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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois counties

Illinois counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 102 is 7.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carroll County, IL, up 44 places to #9.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%0.0 pts
02▲15Scott County, ILIL4,8664.2%+1.6 pts
03▲28Clay County, ILIL12,7934.3%+0.9 pts
04▲30Pope County, ILIL3,6724.4%−0.2 pts
05▲16Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.5%+0.6 pts
06▼2Perry County, ILIL20,1604.5%+1.7 pts
07Massac County, ILIL13,5024.6%+1.3 pts
08▼6Alexander County, ILIL4,5704.6%+2.0 pts
09▲44Carroll County, ILIL15,4194.6%+0.9 pts
10▲3Henderson County, ILIL5,9844.7%+1.6 pts
11▲9Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.7%+2.7 pts
12▲15Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.8%+0.7 pts
13▲6Pike County, ILIL14,2314.9%+2.0 pts
14▲9Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.0%+2.2 pts
15▲9Christian County, ILIL33,4435.0%+1.6 pts
16▲6Franklin County, ILIL36,9165.1%+1.3 pts
17▲22Calhoun County, ILIL4,3005.1%+1.7 pts
18▼9Gallatin County, ILIL4,6165.1%+2.3 pts
19▼14Fayette County, ILIL20,7905.1%+2.3 pts
20▼10Wayne County, ILIL15,8825.1%+1.7 pts
21▼15Hardin County, ILIL3,5885.2%+2.3 pts
22▲13Marion County, ILIL36,3825.3%+1.2 pts
23▼9Marshall County, ILIL11,4735.4%+1.4 pts
24▼8Lawrence County, ILIL13,7905.4%+2.1 pts
25▼7Mason County, ILIL12,4115.5%+2.0 pts
26▼11Iroquois County, ILIL26,1505.5%+0.9 pts
27▲5Stark County, ILIL5,3195.5%+2.3 pts
28▲17Saline County, ILIL22,7725.7%+1.2 pts
29▲30Richland County, ILIL15,2195.8%+1.1 pts
30▼27Edwards County, ILIL5,8985.9%+3.0 pts
31▼1Livingston County, ILIL35,0576.0%+2.0 pts
32▼21Greene County, ILIL11,3136.0%+2.5 pts
33▼21Cass County, ILIL12,4636.0%+2.8 pts
34▲3Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.0%+2.4 pts
35▼9Cumberland County, ILIL10,2086.1%+3.0 pts
36▲32Ford County, ILIL13,2166.2%+1.6 pts
37▲15Montgomery County, ILIL28,0766.2%+2.7 pts
38▲9Wabash County, ILIL10,9076.3%+2.1 pts
39▼1Macoupin County, ILIL43,7486.4%+2.7 pts
40▼15White County, ILIL13,2506.4%+3.1 pts
41▼13Crawford County, ILIL18,6486.5%+2.8 pts
42LaSalle County, ILIL107,7736.5%+2.2 pts
43▲6Schuyler County, ILIL6,6576.7%+3.6 pts
44▲11Moultrie County, ILIL14,3716.7%+2.7 pts
45▼5Jefferson County, ILIL36,1476.7%+1.9 pts
46▲12Bureau County, ILIL32,5106.8%+1.8 pts
47▼14De Witt County, ILIL15,1186.9%+3.7 pts
48▲16Union County, ILIL16,6566.9%+0.6 pts
49▼6Lee County, ILIL32,9146.9%+2.3 pts
50▲12Stephenson County, ILIL43,2207.0%+2.0 pts
51▼10Logan County, ILIL27,1827.0%+2.7 pts
52▼1Morgan County, ILIL32,5157.1%+0.6 pts
53▼9Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.1%+3.8 pts
54▼18Douglas County, ILIL19,8807.2%+2.8 pts
55▼5Jasper County, ILIL9,0327.3%+4.1 pts
56Knox County, ILIL47,7677.4%+2.5 pts
57▲19Grundy County, ILIL54,0527.5%+3.2 pts
58▼12Hancock County, ILIL16,8037.6%+3.1 pts
59▼51Johnson County, ILIL13,3637.6%+3.2 pts
60▼6Whiteside County, ILIL54,1217.7%+4.3 pts
61▼32Vermilion County, ILIL71,2597.8%+3.7 pts
62▲17Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.8%+3.4 pts
63▼6Warren County, ILIL16,2227.9%+3.2 pts
64▲1Henry County, ILIL48,0958.0%+3.2 pts
65▲1Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.1%+2.3 pts
66▲1Kankakee County, ILIL105,5258.1%+2.5 pts
67▼4Putnam County, ILIL5,6198.1%+4.0 pts
68▼7Washington County, ILIL13,5648.3%+3.4 pts
69▼21Clinton County, ILIL37,1288.3%+5.0 pts
70▼1Macon County, ILIL99,3008.3%+2.8 pts
71▲4Hamilton County, ILIL7,8598.6%+4.8 pts
72▼2Clark County, ILIL15,1148.7%+4.4 pts
73▲4Adams County, ILIL64,2678.8%+2.9 pts
74▼14Effingham County, ILIL34,5198.9%+4.3 pts
75▼2Rock Island County, ILIL141,8699.0%+3.4 pts
76▲6Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5949.0%+4.5 pts
77▼6Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.2%+3.6 pts
78▼4Bond County, ILIL16,9599.2%+4.2 pts
79▲1Boone County, ILIL53,5689.4%+4.5 pts
80▼8Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749.4%+2.8 pts
81▲2Williamson County, ILIL67,22510.6%+4.5 pts
82▼4Menard County, ILIL11,86310.9%+5.1 pts
83▲2Coles County, ILIL46,60711.1%+1.5 pts
84Madison County, ILIL263,11011.2%+4.4 pts
85▼4Piatt County, ILIL16,79111.8%+4.1 pts
86McHenry County, ILIL317,75112.0%+3.9 pts
87▲6Kendall County, ILIL145,47012.7%+5.5 pts
88▲3Woodford County, ILIL38,11113.0%+7.1 pts
89▲1DeKalb County, ILIL101,83513.3%+2.5 pts
90▼3Peoria County, ILIL178,55313.3%+5.2 pts
91▼2Kane County, ILIL525,75713.6%+4.5 pts
92▲3Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.7%+6.7 pts
93▼5St. Clair County, ILIL250,70813.8%+6.6 pts
94Sangamon County, ILIL194,17014.8%+4.5 pts
95▼3Will County, ILIL712,25314.9%+7.2 pts
96▲2McDonough County, ILIL25,91615.3%+1.7 pts
97▼1McLean County, ILIL171,41916.2%+5.3 pts
98▲2Jackson County, ILIL52,50116.8%+2.0 pts
99▼2Cook County, ILIL5,194,62518.0%+7.2 pts
100▼1Lake County, ILIL719,33920.1%+5.6 pts
101DuPage County, ILIL934,29821.1%+6.3 pts
102Champaign County, ILIL209,97225.3%+5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES