, ILIL10,14622.7%+6.6 pts
286Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21623.2%+7.0 pts
287Downers Grove, ILIL50,36523.3%+5.2 pts
288Forest Park, ILIL13,82923.4%+8.7 pts
289Frankfort, ILIL21,36523.6%+7.4 pts
290Edwardsville, ILIL26,46324.0%+7.4 pts
291Geneva, ILIL21,13824.3%+4.8 pts
292Park Ridge, ILIL38,46324.8%+6.5 pts
293Willowbrook, ILIL9,12625.2%+7.3 pts
294Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13025.6%+1.6 pts
295Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89826.6%+10.0 pts
296La Grange Park, ILIL13,45327.0%+12.8 pts
297Wheaton, ILIL54,06527.3%+5.4 pts
298Lisle, ILIL23,43227.4%+7.4 pts
299Elmhurst, ILIL46,11127.5%+10.3 pts
300Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82527.7%+9.2 pts
301Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81228.1%+7.5 pts
302Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75028.8%+6.2 pts
303Carbondale, ILIL21,81129.1%+5.5 pts
304Northfield, ILIL5,63229.1%+1.1 pts
305Barrington, ILIL10,58629.2%+5.2 pts
306Champaign, ILIL91,19529.6%+7.1 pts
307Naperville, ILIL153,11429.9%+6.2 pts
308Inverness, ILIL7,41830.0%+7.3 pts
309Savoy, ILIL9,11330.1%−0.9 pts
310Oak Brook, ILIL8,10830.7%−4.2 pts
311Riverside, ILIL8,93931.0%+8.2 pts
312Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68131.9%+4.4 pts
313La Grange, ILIL15,93532.0%+11.3 pts
314Glenview, ILIL47,71132.9%+9.0 pts
315South Barrington, ILIL5,07133.0%+3.0 pts
316Libertyville, ILIL20,70133.0%+9.4 pts
317Western Springs, ILIL13,58834.3%+7.7 pts
318Urbana, ILIL39,71935.1%+2.2 pts
319Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67935.4%+12.8 pts
320Northbrook, ILIL34,74435.8%+8.2 pts
321Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96335.8%+7.4 pts
322Flossmoor, ILIL9,35836.4%+4.7 pts
323Long Grove, ILIL8,34336.6%+13.4 pts
324Highland Park, ILIL30,76737.8%+9.3 pts
325Evanston, ILIL76,38037.8%+4.6 pts
326Oak Park, ILIL52,82338.6%+7.8 pts
327Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17940.1%+14.1 pts
328Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56340.9%+10.1 pts
329Deerfield, ILIL19,64241.8%+9.5 pts
330Lake Forest, ILIL19,73142.4%+8.4 pts
331River Forest, ILIL11,39342.5%+4.3 pts
332Hinsdale, ILIL17,57343.0%+11.5 pts
333Glencoe, ILIL8,72447.8%+7.7 pts
334Winnetka, ILIL12,51850.1%+6.0 pts
335Wilmette, ILIL27,45951.6%+13.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS