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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 (2020 ACS). This list covers the 102 counties in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Brown County, ILIL6,4012.6%−0.2 pts
02Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.7%+0.1 pts
03Edwards County, ILIL5,8983.2%+0.3 pts
04Perry County, ILIL20,1603.2%+0.4 pts
05Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.5%+0.6 pts
06Hardin County, ILIL3,5883.7%+0.8 pts
07Massac County, ILIL13,5023.8%+0.5 pts
08Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.9%−0.4 pts
09Gallatin County, ILIL4,6164.0%+1.2 pts
10Wayne County, ILIL15,8824.1%+0.7 pts
11Greene County, ILIL11,3134.3%+0.7 pts
12Cass County, ILIL12,4634.3%+1.1 pts
13Henderson County, ILIL5,9844.4%+1.3 pts
14Marshall County, ILIL11,4734.4%+0.4 pts
15Iroquois County, ILIL26,1504.5%−0.2 pts
16Lawrence County, ILIL13,7904.7%+1.4 pts
17Scott County, ILIL4,8664.9%+2.3 pts
18Mason County, ILIL12,4115.0%+1.5 pts
19Pike County, ILIL14,2315.0%+2.1 pts
20Pulaski County, ILIL4,8205.1%+3.0 pts
21Shelby County, ILIL20,5765.1%+1.2 pts
22Franklin County, ILIL36,9165.1%+1.4 pts
23Randolph County, ILIL29,9215.1%+2.3 pts
24Christian County, ILIL33,4435.2%+1.8 pts
25White County, ILIL13,2505.3%+1.9 pts
26Cumberland County, ILIL10,2085.3%+2.2 pts
27Edgar County, ILIL16,3235.3%+1.2 pts
28Crawford County, ILIL18,6485.3%+1.7 pts
29Vermilion County, ILIL71,2595.4%+1.3 pts
30Livingston County, ILIL35,0575.4%+1.5 pts
31Clay County, ILIL12,7935.5%+2.2 pts
32Stark County, ILIL5,3195.7%+2.5 pts
33De Witt County, ILIL15,1185.7%+2.5 pts
34Pope County, ILIL3,6725.8%+1.2 pts
35Marion County, ILIL36,3825.8%+1.7 pts
36Douglas County, ILIL19,8805.8%+1.4 pts
37Fulton County, ILIL32,9015.8%+2.2 pts
38Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485.9%+2.1 pts
39Calhoun County, ILIL4,3006.1%+2.8 pts
40Jefferson County, ILIL36,1476.2%+1.4 pts
41Logan County, ILIL27,1826.2%+2.0 pts
42LaSalle County, ILIL107,7736.3%+1.9 pts
43Lee County, ILIL32,9146.4%+1.8 pts
44Mercer County, ILIL15,2296.4%+3.1 pts
45Saline County, ILIL22,7726.5%+1.9 pts
46Hancock County, ILIL16,8036.5%+2.0 pts
47Wabash County, ILIL10,9076.5%+2.4 pts
48Clinton County, ILIL37,1286.6%+3.3 pts
49Schuyler County, ILIL6,6576.6%+3.5 pts
50Jasper County, ILIL9,0326.6%+3.4 pts
51Morgan County, ILIL32,5156.7%+0.3 pts
52Montgomery County, ILIL28,0766.8%+3.2 pts
53Carroll County, ILIL15,4196.8%+3.0 pts
54Whiteside County, ILIL54,1216.8%+3.4 pts
55Moultrie County, ILIL14,3716.8%+2.8 pts
56Knox County, ILIL47,7676.8%+1.9 pts
57Warren County, ILIL16,2226.8%+2.1 pts
58Bureau County, ILIL32,5106.9%+1.9 pts
59Richland County, ILIL15,2197.0%+2.3 pts
60Effingham County, ILIL34,5197.1%+2.5 pts
61Washington County, ILIL13,5647.1%+2.2 pts
62Stephenson County, ILIL43,2207.1%+2.1 pts
63Putnam County, ILIL5,6197.2%+3.0 pts
64Union County, ILIL16,6567.2%+0.9 pts
65Henry County, ILIL48,0957.3%+2.5 pts
66Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.6%+1.8 pts
67Kankakee County, ILIL105,5257.6%+2.0 pts
68Ford County, ILIL13,2167.7%+3.1 pts
69Macon County, ILIL99,3007.9%+2.4 pts
70Clark County, ILIL15,1148.0%+3.6 pts
71Tazewell County, ILIL130,0498.1%+2.5 pts
72Winnebago County, ILIL283,6748.1%+1.5 pts
73Rock Island County, ILIL141,8698.5%+2.9 pts
74Bond County, ILIL16,9598.5%+3.4 pts
75Hamilton County, ILIL7,8598.7%+4.9 pts
76Grundy County, ILIL54,0528.8%+4.5 pts
77Adams County, ILIL64,2678.8%+2.8 pts
78Menard County, ILIL11,8638.9%+3.2 pts
79Jersey County, ILIL21,1609.1%+4.7 pts
80Boone County, ILIL53,5689.6%+4.7 pts
81Piatt County, ILIL16,7919.9%+2.3 pts
82Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59410.0%+5.5 pts
83Williamson County, ILIL67,22510.1%+4.1 pts
84Madison County, ILIL263,11010.3%+3.5 pts
85Coles County, ILIL46,60710.8%+1.3 pts
86McHenry County, ILIL317,75111.6%+3.5 pts
87Peoria County, ILIL178,55312.0%+3.9 pts
88St. Clair County, ILIL250,70812.0%+4.8 pts
89Kane County, ILIL525,75712.2%+3.1 pts
90DeKalb County, ILIL101,83512.2%+1.4 pts
91Woodford County, ILIL38,11112.2%+6.3 pts
92Will County, ILIL712,25312.5%+4.8 pts
93Kendall County, ILIL145,47012.8%+5.5 pts
94Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+2.8 pts
95Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.6%+6.6 pts
96McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+4.2 pts
97Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516.4%+5.6 pts
98McDonough County, ILIL25,91616.4%+2.9 pts
99Lake County, ILIL719,33919.1%+4.6 pts
100Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.3%+4.5 pts
101DuPage County, ILIL934,29819.7%+4.9 pts
102Champaign County, ILIL209,97223.9%+4.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS