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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois counties · 2010

Illinois counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.6%−0.4 pts
02De Witt County, ILIL15,1182.8%−0.4 pts
03Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.8%+0.2 pts
04Lawrence County, ILIL13,7902.9%−0.4 pts
05Scott County, ILIL4,8663.3%+0.7 pts
06Massac County, ILIL13,5023.3%+0.1 pts
07Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.4%−0.2 pts
08Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.4%−0.9 pts
09Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.5%+0.1 pts
10Randolph County, ILIL29,9213.5%+0.7 pts
11Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.6%−0.4 pts
12Christian County, ILIL33,4433.6%+0.2 pts
13Gallatin County, ILIL4,6163.6%+0.8 pts
14Pope County, ILIL3,6723.7%−0.9 pts
15Pike County, ILIL14,2313.7%+0.8 pts
16Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.7%−0.0 pts
17Stark County, ILIL5,3193.8%+0.6 pts
18Ford County, ILIL13,2163.8%−0.8 pts
19Henderson County, ILIL5,9843.9%+0.8 pts
20Cass County, ILIL12,4633.9%+0.7 pts
21Brown County, ILIL6,4014.0%+1.2 pts
22Fulton County, ILIL32,9014.1%+0.4 pts
23Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.1%+0.6 pts
24Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.2%+0.2 pts
25Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.3%+0.1 pts
26Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.3%−0.3 pts
27Mercer County, ILIL15,2294.4%+1.1 pts
28Perry County, ILIL20,1604.4%+1.6 pts
29Lee County, ILIL32,9144.4%−0.2 pts
30White County, ILIL13,2504.5%+1.1 pts
31Marion County, ILIL36,3824.5%+0.4 pts
32Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.5%+0.4 pts
33Douglas County, ILIL19,8804.6%+0.2 pts
34Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.6%+0.7 pts
35Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.6%+2.6 pts
36Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.7%+1.4 pts
37Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.7%+0.6 pts
38Cumberland County, ILIL10,2084.7%+1.6 pts
39Moultrie County, ILIL14,3714.7%+0.8 pts
40Edwards County, ILIL5,8984.7%+1.8 pts
41Logan County, ILIL27,1824.8%+0.5 pts
42Saline County, ILIL22,7724.8%+0.3 pts
43Greene County, ILIL11,3134.8%+1.3 pts
44Whiteside County, ILIL54,1215.0%+1.6 pts
45Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%+0.2 pts
46Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.1%+0.9 pts
47LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.2%+0.9 pts
48Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.3%+0.5 pts
49Fayette County, ILIL20,7905.3%+2.5 pts
50Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.4%+0.4 pts
51Clark County, ILIL15,1145.4%+1.0 pts
52Clay County, ILIL12,7935.4%+2.0 pts
53Carroll County, ILIL15,4195.4%+1.7 pts
54Effingham County, ILIL34,5195.4%+0.8 pts
55Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.5%+1.7 pts
56Jasper County, ILIL9,0325.6%+2.4 pts
57Richland County, ILIL15,2195.6%+0.9 pts
58Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.6%+2.5 pts
59Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.6%+1.8 pts
60Grundy County, ILIL54,0525.8%+1.5 pts
61Hancock County, ILIL16,8035.9%+1.5 pts
62Union County, ILIL16,6565.9%−0.4 pts
63Mason County, ILIL12,4116.2%+2.8 pts
64Ogle County, ILIL51,3996.2%+0.4 pts
65Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206.2%+1.2 pts
66Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.2%+0.6 pts
67Washington County, ILIL13,5646.3%+1.4 pts
68Adams County, ILIL64,2676.5%+0.6 pts
69Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.6%+3.4 pts
70Kankakee County, ILIL105,5256.6%+1.0 pts
71Warren County, ILIL16,2226.8%+2.1 pts
72Macon County, ILIL99,3007.1%+1.5 pts
73Rock Island County, ILIL141,8697.2%+1.5 pts
74Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.2%+2.8 pts
75Boone County, ILIL53,5687.2%+2.3 pts
76Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%+0.7 pts
77Henry County, ILIL48,0957.4%+2.6 pts
78Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.4%−0.2 pts
79Morgan County, ILIL32,5157.8%+1.4 pts
80Williamson County, ILIL67,2258.0%+2.0 pts
81Menard County, ILIL11,8638.0%+2.3 pts
82Madison County, ILIL263,1108.1%+1.3 pts
83Monroe County, ILIL34,8408.4%+1.4 pts
84Woodford County, ILIL38,1118.5%+2.6 pts
85Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.5%+4.0 pts
86St. Clair County, ILIL250,7088.8%+1.6 pts
87Bond County, ILIL16,9598.9%+3.9 pts
88Coles County, ILIL46,6079.7%+0.1 pts
89Kendall County, ILIL145,47010.2%+3.0 pts
90McHenry County, ILIL317,75110.2%+2.0 pts
91Peoria County, ILIL178,55310.3%+2.2 pts
92Will County, ILIL712,25310.6%+2.9 pts
93Kane County, ILIL525,75710.9%+1.8 pts
94DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.9%+0.1 pts
95Sangamon County, ILIL194,17011.5%+1.2 pts
96McLean County, ILIL171,41912.6%+1.7 pts
97Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.1%+2.3 pts
98McDonough County, ILIL25,91614.6%+1.0 pts
99Lake County, ILIL719,33916.5%+1.9 pts
100DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.3%+2.5 pts
101Jackson County, ILIL52,50118.2%+3.4 pts
102Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.7%+1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS