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Fewest graduate degrees, Illinois counties · 2020

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

01Brown County, ILIL6,4012.6%−6%

02Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.7%+4%

03Edwards County, ILIL5,8983.2%+9%

04Perry County, ILIL20,1603.2%+14%

05Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.5%+23%

06Hardin County, ILIL3,5883.7%+25%

07Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%+16%

08Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.9%−10%

09Gallatin County, ILIL4,6164.0%+43%

10Wayne County, ILIL15,8824.1%+20%

11Greene County, ILIL11,3134.3%+20%

12Cass County, ILIL12,4634.3%+32%

13Henderson County, ILIL5,9844.4%+42%

14Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.4%+11%

15Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%−4%

16Lawrence County, ILIL13,7904.7%+40%

17Scott County, ILIL4,8664.9%+86%

18Mason County, ILIL12,4115.0%+45%

19Pike County, ILIL14,2315.0%+72%

20Pulaski County, ILIL4,8205.1%+150%

21Shelby County, ILIL20,5765.1%+30%

22Franklin County, ILIL36,9165.1%+37%

23Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.1%+82%

24Christian County, ILIL33,4435.2%+53%

25White County, ILIL13,2505.3%+56%

26Cumberland County, ILIL10,2085.3%+72%

27Edgar County, ILIL16,3235.3%+30%

28Crawford County, ILIL18,6485.3%+48%

29Vermilion County, ILIL71,2595.4%+30%

30Livingston County, ILIL35,0575.4%+38%

31Clay County, ILIL12,7935.5%+64%

32Stark County, ILIL5,3195.7%+80%

33De Witt County, ILIL15,1185.7%+81%

34Pope County, ILIL3,6725.8%+27%

35Marion County, ILIL36,3825.8%+42%

36Douglas County, ILIL19,8805.8%+32%

37Fulton County, ILIL32,9015.8%+60%

38Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.9%+55%

39Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.1%+84%

40Jefferson County, ILIL36,1476.2%+29%

41Logan County, ILIL27,1826.2%+45%

42LaSalle County, ILIL107,7736.3%+45%

43Lee County, ILIL32,9146.4%+38%

44Mercer County, ILIL15,2296.4%+92%

45Saline County, ILIL22,7726.5%+42%

46Hancock County, ILIL16,8036.5%+46%

47Wabash County, ILIL10,9076.5%+57%

48Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.6%+102%

49Schuyler County, ILIL6,6576.6%+113%

50Jasper County, ILIL9,0326.6%+109%

51Morgan County, ILIL32,5156.7%+4%

52Montgomery County, ILIL28,0766.8%+89%

53Carroll County, ILIL15,4196.8%+81%

54Whiteside County, ILIL54,1216.8%+99%

55Moultrie County, ILIL14,3716.8%+71%

56Knox County, ILIL47,7676.8%+39%

57Warren County, ILIL16,2226.8%+45%

58Bureau County, ILIL32,5106.9%+38%

59Richland County, ILIL15,2197.0%+49%

60Effingham County, ILIL34,5197.1%+53%

61Washington County, ILIL13,5647.1%+45%

62Stephenson County, ILIL43,2207.1%+41%

63Putnam County, ILIL5,6197.2%+73%

64Union County, ILIL16,6567.2%+15%

65Henry County, ILIL48,0957.3%+51%

66Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.6%+31%

67Kankakee County, ILIL105,5257.6%+36%

68Ford County, ILIL13,2167.7%+68%

69Macon County, ILIL99,3007.9%+43%

70Clark County, ILIL15,1148.0%+84%

71Tazewell County, ILIL130,0498.1%+44%

72Winnebago County, ILIL283,6748.1%+23%

73Rock Island County, ILIL141,8698.5%+51%

74Bond County, ILIL16,9598.5%+68%

75Hamilton County, ILIL7,8598.7%+127%

76Grundy County, ILIL54,0528.8%+104%

77Adams County, ILIL64,2678.8%+48%

78Menard County, ILIL11,8638.9%+55%

79Jersey County, ILIL21,1609.1%+107%

80Boone County, ILIL53,5689.6%+95%

81Piatt County, ILIL16,7919.9%+30%

82Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59410.0%+121%

83Williamson County, ILIL67,22510.1%+67%

84Madison County, ILIL263,11010.3%+52%

85Coles County, ILIL46,60710.8%+13%

86McHenry County, ILIL317,75111.6%+43%

87Peoria County, ILIL178,55312.0%+48%

88St. Clair County, ILIL250,70812.0%+67%

89Kane County, ILIL525,75712.2%+35%

90DeKalb County, ILIL101,83512.2%+13%

91Woodford County, ILIL38,11112.2%+107%

92Will County, ILIL712,25312.5%+63%

93Kendall County, ILIL145,47012.8%+76%

94Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+27%

95Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.6%+94%

96McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+39%

97Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516.4%+52%

98McDonough County, ILIL25,91616.4%+21%

99Lake County, ILIL719,33919.1%+31%

100Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.3%+30%

101DuPage County, ILIL934,29819.7%+33%

102Champaign County, ILIL209,97223.9%+24%

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