RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 331 SHOWN OF 331

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%−1.7 pts

02Volo, ILIL6,8055.9%–

03Rock Falls, ILIL8,5215.9%+1.4 pts

04Cicero, ILIL81,8586.1%−0.9 pts

05Pana, ILIL5,0107.1%+1.1 pts

06Summit, ILIL10,7537.3%+1.6 pts

07South Beloit, ILIL7,9967.4%+2.6 pts

08Northlake, ILIL12,4627.7%−0.9 pts

09East Alton, ILIL5,6217.7%+0.7 pts

10Posen, ILIL5,4058.1%+4.6 pts

11Milan, ILIL5,0288.1%+1.3 pts

12Harvey, ILIL19,8498.2%+0.2 pts

13Sauk, ILIL9,6248.6%+2.5 pts

14Beardstown, ILIL5,6918.7%+0.8 pts

15Belvidere, ILIL25,4628.8%+1.0 pts

16Stickney, ILIL6,8978.9%−0.8 pts

17Streator, ILIL12,1909.0%+1.2 pts

18East St. Louis, ILIL17,6829.1%+1.8 pts

19Silvis, ILIL7,9799.1%+1.4 pts

20Bridgeview, ILIL16,5219.1%+2.0 pts

21Braidwood, ILIL6,2599.1%+4.8 pts

22Burbank, ILIL28,5789.3%+1.9 pts

23Melrose Park, ILIL23,9369.6%+0.7 pts

24Metropolis, ILIL5,7279.8%+0.8 pts

25Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,8879.8%+2.0 pts

26Granite City, ILIL26,8079.8%+1.2 pts

27Vandalia, ILIL7,1089.9%−0.4 pts

28Bartonville, ILIL5,80410.0%+2.1 pts

29Plano, ILIL12,67710.2%+0.1 pts

30Wilmington, ILIL5,61410.2%+1.0 pts

31Genoa, ILIL5,54710.2%+0.3 pts

32Maywood, ILIL23,33010.3%+0.1 pts

33Kewanee, ILIL12,11510.3%+1.5 pts

34Steger, ILIL9,35210.5%+2.0 pts

35Markham, ILIL11,27410.6%+1.9 pts

36Litchfield, ILIL6,59810.7%+3.6 pts

37Jerseyville, ILIL8,40911.0%+1.2 pts

38Paris, ILIL8,02611.1%+1.6 pts

39Sandwich, ILIL7,38011.2%+1.2 pts

40Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84411.2%+5.9 pts

41Chester, ILIL6,84711.2%+3.3 pts

42Machesney Park, ILIL22,80511.2%+5.7 pts

43Wood River, ILIL10,22411.2%+2.6 pts

44Worth, ILIL10,69611.2%−1.2 pts

45Franklin Park, ILIL18,04511.3%+0.7 pts

46Clinton, ILIL6,78111.5%+0.7 pts

47West Frankfort, ILIL7,10511.5%+4.8 pts

48Bradley, ILIL15,21411.7%+4.1 pts

49Blue Island, ILIL21,80511.7%+1.4 pts

50Riverdale, ILIL10,28011.7%+0.8 pts

51Bellwood, ILIL18,11611.9%+0.3 pts

52Canton, ILIL13,29711.9%+1.6 pts

53Crest Hill, ILIL20,69511.9%+1.2 pts

54Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20612.0%−0.9 pts

55Sterling, ILIL14,39412.1%−1.0 pts

56Carpentersville, ILIL37,04512.2%+5.8 pts

57Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50812.3%+0.8 pts

58LaSalle, ILIL9,38812.5%+3.1 pts

59Chillicothe, ILIL6,03312.6%+0.8 pts

60Dixon, ILIL14,58212.7%+1.5 pts

61Robinson, ILIL7,28312.8%+1.4 pts

62Harrisburg, ILIL7,92212.8%+2.3 pts

63Justice, ILIL12,28512.9%+1.2 pts

64Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72312.9%−1.7 pts

65Du Quoin, ILIL5,56913.1%+4.7 pts

66Mendota, ILIL6,89413.2%+3.6 pts

67Kankakee, ILIL23,40013.2%+1.6 pts

68Mattoon, ILIL16,66713.3%+1.3 pts

69Benton, ILIL6,55813.3%+2.2 pts

70Salem, ILIL7,03513.3%+2.4 pts

71Pekin, ILIL31,27713.4%+2.9 pts

72Calumet Park, ILIL6,77213.4%+2.3 pts

73Taylorville, ILIL10,52213.6%+2.2 pts

74Alsip, ILIL18,48313.7%+0.9 pts

75Lincoln, ILIL12,98113.7%+0.1 pts

76Coal City, ILIL5,83113.8%+5.5 pts

77Pontiac, ILIL10,80613.8%+5.7 pts

78Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03613.8%+3.8 pts

79Bethalto, ILIL9,20213.9%+1.9 pts

80Calumet City, ILIL34,79813.9%+3.5 pts

81Marengo, ILIL7,73714.0%+1.4 pts

82Centralia, ILIL11,86314.2%+2.9 pts

83River Grove, ILIL10,40914.3%+3.1 pts

84Schiller Park, ILIL11,31714.4%+4.8 pts

85Midlothian, ILIL13,84114.4%+3.2 pts

86Lyons, ILIL10,43314.7%+6.5 pts

87North Chicago, ILIL34,05014.8%+4.6 pts

88Beach Park, ILIL14,11414.9%+0.3 pts

89Crestwood, ILIL10,52914.9%+3.8 pts

90East Peoria, ILIL22,08814.9%+4.1 pts

91Galesburg, ILIL28,58114.9%+1.0 pts

92Harvard, ILIL9,50415.2%+3.0 pts

93Dolton, ILIL20,67115.4%+2.8 pts

94Fox Lake, ILIL10,84915.4%+4.5 pts

95Hillsboro, ILIL6,18415.4%+2.1 pts

96Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59315.5%−1.8 pts

97East Moline, ILIL20,45315.5%+2.4 pts

98Norridge, ILIL14,80815.6%+4.1 pts

99Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76715.6%+1.1 pts

100Rochelle, ILIL9,49815.7%+6.0 pts

101Zion, ILIL24,44715.7%+4.9 pts

102Danville, ILIL28,13815.7%+0.7 pts

103Rantoul, ILIL11,99115.9%−2.1 pts

104Park City, ILIL7,89316.0%+4.8 pts

105Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.1%+7.9 pts

106Alton, ILIL25,01316.1%+4.5 pts

107Waukegan, ILIL87,94016.3%+2.2 pts

108Olney, ILIL8,34716.3%+1.6 pts

109Ottawa, ILIL18,68416.3%+3.4 pts

110Carlinville, ILIL5,46516.5%+1.9 pts

111Lakemoor, ILIL6,44916.6%−2.5 pts

112Broadview, ILIL7,87116.6%+2.9 pts

113Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76116.7%+4.8 pts

114Peru, ILIL9,78016.8%+3.3 pts

115Marion, ILIL17,14816.8%+1.1 pts

116Decatur, ILIL67,88417.0%+1.3 pts

117Manteno, ILIL9,20117.0%+2.6 pts

118Effingham, ILIL12,40617.0%+1.2 pts

119Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18717.1%+3.6 pts

120Herrin, ILIL12,26817.1%+7.2 pts

121Monee, ILIL5,11917.1%+3.8 pts

122Freeport, ILIL23,20217.1%+2.7 pts

123Loves Park, ILIL23,71217.2%+6.5 pts

124Berwyn, ILIL55,00117.2%+2.2 pts

125Spring Valley, ILIL5,40817.4%+6.2 pts

126Monmouth, ILIL8,59917.6%+0.8 pts

127Belleville, ILIL40,23717.6%+2.4 pts

128Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52518.2%+2.3 pts

129Lansing, ILIL28,06818.2%+2.7 pts

130Murphysboro, ILIL6,97718.5%+3.1 pts

131Joliet, ILIL152,24118.6%+4.0 pts

132Channahon, ILIL14,53018.6%+8.8 pts

133Rock Island, ILIL36,22518.7%+1.7 pts

134Hampshire, ILIL9,26618.8%+5.8 pts

135Morris, ILIL14,66919.0%+2.9 pts

136Bensenville, ILIL18,52519.1%+3.3 pts

137Greenville, ILIL7,46919.2%−4.7 pts

138Manhattan, ILIL10,94319.2%+7.7 pts

139Mascoutah, ILIL9,23919.3%+3.1 pts

140Quincy, ILIL38,91819.3%+4.8 pts

141Romeoville, ILIL41,28119.3%+12.8 pts

142Waterloo, ILIL11,13219.3%+6.1 pts

143Orland Hills, ILIL6,66319.4%+2.5 pts

144Addison, ILIL35,75819.5%+3.3 pts

145Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67519.5%+2.6 pts

146Berkeley, ILIL5,14119.5%+4.9 pts

147Wood Dale, ILIL14,08119.6%+0.7 pts

148Montgomery, ILIL21,97819.6%+3.6 pts

149Rockford, ILIL147,38419.8%+1.1 pts

150Hanover Park, ILIL36,56820.2%+1.2 pts

151Hillside, ILIL8,14020.4%+2.9 pts

152Elgin, ILIL115,47620.5%+2.2 pts

153Moline, ILIL42,36220.8%+1.6 pts

154Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45020.9%+3.4 pts

155Round Lake, ILIL18,52621.3%+13.7 pts

156Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10121.3%+6.4 pts

157Collinsville, ILIL23,71721.4%+5.3 pts

158Princeton, ILIL7,67421.4%+2.0 pts

159Roscoe, ILIL11,03421.5%+5.2 pts

160Eureka, ILIL5,12921.6%+7.4 pts

161Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98921.7%+2.5 pts

162Highland, ILIL10,04221.8%+8.7 pts

163West Chicago, ILIL25,29621.9%+8.2 pts

164Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02422.1%+2.2 pts

165McHenry, ILIL29,21722.1%+6.0 pts

166Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56022.2%+2.0 pts

167Lynwood, ILIL9,29722.2%+9.8 pts

168Oak Forest, ILIL26,79222.5%+4.7 pts

169Huntley, ILIL29,13222.6%+9.9 pts

170Lockport, ILIL27,82222.6%+6.7 pts

171Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21522.8%+2.0 pts

172Woodstock, ILIL25,74022.9%+6.4 pts

173Countryside, ILIL6,26023.0%+3.5 pts

174Jacksonville, ILIL17,75223.2%+4.4 pts

175Island Lake, ILIL8,04723.6%+8.8 pts

176Willow Springs, ILIL5,78823.6%+4.5 pts

177Villa Park, ILIL21,88823.7%+2.8 pts

178Geneseo, ILIL6,50523.9%+6.2 pts

179Mount Zion, ILIL5,88023.9%+6.4 pts

180Wauconda, ILIL13,99324.0%+10.0 pts

181North Riverside, ILIL7,16124.0%+5.3 pts

182Palos Hills, ILIL18,02824.2%+2.7 pts

183Troy, ILIL11,89324.3%+6.1 pts

184Yorkville, ILIL26,73024.6%+6.6 pts

185Des Plaines, ILIL58,77224.7%+3.1 pts

186Tinley Park, ILIL55,14024.8%+6.6 pts

187Niles, ILIL30,44324.8%+4.6 pts

188Godfrey, ILIL17,62025.0%+14.1 pts

189South Elgin, ILIL25,65625.3%+13.1 pts

190Richton Park, ILIL12,48325.4%+3.0 pts

191Matteson, ILIL18,54325.4%−0.5 pts

192University Park, ILIL7,01925.4%+2.6 pts

193Gilberts, ILIL9,08225.4%+12.9 pts

194Chicago, ILIL2,731,58525.5%+6.0 pts

195South Holland, ILIL20,74925.6%+4.6 pts

196Brookfield, ILIL18,87926.0%+6.8 pts

197New Lenox, ILIL28,89326.2%+7.9 pts

198Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17526.3%+8.3 pts

199Streamwood, ILIL38,27726.5%+6.6 pts

200Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65526.7%+2.8 pts

201Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65826.7%+1.0 pts

202Antioch, ILIL15,00026.7%+11.9 pts

203Park Forest, ILIL21,07926.9%+2.0 pts

204Highwood, ILIL5,32327.1%+4.3 pts

205Johnsburg, ILIL6,44527.3%–

206Swansea, ILIL14,35627.4%+11.1 pts

207Maryville, ILIL8,41327.9%+9.2 pts

208Glenwood, ILIL8,41627.9%+4.3 pts

209Crete, ILIL8,34528.0%+1.9 pts

210Peoria, ILIL110,92028.0%+4.4 pts

211Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28328.1%+6.2 pts

212Sycamore, ILIL19,08328.4%+3.5 pts

213Columbia, ILIL10,86528.5%+6.1 pts

214Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55228.5%−0.2 pts

215Minooka, ILIL12,89928.6%+3.4 pts

216Spring Grove, ILIL5,52628.7%+10.7 pts

217Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80329.2%+6.1 pts

218Rockton, ILIL7,87029.6%+10.3 pts

219Aurora, ILIL181,50529.9%+11.3 pts

220Springfield, ILIL112,98930.6%+5.7 pts

221Washington, ILIL15,90230.6%+11.3 pts

222North Aurora, ILIL19,40630.7%+11.5 pts

223Monticello, ILIL6,08030.7%+6.8 pts

224Westchester, ILIL16,30030.8%+5.1 pts

225Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69031.0%+3.4 pts

226Elk Grove, ILIL31,88531.6%+5.1 pts

227Carterville, ILIL5,83931.6%+6.4 pts

228Orland Park, ILIL57,95431.7%+2.8 pts

229Lemont, ILIL18,51332.0%+12.9 pts

230Carol Stream, ILIL39,31532.0%−0.1 pts

231Wheeling, ILIL38,39132.1%+2.2 pts

232Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59032.5%+17.8 pts

233Shiloh, ILIL14,60432.7%+11.1 pts

234Itasca, ILIL9,48832.8%+11.2 pts

235Charleston, ILIL17,46633.1%−0.3 pts

236Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38133.3%+15.6 pts

237Oswego, ILIL39,94833.5%+11.9 pts

238Shorewood, ILIL18,53633.6%+4.2 pts

239Plainfield, ILIL50,04333.9%+11.3 pts

240Roselle, ILIL22,75634.0%+4.8 pts

241Morton, ILIL17,56534.3%+8.2 pts

242Elburn, ILIL7,08434.4%+18.0 pts

243Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47634.4%+4.7 pts

244Morton Grove, ILIL24,58234.4%+4.8 pts

245Mokena, ILIL19,89734.7%+13.0 pts

246Westmont, ILIL24,15535.0%+5.9 pts

247Macomb, ILIL14,53035.3%+3.8 pts

248Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39535.4%+4.5 pts

249Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85835.9%+2.4 pts

250Lombard, ILIL44,39936.0%+5.6 pts

251Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28836.2%+7.7 pts

252Forest Park, ILIL13,82936.3%+5.8 pts

253West Dundee, ILIL8,57036.8%+9.5 pts

254Lake Villa, ILIL8,69236.9%+10.4 pts

255Chatham, ILIL14,57937.0%+9.2 pts

256Mahomet, ILIL10,51637.3%+10.3 pts

257Gages Lake, ILIL10,81937.5%+11.1 pts

258Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81037.8%+8.9 pts

259DeKalb, ILIL40,46738.0%−1.5 pts

260Bartlett, ILIL40,85538.3%+10.0 pts

261Algonquin, ILIL30,82438.7%+5.8 pts

262O'Fallon, ILIL32,65638.7%+9.5 pts

263Palos Heights, ILIL12,08438.8%+5.7 pts

264Schaumburg, ILIL77,24938.9%+4.6 pts

265Woodridge, ILIL34,02839.0%+6.6 pts

266Bloomington, ILIL78,80439.7%+8.0 pts

267Warrenville, ILIL15,21139.8%+6.0 pts

268Mundelein, ILIL32,68039.9%+9.3 pts

269Frankfort, ILIL21,36540.7%+9.1 pts

270Cary, ILIL17,93240.9%+5.9 pts

271Homewood, ILIL18,77340.9%+2.9 pts

272Palatine, ILIL65,84241.4%+3.9 pts

273La Grange Park, ILIL13,45341.6%+8.2 pts

274Edwardsville, ILIL26,46341.9%+8.1 pts

275Normal, ILIL53,27542.4%+2.0 pts

276Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89842.5%+8.3 pts

277Skokie, ILIL66,54442.6%+5.8 pts

278Batavia, ILIL26,58642.6%+9.9 pts

279St. Charles, ILIL33,59442.9%+6.9 pts

280Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26243.1%+15.8 pts

281Darien, ILIL22,03243.5%+7.7 pts

282Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86843.8%+3.4 pts

283Willowbrook, ILIL9,12644.0%−1.8 pts

284Champaign, ILIL91,19544.3%+4.3 pts

285Elmhurst, ILIL46,11145.1%+8.9 pts

286Winfield, ILIL10,14645.9%+4.1 pts

287Park Ridge, ILIL38,46346.2%+8.8 pts

288Downers Grove, ILIL50,36546.4%+6.3 pts

289Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21646.5%+6.9 pts

290Gurnee, ILIL30,45847.8%+10.0 pts

291Carbondale, ILIL21,81147.8%+1.7 pts

292Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03948.2%+6.4 pts

293Lisle, ILIL23,43250.0%+0.4 pts

294Grayslake, ILIL21,14050.8%+20.4 pts

295Riverside, ILIL8,93951.1%+5.7 pts

296Geneva, ILIL21,13853.2%+12.2 pts

297Urbana, ILIL39,71953.5%−0.3 pts

298Inverness, ILIL7,41853.9%+3.2 pts

299Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82554.3%+12.9 pts

300La Grange, ILIL15,93555.0%+8.1 pts

301Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81255.9%+8.5 pts

302Glenview, ILIL47,71155.9%+9.7 pts

303Libertyville, ILIL20,70156.1%+7.4 pts

304Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13056.4%+3.5 pts

305Long Grove, ILIL8,34357.1%+4.2 pts

306Wheaton, ILIL54,06557.3%+7.9 pts

307Barrington, ILIL10,58658.2%+6.4 pts

308Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17958.2%+11.0 pts

309Savoy, ILIL9,11358.8%+2.1 pts

310Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75058.8%+7.5 pts

311Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67960.2%+10.2 pts

312Naperville, ILIL153,11460.6%+6.2 pts

313Oak Brook, ILIL8,10860.7%+8.7 pts

314Flossmoor, ILIL9,35861.0%+3.8 pts

315Highland Park, ILIL30,76761.6%+5.7 pts

316Oak Park, ILIL52,82362.1%+11.0 pts

317Northbrook, ILIL34,74462.2%+7.1 pts

318Evanston, ILIL76,38062.4%+4.4 pts

319South Barrington, ILIL5,07162.6%+16.5 pts

320Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68165.0%+12.4 pts

321Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96366.4%+2.0 pts

322Western Springs, ILIL13,58866.4%+10.4 pts

323Northfield, ILIL5,63268.1%+4.7 pts

324Deerfield, ILIL19,64268.5%+8.9 pts

325Hinsdale, ILIL17,57368.6%+7.8 pts

326River Forest, ILIL11,39369.7%+10.2 pts

327Wilmette, ILIL27,45972.6%+8.9 pts

328Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56372.9%+10.3 pts

329Lake Forest, ILIL19,73173.8%+8.2 pts

330Glencoe, ILIL8,72479.7%+7.7 pts

331Winnetka, ILIL12,51884.4%+5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS