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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois counties · 2000

Illinois counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Pulaski County, ILIL4,8202.0%−0.2 pts
02Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.5%−0.3 pts
03Scott County, ILIL4,8662.6%+0.4 pts
04Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%−0.6 pts
05Gallatin County, ILIL4,6162.8%+0.1 pts
06Randolph County, ILIL29,9212.8%−0.2 pts
07Fayette County, ILIL20,7902.8%−0.2 pts
08Perry County, ILIL20,1602.8%+0.6 pts
09Pike County, ILIL14,2312.9%+0.6 pts
10Edwards County, ILIL5,8982.9%+0.5 pts
11Hardin County, ILIL3,5883.0%+0.4 pts
12Cumberland County, ILIL10,2083.1%+0.4 pts
13Schuyler County, ILIL6,6573.1%+0.3 pts
14Henderson County, ILIL5,9843.1%+0.9 pts
15De Witt County, ILIL15,1183.1%−0.2 pts
16Jasper County, ILIL9,0323.1%+0.4 pts
17Stark County, ILIL5,3193.2%+0.2 pts
18Clinton County, ILIL37,1283.2%+0.4 pts
19Cass County, ILIL12,4633.3%+0.1 pts
20Massac County, ILIL13,5023.3%+0.3 pts
21Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.3%+0.2 pts
22Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.3%+0.1 pts
23Lawrence County, ILIL13,7903.3%+1.4 pts
24White County, ILIL13,2503.4%+0.1 pts
25Clay County, ILIL12,7933.4%+0.6 pts
26Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.4%+0.6 pts
27Christian County, ILIL33,4433.4%+0.3 pts
28Whiteside County, ILIL54,1213.4%−0.1 pts
29Mason County, ILIL12,4113.4%+0.5 pts
30Greene County, ILIL11,3133.6%+0.8 pts
31Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763.6%+1.1 pts
32Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.6%+0.3 pts
33Fulton County, ILIL32,9013.6%+0.6 pts
34Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.7%+1.3 pts
35Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.7%+0.7 pts
36Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.8%+0.5 pts
37Hamilton County, ILIL7,8593.8%+1.2 pts
38Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.9%+0.1 pts
39Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.0%+1.0 pts
40Moultrie County, ILIL14,3714.0%+1.0 pts
41Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.0%+1.4 pts
42Marion County, ILIL36,3824.1%+0.8 pts
43Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.1%+0.4 pts
44Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.2%+0.1 pts
45Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.2%+0.2 pts
46Putnam County, ILIL5,6194.2%+0.7 pts
47Grundy County, ILIL54,0524.3%+0.4 pts
48Logan County, ILIL27,1824.3%+0.5 pts
49LaSalle County, ILIL107,7734.3%+0.9 pts
50Clark County, ILIL15,1144.3%+1.5 pts
51Johnson County, ILIL13,3634.4%+0.9 pts
52Douglas County, ILIL19,8804.4%+0.5 pts
53Jersey County, ILIL21,1604.4%+1.3 pts
54Hancock County, ILIL16,8034.5%+0.6 pts
55Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5944.5%+1.1 pts
56Saline County, ILIL22,7724.5%+0.9 pts
57Pope County, ILIL3,6724.6%+2.1 pts
58Ford County, ILIL13,2164.6%+0.7 pts
59Lee County, ILIL32,9144.6%+0.6 pts
60Effingham County, ILIL34,5194.6%+0.8 pts
61Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.6%+1.4 pts
62Richland County, ILIL15,2194.7%+1.0 pts
63Warren County, ILIL16,2224.7%+0.1 pts
64Henry County, ILIL48,0954.8%+0.6 pts
65Jefferson County, ILIL36,1474.8%+1.1 pts
66Washington County, ILIL13,5644.9%+2.4 pts
67Knox County, ILIL47,7674.9%+0.7 pts
68Boone County, ILIL53,5684.9%+0.7 pts
69Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.0%+1.7 pts
70Stephenson County, ILIL43,2205.0%+1.1 pts
71Bond County, ILIL16,9595.1%+0.6 pts
72Macon County, ILIL99,3005.6%+0.6 pts
73Kankakee County, ILIL105,5255.6%+1.6 pts
74Rock Island County, ILIL141,8695.6%+1.1 pts
75Tazewell County, ILIL130,0495.6%+1.7 pts
76Menard County, ILIL11,8635.7%+2.2 pts
77Ogle County, ILIL51,3995.8%+2.3 pts
78Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.9%+0.9 pts
79Adams County, ILIL64,2675.9%+1.6 pts
80Williamson County, ILIL67,2256.1%+1.1 pts
81Union County, ILIL16,6566.3%+2.3 pts
82Morgan County, ILIL32,5156.4%+0.8 pts
83Winnebago County, ILIL283,6746.6%+1.4 pts
84Madison County, ILIL263,1106.8%+1.8 pts
85Monroe County, ILIL34,8407.0%+3.7 pts
86St. Clair County, ILIL250,7087.2%+1.8 pts
87Kendall County, ILIL145,4707.2%+2.0 pts
88Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.6%+2.4 pts
89Will County, ILIL712,2537.7%+1.8 pts
90Peoria County, ILIL178,5538.1%+1.5 pts
91McHenry County, ILIL317,7518.2%+1.8 pts
92Kane County, ILIL525,7579.1%+2.0 pts
93Coles County, ILIL46,6079.6%+1.4 pts
94Sangamon County, ILIL194,17010.3%+2.1 pts
95DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.8%−0.4 pts
96Cook County, ILIL5,194,62510.8%+2.5 pts
97McLean County, ILIL171,41911.0%+2.0 pts
98McDonough County, ILIL25,91613.6%+3.2 pts
99Lake County, ILIL719,33914.6%+3.1 pts
100Jackson County, ILIL52,50114.8%+0.7 pts
101DuPage County, ILIL934,29814.8%+2.9 pts
102Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.4%+1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS