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Least educated, Illinois cities · 2020

Illinois cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 335 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01West Frankfort, ILIL7,1058.1%−3.5 pts
02Chester, ILIL6,8478.3%−2.9 pts
03Cicero, ILIL81,8589.8%+3.7 pts
04Park City, ILIL7,8939.8%−6.2 pts
05Rock Falls, ILIL8,52110.1%+4.2 pts
06Beardstown, ILIL5,69110.3%+1.6 pts
07Harvard, ILIL9,50410.6%−4.6 pts
08Summit, ILIL10,75310.7%+3.4 pts
09Vandalia, ILIL7,10811.2%+1.2 pts
10Harvey, ILIL19,84911.2%+3.0 pts
11Sauk, ILIL9,62412.3%+3.7 pts
12East St. Louis, ILIL17,68212.3%+3.3 pts
13Granite City, ILIL26,80712.5%+2.7 pts
14Melrose Park, ILIL23,93612.6%+3.0 pts
15Kankakee, ILIL23,40012.8%−0.4 pts
16Round Lake Park, ILIL7,84412.8%+1.7 pts
17Pana, ILIL5,01013.0%+6.0 pts
18Stickney, ILIL6,89713.4%+4.6 pts
19Du Quoin, ILIL5,56913.6%+0.5 pts
20Maywood, ILIL23,33013.6%+3.3 pts
21Metropolis, ILIL5,72713.8%+4.0 pts
22Salem, ILIL7,03513.9%+0.6 pts
23Rantoul, ILIL11,99114.2%−1.8 pts
24Streator, ILIL12,19014.2%+5.2 pts
25Northlake, ILIL12,46214.3%+6.6 pts
26Pontiac, ILIL10,80614.6%+0.8 pts
27Kewanee, ILIL12,11514.7%+4.3 pts
28Hillsboro, ILIL6,18414.7%−0.7 pts
29Belvidere, ILIL25,46215.0%+6.2 pts
30Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88715.1%+5.3 pts
31Wilmington, ILIL5,61415.1%+4.9 pts
32Markham, ILIL11,27415.3%+4.7 pts
33Bradley, ILIL15,21415.4%+3.7 pts
34Zion, ILIL24,44715.5%−0.2 pts
35Posen, ILIL5,40515.6%+7.6 pts
36Genoa, ILIL5,54715.7%+5.5 pts
37South Beloit, ILIL7,99615.8%+8.3 pts
38Riverdale, ILIL10,28015.8%+4.1 pts
39Silvis, ILIL7,97915.9%+6.8 pts
40Midlothian, ILIL13,84116.1%+1.7 pts
41Burbank, ILIL28,57816.2%+6.8 pts
42Bellwood, ILIL18,11616.3%+4.4 pts
43Braidwood, ILIL6,25916.4%+7.3 pts
44Lyons, ILIL10,43316.5%+1.8 pts
45Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,90216.5%+0.4 pts
46Paris, ILIL8,02616.5%+5.4 pts
47LaSalle, ILIL9,38816.6%+4.0 pts
48Wood River, ILIL10,22416.6%+5.4 pts
49Blue Island, ILIL21,80516.8%+5.1 pts
50Sterling, ILIL14,39416.8%+4.8 pts
51Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50817.1%+4.8 pts
52Machesney Park, ILIL22,80517.2%+6.0 pts
53Steger, ILIL9,35217.3%+6.8 pts
54Beach Park, ILIL14,11417.3%+2.4 pts
55Danville, ILIL28,13817.3%+1.5 pts
56Broadview, ILIL7,87117.3%+0.7 pts
57Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98917.4%−4.2 pts
58Clinton, ILIL6,78117.5%+5.9 pts
59Robinson, ILIL7,28317.5%+4.7 pts
60Rochelle, ILIL9,49817.6%+1.9 pts
61Pekin, ILIL31,27717.6%+4.2 pts
62Harrisburg, ILIL7,92217.7%+4.9 pts
63River Grove, ILIL10,40917.7%+3.4 pts
64Mendota, ILIL6,89417.7%+4.5 pts
65Franklin Park, ILIL18,04517.9%+6.6 pts
66Marengo, ILIL7,73717.9%+3.9 pts
67Canton, ILIL13,29718.0%+6.1 pts
68Jacksonville, ILIL17,75218.1%−5.1 pts
69Dolton, ILIL20,67118.2%+2.8 pts
70Mattoon, ILIL16,66718.2%+4.9 pts
71Berkeley, ILIL5,14118.4%−1.1 pts
72Worth, ILIL10,69618.5%+7.3 pts
73Lincoln, ILIL12,98118.6%+4.9 pts
74Galesburg, ILIL28,58118.6%+3.7 pts
75Centralia, ILIL11,86318.6%+4.4 pts
76Calumet City, ILIL34,79818.6%+4.7 pts
77Sandwich, ILIL7,38018.7%+7.6 pts
78Calumet Park, ILIL6,77218.8%+5.3 pts
79Justice, ILIL12,28518.8%+5.9 pts
80Mount Carmel, ILIL6,72318.9%+5.9 pts
81Freeport, ILIL23,20218.9%+1.7 pts
82Bartonville, ILIL5,80419.2%+9.2 pts
83East Moline, ILIL20,45319.3%+3.7 pts
84Crest Hill, ILIL20,69519.3%+7.3 pts
85Dixon, ILIL14,58219.3%+6.6 pts
86Olney, ILIL8,34719.6%+3.3 pts
87Bridgeview, ILIL16,52119.6%+10.6 pts
88Spring Valley, ILIL5,40819.7%+2.3 pts
89Alton, ILIL25,01319.8%+3.7 pts
90Waukegan, ILIL87,94019.8%+3.6 pts
91Taylorville, ILIL10,52220.0%+6.4 pts
92Carpentersville, ILIL37,04520.4%+8.2 pts
93Mount Vernon, ILIL14,18720.5%+3.4 pts
94East Alton, ILIL5,62120.7%+13.0 pts
95Murphysboro, ILIL6,97720.7%+2.2 pts
96Romeoville, ILIL41,28121.0%+1.7 pts
97Wonder Lake, ILIL5,59321.2%+5.7 pts
98Monmouth, ILIL8,59921.3%+3.7 pts
99Ottawa, ILIL18,68421.3%+5.0 pts
100Benton, ILIL6,55821.4%+8.1 pts
101Peru, ILIL9,78021.4%+4.7 pts
102Alsip, ILIL18,48321.5%+7.8 pts
103Decatur, ILIL67,88421.5%+4.5 pts
104Effingham, ILIL12,40621.5%+4.5 pts
105Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64121.8%–
106Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,03622.1%+8.3 pts
107Berwyn, ILIL55,00122.2%+4.9 pts
108Rock Island, ILIL36,22522.2%+3.5 pts
109Rockford, ILIL147,38422.3%+2.5 pts
110Coal City, ILIL5,83122.3%+8.6 pts
111North Chicago, ILIL34,05022.5%+7.7 pts
112Plano, ILIL12,67722.5%+12.3 pts
113Hillside, ILIL8,14022.7%+2.3 pts
114Hickory Hills, ILIL14,10122.8%+1.5 pts
115Milan, ILIL5,02823.2%+15.1 pts
116Litchfield, ILIL6,59823.2%+12.5 pts
117Joliet, ILIL152,24123.2%+4.6 pts
118Monee, ILIL5,11923.7%+6.6 pts
119Herrin, ILIL12,26823.7%+6.6 pts
120Bensenville, ILIL18,52523.8%+4.7 pts
121Fox Lake, ILIL10,84923.9%+8.5 pts
122Quincy, ILIL38,91824.1%+4.8 pts
123Jerseyville, ILIL8,40924.4%+13.3 pts
124Greenville, ILIL7,46924.5%+5.3 pts
125Addison, ILIL35,75824.6%+5.1 pts
126Bethalto, ILIL9,20224.9%+11.0 pts
127East Peoria, ILIL22,08825.0%+10.1 pts
128Elgin, ILIL115,47625.1%+4.5 pts
129Crestwood, ILIL10,52925.1%+10.2 pts
130Morris, ILIL14,66925.2%+6.2 pts
131Marion, ILIL17,14825.4%+8.6 pts
132Wood Dale, ILIL14,08125.5%+5.8 pts
133Norridge, ILIL14,80825.5%+9.9 pts
134Chillicothe, ILIL6,03325.6%+13.0 pts
135Loves Park, ILIL23,71225.6%+8.4 pts
136Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,52525.8%+7.6 pts
137Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,44825.9%–
138Manteno, ILIL9,20126.1%+9.1 pts
139Lansing, ILIL28,06826.2%+8.0 pts
140Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02426.4%+4.3 pts
141Carlinville, ILIL5,46526.7%+10.2 pts
142Collinsville, ILIL23,71726.7%+5.4 pts
143Elmwood Park, ILIL23,67526.8%+7.3 pts
144Belleville, ILIL40,23726.8%+9.2 pts
145Streamwood, ILIL38,27727.2%+0.7 pts
146Princeton, ILIL7,67427.2%+5.8 pts
147Hanover Park, ILIL36,56827.3%+7.1 pts
148South Holland, ILIL20,74927.6%+2.0 pts
149Park Forest, ILIL21,07927.6%+0.7 pts
150Schiller Park, ILIL11,31727.9%+13.5 pts
151Island Lake, ILIL8,04728.0%+4.5 pts
152Richton Park, ILIL12,48328.1%+2.7 pts
153Glendale Heights, ILIL32,65528.3%+1.6 pts
154Rockton, ILIL7,87028.7%−0.9 pts
155Palos Hills, ILIL18,02828.7%+4.4 pts
156Moline, ILIL42,36228.9%+8.0 pts
157West Chicago, ILIL25,29629.0%+7.1 pts
158Peoria Heights, ILIL5,76729.4%+13.8 pts
159Highland, ILIL10,04229.5%+7.6 pts
160McHenry, ILIL29,21729.7%+7.6 pts
161University Park, ILIL7,01929.8%+4.3 pts
162Harwood Heights, ILIL8,76130.0%+13.3 pts
163Geneseo, ILIL6,50530.1%+6.2 pts
164Godfrey, ILIL17,62030.2%+5.3 pts
165Eureka, ILIL5,12930.2%+8.7 pts
166Woodstock, ILIL25,74030.3%+7.4 pts
167Oak Forest, ILIL26,79230.3%+7.8 pts
168Mascoutah, ILIL9,23930.3%+11.0 pts
169Channahon, ILIL14,53030.6%+11.9 pts
170Troy, ILIL11,89330.7%+6.4 pts
171North Riverside, ILIL7,16130.8%+6.8 pts
172Manhattan, ILIL10,94331.2%+11.9 pts
173Glenwood, ILIL8,41632.0%+4.1 pts
174Mount Zion, ILIL5,88032.2%+8.3 pts
175Montgomery, ILIL21,97832.3%+12.6 pts
176Poplar Grove, ILIL5,20632.5%+20.5 pts
177Orland Hills, ILIL6,66332.7%+13.2 pts
178Hampshire, ILIL9,26632.8%+14.0 pts
179Countryside, ILIL6,26032.8%+9.8 pts
180Fairview Heights, ILIL16,17532.9%+6.7 pts
181Waterloo, ILIL11,13233.0%+13.7 pts
182Aurora, ILIL181,50533.1%+3.2 pts
183Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21533.3%+10.5 pts
184Oak Lawn, ILIL56,45033.4%+12.5 pts
185Villa Park, ILIL21,88834.0%+10.3 pts
186Charleston, ILIL17,46634.3%+1.2 pts
187Minooka, ILIL12,89934.6%+6.0 pts
188Springfield, ILIL112,98934.8%+4.2 pts
189Frankfort Square, ILIL9,56034.9%+12.7 pts
190Crete, ILIL8,34534.9%+7.0 pts
191Peoria, ILIL110,92035.0%+6.9 pts
192Evergreen Park, ILIL19,28335.9%+7.8 pts
193Johnsburg, ILIL6,44536.2%+8.8 pts
194Prospect Heights, ILIL15,55236.5%+8.0 pts
195Niles, ILIL30,44336.7%+11.9 pts
196Willow Springs, ILIL5,78836.8%+13.1 pts
197Huntley, ILIL29,13236.8%+14.3 pts
198Roscoe, ILIL11,03436.9%+15.3 pts
199Bourbonnais, ILIL17,65837.1%+10.4 pts
200Lockport, ILIL27,82237.2%+14.6 pts
201Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,69037.2%+6.3 pts
202Elk Grove, ILIL31,88537.4%+5.8 pts
203Tinley Park, ILIL55,14037.5%+12.7 pts
204Yorkville, ILIL26,73037.6%+13.0 pts
205South Elgin, ILIL25,65637.7%+12.3 pts
206DeKalb, ILIL40,46738.0%+0.1 pts
207Antioch, ILIL15,00038.2%+11.5 pts
208Des Plaines, ILIL58,77238.3%+13.5 pts
209Matteson, ILIL18,54338.3%+12.9 pts
210Homer Glen, ILIL24,87338.4%–
211Bolingbrook, ILIL74,80338.5%+9.3 pts
212Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,59038.8%+6.3 pts
213Highwood, ILIL5,32339.0%+11.9 pts
214Roselle, ILIL22,75639.2%+5.2 pts
215Gilberts, ILIL9,08239.3%+13.9 pts
216Wauconda, ILIL13,99339.4%+15.3 pts
217Spring Grove, ILIL5,52639.5%+10.8 pts
218Shiloh, ILIL14,60440.0%+7.3 pts
219Lakemoor, ILIL6,44940.0%+23.4 pts
220North Aurora, ILIL19,40640.0%+9.4 pts
221Shorewood, ILIL18,53640.1%+6.5 pts
222Macomb, ILIL14,53040.1%+4.8 pts
223Crystal Lake, ILIL42,28840.2%+4.0 pts
224Monticello, ILIL6,08040.3%+9.6 pts
225Round Lake, ILIL18,52640.4%+19.1 pts
226Morton, ILIL17,56540.4%+6.1 pts
227Bloomingdale, ILIL22,47640.5%+6.1 pts
228Lynwood, ILIL9,29740.6%+18.4 pts
229Washington, ILIL15,90240.9%+10.3 pts
230Carol Stream, ILIL39,31541.1%+9.1 pts
231Chicago, ILIL2,731,58541.1%+15.6 pts
232Gages Lake, ILIL10,81941.1%+3.6 pts
233Wheeling, ILIL38,39141.3%+9.1 pts
234Sycamore, ILIL19,08341.5%+13.1 pts
235Lemont, ILIL18,51341.6%+9.7 pts
236Sugar Grove, ILIL9,38141.6%+8.3 pts
237Westchester, ILIL16,30041.9%+11.0 pts
238Maryville, ILIL8,41341.9%+14.0 pts
239Homewood, ILIL18,77342.1%+1.2 pts
240Mundelein, ILIL32,68042.3%+2.4 pts
241Orland Park, ILIL57,95442.5%+10.9 pts
242Palos Heights, ILIL12,08443.2%+4.4 pts
243Brookfield, ILIL18,87943.4%+17.4 pts
244Warrenville, ILIL15,21143.8%+4.1 pts
245Swansea, ILIL14,35643.9%+16.5 pts
246Algonquin, ILIL30,82444.0%+5.3 pts
247Mount Prospect, ILIL55,39544.0%+8.7 pts
248Mokena, ILIL19,89744.1%+9.4 pts
249West Dundee, ILIL8,57044.2%+7.5 pts
250Oswego, ILIL39,94844.3%+10.7 pts
251New Lenox, ILIL28,89344.4%+18.2 pts
252Itasca, ILIL9,48844.6%+11.7 pts
253Volo, ILIL6,80545.2%+39.2 pts
254Carterville, ILIL5,83945.6%+14.0 pts
255Bartlett, ILIL40,85545.6%+7.3 pts
256Pingree Grove, ILIL12,54545.8%+40.6 pts
257Lindenhurst, ILIL14,81046.2%+8.4 pts
258Bloomington, ILIL78,80446.5%+6.8 pts
259Westmont, ILIL24,15546.8%+11.8 pts
260Lake Villa, ILIL8,69247.0%+10.1 pts
261Carbondale, ILIL21,81147.0%−0.8 pts
262Elburn, ILIL7,08447.3%+12.9 pts
263Cary, ILIL17,93247.5%+6.6 pts
264St. Charles, ILIL33,59447.7%+4.8 pts
265Morton Grove, ILIL24,58247.9%+13.5 pts
266Mahomet, ILIL10,51647.9%+10.6 pts
267Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,85848.3%+12.4 pts
268Lombard, ILIL44,39948.4%+12.4 pts
269Woodridge, ILIL34,02849.5%+10.5 pts
270O'Fallon, ILIL32,65649.7%+10.9 pts
271Schaumburg, ILIL77,24949.8%+10.9 pts
272Skokie, ILIL66,54449.8%+7.2 pts
273Palatine, ILIL65,84250.4%+9.0 pts
274Chatham, ILIL14,57950.6%+13.6 pts
275Normal, ILIL53,27551.2%+8.9 pts
276Champaign, ILIL91,19551.3%+7.0 pts
277Forest Park, ILIL13,82951.7%+15.4 pts
278Columbia, ILIL10,86551.7%+23.2 pts
279Lake Zurich, ILIL19,86853.4%+9.6 pts
280Batavia, ILIL26,58653.8%+11.2 pts
281Darien, ILIL22,03253.9%+10.4 pts
282Plainfield, ILIL50,04355.3%+21.4 pts
283Glen Carbon, ILIL13,89855.3%+12.9 pts
284Willowbrook, ILIL9,12655.4%+11.4 pts
285Gurnee, ILIL30,45855.4%+7.7 pts
286Edwardsville, ILIL26,46355.5%+13.6 pts
287Grayslake, ILIL21,14055.5%+4.7 pts
288Campton Hills, ILIL10,89455.9%–
289Lincolnwood, ILIL13,03956.8%+8.5 pts
290Frankfort, ILIL21,36556.8%+16.0 pts
291Savoy, ILIL9,11357.7%−1.1 pts
292Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26258.0%+14.9 pts
293Arlington Heights, ILIL76,21658.1%+11.6 pts
294Downers Grove, ILIL50,36558.6%+12.3 pts
295Urbana, ILIL39,71958.8%+5.2 pts
296Geneva, ILIL21,13860.8%+7.6 pts
297Vernon Hills, ILIL26,82560.8%+6.5 pts
298Riverside, ILIL8,93961.0%+9.9 pts
299Park Ridge, ILIL38,46361.3%+15.1 pts
300Elmhurst, ILIL46,11161.3%+16.2 pts
301La Grange Park, ILIL13,45361.6%+20.0 pts
302Lisle, ILIL23,43261.9%+11.8 pts
303La Grange, ILIL15,93563.0%+8.0 pts
304Winfield, ILIL10,14663.2%+17.3 pts
305Wheaton, ILIL54,06563.8%+6.5 pts
306Lake Barrington, ILIL5,13064.0%+7.6 pts
307Flossmoor, ILIL9,35864.8%+3.8 pts
308Oak Brook, ILIL8,10866.0%+5.3 pts
309Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,81266.3%+10.4 pts
310South Barrington, ILIL5,07166.3%+3.7 pts
311Glenview, ILIL47,71166.6%+10.7 pts
312Evanston, ILIL76,38067.1%+4.7 pts
313Long Grove, ILIL8,34367.7%+10.6 pts
314Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75068.9%+10.1 pts
315Inverness, ILIL7,41869.7%+15.8 pts
316Naperville, ILIL153,11469.9%+9.3 pts
317Barrington, ILIL10,58669.9%+11.7 pts
318Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17970.1%+11.9 pts
319Northbrook, ILIL34,74470.6%+8.4 pts
320Oak Park, ILIL52,82370.8%+8.7 pts
321Libertyville, ILIL20,70172.1%+16.0 pts
322Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96373.2%+6.8 pts
323Northfield, ILIL5,63274.9%+6.8 pts
324Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67975.3%+15.2 pts
325Highland Park, ILIL30,76775.6%+14.0 pts
326Western Springs, ILIL13,58879.5%+13.1 pts
327Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68179.8%+14.7 pts
328River Forest, ILIL11,39380.1%+10.4 pts
329Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56381.0%+8.1 pts
330Lake Forest, ILIL19,73181.2%+7.4 pts
331Hinsdale, ILIL17,57381.4%+12.8 pts
332Deerfield, ILIL19,64282.3%+13.8 pts
333Glencoe, ILIL8,72484.0%+4.3 pts
334Wilmette, ILIL27,45984.5%+11.9 pts
335Winnetka, ILIL12,51891.6%+7.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS