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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois counties · 1990

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

01Lawrence County, ILIL13,7901.9%−42%

02Henderson County, ILIL5,9842.2%−30%

03Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.2%+9%

04Perry County, ILIL20,1602.2%−22%

05Scott County, ILIL4,8662.3%−15%

06Pike County, ILIL14,2312.3%−21%

07Franklin County, ILIL36,9162.4%−35%

08Washington County, ILIL13,5642.4%−50%

09Edwards County, ILIL5,8982.5%−16%

10Pope County, ILIL3,6722.5%−45%

11Montgomery County, ILIL28,0762.5%−29%

12Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.6%−36%

13Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.6%−13%

14Hamilton County, ILIL7,8592.6%−32%

15Cumberland County, ILIL10,2082.7%−12%

16Gallatin County, ILIL4,6162.7%−3%

17Greene County, ILIL11,3132.7%−24%

18Schuyler County, ILIL6,6572.8%−11%

19Wayne County, ILIL15,8822.8%−19%

20Jasper County, ILIL9,0322.8%−12%

21Clark County, ILIL15,1142.8%−36%

22Clay County, ILIL12,7932.8%−17%

23Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.9%+13%

24Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.9%−11%

25Mason County, ILIL12,4112.9%−16%

26Massac County, ILIL13,5022.9%−11%

27Livingston County, ILIL35,0572.9%−25%

28Randolph County, ILIL29,9213.0%+6%

29Stark County, ILIL5,3193.0%−6%

30Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.0%+6%

31Moultrie County, ILIL14,3713.0%−24%

32Fulton County, ILIL32,9013.0%−18%

33Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.1%−18%

34Christian County, ILIL33,4433.1%−9%

35Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.1%−6%

36Jersey County, ILIL21,1603.1%−29%

37Cass County, ILIL12,4633.2%−2%

38Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.2%−3%

39Iroquois County, ILIL26,1503.2%−30%

40White County, ILIL13,2503.2%−4%

41Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.3%−14%

42Bureau County, ILIL32,5103.3%−34%

43De Witt County, ILIL15,1183.3%+5%

44Marion County, ILIL36,3823.3%−19%

45Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.3%−53%

46Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.3%−8%

47Brown County, ILIL6,4013.4%+22%

48Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.4%−24%

49Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.4%−21%

50Putnam County, ILIL5,6193.4%−18%

51LaSalle County, ILIL107,7733.4%−20%

52Ogle County, ILIL51,3993.5%−40%

53Menard County, ILIL11,8633.5%−39%

54Whiteside County, ILIL54,1213.5%+4%

55Richland County, ILIL15,2193.6%−22%

56Saline County, ILIL22,7723.6%−20%

57Edgar County, ILIL16,3233.7%−10%

58Jefferson County, ILIL36,1473.7%−23%

59Effingham County, ILIL34,5193.8%−18%

60Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.8%−3%

61Logan County, ILIL27,1823.8%−12%

62Douglas County, ILIL19,8803.8%−12%

63Hancock County, ILIL16,8033.9%−13%

64Stephenson County, ILIL43,2203.9%−23%

65Ford County, ILIL13,2163.9%−15%

66Wabash County, ILIL10,9073.9%−6%

67Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.9%−30%

68Grundy County, ILIL54,0523.9%−8%

69Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.0%−29%

70Union County, ILIL16,6564.0%−36%

71Lee County, ILIL32,9144.0%−12%

72Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.1%−2%

73Boone County, ILIL53,5684.2%−15%

74Knox County, ILIL47,7674.2%−14%

75Henry County, ILIL48,0954.2%−12%

76Adams County, ILIL64,2674.4%−27%

77Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%−11%

78Rock Island County, ILIL141,8694.5%−20%

79Warren County, ILIL16,2224.6%−3%

80Madison County, ILIL263,1104.9%−27%

81Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.0%−16%

82Williamson County, ILIL67,2255.0%−18%

83Macon County, ILIL99,3005.0%−10%

84Winnebago County, ILIL283,6745.2%−22%

85Piatt County, ILIL16,7915.2%−32%

86Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.3%−27%

87St. Clair County, ILIL250,7085.4%−25%

88Morgan County, ILIL32,5155.7%−12%

89Will County, ILIL712,2535.9%−24%

90McHenry County, ILIL317,7516.4%−21%

91Peoria County, ILIL178,5536.6%−19%

92Kane County, ILIL525,7577.0%−23%

93Coles County, ILIL46,6078.1%−15%

94Sangamon County, ILIL194,1708.2%−21%

95Cook County, ILIL5,194,6258.3%−23%

96McLean County, ILIL171,4199.0%−18%

97McDonough County, ILIL25,91610.4%−24%

98DeKalb County, ILIL101,83511.2%+4%

99Lake County, ILIL719,33911.5%−21%

100DuPage County, ILIL934,29812.0%−19%

101Jackson County, ILIL52,50114.1%−5%

102Champaign County, ILIL209,97217.8%−8%

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