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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%+1%

02Scott County, ILIL4,8664.2%+61%

03Clay County, ILIL12,7934.3%+27%

04Pope County, ILIL3,6724.4%−4%

05Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.5%+14%

06Perry County, ILIL20,1604.5%+59%

07Massac County, ILIL13,5024.6%+39%

08Alexander County, ILIL4,5704.6%+80%

09Carroll County, ILIL15,4194.6%+23%

10Henderson County, ILIL5,9844.7%+50%

11Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.7%+135%

12Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.8%+17%

13Pike County, ILIL14,2314.9%+69%

14Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.0%+79%

15Christian County, ILIL33,4435.0%+48%

16Franklin County, ILIL36,9165.1%+36%

17Calhoun County, ILIL4,3005.1%+53%

18Gallatin County, ILIL4,6165.1%+82%

19Fayette County, ILIL20,7905.1%+81%

20Wayne County, ILIL15,8825.1%+51%

21Hardin County, ILIL3,5885.2%+75%

22Marion County, ILIL36,3825.3%+30%

23Marshall County, ILIL11,4735.4%+36%

24Lawrence County, ILIL13,7905.4%+61%

25Mason County, ILIL12,4115.5%+59%

26Iroquois County, ILIL26,1505.5%+19%

27Stark County, ILIL5,3195.5%+74%

28Saline County, ILIL22,7725.7%+26%

29Richland County, ILIL15,2195.8%+24%

30Edwards County, ILIL5,8985.9%+103%

31Livingston County, ILIL35,0576.0%+52%

32Greene County, ILIL11,3136.0%+69%

33Cass County, ILIL12,4636.0%+84%

34Fulton County, ILIL32,9016.0%+66%

35Cumberland County, ILIL10,2086.1%+99%

36Ford County, ILIL13,2166.2%+35%

37Montgomery County, ILIL28,0766.2%+75%

38Wabash County, ILIL10,9076.3%+50%

39Macoupin County, ILIL43,7486.4%+71%

40White County, ILIL13,2506.4%+91%

41Crawford County, ILIL18,6486.5%+79%

42LaSalle County, ILIL107,7736.5%+50%

43Schuyler County, ILIL6,6576.7%+116%

44Moultrie County, ILIL14,3716.7%+69%

45Jefferson County, ILIL36,1476.7%+40%

46Bureau County, ILIL32,5106.8%+37%

47De Witt County, ILIL15,1186.9%+118%

48Union County, ILIL16,6566.9%+9%

49Lee County, ILIL32,9146.9%+51%

50Stephenson County, ILIL43,2207.0%+39%

51Logan County, ILIL27,1827.0%+64%

52Morgan County, ILIL32,5157.1%+10%

53Mercer County, ILIL15,2297.1%+114%

54Douglas County, ILIL19,8807.2%+65%

55Jasper County, ILIL9,0327.3%+131%

56Knox County, ILIL47,7677.4%+52%

57Grundy County, ILIL54,0527.5%+75%

58Hancock County, ILIL16,8037.6%+70%

59Johnson County, ILIL13,3637.6%+75%

60Whiteside County, ILIL54,1217.7%+125%

61Vermilion County, ILIL71,2597.8%+88%

62Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.8%+78%

63Warren County, ILIL16,2227.9%+69%

64Henry County, ILIL48,0958.0%+66%

65Ogle County, ILIL51,3998.1%+40%

66Kankakee County, ILIL105,5258.1%+45%

67Putnam County, ILIL5,6198.1%+95%

68Washington County, ILIL13,5648.3%+70%

69Clinton County, ILIL37,1288.3%+154%

70Macon County, ILIL99,3008.3%+50%

71Hamilton County, ILIL7,8598.6%+125%

72Clark County, ILIL15,1148.7%+101%

73Adams County, ILIL64,2678.8%+49%

74Effingham County, ILIL34,5198.9%+94%

75Rock Island County, ILIL141,8699.0%+61%

76Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5949.0%+100%

77Tazewell County, ILIL130,0499.2%+64%

78Bond County, ILIL16,9599.2%+83%

79Boone County, ILIL53,5689.4%+91%

80Winnebago County, ILIL283,6749.4%+43%

81Williamson County, ILIL67,22510.6%+75%

82Menard County, ILIL11,86310.9%+90%

83Coles County, ILIL46,60711.1%+16%

84Madison County, ILIL263,11011.2%+65%

85Piatt County, ILIL16,79111.8%+54%

86McHenry County, ILIL317,75112.0%+47%

87Kendall County, ILIL145,47012.7%+75%

88Woodford County, ILIL38,11113.0%+119%

89DeKalb County, ILIL101,83513.3%+23%

90Peoria County, ILIL178,55313.3%+64%

91Kane County, ILIL525,75713.6%+50%

92Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.7%+95%

93St. Clair County, ILIL250,70813.8%+92%

94Sangamon County, ILIL194,17014.8%+44%

95Will County, ILIL712,25314.9%+93%

96McDonough County, ILIL25,91615.3%+12%

97McLean County, ILIL171,41916.2%+48%

98Jackson County, ILIL52,50116.8%+13%

99Cook County, ILIL5,194,62518.0%+67%

100Lake County, ILIL719,33920.1%+38%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,29821.1%+43%

102Champaign County, ILIL209,97225.3%+30%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES