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Least educated, Illinois cities · 2000

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 331 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5455.2%−25%

02Volo, ILIL6,8055.9%–

03Rock Falls, ILIL8,5215.9%+31%

04Cicero, ILIL81,8586.1%−13%

05Pana, ILIL5,0107.1%+18%

06Summit, ILIL10,7537.3%+27%

07South Beloit, ILIL7,9967.4%+54%

08Northlake, ILIL12,4627.7%−10%

09East Alton, ILIL5,6217.7%+10%

10Posen, ILIL5,4058.1%+130%

11Milan, ILIL5,0288.1%+19%

12Harvey, ILIL19,8498.2%+3%

13Sauk, ILIL9,6248.6%+40%

14Beardstown, ILIL5,6918.7%+10%

15Belvidere, ILIL25,4628.8%+14%

16Stickney, ILIL6,8978.9%−9%

17Streator, ILIL12,1909.0%+15%

18East St. Louis, ILIL17,6829.1%+25%

19Silvis, ILIL7,9799.1%+18%

20Bridgeview, ILIL16,5219.1%+29%

21Braidwood, ILIL6,2599.1%+109%

22Burbank, ILIL28,5789.3%+25%

23Melrose Park, ILIL23,9369.6%+8%

24Metropolis, ILIL5,7279.8%+9%

25Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8879.8%+25%

26Granite City, ILIL26,8079.8%+15%

27Vandalia, ILIL7,1089.9%−4%

28Bartonville, ILIL5,80410.0%+27%

29Plano, ILIL12,67710.2%+1%

30Wilmington, ILIL5,61410.2%+11%

31Genoa, ILIL5,54710.2%+3%

32Maywood, ILIL23,33010.3%+1%

33Kewanee, ILIL12,11510.3%+17%

34Steger, ILIL9,35210.5%+24%

35Markham, ILIL11,27410.6%+21%

36Litchfield, ILIL6,59810.7%+50%

37Jerseyville, ILIL8,40911.0%+12%

38Paris, ILIL8,02611.1%+16%

39Sandwich, ILIL7,38011.2%+12%

40Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84411.2%+111%

41Chester, ILIL6,84711.2%+42%

42Machesney Park, ILIL22,80511.2%+103%

43Wood River, ILIL10,22411.2%+31%

44Worth, ILIL10,69611.2%−10%

45Franklin Park, ILIL18,04511.3%+7%

46Clinton, ILIL6,78111.5%+6%

47West Frankfort, ILIL7,10511.5%+72%

48Bradley, ILIL15,21411.7%+53%

49Blue Island, ILIL21,80511.7%+13%

50Riverdale, ILIL10,28011.7%+7%

51Bellwood, ILIL18,11611.9%+2%

52Canton, ILIL13,29711.9%+16%

53Crest Hill, ILIL20,69511.9%+11%

54Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20612.0%−7%

55Sterling, ILIL14,39412.1%−7%

56Carpentersville, ILIL37,04512.2%+91%

57Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50812.3%+7%

58LaSalle, ILIL9,38812.5%+33%

59Chillicothe, ILIL6,03312.6%+7%

60Dixon, ILIL14,58212.7%+13%

61Robinson, ILIL7,28312.8%+12%

62Harrisburg, ILIL7,92212.8%+22%

63Justice, ILIL12,28512.9%+11%

64Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72312.9%−12%

65Du Quoin, ILIL5,56913.1%+55%

66Mendota, ILIL6,89413.2%+38%

67Kankakee, ILIL23,40013.2%+14%

68Mattoon, ILIL16,66713.3%+11%

69Benton, ILIL6,55813.3%+20%

70Salem, ILIL7,03513.3%+22%

71Pekin, ILIL31,27713.4%+28%

72Calumet Park, ILIL6,77213.4%+20%

73Taylorville, ILIL10,52213.6%+20%

74Alsip, ILIL18,48313.7%+7%

75Lincoln, ILIL12,98113.7%+0%

76Coal City, ILIL5,83113.8%+67%

77Pontiac, ILIL10,80613.8%+70%

78Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03613.8%+37%

79Bethalto, ILIL9,20213.9%+16%

80Calumet City, ILIL34,79813.9%+33%

81Marengo, ILIL7,73714.0%+11%

82Centralia, ILIL11,86314.2%+25%

83River Grove, ILIL10,40914.3%+28%

84Schiller Park, ILIL11,31714.4%+50%

85Midlothian, ILIL13,84114.4%+29%

86Lyons, ILIL10,43314.7%+80%

87North Chicago, ILIL34,05014.8%+45%

88Beach Park, ILIL14,11414.9%+2%

89Crestwood, ILIL10,52914.9%+35%

90East Peoria, ILIL22,08814.9%+38%

91Galesburg, ILIL28,58114.9%+7%

92Harvard, ILIL9,50415.2%+25%

93Dolton, ILIL20,67115.4%+23%

94Fox Lake, ILIL10,84915.4%+41%

95Hillsboro, ILIL6,18415.4%+16%

96Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59315.5%−10%

97East Moline, ILIL20,45315.5%+18%

98Norridge, ILIL14,80815.6%+36%

99Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76715.6%+7%

100Rochelle, ILIL9,49815.7%+62%

101Zion, ILIL24,44715.7%+46%

102Danville, ILIL28,13815.7%+5%

103Rantoul, ILIL11,99115.9%−12%

104Park City, ILIL7,89316.0%+42%

105Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.1%+96%

106Alton, ILIL25,01316.1%+39%

107Waukegan, ILIL87,94016.3%+15%

108Olney, ILIL8,34716.3%+11%

109Ottawa, ILIL18,68416.3%+26%

110Carlinville, ILIL5,46516.5%+13%

111Lakemoor, ILIL6,44916.6%−13%

112Broadview, ILIL7,87116.6%+22%

113Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76116.7%+40%

114Peru, ILIL9,78016.8%+25%

115Marion, ILIL17,14816.8%+7%

116Decatur, ILIL67,88417.0%+9%

117Manteno, ILIL9,20117.0%+18%

118Effingham, ILIL12,40617.0%+7%

119Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18717.1%+26%

120Herrin, ILIL12,26817.1%+73%

121Monee, ILIL5,11917.1%+28%

122Freeport, ILIL23,20217.1%+19%

123Loves Park, ILIL23,71217.2%+60%

124Berwyn, ILIL55,00117.2%+15%

125Spring Valley, ILIL5,40817.4%+55%

126Monmouth, ILIL8,59917.6%+5%

127Belleville, ILIL40,23717.6%+16%

128Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52518.2%+14%

129Lansing, ILIL28,06818.2%+18%

130Murphysboro, ILIL6,97718.5%+20%

131Joliet, ILIL152,24118.6%+27%

132Channahon, ILIL14,53018.6%+90%

133Rock Island, ILIL36,22518.7%+10%

134Hampshire, ILIL9,26618.8%+45%

135Morris, ILIL14,66919.0%+18%

136Bensenville, ILIL18,52519.1%+21%

137Greenville, ILIL7,46919.2%−20%

138Manhattan, ILIL10,94319.2%+66%

139Mascoutah, ILIL9,23919.3%+19%

140Quincy, ILIL38,91819.3%+33%

141Romeoville, ILIL41,28119.3%+197%

142Waterloo, ILIL11,13219.3%+46%

143Orland Hills, ILIL6,66319.4%+15%

144Addison, ILIL35,75819.5%+21%

145Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67519.5%+16%

146Berkeley, ILIL5,14119.5%+33%

147Wood Dale, ILIL14,08119.6%+4%

148Montgomery, ILIL21,97819.6%+23%

149Rockford, ILIL147,38419.8%+6%

150Hanover Park, ILIL36,56820.2%+6%

151Hillside, ILIL8,14020.4%+17%

152Elgin, ILIL115,47620.5%+12%

153Moline, ILIL42,36220.8%+8%

154Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45020.9%+19%

155Round Lake, ILIL18,52621.3%+180%

156Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10121.3%+43%

157Collinsville, ILIL23,71721.4%+33%

158Princeton, ILIL7,67421.4%+11%

159Roscoe, ILIL11,03421.5%+31%

160Eureka, ILIL5,12921.6%+53%

161Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98921.7%+13%

162Highland, ILIL10,04221.8%+66%

163West Chicago, ILIL25,29621.9%+59%

164Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02422.1%+11%

165McHenry, ILIL29,21722.1%+38%

166Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56022.2%+10%

167Lynwood, ILIL9,29722.2%+79%

168Oak Forest, ILIL26,79222.5%+26%

169Huntley, ILIL29,13222.6%+78%

170Lockport, ILIL27,82222.6%+42%

171Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21522.8%+10%

172Woodstock, ILIL25,74022.9%+39%

173Countryside, ILIL6,26023.0%+18%

174Jacksonville, ILIL17,75223.2%+24%

175Island Lake, ILIL8,04723.6%+60%

176Willow Springs, ILIL5,78823.6%+23%

177Villa Park, ILIL21,88823.7%+13%

178Geneseo, ILIL6,50523.9%+35%

179Mount Zion, ILIL5,88023.9%+36%

180Wauconda, ILIL13,99324.0%+72%

181North Riverside, ILIL7,16124.0%+28%

182Palos Hills, ILIL18,02824.2%+12%

183Troy, ILIL11,89324.3%+33%

184Yorkville, ILIL26,73024.6%+37%

185Des Plaines, ILIL58,77224.7%+15%

186Tinley Park, ILIL55,14024.8%+36%

187Niles, ILIL30,44324.8%+23%

188Godfrey, ILIL17,62025.0%+129%

189South Elgin, ILIL25,65625.3%+106%

190Richton Park, ILIL12,48325.4%+13%

191Matteson, ILIL18,54325.4%−2%

192University Park, ILIL7,01925.4%+11%

193Gilberts, ILIL9,08225.4%+103%

194Chicago, ILIL2,731,58525.5%+31%

195South Holland, ILIL20,74925.6%+22%

196Brookfield, ILIL18,87926.0%+35%

197New Lenox, ILIL28,89326.2%+43%

198Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17526.3%+46%

199Streamwood, ILIL38,27726.5%+33%

200Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65526.7%+12%

201Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65826.7%+4%

202Antioch, ILIL15,00026.7%+80%

203Park Forest, ILIL21,07926.9%+8%

204Highwood, ILIL5,32327.1%+19%

205Johnsburg, ILIL6,44527.3%–

206Swansea, ILIL14,35627.4%+68%

207Maryville, ILIL8,41327.9%+49%

208Glenwood, ILIL8,41627.9%+18%

209Crete, ILIL8,34528.0%+7%

210Peoria, ILIL110,92028.0%+19%

211Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28328.1%+28%

212Sycamore, ILIL19,08328.4%+14%

213Columbia, ILIL10,86528.5%+27%

214Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55228.5%−1%

215Minooka, ILIL12,89928.6%+13%

216Spring Grove, ILIL5,52628.7%+59%

217Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80329.2%+27%

218Rockton, ILIL7,87029.6%+54%

219Aurora, ILIL181,50529.9%+61%

220Springfield, ILIL112,98930.6%+23%

221Washington, ILIL15,90230.6%+59%

222North Aurora, ILIL19,40630.7%+60%

223Monticello, ILIL6,08030.7%+28%

224Westchester, ILIL16,30030.8%+20%

225Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69031.0%+12%

226Elk Grove, ILIL31,88531.6%+19%

227Carterville, ILIL5,83931.6%+25%

228Orland Park, ILIL57,95431.7%+10%

229Lemont, ILIL18,51332.0%+67%

230Carol Stream, ILIL39,31532.0%−0%

231Wheeling, ILIL38,39132.1%+7%

232Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59032.5%+121%

233Shiloh, ILIL14,60432.7%+52%

234Itasca, ILIL9,48832.8%+52%

235Charleston, ILIL17,46633.1%−1%

236Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38133.3%+88%

237Oswego, ILIL39,94833.5%+55%

238Shorewood, ILIL18,53633.6%+14%

239Plainfield, ILIL50,04333.9%+50%

240Roselle, ILIL22,75634.0%+16%

241Morton, ILIL17,56534.3%+31%

242Elburn, ILIL7,08434.4%+110%

243Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47634.4%+16%

244Morton Grove, ILIL24,58234.4%+16%

245Mokena, ILIL19,89734.7%+60%

246Westmont, ILIL24,15535.0%+20%

247Macomb, ILIL14,53035.3%+12%

248Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39535.4%+14%

249Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85835.9%+7%

250Lombard, ILIL44,39936.0%+18%

251Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28836.2%+27%

252Forest Park, ILIL13,82936.3%+19%

253West Dundee, ILIL8,57036.8%+35%

254Lake Villa, ILIL8,69236.9%+39%

255Chatham, ILIL14,57937.0%+33%

256Mahomet, ILIL10,51637.3%+38%

257Gages Lake, ILIL10,81937.5%+42%

258Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81037.8%+31%

259DeKalb, ILIL40,46738.0%−4%

260Bartlett, ILIL40,85538.3%+35%

261Algonquin, ILIL30,82438.7%+18%

262O'Fallon, ILIL32,65638.7%+33%

263Palos Heights, ILIL12,08438.8%+17%

264Schaumburg, ILIL77,24938.9%+14%

265Woodridge, ILIL34,02839.0%+20%

266Bloomington, ILIL78,80439.7%+25%

267Warrenville, ILIL15,21139.8%+18%

268Mundelein, ILIL32,68039.9%+30%

269Frankfort, ILIL21,36540.7%+29%

270Cary, ILIL17,93240.9%+17%

271Homewood, ILIL18,77340.9%+8%

272Palatine, ILIL65,84241.4%+10%

273La Grange Park, ILIL13,45341.6%+24%

274Edwardsville, ILIL26,46341.9%+24%

275Normal, ILIL53,27542.4%+5%

276Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89842.5%+24%

277Skokie, ILIL66,54442.6%+16%

278Batavia, ILIL26,58642.6%+30%

279St. Charles, ILIL33,59442.9%+19%

280Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26243.1%+58%

281Darien, ILIL22,03243.5%+22%

282Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86843.8%+8%

283Willowbrook, ILIL9,12644.0%−4%

284Champaign, ILIL91,19544.3%+11%

285Elmhurst, ILIL46,11145.1%+24%

286Winfield, ILIL10,14645.9%+10%

287Park Ridge, ILIL38,46346.2%+23%

288Downers Grove, ILIL50,36546.4%+16%

289Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21646.5%+17%

290Gurnee, ILIL30,45847.8%+26%

291Carbondale, ILIL21,81147.8%+4%

292Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03948.2%+15%

293Lisle, ILIL23,43250.0%+1%

294Grayslake, ILIL21,14050.8%+67%

295Riverside, ILIL8,93951.1%+13%

296Geneva, ILIL21,13853.2%+30%

297Urbana, ILIL39,71953.5%−0%

298Inverness, ILIL7,41853.9%+6%

299Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82554.3%+31%

300La Grange, ILIL15,93555.0%+17%

301Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81255.9%+18%

302Glenview, ILIL47,71155.9%+21%

303Libertyville, ILIL20,70156.1%+15%

304Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13056.4%+7%

305Long Grove, ILIL8,34357.1%+8%

306Wheaton, ILIL54,06557.3%+16%

307Barrington, ILIL10,58658.2%+12%

308Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17958.2%+23%

309Savoy, ILIL9,11358.8%+4%

310Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75058.8%+15%

311Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67960.2%+20%

312Naperville, ILIL153,11460.6%+11%

313Oak Brook, ILIL8,10860.7%+17%

314Flossmoor, ILIL9,35861.0%+7%

315Highland Park, ILIL30,76761.6%+10%

316Oak Park, ILIL52,82362.1%+21%

317Northbrook, ILIL34,74462.2%+13%

318Evanston, ILIL76,38062.4%+8%

319South Barrington, ILIL5,07162.6%+36%

320Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68165.0%+23%

321Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96366.4%+3%

322Western Springs, ILIL13,58866.4%+19%

323Northfield, ILIL5,63268.1%+7%

324Deerfield, ILIL19,64268.5%+15%

325Hinsdale, ILIL17,57368.6%+13%

326River Forest, ILIL11,39369.7%+17%

327Wilmette, ILIL27,45972.6%+14%

328Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56372.9%+16%

329Lake Forest, ILIL19,73173.8%+12%

330Glencoe, ILIL8,72479.7%+11%

331Winnetka, ILIL12,51884.4%+7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS