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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 (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

01Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.6%−12%

02De Witt County, ILIL15,1182.8%−12%

03Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.8%+9%

04Lawrence County, ILIL13,7902.9%−13%

05Scott County, ILIL4,8663.3%+25%

06Massac County, ILIL13,5023.3%+2%

07Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.4%−6%

08Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.4%−21%

09Wayne County, ILIL15,8823.5%+3%

10Randolph County, ILIL29,9213.5%+26%

11Marshall County, ILIL11,4733.6%−10%

12Christian County, ILIL33,4433.6%+7%

13Gallatin County, ILIL4,6163.6%+30%

14Pope County, ILIL3,6723.7%−20%

15Pike County, ILIL14,2313.7%+26%

16Franklin County, ILIL36,9163.7%−0%

17Stark County, ILIL5,3193.8%+19%

18Ford County, ILIL13,2163.8%−17%

19Henderson County, ILIL5,9843.9%+26%

20Cass County, ILIL12,4633.9%+21%

21Brown County, ILIL6,4014.0%+43%

22Fulton County, ILIL32,9014.1%+12%

23Montgomery County, ILIL28,0764.1%+15%

24Livingston County, ILIL35,0574.2%+6%

25Wabash County, ILIL10,9074.3%+3%

26Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.3%−7%

27Mercer County, ILIL15,2294.4%+32%

28Perry County, ILIL20,1604.4%+56%

29Lee County, ILIL32,9144.4%−4%

30White County, ILIL13,2504.5%+32%

31Marion County, ILIL36,3824.5%+11%

32Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.5%+9%

33Douglas County, ILIL19,8804.6%+5%

34Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.6%+18%

35Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.6%+129%

36Calhoun County, ILIL4,3004.7%+41%

37Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.7%+15%

38Cumberland County, ILIL10,2084.7%+53%

39Moultrie County, ILIL14,3714.7%+19%

40Edwards County, ILIL5,8984.7%+62%

41Logan County, ILIL27,1824.8%+11%

42Saline County, ILIL22,7724.8%+6%

43Greene County, ILIL11,3134.8%+36%

44Whiteside County, ILIL54,1215.0%+47%

45Knox County, ILIL47,7675.1%+4%

46Putnam County, ILIL5,6195.1%+22%

47LaSalle County, ILIL107,7735.2%+21%

48Jefferson County, ILIL36,1475.3%+10%

49Fayette County, ILIL20,7905.3%+90%

50Bureau County, ILIL32,5105.4%+8%

51Clark County, ILIL15,1145.4%+24%

52Clay County, ILIL12,7935.4%+60%

53Carroll County, ILIL15,4195.4%+44%

54Effingham County, ILIL34,5195.4%+18%

55Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.5%+45%

56Jasper County, ILIL9,0325.6%+77%

57Richland County, ILIL15,2195.6%+20%

58Schuyler County, ILIL6,6575.6%+82%

59Hamilton County, ILIL7,8595.6%+47%

60Grundy County, ILIL54,0525.8%+34%

61Hancock County, ILIL16,8035.9%+33%

62Union County, ILIL16,6565.9%−6%

63Mason County, ILIL12,4116.2%+81%

64Ogle County, ILIL51,3996.2%+7%

65Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206.2%+24%

66Tazewell County, ILIL130,0496.2%+11%

67Washington County, ILIL13,5646.3%+28%

68Adams County, ILIL64,2676.5%+10%

69Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.6%+103%

70Kankakee County, ILIL105,5256.6%+19%

71Warren County, ILIL16,2226.8%+46%

72Macon County, ILIL99,3007.1%+28%

73Rock Island County, ILIL141,8697.2%+28%

74Jersey County, ILIL21,1607.2%+63%

75Boone County, ILIL53,5687.2%+46%

76Winnebago County, ILIL283,6747.3%+10%

77Henry County, ILIL48,0957.4%+54%

78Piatt County, ILIL16,7917.4%−2%

79Morgan County, ILIL32,5157.8%+21%

80Williamson County, ILIL67,2258.0%+33%

81Menard County, ILIL11,8638.0%+40%

82Madison County, ILIL263,1108.1%+19%

83Monroe County, ILIL34,8408.4%+20%

84Woodford County, ILIL38,1118.5%+44%

85Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5948.5%+89%

86St. Clair County, ILIL250,7088.8%+22%

87Bond County, ILIL16,9598.9%+76%

88Coles County, ILIL46,6079.7%+1%

89Kendall County, ILIL145,47010.2%+41%

90McHenry County, ILIL317,75110.2%+25%

91Peoria County, ILIL178,55310.3%+27%

92Will County, ILIL712,25310.6%+38%

93Kane County, ILIL525,75710.9%+20%

94DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.9%+1%

95Sangamon County, ILIL194,17011.5%+11%

96McLean County, ILIL171,41912.6%+15%

97Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.1%+21%

98McDonough County, ILIL25,91614.6%+7%

99Lake County, ILIL719,33916.5%+13%

100DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.3%+17%

101Jackson County, ILIL52,50118.2%+23%

102Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.7%+7%

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