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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 (2023 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 2000

01Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5455.2%+0%

02Volo, ILIL6,8055.9%+0%

03Rock Falls, ILIL8,5215.9%+0%

04Cicero, ILIL81,8586.1%+0%

05Pana, ILIL5,0107.1%+0%

06Summit, ILIL10,7537.3%+0%

07South Beloit, ILIL7,9967.4%+0%

08Northlake, ILIL12,4627.7%+0%

09East Alton, ILIL5,6217.7%+0%

10Posen, ILIL5,4058.1%+0%

11Milan, ILIL5,0288.1%+0%

12Harvey, ILIL19,8498.2%+0%

13Sauk, ILIL9,6248.6%+0%

14Beardstown, ILIL5,6918.7%+0%

15Belvidere, ILIL25,4628.8%+0%

16Stickney, ILIL6,8978.9%+0%

17Streator, ILIL12,1909.0%+0%

18East St. Louis, ILIL17,6829.1%+0%

19Silvis, ILIL7,9799.1%+0%

20Bridgeview, ILIL16,5219.1%+0%

21Braidwood, ILIL6,2599.1%+0%

22Burbank, ILIL28,5789.3%+0%

23Melrose Park, ILIL23,9369.6%+0%

24Metropolis, ILIL5,7279.8%+0%

25Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8879.8%+0%

26Granite City, ILIL26,8079.8%+0%

27Vandalia, ILIL7,1089.9%+0%

28Bartonville, ILIL5,80410.0%+0%

29Plano, ILIL12,67710.2%+0%

30Wilmington, ILIL5,61410.2%+0%

31Genoa, ILIL5,54710.2%+0%

32Maywood, ILIL23,33010.3%+0%

33Kewanee, ILIL12,11510.3%+0%

34Steger, ILIL9,35210.5%+0%

35Markham, ILIL11,27410.6%+0%

36Litchfield, ILIL6,59810.7%+0%

37Jerseyville, ILIL8,40911.0%+0%

38Paris, ILIL8,02611.1%+0%

39Sandwich, ILIL7,38011.2%+0%

40Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84411.2%+0%

41Chester, ILIL6,84711.2%+0%

42Machesney Park, ILIL22,80511.2%+0%

43Wood River, ILIL10,22411.2%+0%

44Worth, ILIL10,69611.2%+0%

45Franklin Park, ILIL18,04511.3%+0%

46Clinton, ILIL6,78111.5%+0%

47West Frankfort, ILIL7,10511.5%+0%

48Bradley, ILIL15,21411.7%+0%

49Blue Island, ILIL21,80511.7%+0%

50Riverdale, ILIL10,28011.7%+0%

51Bellwood, ILIL18,11611.9%+0%

52Canton, ILIL13,29711.9%+0%

53Crest Hill, ILIL20,69511.9%+0%

54Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20612.0%+0%

55Sterling, ILIL14,39412.1%+0%

56Carpentersville, ILIL37,04512.2%+0%

57Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50812.3%+0%

58LaSalle, ILIL9,38812.5%+0%

59Chillicothe, ILIL6,03312.6%+0%

60Dixon, ILIL14,58212.7%+0%

61Robinson, ILIL7,28312.8%+0%

62Harrisburg, ILIL7,92212.8%+0%

63Justice, ILIL12,28512.9%+0%

64Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72312.9%+0%

65Du Quoin, ILIL5,56913.1%+0%

66Mendota, ILIL6,89413.2%+0%

67Kankakee, ILIL23,40013.2%+0%

68Mattoon, ILIL16,66713.3%+0%

69Benton, ILIL6,55813.3%+0%

70Salem, ILIL7,03513.3%+0%

71Pekin, ILIL31,27713.4%+0%

72Calumet Park, ILIL6,77213.4%+0%

73Taylorville, ILIL10,52213.6%+0%

74Alsip, ILIL18,48313.7%+0%

75Lincoln, ILIL12,98113.7%+0%

76Coal City, ILIL5,83113.8%+0%

77Pontiac, ILIL10,80613.8%+0%

78Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03613.8%+0%

79Bethalto, ILIL9,20213.9%+0%

80Calumet City, ILIL34,79813.9%+0%

81Marengo, ILIL7,73714.0%+0%

82Centralia, ILIL11,86314.2%+0%

83River Grove, ILIL10,40914.3%+0%

84Schiller Park, ILIL11,31714.4%+0%

85Midlothian, ILIL13,84114.4%+0%

86Lyons, ILIL10,43314.7%+0%

87North Chicago, ILIL34,05014.8%+0%

88Beach Park, ILIL14,11414.9%+0%

89Crestwood, ILIL10,52914.9%+0%

90East Peoria, ILIL22,08814.9%+0%

91Galesburg, ILIL28,58114.9%+0%

92Harvard, ILIL9,50415.2%+0%

93Dolton, ILIL20,67115.4%+0%

94Fox Lake, ILIL10,84915.4%+0%

95Hillsboro, ILIL6,18415.4%+0%

96Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59315.5%+0%

97East Moline, ILIL20,45315.5%+0%

98Norridge, ILIL14,80815.6%+0%

99Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76715.6%+0%

100Rochelle, ILIL9,49815.7%+0%

101Zion, ILIL24,44715.7%+0%

102Danville, ILIL28,13815.7%+0%

103Rantoul, ILIL11,99115.9%+0%

104Park City, ILIL7,89316.0%+0%

105Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.1%+0%

106Alton, ILIL25,01316.1%+0%

107Waukegan, ILIL87,94016.3%+0%

108Olney, ILIL8,34716.3%+0%

109Ottawa, ILIL18,68416.3%+0%

110Carlinville, ILIL5,46516.5%+0%

111Lakemoor, ILIL6,44916.6%+0%

112Broadview, ILIL7,87116.6%+0%

113Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76116.7%+0%

114Peru, ILIL9,78016.8%+0%

115Marion, ILIL17,14816.8%+0%

116Decatur, ILIL67,88417.0%+0%

117Manteno, ILIL9,20117.0%+0%

118Effingham, ILIL12,40617.0%+0%

119Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18717.1%+0%

120Herrin, ILIL12,26817.1%+0%

121Monee, ILIL5,11917.1%+0%

122Freeport, ILIL23,20217.1%+0%

123Loves Park, ILIL23,71217.2%+0%

124Berwyn, ILIL55,00117.2%+0%

125Spring Valley, ILIL5,40817.4%+0%

126Monmouth, ILIL8,59917.6%+0%

127Belleville, ILIL40,23717.6%+0%

128Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52518.2%+0%

129Lansing, ILIL28,06818.2%+0%

130Murphysboro, ILIL6,97718.5%+0%

131Joliet, ILIL152,24118.6%+0%

132Channahon, ILIL14,53018.6%+0%

133Rock Island, ILIL36,22518.7%+0%

134Hampshire, ILIL9,26618.8%+0%

135Morris, ILIL14,66919.0%+0%

136Bensenville, ILIL18,52519.1%+0%

137Greenville, ILIL7,46919.2%+0%

138Manhattan, ILIL10,94319.2%+0%

139Mascoutah, ILIL9,23919.3%+0%

140Quincy, ILIL38,91819.3%+0%

141Romeoville, ILIL41,28119.3%+0%

142Waterloo, ILIL11,13219.3%+0%

143Orland Hills, ILIL6,66319.4%+0%

144Addison, ILIL35,75819.5%+0%

145Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67519.5%+0%

146Berkeley, ILIL5,14119.5%+0%

147Wood Dale, ILIL14,08119.6%+0%

148Montgomery, ILIL21,97819.6%+0%

149Rockford, ILIL147,38419.8%+0%

150Hanover Park, ILIL36,56820.2%+0%

151Hillside, ILIL8,14020.4%+0%

152Elgin, ILIL115,47620.5%+0%

153Moline, ILIL42,36220.8%+0%

154Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45020.9%+0%

155Round Lake, ILIL18,52621.3%+0%

156Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10121.3%+0%

157Collinsville, ILIL23,71721.4%+0%

158Princeton, ILIL7,67421.4%+0%

159Roscoe, ILIL11,03421.5%+0%

160Eureka, ILIL5,12921.6%+0%

161Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98921.7%+0%

162Highland, ILIL10,04221.8%+0%

163West Chicago, ILIL25,29621.9%+0%

164Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02422.1%+0%

165McHenry, ILIL29,21722.1%+0%

166Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56022.2%+0%

167Lynwood, ILIL9,29722.2%+0%

168Oak Forest, ILIL26,79222.5%+0%

169Huntley, ILIL29,13222.6%+0%

170Lockport, ILIL27,82222.6%+0%

171Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21522.8%+0%

172Woodstock, ILIL25,74022.9%+0%

173Countryside, ILIL6,26023.0%+0%

174Jacksonville, ILIL17,75223.2%+0%

175Island Lake, ILIL8,04723.6%+0%

176Willow Springs, ILIL5,78823.6%+0%

177Villa Park, ILIL21,88823.7%+0%

178Geneseo, ILIL6,50523.9%+0%

179Mount Zion, ILIL5,88023.9%+0%

180Wauconda, ILIL13,99324.0%+0%

181North Riverside, ILIL7,16124.0%+0%

182Palos Hills, ILIL18,02824.2%+0%

183Troy, ILIL11,89324.3%+0%

184Yorkville, ILIL26,73024.6%+0%

185Des Plaines, ILIL58,77224.7%+0%

186Tinley Park, ILIL55,14024.8%+0%

187Niles, ILIL30,44324.8%+0%

188Godfrey, ILIL17,62025.0%+0%

189South Elgin, ILIL25,65625.3%+0%

190Richton Park, ILIL12,48325.4%+0%

191Matteson, ILIL18,54325.4%+0%

192University Park, ILIL7,01925.4%+0%

193Gilberts, ILIL9,08225.4%+0%

194Chicago, ILIL2,731,58525.5%+0%

195South Holland, ILIL20,74925.6%+0%

196Brookfield, ILIL18,87926.0%+0%

197New Lenox, ILIL28,89326.2%+0%

198Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17526.3%+0%

199Streamwood, ILIL38,27726.5%+0%

200Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65526.7%+0%

201Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65826.7%+0%

202Antioch, ILIL15,00026.7%+0%

203Park Forest, ILIL21,07926.9%+0%

204Highwood, ILIL5,32327.1%+0%

205Johnsburg, ILIL6,44527.3%+0%

206Swansea, ILIL14,35627.4%+0%

207Maryville, ILIL8,41327.9%+0%

208Glenwood, ILIL8,41627.9%+0%

209Crete, ILIL8,34528.0%+0%

210Peoria, ILIL110,92028.0%+0%

211Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28328.1%+0%

212Sycamore, ILIL19,08328.4%+0%

213Columbia, ILIL10,86528.5%+0%

214Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55228.5%+0%

215Minooka, ILIL12,89928.6%+0%

216Spring Grove, ILIL5,52628.7%+0%

217Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80329.2%+0%

218Rockton, ILIL7,87029.6%+0%

219Aurora, ILIL181,50529.9%+0%

220Springfield, ILIL112,98930.6%+0%

221Washington, ILIL15,90230.6%+0%

222North Aurora, ILIL19,40630.7%+0%

223Monticello, ILIL6,08030.7%+0%

224Westchester, ILIL16,30030.8%+0%

225Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69031.0%+0%

226Elk Grove, ILIL31,88531.6%+0%

227Carterville, ILIL5,83931.6%+0%

228Orland Park, ILIL57,95431.7%+0%

229Lemont, ILIL18,51332.0%+0%

230Carol Stream, ILIL39,31532.0%+0%

231Wheeling, ILIL38,39132.1%+0%

232Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59032.5%+0%

233Shiloh, ILIL14,60432.7%+0%

234Itasca, ILIL9,48832.8%+0%

235Charleston, ILIL17,46633.1%+0%

236Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38133.3%+0%

237Oswego, ILIL39,94833.5%+0%

238Shorewood, ILIL18,53633.6%+0%

239Plainfield, ILIL50,04333.9%+0%

240Roselle, ILIL22,75634.0%+0%

241Morton, ILIL17,56534.3%+0%

242Elburn, ILIL7,08434.4%+0%

243Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47634.4%+0%

244Morton Grove, ILIL24,58234.4%+0%

245Mokena, ILIL19,89734.7%+0%

246Westmont, ILIL24,15535.0%+0%

247Macomb, ILIL14,53035.3%+0%

248Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39535.4%+0%

249Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85835.9%+0%

250Lombard, ILIL44,39936.0%+0%

251Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28836.2%+0%

252Forest Park, ILIL13,82936.3%+0%

253West Dundee, ILIL8,57036.8%+0%

254Lake Villa, ILIL8,69236.9%+0%

255Chatham, ILIL14,57937.0%+0%

256Mahomet, ILIL10,51637.3%+0%

257Gages Lake, ILIL10,81937.5%+0%

258Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81037.8%+0%

259DeKalb, ILIL40,46738.0%+0%

260Bartlett, ILIL40,85538.3%+0%

261Algonquin, ILIL30,82438.7%+0%

262O'Fallon, ILIL32,65638.7%+0%

263Palos Heights, ILIL12,08438.8%+0%

264Schaumburg, ILIL77,24938.9%+0%

265Woodridge, ILIL34,02839.0%+0%

266Bloomington, ILIL78,80439.7%+0%

267Warrenville, ILIL15,21139.8%+0%

268Mundelein, ILIL32,68039.9%+0%

269Frankfort, ILIL21,36540.7%+0%

270Cary, ILIL17,93240.9%+0%

271Homewood, ILIL18,77340.9%+0%

272Palatine, ILIL65,84241.4%+0%

273La Grange Park, ILIL13,45341.6%+0%

274Edwardsville, ILIL26,46341.9%+0%

275Normal, ILIL53,27542.4%+0%

276Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89842.5%+0%

277Skokie, ILIL66,54442.6%+0%

278Batavia, ILIL26,58642.6%+0%

279St. Charles, ILIL33,59442.9%+0%

280Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26243.1%+0%

281Darien, ILIL22,03243.5%+0%

282Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86843.8%+0%

283Willowbrook, ILIL9,12644.0%+0%

284Champaign, ILIL91,19544.3%+0%

285Elmhurst, ILIL46,11145.1%+0%

286Winfield, ILIL10,14645.9%+0%

287Park Ridge, ILIL38,46346.2%+0%

288Downers Grove, ILIL50,36546.4%+0%

289Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21646.5%+0%

290Gurnee, ILIL30,45847.8%+0%

291Carbondale, ILIL21,81147.8%+0%

292Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03948.2%+0%

293Lisle, ILIL23,43250.0%+0%

294Grayslake, ILIL21,14050.8%+0%

295Riverside, ILIL8,93951.1%+0%

296Geneva, ILIL21,13853.2%+0%

297Urbana, ILIL39,71953.5%+0%

298Inverness, ILIL7,41853.9%+0%

299Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82554.3%+0%

300La Grange, ILIL15,93555.0%+0%

301Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81255.9%+0%

302Glenview, ILIL47,71155.9%+0%

303Libertyville, ILIL20,70156.1%+0%

304Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13056.4%+0%

305Long Grove, ILIL8,34357.1%+0%

306Wheaton, ILIL54,06557.3%+0%

307Barrington, ILIL10,58658.2%+0%

308Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17958.2%+0%

309Savoy, ILIL9,11358.8%+0%

310Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75058.8%+0%

311Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67960.2%+0%

312Naperville, ILIL153,11460.6%+0%

313Oak Brook, ILIL8,10860.7%+0%

314Flossmoor, ILIL9,35861.0%+0%

315Highland Park, ILIL30,76761.6%+0%

316Oak Park, ILIL52,82362.1%+0%

317Northbrook, ILIL34,74462.2%+0%

318Evanston, ILIL76,38062.4%+0%

319South Barrington, ILIL5,07162.6%+0%

320Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68165.0%+0%

321Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96366.4%+0%

322Western Springs, ILIL13,58866.4%+0%

323Northfield, ILIL5,63268.1%+0%

324Deerfield, ILIL19,64268.5%+0%

325Hinsdale, ILIL17,57368.6%+0%

326River Forest, ILIL11,39369.7%+0%

327Wilmette, ILIL27,45972.6%+0%

328Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56372.9%+0%

329Lake Forest, ILIL19,73173.8%+0%

330Glencoe, ILIL8,72479.7%+0%

331Winnetka, ILIL12,51884.4%+0%

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