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Least educated, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 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%−2.6 pts

02Chester, ILIL6,84710.2%−1.0 pts

03Cicero, ILIL81,85810.8%+4.7 pts

04Harvey, ILIL19,84910.9%+2.7 pts

05Posen, ILIL5,40511.5%+3.5 pts

06Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.7%−1.4 pts

07Rantoul, ILIL11,99112.4%−3.6 pts

08Belvidere, ILIL25,46212.8%+4.1 pts

09Streator, ILIL12,19012.9%+3.9 pts

10Kankakee, ILIL23,40013.0%−0.1 pts

11Hillsboro, ILIL6,18413.1%−2.3 pts

12Rock Falls, ILIL8,52113.4%+7.5 pts

13Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87413.5%–

14Summit, ILIL10,75314.0%+6.7 pts

15Vandalia, ILIL7,10814.0%+4.1 pts

16Northlake, ILIL12,46214.9%+7.2 pts

17Metropolis, ILIL5,72714.9%+5.2 pts

18Melrose Park, ILIL23,93615.0%+5.4 pts

19Zion, ILIL24,44715.1%−0.6 pts

20Marengo, ILIL7,73715.4%+1.4 pts

21Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715.5%+5.7 pts

22Wood River, ILIL10,22415.5%+4.3 pts

23Granite City, ILIL26,80715.6%+5.8 pts

24Burbank, ILIL28,57815.6%+6.3 pts

25Salem, ILIL7,03515.6%+2.3 pts

26Taylorville, ILIL10,52215.8%+2.1 pts

27Harrisburg, ILIL7,92215.8%+3.0 pts

28Pana, ILIL5,01015.8%+8.8 pts

29East St. Louis, ILIL17,68215.9%+6.8 pts

30Genoa, ILIL5,54715.9%+5.7 pts

31Kewanee, ILIL12,11516.0%+5.6 pts

32Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.2%+0.1 pts

33Pontiac, ILIL10,80616.2%+2.4 pts

34Silvis, ILIL7,97916.3%+7.2 pts

35Canton, ILIL13,29716.3%+4.4 pts

36Centralia, ILIL11,86316.4%+2.1 pts

37East Alton, ILIL5,62116.4%+8.8 pts

38Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84416.5%+5.3 pts

39Beardstown, ILIL5,69116.7%+8.1 pts

40Paris, ILIL8,02616.8%+5.7 pts

41LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.8%+4.3 pts

42Dixon, ILIL14,58216.9%+4.1 pts

43Spring Valley, ILIL5,40816.9%−0.5 pts

44Riverdale, ILIL10,28017.0%+5.3 pts

45Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72317.0%+4.1 pts

46Bellwood, ILIL18,11617.2%+5.2 pts

47Braidwood, ILIL6,25917.5%+8.4 pts

48Benton, ILIL6,55817.6%+4.3 pts

49Markham, ILIL11,27417.7%+7.1 pts

50Broadview, ILIL7,87117.8%+1.2 pts

51Steger, ILIL9,35217.9%+7.4 pts

52Pekin, ILIL31,27717.9%+4.5 pts

53Park City, ILIL7,89318.0%+2.0 pts

54Bridgeview, ILIL16,52118.1%+9.0 pts

55Monmouth, ILIL8,59918.3%+0.7 pts

56Lyons, ILIL10,43318.4%+3.7 pts

57Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18718.5%+1.4 pts

58Rochelle, ILIL9,49818.6%+3.0 pts

59Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.6%−0.9 pts

60Worth, ILIL10,69618.7%+7.5 pts

61Harvard, ILIL9,50418.7%+3.5 pts

62Alsip, ILIL18,48318.7%+5.1 pts

63Danville, ILIL28,13819.0%+3.2 pts

64Jerseyville, ILIL8,40919.0%+8.0 pts

65Freeport, ILIL23,20219.0%+1.9 pts

66Beach Park, ILIL14,11419.2%+4.3 pts

67Maywood, ILIL23,33019.2%+8.9 pts

68Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98919.2%−2.5 pts

69Bensenville, ILIL18,52519.4%+0.3 pts

70Machesney Park, ILIL22,80519.4%+8.3 pts

71Mattoon, ILIL16,66719.5%+6.2 pts

72Franklin Park, ILIL18,04519.7%+8.4 pts

73Galesburg, ILIL28,58119.7%+4.8 pts

74Wilmington, ILIL5,61419.8%+9.6 pts

75Sauk, ILIL9,62420.0%+11.4 pts

76Midlothian, ILIL13,84120.2%+5.7 pts

77Sandwich, ILIL7,38020.3%+9.1 pts

78Lincoln, ILIL12,98120.3%+6.6 pts

79Clinton, ILIL6,78120.4%+8.9 pts

80Blue Island, ILIL21,80520.7%+8.9 pts

81Bradley, ILIL15,21420.7%+9.0 pts

82North Chicago, ILIL34,05020.8%+6.0 pts

83Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50820.9%+8.5 pts

84Waukegan, ILIL87,94020.9%+4.7 pts

85Justice, ILIL12,28521.0%+8.1 pts

86Sterling, ILIL14,39421.1%+9.1 pts

87Olney, ILIL8,34721.2%+4.9 pts

88East Moline, ILIL20,45321.2%+5.7 pts

89Calumet City, ILIL34,79821.4%+7.5 pts

90Alton, ILIL25,01321.5%+5.4 pts

91Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44821.5%–

92Litchfield, ILIL6,59821.6%+10.9 pts

93Decatur, ILIL67,88421.6%+4.6 pts

94Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59321.8%+6.3 pts

95Mendota, ILIL6,89422.1%+9.0 pts

96Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52522.2%+4.0 pts

97Jacksonville, ILIL17,75222.6%−0.6 pts

98Dolton, ILIL20,67122.7%+7.3 pts

99Herrin, ILIL12,26822.8%+5.7 pts

100Plano, ILIL12,67722.9%+12.7 pts

101Peru, ILIL9,78023.1%+6.3 pts

102Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02423.2%+1.1 pts

103Stickney, ILIL6,89723.2%+14.4 pts

104Coal City, ILIL5,83123.2%+9.5 pts

105Ottawa, ILIL18,68423.3%+6.9 pts

106Carlinville, ILIL5,46523.4%+7.0 pts

107Rockford, ILIL147,38423.5%+3.6 pts

108Bartonville, ILIL5,80423.6%+13.5 pts

109Morris, ILIL14,66923.6%+4.6 pts

110Addison, ILIL35,75823.7%+4.2 pts

111Greenville, ILIL7,46923.7%+4.4 pts

112Hillside, ILIL8,14023.8%+3.4 pts

113Crest Hill, ILIL20,69523.9%+12.0 pts

114Berwyn, ILIL55,00124.2%+7.0 pts

115Murphysboro, ILIL6,97724.3%+5.8 pts

116Carpentersville, ILIL37,04524.3%+12.1 pts

117Johnsburg, ILIL6,44524.3%−3.0 pts

118Park Forest, ILIL21,07924.3%−2.6 pts

119Rock Island, ILIL36,22524.5%+5.9 pts

120Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10124.8%+3.5 pts

121River Grove, ILIL10,40925.0%+10.6 pts

122Milan, ILIL5,02825.1%+17.0 pts

123East Peoria, ILIL22,08825.2%+10.3 pts

124Robinson, ILIL7,28325.4%+12.6 pts

125Joliet, ILIL152,24125.5%+6.9 pts

126McHenry, ILIL29,21725.7%+3.6 pts

127Fox Lake, ILIL10,84925.7%+10.3 pts

128Loves Park, ILIL23,71225.7%+8.6 pts

129Calumet Park, ILIL6,77225.8%+12.3 pts

130South Holland, ILIL20,74926.0%+0.4 pts

131Schiller Park, ILIL11,31726.2%+11.8 pts

132Crestwood, ILIL10,52926.2%+11.3 pts

133Princeton, ILIL7,67426.3%+4.9 pts

134Chillicothe, ILIL6,03326.4%+13.8 pts

135University Park, ILIL7,01926.5%+1.0 pts

136Elgin, ILIL115,47627.0%+6.4 pts

137Manteno, ILIL9,20127.5%+10.5 pts

138Palos Hills, ILIL18,02827.6%+3.4 pts

139Streamwood, ILIL38,27727.8%+1.3 pts

140Quincy, ILIL38,91827.8%+8.5 pts

141Belleville, ILIL40,23728.0%+10.4 pts

142Lansing, ILIL28,06828.2%+10.0 pts

143Channahon, ILIL14,53028.3%+9.7 pts

144Romeoville, ILIL41,28128.3%+9.0 pts

145South Beloit, ILIL7,99628.4%+21.0 pts

146Marion, ILIL17,14828.5%+11.7 pts

147Hampshire, ILIL9,26628.6%+9.8 pts

148Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03628.6%+14.8 pts

149Montgomery, ILIL21,97828.7%+9.0 pts

150Moline, ILIL42,36228.8%+8.0 pts

151Wood Dale, ILIL14,08128.9%+9.3 pts

152Hanover Park, ILIL36,56828.9%+8.7 pts

153Effingham, ILIL12,40629.1%+12.1 pts

154Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76729.2%+13.5 pts

155Richton Park, ILIL12,48329.3%+3.9 pts

156Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21529.7%+6.9 pts

157Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65529.9%+3.2 pts

158Minooka, ILIL12,89930.4%+1.7 pts

159Island Lake, ILIL8,04730.4%+6.9 pts

160Bethalto, ILIL9,20230.4%+16.6 pts

161Woodstock, ILIL25,74030.6%+7.7 pts

162Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.8%+11.5 pts

163Collinsville, ILIL23,71731.0%+9.6 pts

164Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64131.0%–

165Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20631.1%+19.1 pts

166Oak Forest, ILIL26,79231.2%+8.7 pts

167Monee, ILIL5,11931.4%+14.3 pts

168Lynwood, ILIL9,29731.4%+9.2 pts

169Norridge, ILIL14,80831.5%+15.9 pts

170Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45031.6%+10.6 pts

171Eureka, ILIL5,12932.2%+10.6 pts

172West Chicago, ILIL25,29632.2%+10.3 pts

173Crete, ILIL8,34532.3%+4.4 pts

174Godfrey, ILIL17,62032.4%+7.5 pts

175Roscoe, ILIL11,03432.5%+11.0 pts

176Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67532.6%+13.1 pts

177Geneseo, ILIL6,50532.7%+8.8 pts

178Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56032.9%+10.7 pts

179Charleston, ILIL17,46633.3%+0.2 pts

180DeKalb, ILIL40,46733.7%−4.2 pts

181Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65834.1%+7.4 pts

182Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17534.7%+8.4 pts

183Manhattan, ILIL10,94335.0%+15.7 pts

184Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76135.3%+18.6 pts

185Mount Zion, ILIL5,88035.4%+11.5 pts

186Macomb, ILIL14,53035.4%+0.0 pts

187Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59035.8%+3.3 pts

188Highland, ILIL10,04235.8%+14.0 pts

189Villa Park, ILIL21,88836.3%+12.5 pts

190Orland Hills, ILIL6,66336.3%+16.9 pts

191Springfield, ILIL112,98936.3%+5.7 pts

192Lakemoor, ILIL6,44936.5%+19.9 pts

193Tinley Park, ILIL55,14037.0%+12.2 pts

194Countryside, ILIL6,26037.0%+14.1 pts

195Waterloo, ILIL11,13237.3%+18.0 pts

196Peoria, ILIL110,92037.7%+9.6 pts

197South Elgin, ILIL25,65637.7%+12.4 pts

198Willow Springs, ILIL5,78837.9%+14.3 pts

199Yorkville, ILIL26,73037.9%+13.3 pts

200Wauconda, ILIL13,99338.2%+14.2 pts

201Rockton, ILIL7,87038.4%+8.8 pts

202Aurora, ILIL181,50538.5%+8.6 pts

203Des Plaines, ILIL58,77238.9%+14.2 pts

204Highwood, ILIL5,32339.1%+12.1 pts

205Antioch, ILIL15,00039.2%+12.5 pts

206Niles, ILIL30,44339.3%+14.5 pts

207Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80339.6%+10.4 pts

208Glenwood, ILIL8,41639.7%+11.8 pts

209Matteson, ILIL18,54339.7%+14.3 pts

210Homer Glen, ILIL24,87340.2%–

211North Aurora, ILIL19,40640.5%+9.9 pts

212Monticello, ILIL6,08040.7%+10.0 pts

213Wheeling, ILIL38,39140.8%+8.6 pts

214Roselle, ILIL22,75640.9%+6.9 pts

215Shorewood, ILIL18,53641.1%+7.5 pts

216Elk Grove, ILIL31,88541.2%+9.6 pts

217Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55241.3%+12.8 pts

218Round Lake, ILIL18,52641.5%+20.3 pts

219Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28842.0%+5.8 pts

220Brookfield, ILIL18,87942.3%+16.2 pts

221Huntley, ILIL29,13242.5%+19.9 pts

222Mokena, ILIL19,89742.5%+7.8 pts

223Swansea, ILIL14,35642.5%+15.1 pts

224Gages Lake, ILIL10,81942.5%+5.0 pts

225Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28342.7%+14.6 pts

226Carol Stream, ILIL39,31542.8%+10.8 pts

227North Riverside, ILIL7,16142.9%+18.8 pts

228Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54542.9%+37.7 pts

229Shiloh, ILIL14,60443.3%+10.7 pts

230Algonquin, ILIL30,82443.6%+4.9 pts

231Westchester, ILIL16,30043.6%+12.8 pts

232Palos Heights, ILIL12,08443.6%+4.8 pts

233Washington, ILIL15,90243.7%+13.1 pts

234Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69043.7%+12.7 pts

235Maryville, ILIL8,41343.8%+16.0 pts

236Oswego, ILIL39,94844.3%+10.7 pts

237Chicago, ILIL2,731,58544.3%+18.9 pts

238Lockport, ILIL27,82244.5%+21.9 pts

239Cary, ILIL17,93244.7%+3.8 pts

240Spring Grove, ILIL5,52644.9%+16.2 pts

241Warrenville, ILIL15,21144.9%+5.2 pts

242Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47645.0%+10.6 pts

243Troy, ILIL11,89345.2%+21.0 pts

244Orland Park, ILIL57,95445.4%+13.7 pts

245Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38145.9%+12.6 pts

246Sycamore, ILIL19,08346.0%+17.6 pts

247Mundelein, ILIL32,68046.0%+6.2 pts

248Morton, ILIL17,56546.4%+12.1 pts

249Woodridge, ILIL34,02846.5%+7.5 pts

250Carterville, ILIL5,83946.7%+15.0 pts

251Lemont, ILIL18,51346.9%+14.9 pts

252Homewood, ILIL18,77347.4%+6.5 pts

253New Lenox, ILIL28,89347.6%+21.4 pts

254Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81047.9%+10.1 pts

255Carbondale, ILIL21,81148.2%+0.3 pts

256Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.5%+12.6 pts

257Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39548.6%+13.2 pts

258Bloomington, ILIL78,80448.7%+9.0 pts

259Columbia, ILIL10,86549.0%+20.5 pts

260Gilberts, ILIL9,08249.5%+24.1 pts

261Bartlett, ILIL40,85549.5%+11.2 pts

262Lombard, ILIL44,39949.9%+13.9 pts

263West Dundee, ILIL8,57050.0%+13.3 pts

264Westmont, ILIL24,15550.1%+15.1 pts

265Schaumburg, ILIL77,24950.4%+11.5 pts

266Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89850.8%+8.4 pts

267Palatine, ILIL65,84251.1%+9.7 pts

268Forest Park, ILIL13,82951.5%+15.2 pts

269St. Charles, ILIL33,59452.0%+9.1 pts

270Volo, ILIL6,80552.2%+46.3 pts

271O'Fallon, ILIL32,65652.4%+13.6 pts

272Darien, ILIL22,03252.4%+8.9 pts

273Edwardsville, ILIL26,46352.6%+10.7 pts

274Champaign, ILIL91,19552.7%+8.4 pts

275Itasca, ILIL9,48852.9%+20.0 pts

276Normal, ILIL53,27552.9%+10.6 pts

277Willowbrook, ILIL9,12653.1%+9.0 pts

278Chatham, ILIL14,57953.2%+16.3 pts

279Skokie, ILIL66,54453.8%+11.2 pts

280Mahomet, ILIL10,51654.2%+16.9 pts

281Morton Grove, ILIL24,58255.2%+20.7 pts

282Elburn, ILIL7,08455.6%+21.3 pts

283Lake Villa, ILIL8,69255.6%+18.8 pts

284Plainfield, ILIL50,04356.0%+22.1 pts

285Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.5%+8.3 pts

286Batavia, ILIL26,58656.5%+13.9 pts

287Gurnee, ILIL30,45856.7%+8.9 pts

288Urbana, ILIL39,71956.7%+3.2 pts

289La Grange Park, ILIL13,45357.3%+15.7 pts

290Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.2%+11.9 pts

291Grayslake, ILIL21,14058.5%+7.7 pts

292Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26259.2%+16.1 pts

293Frankfort, ILIL21,36559.3%+18.6 pts

294Winfield, ILIL10,14659.7%+13.8 pts

295Campton Hills, ILIL10,89459.7%–

296Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21660.4%+13.9 pts

297Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86860.7%+16.9 pts

298Lisle, ILIL23,43261.9%+11.8 pts

299Savoy, ILIL9,11363.3%+4.6 pts

300Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13063.6%+7.2 pts

301Geneva, ILIL21,13863.8%+10.6 pts

302Elmhurst, ILIL46,11164.2%+19.1 pts

303Flossmoor, ILIL9,35864.4%+3.5 pts

304Wheaton, ILIL54,06564.5%+7.2 pts

305Park Ridge, ILIL38,46366.1%+19.9 pts

306Oak Brook, ILIL8,10866.4%+5.6 pts

307Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17966.6%+8.4 pts

308La Grange, ILIL15,93567.2%+12.2 pts

309Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82567.8%+13.5 pts

310Barrington, ILIL10,58668.0%+9.8 pts

311Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068.2%+9.4 pts

312Glenview, ILIL47,71168.3%+12.3 pts

313Inverness, ILIL7,41868.5%+14.6 pts

314Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81268.6%+12.8 pts

315Evanston, ILIL76,38069.5%+7.1 pts

316Libertyville, ILIL20,70171.0%+14.9 pts

317Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68172.3%+7.3 pts

318Riverside, ILIL8,93972.5%+21.3 pts

319Naperville, ILIL153,11472.5%+11.9 pts

320Oak Park, ILIL52,82372.5%+10.4 pts

321Northbrook, ILIL34,74472.6%+10.4 pts

322River Forest, ILIL11,39372.9%+3.2 pts

323South Barrington, ILIL5,07173.6%+11.0 pts

324Long Grove, ILIL8,34375.7%+18.6 pts

325Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67975.7%+15.6 pts

326Highland Park, ILIL30,76776.9%+15.3 pts

327Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96377.0%+10.7 pts

328Lake Forest, ILIL19,73180.5%+6.7 pts

329Northfield, ILIL5,63280.7%+12.5 pts

330Hinsdale, ILIL17,57380.8%+12.2 pts

331Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56381.6%+8.7 pts

332Deerfield, ILIL19,64282.1%+13.6 pts

333Wilmette, ILIL27,45983.6%+11.0 pts

334Western Springs, ILIL13,58883.8%+17.4 pts

335Winnetka, ILIL12,51886.7%+2.3 pts

336Glencoe, ILIL8,72488.2%+8.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES