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Least educated, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01West Frankfort, ILIL7,1058.9%−22%

02Chester, ILIL6,84710.2%−9%

03Cicero, ILIL81,85810.8%+76%

04Harvey, ILIL19,84910.9%+33%

05Posen, ILIL5,40511.5%+43%

06Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.7%−11%

07Rantoul, ILIL11,99112.4%−22%

08Belvidere, ILIL25,46212.8%+46%

09Streator, ILIL12,19012.9%+43%

10Kankakee, ILIL23,40013.0%−1%

11Hillsboro, ILIL6,18413.1%−15%

12Rock Falls, ILIL8,52113.4%+126%

13Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87413.5%–

14Summit, ILIL10,75314.0%+91%

15Vandalia, ILIL7,10814.0%+42%

16Northlake, ILIL12,46214.9%+94%

17Metropolis, ILIL5,72714.9%+53%

18Melrose Park, ILIL23,93615.0%+56%

19Zion, ILIL24,44715.1%−4%

20Marengo, ILIL7,73715.4%+10%

21Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715.5%+58%

22Wood River, ILIL10,22415.5%+39%

23Granite City, ILIL26,80715.6%+59%

24Burbank, ILIL28,57815.6%+67%

25Salem, ILIL7,03515.6%+17%

26Taylorville, ILIL10,52215.8%+16%

27Harrisburg, ILIL7,92215.8%+23%

28Pana, ILIL5,01015.8%+124%

29East St. Louis, ILIL17,68215.9%+75%

30Genoa, ILIL5,54715.9%+56%

31Kewanee, ILIL12,11516.0%+54%

32Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.2%+1%

33Pontiac, ILIL10,80616.2%+17%

34Silvis, ILIL7,97916.3%+80%

35Canton, ILIL13,29716.3%+37%

36Centralia, ILIL11,86316.4%+15%

37East Alton, ILIL5,62116.4%+114%

38Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84416.5%+47%

39Beardstown, ILIL5,69116.7%+93%

40Paris, ILIL8,02616.8%+51%

41LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.8%+34%

42Dixon, ILIL14,58216.9%+32%

43Spring Valley, ILIL5,40816.9%−3%

44Riverdale, ILIL10,28017.0%+45%

45Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72317.0%+32%

46Bellwood, ILIL18,11617.2%+44%

47Braidwood, ILIL6,25917.5%+92%

48Benton, ILIL6,55817.6%+32%

49Markham, ILIL11,27417.7%+67%

50Broadview, ILIL7,87117.8%+7%

51Steger, ILIL9,35217.9%+70%

52Pekin, ILIL31,27717.9%+34%

53Park City, ILIL7,89318.0%+12%

54Bridgeview, ILIL16,52118.1%+99%

55Monmouth, ILIL8,59918.3%+4%

56Lyons, ILIL10,43318.4%+25%

57Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18718.5%+8%

58Rochelle, ILIL9,49818.6%+19%

59Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.6%−5%

60Worth, ILIL10,69618.7%+66%

61Harvard, ILIL9,50418.7%+23%

62Alsip, ILIL18,48318.7%+37%

63Danville, ILIL28,13819.0%+21%

64Jerseyville, ILIL8,40919.0%+73%

65Freeport, ILIL23,20219.0%+11%

66Beach Park, ILIL14,11419.2%+29%

67Maywood, ILIL23,33019.2%+86%

68Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98919.2%−11%

69Bensenville, ILIL18,52519.4%+1%

70Machesney Park, ILIL22,80519.4%+74%

71Mattoon, ILIL16,66719.5%+47%

72Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519.7%+74%

73Galesburg, ILIL28,58119.7%+32%

74Wilmington, ILIL5,61419.8%+94%

75Sauk, ILIL9,62420.0%+132%

76Midlothian, ILIL13,84120.2%+40%

77Sandwich, ILIL7,38020.3%+81%

78Lincoln, ILIL12,98120.3%+48%

79Clinton, ILIL6,78120.4%+77%

80Blue Island, ILIL21,80520.7%+76%

81Bradley, ILIL15,21420.7%+77%

82North Chicago, ILIL34,05020.8%+41%

83Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50820.9%+69%

84Waukegan, ILIL87,94020.9%+29%

85Justice, ILIL12,28521.0%+63%

86Sterling, ILIL14,39421.1%+75%

87Olney, ILIL8,34721.2%+30%

88East Moline, ILIL20,45321.2%+37%

89Calumet City, ILIL34,79821.4%+54%

90Alton, ILIL25,01321.5%+34%

91Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44821.5%–

92Litchfield, ILIL6,59821.6%+102%

93Decatur, ILIL67,88421.6%+27%

94Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59321.8%+40%

95Mendota, ILIL6,89422.1%+68%

96Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52522.2%+22%

97Jacksonville, ILIL17,75222.6%−2%

98Dolton, ILIL20,67122.7%+48%

99Herrin, ILIL12,26822.8%+33%

100Plano, ILIL12,67722.9%+125%

101Peru, ILIL9,78023.1%+38%

102Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02423.2%+5%

103Stickney, ILIL6,89723.2%+162%

104Coal City, ILIL5,83123.2%+69%

105Ottawa, ILIL18,68423.3%+42%

106Carlinville, ILIL5,46523.4%+42%

107Rockford, ILIL147,38423.5%+18%

108Bartonville, ILIL5,80423.6%+135%

109Morris, ILIL14,66923.6%+24%

110Addison, ILIL35,75823.7%+22%

111Greenville, ILIL7,46923.7%+23%

112Hillside, ILIL8,14023.8%+17%

113Crest Hill, ILIL20,69523.9%+100%

114Berwyn, ILIL55,00124.2%+41%

115Murphysboro, ILIL6,97724.3%+31%

116Carpentersville, ILIL37,04524.3%+99%

117Johnsburg, ILIL6,44524.3%−11%

118Park Forest, ILIL21,07924.3%−10%

119Rock Island, ILIL36,22524.5%+31%

120Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10124.8%+16%

121River Grove, ILIL10,40925.0%+74%

122Milan, ILIL5,02825.1%+211%

123East Peoria, ILIL22,08825.2%+69%

124Robinson, ILIL7,28325.4%+98%

125Joliet, ILIL152,24125.5%+37%

126McHenry, ILIL29,21725.7%+16%

127Fox Lake, ILIL10,84925.7%+67%

128Loves Park, ILIL23,71225.7%+50%

129Calumet Park, ILIL6,77225.8%+92%

130South Holland, ILIL20,74926.0%+2%

131Schiller Park, ILIL11,31726.2%+82%

132Crestwood, ILIL10,52926.2%+76%

133Princeton, ILIL7,67426.3%+23%

134Chillicothe, ILIL6,03326.4%+109%

135University Park, ILIL7,01926.5%+4%

136Elgin, ILIL115,47627.0%+31%

137Manteno, ILIL9,20127.5%+62%

138Palos Hills, ILIL18,02827.6%+14%

139Streamwood, ILIL38,27727.8%+5%

140Quincy, ILIL38,91827.8%+44%

141Belleville, ILIL40,23728.0%+59%

142Lansing, ILIL28,06828.2%+55%

143Channahon, ILIL14,53028.3%+52%

144Romeoville, ILIL41,28128.3%+47%

145South Beloit, ILIL7,99628.4%+282%

146Marion, ILIL17,14828.5%+70%

147Hampshire, ILIL9,26628.6%+52%

148Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03628.6%+107%

149Montgomery, ILIL21,97828.7%+46%

150Moline, ILIL42,36228.8%+38%

151Wood Dale, ILIL14,08128.9%+47%

152Hanover Park, ILIL36,56828.9%+43%

153Effingham, ILIL12,40629.1%+71%

154Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76729.2%+86%

155Richton Park, ILIL12,48329.3%+15%

156Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21529.7%+30%

157Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65529.9%+12%

158Minooka, ILIL12,89930.4%+6%

159Island Lake, ILIL8,04730.4%+29%

160Bethalto, ILIL9,20230.4%+120%

161Woodstock, ILIL25,74030.6%+34%

162Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.8%+60%

163Collinsville, ILIL23,71731.0%+45%

164Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64131.0%–

165Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20631.1%+158%

166Oak Forest, ILIL26,79231.2%+39%

167Monee, ILIL5,11931.4%+83%

168Lynwood, ILIL9,29731.4%+41%

169Norridge, ILIL14,80831.5%+102%

170Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45031.6%+51%

171Eureka, ILIL5,12932.2%+49%

172West Chicago, ILIL25,29632.2%+47%

173Crete, ILIL8,34532.3%+16%

174Godfrey, ILIL17,62032.4%+30%

175Roscoe, ILIL11,03432.5%+51%

176Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67532.6%+67%

177Geneseo, ILIL6,50532.7%+37%

178Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56032.9%+48%

179Charleston, ILIL17,46633.3%+1%

180DeKalb, ILIL40,46733.7%−11%

181Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65834.1%+28%

182Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17534.7%+32%

183Manhattan, ILIL10,94335.0%+82%

184Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76135.3%+111%

185Mount Zion, ILIL5,88035.4%+48%

186Macomb, ILIL14,53035.4%+0%

187Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59035.8%+10%

188Highland, ILIL10,04235.8%+64%

189Villa Park, ILIL21,88836.3%+53%

190Orland Hills, ILIL6,66336.3%+87%

191Springfield, ILIL112,98936.3%+19%

192Lakemoor, ILIL6,44936.5%+120%

193Tinley Park, ILIL55,14037.0%+49%

194Countryside, ILIL6,26037.0%+61%

195Waterloo, ILIL11,13237.3%+93%

196Peoria, ILIL110,92037.7%+34%

197South Elgin, ILIL25,65637.7%+49%

198Willow Springs, ILIL5,78837.9%+60%

199Yorkville, ILIL26,73037.9%+54%

200Wauconda, ILIL13,99338.2%+59%

201Rockton, ILIL7,87038.4%+30%

202Aurora, ILIL181,50538.5%+29%

203Des Plaines, ILIL58,77238.9%+57%

204Highwood, ILIL5,32339.1%+45%

205Antioch, ILIL15,00039.2%+47%

206Niles, ILIL30,44339.3%+58%

207Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80339.6%+36%

208Glenwood, ILIL8,41639.7%+42%

209Matteson, ILIL18,54339.7%+56%

210Homer Glen, ILIL24,87340.2%–

211North Aurora, ILIL19,40640.5%+32%

212Monticello, ILIL6,08040.7%+33%

213Wheeling, ILIL38,39140.8%+27%

214Roselle, ILIL22,75640.9%+20%

215Shorewood, ILIL18,53641.1%+22%

216Elk Grove, ILIL31,88541.2%+30%

217Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55241.3%+45%

218Round Lake, ILIL18,52641.5%+95%

219Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28842.0%+16%

220Brookfield, ILIL18,87942.3%+62%

221Huntley, ILIL29,13242.5%+88%

222Mokena, ILIL19,89742.5%+22%

223Swansea, ILIL14,35642.5%+55%

224Gages Lake, ILIL10,81942.5%+13%

225Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28342.7%+52%

226Carol Stream, ILIL39,31542.8%+34%

227North Riverside, ILIL7,16142.9%+78%

228Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54542.9%+726%

229Shiloh, ILIL14,60443.3%+33%

230Algonquin, ILIL30,82443.6%+13%

231Westchester, ILIL16,30043.6%+41%

232Palos Heights, ILIL12,08443.6%+12%

233Washington, ILIL15,90243.7%+43%

234Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69043.7%+41%

235Maryville, ILIL8,41343.8%+57%

236Oswego, ILIL39,94844.3%+32%

237Chicago, ILIL2,731,58544.3%+74%

238Lockport, ILIL27,82244.5%+97%

239Cary, ILIL17,93244.7%+9%

240Spring Grove, ILIL5,52644.9%+56%

241Warrenville, ILIL15,21144.9%+13%

242Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47645.0%+31%

243Troy, ILIL11,89345.2%+86%

244Orland Park, ILIL57,95445.4%+43%

245Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38145.9%+38%

246Sycamore, ILIL19,08346.0%+62%

247Mundelein, ILIL32,68046.0%+15%

248Morton, ILIL17,56546.4%+35%

249Woodridge, ILIL34,02846.5%+19%

250Carterville, ILIL5,83946.7%+48%

251Lemont, ILIL18,51346.9%+47%

252Homewood, ILIL18,77347.4%+16%

253New Lenox, ILIL28,89347.6%+82%

254Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81047.9%+27%

255Carbondale, ILIL21,81148.2%+1%

256Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.5%+35%

257Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39548.6%+37%

258Bloomington, ILIL78,80448.7%+23%

259Columbia, ILIL10,86549.0%+72%

260Gilberts, ILIL9,08249.5%+95%

261Bartlett, ILIL40,85549.5%+29%

262Lombard, ILIL44,39949.9%+38%

263West Dundee, ILIL8,57050.0%+36%

264Westmont, ILIL24,15550.1%+43%

265Schaumburg, ILIL77,24950.4%+30%

266Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89850.8%+20%

267Palatine, ILIL65,84251.1%+23%

268Forest Park, ILIL13,82951.5%+42%

269St. Charles, ILIL33,59452.0%+21%

270Volo, ILIL6,80552.2%+781%

271O'Fallon, ILIL32,65652.4%+35%

272Darien, ILIL22,03252.4%+20%

273Edwardsville, ILIL26,46352.6%+26%

274Champaign, ILIL91,19552.7%+19%

275Itasca, ILIL9,48852.9%+61%

276Normal, ILIL53,27552.9%+25%

277Willowbrook, ILIL9,12653.1%+21%

278Chatham, ILIL14,57953.2%+44%

279Skokie, ILIL66,54453.8%+26%

280Mahomet, ILIL10,51654.2%+45%

281Morton Grove, ILIL24,58255.2%+60%

282Elburn, ILIL7,08455.6%+62%

283Lake Villa, ILIL8,69255.6%+51%

284Plainfield, ILIL50,04356.0%+65%

285Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.5%+17%

286Batavia, ILIL26,58656.5%+33%

287Gurnee, ILIL30,45856.7%+19%

288Urbana, ILIL39,71956.7%+6%

289La Grange Park, ILIL13,45357.3%+38%

290Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.2%+26%

291Grayslake, ILIL21,14058.5%+15%

292Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26259.2%+37%

293Frankfort, ILIL21,36559.3%+46%

294Winfield, ILIL10,14659.7%+30%

295Campton Hills, ILIL10,89459.7%–

296Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21660.4%+30%

297Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86860.7%+38%

298Lisle, ILIL23,43261.9%+24%

299Savoy, ILIL9,11363.3%+8%

300Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13063.6%+13%

301Geneva, ILIL21,13863.8%+20%

302Elmhurst, ILIL46,11164.2%+42%

303Flossmoor, ILIL9,35864.4%+6%

304Wheaton, ILIL54,06564.5%+13%

305Park Ridge, ILIL38,46366.1%+43%

306Oak Brook, ILIL8,10866.4%+9%

307Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17966.6%+14%

308La Grange, ILIL15,93567.2%+22%

309Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82567.8%+25%

310Barrington, ILIL10,58668.0%+17%

311Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068.2%+16%

312Glenview, ILIL47,71168.3%+22%

313Inverness, ILIL7,41868.5%+27%

314Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81268.6%+23%

315Evanston, ILIL76,38069.5%+11%

316Libertyville, ILIL20,70171.0%+26%

317Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68172.3%+11%

318Riverside, ILIL8,93972.5%+42%

319Naperville, ILIL153,11472.5%+20%

320Oak Park, ILIL52,82372.5%+17%

321Northbrook, ILIL34,74472.6%+17%

322River Forest, ILIL11,39372.9%+5%

323South Barrington, ILIL5,07173.6%+18%

324Long Grove, ILIL8,34375.7%+32%

325Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67975.7%+26%

326Highland Park, ILIL30,76776.9%+25%

327Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96377.0%+16%

328Lake Forest, ILIL19,73180.5%+9%

329Northfield, ILIL5,63280.7%+18%

330Hinsdale, ILIL17,57380.8%+18%

331Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56381.6%+12%

332Deerfield, ILIL19,64282.1%+20%

333Wilmette, ILIL27,45983.6%+15%

334Western Springs, ILIL13,58883.8%+26%

335Winnetka, ILIL12,51886.7%+3%

336Glencoe, ILIL8,72488.2%+11%

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